Posted: 6/24/2016 7:16:15 PM EDT
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My daughter is artistic and has taken to drawing comic/manga syle characters. She's been to several area book and comic stores looking for titles to read for inspiration, but is the choice is overwhelming.
I am of no assistance because I really didn't do comic books. Would you guys recommend some PG13ish titles that are particularly good artistically or writing? It would be nice if they were available in trade paperback form or on the web to reduce cost as I don't she has any interest in collecting. 
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some of the cartoons/anime have books out there.
I know several women that love Neal Gaiman's Sandman comics, She might like Jessica Jones or MRs MArvel. There is a comic about the revolutionary war called Rebels but its bloody. they have Serenity and Firefly comics, Battlestar Galactica, Teen Titans, Red Sonja but that is like Conan so lots of hack n slash. Robotech, Card Captor Sakura, Saillor Moon, Full Metal Alchemist, Vampire Hunter D all have anime style books, there are so many its hard to say what she will like, but they do make many adult books too. Most stores keep them separated though. Barnes and Nobles, Borders carried a lot of these books. so does Amazon which also sells them on kindle. |
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some of the cartoons/anime have books out there. I know several women that love Neal Gaiman's Sandman comics, She might like Jessica Jones or MRs MArvel. There is a comic about the revolutionary war called Rebels but its bloody. they have Serenity and Firefly comics, Battlestar Galactica, Teen Titans, Red Sonja but that is like Conan so lots of hack n slash. Robotech, Card Captor Sakura, Saillor Moon, Full Metal Alchemist, Vampire Hunter D all have anime style books, there are so many its hard to say what she will like, but they do make many adult books too. Most stores keep them separated though. Barnes and Nobles, Borders carried a lot of these books. so does Amazon which also sells them on kindle. Mostly looking for examples of different graphic styles to explore. |
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You are not from WI are you? I have a box of comics that could use a good home. Weighs about a million pounds though. No, but post office shipping for media mail is pretty cheap if you wouldn't mind shipping. $20 should cover 40lbs of comics from WI to TX... ETA: I would be paying, of course. I should have been more clear. |
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You should also look into art books as well...If she's serious, you'll be buying those soon enough.
I've seen a bunch of new school, manga 'how to' books on the shelves and some of them look quite good but I've not bought any. However, that said, there's nothing wrong with the classics when building a solid foundation Comics & Storytelling: How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way - Stan lee and John Buscema. This is an absolute must...it's just a classic. Also, for an understanding of sequential art, Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics The Invisible Art. How to Draw Animals - Jack Hamm He's a master and his figure books are good too. Figures - Anything by Andrew Loomis, George B. Bridgeman or Burne Hogarth. Here I'd go with Bridgeman, he's a master of the human form and it's just classic stuff. Hogarth has a fantastic book on dynamic light and shadows but his figures always looked stiff to me. Beware..these are art books, there will be boobs. As far a comics....Anything Deadpool 
If you're up for it, IM with additional questions about supplies and materials and I'll write up a list. |
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That might be a little toward the deep end, but looks interesting. Quoted:
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Sandman Comics from the early 90s. Available in trade paperback. That might be a little toward the deep end, but looks interesting. sandman is genius, but pretty intense for a young teen. the maxx crossed my mind, but it might also be more than you'd want. the tick maybe?
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For books with purely good art:
Alex Ross: Marvels, Kingdom Come, Justice, Earth X Darwyn Cooke: DC The New Frontier, The Spirit Mike Mignola: Hellboy, BPRD Cary Nord: Conan, X-O Manowar Ed McGuinness: Superman/Batman, Thor, Superman, Hulk Neil Gaiman's Sandman Greg Capullo: Batman John Byrne: X-Men, Superman, Fantastic Four, Hulk George Perez: New Teen Titans, Avengers, Crisis, Avengers vs JLA Frank Quitely: We3, Allstar Superman, New X-Men, Batman/Robin |
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For books with purely good art: Alex Ross: Marvels, Kingdom Come, Justice, Earth X Darwyn Cooke: DC The New Frontier, The Spirit Mike Mignola: Hellboy, BPRD Cary Nord: Conan, X-O Manowar Ed McGuinness: Superman/Batman, Thor, Superman, Hulk Neil Gaiman's Sandman Greg Capullo: Batman John Byrne: X-Men, Superman, Fantastic Four, Hulk George Perez: New Teen Titans, Avengers, Crisis, Avengers vs JLA Frank Quitely: We3, Allstar Superman, New X-Men, Batman/Robin |
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My 14-year old daughter loves reading & drawing manga & watching anime. She likes:
Full Metal Alchemist Sword Art Online Black Butler Attack On Titan Fairy Tail Magi Ouran High School Host Club Sailor Moon She also loves putting together paper craft figures. |
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She would probably have access to age inappropriate comics She's a smart kid with internet. She has access to the entire buffet of inappropriate. So far as I can tell, she hasn't bothered with it too much. She's been taught to spot subtle influence and manipulation, I just don't think I need to be handing it to her in a candy coating. Does that make sense? |
I guess the "Whip It" idea has been tried.
I've found a site for you just googling "comics for young teens." Here are a couple examples that seem to match your daughter's style (drawing wise, at least) 
The link Heroic Girls |
