Favorite comic book genre?

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Feb ‘07

While traditional Super Hero comics certainly have a majority hold on the popular comic market, non-traditional comics are on the rise (Teen Dramas, Science Fiction, etc.). What is your favorite comic book genre?

Personally I like traditional super hero comics even though they’re repetitive and cheesy most of the time.
But my all time favorite comic book is the Walking Dead which is a Horror comic, and my second favorite is Fear Agent, which falls in to the Science Fiction genre.

I definitely buy more Super Hero comics than horror though, but that might come down to there being a larger selection of super hero theme comic books. That, combined with the fact that most horror comics have little to no thought put in to the plot, dialogue or overall story, makes me throw most of my cash to DC and Marvel.

So again, I ask: what is your favorite genre of comics?

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