I've never met a woman remotely interested in comics, but if I had to try (let's say she's a mystery/thriller/suspense fan), I'd go with the SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE trades that are being released. Seriously, the love story alone between Dodds and Dian Belmont alone is quite mature, and I remember being struck with the so-real agony of loving someone and having them hate you at the same time. In fact, you could stand to buy the whole series on the cheap, 70 issues, if she digs it.

For another shot at superhero noir, you could do worse than turning her onto a trade of Miller/Mazzuchelli's "Born Again". If she dug REQUIEM FOR A DREAM or if she's an Independent film fan, or a fan of cool hitman movies of the 70s, she might dig on Miller's best tale.

Or, if science fiction is her bag, try TOM STRONG or TOMORROW TALES for some SF leanings, MAN OF STEEL by Byrne is you're trying to zero her in on the greatest superhero with enough SF elements to get her by.

For the horror fan wife/girlfriend, I try WALKING DEAD unless she hates zombies, which means I wouldn't be with her anyway, unless she's Carla Gugino or Rosario Dawson. WALKING DEAD has enough emotional content to satisfy any woman's needs. If you're feeling cocky, you can try the TOMB OF DRACULA Essentials, but she might not like the 70s Wolfman hip-talk and black and white. In that case, get her to try a little Hellboy. Really, you could do worse

My girlfriend buys and has enjoyed:

Kabuki

Girls

Y: The Last Man

Sandman

Ex Machina

The Walking Dead

The Ultimates

Ultimate Spider-Man

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