10 Comics That Feel Like Game Of Thrones (That Fans Of The Show Will Love)
The world of Game Of Thrones will continue in the near future with the upcoming House Of Dragon spinoff, which dives into the past of House Targaryen. Until the show drops, there isn't much to tide fans over. But there are several comic books that might scratch that particular GOT itch.
Game Of Thrones fans seeking a mix of politics, intrigue, and action have a lot of choices both in current and past comic book series. Many are series that genre fans may be familiar with already, but others might be new discoveries to those unfamiliar with comics in general.
10 Dawn Of X
Many fans are interested to know how the MCU will introduce mutants into the movies, but in the comics, they're currently thriving in one of their most creative periods in recent years. The Dawn Of X era of the X-Men, overseen by writer Jonathan Hickman, sees mutants forming their own nation on Krakoa for the first time.
The political intrigue of former enemies banding together on the Quiet Council, the unexpected romances, the tournaments to the death (or something like it) in the recent X Of Swords event should all be familiar to Game Of Thrones lovers.
9 Dark Knights: Death Metal
The recently concluded Dark Knights: Death Metal event from DC Comics might appeal to Game Of Thrones fans in its apocalyptic battle between the forces of good and evil.
Just as the people of Westeros banded together to fight the White Walkers, the heroes of the DC multiverse fight against The Darkest Knight, a cosmically upgraded Batman Who Laughs from the Dark Multiverse. It's tons of crazy action, end-of-the-world stakes, and a gritty quasi-medieval aesthetic that is reminiscent of the HBO series in some ways.
8 Fables
Fables is an early 2000s series created and written by Bill Willingham from the Vertigo label of DC Comics. This subversive series, which won fourteen Eisner Awards over its long run, took classic fairy tales like Snow White and Cinderella and gave them contemporary, very adult spins.
Snow White is the mayor of Fabletown, a community of fairy tale characters living in hiding after fleeing the Homelands following a war with The Adversary. The adult themes and situations, along with the rich mythology, make for compelling reading.
7 Monstress
Monstress is an acclaimed epic fantasy comics series written by Marjorie Liu and drawn by Sana Takeda that debuted in 2015. This story features Maika Halfwolf, who is a teenage girl that possesses a psychic link with a powerful monster, something that might be familiar to fans of Bran Stark from Game Of Thrones.
The ongoing series, published by Image Comics, has received enormous praise. It has won several Eisner Awards, including for Best Writer, and Hugo Awards as well, including for Best Graphic Story in both 2017 and 2018.
6 Northlanders
Fans of the Starks and Winterfell might find a familiar vibe in the comic book Northlanders. This Vertigo series debuted in 2008, created and written by Brian Wood.
Each story arc in the series features a different protagonist in the Viking era of history, ranging across several centuries in various different locations. Each arc is drawn by a different artist, including Davide Gianfelice, Massimo Carnevale, Dean Ormston, and Ryan Kelly, giving the book a different feel with every new tale.
5 Planet Hulk
There is an element of the swords and sandals tradition of fantasy fiction in Game Of Thrones, especially with the tragic final duel involving the meme-worthy Oberyn Martell.
Fans of that style will likely find something appealing in Planet Hulk, a major storyline from Marvel Comics that inspired Thor Ragnarok. In the comics, Hulk is exiled into space by his own teammates on the Avengers and eventually crash lands on Sakaar. There, he battles his way out of an arena to the throne of the alien world.
4 East Of West
East Of West was an Image Comics series that ran from 2011 to 2019, written by X-Men writer Jonathan Hickman. This series takes place in a dystopian future America, where the Four Horsemen of The Apocalypse are the protagonists.
The series combines elements of Westerns, sci-fi, and fantasy. The apocalypse of the story occurs when a comet crash lands in America in 1908, fracturing the nascent country and ushering in a new and unexpected age. At one point, the series had been in development at Amazon Studios.
3 Conan The Barbarian
In many ways, Conan The Barbarian and the entire sword and sorcery mythos created by Robert E. Howard is a major influence on modern fantasy epics like Game Of Thrones. Conan has been a major character in Marvel Comics for decades, with an ongoing series from the creative team of writer Jason Aaron and artist Mahmud A. Asrar.
The series carries on the fantasy tradition of Howard, as well as integrating him into the actual Marvel comics universe, including the current King In Black crossover event.
2 Thor: The Black Winter
Conan also has a surprising connection to Thor from Marvel Comics. Thor himself might be appealing to fans of Game Of Thrones, with his Norse inspiration and sc-fi/fantasy adventures. His most recent storyline, Black Winter, is likely to be of the most interest.
The Black Winter is a major cosmic entity in the comics that destroys entire universes and even bends other major Marvel villains to their will. Galactus, the World-Eater, served as the Black Winter's herald as it advanced on the Marvel Universe much like the White Walkers did Westeros.
1 Saga
Few comic book series blend sci-fi, fantasy, politics, sex, and drama as expertly as Saga. This acclaimed ongoing series, written by Brian K. Vaughan and illustrated by Fiona Staples, follows the unlikely romance between Alana and Marko, each from warring alien factions.
As the two just try to live their lives with their newborn daughter, bounty hunters on the payroll of the Robot Royal Family chase them across the galaxy in one of the recognized series of recent years. The series has won numerous Eisner, Harvey, and Hugo Awards.