i wondered that myself and found some threads on another board that might be useful. haven't had a chance to get any of these yet, so i don't know how good their recommendations are.a couple "top 10 of all time" lists:http://www.sketchyorigins.com/comics/showthread.php?t=1236"i'm a manga newbie; what should i read?"http://www.sketchyorigins.com/comics/showthread.php?t=2697http://www.sketchyorigins.com/comics/showthread.php?t=2612unfortunately they give very little context, so it's hard to judge.you might want to just ask your question on that board.