Source: comicsalliance.com

1. Ivar, Timewalker

For: Your Friend Who’s Still Crying Over the Doctor Who Christmas Special

I love Valiant’s output right now. Seriously, I don’t think they’re publishing a single book that isn’t great.

Sadly, Ivar is over. Happily, it resulted in a nice little chunk of comics. Ivar is basically a Doctor Who comic. It stars Ivar, the Timewalker, an ancient hero who uses time portals to move through space and time. He picks up Dr. Neela Sethi, the future inventor of time travel, and takes her on a quest through time and space that’s deeply tied to both characters’ destinies.

I know quite a few Whovians, and all of them would have a positive response to Ivar’s story. Plus, it’s a great intro to the Valiant Universe, as its characters pop up again in the recent (at the time of this writing) miniseries event, Faith and the Future Force. It’s a pretty fun time.

So there you go. Here are your recs to rec to the people you know who want to get into comics. Hope they like them. But honestly, use your own judgment, as well.