Speaking as a comicbookical colourist, more people should be buying comics. Everyone who loves comics should pick out a comic that they know a friend will like and force that friend to read that comics. So, hopefully that friend will start reading comics. Our industry isn't in it's best shape. We need more readers. Buy a couple Archie digests and give them to your neighbors kids.
What do I read? Can I say everything? No? I din't think so. Okay, here is a really glossed over list of what I buy each month:
I buy almost everything that DC puts out. This includes all their imprints -- DC, Vertigo, Wildstorm, Homage, America's Best Comics. Not everything, but at least 60% of their publications I buy. The books I must read immdediately following returning from the comicshop: Green Lantern, Green Arrow, (WHY DID THEY HAVE TO CANCEL DEADMAN?!?), Hellblazer, Hawkman, JSA et ceterma. You can be assured that I get the standards as well -- Batman, Superman, etc.
Marvel. Not everything, but a goodly amount. My favorite thing they printed in the last couple of years was Blaze of Glory. Occasionally, I'll pick up a Spider-Man book.
Oni. 90% of what this company's output is absolute golden. Jingle Belle, Magic Pickle, Pounded, Queen and Country. Blue Monday, Barry Ween, etc. GOOD BOOKS.
Fantagraphics. I cannot live without Acme Novelty Library and Love and Rockets. I simply cannot live without them. Los Bros. Hernandez are so great it is unimaginable.
Slave Labour. Lot's of good books. Action Girl, Waiting Place, Dork. I'm forgetting a million more good books these kids do. Oh oh, Jhonen's books (yes, I am goth, thank you very much).
Oh geez... who else
Fred Dalrymple's Pop Gun War is absolutely beatufiul.
Sam Kieth's the Maxx is my favorite series of all time.
Animal Man was an amazing comic from DC back in the late 80s early 90s.
Will Eisner has always been and will always be the god of comics.
Must show love for the King. Jack Kirby invented most of the techniques we still use in comics today.
Jim Mahfood, Chynna Clugston-Major, Scott Morse, Daniel Clowes, Mike Allred, Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean, Paul Pope, CARL BARKS, Jill Thompson, James Kochalka, Dennis O'Neil, Neal Adams, Alan Moore, Tony Millionaire, Greg Hyland and tons of other artists and writers I'm doing a great disservice by blanking their names.
As you can tell, I do, indeed, love the medium of comics. That's why I made it my career. I've been colouring comics since 1997, and been having a blast.
Much appologies that I didn't mention all my favorite colourists, but I have too many influences to go into detail on them, too.
Sh.