Recently someone suggested that I get a degree in "comicology." In fact, it was suggested that I could easily get a PhD based on current knowledge. This was in response to some small work on modern mythology within said publications, and some talk about story structures.
For those interested in deeply interesting stories told in comic format, I recommend you check out Neil Gaiman's Sandman work, especially "A Doll House." That one still gets me.
For a less dark story, try some of Jeff Smith's "Bone" or Terry Moore's "Stranger's in Paradise"*.
I also remain a big fan of Dave Sim's "Cerebus." I'm sure he's done more since then, but I haven't read anything except "Spiderman" since about 2000.
*I'm loving footnotes today. Also, when the story doesn't involve ninja's or something, this comic is my favorite of all time. It manages to hit all of the right notes, and make the story still seem plausible. Even the ninja's.
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Dude, I am so taking away your apostrophe privileges!
You take away the ninja's privileges, while your at it.
This question takes some remarkable consideration. Largely, since the early 80's, comics have moved toward a more mature audience. Most material that a young man in the 1st grade would be up for can most likely be found in issues predating '80, but postdating the comics code (we'll say 1960 for purposes here... and avoid EC titles altogether).
Within said body you will find the origins of such titans as Spider-man*, the X-men, and other marvel heroes, since Marvel really took off during this era. The art is not as smooth at that time, so test the waters before launching fully.
DC ended the campiness of the 60's Batman during the early 70's (as figures), but doesn't go full dark until the 80's, so it should be pretty safe reading.
With a Superman movie on the way, it might be good to suggest a few of those titles. Superman is remarkably safe up until the 80's, when it becomes more of a soap opera title with cameos by the hero.
Rare are the independent titles that are worthy of consideration for a young man of such precociousness, but it might be worth mentioning that Jeff Smith's "Bone" is quality entertainment without many of the concerns of topics that parents might raise eyebrows at. It is heavily fantasy oriented.
I'll look over other resources, but off the top of my head that's what I've got.
*I'm pretty sure it happens in the 80's, but I feel compelled to warn that about the time Peter Parker hooks up with Gwen Stacy, the innocence starts spiraling downward. A young man completing that story arc might not take it well, as the young lady dies at the hands of the hero (accidentally, but there you are). I think that much later they suggest that it wasn't really his fault, and that she had died on the way down, but the guilt still hangs on ol' Pete.
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