I'd agree with all the above except i'd pass on Sandman. I find it really dull and way to "80s Goth" for my taste.
If your over 40 and still hanker after Siouxsie Sioux or an emo under 20 then it'd be OK, but otherwise skip it.
(Waits for Sandman fans to get all upset.....)
Christ I'd forgotten about the ABC warriors, all went a bit pete tong for me in the end when they started to express the other side of themselves...
+1 for Hewlett and Milligan and Slaine..
'Hewligans Haircut' always brings back fond memories of a great Dutch lass that I was close to as a teen..
My wife, the comic book geek that she is recommends Planetary by Warren Ellis
Forgot Warren Ellis, love his stuff - The Authority is always amusing, too.
Rogue Trooper
Transmetropolitan ( again)
Top Ten
Beano then Viz.
Maus
Preacher and, since you like scifi, Transmetropolitan. I don't like comics that much tbh but these were fantastic. Not flawless, Preacher goes off in the middle and Transmetropolitan gets in a few wee ruts, but still both fantastic.
My brother would recommend you Nicolai Dante and recent Slaine... But the problem with Slaine is that there's about 10 years of not-particularily-good to deal with before you get to the relatively recent, gobsmackingly beautiful ones.
A lot has been said already.
100% by Paul Pope is quite unusual and short too, dystopian future where instead of simply watching girls strip they have sensors which allow you to view their internal organs. It's poignant, not gratuitous and it's merely a fraction of the story.
Looks like this:
Hard Boiled by Frank Miller is great, as is Sin City and his Batman series. Akira is essential. I don't care what semantic piffle has been written about Manga; read some. Alan Moore is obviously a comic veteran too.
I quite like Monkey vs Robot for something different. Check out your local library, they usually have a section.
i just thought i would let you know what i got in the end (i think i made a good choice 
had a quick scan through it in the shop (and was very impressed with the artwork) am looking forward to reading it
You wont regret that - Brilliant book.
Do both those legs belong to you?
Skyrim gets ever closer.
yes 
it isn't long now till skyrim i bought 5th anniversary edition as i couldn't find goty anywhere (and wanted to play shivering isles/knights of the nine) was £24.99 at gamestation (it includes a bonus dvd of the making of the game)
Not much british stuff suggested, so....
ABC warriors
bad company
hewligans haircut
charlie's war
try The Authority stories- Superheros who are not perfect by any means...
This reminds me to dig out The Ballard of Halo Jones series I have somewhere
On the British tip got a soft spot for Zenith here.
(Marshall Law was a top call too - love O'Neill's artwork).
slainte 
rob
I liked Punisher: Born by Garth Ennis.
Jokers Asylum, Arkham Asylum and the Batman: Black Glove onwards series.
By Toutatis, there can be only one.....
Hellblazer, I enjoyed that
Can't go wrong with Dark Knight Returns though, after that get Arkham Asylum
Cages by Dave McKean http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cages_(comics) about as good as you are gonna get.
Dark Knight Returns is ace.
Watchmen is even acer. If only for this fella.
Arkham Asylym is a load of bollucks. unless you care about a rich priviledged grown man dressing up as a bat and fighting crime. The artist himself has disassociated himself from it. and done much better things.
actually your local library is a good place to start, mine has a pretty good selection
Forgot about these two......
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