My Life in the Bush of Wombats

i am asking. i am very new to comics, and eager to explore more. i've read all of sandman and other assorted gaimans (wonderful), love the first couple of cerebus, watchmen (liked it), the dark knight returns (liked it too), and that is pretty much it. it's got to be intelligent most of all, i don't really care for the average superhero stuff. i am too new to the artform to even formulate what i'd like graphics-wise; i am leaving myself wide open.