I just wanted to add a bit about colored pencils. There are actually lots of different levels of quality when it comes to colored pencils so it can be a bit confusing for beginners. A good mid level quality pencil is Prismacolor. You can buy a set of 132 colored pencils for roughly $97, although Dick Blick always has a 20% off coupon on purchases of $99 or more and 30% off purchases of $199 or more, plus free shipping on orders of $69 or more. So the Prismacolor set will set you back around $80 after the coupon. And you definitely want to get a set of blending pencils. Blending pencils allow you to combine colors and soften colors and edges. If your interested in the 132 tin set from Prismacolor, you can throw in a couple Prismacolor blending pencils and that will get you above the $99 figure at Dick Blick so you can use the 20% off coupon.
Here is a link to Prismacolor colored pencils over at Dick Blick:
http://www.dickblick.com/products/pr...d-pencil-sets/
Personally, I use Caran d'Ache and Faber-Castell. Thier really high in quality, but thier also very expensive. The Caran d'Ache Luminance line is amazing. Easily some of the best colored pencils I have used to date, but again they are expensive. A set of 76 is listed at $263 on Dick Blick, so basically it will set you back around $200 after the 30% off coupon. Thats actually a very good price. It used to be hard to find that set for under $250.
Here is the link to Caran d'Ache if your interested:
http://www.dickblick.com/brands/caran-dache/
Faber-Castell's pencils are also amazing and thier a bit cheaper than Caran d'Ache. A set of 120 from Faber-Castell will set you back around $140 after the Dick Blick 30% off coupon (list price of $200), but Faber-Castell's Polychromos are some of the best colored pencils I have used to date. Thier simply amazing.
Here is a link to Faber Castell over at Dick Blick:
http://www.dickblick.com/brands/faber-castell/
Of course, you can just go the super cheap route and buy a consumer level set for $15-20 bucks. You won't get the quality that you will with mid to high level sets, but your also paying roughly 1/5 to 1/15th the cost. It all depends on how serious you want to get and just how nice you want the end result to look. You can buy a set of 50 Crayola colored pencils for like $10. So really you can find pencils for as cheap as .20 each all the way up to more than a couple dollars apiece. It just depends on the quality your looking for and one of the great things about Dick Blick is they sell individual colored pencils for many of the artist grade pencils. So you can buy a couple and test them out without having to spend a fortune.
Whatever route you decide to take, make sure you buy some blender pencils and learn how to use them. Blender pencils are one of the best tools available for using colored pencils. They will make all the difference in the world once you learn how to use them properly.
Anyways, happy coloring and if you come accross any comic related adult coloring books you think are interesting that haven't already been listed, by all mean post em up. I will try and keep this thread updated as more books are released and given how popular adult coloring is becoming....well, I think its a sure fire bet were going to see a LOT more books produced in the coming months and years, especially from comic companies since thier already sitting on massive amounts of finsihed work. All they have to do is release that work as line art and they can make even more money from the artwork. So more books from comic companies is basically guaranteed at this point.