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COMICS! |OT| April 2016. I Think You're Fearless
- Thread starter Tyrant Rave
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Three times denied.
Freezasaurus
Member
John Constantine is pretty hilarious in Injustice.
Tawney Bomb
Member
RAW after Mania is going to bring about the revolution Mania failed to deliver! Believe that!
my name is ed
Banned
Outside of obvious classics, which would you say are the best DC series/runs/miniseries of the last 20 years or so? Can include Vertigo/Wildstorm imprint if you want
Freezasaurus
Member
More likely, it will bring about more dissapointment.
The Killing Joke
Watchmen
Gran Batman & Robin
Edit: nvm, I still think its the 2000s when someone asks me about the best of the last xx years
i'm going to watch a little, but it already feels like a mistake.
Vampire On Titus
Member
Just read Black Science 21, Remender... Remender pls... Give other comic writers a chance. That's a clear 10/10 issue imo. So good on all fronts. From the implications of Grant's Father's lesson in the narration, To how natural & illuminating the flashback was, to the ultimate payoff of the issue. Some of the best art in the series thus far as well.
It's issues like this that define a comic; that you come back to for years when remembering the series fondly. It's full steam ahead from here too, so I feel like it's about to be back to back hot action.
It's issues like this that define a comic; that you come back to for years when remembering the series fondly. It's full steam ahead from here too, so I feel like it's about to be back to back hot action.
Freezasaurus
Member
TetraxShards
Member
Secret Six (the pre-New 52, though I'm going to read the new one soon)
Superman: Up, Up and Away (I think that's what it was called, the first One Year Later story)
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
Planetary
Y: The Last Man
Morrison's Batman & Robin
Gotham Central
Snyder's Batman
All-Star Superman
Superman Red Son
Preacher (if you go back 21 years)
Freezasaurus
Member
Hm. That was a really good series. So were pre-N52 Power Girl and Zatanna books. So good.
Ignoring the obvious choices and off the top of my head, I'd say:
Dysart/Ponticelli/etc - Unknown Soldier
Ellis/Friends - Global Frequency
Sean Murphy - Punk Rock Jesus
Beatty/Dixon/Martin - Batgirl Year One
Abnett/Lanning/Coipel - Legion Lost
Diggle/Jock - Green Arrow Year One
Raab/Lark - Legend of the Hawkman
Morrison/Bond - Vimanarama
^oh yeah Batgirl Year One is the best
tryna keep it to stuff that doesn't get recommended too often:
The first 20~ issues of Catwoman where it's like Cameron Stewart, Guy Davis, Darwyn Cooke, Javier Pulido &c. drawing and Ed Brubaker writing
Joe Kelly/Doug Mahnke JLA (Morrison/Porter JLA is the "obvious classic" here but this run is super underrated and also my preference between the two)
Kyle Baker's Plastic Man
Bryan Q. Miller and co. on Batgirl was lowkey the best Batman comic depending on who was drawing Batman and Robin
Waid/Kitson Legion
Millar/Quitely Authority (with Ellis/Hitch being the obvious classic)
Joe Casey/Sean Phillips/Dustin Nguyen Wildcats (the only Joe Casey comic I've ever liked)
tryna keep it to stuff that doesn't get recommended too often:
The first 20~ issues of Catwoman where it's like Cameron Stewart, Guy Davis, Darwyn Cooke, Javier Pulido &c. drawing and Ed Brubaker writing
Joe Kelly/Doug Mahnke JLA (Morrison/Porter JLA is the "obvious classic" here but this run is super underrated and also my preference between the two)
Kyle Baker's Plastic Man
Bryan Q. Miller and co. on Batgirl was lowkey the best Batman comic depending on who was drawing Batman and Robin
Waid/Kitson Legion
Millar/Quitely Authority (with Ellis/Hitch being the obvious classic)
Joe Casey/Sean Phillips/Dustin Nguyen Wildcats (the only Joe Casey comic I've ever liked)
TetraxShards
Member
I approve of all of these. I will have to check out the other ones you guys listed.
The story in Kelly JLA where Wonder Woman's lasso breaks and truth itself starts coming apart at the seams as a result is amazing.
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
Forgot about that one. Exceptional.
whatsinaname
Member
Don Rosa is a genius.
Outside of stuff others have mentioned, I will add Sandman Mystery Theatre. It always seems to fade into the background when people are talking about Sandman and Lucifer and Vertigo from around that time.
Outside of stuff others have mentioned, I will add Sandman Mystery Theatre. It always seems to fade into the background when people are talking about Sandman and Lucifer and Vertigo from around that time.
Obsidian Age>>*
Freezasaurus
Member
Kind of a pity they never collected Unknown Soldier into one book.
How is the Injustice comic btw? It seemed interesting to me, but I never really gave it a chance.
Freezasaurus
Member
Very good. There's a lot of shit going down that you wouldn't see happen in the main DCU, so it's a nice change of pace. It's a lot to catch up on, but you can get through most of it in a good weekend. I bought the first three years and I'm almost done with the first trade of Year Three. They're currently on Year Five, which should be the final one.
Oh damn, there's actually that much content?
That's pretty nice to hear then. I really did like the AU of the Injustice game, and was interested in more of the world. Thinking I'll pick up the Year One CC on Comixology then.
Calcium
Banned
I was seriously surprised at how good Injustice is. Highly recommended.
Freezasaurus
Member
Well, this is leading up to the events from the game. There were supposedly five years between the time things began and when the game begins.
Yes
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
Yeah. I'm not sure it would sell, but I'd buy it.
whatsinaname
Member
Yeah, just got delivered today. It is brilliant. Closest I'll come to owning original art I think.
Freezasaurus
Member
I'm kind of astounded Psych hasn't used a Shrek avatar yet, given his obvious love for the character.
Tyrant Rave
Banned
You Are Here and Plastic Man by Kyle Baker
100% by Paul Pope
Batgirl by Bryan Q Miller
Seven Soldiers of Victory by Morrison
Power Girl by Gray, Conner, Palmiotti
I feel like Seven Soldiers gets the least talk of out Morrison's DC stuff, so that's my choice for him. Kill Your Boyfriend would be up there too but it came out in 95.
Still lots of books I have that I need to read more of like JLA, Catwoman, and Flash. I also started Starman a while back and thought it was good but I need to revisit it.
whatsinaname
Member
Milligan's Human Target is Vertigo too right?
Freezasaurus
Member
I know that you're especially fond of the Conner / Palmiotti run on Power Girl, but I think the Winick run is pretty solid as well. Especially in the art department.
Tyrant Rave
Banned
It was ok, but I don't think it was particularly great.
Tawney Bomb
Member
Undoubtedly. I can't think of anything they could do tonight to wash last night away.
Calcium
Banned
That is Shrek under the mask.
Freezasaurus
Member
Maybe not great, but very good. It had Batman! And Superman!
They let Kevin Owens powerbomb everyone who had a part in booking WM off the stage through a table?
Mitch
Banned
Freezasaurus
Member
I don't know what was up with 90% of those finishes last night. The women's title match was easily the best match of the night. The ladder match was pretty good, too. But the rest?
Vince: "**** these guys, i like my show. "
Calcium
Banned
Wow, there is some good shit there. Get on it, man.
Freezasaurus
Member
I felt bad for Reigns, though. The biggest pop he got was when it was over and everyone could leave. There was absolutely no interest in the main event. Crowd wasn't into it at all.
Mitch
Banned
If I get this job, I am ordering everything on that list.