Hugin Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 Okay, to consider yourself a stand-up and all-right fan of comic books what do you consider "Required Reading".I will start off slow.Return of the DarknightandWatchmenIf you haven't read these you're a hack and a simpleton.Other opinions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blood Spirit Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 Kingdom Come Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z-Carver Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 Agreed. I'm partial to the Astro City comics myself, particularly the Confession arc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 Thor: Disassembled, Red Son, Transformers: War and Peace are some of my favorite reads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satyr Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 Midnight Nation by: JMS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machina Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 'Cerebus', by Dave Sim. Yes, all of it.'Powers', by the Bendis.'Sandman', by Neil Gaiman.'Preacher', by Garth Ennis.'300', by Frank Miller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fox Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Supreme Power by JMS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugin Posted November 3, 2006 Author Share Posted November 3, 2006 Oh for fucks sake.Required reading, people. Not great, enjoyable or good comics. What do you considered the pinnacles of the artform? No series is a pinnacle (Sorry Machina, but it can't). There can be stories within a series but please, no series can keep it going at the level I'm talking about.If someone was going to read...three, three individual comics, tradebacks or graphic novels, would you feel obliged to shove into their hands? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z-Silvestru Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 1) Watchmen2) Return of the Darknight3) The Confession Astro Citytrade paperback and specifically "The Nearness of You"Satisfied? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machina Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Goddamn, dude, way to bust my fuckin' balls. I'm passionate about my sequential fuckin' art, okay?Fine. Have it your way. Dick.'300', Frank Miller'Johnny the Homicidal Maniac', Jhonen Vasquez'Cerebus', the 'Church & State' arc, Dave Sim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 I'm not as widely-read as some of you, so far as comics are concerned, but here's my list. I'm a firm believer that comics are (ideally) as much literature as Hemingway or Huxley, as much art as Picasso or Parrish, and the graphic novel format in particular makes the best use of both; most of my admittedly small collection isn't made up of individual issues.Sandman- Preludes and Nocturnes, Brief Lives.Fables- March of the Wooden Soldiers, 1001 Nights of Snowfall.Batman- Knightfall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 going by those rules I'll stand by Thor: DisassembledIdentity CrisisCivil Warthough if you want complete series Civil War doesn't count, I put Green Lantern: The Rebirth in it's place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin 'Stellar' Donovan Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 "Grendel: Devil By The Deed" by Matt Wagner"Mage" by Matt Wagner"Johnny the Homicidal Maniac" by Jhonen Vasquez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jameson (ST) Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 I have found Red Son, Kightfall and The Dark Knight Returns to be very good, while not really the same kind of material I am a fan of the Sin City works as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashnod Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 The entire Sandman collectionPreacherGrendel: Devil's LegacyEnigmaThe original Books of Magic miniseriesV for VendettaWatchmenKingdom ComeThe Dark Knight ReturnsDaredevil: Born Againthe entire Transmetropolitan collectionPrometheaShade the Changing Man (up until the Season in Hell storyline, I didn't care for what followed that)Stormwatch/The Authority (before they decided that more over the top was better)/Planetary The Mystery PlayBreathtakerAkiraHellblazer (up to the Rake at the Gates of Hell storyline)Starman (the version with Jack and the female Mist)Arkham Asylymof late, I've really enjoyed ULTIMATE X-MEN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loge Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 I'd recommend Supreme Power - Nighthawk. Its a more realistic telling of the Batman motif, isn't about the moron they used in the original Squadron Supreme stuff (Squadron I and II), and tells the story of the relationship between an obsessed man (ala Batman) and a true psychopath (ala Joker).Its short with only 6 issues and keeps up the level of quality throughout the 6 issues.I also enjoy Ultimate Fantastic Four. Not every issue is a gem but its usually more interesting than the original Marvel Universe stuff.Oh, and I'm looking forwarding to (hoping) Ironman/Tony Stark gets the crap kicked out of him so hard his name becomes synonymous with Benedict Arnold. I'm not a huge Civil War fan but I think his beat down is merited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyn 'Indigo' Ross Posted November 5, 2006 Share Posted November 5, 2006 Hmmm...I suggest WildC.A.T.s when Alan Moore did the run, his Mr. Majestic story 'The Big Chill' and WildC.A.T.s: Nemesis.Authority while Warren Ellis was doing it. Oh, and StormWatch from 37 to 50.Oddly enough, I also enjoyed Zealot/Voodoo: Skin Trade, though the artwork got a little iffy at the end.Empire from DC.Mr. Majestic Vol. 1 and 2 if you like over-the-top Superman-style stuff, plus the four-parter done in the DC universe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptesan-Wi Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 In addition to the two originally listed by Hugin, I would add the trade paperpack Batman: The Long Halloween. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wargear Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 Shame on you all for forgetting:PlanetaryRising Stars"Whatever Happened to the Man of Tommorrow?" and "For the Man Who Has Everything" - classic SupermanSupeman: Red SonStormwach, particularly the "Change or Die" arch.Also, if you have any interest in a darker view of superpowers and espionage, Ed Brubaker's Sleeper is a must. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gryle Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 Well, I can't add anything here exceptSlaine - (Pat Mills and Simon Bisley) Particularly the Horned God story arc. Reading this as a youngster made me the fine upstanding fellow I am today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seph OOC Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 Originally Posted By: WargearShame on you all for forgetting:Rising StarsJ. Michael Straczynski is a jackass and if 'Rising Stars' was an ice cream flavor, it would be prailines and dick. I was never so diappointed by the denouement of a comic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fox Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 No Seph, tell us how you really feel. <lol> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wargear Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 Seph: Personally, I tend to agree with you on the last three issues or so going firmly down hill, but the rest of the piece is of such resoundingly fertile quality in terms of ideas and execution that I think as a whole it retains its merit. Despite the fact that I wanted to murder the man after the last panel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sakurako Hino Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 He has a habit of weak endings. If only JMS could work on that one problem, he'd be a master. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roma Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Devi from Virgin Comics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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