"There. I said it". Opinions on Comic books
Dec 7, 2023 14:02:14 GMT -5
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Post by MRPs_Missives on Dec 7, 2023 14:02:14 GMT -5
Disco, yeah, but this is a comics thread, so I am going to make a comic post. This is a list I posted elsewhere on social media
100 Comics runs, series or OGN I think everyone should read
(I'm not saying these are the best, or even all my favorites, but 100 runs, series or OGN I have read (all or most of) that I think every fan of comics as a medium should read. After the top 10 (which are among my absolute favorites) these are in no particular order, and there are going to be omissions of some people's favorites (and some of my favorites), but I couldn't include everything, and some of my choices had to be representational of the oeuvre of some creators because I couldn't fit them all. There are holes in my reading experience, and they are reflected in this list, and I chose only 2 newspaper strips (both adventure strips, no humor strips) even though I could have listed a dozen or more that belonged, but it was what it was when I made the list. I realized some omissions (like Groo) after the list was posted elsewhere, but I am not making revisions.)
1. Bone by Jeff Smith
2. The Spirit by Will Eisner
3. Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud
4. Doctor Strange by Ditko & Lee
5. Usagi Yojimbo by Stan Sakai
6. The Incal by Moebius & Jodorowsky
7. The New Frontier by Darwyn Cooke
8. Fax from Sarjevo by Joe Kubert
9. The Reckless OGN series by Brubaker & Phillips
10. Conan by Busiek & Nord
11. Zorro by Toth
12. Lone Wolf & Cub by Koike & Kojima
13. Criminal by Brubaker & Phillips
14. The Parker adaptations by Darwyn Cooke
15. Conan by Thomas & Smith
16. The Age of Bronze by Eric Shanower
17. Lone Sloane by Druillet
18. Metamorphosis Odyssey by Starlin
19. Elfquest by Pini & Pini
20. Life & Times of Scrooge McDuck by Rosa
21. Uncle Scrooge (any) by Barks
22. Strangers in Paradise by Moore
23. Swamp Thing by Moore, Veitch, Bissette & Totleben
24. Planetary by Ellis & Cassaday
25. Sandman by Gaiman & co.
26. Jungle Book by P. Craig Russell
27. Hellboy by Mignola & co.
28. Mouse Guard by David Petersen
29. Dignifying Science (or any of the science books)by Ottoviani
30. A Distant Soil by Colleen Doran
31. Finder by Carla Speed McNeil
32. Hicksville by Dylan Horrocks
33. Castle Waiting by Linda Medley
34. Tuki by Jeff Smith
35. Conan by Thomas & Buscema
36. Fafhrd & the Gray Mouser by Chaykin & Mignola
37. Avengers by Busiek & Perez
38. Astro City by Busiek, Anderson & Ross
39. Batman Year One by Miller & Mazzuchelli
40. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Miller, Janson & Varley
41. Tintin by Herge
42. Dreadstar by Starlin
43. Wonder Woman by Perez
44. Daredevil by Miller, et. al
45. The Fourth World by Kirby
46. Bravo for Adventure by Toth
47. It Rhymes with Lust by Baker
48. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles by Eastman & Laird
49. A Contract with God by Will Eisner
50. Superman by Siegel & Shuster (1930s-40s)
51. Flash Gordon by Raymond
52. Terry & the Pirates by Caniff
53. New Teen Titans by Wolfman & Perez
54. X-Men by Claremont, Cockrum & Byrne
55. Wolverine by Claremont & Miller
56. The Oz GNs by Shanower
57. Fatale by Brubaker & Phillips
58. Dr. Strange by Englehart, Brunner & company
59. Starman by Robinson, Harris & co
60. The Spectre by Ostrander & Mandrake
61. The Spectre by Fleisher & Aparo
62. Warlord by Grell
63. Strangehaven by Millidge
64. Marvels by Busiek & Ross
65. The Flash by Waid
66. Justice League by Giffen, DeMatteis & Maguire
67. Watchmen by Moore & Gibbons
68. The Books of Magic by Gaiman & co.
69. The Book of Ballads & Sagas by Vess & co.
70. Den by Corben
71. Tor by Kubert
72. Saga by Vaughan & Staples
73. Powers: Who Killed Retro Girl by Bendis & Oeming
74. Yossel: April 19, 1943 by Kubert
75. Maus by Spiegleman
76. Book of Genesis by Crumb
77. Thor by Simonson
78. Sin City by Miller
79. Spider-Man by Ditko & Lee
80. Thor by Kirby & Lee
81. Fantastic Four by Kirby & Lee
82. Metabarons by Jodorowsky & co.
83. Tarzan by Joe Kubert
84. The Sculptor by Scott McCloud
85. The Thanos saga by Starlin
85. Micronauts #1-12 by Mantlo & Golden
86. Doctor Fate by Giffen
87. Concrete by Chadwick
88. Green Arrow by Grell
89. Dr. Strange: Triumph & Torment by Stern & Mignola
90. Hawkman by Kubert (B&B 34-36, 41-43)
91. Batman by O’Neil & Adams
92. The First Kingdom by Jack Katz
93. Trillium by Jeff Lemire
94. The Sixth Gun by Bunn & Hurtt
95. Lazarus by Rucka & Lark
96. Captain America by Brubaker, Epting & co.
97. Love & Rockets by Los. Bros Hernandez
98. Rocketeer by Stevens
99. Gotham Central by Brubaker, Rucka & Co.
100. Palestine by Sacco
That's my list, there I said it.
Go read comics you love.
-M
100 Comics runs, series or OGN I think everyone should read
(I'm not saying these are the best, or even all my favorites, but 100 runs, series or OGN I have read (all or most of) that I think every fan of comics as a medium should read. After the top 10 (which are among my absolute favorites) these are in no particular order, and there are going to be omissions of some people's favorites (and some of my favorites), but I couldn't include everything, and some of my choices had to be representational of the oeuvre of some creators because I couldn't fit them all. There are holes in my reading experience, and they are reflected in this list, and I chose only 2 newspaper strips (both adventure strips, no humor strips) even though I could have listed a dozen or more that belonged, but it was what it was when I made the list. I realized some omissions (like Groo) after the list was posted elsewhere, but I am not making revisions.)
1. Bone by Jeff Smith
2. The Spirit by Will Eisner
3. Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud
4. Doctor Strange by Ditko & Lee
5. Usagi Yojimbo by Stan Sakai
6. The Incal by Moebius & Jodorowsky
7. The New Frontier by Darwyn Cooke
8. Fax from Sarjevo by Joe Kubert
9. The Reckless OGN series by Brubaker & Phillips
10. Conan by Busiek & Nord
11. Zorro by Toth
12. Lone Wolf & Cub by Koike & Kojima
13. Criminal by Brubaker & Phillips
14. The Parker adaptations by Darwyn Cooke
15. Conan by Thomas & Smith
16. The Age of Bronze by Eric Shanower
17. Lone Sloane by Druillet
18. Metamorphosis Odyssey by Starlin
19. Elfquest by Pini & Pini
20. Life & Times of Scrooge McDuck by Rosa
21. Uncle Scrooge (any) by Barks
22. Strangers in Paradise by Moore
23. Swamp Thing by Moore, Veitch, Bissette & Totleben
24. Planetary by Ellis & Cassaday
25. Sandman by Gaiman & co.
26. Jungle Book by P. Craig Russell
27. Hellboy by Mignola & co.
28. Mouse Guard by David Petersen
29. Dignifying Science (or any of the science books)by Ottoviani
30. A Distant Soil by Colleen Doran
31. Finder by Carla Speed McNeil
32. Hicksville by Dylan Horrocks
33. Castle Waiting by Linda Medley
34. Tuki by Jeff Smith
35. Conan by Thomas & Buscema
36. Fafhrd & the Gray Mouser by Chaykin & Mignola
37. Avengers by Busiek & Perez
38. Astro City by Busiek, Anderson & Ross
39. Batman Year One by Miller & Mazzuchelli
40. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Miller, Janson & Varley
41. Tintin by Herge
42. Dreadstar by Starlin
43. Wonder Woman by Perez
44. Daredevil by Miller, et. al
45. The Fourth World by Kirby
46. Bravo for Adventure by Toth
47. It Rhymes with Lust by Baker
48. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles by Eastman & Laird
49. A Contract with God by Will Eisner
50. Superman by Siegel & Shuster (1930s-40s)
51. Flash Gordon by Raymond
52. Terry & the Pirates by Caniff
53. New Teen Titans by Wolfman & Perez
54. X-Men by Claremont, Cockrum & Byrne
55. Wolverine by Claremont & Miller
56. The Oz GNs by Shanower
57. Fatale by Brubaker & Phillips
58. Dr. Strange by Englehart, Brunner & company
59. Starman by Robinson, Harris & co
60. The Spectre by Ostrander & Mandrake
61. The Spectre by Fleisher & Aparo
62. Warlord by Grell
63. Strangehaven by Millidge
64. Marvels by Busiek & Ross
65. The Flash by Waid
66. Justice League by Giffen, DeMatteis & Maguire
67. Watchmen by Moore & Gibbons
68. The Books of Magic by Gaiman & co.
69. The Book of Ballads & Sagas by Vess & co.
70. Den by Corben
71. Tor by Kubert
72. Saga by Vaughan & Staples
73. Powers: Who Killed Retro Girl by Bendis & Oeming
74. Yossel: April 19, 1943 by Kubert
75. Maus by Spiegleman
76. Book of Genesis by Crumb
77. Thor by Simonson
78. Sin City by Miller
79. Spider-Man by Ditko & Lee
80. Thor by Kirby & Lee
81. Fantastic Four by Kirby & Lee
82. Metabarons by Jodorowsky & co.
83. Tarzan by Joe Kubert
84. The Sculptor by Scott McCloud
85. The Thanos saga by Starlin
85. Micronauts #1-12 by Mantlo & Golden
86. Doctor Fate by Giffen
87. Concrete by Chadwick
88. Green Arrow by Grell
89. Dr. Strange: Triumph & Torment by Stern & Mignola
90. Hawkman by Kubert (B&B 34-36, 41-43)
91. Batman by O’Neil & Adams
92. The First Kingdom by Jack Katz
93. Trillium by Jeff Lemire
94. The Sixth Gun by Bunn & Hurtt
95. Lazarus by Rucka & Lark
96. Captain America by Brubaker, Epting & co.
97. Love & Rockets by Los. Bros Hernandez
98. Rocketeer by Stevens
99. Gotham Central by Brubaker, Rucka & Co.
100. Palestine by Sacco
That's my list, there I said it.
Go read comics you love.
-M