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Post by hondobrode on Aug 5, 2017 13:57:37 GMT -5
# 6 - Top Ten # 1-12 by Alan Moore, Gene Ha and Zander Cannon  Welcome to Neopolis where everyone has super powers. I’m so crazy about this series. It only ran 12 issues and I’m not sure if that was intentional or not, but it reads like a maxi-series. It kind of feels like the Legion of Super-Heroes vibe 1,000 years in the future, which is a good thing.  There’s not just super-science but magic and mythology as well. How would you police such a world ?  That’s what this story is all about.  My all-time favorite tv show is Hill Street Blues and this feels a lot like that excellent series from a character standpoint.  It’s also loaded with tons Easter eggs making it even more fun. |
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Post by sunofdarkchild on Aug 5, 2017 14:06:55 GMT -5
Knightfall  by Chuck Dixon, Doug Moench, Alan Grant Pubished in 1993 Batman #492-500 Detective Comics #656-666 Not every great work needs to be profound. Sometimes all the audience needs is a blockbuster with popcorn action, like the Avengers movie or the original Star Wars. Knightfall is perhaps the quintessential comicbook blockbuster. It has all the villains, with Bane beginning his assault by staging a mass breakout from Arkham. It is practically nonstop action. Bane was a great new villain at the time, who was very intelligent, unlike Doomsday. Most importantly, it is fun. Like another storyline later on my list, DC has tried to copy this story far too often and it never has the same effect. But none of that takes away from the enjoyment of the original story. Pass the popcorn. |
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Post by Arthur Gordon Scratch on Aug 5, 2017 14:43:52 GMT -5
Knightfall by Chuck Dixon (Doug Moench) Alan Grant I'm always amused remembering how Chuck "Alt Right" Dixon used to work with Alan "Lefty Anarchist" Grant  I have no fond memories of Knightfall except for the incredible set of covers from Kelley Jones and Sam Kieth, but I appreciatehow it revived interest in Batman in a fashion seldom seen since Frank Miller. |
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Post by wildfire2099 on Aug 5, 2017 16:08:08 GMT -5
6. V for Vendetta (issues 1-10)I feel like this is a great sci fi story made into a comic.... lots of fun political speculation, weird technology, and a great story with great art. Far better than Watchmen, IMO. 
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Post by shaxper on Aug 5, 2017 16:17:30 GMT -5
6. V for Vendetta I feel like this is a great sci fi story made into a comic.... lots of fun political speculation, weird technology, and a great story with great art. Far better than Watchmen, IMO. Once again, it really helps me out if you list the individual issues included in this run  |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Aug 5, 2017 16:41:22 GMT -5
#6: Usagi Yojimboselected issues of Critters, Usagi Yojimbo #1-38, Usagi Yojimbo #1-15, Usagi Yojimbo #1-present  I don't have time at the moment to do a proper write up that does this series justice, but that's fine, because I know other people are going to have this much higher on their lists and be a lot more eloquent about it. Suffice it to say, this is one of the best works in comics, period, and Creator Stan Sakai has developed a world full of characters that provide an endless array of gripping story possibilities. I realize that's super vague, but it's just... you need to read it to get it, so go out and read it! I wouldn't be surprised if Usagi were to be included by another later on. As a question though, when the final list is made if someone nominated just the early stories from Albedo, Critters and the first volume and not the entire run? Would the points from those two nominations be combined? |
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Post by Icctrombone on Aug 5, 2017 17:55:26 GMT -5
hondobrode, Thanks for including that great series . I totally blanked on it, but I have the 12 issue series and love it.
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Post by Icctrombone on Aug 5, 2017 17:58:15 GMT -5
6. V for Vendetta (issues 1-10)I feel like this is a great sci fi story made into a comic.... lots of fun political speculation, weird technology, and a great story with great art. Far better than Watchmen, IMO. I can't agree that it's better than Watchmen , but the movie was one of my all time favorite Comic adaptations. |
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Post by Confessor on Aug 5, 2017 19:15:56 GMT -5
Knightfall by Chuck Dixon, Doug Moench, Alan Grant Pubished in 1993 Batman #492-500 Detective Comics #656-666 Not every great work needs to be profound. Sometimes all the audience needs is a blockbuster with popcorn action, like the Avengers movie or the original Star Wars. Knightfall is perhaps the quintessential comicbook blockbuster. It has all the villains, with Bane beginning his assault by staging a mass breakout from Arkham. It is practically nonstop action. Bane was a great new villain at the time, who was very intelligent, unlike Doomsday. Most importantly, it is fun. Like another storyline later on my list, DC has tried to copy this story far too often and it never has the same effect. But none of that takes away from the enjoyment of the original story. Pass the popcorn. This has been on my re-read pile for a long time. I really need to get around to it. |
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Post by hondobrode on Aug 5, 2017 21:31:44 GMT -5
hondobrode , Thanks for including that great series . I totally blanked on it, but I have the 12 issue series and love it. Thanks for that ! I've seen other things listed in this event, like V For Vendetta, that I totally forgot. You'll be seeing Frank Miller on my list a little later on as well. As far as ABC, or America's Best Comics, that has to be one of the best imprints of all time IMO. Tom Strong The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Greyshirt Tomorrow Stories Promethea Terra Obscura That's batting 1.000 in my book |
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Post by shaxper on Aug 6, 2017 0:08:45 GMT -5
I wouldn't be surprised if Usagi were to be included by another later on. I'd bet on it Good question. From the advance warning thread: Q What if there are ties or other muddy circumstances? There were MANY ties and "muddy circumstances" when we did this back in 2014 (hint: more participants mean less ties!), so I created the following procedures for settling ties: 1. Defining the Saga: In several circumstances, different participants will disagree on the fine details of a saga, from what issue it began and ended with (do any two people fully agree on what stories comprise the original Thanos storyline???) to what to call it (some sagas don't get titles, after all, so it's sometimes on you to name them). I exercise no editorial control over any of this. Quite simply, I will go with the majority, and when there isn't a majority, I will use the definitions from whichever participant gives it the highest ranking. 2. Larger run vs. individual story line: If some participants vote for a portion of a run (say "Kang War II") and others vote for the full run ("The Celestial Madonna" arc, which includes Kang Wars I and II, or even "Steve Englehart's run on Avengers," which includes all that and more), I will go with whichever one got more votes. In the case of a tie, it goes to whoever gives it the higher ranking. When the larger run wins out, there may be circumstances where one voter ranks two separate story lines that both fit into the larger run. In these circumstances, they only contribute points to that saga once (the higher of the rankings they provide). If both rankings count, it would create an unfair advantage. The highest you can rank a saga is #1 (giving it 20 points), but if you give X-Men: Days of Future Past #2 (18 points) and X-Men: Dark Phoenix Saga #6 (14 points), and the larger X-Men run gets the most votes, then one participant could contribute 32 total points to that saga, which is unfair to anyone who just votes for the saga as one nominee. |
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Post by coke & comics on Aug 6, 2017 15:02:25 GMT -5
6 Marvelsby Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross Marvels #0-4  My first ever comic was Avengers #309. It exposed me to this rich tapestry that was the Marvel Universe. One giant story with many threads. This strikes me as an attempt to tell that story. We get Phil Sheldon as the viewpoint character, the witness to the story of the Marvel Universe. We get some truly great moments hidden amongst the stories we know. When Phil finds a mutant girl hiding out from a mob. The joy on Gwen's face as she finds beauty in Namor's assault. And we get some iconic moments lovingly homaged, like Silver Surfer's betrayal of Galactus. |
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Post by coke & comics on Aug 6, 2017 15:03:36 GMT -5
Knightfall by Chuck Dixon, Doug Moench, Alan Grant Pubished in 1993 Batman #492-500 Detective Comics #656-666 Not every great work needs to be profound. Sometimes all the audience needs is a blockbuster with popcorn action, like the Avengers movie or the original Star Wars. Knightfall is perhaps the quintessential comicbook blockbuster. It has all the villains, with Bane beginning his assault by staging a mass breakout from Arkham. It is practically nonstop action. Bane was a great new villain at the time, who was very intelligent, unlike Doomsday. Most importantly, it is fun. Like another storyline later on my list, DC has tried to copy this story far too often and it never has the same effect. But none of that takes away from the enjoyment of the original story. Pass the popcorn. There are a small handful of comics I truly loved as a child that stayed with me and inspired my love of superheroes. This is one of them. The second comic I ever got in "graphic novel" format. And your picture is the trade that I have. |
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Post by Paste Pot Paul on Aug 6, 2017 16:34:05 GMT -5
6.The Cursed Earth Saga-2000AD 61-85 by Pat Mills,John Wagner, Brian Bolland, and Mike McMahon
    Dredd is tasked with delivering a vaccine for the 2TFruT plague in Mega-City 2 on Americas west coast, unfortunately for him theres the mutant ridden Cursed Earth to be crossed first, populated with dead presidents, T-Rexs, murderous Burger franchisees and some plain ornery folks. Told with tongue firmly placed in cheek, and featuring 2 of the greatest artists to ever grace the comics pages this was Dredd really arriving. I turned 14 while this was coming out, the perfect age to be a comic freak and this was the perfect title to freak me out...and did I mention Brian Bolland |
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Post by brutalis on Aug 7, 2017 8:41:35 GMT -5
#7- JLA v.1 100-102. The Unknown Soldier of Victory
The very best of all the JLA/JSA annual cross-overs. Celebrating the 100th issue of Justice League America and uniting them with not only the Justice Society but the 7 soldiers of Victory. This one had it all true believers (sorry Stan) and it cemented my love of the Golden Age heroes. This was the one to try and top of super team-ups. A noble sacrifice by a hero allowing these classic heroes to escape their trap ends this story poignantly and brings another group of heroes back to life.
A classic then and a classic now. This is what had me hooked on collecting Justice League from here on. A great story and splendid Dick Dillin artwork (Mr. JLA!) that gave you everything you needed and then some more! 3 Super Teams united to fight villainy and doing their best without squabbles, without the extreme violence and without killing by the heroes. This is what comic books used to be all about!
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I have no fond memories of Knightfall except for the incredible set of covers from Kelley Jones and Sam Kieth, but I appreciatehow it revived interest in Batman in a fashion seldom seen since Frank Miller.
