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Post by Icctrombone on Oct 19, 2024 20:35:10 GMT -5
These types of threads usually end up being books that were read by the poster at a formative age. Most 10-13 or so. I wonder how many of these picks are from a later time ? Like maybe when you in your thirties.
Many people in their 30s go back to buying the books they had when they were 10-13 so no difference.
I mean how many books make a lasting impact in your later years of reading. |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Oct 20, 2024 10:41:10 GMT -5
Many people in their 30s go back to buying the books they had when they were 10-13 so no difference.
I mean how many books make a lasting impact in your later years of reading. Lots. But I’ll accept I may be the exception. |
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Post by driver1980 on Oct 20, 2024 11:06:04 GMT -5
Many people in their 30s go back to buying the books they had when they were 10-13 so no difference.
I mean how many books make a lasting impact in your later years of reading. Quite a few for me (and others, I’m sure). Some Batman arcs/runs from the last couple of decades would certainly be on my list. |
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Post by rich on Oct 20, 2024 14:58:27 GMT -5
I mean how many books make a lasting impact in your later years of reading. Quite a few for me (and others, I’m sure). Some Batman arcs/runs from the last couple of decades would certainly be on my list. Which Batman runs have been your favourites? I pulled every Batman title in the 90s but gave up the lot with the conclusion of the awful No Man's Land (started well, but went to 💩). I briefly returned for Gaiman's issues, but they weren't good. |
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Post by driver1980 on Oct 20, 2024 15:06:09 GMT -5
Quite a few for me (and others, I’m sure). Some Batman arcs/runs from the last couple of decades would certainly be on my list. Which Batman runs have been your favourites? I pulled every Batman title in the 90s but gave up the lot with the conclusion of the awful No Man's Land (started well, but went to 💩). I briefly returned for Gaiman's issues, but they weren't good. I quite enjoyed Hush. War Games was probably my favourite. Under the Red Hood and Court of Owls are also arcs that I enjoyed. I do plan to revisit those stories at some point. |
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Post by rich on Oct 20, 2024 16:22:43 GMT -5
Which Batman runs have been your favourites? I pulled every Batman title in the 90s but gave up the lot with the conclusion of the awful No Man's Land (started well, but went to 💩). I briefly returned for Gaiman's issues, but they weren't good. I quite enjoyed Hush. War Games was probably my favourite. Under the Red Hood and Court of Owls are also arcs that I enjoyed. I do plan to revisit those stories at some point. I bought Hush when it came out. Never yet read any DC stuff from Jim Lee, funnily! |
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Post by rberman on Oct 21, 2024 9:50:01 GMT -5
This was the first Batman story I appreciated, appearing in an oversized DC treasury collection. In retrospect, its pedigree predicts its value. You'd certainly hope for something good by Harlan Ellison, Bernie Wrightson, Denny O'Neil, Neal Adams, and Dick Giordano. |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Oct 21, 2024 9:57:10 GMT -5
This was the first Batman story I appreciated, appearing in an oversized DC treasury collection. In retrospect, its pedigree predicts its value. You'd certainly hope for something good by Harlan Ellison, Bernie Wrightson, Denny O'Neil, Neal Adams, and Dick Giordano. I'm guessing that was the Best of DC treasury. That was one of only a handful of treasury books I could ever afford to buy when they were coming out. Such a great book and a great story. |
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Post by Pat T on Oct 21, 2024 23:28:21 GMT -5
Been a while since I've posted, but there were a couple of single issues that just hit right when I first read them many years ago and I still enjoyed them immensely later. Neither are "keys", and are rarely mentioned at all, but I'll still recommend them all day long. They are: Avengers 160 "The Trial"  and Amazing Spider-Man 153 "The Longest Hundred Yards".  |
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Post by mikelmidnight on Oct 22, 2024 11:21:10 GMT -5
The first one I bought with my own pocket money in a store was Superman 75 (Death of Superman issue). I was in single digits and got sucked in by the hype on the Sci-Fi channel. But even as a little girl, I wondered why Superman was such a boy scout when it came to fighting  Repeating the same old routine punches that weren't working, instead of some nasty super "street fighting"....like kick Doomsday in his balls you dumb dork, eye-gouge. Apparently Superdork never knew that if a street fight lasts more than a fraction of a minute, you've lost. The 'boy scout' thing never bothered me. What did, is that this is the least interesting way for Superman to defeat a physically powerful villain. The Superman I grew up with would have eventually come up with a strategy to defeat him without doing himself (or anyone else) any damage. I don't really care whether Superman can out-punch someone, and Doomsday himself was a motivationless bore. My vote goes for a comic magazine I picked off a newsstand on a trip to Los Angeles, and it changed my life forever:  |
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Post by gryffin on Oct 31, 2024 12:18:36 GMT -5
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Post by james on Nov 3, 2024 18:47:09 GMT -5
DC single favorite issue is Byrne’s Superman 1 Favorite single Marvel is Avengers 164 but X-men Annual 3 is a close second
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Post by majestic on Nov 3, 2024 19:54:06 GMT -5
Detective Comics #457. There Is No Hope In Crime Alley by Denny O'Neil & Dick Giordano. One of the best Batman stories ever published. Still holds up today to multiple reads.
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Post by EdoBosnar on Nov 4, 2024 4:23:40 GMT -5
DC single favorite issue is Byrne’s Superman 1 Favorite single Marvel is Avengers 164 but X-men Annual 3 is a close second Don't know if it's my favorite single issue (don't know if I really have one of those), but X-men Annual #3 is simply the best annual ever. |
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Post by rich on Nov 4, 2024 15:38:49 GMT -5
DC single favorite issue is Byrne’s Superman 1 Favorite single Marvel is Avengers 164 but X-men Annual 3 is a close second Don't know if it's my favorite single issue (don't know if I really have one of those), but X-men Annual #3 is simply the best annual ever. Somehow, and I have no idea how as I'd seemingly read every classic Claremont X-Men comic, I'd never read that one before. It's interesting how much Austin is able to make Byrne and Perez's art look much the same. |
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Repeating the same old routine punches that weren't working, instead of some nasty super "street fighting"....like kick Doomsday in his balls you dumb dork, eye-gouge. Apparently Superdork never knew that if a street fight lasts more than a fraction of a minute, you've lost.
