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| Purple Marauder | Aug 6 2011, 07:12 PM Post #1 |
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Stand Back! There's a Hurricane Coming Through
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This list contains my favorite comic stories. They can be one single issue, a graphic novel or a series of issues that told a long story arc. Hope you enjoy them and maybe you will take a chance and read one or two. There are quite a few stories I left out that could and maybe should have been on this list, but it's very hard to shave it down to 10. But I'd like to recommend 5 others I debated about: Batman The Killing Joke X-Men The Dark Phoenix Saga Preacher All of the Poison Elves Series Daredevil #182 As for the list...They are top 10, but I just couldn't put them in order. But enjoy! ![]() The Judas Contract by Marv Wolfman and George Perez This was a four-part storyline originally printed in issues #42-44 of Tales of the Teen Titans and concluded in the 1984 Tales of the Teen Titans Annual. "The Judas Contract" is the culmination of a sub-plot that began as early as New Teen Titans #2 . "The Judas Contract" is significant for several reasons. Firstly, it reveals the secret origin of Deathstroke the Terminator, arguably the Titans' most notorious adversary. Deathstroke's partner in crime in this epic, Terra, was introduced in the pages of New Teen Titans #26. She made regular appearances throughout the title and had just been approved for membership to the team when it was revealed that she was secretly working for the Terminator. One of the more controversial elements revealed in this story was the fact that the Terminator and Terra had been having a sexual affair with one another (it should be noted that while the Terminator is obviously a middle-aged man, Terra is only sixteen-years-old). ![]() Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller The Dark Knight Returns is a 4 issue mini series set in a dystopian near-future version of Gotham City. A year is never specified, though it has been a full decade since the last reported sighting of Batman, the current American President appears to be Ronald Reagan or someone using his image, and the Cold War is still ongoing. Virtually all superheroes, with the exception of Superman, have been forced into retirement or otherwise driven away by a distrusting populace. Bruce Wayne has voluntarily retired from crime fighting following the death (under unspecified circumstances) of Jason Todd, the second Robin. In the absence of superheroes, criminals run amok, and a gang called the Mutants terrorize Gotham City. The return of an old enemy prompts a now 55-year-old Wayne to don the Batman costume once again. ![]() Poison Elves: Sanctuary by Drew Hayes Tired of his retirement, the criminal elf Lusiphur joins Sanctuary, the infamous assassin guild. There, he finds vast wealth, a safe haven, even the gorgeous assassin Cassy to romance. The charmed life never lasts long, though, and forces conspire to wipe out Lusiphur... including martial arts master Mr. Moto, brilliant detective Lt. Vido, rival assassin Lester, the ever-outlandish Purple Marauder, and a mysterious new organization moving into Sanctuary territory. ![]() Who Is Donna Troy by Marv Wolfman and George Perez New Teen Titans # 38. Terry Long asks Robin to help Donna (Wonder Girl) find out who she really is before the wedding. She is really upset that she can't find anything out. Robin agrees to help and they begin to look for clues. Finding a doll in the coal bin at the place where she was found. The doll may seem like nothing but with it's help they have more clues than ever! ![]() Batman: Year One by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli Batman Issue #404-407. Police Lieutenant James Gordon arrives in Gotham City from Chicago. He joins the GCPD, and quickly learns that the Gotham City Police Department is a virtual seabed of corruption tandem with Gotham's head organized crime families. Meanwhile, billionaire playboy Bruce Wayne returns to the United States after twelve years abroad. While he plays up the role of an aloof and eccentric bachelor, he secretly embarks upon a plan to rid the city of injustice. This is the story of how the two come together and the struggles of the life they have chosen. ![]() Chronicles of Wormwood by Garth Ennis Chronicles of Wormwood is a 6-issue mini-series that tells the story of a benevolent Antichrist, his best friend Jesus, and a talking rabbit (Jimmy). The story follows God and Satan's attempts to convince Danny Wormwood to begin Armageddon. The series also features an afterlife roadtrip and the Vatican's alliance with the devil. This latter part puts Danny in extreme danger, as the Holy Roman Church knows Danny's weaknesses and is willing to share. ![]() X-Men: Broodfall by Chris Claremont and Marc Silvestri Uncanny X-Men #232-234. The Brood is Marvel's foray into a predatory alien race not all that far off from H.R. Giger territory, only they infect their victims like a virus, eventually turning them and assimilating them into the Brood collective. This is the best Brood story ever, bar none. While all of the earlier Brood stories featured the X-Men going into space and facing the Brood out there, this story features the Brood coming to earth. That means that if the X-Men lose, the Earth loses. ![]() Green Lantern: Rebirth by Geoff Johns and Ethan Van Sciver This was a a six-issue mini series that follows the "rebirth" of the Silver Age Green Lantern Hal Jordan. Hal Jordan was considered the greatest Green Lantern of them all. But Jordan lost control, allowed himself to be corrupted and transformed into the villainous Parallax. Later, Jordan reappeared and made the ultimate sacrifice — a sacrifice that allowed him to become the Spectre, the Wrath of God. After several years of activity on Earth, The Spectre became restless and sought a way to prove himself worthy of that noble reputation. See how a man born without fear and seeking to rebuild his life, puts cosmic forces into motion that will have repercussions not only on Earth but across the universe. ![]() "The Anatomy Lesson" by Alan Moore and Stephen R. Bissette The Saga of the Swamp Thing #21. This issue began a new direction for a character I never cared about at all. Alan Moore was brought in and give free reign on the book. He made it one of the most memorable runs ever. Issue #21 signaled a change in the character's mythos by having the obscure supervillain the Floronic Man (Jason Woodrue) perform an autopsy on Swamp Thing's body (whom everyone thought was dead) and discover it was only superficially human, its organs little more than crude, nonfunctional, vegetable-based imitations of their human counterparts, indicating Swamp Thing could never have been human. Swamp Thing was not Alec Holland, but only believed it to be so: Holland had indeed died in the fire (during the origin of the Swamp Thing), and the swamp vegetation had absorbed his mind, knowledge, memories, and skills and created a new sentient being that believed itself to be Alec Holland. Swamp Thing would never be human again because he never was human to start with. ![]() Batman: A Death In The Family by Jim Starlin and Jim Aparo. Batman #426-429. Batman readers were allowed to vote on the outcome of the story and they decided that Robin should die! As the second person to assume the role of Batman's sidekick, Jason Todd had a completely different personality than the original Robin. Rash and prone to ignore Batman's instructions, Jason was always quick to act without regard to consequences. In this fatal instance, Robin ignores his mentor's warnings when he attempts to take on the Joker by himself and pays the ultimate price. Driven by anger with Superman by his side, Batman seeks his vengeance as he looks to end the Joker's threat forever. Until next time...Excelsior! Edited by Purple Marauder, Aug 7 2011, 12:06 AM.
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| SRP76 | Aug 11 2011, 07:01 PM Post #2 |
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The Man. Any Questions?
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Aw shit, I missed this; it got buried. I'm not a fan of a lot of comics, basically just Batman (and Justice League). Don't dig Marvel shit at ALL. As such, I think Crisis on Infinite Earths deserved a spot, and Death in the Family should be bumped way down. My personal favorite was the Cataclysm/No Man's Land storyline, from 2002 I believe. |
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| Purple Marauder | Aug 12 2011, 01:16 AM Post #3 |
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I like Death in the Family because they killed Jason Todd and I hated him. I did like the Cataclysm/No Man's Land storyline. Good idea.I thought about Crisis. It would probably make the top 15 or 20. |
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| SRP76 | Aug 12 2011, 01:28 AM Post #4 |
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I actually owned the Death in the Family trade paperback way back when I was just a little bastard and it was current. If only I had gone to the store with my then-75 cents and bought one of the actual issues, I could make bank with it now. The Imperiex storyline (JLA) - "Our Worlds at War", I think is the official name - was pretty epic, too. Dark Knight Strikes Again (sequel to Returns) was pretty cool, but not deserving of a spot here. And to think, all these great stories, wiped from existence in a reboot. Puke. Edited by SRP76, Aug 12 2011, 01:29 AM.
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I did like the Cataclysm/No Man's Land storyline. Good idea.
8:32 AM Jul 11