Whats the best comic book story/story arc you have ever read?

[Flemmings]

Wow. I see there are a lot of great stories that I haven't read.

[bedrockcomics]

Went home last night kick through couple boxes and totally forgot about this one..2 issues series called the last Avengers story..Incredible read..

[Rommin]

Wow. I see there are a lot of great stories that I haven't read.

 

Well quit goofing off!

Get on it!

[Norrin_Radd]

I'll toss in one I haven't seen listed, and one I've enjoyed re-reading the most:

 

Cosmic Odyssey by Starlin with Mike Mignola art. It's epic and puts Universe in "DC Universe". A cocky Green Lantern planet killer, Superman (who refuses to kill) reacting to Orion's slaughter of thousands of Hawkmen warriors, a Batman near-death beatdown. Dr. Fate. Etrigan. An on and on...

 

The Mignola art alone is worth the price of admission. Good stuff, if your a DC fan.

 

I'll have to check it out. (thumbs u

[sakaridis]

Reading through the thread, it always surprises me when someone complains about the lack of quality in comics. Sure, there is a mountain of drek published, no doubt....but have you ever seen the mountain of drek sitting right now at your local Barnes & Noble? Or playing at your local movie theatre?

 

There is a very large body, stretching back at least to the 60's, of very high quality material published in comic book form that would appeal to just about anyone.

 

And that's just as true of the material being published now.

 

And Born Again is the best in-continuity arc of all time.

Agree 100% on everything mentioned above. (thumbs u

[comicalgems]

Ahem...X-Cutioner's Song...ahem!

[sakaridis]

What was the story?Devil in the deep blue sea or something like that?

 

Hmmm....you know, that sounds familiar....it's the Dolphin story. I won't spoil it, as it's likely a lot haven't read it, and if you don't like Grant Morrison stuff, you may not liek it, but it is the greatest single issue story I have ever read.

Sometimes I'm having a hard time choosing between this one and "The Coyote Gospel" (AM #5), but usually I pick Dolphin.

 

I'm not a Morrison fan by any means, but I gotta admit the work he did on Animal Man and Doom Patrol is simply phenomenal!

[bedrockcomics]

Oh and what about Mike Barrons Badger great series laughed at every issue first

[Rommin]

Oh and what about Mike Barrons Badger great series laughed at every issue first

 

The only thing holding back Badger was it's at times spotty art. The writing though was excellent.

[Wrightson fan]

I'll toss in one I haven't seen listed, and one I've enjoyed re-reading the most:

 

Cosmic Odyssey by Starlin with Mike Mignola art. It's epic and puts Universe in "DC Universe". A cocky Green Lantern planet killer, Superman (who refuses to kill) reacting to Orion's slaughter of thousands of Hawkmen warriors, a Batman near-death beatdown. Dr. Fate. Etrigan. An on and on...

 

The Mignola art alone is worth the price of admission. Good stuff, if your a DC fan.

 

I'll have to check it out. (thumbs u

 

 

CO was a good series......but I haven't read it since it was published...so my memory is hazy on it.

 

I feel the best Fourth World /New Gods type story would be "The Pact" from New Gods 7. Kirby at his finest and most cosmic in my opinion.

 

 

[kidcolt]

Astro city was pretty darn good.

Usagi Yojimbo - Grass cutter AWESOME

DD- Born again

Batman - Year one

Superman - Redson

Conan 1-25 (esp 22-25)

ASM 230-260

Bone - ALL

The Authority - All

[Doctor Svord]

Add another vote for Daredevil: Born Again.

 

However, The Aliens, "The False Men" story arc from Magnus Robot Fighter 4000 A.D. 11-22 has been a favorite for a long time. Is it the greatest? No, but it's a favorite. It reads like an episode of Star Trek TOS.

 

Quite a few favorites have already been mentioned , (Nexus bowl shaped world. Larry!) so here are few others that I enjoyed when they first hit the stands. Most of these might not hold up to the test of time, (the rose colored glasses of youth and what have you), but I'll always be fond of these stories.

 

Justice League of America 118-119 "Take Over of the Earth-Masters"

Justice League of America 192-193 Origin of the Red Tornado

Captain America 253-254 The Baron Blood story arc

Doctor Strange 55 "To Have Loved...and Lost"

Marvel Team-Up 41-44 The Cotton Mather time travel arc

 

I could go on, but the brain pan is rusty, and there's work to be done.

[the420kid]

1. Ralph Snart

2. Newstralia

3. New Kids on the Block

 

nuff said

[SilverRich]

 

Spider-Man #33... You can almost feel Spidey's anguish. Some of Ditko's best work ever.

[Norrin_Radd]

Usagi Yojimbo - Grass cutter AWESOME

I liked Grasscutter I & II, but Dragon Bellow Conspiracy would get my highest recommendation. (thumbs u

[Snake Eyes]

Also a child of the 1980's...

 

Loved...LOVED the first 30 or so issues of G.I. Joe...

 

Remember being blown away by Gotham By Gaslight (my first experience of an elseworlds/out of continuity take on a main character)...

 

Kraven's Last Hunt had me on the edge of my seat...

 

And remember much laughter coming at the expense of everyone's favorite Mendicant, Groo the Wanderer...

 

 

Outside my childhood nostalgia zone...I have greatly enjoyed....

 

Moderns: JSA (the past couple of ywears really) and Blackest Night

 

Silver: Hands down Amazing Spiderman (enjoy the Green Goblin Crime Master arc best), With a lesser nod to Brave and the Bold for truly wacky stories

 

 

 

[Shadow]

Dark Phoenix or Days Of Future Passed in X-Men. They were so far above anything else at the time.

 

The last series that struck me similar was Kingdom Come in the 90's.

[Flemmings]

I'm surprised I haven't seen Sin City pop up over and over again. I loved it when I read it.

[rednalsram]

Another mini That rang my bell was DC's "The Nail" by the incredible Alan Davis.

[toro]

Fables - The Death of Boy Blue! When everyone stops to say there last goodbyes, well it made me think of family and friends who had passed some I got to say goodbye too and some I didn't.