Another Top Ten

[Tnerb]

Or Starting off with Three

 

Are there books you loved reading, or still have to read when you go through your back issues? Is there a single issue, one-shot or annual that still lingers in your mind? Recently I have found Locke & Key by Joe Hill and when I say recently (2yrs.) that's comparative to when I started reading comic books. The reason I jumped on the story was IDW gave out a free copy on FCBD a few years ago.

 

I have the first five story arcs in hardcover published by IDW and have read them each a few times. Of course this single story is a lot more that one comic book. I loved when a limited series was released, it would give me a complete story in a finite amount of issues, nothing else to buy. A one shot or annual did the same thing and there were some I read over and over when I was younger, these were books I was careful with, we'll more careful.

 

Since I love top ten lists I'll share three from the list at 10,9,&8. And at least in this top ten you'll have no idea what number one will be, after all The New Mutants #15 isn't a one shot. These are just some of my favorites and I'd love to hear some of yours for comparisons and possible future reads.

 

All three that round off the end of the list are all Marvel Graphic Novel's. In one Spider-Man played Hooky and somehow a mysterious kid knew he was Peter Parker. Then there was the Death of Groo, something the mendicant couldn't get right and finally it was "Renewal" which was a third printing that I read over and over to memorize how the New Mutants started in issue one with five members and not the original four.

 

So there you have it, three of ten. The other seven, another day. What are some of your favorite?

 

Thanks for Reading

 

Tnerb

 

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[Ronnylama]

Kamandi

American flagg

Scout

Elemental

Secret Wars and Crisis of Infinite Earths

Mad

Alpha Flight

 

These are some but I do not know if I will slab them....Maybe some day

[surfer99]

I'll just give you mine outright, and in no particular order since I jotted them down as I thought through this (sorry, I came up with 12)...

 

Fall of the Mutants

Mutant Massacre

Secret Wars

Contest of Champions

Civil War

Avengers/Defenders War

Rising Stars

Marvel Masterworks X-men Volume 7

Marvel Masterworks X-men Volume 8

Juggernaut: The Eighth Day

League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Volume 1

Thanos: Marvel Two-In-One Annual 2 + Avengers Annual 7

 

These are the stories I like to re-read...can't believe I actually have a couple non-Marvel titles in there. JMS wrote an amazing story with Rising Stars, and I really like reading the LEG trade sometimes when I go camping.

 

[Alawson453]

Ok, I'll join in on this one

 

I listed mostly Bronze to Modern Stories for my Top 10, and these were off the top of my head. I know I'm missing many wonderful stories that could easily fit into any one of these slots.

 

#1. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns

#2. Watchmen

#3. Amazing Spider-man/Death of Gwen Stacy & Green Goblin

#4. X-men/Dark Phoenix Saga

#5. New Teen Titans/Blackfire Saga

#6. Avengers/Korvac Saga (Korvac Destroys & Recreates Starhawk)

#7. Wolverine Limited Series.

#8. Captain Marvel/Thanos Saga

#9. Daredevil Death of Elektra

#10. Legion of Super-heroes/Light and Darkness Saga

 

Honorable Mention-Kraven's Last Hunt.