Ken Aldred Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 (edited) One of EC's best science-fiction stories, from Weird Science 20, and certainly one of the saddest comics you'll ever read, is 'The Loathsome'. Edited May 21, 2019 by Ken Aldred mrc, Larryw7 and KirbyJack 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Capn17 Posted May 21, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 21, 2019 Being a GI Joe fan, this is one of my all time favorite stories. Mercury Man, Raze, WolverineX and 8 others 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 Posted elsewhere, but, one issue, one page, comedy genius... mrc and rjpb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayT Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 I came to mention the Jaime Hernandez contribution in Love and Rockets #4 - 100 Room but immediately was reminded of a handful of other stories by him that are more recent that are just as good. A true master. Others that come to mind are Animal Man #15, Sandman 18 (which is up there with a handful of others in the run), Hitman #34 is one of the great Superman comics imho. Some really great single issue stories in Top 10 as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 (edited) Marvel Graphic Novel 5, ‘God Loves, Man Kills’ by Chris Claremont and Brent Anderson. Marvel Graphic Novel 1, ‘The Death of Captain Marvel’ by Jim Starlin is also excellent. Batman: Ego by Darwyn Cooke Edited May 23, 2019 by Ken Aldred Readcomix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamerica Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Fantastic Four 79 Unca Ben and KirbyJack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kramerica Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Incredible Hulk #378 Special X-Mas issue by Peter David. Rhino gets a job as a department store Santa and then he and grey hulk rumble. I read it every year. It's hilarious. habsfan1 and Ken Aldred 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Thomas Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 I don't think either of these are particularly well known or acclaimed, but were satisfying as single issues when I read them: Avengers 160 "The Trial" Amazing Spider-Man 153 "The Longest Hundred Yards" Ken Aldred and mysterio 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 (edited) 12 hours ago, Pat Thomas said: Avengers 160 "The Trial" That's a good one, looking at the dynamic between Wonder Man, The Grim Reaper and The Vision, and The Reaper's trial to try to determine which one really is his brother. At the end, it turns out that Wonder Man is now an ionic energy being carrying the memories of Simon Williams, and that makes The Vision content with being an android implanted with those same memories, resolving the conflict about which is 'more real' than the other, as neither one of them is a flesh-and-blood incarnation of the original. Yes, before Endgame I read some Avengers, including the Jim Shooter era classics. Edited May 25, 2019 by Ken Aldred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaykin Stevens Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 19 hours ago, Pat Thomas said: I don't think either of these are particularly well known or acclaimed, but were satisfying as single issues when I read them: Avengers 160 "The Trial" Amazing Spider-Man 153 "The Longest Hundred Yards" Agree with you about both of those, Another underrated Len Wein single issue is Incredible Hulk #189, "None Are So Blind." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastballspecial Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Ive got a few some already mentioned. Hard not to love all of these. GIJOE 21 - Silent Interlude - Loved it With An Iron Fist - Exiles 25 - Iron Man in the future trying to capture the Inhumans Black Bolt makes a last stand. Last pages are fantastic. Hulk 380 - Self Contained Story about Crazy Eight. Fantastic. Ghost Rider 35 - GR vs Death in a race to the end. Birds of Prey 8 - Just a wonderful flashback issue Uncanny X-Men 303 - Death of Illyana Rasputin - Changes Colossus forever I think. He has never been the same I think. X-Men 137 Death of Phoenix - What a story. Shooter made the right choice (I could easily choose 141 and 142 as well.) Ken Aldred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGsimba77 Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 Daredevil #227 "born again" it's part of the 5 issue arc but it's my favorite But hey if you really wanna walk on the wild side there's always... Crops068 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crops068 Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 1 hour ago, MGsimba77 said: Daredevil #227 "born again" it's part of the 5 issue arc but it's my favorite But hey if you really wanna walk on the wild side there's always... Just imagine Hulk on cocaine...... And this would have made the Dave Chappelle Rick James episode about the Murphys and James "feud" so much more interesting. "What the 5 fingers say to the face" would have killed Charlie Murphy.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Thomas Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 On 5/25/2019 at 9:33 AM, Ken Aldred said: That's a good one, looking at the dynamic between Wonder Man, The Grim Reaper and The Vision, and The Reaper's trial to try to determine which one really is his brother. At the end, it turns out that Wonder Man is now an ionic energy being carrying the memories of Simon Williams, and that makes The Vision content with being an android implanted with those same memories, resolving the conflict about which is 'more real' than the other, as neither one of them is a flesh-and-blood incarnation of the original. Yes, before Endgame I read some Avengers, including the Jim Shooter era classics. I really love the era from around issue 112-200, with the high points being from about 158-177. Ken Aldred and Readcomix 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raze Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 On 5/25/2019 at 9:35 PM, MGsimba77 said: Daredevil #227 "born again" it's part of the 5 issue arc but it's my favorite But hey if you really wanna walk on the wild side there's always... I just went looking for this.... you got me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djpinkpanther67 Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 On 5/25/2019 at 7:54 PM, fastballspecial said: Ghost Rider 35 - GR vs Death in a race to the end. This and MGN 1 were two of Starlin’s best standalone stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastballspecial Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 On 5/26/2019 at 11:11 PM, Pat Thomas said: On 5/25/2019 at 10:33 AM, Ken Aldred said: That's a good one, looking at the dynamic between Wonder Man, The Grim Reaper and The Vision, and The Reaper's trial to try to determine which one really is his brother. At the end, it turns out that Wonder Man is now an ionic energy being carrying the memories of Simon Williams, and that makes The Vision content with being an android implanted with those same memories, resolving the conflict about which is 'more real' than the other, as neither one of them is a flesh-and-blood incarnation of the original. Yes, before Endgame I read some Avengers, including the Jim Shooter era classics. I really love the era from around issue 112-200, with the high points being from about 158-177. The Korvac saga is the high point for Avengers I think. I also enjoyed the Count Nefaria saga just before that. They were hitting on all cylinders in that year or two. Never gets the respect that the X-men books do. Maybe if Korvac appears in the movies it might which he is rumored to be. Readcomix and Ken Aldred 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lions Den Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 On 5/17/2019 at 8:22 PM, KirbyJack said: Nice to see this one...an oldie but a goodie. That FF Annual #6 is pretty cool, too... KirbyJack and Unca Ben 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoMan Posted August 4, 2019 Author Share Posted August 4, 2019 On 5/21/2019 at 1:15 PM, Ken Aldred said: One of EC's best science-fiction stories, from Weird Science 20, and certainly one of the saddest comics you'll ever read, is 'The Loathsome'. hey thanks! gonna check that out! Ken Aldred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamlet Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 On 5/24/2019 at 9:49 PM, Pat Thomas said: Amazing Spider-Man 153 "The Longest Hundred Yards" This is one of my favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...