THE_BEYONDER Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 On 2/17/2023 at 5:01 PM, Ken Aldred said: For me, 90 Is at least as well-written, drawn and poignant as 121 / 122. Key character development. Finding out that the Captain knew & kept his secret & Spidey being blamed for his death by the girl he loves. Parker’s life was heavy during this period.... Krydel4, Ken Aldred and Larryw7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gatsby77 Posted February 17, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2023 I've been thinking about this with an eye towards consistent quality, and I like what was said about the single creative team (or close to it). For Silver Age, FF # 1-102 (Lee/Kirby) was phenomenal, although I think they didn't really hit their stride until the 40s. It's hard to argue against ASM for overall cultural impact - and a solid rogues gallery introduced over the first 50 issues. For Bronze Age, Tomb of Dracula was a solid all the way through, largely due to all 70 issues being done by Gene Colan (and arguably his best work). For Copper Age, Sandman wins for me - 76 issues that endeavored to tell a complete story, again held together by the vision - and consistently good work of a single writer. I'd have to give the Modern Age to The Walking Dead due to the crossover success of the TV show. Hard to believe # 1 is nearly 20 years old already. But for overall quality through the ages - I'd go with Batman. It's fairly difficult to find a truly bad issue between # 200 and #520 or so...and then it picks up again with # 608 - 700. Ditto with the Golden Age issues - I've read most of # 1-100, and they're really well done - both for their time and holding up today. My favorite part of collecting Batman in the mid-90s to 2010 or so? More than any other series, you could pick up an issue from a full 40+ year span and it would generally be good. Savoyard23, Krydel4, Gonzimodo and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 On 2/17/2023 at 10:30 PM, Gatsby77 said: My favorite part of collecting Batman in the mid-90s to 2010 or so? More than any other series, you could pick up an issue from a full 40+ year span and it would generally be good. I’d go earlier than that, especially the Grant / Breyfogle / Moench / Jones material. Starlin was quite readable as well. steveinthecity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatsby77 Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 On 2/17/2023 at 5:41 PM, Ken Aldred said: I’d go earlier than that, especially the Grant / Breyfogle / Moench / Jones material. Starlin was quite readable as well. You misunderstand - I collected Batman from 1989 - 2010 - including back issues. So while I read # 439-520 off the shelf, I also collected (and read) backwards. At one point I owned 3 of the first 10 issues - ~40 of the first 100, and many from 200-forward. Of that, I’d rank Batman 400-500 as one of the most iconic mainstream modern runs out there. Classic stories including # 400, Year One, 10 Nights of the Beast, Death in the Family, Year 3, Lonely Place of Dying, Dark Knight - Dark City, & Knightfall. And the others weren’t bad either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 (edited) On 2/17/2023 at 11:44 PM, Gatsby77 said: You misunderstand - I collected Batman from 1989 - 2010 - including back issues. So while I read # 439-520 off the shelf, I also collected (and read) backwards. At one point I owned 3 of the first 10 issues - ~40 of the first 100, and many from 200-forward. Of that, I’d rank Batman 400-500 as one of the most iconic mainstream modern runs out there. Classic stories including # 400, Year One, 10 Nights of the Beast, Death in the Family, Year 3, Lonely Place of Dying, Dark Knight - Dark City, & Knightfall. And the others weren’t bad either. More in agreement that Batman has been very consistently readable for a very long time, especially mid-80s onwards for me too. Also good stuff well before then, of course, that’s a given, but maybe patchier for me outside the obvious O’Neil / Adams / Englehart / Rogers / Goodwin / Aparo highlights. Edited February 18, 2023 by Ken Aldred Gatsby77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjonahjameson11 Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 On 2/17/2023 at 6:44 PM, Gatsby77 said: You misunderstand - I collected Batman from 1989 - 2010 - including back issues. So while I read # 439-520 off the shelf, I also collected (and read) backwards. At one point I owned 3 of the first 10 issues - ~40 of the first 100, and many from 200-forward. Of that, I’d rank Batman 400-500 as one of the most iconic mainstream modern runs out there. Classic stories including # 400, Year One, 10 Nights of the Beast, Death in the Family, Year 3, Lonely Place of Dying, Dark Knight - Dark City, & Knightfall. And the others weren’t bad either. Starlin’s 17 issues as Batman writer were very memorable, in addition to his writing on Batman: The Cult. im not a DC collector, but I was happy to come along for the ride on Batman due to Starlin’s writing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
october Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 On 2/15/2023 at 12:28 AM, Krydel4 said: So far I have 3 Criteria for consideration for choosing a series. 1: Longevity (Minimum 100 issues or 10+ Years of Publication in an unbroken run) 2: Historical Significance/Contributions to Comics 3: Cultural Impact So far I have 5 series. Adventure Comics More Fun Comics The Brave and the Bold Showcase Shonen Jump Anyone else have a series to add or criteria that should be used? I would like to do a poll once I've gathered the some insights. Are they reading this thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krydel4 Posted February 23, 2023 Author Share Posted February 23, 2023 On 2/22/2023 at 6:39 PM, october said: Are they reading this thread? Hahaha 😄 Probably. Too much of a coincidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beastfeast Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 I will say that C Kayfabe is probably THE best comic channel on YT - if not in the top 3. if y’all are mining for content here, sup nerds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 Well, both of these fell short of 100 issues, with both finishing in the 80's,but I think they count. James Robinson's Starman. ?81? Issues of top quality storytelling. Possibly our best look ever into the head of a superhero. Geoff Johns JSA. A quality story about the world's oldest super-team, and the legacy they left behind. Successful enough to be immediately rebooted. Muno42 and Gonzimodo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...