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[THE_BEYONDER]

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....

[Gatsby77]

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.

[Ken Aldred]

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.

[Gatsby77]

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.

[Ken Aldred]

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

[jjonahjameson11]

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.

[october]

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?

 

[Krydel4]

On 2/22/2023 at 6:39 PM, october said:

Are they reading this thread?

 

Hahaha 😄 Probably. Too much of a coincidence.

[Beastfeast]

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? 

[Cat]

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.