Best Modern set 2003-2006!

[Mad Dog]

I am a little out of track with the modern market, as its been a while since i have read any other modern books than my X-men

 

But in my next comic shipment i thought of getting some nice moderns (trades if available) for reading pleasures , not collecting.

 

So my question to all you modern gurus is: what is The best set/run/series /mine/ trade (whatever really) that has been published between 2003-2006??

 

It could be anything, but some independents or some Vertigo / Image would probably be preferred... if there really is a modern Marvel run that is so great and i have missed it, pls point it out to me

 

So what would be your verdict?

 

Im listening....

[Anfield Fox]

Daredevil from Marvel, Walking Dead from Image and Superman/Batman from DC

[Mad Dog]

Daredevil from Marvel, Walking Dead from Image and Superman/Batman from DC

 

You mean the DD volume two with the Marvel knight imprint that started in 98?

sorry but im no good on knowledge of comics after 1988

 

Walkind dead from image sound interisting, think i have heard it should be great before, do i just pick up number one or is there a trade? and how many issues in the run..?

[Mad Dog]

Dont all come yelling at once... keep in line

 

[kidcolt]

A few good runs that I enjoyed over the past 3 years

 

Jonah Hex series

JLA

30 days of nights (vol1)

The authority vol1

Tangled web #4

Wolverine "Origin" mini series

Conan

DC Identity crisis was decent

Usagi Yojimbo has been solid the past few years

The walking dead

DD

New Avengers

Fables

[Buck Biggins]

Goon 1-9 (Dark Horse)

Conan 1-to current (Dark Horse)

[MutantKeys]

Daredevil from Marvel, Walking Dead from Image and Superman/Batman from DC

 

You mean the DD volume two with the Marvel knight imprint that started in 98?

sorry but im no good on knowledge of comics after 1988

 

Walkind dead from image sound interisting, think i have heard it should be great before, do i just pick up number one or is there a trade? and how many issues in the run..?

If you want Walking Dead to read I would pick up the trade, #1 alone goes for around 100 bucks alone, never read it but heard very good things about it..

[MutantKeys]

I read Invincible from Image which is pretty good you can check that out aswell..

[Zonker]

Ultimates vol 1 and 2 (Marvel's "Ultimate Avengers")

WE3 (Grant Morrison & Frank Quitely)

Y the Last Man (Vertigo)

Green Lantern: Rebirth miniseries (if you like GL)

[Grifter]

Sleeper Trades Vol. 1 + 2

DD Vol 2 Bendis + Maleev Run

Captain America (Brubaker Run)

Walking Dead

The Outsiders Judd Winick Revamp.. Goes a bit further back but I enjoy the series

[helionaut]

Dont all come yelling at once... keep in line

 

Yeah, because everyone's up at 5:30 Sunday morning reading the CGC boards...

 

As for Daredevil I think he meant the Bendis/Maleev run. Bendis did #16-19, which are good but not indispensible. Then he started again with Alex Maleev doing great art around #26 or #28, and they went up through #85 or so. David Mack did #51-56, which I have but haven't read, and many people skip it. It was taken over after Bendis by Ed Brubaker and Michael Lark, and hasn't missed a beat.

 

Probably the titles most commonly recommended on this board are:

Y The Last Man

Fables

The Goon

Walking Dead

Invicible

Bendis Daredevil

Powers

Conan

Grant Morrison's X-Men run

All-Star Superman

Identity Crisis

WE3

Planetary

Authority (volume 1)

Marvel Zombies

Civil War

The Boys

 

I'd also add

Alias (the Bendis series, complete series available in one big Omnibus book)

Sleeper, both series (and the new book Criminal by the same guys)

Wimbledon Green, The World's Greatest Comic Book Collector (graphic novel)

Box Office Poison

Love & Rockets (and associated books, still going strong)

Queen and Country

Top 10

Any Hellboy done by Mignola, but BPRD I can take or leave

DC The New Frontier (an Absolute Edition is due any day)

Bruce Jones's run on Hulk

The "Planet Hulk" storyling currently ongoing

[Pirate]

Powers

[kidcolt]

100 bullets

[followtheleader]

You can get a $30 hardcover of Walking Dead that covers quite a few more issues than the standard TPB. Same with Invincible.

 

Someone else referred to the Omnibus version for Walking Dead, but it's a bit too expensive. That hardcover version is definitely the way to go in maximizing the number of issues, keeping price down, and getting a solid looking book.

 

Y: The Last Man is a solid pick-up too. If you get Fables, many people are 50-50 on the first arc versus the second arc. They are pretty different. So, don't give up based on one or the other. A very solid book.

 

I know it's not 2003-2006, but try Proposition Player (I think 1999). Just comedy and completely different.

 

Pat

[CJ]

Marvel Zombies

Hulk--Planet Hulk Storyline

Hex--Current Series

Ares Mini Series

[Chi Bamm]

DMZ, and Superman/Batman Supergirl arc

[WOXL]

My favorites of late:

 

Astonishing X-Men (read New X-Men first)

Fell by Warren Ellis, published by Image

Planetary by Ellis and John Cassaday

If you like crime stories, Ed Brubaker's "Criminal" issue #1 just came out this week and is quite good.

I've heard lots of good things about Brubaker's runs on Daredevil and Captain America.

 

-Modern Bob

[Aces]

Y - The Last Man

 

Soon to end at issue 60 (currently at 50).

[Chi Bamm]

Young Avengers!!!!

[Silvers24]

Marvel Zombies, and the Planet Hulk.

Which has already been mentioned.