All Time Favorite Comic Book Story Arcs

Post by **The Sorcerer King** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 2:17 pm

Is it just me, or does Null have a tendancy to like crappy comic books?

Post by **A Gunslinger** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 2:24 pm

Dribble Rockworm wrote:Is it just me, or does Null have a tendancy to like crappy comic books?

I dunno. Suicide Squad was never one of my faves, but i like a fair portion of what null offers up.

Post by **dANdeLION** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 2:25 pm

Null and I tend to like the opposite things, but I don't think it's fair to call his favorites crap.

Post by **Fist and Faith** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 10:49 pm

Ah, the Squad!!! Among my favorites too!!! The premise was not entirely ignored, but no major villain was killed on a mission. Anyway, just incredible stories! The Jihad. The Janus Directive (reallly great multi-title crossover). The Batman appearances. On and on and on...

Post by **A Gunslinger** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 11:59 pm

I personally like a lot of what Null posts (with the exception of 3-D man). Hee.

Post by **sgt.null** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 1:42 am

3-D Man would rock.

and thank you for the kind words dAN and Guns.

the Suicide Squad was great because unlike the majority of comic books there was no status quo preventing change. anyone could die on a mission and many did. Rick Flag, Mindboggler, Ravan, etc. people could change in a major way like Enchantress did. villains could become heroes like Boomerang and Deadshot, while not straying too far from what they really where. plenty of b-listers made appearances. and sometimes a major villain like the Penguin or Captain Cold would show up. with Ostrander (and Kim Yale, rip) writing throughout there was a natural flow of continuity. (who expected William Hell to show up again?) they brought in people from Meta and Apokolips. the Batman cameos weren't overdone and the company tie-ins were not total sell-outs. and i liked the main three artists: Luke Mcdonnell, John K Snyder (my favorite artist for comics) and Geoff Isherwood.

so great writing, great art, an anything can happen format. compare that to your typical Marvel or DC book where almost nothing can change and the "fans" seem to bitch about continuity more than actually enjoying the comics.

Post by **Fist and Faith** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 10:02 pm

null wrote:Luke Mcdonnell

Ah, Luke did great work on Powerman & Iron Fist.

Post by **A Gunslinger** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 12:07 am

That reminds me of a great story arc. I forget the numbers...but it was the Marvel Comics Presents, wherein MY favorite artist BARRY WINDSOR SMITH, did the whole Wolverine origin/"Weapon X" run!

Sweet!

Post by **Fist and Faith** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 2:55 am

Yeah, that was excellent art!!!! I can't stand Wolverine stories, since he gets a new origin every couple months, but I really like that art.

Post by **sgt.null** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 7:36 am

the Golden Age by James Robinson and Paul Smith

my favorite mini of all time. even more than Kingdom Come. utilizing many gold age heroes that hadn't been seen in decades, the story is well told. shocking, sad and poignant at varying times. with an awesome reveal. do yourself a favor and find this. it has been collected. and look for the Neon the Unknown appearance.

Post by **A Gunslinger** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 11:50 am

null wrote:the Golden Age by James Robinson and Paul Smith

my favorite mini of all time. even more than Kingdom Come. utilizing many gold age heroes that hadn't been seen in decades, the story is well told. shocking, sad and poignant at varying times. with an awesome reveal. do yourself a favor and find this. it has been collected. and look for the Neon the Unknown appearance.

I have a couple of these....How many were there, null?

Post by **dANdeLION** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 3:35 pm

Golden Age was a 4 issue mini-series.

Post by **sgt.null** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 4:05 pm

but for your ease it has been collected in one book. Robinson was supposed to do a Silver Age to follow it up, but it never happened.

Post by **Edge** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 5:36 pm

A Gunslinger wrote: MY favorite artist BARRY WINDSOR SMITH...

Hey, me too. My fantasy art site has a section on him.

Post by **dANdeLION** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 5:43 pm

We have a thread on Barry here, too.

kevinswatch.ihugny.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=9890

Sat Mar 14, 2009 7:13 am

I didn't include any "Runs" from within a monthly...but it's deffinately an Option...

Post by **dANdeLION** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 1:02 am

What's up with the anti-Marvel bias? Six DC options vs. one Marvel option? Sheesh!

Sun Mar 15, 2009 1:05 am

Actually...I did some research...google'ed "greatest" and so on...these were the ones on most of the lists....

...personally most of Miller's stuff for me...

Post by **dANdeLION** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 2:50 am

Lessee.......

Conan 1-24
Daredevil 158-191
X-Men 108-143
Swamp Thing Vol 1 1-10, Vol 2 21-55 or so.
Iron Man 113-134
Fantastic Four 164-188
Avengers 141-191
Watchmen 1-12
Spiderman 88-123
Hulk 348-400
Batman: Dark Knight TPB's

Post by **sgt.null** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:20 am

The Golden Age
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Golden_Age_(comics)

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All Time Favorite Comic Book Story Arcs

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