What do you think is your favorite comic of all time?
>>83510006
What's so funny about Truth, Justice, and the American Way?
>>83510006
>>83510006
It's a tossup between life and times of scrooge mcduck and usagi yojimbo.
>>83510006
The Sandman.
>>83510006
From Hell.
>>83510006
It's funny how I had actually never thought about it. It could very well be pic related series, since I read it at least once a year and I love it every time
>>83510078
My ligga; Maybe Jeff Smith's Bone as well
>>83510240
>>83510106
>>83510078
>>83510006
Solid taste all around.
I cannot choose just one so have my most recent answer
>>83510006
Alan Moore's Swamp Thing run
>>83510006
These. Though, if I had to pick a definitive favourite, I'd go with Swamp Thing.
>>83510006
I liked this comic but it wasn't my favorite
Gotta rep. Also: The Spirit, Judge Dredd, Asterix and >>83510106
Marvels I guess
>>83510370
I've always wondered what your favourite Dredd story was, Judge.
>>83510353
Be honest, anons: Is Cerebus really worth it?
Human Diastrophism
>>83510006
Transmetropolitan.
I don't consider it the "best" comic, by any means. I just hold it pretty deep in me.
>>83510353
Cheers on Swamp Thing. What's your bottom left?
>>83510006
have you read box browns other comics?
>>83510468
A Contract with God
>>83510468
A Contract with God.
>>83510405
Shit man, don't make me choose... It's probably the Apocalypse War, because fuck yeah, Apocalypse War. But in somewhat objective terms of character development and themes, it's either America or the Origins/Tour of Duty sequence.
>>83510435
Yes, definitely.
![2076490[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/ydrehyE.jpg "2076490[1].png")
Talking about Gerber's whole run here, but the Howard for President arc is one I particularly like, and I love this cover.
>>83510497
I really, really wanted to like Eisner back in school. The artwork is great, but the general storytelling, the "delivery" is just too hammy for me
Love & Rockets. It's a brilliant, huge series that would end up being my top 10 if you broke it down to individual stories.
>>83510534
>>83510535
>>83510497
Excellent. Thanks.
>>83510560
yeah, he was already outclassed by underground cartoonists and stories from EC even before he published a contract with god when it came to telling serious stories about real people. the only thing he really had for him was his cartooning. i appreciate eisner but I don't really enjoy any of his work outside of his art.
It's gotta be Jimmy Corrigan: the Smartest Kid on Earth, for me. Something about the story really resonated with me (which is funny, because I have a great dad).
>>83510748
OP here, not my favorite, but it deserves more appreciation on this board.
Honestly don't know how they'll ever top this. It's just mind boggling good
>>83510748
/co/ is more into Rusty Brown.
>>83510963
Is their any Marvel series currently that aren't trash?
Hard to choose one but Transmetropolitan, the first volume of Resurrection Man, Darwyn Cooke's Catwoman, The Life and Times of Scrooge Mcduck and The Sensational She-Hulk come to mind
>>83511099
Vision
>>83511099
Literally all of them are great. Probably the best Marvel has ever been. Only filthy cis scum dislike Marvel
Usagi Yojimbo, thanks to some anon who storytimed every single issue two years ago over four months or so. I forget what that namefag storytimer called himself, though
(1/2)
>>83511417
(2/2)
>>83510534
>>83510535
Spoopy.
Just did that. I can safely say my ultimate favorite is Shamo. The line between ''favorite'' and ''like a lot'' gets blurry after that. A lot of books gets omitted that way.
>>83510006
Lucifer takes it for me.
>>83510560
>>83510737
It depresses me to think that Eisner's one of those artists that'll probably be forgotten or obscure in the next few decades. His work doesn't really resonate with newer audiences, it seems.
>>83511963
I like plenty of older comics from his era. I just don't think he's a great writer.
Sky Doll
And if I'm feeling like a f/a/g, Solanin.
probably Sandman
>>83511409
I remember now, it was Btype
>>83511834
What's the bottom center one?
All the feels
>>83511963
I think that first one of the Contract with God is very powerful, with the man who's daughter died. There's a lot going on there, this questions of mans connection to God and all that. Just the art of the man in the rain walking home I think it very striking.
The others aren't quite as good as that.
My favorite is probably pic related. It's hard to decide though.
>>83512136
Shamo
>>83512279
What's it about?
>>83512313
Edgy manga about a martial fighter. Good artwork, though and the narrative has its ups and downs.
>>83512313
Dude goes crazy, murder his parents, go to jail, get fit, becomes a fighter. Eventually get out of jail and tries to become a professional. The Prison stuff is bretty gud, but everything afterward is pretty standard Seinen practices.
I would say Jason Aaron's Ghost Rider run.
>>83510353
Bottom right?
Jack and Stan FF
Hellboy
Ultimate Spider-Man
>>83512561
Sub-Mariner: The Depths
It's the Marvel Knights version of Namor written by Peter Milligan. It's a personal choice for me. It's essentially Alien set in the ocean deep with Namor as the Alien.
FF from the 65 to 98
Starman was amazing, I've been meaning to read it again for ages.
Also All Star Superman, Astro City, and, on a much lower scale, Invincible.
This thread seems to have some great recommendations on non superhero comics though, which I've been meaning to check out more, what else can you suggest?
Oh and I'm very curious, I know nothing about the Life and Times of Scrooge Mcduck, or any of the duck comics for that matter, why is it considered so amazing?
>>83512313
>>83512384
>>83512470
It's more than that. You can read the manga as this standard seinen martial art thing were the main character is an asshole and where the fights are kinda cool. But it's really about the place of man in society. The main character's problem is that he always felt locked from his true self. He's an edgy kid that was always bullied by everyone that eventually snapped and that has to suffer for the rest of his life. He's basically stuck in a circle of violence where he has no-where else to escape since everyone hates him (and he hates everyone in return).
Saying it like this, it sounds like the kind of book an angsty kid would love. But the story and the characters are really well done and you'll find eventually that the manga isn't about the fights but about what's around it. You'll be more fascinated by Ryo's spirals into violence than his next tournament.
Mooracleman
...That was genuinely a typo that I figured was too perfect to correct.
>>83513006
Sounds good, I might check it out when I have the time. I don't mind edgy stuff as long as the characters are more than just edgelords.
Hell, one of the comics I've been enjoying the most recently is Hellper, which pretty much starts off as 100% edgy before it proceeds to file down the edges.
>>83510006
Planetary. Always.
My favorite is probably Superman :for all seasons. Just a simple comfy story of someone trying to find his place in the world, like the rest of us.
>>83512664
>Hellboy
Mah nigga.
>>83510435
It's fucking great whenever he's not making main characters The Marx Brothers or The Three Stooges or whoever
>>83510435
Skim through the chapters until you get to the last book. Then skim through the bullshit god bits of the last book and read the best writing in the entire series.
>>83511142
I can't really put my finger on why but I hate this page so goddamn much.
>>83510006
>>83513487
Second choice would probably be IDW Teenage Mutant ninja turtles, it's a pretty fun ride.
>>83512883
I've only read the first 1/2 or so of Scrooge but it's just really really well done comics and adventure stories.
>>83513531
But Julius is one of the best parts.
>>83511142
>he first volume of Resurrection Man
Mah Nigga.
Honestly, it's this.
>>83513602
It seems surprisingly cluttered for a Cooke page.
Planetary
Hitman
>>83513895
To some, not me. I don't know why I'm allergic to it I just am.
Might have been different if he'd just made the character and not made him look like him, or had him look like him but not taken time out of the story to do his old bits. Just completely ruined the immersion of an otherwise very good story.
They're like Puck and Ishidoro in Berserk, they get in the way but until someone goes through and makes a version where they're almost completely edited out you're stuck with them, there, distracting you.
>>83513006
The China arc was pointless, though.
>>83511907
This for me too.
Grant Morrison's animal man and doom patrol run
>>83513610
Animated series was better IMHO. It adapted the comic really faithfully but improved on it, and gave it a nice ending.
Fuck it I'm doing a top ten in no particular order.
Death of Captain Marvel
All-Star Superman
I Kill Giants
New Frontier
Astro City
Manhattan Projects
Swamp Thing, both Wien's and Moore's
Annihilation
Stan and Jack's FF
Yossel
>>83512873
My dad has a giant poster of this at his home office. Loved looking at it as a kid.
>>83513918
That's my favorite too. The sense of loss I gained when I first truly understood it has been one of the most formative event of my entire life.
(Uncanny) X-Men from Giant-Size 1 to 175 is my second-favorite. I read that run (and all X-Men appearances that fall amongst it) every year.
>>83514334
Yeah, it was in the long run. That arc was still pretty good tough and I'm disappointed Ryo never used these techniques later in the serie.
>>83510006
>>83510106
>>83510370
>>83510567
I just read marvel and dc, what's the appeal of those comics? If they were good I would have heard about them before
>>83515754
They're all bait posts, just ignore them
>>83515754
Surely you've heard of Corto Maltese. It's an island in the DC Universe.
>>83510006
Daytripper by Ba&Moon
or Joe the Barbarian by Morrison&Murphy.
>>83511834
What're bottom left and right?
>>83515754
Just take it from Alan Moore when it comes to good comics that (mostly) aren't DC and Marvel.
>>83516376
How come Pekar's not on there?
>>83514115
Fair enough. Maybe part of it is that I actually encountered the character of Julius before knowing who he was based on.
>>83516099
Bottom's left's I Am A Hero. It's great.
Is there like any essential reading for Fantastic Four? I'd really like to get into them.
This is definitely up there not sure what else would be in my top. Hellboy more than likely and possibly Star Man when I finish them
>>83517466
Id recommend Hickman's run
>>83517466
Start off with Lee/Kirby's FF, it's a little dated though with it being from the 60s, but it's pretty bonkers and hilarious too. Then you can get into Byrne and Hickman's runs. But really, you can read any of them, Fantastic Four don't really seem to have any "bad" runs in my opinion.
>>83517610
>Id recommend Hickman's run
While Hickman's run is great in isolation it builds a lot on what came before. If you don't mind really digging into modern F4 I think it's best to start with Waid and read up to Hickman.
>>83510006
Single best super hero story ever written, for my money.
Propably pic related. The first thing I did when I finished it, was read it again. It's just so fucking good
>>83516099
Bottom right is Blame! by Nihei Tsutomu. It isn't exactly my favorite, but it definitely is the manga that got me into the medium (along with Dragon Ball). I hold it close to me.
>>83517301
That probably helped a lot, yeah. I envy you.
It only made sense that their financial system would be run by a comedian.
>>83517787
Props on the collection breh
>>83517610
>Reed could have changed the Multiverse
>But he didn't want to leave his family
Makes me wanna cry. What a beautiful story
>>83517787
Why is Spider-Man on the old covers of Marvel?
The Goon
It was so good.
Weird, Fun, Hilarious, Depressing.
You never really knew the kind of story you were going to get from issue to issue.
It did a great job of tying all those smaller stories together. But still for the most part being the kind of comic you could come in on just about anywhere.
The art was great.
I really feel like we as /co/ should on The Goons dick more often than we are it was such a consistantly solid book.
>>83518289
I think everything's been said about the Goon. Whenever it's brought up there are nothing but good things to say about it
>>83517982
>>83517737
>>83517652
>>83517610
So start With Kirby and Lee, then Waid, then Byrne, then finally Hickman? I really enjoy Hickman's Dark Reign portion of the FF
This is my favorite single issue of all time.
>>83519286
One of these days I should really storytime a bunch of it. I find myself going back and re-reading a lot of the classic stuff.
Fury MAX - My War Gone By
The Watchmen of war comics, in that it's the ultimate deconstruction of its respective genre. Also the best thing Ennis and Parlov have ever done in their fucking fantastic careers
Anything by Moore. He's the Shakespeare of this medium
>>83519402
With Kirby and Lee, then Waid, then Byrne,
It'd probably be better to go in chronological order so Byrne before Waid
>>83512883
I bought Starman Omni #4 awhile back, and now I'm super pissed because it's apparently damn near impossible to find the others.
>>83519402
There's actually a few between Waid and Hickman (JMS, Duffie and Hickman). I think they're worth reading and are pretty quick reads.
It's also important to note that part way through Hickmans F4 he starts also writing Future Foundation and you should read an issue of F4 then an issue of FF and so on to keep everything chronologically lined up.
>>83519452
What's it about?
>>83520105
>>83519549
Okay thanks guys. This is kinda complicated.
>>83517301
Because Pekar sucks.
>>83510006
>>83519402
I've heard Walt Simonson had a pretty good run
>>83515754
Is this a serious post?
Marvel and DC are generally seen as being for nerd losers by the general public. You realize that, right?
Non-superhero comics used to sell really well. It's only been since the 90s that this really changed seemingly irreversibly.
>>83520632
It's a little wonky to deal with at first but if you can get a chronological collectionsuch as from a torrent siteit will make it a lot easier to have it all laid out in order
>>83511099
there?
>>83519402
Lee/Kirby
Byrne
Simonson
Waid
Hickman
READ IN THAT ORDER. THAT'S ALSO PROBABLY THE ORDER OF QUALITY.
>>83511227
Time for bed Bendis
>>83521926
>>83522129
>>83521716
>>83520105
>>83519549
>>83517610
>>83517737
>>83517652
OK thank you guys!and where could one find this collection?
>>83510006
Don't have just one. But these are like my "elite" comics that I hold above all others in the medium:
Marvel era G.I. JOE
Badger
Gunsmith Cats
Scout
Lee/Kirby Fantastic Four
Byrne Fantastic Four
Hitman
Ennis Punisher (and to an extent any pre-Ostrander Punisher in general)
Miller Daredevil
pre-New 52 SupermanRunners-up:
Twisted Toyfare Theater
The Iron Manual
Black Lagoon
Fist of the North Star
anything else by Tetsuo Hara
Ginger Fox
Fearless Dawn
Ultra Comics #1
Cherry Poptart
Slut Girl
US 1
Foolkiller
Nth Man The Ultimate Ninja
Bad Police
High Score GirlHonorable mentions:
Moore Swamp Thing
Gerber Man-Thing
Conan (Marvel era and first volume of Dark Horse era)
Kull (Marvel era)
Little Annie Fanny
Nexus
Misty
California Girls
Conner Power Girl
Mister X
Sensational She-Hulk
Akira (colorized version)
Dirty Pair
Dee Dee
Cheeta Pop
>>83522907
Amazon, bro. Or any online retailer that sells comics, beware though, Lee/Kirby's collection runs three huge omnibuses (omnibi?)
>>83522907
>>83523042
Or he can download it.
>>83511834
Does shamo get better later on? the brutality of the earlier arcs was great. I'm up to where he starts training with the girl and old man, balancing on the giant bowl ect.
Worth still reading past it? shit's tame now.
>>83523087
He could.
>>83523156
>>83523087
Yes, my broke ass could.
>>83516376
Really surprised grendel vol1 isn't up there, he made it seem like it was his most favourite book ever.
>>83518289
Storytime?
>>83517466
Honestly it's mostly all good until the 2000s. I guess the 60's stuff pretty hard to get into if you're not into the silver age camp, but it's still the best that era has to offer in capeshit.
>>83523312
http://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Fantastic-Four-1961/
probably gonna have to find the annuls yourself though.
>>83522129
Didn't Perez do FF too? Where would his rank?
>>83524300
Perez never worked on FF.
>>83524205
Thanks mane
>>83524167
Actually it turns to complete garbage after Simonson leaves in 1991.
>>83524300
>>83524688
Unrelated question, did Perez did anything good besides Wondy?
>>83524753
Teen Titans
JLA / Avengers
>>83524921
Sweet I'll check those out, I thought the jla avengers crossover was just company wars: the issue
>>83517450
What precisely is it about?
I started reading it, and so far it's fucking bizarre but pretty cool. Just wish I knew when the other foot is going to drop, so far it's him trying not to be insecure around his girlfriend and monologuing about Manga, with occasional moments of incredible horror.
>>83525020
It's actually awesome. It's what DC vs. Marvel SHOULD have been.
Hickman's Four doesn't get enough love
>"Every boy deserves a father."
who else?
>>83526030
>tfw I found an issue on a local store
It was pretty recent. I just started buying physical.
I'm still getting the hardcover since finding the other issues will be a pain in the ass. Besides, the only other one I want is Thunderworld Adventures.
>>83523154
You mean the China arc? It's widely considered as the lowest point of the series. The arc after is really great and a good return to the usual mma stuff. The last arc is pretty fine. The villains are pretty great and it ties well with the very beginning of the series by going back to the street fights. I'm a bit conflicted on the ending tough as while it is well written, I feel the author could have go on further. Anyway, you'll see.
>>83526030
Honestly, this isn't my favorite of all time, but it is my favorite comic of the 2010s so far.
I really like Uncanny X-Force and Nao of Brown.
>>83526317
Actually Seven Soldiers of Victory deserves to be up there too.
>>83511963
>the guy the Eisner Award is named after
>forgotten soon
Yeahokay.
>>83525440
I feel you haven't learn the meaning of decompressed story-telling until you've read I am a Hero. The author REALLY takes his time setting the pieces and the setting. Don't worry tough as the action starts right after the first volume which serves as a nice introduction to our main character and his life. It shows he isn't just some guy but a guy with his own sets of problem.
The manga turns into the typical zombie apocalypse scenario right during volume 2. What makes it special tough is the deconstruction of it. By setting the story in Japan, the scenario can safely avoids all the usual cliche we find in zombie stories and instead, focus on the characterization and world-building. There's no gun blazing or knife wielding hero like we find in TWD. It's just a guy with anxiety doing his best to survive and emancipate himself.
>>83526379
Shame that award means diddly squat now. Bendis has F I V E Eisner awards. Even Unreadable Squirrel Girl got nominated.
Not going against any point, just generally jumping in to make a comment on it.
>>83526030
This and master men
I can't tell what color pill this is
Either way Darnall needed more work, he's fucking cool
>>83526416
So far I'm digging it. I like the little looks at the Manga industry, and the first chapter does a really good job of making me feel like something horrible is going to happen.
Mainly I'm just wondering about what was going on in the first little bit where he was seeing ghosts and makes a Circle of Protection out of comics and textbooks.
>>83510359
same
>>83511099
Duggan/Posehn Deadpool
1. The Dark Knight Returns
2. Invincible
3. Batman: Ego
4. I Kill Giants
5. Kingdom Come
6. Calvin & Hobbes
7. Uncle Sam (Vertigo)
8. Watchmen
9. The Multiversity
10. Age of Reptiles
>>83527172
branch out a little more
>>83516376
And they say Moore hates comics.
>>83527276
Care to give me some recs?
>>83527380
Since you really like Superhero deconstruction, check out Morrison's book Supergods, that should lead you to plenty of new places
>>83527527
thanks senpai
>>83526170
I let a friend of mine borrow all the issues of Multiversity but he's yet to give them back. Almost made a year so i decided to by the hardcover... feels bad dude
>>83510106
Man, I was so excited when I saw this in my college library, I stole it.I didn't like this it all. Something about the formatting of the dialog in the speech bubbles was really unnatural and stilted. I know it's translated, but I felt like whoever did it, did a bad job.
Graymiotti Hex run
Though I haven't found a Hex I didn't like yetDon't talk about the movie
Probably reread this more times than anything else.
>>83527963I liked the songs Mastodon for it.
>>83527996
Ugh, forgot the pic.
>>83527874
Fuck man, that's why I'm afrad of lending that type of shit to other people. Hope you get them back someday.
>>83526457
>Bendis has F I V E Eisner awards
Three of which were for Daredevil (and USM and Alias when they were running) one for Powers and one for "Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition", back in 1999 when he was an exciting new writer. None of shitty post-DD work got an eisner
>>83510106
I've been meaning to read this for a while but am a poorfag. There any torrents to be found?
>>83515754
As a Marveldrone I can confirmur a faget
>>83528908
Yeah but anon...Unbeatable Squirrel Girl got nominated for an Eisner
>>83510240
I second this, captures the hero's journey trope better than any other comic I can think of, except maybe Bone but it was too weak in other respects.
Holy shit, I just finished the first volume and I'm blown the duck away I've never hachimaki is probably the best fucking assholle you'll ever read about
>>83529223
In the span of 1 volume the art went from damn good to fucking fantastic.
>>83529043
Yeah, I can't defend that. I'm just tired of Bendis' early work getting shat on because he's a hack now
>>83529043
You're shitting me? What does it take to win a fucking Eisner these day a fucking tumblr account ands webcomic drawing capabilities
>>83529453
Look up what nominate means. And it's always been this way. Nominations are decided by a committee that changes every year, so some years it's great and some years shit like Cry For Justice gets nominated by corporate flunkies.
>>83529043
Not only that, but the artist also got a separate nomination for her work on it.
>>83522957
>Black Lagoon
mah nigga
>>83529223
I've been watching the anime, it's some good shit
pic related, Hellboy, Annihilation and all the DnA cosmic stuff in general
>>83523225
Are you asian?
If not I have no idea why
>>83532208
agreed, I've never read a comic like this.
>>83522957
>Slut Girl
I mean yeah, I read it. It was amusing, but it's just smut.
>>83510006
We3
I ain't gonna lie; I really fucking loved this comic.
