General Zod Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 As a kid it would have to be X-Men Graphic Novel #5. That's the one that sticks in my mind. God Loves, Man Kills? That's probably an early favorite of mine, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz973 Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 I always really liked the Magneto/Rogue story in Uncanny X Men 274 & 275. I think that Magneto's personality was at it's best there, a man too hardened by life to ever be an ally of the X Men but still a man who fought for his kind with a fierce determination that was admirable. It still annoys me that Lobdell regressed his character back when he took over the X books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilbertotorres Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 batman: the killing joke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlipMahoney Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 As a totally new guy, I finally found a thread where I felt able to make my first post. When I was a kid, oh, so many years ago, Sgt. Rock was my favorite. To tell the truth, I guess he still is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paratrooper Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Green Lantern: Emerald Twilight run. Hal going on a murdering rampage? Yes please. then followed closely Batman: The Killing Joke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Man Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 I'll add more later I'm sure, but my first pick is a sentimental one from the late-Copper Age--as it will probably never get mentioned for anything else by any collectors who frequent these boards: Robin II: Joker's Wild 1-4. Yes, yes, in all it's multi-cover, hologram cover glory. I bought this set for about $10 back when it first came out with a friend of mine--we split the cost and each took a few books for ourselves. I owned a few comic books up to this point, but didn't collect comics until after I got my hands on these issues. Interestingly enough, these (along with Batman Knightfall) were the first books I got copies of again when I restarted my collecting. I still enjoy reading the story, and Lyle's artwork never disappoints me with each reading. My runner up is Batman Knightfall: Aparo's work on the interior is solid, and the cover art by Kelley Jone's is simply stunning. A great storyline where the reader is treated to Batman's entire rogues gallery gone wild. This one is more fun for me than DKR--not a better story, but certainly more fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norrin_Radd Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 As a totally new guy, I finally found a thread where I felt able to make my first post. When I was a kid, oh, so many years ago, Sgt. Rock was my favorite. To tell the truth, I guess he still is. The Iron Major stories are the only ones I've read and they are great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thanos_oftitan Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Batman - Year one (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnT Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 The Silver Surfer-Galactus arc in FF 48-50. Runners up: Four Color 178, "Christmas on Bear Mountain" (first Uncle Scrooge). Mystery in Space 75, Adam Strange/JLA crossover. Warlock/Thanos story arc in Strange Tales and Warlock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unca Ben Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 Amazing Spider-Man #33 vol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 Amazing Spider-Man #33 vol. 1 Good choice! (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 My runner up is Batman Knightfall: Aparo's work on the interior is solid, and the cover art by Kelley Jone's is simply stunning. A great storyline where the reader is treated to Batman's entire rogues gallery gone wild. This one is more fun for me than DKR--not a better story, but certainly more fun. I really enjoyed Knightfall too, tho I leaned towards Graham Nolan's art on the Tecs vs Aparo on the Batmans. All of the Kelley Jones covers kicked arse. Funny, I never did read the Knightquest or Knightsend followup storylines. Are they worth tracking down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazyboy Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 KnightQuest: The Crusade was pretty bad, unless you really like the Bat-Punisher (I actually liked Azrael... just not as Batman). KnightQuest: The Search (focusing on Bruce) was more interesting. KnightsEnd was good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mephisto Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Silver Surfer #4. Loki/Surfer vs. Thor That is probably my choice also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazzMan Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Civil War and the Brubaker Captain America run are the ones that got me back into the hobby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcy1 Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 planet hulk Girl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boechler-migration Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Gold: The Origin of Batman issue where he finally catches his killer. Silver: Spidey #39, my all-time favourite cover. Bronze; Spidey 121-122 Modern: Dark Knight Returns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dover Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Daredevil 191, hands down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Surfer Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 So tough to pin down just one book but Avengers #4 is a personal favorite and Thor #382 has all the action you could ask for. Gotta agree with Thor #382 as a choice. I get all the philosophical depth I need from classic literature, so comics have always been about the battles for me. Seeing Thor inhabit the Destroyer armor and just tear Hela's domain to pieces was always up there for me as one of the greatest issues I have read. That whole story arc featuring the curse of "brittle bones" Hela placed on Thor (and his subsequent revenge) just blew me away when I read it as a kid. Other knock my socks off issues I read as a kid include Avengers #166, Thor #193, ASM #229 and #230, FF#242. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brasseye Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Neil Gaiman's Sandman Still untouchable (worship) ...and sadly, even by Gaimen himself, he's not done anything of comparable qulaity since Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
