Crucial DC reading.Īll Star Superman - Morrison has a crack at an icon and utterly nails it, backed by Frank Quitely's intricately detailed art. All the Spidey you'll need is right here.ĭC: The New Frontier - Darwyn Cooke's gorgeous re-telling of the early DC continuity, as filtered through the sensibilites of the 1950s. Ultimate Spider-Man - Bendis takes the classic stories and runs wild with them, making an alternate continuity far more entertaining to follow than the real thing. Marvels - Kurt Busiek's nostalgic account of the early years of Marvel continuity, providing a grounding in their universe with plenty of humanity thrown in. Frank Miller at his noir soaked best, with terrific art backing it up.īatman: Year One - Showing that Miller can write Batman as something other than vicious satire. These two titles will cover all your merry mutant needs.ĭaredevil: Born Again - Street level Marvel about a hero broken and reborn. Joss Whedon's Astonishing X-Men - On the other hand, the soap opera formula perfected, with gorgeous art by John Cassaday. Inconsistent art, yet consistently awesome. Grant Morrison's X-Men - A recent take on old favorites, running wild with ideas and shifting away from the established soap opera formula. Note that if you see a name it's probably the writer, which isn't to say that the art on any given title mentioned ain't fantastic. Meanwhile, a few words on other favorites, by category. There are many editions, so don't get too hung up on anything other than reading what's there in publication order and go to town. Hit up your local library and you'll probably find half of these waiting for you. We could all spend many happy hours debating what should and should not go into a list like this, but this is my pick for a solid starting place for the best of American comics of the past twenty years or so. Self contained in one big honkin' volume. Bone - Delightful fantasy adventure, full of terrific characters, humor, and vast crossover potential.
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