41. Power of Shazam! (1995) #1-48
42. Resurrection Man vol. 1 (1997)
43. Outsiders vol. 3 (2003) #1-50, Annual 1
44. Catwoman vol. 3 (2002) #1-10, 12-37 [Ed Brubaker's Catwoman run] -- There's scattered other issues from this series that are decent, but Brubaker's is the best solid run of the series.
45. Crisis Aftermath: Battle for Bludhaven (2006) #1-6, Uncle Sam & the Freedom Fighters vol. 1 (2006) #1-8, Uncle Sam & the Freedom Fighters vol. 2 (2007) #1-8, Freedom Fighters vol. 2 (2010) #1-9 [Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray's Freedom Fighters run]
46. Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 3 (1989) #122-125, Legionnaires (1993) #78-81, Legion Lost vol. 1 (2000) #1-12, Legion Worlds (2001) #1-6, The Legion (2001) #1-33 [Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning's run writing The Legion/Legion of Super-Heroes]
47. Saga of Swamp Thing (1982) #20-38, 42-45 & Swamp Thing vol. 2 (1985) #39-41, 46-64, Anual 2 [Alan Moore's run writing Swamp Thing]
48. The Flash vol. 2 (1987) #1/2, 0, 1-247, Annual 1-13
49. R.E.B.E.L.S. vol. 2 (2009) #1-28, Annual 1
50. Batman vol. 1 (1940) #655-658, 663-683, 700-702, Batman and Robin vol. 1 (2009) #1-16, Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne (2010) #1-6, Batman: The Return (2011) #1, Batman, Inc. vol. 1 (2011) #1-8, Batman, Inc.: Leviathan Strikes (2012) #1, & Batman, Inc. vol. 2 (2012) #0, 1-13 [Grant Morrison's run writing Batman]
Sunday, June 15, 2014
Friday, June 13, 2014
My Most Recommended Comic Book Runs by DC: Part 4
31. 1st Issue Special (1975) #8, The Warlord vol. 1 (1976) #1-133, Annual 1-6
32. Birds of Prey vol. 1 (1999) #1-127
33. Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 1 (1980) #298; Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld vol. 1 (1983) #1-12, Annual 1; Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld vol. 2 (1985) #1-11 [Gary Cohn & Dan Mishkin's Amethyst run]
34. Green Lantern vol. 3 (1990) #0, 1-181, Annual 1-9
35. Aquaman vol. 6 (2003) #1-39
36. Countdown to Infinite Crisis (2005) #1; OMAC Project (2005) #1-6, Infinite Crisis Special; Checkmate vol. 2 (2006) #1-25 [Greg Rucka's run on Checkmate]
37. Day of Vengeance (2005) #1-6, Infinite Crisis Special; Shadowpact (2006) #1-25 [Shadowpact's complete run]
38. Villains United (2005) #1-6, Infinite Crisis Special; Secret Six vol. 2 (2006) #1-6; Secret Six vol. 3 (2008) #1-36 [Gail Simone's Secret Six run]
39. JLA/Titans (1998) #1-3; The Titans (1999) #1-25; Titans Secret Files & Origins (1999) #1-2 [Devin Grayson's run writing The Titans]
40. Doom Patrol vol. 5 (2009) #1-22
32. Birds of Prey vol. 1 (1999) #1-127
33. Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 1 (1980) #298; Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld vol. 1 (1983) #1-12, Annual 1; Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld vol. 2 (1985) #1-11 [Gary Cohn & Dan Mishkin's Amethyst run]
34. Green Lantern vol. 3 (1990) #0, 1-181, Annual 1-9
35. Aquaman vol. 6 (2003) #1-39
36. Countdown to Infinite Crisis (2005) #1; OMAC Project (2005) #1-6, Infinite Crisis Special; Checkmate vol. 2 (2006) #1-25 [Greg Rucka's run on Checkmate]
37. Day of Vengeance (2005) #1-6, Infinite Crisis Special; Shadowpact (2006) #1-25 [Shadowpact's complete run]
38. Villains United (2005) #1-6, Infinite Crisis Special; Secret Six vol. 2 (2006) #1-6; Secret Six vol. 3 (2008) #1-36 [Gail Simone's Secret Six run]
39. JLA/Titans (1998) #1-3; The Titans (1999) #1-25; Titans Secret Files & Origins (1999) #1-2 [Devin Grayson's run writing The Titans]
40. Doom Patrol vol. 5 (2009) #1-22
Monday, June 02, 2014
My Most Recommended Comic Book Runs by DC: Part 3
21. Seven Soldiers of Victory (2005) #0-1, Seven Soldiers: Bulleteer (2006) #1-4, Seven Soldiers: Frankenstein (2006) #1-4, Seven Soldiers: Guardian (2005) #1-4, Seven Soldiers: Klarion the Witch Boy (2005) #1-4, Seven Soldiers: Mister Miracle (2005) #1-4, Seven Soldiers: Shining Knight (2005) #1-4, and Seven Soldiers: Zatanna (2005) #1-4 [Grant Morrison's Seven Soldiers mega-series]
http://www.comicvine.com/seven-soldiers/4050-18436/
http://www.comicvine.com/seven-soldiers-bulleteer/4050-18520/
http://www.comicvine.com/seven-soldiers-frankenstein/4050-18521/
http://www.comicvine.com/seven-soldiers-guardian/4050-18516/
http://www.comicvine.com/seven-soldiers-klarion/4050-18518/
http://www.comicvine.com/seven-soldiers-mister-miracle/4050-18519/
http://www.comicvine.com/seven-soldiers-shining-knight/4050-18515/
http://www.comicvine.com/seven-soldiers-zatanna/4050-18517/
22. Justice League of America vol. 1 (1960) #125-127, 131-134, 151-155, 163-223, 228-230, 233-234, 236, 238, 243-246, 248, 251-255, Annual 2 [Gerry Conway's Justice League of America run]
http://www.comicvine.com/justice-league-of-america/4050-2014/object-appearances/4040-40871/?page=1
http://www.comicvine.com/justice-league-of-america-annual-2--the-end-of-the/4000-140262/
http://www.comicvine.com/seven-soldiers/4050-18436/
http://www.comicvine.com/seven-soldiers-bulleteer/4050-18520/
http://www.comicvine.com/seven-soldiers-frankenstein/4050-18521/
http://www.comicvine.com/seven-soldiers-guardian/4050-18516/
http://www.comicvine.com/seven-soldiers-klarion/4050-18518/
http://www.comicvine.com/seven-soldiers-mister-miracle/4050-18519/
http://www.comicvine.com/seven-soldiers-shining-knight/4050-18515/
http://www.comicvine.com/seven-soldiers-zatanna/4050-18517/
22. Justice League of America vol. 1 (1960) #125-127, 131-134, 151-155, 163-223, 228-230, 233-234, 236, 238, 243-246, 248, 251-255, Annual 2 [Gerry Conway's Justice League of America run]
http://www.comicvine.com/justice-league-of-america/4050-2014/object-appearances/4040-40871/?page=1
http://www.comicvine.com/justice-league-of-america-annual-2--the-end-of-the/4000-140262/
23. Batman and the Outsiders vol. 1 (1983) #1-32 (last issue before the title change), Annual 1-2/Adventures of the Outsiders (1986) #33-46 (these issues are reprints), The Outsiders vol. 1 (1985) #1-28, Annual 1, Special 1 (This series continued directly from BatO #32.) [Mike W. Barr's first Outsiders run]
24. Swamp Thing vol. 5 (2011) #0, 1-40, Annual 1-2 [Scott Snyder's run ended with #18, but Charles Soule has been an excellent successor since then. I've been loving the entire series so far.]
http://www.comicvine.com/swamp-thing/4050-42599/
http://www.comicvine.com/swamp-thing-annual/4050-53507/
25. Booster Gold vol. 2 (2007) #32-43 [J.M. DeMatteis, Keith Giffen, & Chris Batista's (with some fill-in by Pat Oliffe) run], #0, 1-10, 1,000,000 [Geoff Johns & Dan Jurgens' run], #11-12 [Chuck Dixon & Dan Jurgens' run], #15-19, 21-31, 44-47 [Dan Jurgens' mostly solo run], #13-14 & 20 [Rick Remender & Pat Oliffe's 2 issues & one stand-alone] -- I <3 this entire series, but arranged it in order of which creative teams' runs I liked best.
26. Batgirl vol. 1 (2000) #1-11, 13-19, 21-25, 28-29, 33-37, Batgirl Secret Files & Origins (2002) #1 [Scott Peterson, Kelley Puckett & Damion Scott's run], #12, 20, 30-32 [Chuck Dixon's run (mostly with Damion Scott's art)], #38, 58-73 (the last issue of this series) [Andersen Gabrych's run (mostly with Ale Garza's art)], #45-47, 49-50, 52, 54 [Dylan Horrocks & Rick Leonardi's run]--Basically, the only issues I didn't care for from this series was #39-44 because of Adrian Sibar's art.
27. Animal Man vol. 2 (2011) #0, 1-29, Annual 1-2
http://www.comicvine.com/animal-man/4050-42600/
http://www.comicvine.com/animal-man-annual/4050-49334/
28. The Power Company (2002) #1-18, preceded in 2002 by 7 one-shots spotlighting each member: Bork, Josiah Power, Manhunter, Sapphire, Skyrocket, Striker Z, & Witchfire [Kurt Busiek's Power Company series]
http://www.comicvine.com/the-power-company/4050-9247/
http://www.comicvine.com/the-power-company-bork-1-vulnerability/4000-136281/
http://www.comicvine.com/the-power-company-josiah-power-1-career-opportunit/4000-136282/
http://www.comicvine.com/the-power-company-manhunter-1-a-well-respected-man/4000-210021/
http://www.comicvine.com/the-power-company-sapphire-1-hatch-of-the-serpents/4000-136372/
http://www.comicvine.com/the-power-company-skyrocket-1-first-gleamings/4000-136373/
http://www.comicvine.com/the-power-company-striker-z-1-hk-jiangtou/4000-199206/
http://www.comicvine.com/the-power-company-witchfire-1-i-want-to-see-the-br/4000-240626/
http://www.comicvine.com/the-power-company-bork-1-vulnerability/4000-136281/
http://www.comicvine.com/the-power-company-josiah-power-1-career-opportunit/4000-136282/
http://www.comicvine.com/the-power-company-manhunter-1-a-well-respected-man/4000-210021/
http://www.comicvine.com/the-power-company-sapphire-1-hatch-of-the-serpents/4000-136372/
http://www.comicvine.com/the-power-company-skyrocket-1-first-gleamings/4000-136373/
http://www.comicvine.com/the-power-company-striker-z-1-hk-jiangtou/4000-199206/
http://www.comicvine.com/the-power-company-witchfire-1-i-want-to-see-the-br/4000-240626/
29. Green Arrow vol. 3 (2001) #1-75 [Judd Winick's run from #26-75, then Kevin Smith's run of the first 15 issues were the best of this series, but it was all good. Smith was responsible for starting it out with wonderfully resurrecting Oliver Queen, who had been killed off in the mid-'90s.]
http://www.comicvine.com/green-arrow/4050-9113/30. Action Comics vol. 1 (1938) #837-840, 844-846, 850-851, 855-873, part of 900, Annual 10-11, Superman vol. 1 (1939) #650-653, Superman: New Krypton Special (2008) #1, Superman: Secret Origin (2009) #1-6 [Geoff Johns' continuous Superman run]
http://www.comicvine.com/action-comics/4050-18005/object-appearances/4040-40439/
http://www.comicvine.com/action-comics-annual/4050-3776/object-appearances/4040-40439/
http://www.comicvine.com/superman/4050-773/object-appearances/4040-40439/
http://www.comicvine.com/superman-new-krypton-special-1-new-krypton/4000-140868/
http://www.comicvine.com/superman-secret-origin/4050-28107/object-appearances/4040-40439/
Monday, March 31, 2014
My Most Recommended Comic Book Runs by DC: Part 2
11. Firestorm: The Nuclear Man vol. 1 (1978) #1-4; The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Man (1982) #1-28, 31, 33-36, 38-53, Annual 1-4 [Gerry Conway's run on Firestorm]http://www.comicvine.com/firestorm-the-nuclear-man/4050-18409/object-appearances/4040-40871/
http://www.comicvine.com/the-fury-of-firestorm/4050-3115/object-appearances/4040-40871/
http://www.comicvine.com/fury-of-firestorm-annual/4050-3196/
12. Superboy vol. 4 (2011) #1-11 [Jeff Lemire’s Superboy series]http://www.comicvine.com/superboy/4050-36387/
13. Justice League vol. 1 (1987) #1-6, Annual 1/Justice League International vol. 1 (1987) #7-25, Annual 2-3, Special 1/Justice League America (1989) #26-60, Annual 4-5, Justice League Europe (1989) #1-35, Annual 1-2 and Justice League Quarterly (1990) #1-3 [Keith Giffen/J.M. DeMatteis/Kevin Maguire's run on the Justice League International period, though Giffen as writer is the only constant through all of these issues]
http://www.comicvine.com/justice-league-annual-1-germ-warfare/4000-137517/
14. Hawkman vol. 4 (2002) #1-25, Hawkman Secret Files & Origins (2002) #1 [Geoff Johns’ Hawkman run]; Hawkman vol. 4 #28-49 (last issue of the series) [Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray's Hawkman run]; Hawkman vol. 4 #26 & 27 [2 stand-alone story issues, one by Josh Siegal & the other by Ed Brubaker, both decent reads]--the best Hawkman comics I've ever read so far
http://www.comicvine.com/hawkman/4050-9402/ http://www.comicvine.com/hawkman-secret-files-and-origins-1/4000-211895/
15. Black Lightning vol. 2 (1995) #1-8 [Tony Isabella’s ‘90s Black Lightning run]http://www.comicvine.com/black-lightning/4050-5500/object-appearances/4040-42209/
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16. JLA (1997) #1-17, 22-26, 28-31, 34, 36-41, JLA Secret Files (1997) #1 [Grant Morrison's JLA run]; JLA #18-21, 32-33, 43-58, 60, JLA Secret Files #3, JLA: Heaven's Ladder (2000) original graphic novel (I actually have yet to own or read it, but it sounds excellent) [Mark Waid's JLA run]; JLA #61-76, 78-90, 100 [Joe Kelly & Doug Mahnke's JLA run]http://www.comicvine.com/jla/4050-5957/?page=3
17. Starman vol. 2 (1994) #0-81, 1,000,000 & Starman Secret Files & Origins (1998) #1 [James Robinson’s Starman series]
18. Green Lantern: Rebirth (2004) #1-6, Green Lantern Corps: Recharge (2005) #1-5, Green Lantern vol. 4 (2005) #1-67, Green Lantern Secret Files & Origins 2005 (2005) #1, Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps Special (2007) #1, Green Lantern/Sinestro Corps Secret Files & Origins (2008) #1, Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Superman-Prime (2007) #1, Final Crisis: Rage of the Red Lanterns (2008) #1, Blackest Night (2009) #0-8, Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps (2009) #1-3, Blackest Night: The Flash (2010) #1-3, & Green Lantern vol. 5 (2011) #0, 1-20, Annual 1 [Geoff Johns’ epic Green Lantern run (with help from Peter Tomasi on writing the GLC: Recharge mini) & Doug Mahnke on most of the regular series art] -- I don't include Brightest Day series here because that focused on characters not related to the Green Lantern mythos at all.
19. Animal Man vol. 1 (1988) #1-26 [Grant Morrison’s Animal Man run]http://www.comicvine.com/animal-man/4050-3976/object-appearances/4040-40434/
20. Captain Atom vol. 1 (for DC)(1987) #1-57, Annual 1-2 [possibly the best quasi-military-themed series ever, all written by Cary Bates, except for #47, 51-57 handled by a few various others]
http://www.comicvine.com/captain-atom/4050-3782/
Friday, December 27, 2013
My Most Recommended Comic Book Runs by DC: Part 1
1. The New Teen Titans vol. 1 (1980) #1-40, Annual 1-2/Tales of the Teen Titans (1984) #41-54, Annual 3/The New Teen Titans vol. 2 (1984) #1-6 and the Tales of the New Teen Titans (1982) 4-issue mini-series [Marv Wolfman/George Perez's era on the New Teen Titans]
http://www.comicvine.com/the-new-teen-titans/4050-3036/ 
http://www.comicvine.com/the-new-teen-titans-annual/4050-3118/http://www.comicvine.com/tales-of-the-teen-titans/4050-3324/
2. The Authority vol. 1 (1999) #1-12 [Warren Ellis/Bryan Hitch's run on The Authority] And I'd also throw in issue #29 (the last issue of vol. 1) for the wedding of Apollo & Midnighter, the first gay super-hero comic book marriage.
http://www.comicvine.com/the-authority/4050-7499/
3. Supergirl vol. 3 (1994) #1-80, Annual 1-2 [Peter David's run on Supergirl, not sure if it’s considered vol. 4 due to the Daring New Adventures of Supergirl series]
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4. Wonder Woman vol. 2 (1987) #1-62, Annual 1-2, and War of the Gods (1991) #1-4 (of 4) [George Perez-written & half-drawn run]; Wonder Woman vol. 2 #164-188 [Phil Jimenez's run]; Wonder Woman vol. 2 # 195-226 (last issue of vol. 2) & Wonder Woman: The Hiketeia (2002) original graphic novel [Greg Rucka's run with various artists]; Wonder Woman vol. 2 # 101-136, Annual 5-6, Wonder Woman Secret Files & Origins (1998) #1 [John Byrne's run]; Wonder Woman vol. 2 #139-152, 156-159, Annual 7, Wonder Woman Secret Files & Origins (1998) #2 [Eric Luke's run]; Wonder Woman vol. 2 #0, 63-64, 66-87, 89-100, Annual 3, Wonder Woman Special (1992) 1 [William Messner-Loebs' run] -- There's a few other very brief runs on this series by other writers, but I ordered the major ones according to my preference & consider this the post-Crisis on Infinite Earths/pre-Infinite Crisis Wonder Woman comics period.
http://www.comicvine.com/wonder-woman-annual/4050-4216/
http://www.comicvine.com/war-of-the-gods/4050-4572/
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5. Doctor Fate vol. 2 (1988) #25-41 [William Messner-Loebs' run on Dr. Fate]; Doctor Fate vol. 2 #1-24,
along with the Doctor Fate vol. 1 (1987) 4-issue mini-series [J.M. DeMatteis' run on Dr. Fate]
http://www.comicvine.com/aquaman/4050-5230/?page=2http://www.comicvine.com/aquaman-annual/4050-5488/
7. JSA (1999) #1-81, Annual 1, and the JSA Secret Files (1999) #1-2 [David Goyer/James Robinson/Geoff Johns' run on JSA—David Goyer was on from the start of the series & co-wrote with both Geoff Johns & James Robinson, but Robinson only had a hand in the first 4 issues, while Johns co-wrote with Goyer starting with #5 & after a while wrote the series himself for most of this run.]
9. Madame Xanadu (2008) #1-29 [I didn’t really care for #24-27 at all though, but this was Matt Wagner’s entire Madame Xanadu series for Vertigo.] -- This series may have been under the Vertigo label, but it could've easily been done under the mainstream DC just as easily & has many cameos of DC characters & even a nod to the Golden Age Green Lantern.
http://www.comicvine.com/madame-xanadu/4050-21903/
10. Zatanna vol. 2 (2010) #1-6, 8-11, & 13, Detective Comics vol. 1 (1937) #824, 833-834, 843-844, 847, 850 [Paul Dini’s run on restoring Zatanna's character after she was trashed in Identity Crisis] Throw in Zatanna vol. 2 #12 & 15 too! [stand-alone issues by the teams of Matt Sturges & Stephane Roux and Derek Fridolfs & Jamal Igle]http://www.comicvine.com/detective-comics/4050-18058/object-appearances/4005-5691/
10. Zatanna vol. 2 (2010) #1-6, 8-11, & 13, Detective Comics vol. 1 (1937) #824, 833-834, 843-844, 847, 850 [Paul Dini’s run on restoring Zatanna's character after she was trashed in Identity Crisis] Throw in Zatanna vol. 2 #12 & 15 too! [stand-alone issues by the teams of Matt Sturges & Stephane Roux and Derek Fridolfs & Jamal Igle]http://www.comicvine.com/detective-comics/4050-18058/object-appearances/4005-5691/
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