A new vigilante red hood appears, with skills matching t. The top 25 best batman comics and graphic novels ign. Along the way, the company has produced some of the best comic books ever, with many of them receiving high praise from time magazine and the. And of course, there are certain story arcs within lone wolf and cub which i maintain are probably the best writing possible in comic book. Frank miller has done more to advance the idea of mature comic book narratives than just about anyone. There are great doublesized issues out there and multiissue story arcs. Publication history of marvel comics crossover events. This legendary, and innovative story would change comics as they are today, as with its graphic nature. This list attempts the impossible by narrowing the best down to the top 15. Also included are major events in marvel history that take place in a single series like the kreeskrull war and infinity abyss. Art clausen arthur is a longtime listener and very good friend of the show. When we talk about the best dc comics storylines, were not grading on a curve.
The events are placed in the same order they appear in. The longest running comic of dc comics vertigo imprint, hellblazer was a horror comic book series which began print in march 1993. The green lantern is a generally underrated character when it comes to compelling storylines. Complete list of the best batman story arcs including the selftitle batman series by sean snyder. It also shows the origins of the dentgordonbatman t. Absolute disgrace that watchmen, the greatest comic ever made, is down here. Even still, this 2008 event comic is considered to be the definitive green lantern story by many. But i wanted to highlight what can be done within the page count of a regular, monthly comic. Batman faces off against the holiday killer while crossing paths with many other foes during investigations. I recently started buying and reading comics a few months ago. The marvel universe has seen all manner of wars, both civil and secret, but which event was the alltime greatest. Three comic legends teamup to bring you the greatest spiderman teamup book of alltime.
This sixissue story arc by ed brubaker and michael lark pits daredevil in a race against time, while a gang war with the hood and the wrecking crew against mr. To the top ten comic book stories ever, in descending numerical order 10. Watchmen is so loved the very thought of the prequels is controversial. Now, comic books or the longform, graphic novels are as ubiquitous in pop. My top stories and story arcs of all time comic vine.
I started with the new 52 and have been slowly reading a few of the series justice league, the flash, action comics, superman, and superman unchained. This legendary, and innovative story would change comics as they are today, as with its. Fear and the enforcers threatens to destroy the city. Waid follows a pretty decent story arc with a story about reed, sue and johnny traveling to heaven to rescue the thing. The uncanny xmen veritably revolutionized the industry in the late70s and 80s. While miller was never above relying on cheaper things like sex and violence to tell mature stories, he was one of the first comic book writers to really show how the medium could go dark without relying on exploitation. Here are our picks for the 11 greatest justice league comic book storylines, spanning the last several decades and many incarnations of the team. In his first story arc on the new green arrow series collected in green arrow. There were certain batman and xmen story arcs which stayed with me. The best marvel comics storylines of all time screenrant.
Marvel loved this story so much it was adapted to film in the blockbuster captain america. The 5 best wonder woman comic book story arcs nerdist. It is truly amazingpun not intendedto consider how thoroughly. Here are some of the best storyarcs which can either act as jumping points or as absolutely brilliant individual stories. The bat phenomenal representation of dark comics thanks dennis oneil. Best comic books and graphic novels of 2018 thrillist. Toys, tv, movies, music, wrestling, cartoons, retro. Compelled by remorse and guilt over his greatest personal failure, superman, earths greatest hero, sees no alternative but to leave his adopted home forever. Comic book story arcs you must have in your collection.
Because hes been around for decades, there are tons of comic books, great stories, graphic novels, trade paperbacks, comic book issues, story arcs, storylines, and oneshot books about spawn, making it hard to determine which is the best of spawns greatest adventures. What are the best comic story arcs dc and marvel to read. Now, in the vastness of space, the man of steel is about to learn the. Marvel comic book story lines span multiple story lines crossing over many titles and comics finally culminating in finale issue. This book is classic frank miller, on par with his work on daredevil. Below i will list some of my favorite comic storyline that crossover various titles of marvel and also a few story li. Best batman comic series and story arcs top batman comics. Top 10 greatest marvel storylines ever written youtube.
The 5 greatest comic storylines of all time comic book. From tanehisi coates black panther reboot to the indies, these are the best comic books and graphic novels of 2018. Here is a master list of all the top 100 comic book storylines, as voted on by you, our readers over a thousand of you click on any storyline. To celebrate our love of the wonderful wallcrawler, were looking back on his 25 greatest comic book stories not an easy feat with nearly 60 years of history to dig through. Many marvel fans would rank bruce banner, the incredible hulk, among their favorite characters, but the list of iconic hulk storylines is surprisingly. This story by alan moore showcases the joker at his best and his worst and gives us a glimpse of the mind of the crown prince of crime. Here is a master list of all the top 100 comic book storylines, as voted on by you, our readers over a thousand of you. Story arcs, not vague like amazing spiderman but special series.
Exile is the title of a 1989 comic book story published over several superman titles. I also tended to shy away from mytho heavy stories. Thoughtful, intrigueing with an excellent mystery, memorable characters. We asked, you answered, and these are the 10 best marvel stories ever, according to you. What are some of the best marvel comic book storylines. It also features one of the most haunting endings youll find in any batman comic. List rules vote up the hulk comic book story arcs every fan must read. Pages in category lists of comic book story arcs the following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. Each of these hardcover coffee tablelevel tomes covers two full story arcs the. Instead, each of the books had a threemonthlong story arc that was tied together by the general theme of death. When the late wife goes looking into the authors background which, in addition to her selfhelp book, includes a culty selfhelp organization, what she finds is unexpected. This is the first story arc in the new thunderbolts series and a part of marvel now this story line is succeeded by red scare. Although the avengers seem like the greatest group of superheroes in comic book history due to the success of the. This isnt your typical spidey story, its a solemn tale, and an emotional journey into the life of karma, and all the pain shes had to endure.
There are three full volumes of this comic, and i dont want to give away too much of that longranging arc, so ill stop there. If there was a list ranking some of the greatest single issue stories in comic book. In this list of the 100 greatest comics, comic book runs, single issues, and graphic novels or major storyline arcs i explore some of the most highly regarded. Thats why weve compiled a list of the absolute best comic books. Jason serafino is a contributing writer at complex who covers movies, tv, and comic books.
Easily one of the best comic book stories of all time. What do you think are the top 5 best story arcs in marvel. Get ready for marvels merc with a mouth on the big screen with our guide to the ten best deadpool comics story arcs. Not only does watchmen top a number of best of comic book and graphic novel lists, but this alan moore story actually graced time magazines list of the best novels of all time. The top ten best spiderman story arcs spidermans best moments and best stories. Read the 50 greatest daredevil stories of alltime marvel. Before the wellreceived 2014 bryan singer film were the comic issues from 1981. The death of superman is a comic story arc during the 1990s in all four mainstream superman comics of the time, which chronicles supermans confrontation with the terrible monster doomsday, his battle with the monster, and finally his death at the hands of the strange beast. In new mutants, it meant that cypher lost his life, making him the first member of these junior xmen to fall in battle. The 11 best justice league storylines of all time nerdist.
In an older episode we talked about our top 5 favorite comic story arcs. This is a list of all marvel events and crossovers in chronological order. Marvel unlimited now offering free access to iconic comic book stories. The result was four months of alternatereality comic books. The 10 greatest comic book stories of alltime vocal. The 15 best batman stories of all time outer places. Based off of the top 100 comic book story lines as decided by comic book resources readers. One of the few comic book retcons that actually worked. Click on any storyline for a writeup on that story complete with some sample pages from the story. Some of the greatest storytellers in the medium have penned stories for marvel comics, and the result has been some of the best superhero comics that have ever been produced.