Favorite Series Ever

my faves


If manga count all time fave is Dragonball series
if not then its ultimate spider-man

other faves:
What if?
Star wars comics (including tales , infinities and the rest.)
Elseworld (fave been vampire batman trillogy)
Marvel vs dc
Anyone vs Aliens
Anyone vs predator
 
My favorites include New Excalibur, X-Men: The End, and anything Marvel Adventures.

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I'm going to say what all the cool kids have said. Like Ultimates 2 and Daredevil, for instance. And .hack//Legend of the Twilight. o.o

Although I didn't really like Morrison's New X-Men.
 
When I was a kid (in the 70's), I LOVED Amazing Spider-man. Another title (was it Marvel Tales) was concurrently re-printing older ASM issues, so I was getting all the stories. I still have an issue in the 20's, and a few in the 40's. I have ASM#50, and a bunch up to, and including a mint #100 (which I paid $3 for)

I enjoyed USM when it first came out, but my interest has dwindled - I like to blame Bendis, but he's the same Bendis that wrote the first 30 issues which I liked. I think I'm just realizing that the dynamic of Spider-man really isn't for a 36-year old.

I'm enjoying UFF, which has brought me (at least in Millar's run) the same sense of wonder as the ASM comics of my youth.

...but the comic I'm REALLY enjoying now - I mean the one that has put the awe back in comics for me, and re-drawn me to the medium is Ultimates. How can you read Ultimates #5, and not be genuinely awe-struck? This really is the comic for adults who want to like comics in the way they liked them as kids. Not to read to much into it, but its a great balance between commentary, and action - between story and art. Its too bad that the run will end next issue.

The only comic I'm reading from DC right now is 'Justice'. I'm enjoying the slightly modern spin on the 'Legion of Doom'. Great art and an 'epic'-yet simple story.

I haven't read a lot of Indy comics, but I've enjoyed what I've read from Dark Horse (Hellboy and Conan), and my limited exposure to 'Invincible' and 'Walking Dead'

But for anyone interested enough to scroll to the bottom, but not interested enough to read my long-winded nonsense:

1. Ultimates (1 and 2)
2. Ultimate Fantastic Four
3. Justice

(also, I still have high hopes for Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk... hey, I'm a Red Sox fan - I've waited longer!)
 
I suppose I'll update my list:

Promethea
Punisher MAX
New X-Men
Watchmen
V for Vendetta
The Ultimates
All-Star Superman
Preacher
WE3
The Authority
Kingdom Come
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?
Animal Man
Doom Patrol
Planetary
Batman: The Killing Joke
Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E.
 
10 - X-men (G.Morrison,Whedon,Pak,Brubaker,Carey/Various, Marvel)
9 - Daredevil (Bendis,Brubaker/Maleev,Lark, Marvel)
8 - Planetary/Authority (Ellis,Various/Hitch,Cassady,Various, Wildstorm)
7 - Promethea (Moore/Williams, America's Best)
6 - Sandman (Gaiman/Various, Vertigo)
5 - Marvel 1602 (Gaiman/Kubert, Marvel)
4 - Kingdom Come (Waid/Ross, DC)
3 - Fables (Willingham/Various, Vertigo)
2 - Punisher (Ennis/Various, Marvel)
1 - Lucifer (Carey/Various, Vertigo)

Honorable Mentions - Carey's Hellblazer, Moore's League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Infinite Crisis, Ellis' Desolation Jones, Morrison's Seven Soldiers Of Victory, & Millar's Ultimates
 
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Ultimates, Fables and Preacher are probably my top three. I could put together a list of the other seven, but those are the main three that stick out in my mind.
 
I don't have them in any particular order, but Kingdom Come is my favourite comic book story ever.

Planetary (Ellis/Cassaday) - A brilliant look into the history of the famous characters of stories, and how they all tie together into one magnificent comic.

The Authority (Ellis/Millar/Brubaker/Hitch/Quitely/Nguyen/Various) - A realistic look at how superheroes would act in a real world situation. Plus, everyone is so badass.

Fables (Willingham/Buckingham/Various) - A beautiful comic about the fairy tales, fables and nursery rhyme characters of our childhood.

Y The Last Man (Vaughan/Guerra/Various) - A realistic view at the world where there is only one man left, and w
hat he must do to save the world.

Runaways (Vaughan/Alphona/Various) - A fun comic about children whose parents are really supervillains.

Daredevil (Bendis/Brubaker/Maleev/Lark/Various) - A dark comic about a superhero's life presented in pulpy goodness.

Unless Seven Soldiers finishes horribly, it will be put on the favourite series ever list. I would have added X-Men, as New X-Men, Astonishing X-Men, and Brubaker's Uncanny X-Men and Carey's X-Men have made the X-Men fun again, but it's not just one series. Once Ex Machina gets closer to finishing, I foresee it on the list as well.

These are all good comics. Go read them.

EDIT: Forgot goddamn Ultimates!
 
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Mine will probably be Seven Soldiers...I'll know for sure after I read #1. Everything about it is genius.

I also loved Alias (Vic's mention in the other thread reminded me of that).

Earth X trilogy is another.
 
Putting things in proper order:

18. Animal Man
17. Preacher
16. Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E.
15. WE3
14. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
13. Miracleman
12. Planetary
11. Doom Patrol
10. All-Star Superman
9. Watchmen
8. Kingdom Come
7. The Ultimates
6. Sandman
5. Punisher MAX
4. The Authority
3. V For Vendetta
2. New X-Men
1. Promethea
 
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15- Ultimates
14- Seven Soldiers Of Victory
13- Bendis and Brubaker's Daredevil
12- X-men (New, Astonishing, Phoenix Endsong)
11- Kingdom Come
10- Carey's Hellblazer
09- 1602
08- Earth X Trilogy
07- Planetary
06- Ennis' The Punisher
05- The Authority
04- The Sandman
03- Promethea
02- Fables
01- Lucifer



This is my new master list.
 
10. Ultimates 1 & 2 Despite the delays, still the best book to come of the Ultimate inprint
9. Seven Soliders Not as highly ranked as many of you would put it, but an EXCELLENT book.
8. Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. The funniest comic ever written. Ever.
7. Benis/Brubaker's Daredevil Two of the best DD runs since Frank Miller and they're back to back. Bendis' was probably better...in fact, it was probably my favorite ongoing ever when he was writing it. It's too bad he hasn't pulled out any great stories since he left the title.
6.Desolation Jones I don't even know why this book makes me so happy. Maybe it's the Hitler Porn? Maybe it's Ellis' fantastic writing. Whatever it is, the delays between issues make me angry. Very, very angry.
5. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Possibly the greatest Batman story ever told.
4.Kingdom Come This one is worth it for Alex Ross' art alone. A truely stellar story, that would
3. Preacher Garth Ennis is my favorite writer. Preacher would easily be my favorite comic ever if it weren't for the sheer amazingness of the above two.
2. V for Vendetta If you need me to explain this to you then you're an idiot.
1. Watchmen In my oppinion, one of the greatest literary works of all time, and easily a contender for the best in the graphic medium. Every comic fan should read this.

Honorable mentions: Hellbalzer, The Authority, Batman: Year one, Planetary, Fables, Ennis' Punisher, Animal Man, Morrison's New X-men.
 
Promethea is definitely still my favorite.

I'll think about doing a full list tomorrow.
 
Seven Soldiers of Victory
MiracleMan
Watchmen
V for Vendetta
DC: New Frontier
New Avengers
Sentry (the first run)
Earth X trilogy
Daredevil
Punisher MAX
Nextwave
Global Frequency
Planetary
 
Legion of Super-Heroes (Shooter/Swan in Adventure Comics)
Legion of Super-Heroes (Paul Levitz/Keith Giffen)
Legion of Super-Heroes (Baxter series)
Legion of Super-Heroes (post-Zero Hour)
Superman (weekly in the 90s)
New Frontier
Fables/Jack of Fables
Astro City
Marvels
Marvel 2099 (as a whole)
 
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