What series do you think belongs in the pantheon of the medium's greatest works? Series that you'd show someone to get them to understand the storytelling potential of comics, stories that anyone can pick up and immediately recognize the genius at work.
I've always heard Bone, Maus, etc. I'd probably add Alan Moore's Swamp Thing and some Love and Rockets. Maybe Kirby's Fourth World work.
Sorry if I sound pretentious, I've been reading a lot of cape comics and I'm getting the urge for something more quality, and this might actually be a chance for people on this board to start reading quality comics.
Lincoln Wright
The goon hellboy/bprd Sandman Tmnt original Tmnt idw Animal man by grant morrison Johnny the homicidal maniac The dark knight returns Frank millers daredevil For the man who has everything Usagi yojimbo Y the last man
Camden Cruz
Nexus Grimjack Jon Sable, Freelance Hulk. Whether it be the original 6 issue series, the Mantlo run or the PAD run. Hitman. Grendel And Hellboy becuase it'll end being mentioned later.
Chase Lopez
Quality is, like anything, subjective. I for one, find little quality in the dour, grim, violent, and joyless writings of Alan Moore. Maus I dont understand the point. Like its supposed to be somehow more deep and meaningful telling the story of a concentration amp but with animals? I get that there is an importance to speaking about the holocaust but the animals bit just seems like pretension.
What do I find to great and meaningful? Often stories that showcase hope and goodness in the ways that speak louder then the actions presented. In recent I think of issue 7 of the most recent Superman series. I think of the immense creative genius of Jack Kirby the the exploration of the imagination he brought. These are concepts I value and create works I would call "genius"
Oliver Gutierrez
Series? Because I wouldn't refer to Maus as a "series" despite it being released in two volumes. But if it has to have been released incramentally: Hellboy/BPRD, Optic Nerve, Flex Mentallo, Sandman, Watchmen (and maybe Providence, though that's probably just flavor of the month leftover in my mouth), Blueberry, Obscure Cities Perramus, El Eternauta, Life and Times of Scrroge McDuck, and either Planetary or Transmetropolitan are all worth putting up there in the pantheon. Non-serialized works include Asterios Polyp, Select works by Jason (Why are You Doing This?, Left Bank Gang, The Last Musketeer), It was the War of the Trenches, and a bunch of others I don't wanna take up space with.
Kayden Lopez
>I've been reading a lot of cape comics and I'm getting the urge for something more quality No excuses now.
Caleb Baker
>joyless writings of Alan Moore Don't blame your own shortcomings on Alan Moore's writing.
Ayden Ortiz
Building Stories is a good one. Some people don't like it as much as Jimmy Corrigan, though.
While Hulk is great, I don't think OP is really talking about the standard comics style that's been in most superhero comics. I think he's looking for things that do interesting things with the form itself.
However I think Kirby's Fourth World stuff might fit pretty well with a lot of experimental types of paneling and even collage being used.
Landon Harris
>Quality is, like anything, subjective. Stopped reading right there. Quality is objective, how you interpret a work is subjective.
James Jenkins
Do you also have that top 100 meme chart?
Henry Rivera
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Gavin Gutierrez
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Xavier Rogers
Hitman Conan #0-50 (1st Dark Horse volume) Scout The Dark Knight Returns Batman Year One Frank Miller's Daredevil
Aiden Walker
Foolkiller (Steve Gerber's miniseries) Ronin Akira Roy Thomas' Savage Sword of Conan Hawks of Outremer Robert E. Howard's Savage Sword Pigeons From Hell (Eclipse Comics version ONLY) The Life & Times of Scrooge McDuck the rest of Don Rosa's Duck comics
Blake White
Madman Mage Starman Jonah Hex Zot!
Carter Reed
>Akira
Michael Scott
crossed nemesis batman and robin all stars mockingbird america
Christopher Kelly
>crossed
Sebastian Thompson
Those and Enigma, Rogan Gosh, Skin, Morrison Doom Patrol, Flex Mentallo, Black Hole, Last Look, The Wrenchies, Building Stories
Kayden Perez
Then how do we determine objective quality?
Caleb Rivera
Pretty much everything that's been mentioned, plus: O'Neil's Question run. Enemy Ace: War Idyll. Guido Crepax's Valentina. Corto Maltese. Judge Dredd: America. Slaine: The Horned God. The Ballad of Halo Jones. Road to Perdition.
Brody Kelly
>people thinking that PAD's Hulk or their other favorite capeshit would impress normies >people thinking that Kirby was a good writer or that Fourth World wouldn't just look like poorly dialogued clumsy kid comics to normies
Watchmen Moore's Swamp Thing Dark Knight Returns Bone Sandman Cerebus
That's the entirety of the list. Don't even talk to me about things like Astro City or FM Daredevil. Some of you guys aren't self-aware enough to realize what those series (great though they are) look like to other people not already steeped in comics lore.
>learn about Lol. The need to be taken seriously got the better of someone.
Benjamin Mitchell
Fuck those other guys. You're okay. Moorefags see themselves as intellectuals. It's pretty funny.
Jayden Thompson
Maus is okay but I think most of its reputation is based on "OH it's about WWII OH MY GOD HOW IMPORTANT" rather than actual skill or quality.
Benjamin Harris
Get into critical theory cuck.
Liam Gray
Don't forget The Unfunnies.
Gabriel Smith
Already know you were a Supesfag before I finished reading your post. Funny considering Moore wrote his 2 best stories.
Dylan Collins
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Gavin Nguyen
I despise you
Jose Diaz
That list looks terrible. Like I know there are some entries on it, but far too many entries that detract from it.
James Gonzalez
It's a regular list of the "the comics canon".
Dylan Richardson
>Johnny the homicidal maniac I surprisingly agree. From Invader Zim you'd think Vasquez was some entitled edgy faggot but Johnny is actually a good deconstruction of the "carefree nihilistic invincible lauging psychopath" archetype.
Juan Fisher
It's bait everyone, no one has taste this shitty.
Noah Wright
For the Man who has everything is extremely overwrought. It has "meaning" because it tries too hard to have it, thus, in my opinion rendering it meaningless. Of course Superman is going to reject a false, "perfect" world.
Hunter Howard
You're a Moorefag, of course you'd say that.
Samuel Bennett
It would be some Japanese and European series.
Thomas Cox
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Carter James
Are you seriously saying Superman Rebrth is better than Saga of the Swamp Thing? You need to realize that just because it makes you feels good doesn't mean it's well written
Sebastian Jones
The comic adoption of Elric is pretty high tier. So is Miracleman.
Isaiah Baker
>still no mention of All-Star Superman disgusting
Austin Jackson
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Chase Thomas
Not even Grant Morrison's best work
Gavin Anderson
Punisher MAX
Jose Bell
Moore's Swamp Thing is so fucking good
Dylan Clark
The highest of tastes.
Levi Hernandez
Milligan's Shade, the Changing Man
Planetary I think is particularly notable since it has this self-demonstrating point that many comic characters have eclipsed the myths used as inspirations,
Levi Peterson
>This comic
Samuel Hall
Don't know why no one has suggested Constantine yet, especially since you're already reading Swamp Thing.
Luis Gomez
Seriously, that was some next level shit
Oliver Foster
Your taste is so bad it's not even funny
Luke Young
like what? I'm open to those
Kirby would work if you gave them some historical context. It's a lot like watching older movies, some people can still be clued in if they're open minded.
Luis Green
Superman: Red Sox
Luthor: Man of Steel
Sebastian Perez
That I've read:
El Eternauta Prince Valiant Asterix Tintin Animal Man Sandman Nemesis the Warlock Mafalda Ronin Hellboy Claremont's X-men Hitman Hellblazer Morrison's Animal Man Capitán Trueno Dredd in general Classic FF Etrigan the Demon Moore's Swamp Thing Classic Strange Providence Maus Punisher MAX DKR Sin City
there's a shitload of great works OP, there isn't really a point of making lists besides Rec threads, as there is no way to objectively measure them against each other
