Tuesday, March 10, 2009

My "essential" comics list... (proceed with caution!)


Here's a list of what I think are the "essential reads" primarily chosen from American comics, but including some manga and European pieces. Let me know what you think...
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(So, I've compiled a partial list of stuff I've read that exists in trade paperback or hardcover edition that I think make for righteous reads. I guess they aren't all "essential" in that I think they MUST be read, but they are essential in that you should probably read them. I.E. this is not the "cream" but rather the cream and the other crap that you still eat because it's worth eating but you still prefer the cream. Or something. Check it out!)



Green Arrow (Kevin Smith arcs)
Green Lantern: Willworld
Hitman
Too Much Coffee Man
Nexus
Grendel (Pander Bros. & Wagner stuff)
Formerly Known as the JLA & I Can’t Believe it’s the JLA
Identity Crisis
JLA 1-14 (Morrison)
JLA Earth 2
Batman: Year One
All Star Batman/Robin
All Star Superman
Batman: Dark Victory, Haunted Knight, The Long Halloween
Superman: For All Seasons
Superman: Red Son
Superman/Batman (first few volumes)
Superman/Shazam: First Thunder
Justice (DC)
Starman (Robinson/Harris)
Crisis on Infinite Earths
The New Frontier 1, 2
The DC Universe Stories of Alan Moore
Dr. 13: Architecture & Morality
Fallen Angel (DC)
Marvel Zombies
Walking Dead
Fray
Boneyard
Tank Girl (Hewlett/Martin)
The Boys
Queen & Country
Scott Pilgrim
Blade of the Immortal
JTHM
Squee!
Bear
Whiteout
Sin City
Invincible
Noble Causes
Girls
Brit (Kirkman)
Ultra
The Sword
Watchmen
V for Vendetta
Blankets
How To Draw Comics The Marvel Way
Comics & Sequential Art
The Dark Phoenix Saga
Ultimate Spider-Man

...and...

Ultimates (1-2)
Zot!
300
The Saga of the Swamp Thing (Moore, Veitch)
Batman: The Killing Joke
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Promethea
Tom Strong
Smax
Top 10
Elfquest
It’s A Good Life If You Don’t Weaken
The Tale of One Bad Rat
Kingdom Come
Calvin & Hobbes
The Replacement God
Flood!
Daredevil: Born Again
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Punisher MAX
Kick-Ass
Criminal
Sleeper
New Teen Titans: The Judas Contract
The Collected Stray Bullets
Death
Daredevil: Yellow
Hulk: Gray
Spider-Man: Blue
Planetary
Banner
Cage
AKIRA
100 Bullets
Usagi Yojimbo
New X-Men (Grant Morrison)
Hellblazer
Thor Visionaries: Walt Simonson
Stormwatch
Authority (not Robbie Morrison)
Iron Man: Extremis
Earth X/Universe X/Paradise X
X-Force (Milligan/Allred)
Fables
Love Fights
Geisha
Skeleton Key
Angry Youth Comix
1602
Castle Waiting
Palestine
Understanding Comics/Making Comics/Re-Inventing Comics
The Filth
Ocean
Seaguy
Marvel Boy
Runaways (Vaughn)
Camelot 3000
American Elf
The Maxx
The Crow (O'Barr)
Daisy Cutter
Sam & Max
Gotham Central
Dork!
Milk & Cheese
Jack of Fables
Pride of Baghdad
Batman: A Death In the Family
JLA: A League of One
Batman Adventures: Mad Love
Wonder Woman: The Hiketeia
Batman: Thrillkiller
Ronin
Sock Monkey
Ex Machina
Batgirl: Year One
Robin: Year One
ClanDestine
JLA: The Nail 1, 2
Shazam (Smith)
RASL
Exterminators
American Virgin
Crossing Midnight
Silver Surfer (Moebius)
Conan (Dark Horse)
Shanna The She-Devil (Cho)
Y, The Last Man
Batman: Year 100
Blue Monday
Like A Velvet Glove Cast In Iron
The Complete Concrete
We 3
Whiteout
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Collected Book
Ultimate X-Men (Millar)
Wanted
Daredevil: The Man Without Fear
Squadron Supreme (Mark Gruenwald)
Supreme Power (JMS)
Marvels
The Books of Magic
Sandman
Maus
Pogo
Preacher
Transmetropolitan
Hellboy
BPRD
Bone
Astro City
The Dark Knight Returns
Alias
Powers
Ghost World
Jimmy Corrigan
Madman
Groo
Hate
Leave It To Chance
Fancy Froglin
Superfuckers
PVP
Ghost In The Shell
Antman (Kirkman)

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