The 15 alltime greatest events however, having a shared universe is different than having shared companywide events, so it was not until the 1980s that marvel introduced the first companywide crossover event, with secret wars, which. Its been the home of acclaimed writers such as grant morrison, alan moore, jeph loeb and frank miller. When we talk about the best dc comics storylines, were not grading on a curve. Following the epic events of convergence, here are the adventures of the last son of krypton and last daughter of earth of the pre new 52 universe as they try to survive with their newborn son in a world that is not their own. Art clausen arthur is a longtime listener and very good friend of the show. I then added points to my own personal picks and those suggested by when it was cool listeners as well. Nonetheless, the comics saga of jean grey the titular dark phoenix and the phoenix force is a tale of love, power, corruption, and a heart wrenching fall. The new frontier is a portrait of dc comics best side and embodies all the courage and hope that these characters represent in a perfect love letter to the. Publication history of dc comics crossover events wikipedia. What are the best comic story arcs dc and marvel to read. These are the 10 best dc comics stories ever, according to you, the readers. The 11 best justice league storylines of all time nerdist.
Some of the greatest stories that have ever been written have been published by dc comics. There have been many major events since then, and here, well count down the 15 greatest dc comics events of alltime. Which dc comics won the year for every year of the 2010s. Here are our picks for the 11 greatest justice league comic book storylines. For the purpose of this list, an event has to be some sort of crossover, even if it is just a crossover between all of the batman titles or all of the green lantern titles. Rebirth the best comic to me by far has been this one. Originally conceived as national allied publications back in 1934, dc comics has stuck around long enough to become one of the two biggest and hottest comic book companies in america. Click on any storyline for a writeup on that story complete with some sample pages from the story. Eventually, dc and other comic publishers would begin to explore the creative capabilities of comic book storytelling. These dc stories raised the bar for comic books, one panel at a time. Sales numbers didnt factor that strongly into it as modern era comics sell significantly fewer issues than older comics.
Publishers locations concepts things story arcs movies series episodes new comics forums gen. In an older episode we talked about our top 5 favorite comic story arcs. Where to start with dc comics in 2020 comic book herald. I cant think of one story arc here that encapsulates it all. Ronnie j baroi, an avid dc comics reader for 3 years now. Most of the time, comic book crossovers are simply a way for publishers to pump some extra. Top 10 greatest dc comics stories ever written youtube. Reading dc comics has become more and more like a chore every week, and while hardcore fans still pick these books up, its purely out of habit instead, we turn to movie adaptations like the. This week, dc announced plans to start shipping some new comic books using a new distribution model.
Grant morrison and frank quitely created one of the greatest superman storylines in the history of dc comics, and it isnt even canon. Fox is giving the story a second shot with simon kinbergs xmen. In the past 10 years, dc has produced really amazing stories that are impossibly awesome. Greg ruckas original run on wonder woman was actually in the mid 2000s and is regarded by many as one of the best story arcs for the. The best dc comics of the decade by year comic book herald.
My top stories and story arcs of all time comic vine. A complete, easy to follow guide for new dc comics readers looking to get into. This story takes place in the future and deals with the death of the man of steel. The process i referenced numerous other popular top 100 greatest comics or top 100 greatest graphic novels or best comics ever lists and averaged their rankings. Soon, their heroes were involved in stories that forever changed the way we looked at comic books and, more often than not, our own world. Dc you spotlights some of the 24 brandnew and 25 continuing fan favorite series in the dc comics lineup. The green lantern is a generally underrated character when it comes to compelling storylines. This is a list of my most favourite stories of all time, including story arcs and tpbs trade paper backsgraphic novels. 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.
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