I'm not a new reader but I would like to read comics from various eras but without committing to a specific character or run by an author. Because there are so many comics/storylines from the past 30+ years, I find it difficult to find the right comics or storylines for me.
Do you have any suggestions or ways I could make this easy for myself?
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10-09-2020, 08:11 AM #1Spectacular Member
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Help with choosing comics?
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10-09-2020, 09:58 AM #2Mighty Member
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Here are a few comics from various eras:
Superman
- Death and Return of Superman
- Superman: Secret Identity - non-canon
- Superman: Red Son - non-canon
- All-Star Superman - non-canon
- The Man of Steel by John Byrnes
- Superman by Geoff Johns
- Superman Rebirth by Peter J. Tomasi
Batman
- Batman: Ego by Darwyn Cooke
- Batman: Year One by Frank Miller
- Batman: The Long Halloween + Dark Victory by Jeph Loeb
- Batman: Court of Ows + City of Owls by Scott Snyder
Wonder Woman
- Wonder Woman by George Perez
- Wonder Woman: The Hiketeia by Greg Rucka
- Wonder Woman by Brian Azzarello & Cliff Chiang
- Wonder Woman rebirth by Greg Rucka
Green Lantern
- Emerald Dawn I, II - in Green Lantern: Hal Jordan vol.1
- Emerald Twilight/New Dawn - in Green Lantern: Kyle Rayner vol.1-2
- Green Lantern by Geoff Johns
- Hal Jordan and the Green Lanterns
- The Green Lantern by Grant Morrison
Green Arrow
- Green Lantern/Green Arrow by Dennis O'Neal
- The Longbow Hunter by Mike Grell
- Green Arrow by Jeff Lemir
- Green Arrow Rebith by Various
Aquaman
- Aquaman: Death of a Prince
- Aquaman: Sub Diego by Will Pfeifer
- Aquaman by Geoff Johns
- Aquaman Rebirth by Dan Abnett
Flash
- Flash of Two Worlds
- Flash by Mark Waid
- Flash by Geoff Johns
- Flashpoint by Goeff Johns
- Flash New52 by Francis Manupul & Brian Buccellato
- Flash Rebirth by Joshua Williamson
Shazam!
- The Power of Shazam
- Shazam: Power of Hope
- Superman Vs. Shazam!
- Shazam! New52 + Shazam! Rebirth by Goeff Johns
Justice League
- Justice League international
- JLA
- Justice League New52 by Geoff Johns
Justice League Dark & more
- 7 soldiers of Victory (prequel to Final Crisis)
- Justice League Dark by James Tynion IV (ongoing)
- Animal Man by Grant Morrison
- Swamp Thing by Scott Snyder + Animal Man by Jeff Lemir
Teen Titans
- The New Teen Titans by Marv Wolfman
- Teen Titans Rebirth
Doom Patrol
- Doom Patrol by Grant Morrison
- Doom Patrol by Gerard Way
New Gods / Darkseid / Orion / Mister Miracle
- Orion by Walter Simonson
- Legions of Super-Hero: The Great Darkness Saga
- DC: Legends
- Mister Miracle by Tom King
- Justice League Odyssey
Other teams
- JSA: The Golden Age
- Suicide Squad by John Ostender
- Checkmate by Greg Rucka
- Secret Six by Gail Simone
- Planetary by Warren Ellis
- Stormwatch by Warren Ellis + The Authority by Warren Ellis
Elseworlds
- DC: The New Frontiere
- DCeased
- Kingdom Come
I hope this is what you were looking for,
Have funLast edited by jb681131; 10-09-2020 at 10:03 AM.
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10-09-2020, 11:47 AM #3Astonishing Member
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What kind of stuff do you like to read? Dark and gritty, super heroic?
Originally Posted by TheDragonKing
What do you like to watch on TV? That will kinda show us what you like.
What characters do you know, and we can start with those?I think restorative nostalgia is the number one issue with comic book fans.
A fine distinction between two types of Nostalgia:
Reflective Nostalgia allows us to savor our memories but accepts that they are in the past
Restorative Nostalgia pushes back against the here and now, keeping us stuck trying to relive our glory days.
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10-12-2020, 06:33 AM #4Spectacular Member
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I'm interested in the different iterations of the same characters over the different years. For example, I would like to maybe read different variations of Wonder Woman but maybe only from the 2000's up to 2011. Originally Posted by LordMikel
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10-12-2020, 07:24 AM #5Extraordinary Member
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Oh if it's different iterations through all the years then I'd recommend the Celebration of 25, 50, 60, and 75 Years collections, but if you have a specific era in mind then you need to list it for each character. Originally Posted by TheDragonKing
Wonder Woman 2000-2011 for example, there are collections written by Greg Rucka (pre-2006), Gail Simone (post-2006), then J. Michael Stracyzinski (2010).
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10-12-2020, 07:44 AM #6All-New Member
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Do those Shazam series feature a lot of Black Adam?
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10-12-2020, 07:59 AM #7Mighty Member
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Of course Black Adam is there. A lot is a big word. First of, there are not a lot of Shazam! comics. So their is even less Black Adam stories. But In the end, what matters is the quality of the stories I listed. Originally Posted by chef
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10-12-2020, 09:20 AM #8All-New Member
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Thanks! I found most of them on comixology, so I'll give them a read. Originally Posted by jb681131
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10-12-2020, 12:03 PM #9Mighty Member
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What a fantastic suggestion list/guide! Well done. I'd pick a few of those to check out from the characters that interest you. Originally Posted by jb681131
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