Greetings All,
I'm returning to this great pastime called comic books after a 5 year plus sabbatical. I have always categorized myself as a die hard Marvelite. However I am tired of their constant restarts/reboots and my perceived negative influence by Disney & corporate bigwigs.
I'm jumping all in with DC. I am looking at Green Lantern, Aquaman, Shazam! & Hawkman. Any other suggestions for quality titles to pick up?
THANKS!!!
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03-10-2019, 02:07 PM #1All-New Member
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03-10-2019, 02:40 PM #2Astonishing Member
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I'll make some publicity for mini-series and new characters whom I feel deserve a lot of love :
-Batman and the Signal (3 issues)
-Electric Warriors (6 issues when it'll be over)
-New Superman (24 issues)
-The Silencer (still going)
-The Terrifics (still going)
If you search some particular stories for Aquaman, the New 52 series and Aquaman and the Others are excellent.
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03-10-2019, 02:52 PM #3Mighty Member
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Your particular combination of being both a returning fan and someone who isn't familiar with DC in the first place would seem to indicate that it's probably best to start with titles that have just recently been launched, so that you're not too far behind the curve.
In addition to the ones you mentioned, maybe try the Bendis titles as he's been with DC less than a year, so back issues or trades should be easy to find. He writes Superman and Action Comics as well as his own DC Universe imprint, Wonder Comics, which has Young Justice (which has gotten rave reviews), and others.
I would say try Justice League as that has also gotten good reviews, but it's very concept-y and spins out of the Dark Knights: Metal event. If you're willing to dive in to that, it might be a good way to sample lots of DC characters and DC concepts all at once. There are two other JL titles, JL Dark and JL Odyssey that touch upon other aspects of the DC Universe.
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03-10-2019, 03:26 PM #4Mighty Member
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Here is what I suggest on another post:
Originally Posted by The Scientist
DC has 4-5 eras
DC is made of Several major heroesGold / Silver / Bronze age - 1938-1986
Modern Age - 1986-2011
New52 - 2011-2016
Rebirth - 2016-ongoing
DC has also other great heroesSuperman
Batman
Wonder Woman
Flash (there has been multiple ones)
Aquaman
Green Arrow
Green Lantern (there has been mutiple ones)
DC has lesser known heroes that are a bit asideShazam! (aka Capitain Marvel)
Martian Manhunter
Plastic Man
Atom
Black Canary
Booster Gold
Cyborg
Nightwing (formerly the first Robin)
Batwoman
Power Girl
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DC heroes have younguer apprentice, and other young heroesAnimal Man
Swamp Thing
John Constantine
Detective Chimp
The Watchmen
The Metal Men
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DC has teams with these heroesRobin (there has been a few)
Superboy
Aqualad
Supergirl
Beast Boy (aka Chagelling)
Speedy
Starfire
Kid Flash
Raven
Wonder Girl
Batgirl
...
What to read ?The Justice League
The Justice of America (aka JLA)
The Teen Titans
The Titans
The Justice League Dark
The Suicide Squad (team of vilains forced to do good by the government)
The Green Lantern Corps
...
Here are DC main eventsYou can read the main DC Events
You can only read stories from one hero / teams
Or you can read it all
1931 - Flash of Two Worlds - creation of the multiverse
1985 - Crisis on Infinit Earths - recenter of the DC univers and start of the Modern age
1986 - Legends - creation of the modern Justice League and the Suicid Squad
1987 - Jutice League International - optional
1994 - Zero Hour: Crisis in Time - return of the Multiverse
2004 - Identity Crisis - events implying all of the DC's heroes
2005 - Infinite Crisis
???? - 52 - excellent - tells what happen in the missing year after Infinit Crisis
2008 - Final Crisis
2009 - Blackest Night - A Green Lantern Event - you should read the Green Lantern by Geoff Johns run
2010 - Brightest Day - Consequence of Blackest Night
2011 - Flashpoint - Flash disrupt time - start of the New52 era
2013 - Justice League: Trinity War - prequel to Forever Evil - optional
2014 - Forever Evil + Justice League: Forever Heroes
2015 - Justice League: Darkseid War - sequel to Forever Evil - optional
2016 - DC Univers Rebirth
2017 - Batman/The Flash: The Button - optional
2019 - Doomsday Clock - Should have read The Watchmen
Then for the different heroes here are the reading orders of the main and good stories
Batman - appears mainly in 2 titles: Batman and Detective Comics
Batman: Year One
Batman: The Man Who Laughs
Batman: The Long Halloween + Batman: Dark Victory
The Killing Joke
Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth
Batman: Tales Of The Demon + Batman: Bride of the Demon + Batman: Birth Of The Demon
Batman: A Death in the Family
Batman Knightfall Omnibus (new version) vol.1-3
Batman: Legacy + Batman: Contagion + Batman: Catclysm - sequels to Knigtfall and prequels to No Man's Land - but optional to read
Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus vol.1-5
New Gotham Omnibus 1-2 or Batman: Evolution + Batman: Officer Down
Gotham Central vol.1-4 - optional but good
Batman Murderer ? + Batman Fugitive
Batman: Hush
Detective Comics: Heart of Hush + Streets of Gotham: Hush Money + Streets of Gotham: House of Hush - optional but very very good
Batman: Batman and Son or Batman by Grant Morrison Omnibus
Batman: The Black Mirror - optional
Batman, Incorporated + Batman Incorporated New52 #1-2
Batman & Robin New52 #1-7 or Batman & Robin by Peter J. Tomasi & Patrick Gleason Omnibus
Batman: Court of Owl -> Batman New52 tpb vol.1-2
Batman: Death of the Familly -> Batman New52 tpb vol. 3
Batman: Zero Year -> Batman New52 tpb vol. 4-5
Batman New52 tpb vol.6-10 - optional
Batman: I am -> Batman Rebirth tpb vol.1-3
Batman: The War of Jokes and Riddles -> Batman Rebirth tbp vol.4
Batman Rebirth tpb vol.5-... ongoing
Detective Comics Rebirth tpb vol.1-... ongoing
Batman: White Knight
Dark Nights: Metal
Superman - appears in 2 title: Superman and Action Comics
Superman: Red Son - elseworld story
All-Star Superman
Superman by Geoff Johns - the main stories are:
Superman: Secret Origins
Superman: Last Son
Superman: Escape From Bizarro World
Superman: Brainiac
The Death of Superman + The Return of Superman
Superman: For Tomorrow
Superman: Doomed (2016)
--- You can skip the New52 and Rebirth eras ---
Super Sons Rebirth tpb vol.1-... ongoing
Wonder Woman - All runs can be read on their own
Wonder Woman by Geoges Perez Omnibus #1-3 - Wonder Woman pre-Modern Age
Wonder Woman by Greg Rucka Omnibus #1-2
Absolute Wonder Woman By Brian Azzarello & Cliff Chiang vol.1-2 - Wonder Woman New52
Wonder Woman: Rebirth Deluxe Edition Book 1-3 (Wonder Woman Rebirth)
Flash
The Flash By Geoff Johns Book #1-5
The Flash New 52 tpb #1-4 - The Brian Azzarello run
The Flash New 52 tpb #5-9 - optional, less good than what Azzarello did
The Flash Rebirth tpb #1-... ongoing or The Flash Deluxe Edition Book #1-... ongoing
Green Arrow
Green Lantern / Green Arrow Omnibus - a great Bronze Age short serie
Green Arrow New52 - A very good new start
Grenn Arrow Rebirth
Green Lantern
Green Lantern by Geoff Johns Omnibus #1-3 - Massive but very good and complete <- it is a new start for the Green Lantern, what comes before is optional
Green Lantern New #4-8 - optional, to finish the New52 era started by Geoff Johns.
Hal Jordan & the Green Lantern Corps (Rebirth)
Aquaman
Aquaman: Sub Diego + Aquaman: To Serve and Protect + Aquaman: Kingdom Lost - The John Arcudi run
Aquaman New52 tpb #1-3 + Justice League New52: Throne of Atlantis + Aquaman New52 tpb #4 - The Geoff Johns run
Aquaman New52 tpb #5-8 - optional but good to understand the Rebirth era
Aquaman Rebirth tpb #1-... ongoing
Animal Man / Swamp Thing / John Constantine / Justice League Dark
Swamp Thing: The Bronze Age Omnibus (2017) - optional
Saga of the Swamp Thing Book #1-6 - The Alan Moore run
Swamp Thing by Brian K. Vaughan vol.1-2 - optional
Hellblazer vol.1-21
Lucifer: Book One-Five - optional
The Animal Man Omnibus - The Grant Morrison run
Animal Man by Jeff Lemir - Animal Man New52
- tpb #1 - The Hunt
- tpb #2 - Animal vs. Man
- tpb #3 - Rotworld: The Red Kingdom
- tpb #4 - Splinter Species
- tpb #5 - Evolve of Die
Swamp Thing by Scott Snyder - Swamp Thing New52 part.1
- tpb #1 - Raise Them Bones
- tpb #2 - Family Tree
- tpb #3 - Rotworld: The Green Kingdom
Justice League Dark by Jeff Lemir - Justice League Dark New52
- tpb #2 - The Book of Magic
- tpb #3 - The Deak of Magic
- tpb #4 - Rebirth of Evil
Swamp Thing by Charles Soule - Swamp Thing New52 part.2
- tpb #4 - Seeder
- tpb #5 - The Killing Field
- tpb #6 - The Sureen
- tpb #7 - Season's End
Justice League Dark: The Last Age of Magic - The Rebirth serie - ongoing
Have fun with that to begin with
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03-10-2019, 04:43 PM #5All-New Member
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Wow, thanks so much for all the detailed info! Originally Posted by jb681131
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03-10-2019, 05:01 PM #6Mighty Member
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If you are looking for a company that don't do restarts or reboots and the big wigs keep there distance Originally Posted by The Scientist
than sorry, but you came to the wrong place
D C and Marvel have two things in common
1- they both are owned by big companies that want to squeeze out maximum sales and profits each month
2- There will always be a few gems in each round of books
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Originally Posted by The Scientist
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but... Originally Posted by The Scientist
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03-11-2019, 12:03 AM #8Obsessed & Compelled
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The Green Lantern by Morrison & Sharp is highly recommended. I would also recommend the new Bendis Superman titles, particularly Action Comics. It's some of the best stuff I've seen from him in years. Leaving Marvel really re-energized him. Johna & Eaglesham's Shazam is also great, although I would suggest reading the New 52 Shazam TPB first.
What was some of your favorite stuff at Marvel? That would help us make more appropriate recommendations based upon your tastes.
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03-23-2019, 11:14 PM #9All-New Member
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Alpha Flight, Moon Knight, Daredevil, Black Panther, Werewolf by Night and Hulk to name a few.
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03-23-2019, 11:17 PM #10All-New Member
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Alpha Flight, Moon Knight, Daredevil, Black Panther, Werewolf by Night and Hulk to name a few. Originally Posted by Bored at 3:00AM
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03-24-2019, 03:57 AM #11Obsessed & Compelled
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Which incarnations of these guys? John Byrne's original Alpha Flight or the later incarnations? Which Moon Knight? The original version or the more recent Multiple Personality Disorder version? McGregor's Black Panther or Priest's Black Panther? Which Hulk? PAD's? I'm not familiar enough with Werewolf by Night to be helpful there, though. DC has a few good monster-y characters, but they are mostly in team books at the moment. Swamp Thing and Man-Bat, for instance, are currently members of Justice League Dark, along with Detective Chimp (who is awesome). Originally Posted by The Scientist
If you like Daredevil in any of his various incarnations since Frank Miller, then Batman is certainly up your alley. Tom King's Batman is pretty good, although I know some readers aren't big fans of his Alan Moore/Frank Miller/Looney Toons style. I enjoy it a lot, but it took me (and King) a few storyarcs to click with the character. The most recent issue is a silent story that's one long chase scene with some absolutely gorgeous art, which King's Batman has been crazy full of.
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03-24-2019, 09:36 AM #12Mighty Member
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What kind of stories do you like? What kinds of characters do you gravitate toward? Any writers from Marvel stuff who you particularly enjoy? Originally Posted by The Scientist
Currently Reading:
DC: The Flash, Challenge of the Super Sons, Nightwing
Image: Lazarus: Risen, The Old Guard, Black Magick
Boom: Mighty Morphin', Power Rangers
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