Hello all,
Had an account on here a long time ago. Can't remember for the life of me what I was called so I'm back with a fresh face. I've not picked up many comicbooks in the last few years, except Alan Moores - From Hell. That I thoroughly enjoyed and now I've got an itch to dip my toe back in the pond. However, on looking through my shelves, I've come to the conclusion that DC have taken a serious shunning in terms of my reading experience minus batman.
Therefore, I'm asking you to recommend me some of your favourite titles (preferably collected graphic novels, easier for me to buy). I'm specifically interested in: The Flash, Green Lantern and Aquaman.
I look forward to your recommendations.
Cheers,
Steven
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05-14-2019, 12:41 AM #1All-New Member
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I've neglected DC, where do I start?
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05-14-2019, 12:55 AM #2Astonishing Member
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For Aquaman, Geoff Jones and Dan Abnett runs are definitively a must have, especially the former, who redefined Aquaman's mythos and served as the foundation for the movie.
For Green Lantern, I would recommand the Green Lanterns Rebirth series, with Simon Baz and Jessica Cruz as Lanterns, who had real chemistry and were really touching characters, at least to me.
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05-14-2019, 01:13 AM #3It sucks to be right
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Don't feel bad, Steven.
DC has neglected us, as well.
ConnEr Kent flies. ConnOr Hawke has a bow. Batman's kid is named DamiAn.
To do spoiler tags, use [ spoil ] at the start of the sentence and [ /spoil ] at the end, without the spaces. You're welcome!
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05-14-2019, 01:20 AM #4Fantastic Member
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Geoff Johns, Parker and Abnett runs are a must for Aquaman, forget the current run.
Originally Posted by ewing9593
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05-14-2019, 01:20 AM #5Obsessed & Compelled
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This is one of my all time favorites. Well worth your time.
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05-14-2019, 01:22 AM #6All-New Member
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This is why I love this message board. I knew I'd get great responses fast and furious. Thanks so much guys! I don't think my local stores with stock these so online it is! The shopping list grows!
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05-14-2019, 01:26 AM #7Astonishing Member
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James Robinson- Starman. Easily one of the best superhero stories of all time.
Geoff Johns- JSA
Mark Waid- The Flash- Wally West as the Flash and features one of the best supporting cast of any runs in comics.AKA FlashFreak
Favorite Characters:
DC: The Flash (Jay & Wally), Starman- Jack Knight, Stargirl, & Shazam!.
MARVEL: Daredevil, Spider-Man (Peter Parker), & Doctor Strange.
Current Pulls: Not a thing!
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05-14-2019, 02:00 AM #8Extraordinary Member
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Seconding Cooke's DC: The New Frontier. It's not a run per se, rather a thorough reimagining and reexamination of DC's Silver Age, but it's a really good and strong story as well.
It's outside of your direct interest, but I was impressed by Wolfman's Man and Superman.«Speaking generally, it is because of the desire of the tragic poets for the marvellous that so varied and inconsistent an account of Medea has been given out» (Diodorus Siculus, The Library of History [4.56.1])
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05-14-2019, 02:00 AM #9Mighty Member
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Sadly there aren't many "Graphic Novels" including the heros you especially like. Originally Posted by ewing9593
But I have bolded the somewhat stand alone stories that you could like in my below lists.
But here is what I say to people who wants to get into DC Comics:
DC has 4-5 eras :
Gold / Silver / Bronze age - 1938-1986
Modern Age - 1986-2011
New52 - 2011-2016
Rebirth - 2016-ongoing
DC is made of Several major heroes:
Superman
Batman
Wonder Woman
Flash (there has been multiple ones)
Aquaman
Green Arrow
Green Lantern (there has been mutiple ones)
DC has also other great heroes
Shazam! (aka Capitain Marvel)
Martian Manhunter
Plastic Man
Atom
Black Canary
Booster Gold
Cyborg
Nightwing (formerly the first Robin)
Batwoman
Power Girl
...
DC has lesser known heroes that are a bit aside
Animal Man
Swamp Thing
John Constantine
Detective Chimp
The Watchmen
The Metal Men
...
DC heroes have younguer apprentice, and other young heroes
Robin (there has been a few)
Superboy
Aqualad
Supergirl
Beast Boy (aka Chagelling)
Speedy
Starfire
Kid Flash
Raven
Wonder Girl
Batgirl
...
DC has teams with these heroes:
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
...
What to read ?
You can read the main DC Events
You can only read stories from one hero / team
Or you can read it all
Here are DC main events:
1961 - 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
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05-14-2019, 03:18 AM #10All-New Member
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Thanks guys for your continued input! The list grows!
Originally Posted by jb681131
This is unbelievably extensive! Thank you very much! Thankyou for explaining the eras of the DC Universe. I think for a lot of characters I'm interested in I'll jump in at rebirth so I'm with the more modern times and then pick up some titles from the different ages as they are recommended.
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05-14-2019, 03:59 AM #11The Ozman Who Laughs
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If you like Green Lantern and you're jumping in at Rebirth, you can't go wrong with Robert Venditti's run on Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps.
I can also highly recommend Tomasi and Gleason's Superman (#1-45), and Joshua Williamson's Flash (#1-present).
And not specifically in the Rebirth continuity as far as I know, but Tom King and Mitch Gerads did something special with their 12-issue Mister Miracle series.Currently Reading
Immortal Hulk | Avengers | Thanos | Cosmic Ghost Rider | Darth Vader: Dark Visions | Guardians of the Galaxy | Fantastic Four
Justice League | DCeased | The Batman Who Laughs | Green Lantern | Heroes in Crisis | Doomsday Clock | Last Knight on Earth
Aliens: Rescue | Invisible Kingdom
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05-14-2019, 04:21 PM #12Astonishing Member
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If you like movies/theatrical storytelling then in addition to the amazing submissions above I would like to suggest WONDER WOMAN BY PHIL JIMENEZ. His work is so cinematic it is like the characters, action, and drama leap off of the page. His work was only recently collected in total so you are doing this st a very good time.
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05-14-2019, 06:21 PM #13(Formerly ilash)
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Might I suggest the sticky DC Recommendations thread at the top of the forum? Loads of answers there (including by me).
Check out my blog, Because Everyone Else Has One, for my regularly updated movie reviews.
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05-15-2019, 12:21 AM #14Extraordinary Member
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Aquaman is the easiest. Start with the first volume of New 52 Aquaman by Geoff Johns and once all the New 52 volumes are done, continue on to Rebirth.
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05-15-2019, 06:38 AM #15I'm at least a C-Lister!
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Joshua Williamson's Flash is great, and there are 10 collected volumes out so far so plenty to sink your teeth into. It's been a really fun ride, mixing old and new ideas, and is easily the best Flash since Johns' run with Wally. If you've been away for a while, it's a good place to start.
Vol 1: Lightning Strikes Twice
Vol 2: Speed of Darkness
Vol 3: Rogues Reloaded
Batman/Flash: The Button
Vol 4: Running Scared
Vol 5: Negative
Vol 6: Cold Day in Hell
Vol 7: Perfect Storm
Vol 8: Flash War
Vol 9: Reckoning of the Forces"Has Sariel summoned you here, Azrael? Have you come to witness the miracle of your brethren arriving on Earth?"
"I WILL MIX THE ASHES OF YOUR BONES WITH SALT AND USE THEM TO ENSURE THE EARTH THE TEMPLARS TILLED NEVER BEARS FRUIT AGAIN!"
"*sigh* I hoped it was for the miracle."
Dan Watters' Azrael was incredible, a constant delight and perhaps too good for this world (but not the Forth). For the love of St. Dumas, DC, give us more!!!
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