The Best Collected Superhero Stories Ever

[macicenuke]

Okay. I wanna see what you guys think are the Best Superhero Stories... Ever. Catch is, I'm referring to stories that have been collected into trades.

Gonna start off with just avoiding the usual stuff: Batman Year One, Dark Knight Returns, Watchmen, All Star Supes, Born Again, etc. etc.

Someone just recommended Planet Hulk.

There's Selina's Big Score. I would even say Back in Black 'cause it's so damn intense. House of M.

Go for it.

[Dayle88]

Ultimates 1 and 2. I'd say Ennis' Punisher but not a superhero story. Man Without Fear (much like Year One, usually overshadowed by its counterpart), Busiek's Iron Man, Immortal Iron Fist, Bendis/Maleev DD, Straczynski's Spider-man, Miller's first DD run, Byrne/Romita Iron Man, Batman: Long Halloween and Dark Victory, Huston's Moon Knight, Knauf's Iron Man, Ultimate Peter Parker. I don't know if these count as the best but I'm just listing some of the collections I love and regularly re-read.

[Ben11345]

-Brubaker's Cap
-Fraction's Iron Man (Up to 500)
-Batman: Black Mirror
-JMS's Rising Stars
-Young Avengers (All volumes)
-Invincible
-Hickman's FF run
-Ultimate comics Ultimates (up to around issue 11)
-BKV's Runnaways
-Top Ten

[Johnatellodi]

Ultimate Spider-man
Miracleman
Morrison's Batman
Watchmen
Dark Knight Returns
Mark Waid's Daredevil

[victorxd1999]

Do Planetary and Sleeper count? I really, really love those 2.

[Mad Hatter]

Avoiding the usual suspects (Maybe not the best, but very good and/or very fun stories):

The Death of Jean DeWolff
The Origin of the Hobgoblin
The Birth of Venom/Vengeance of Venom
Spider-Man: Ghosts of the Past (Epic)
Thor by Jurgens and Romita Jr.
Hulk: Crossroads
The Death of Red Skull
Daredevil: Fall of the Kingpin (Well, there was a trade in the 90's )
Silver Surfer: Rebirth of Thanos
Thunderbolts Classic 1-3 (Come on, Marvel, where's volume 4??)
Ultron Unlimited (Avengers Assemble vol. 2)
Doctor Strange: The Oath

[mars]

Captain America: War and Remembrance
Avengers: Assault on Olympus

[MRP]

Lee/Ditko Dr. Strange
Ostrander /Mandrake Spectre (only 1 volume so far)
Bendis/Oeming Powers
Eisner's The Spirit
Darwyn Cooke's Spirit
Kurt Busiek's Astro City
Stan Lee/Moebius Silver Surfer
Ostrander's Suicide Squad (1 volume)
Grell's Green Arrow & Long Bow Hunters
Steranko's Nick Fury & SHIELD
Batman Black & White (by various)
Darwyn Cooke's New Frontier
Brubaker's Catwoman (with Darwyn Cooke & others)

-M

[Mike]

My top 5:
The Dark Phoenix Saga (X-Men)
The Final Threat (Avengers)
The Great Darkness Saga (Legion of Super-Heroes)
War and Remembrance (Captain America)
Days of Future Past (X-Men)

[krylox]

Avoiding the usual suspects (Maybe not the best, but very good and/or very fun stories):

The Death of Jean DeWolff
The Origin of the Hobgoblin
The Birth of Venom/Vengeance of Venom
Spider-Man: Ghosts of the Past (Epic)
Thor by Jurgens and Romita Jr.
Hulk: Crossroads
The Death of Red Skull
Daredevil: Fall of the Kingpin (Well, there was a trade in the 90's )
Silver Surfer: Rebirth of Thanos
Thunderbolts Classic 1-3 (Come on, Marvel, where's volume 4??)
Ultron Unlimited (Avengers Assemble vol. 2)
Doctor Strange: The Oath

you got some handy hints (and reminders) there, thanks!