CBR's Top 100 Comic Book Runs of All Time - How Many of Them Have You Read?

[Solid Snake]

These days, once again I have been going through the CBR's Top 100 Comic Book Runs conducted by Brian Cronin every four years. And I think these are not mentioned enough in the community. Even though it is almost exlusively American comics that are voted for, I think these lists are one of the best reading recommendations you can find in the internet. So I am wondering how many of the listed runs have you read and which comic book runs should have absolutely made the list in your opinion?

Here is the link to the master list of the latest 2020 edition:
https://www.cbr.com/2020-top-comic-b...e-master-list/

Since we are on Marvel Forum, I separated the ones that were published by Marvel and the other publishers' works into two lists below. There are 44 Marvel and 56 other publishers. My count is 38 for Marvel and 10 for other publishers, yeah I am an almost Marvel only reader.

Marvel
John Byrne & Chris Claremont's X-Men
Frank Miller & Klaus Janson's Daredevil
Steve Ditko & Stan Lee's Amazing Spider-Man
Jack Kirby & Stan Lee's Fantastic Four
Walter Simonson's Thor
Chris Claremont's post-Byrne/Cockrum Uncanny X-Men
Jonathan Hickman's Avengers
John Byrne's Fantastic Four
Jason Aaron's Thor
Grant Morrison's New X-Men
Jonathan Hickman's Fantastic Four
Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev's Daredevil
Peter David's Incredible Hulk
Ed Brubaker's Captain America
Roger Stern's Avengers
Brian Michael Bendis' Ultimate Spider-Man
Garth Ennis' Punisher
Joss Whedon and John Cassaday's Astonishing X-Men
Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum's X-Men
Kurt Busiek and George Perez's Avengers
Matt Fraction and David Aja's Hawkeye
Peter David's second run on X-Factor
Al Ewing, Joe Bennet and Ruy Jose's Immortal Hulk
John Romita and Stan Lee's Amazing Spider-Man
Jim Starlin's Warlock
Rick Remender's Uncanny X-Force
Brian Michael Bendis' Avengers
Dan Slott's Spider-Man
Tom King and Gabriel Henrandez Walta's Vision
Roger Stern and John Romita Jr.'s Amazing Spider-Man
Jack Kirby and Stan Lee's Thor
Mark Waid's Daredevil
Chris Claremont and Bill Sienkiewicz's New Mutants
Roy Thomas' Avengers
Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch's Ultimates
Ryan North and Erica Henderson's Unbeatable Squirrel Girl
Larry Hama's initial run on G.I. Joe
Jonathan Hickman's X-Men
Steve Ditko and Stan Lee's Doctor Strange
G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona's Ms. Marvel
Mark Waid and Mike Wieringo’s Fantastic Four
Roy Thomas' initial run on Conan
Peter Milligan and Mike Allred's X-Force/X-Statix
David Michelinie and Bob Layton's Iron Man

Other Publishers
Neil Gaiman's Sandman
Alan Moore's Swamp Thing
Grant Morrison & Howard Porter's JLA
Grant Morrison's Batman
Marv Wolfman & George Perez's New Teen Titans
Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson & Alex Ross' Astro City
Keith Giffen and J.M. DeMatteis' Justice League International
Geoff Johns' Green Lantern
Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra and Jose Marzan Jr.'s Y the Last Man
James Robinson's Starman
Mark Waid's first run on Flash
Grant Morrison's Doom Patrol
Paul Levitz and Keith Giffen's Legion of Super-Heroes
Grant Morrison's Animal Man
Warren Ellis and John Cassaday's Planetary
Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon's Preacher
Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's Batman
Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples' Saga
John Ostrander's Suicide Squad
Jeff Smith's Bone
Warren Ellis, Darick Robertson and Rodney Ramos' Transmetropolitan
Jason Aaron and R.M. Guera's Scalped
John Byrne's Superman
Mike Mignola's Hellboy
Geoff Johns' JSA
Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham and Steve Leialoha's Fables
Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams' Batman
Grant Morrison's Invisibles
Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips' Criminal
Greg Rucka and Ed Brubaker's Gotham Central
Geoff Johns and Scott Kolins' Flash
Alan Moore's Marvelman/Miracleman
Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez' Locke and Key
Los Bros Hernandez's Love and Rockets
Alan Moore and J.H. Williams III's Promethea
Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker and Ryan Ottley's Invincible
Garth Ennis and John McCrea's Hitman
Steve Englehart, Marshall Rogers and Terry Austin's Detective Comics
Denny O'Neil and Denys Cowan's The Question
Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams' Green Lantern
John Layman and Rob Guillory's Chew
Jack Kirby's Fourth World
Carl Barks' Duck Comics
Jonathan Hickman and Nick Dragotta's East of West
David Lapham's Stray Bullets
Tom King's Batman
John Allison, Lissa Treiman and Max Sarin's Giant Days
Garth Ennis, Darick Roberston and Russ Braun's The Boys
Will Eisner's The Spirit
Peter Bagge's Hate
Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo
Kazuo Koike & Goseki Kojima’s Lone Wolf and Cub
Robert Kirkman and Charles Adlard's The Walking Dead
John Ostrander and Tom Mandrake's Spectre
Keith Giffen and Tom and Mary Bierbaum's Legion of Super-Heroes
Dave Sim and Gerhard's Cerebus

[Mike]

Not as many as I thought.
These are the ones I have read all of the issues.
Others I may have tried but never finished.


Chris Claremont's & John Byrne X-Men
Frank Miller & Klaus Janson's Daredevil
Stan Lee's & Steve Ditko Amazing Spider-Man
Stan Lee's & Jack Kirby Fantastic Four
Walter Simonson's Thor
Chris Claremont's post-Byrne/Cockrum Uncanny X-Men
John Byrne's Fantastic Four
Roger Stern's Avengers
Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum's X-Men
Kurt Busiek and George Perez's Avengers
Stan Lee's and John Romita Amazing Spider-Man
Jim Starlin's Warlock
Roger Stern and John Romita Jr.'s Amazing Spider-Man
Stan Lee's & Jack Kirby Thor
Chris Claremont and Bill Sienkiewicz's New Mutants
Roy Thomas' Avengers
Stan Lee's and Steve Ditko Doctor Strange
David Michelinie and Bob Layton's Iron Man

Marv Wolfman & George Perez's New Teen Titans
Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson & Alex Ross' Astro City
Paul Levitz and Keith Giffen's Legion of Super-Heroes
John Byrne's Superman
Mike Mignola's Hellboy
Steve Englehart, Marshall Rogers and Terry Austin's Detective Comics
Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams' Green Lantern
Jack Kirby's Fourth World
John Ostrander and Tom Mandrake's Spectre

[shooshoomanjoe]

Eisner's The Spirit is on that list. Is it really a good read? Those Golden Age comics are a chore to read.

[Tofali]

Marvel
1. John Byrne & Chris Claremont's X-Men
2. Frank Miller & Klaus Janson's Daredevil
3. Walter Simonson's Thor
4. Chris Claremont's post-Byrne/Cockrum Uncanny X-Men
5. Jonathan Hickman's Avengers
6. Jason Aaron's Thor
7. Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev's Daredevil
8. Brian Michael Bendis' Ultimate Spider-Man
9. Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum's X-Men
10. Matt Fraction and David Aja's Hawkeye
11. Al Ewing, Joe Bennet and Ruy Jose's Immortal Hulk
12. Jim Starlin's Warlock
13. Rick Remender's Uncanny X-Force
14. Dan Slott's Spider-Man
15. Tom King and Gabriel Henrandez Walta's Vision
16. Jack Kirby and Stan Lee's Thor
17. Mark Waid's Daredevil
18. Chris Claremont and Bill Sienkiewicz's New Mutants
19. Ryan North and Erica Henderson's Unbeatable Squirrel Girl
20. Jonathan Hickman's X-Men
21. G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona's Ms. Marvel


Other Publishers
1. Grant Morrison's Batman
2. Geoff Johns' Green Lantern
3. Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra and Jose Marzan Jr.'s Y the Last Man
4. Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's Batman
5. Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples' Saga
6. Jason Aaron and R.M. Guera's Scalped
7. Jonathan Hickman and Nick Dragotta's East of West
8. Tom King's Batman

It looks like I have only read 29 and I don't feel like I'm missing anything because I'm sure I started reading some of this but they weren't my cup of tea.

[Steroid]

I'll just stick to the Marvel section but I have read all of the Marvel runs except Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Ms. Marvel and Warlock

[Kurt Busiek]

Eisner's The Spirit is on that list. Is it really a good read? Those Golden Age comics are a chore to read.

It's a wonderful read.

Aside from some unfortunate stereotypes, the classic years of THE SPIRIT are written in a far more modern manner than what you think of as a Golden Age style.

Try one of the best of the run here:

https://benito-cereno.tumblr.com/pos...by-will-eisner

[Solid Snake]

It's a wonderful read.

Aside from some unfortunate stereotypes, the classic years of THE SPIRIT are written in a far more modern manner than what you think of as a Golden Age style.

Try one of the best of the run here:

https://benito-cereno.tumblr.com/pos...by-will-eisner

Now I saw you here, I am curious about your count for the list Mr. Busiek

[Kurt Busiek]

Now I saw you here, I am curious about your count for the list Mr. Busiek

If by "read" we mean "read at least a TPB's worth or more," then I've read at least that much of 88 runs on the list. [Er, make that 93; I recounted more carefully.]

If we mean "the entire run," then it's only 53.

The list, with a couple of notes:

READ ALL OF
1. John Byrne & Chris Claremont's X-Men
2. Frank Miller & Klaus Janson's Daredevil
3. Steve Ditko & Stan Lee's Amazing Spider-Man
4. Jack Kirby & Stan Lee's Fantastic Four
5. Walter Simonson's Thor
6. John Byrne's Fantastic Four
7. Peter David's Incredible Hulk - I haven't read every side-project Peter wrote, but I've read all of his two regular runs.
8. Ed Brubaker's Captain America
9. Roger Stern's Avengers
10. Garth Ennis' Punisher
11. Joss Whedon and John Cassaday's Astonishing X-Men
12. Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum's X-Men
13. Kurt Busiek and George Perez's Avengers - proofreading counts as reading, right?
14. Matt Fraction and David Aja's Hawkeye
15. John Romita and Stan Lee's Amazing Spider-Man - including the comic strip.
16. Jim Starlin's Warlock - but not all of Warlock and the Infinity Watch.
17. Roger Stern and John Romita Jr.'s Amazing Spider-Man
18. Jack Kirby and Stan Lee's Thor
19. Chris Claremont and Bill Sienkiewicz's New Mutants
20. Roy Thomas' Avengers - and Avengers West Coast.
21. Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch's Ultimates
22. Steve Ditko and Stan Lee's Doctor Strange
23. Mark Waid and Mike Wieringo’s Fantastic Four
24. Roy Thomas' initial run on Conan - and his second.
25. David Michelinie and Bob Layton's Iron Man

26. Neil Gaiman's Sandman
27. Alan Moore's Swamp Thing
28. Grant Morrison & Howard Porter's JLA
29. Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson & Alex Ross' Astro City - see earlier joke.
30. Keith Giffen and J.M. DeMatteis' Justice League International
31. Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra and Jose Marzan Jr.'s Y the Last Man
32. James Robinson's Starman
33. Mark Waid's first run on Flash
34. Grant Morrison's Doom Patrol
35. Paul Levitz and Keith Giffen's Legion of Super-Heroes
36. Grant Morrison's Animal Man
37. Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon's Preacher
38. Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples' Saga - I read this in TPB form, and I have the latest TPB on my nightstand now. But I'm counting it.
39. Jeff Smith's Bone
40. Jason Aaron and R.M. Guera's Scalped
41. John Byrne's Superman
42. Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham and Steve Leialoha's Fables - probably a few issues behind on "The Black Forest," but counting it.
43. Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams' Batman
44. Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips' Criminal
45. Greg Rucka and Ed Brubaker's Gotham Central
46. Alan Moore's Marvelman/Miracleman
47. Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez' Locke and Key
48. Garth Ennis and John McCrea's Hitman
49. Steve Englehart, Marshall Rogers and Terry Austin's Detective Comics
50. Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams' Green Lantern
51. Jack Kirby's Fourth World
52. Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo - I may be an issue behind, but still.
53. John Ostrander and Tom Mandrake's Spectre

READ A CHUNK OF [In some cases, I want to get back to and finish reading them, in some I think I've read enough.]
1. Chris Claremont's post-Byrne/Cockrum Uncanny X-Men - I don't think I've read all of it, but I caught up with a lot of it.
2. Jason Aaron's Thor
3. Grant Morrison's New X-Men
4. Jonathan Hickman's Fantastic Four
5. Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev's Daredevil
6. Brian Michael Bendis' Ultimate Spider-Man
7. Al Ewing, Joe Bennet and Ruy Jose's Immortal Hulk
8. Rick Remender's Uncanny X-Force
9. Dan Slott's Spider-Man
10. Tom King and Gabriel Hernandez Walta's Vision
11. Mark Waid's Daredevil
12. Ryan North and Erica Henderson's Unbeatable Squirrel Girl
13. Jonathan Hickman's X-Men
14. G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona's Ms. Marvel
15. Peter Milligan and Mike Allred's X-Force/X-Statix

16. Grant Morrison's Batman
17. Marv Wolfman & George Perez's New Teen Titans
18. Geoff Johns' Green Lantern
19. Warren Ellis and John Cassaday's Planetary
20. Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's Batman
21. John Ostrander's Suicide Squad
22. Warren Ellis, Darick Robertson and Rodney Ramos' Transmetropolitan
23. Mike Mignola's Hellboy - I read everything Mike drew and/or wrote solo through the big finale with Duncan Fegredo and then I've tried to read whatever he wrote solo since, but I'm sure I've missed a few. I've read a lot of the co-written Mignolaverse stuff too, I'm just not counting that.
24. Geoff Johns' JSA - I've read almost all of it.
25. Grant Morrison's Invisibles
26. Geoff Johns and Scott Kolins' Flash
27. Los Bros Hernandez's Love and Rockets - reading it in big chunks when I get the chance.
28. Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker and Ryan Ottley's Invincible
29. Denny O'Neil and Denys Cowan's The Question - most of it!
30. John Layman and Rob Guillory's Chew
31. Carl Barks' Duck Comics - I've read all of his UNCLE $CROOGE, but I'm confident I haven't read all his Duck stories.
32. Jonathan Hickman and Nick Dragotta's East of West
33. David Lapham's Stray Bullets
34. John Allison, Lissa Treiman and Max Sarin's Giant Days
35. Will Eisner's The Spirit - I own (almost?) all of it in the DC Archives, but I haven't gotten to them all yet.
36. Peter Bagge's Hate
37. Kazuo Koike & Goseki Kojima’s Lone Wolf and Cub
38. Robert Kirkman and Charles Adlard's The Walking Dead
39. Keith Giffen and Tom and Mary Bierbaum's Legion of Super-Heroes
40. Dave Sim and Gerhard's Cerebus

READ VERY LITTLE OF
1. Jonathan Hickman's Avengers
2. Peter David's second run on X-Factor - I enjoyed what I read, I just haven't read much
3. Brian Michael Bendis' Avengers
4. Larry Hama's initial run on G.I. Joe
5. Alan Moore and J.H. Williams III's Promethea - I made a choice when I started writing ASTRO CITY not to read books that people described as "like ASTRO CITY," because I didn't want to be influenced. But I should get to this at some point!
6. Tom King's Batman
7. Garth Ennis, Darick Roberston and Russ Braun's The Boys