Name Your Favorite Controversial Comic(s)

[williamtheday]

That's the eighties for ya!

[dancj]

I remember Identity Crisis getting good reviews and making a lot of money when it came out despite the complaints of fans online. I think the New York Times even interviewed Brad Meltzer shortly before came out.

Fair point - but it does get a lot of hate from fans.

[TheRay]

JLA Act of God.
The criticism I’ve seen for this one is that it only makes Batman look good, but the very first thing that happens is Superman saving Metropolis from a dam about to burst.

[K7P5V]

Hopefully this counts, but my choice would be...

Marvelman/Miracleman

[Kirby101]

[shooshoomanjoe]

Very much enjoyed reading Liefeld's New Mutants/X-Force run, the Clone Saga and the Ultimatum mini.

[TheRay]

Heroes in Crisis
One More Day

[Kirby101]

One More Day

Ugh! I just threw up a little in my mouth.
The single worse story idea in the history of Marvel.
Sins Past is second.

[K7P5V]

Hopefully this counts, but another fave would be...

Elseworlds 80-Page Giant #1

[Mister Mets]

Heroes in Crisis
One More Day

I liked most of Brand New Day.

I do also like plenty of stories where a hero falls or screws up (Green Lantern: Emerald Twilight, Heroes in Crisis, Infinite Crisis, Civil War)

[TheRay]

I'll be honest and, perhaps this is obvious, say that there is not much I don't like. I probably like every controversial comic out there.

[K7P5V]

The majority won't be agreeable to it, but I truly enjoyed the artwork of...

Holy Terror

[TheRay]

Sins Past was pretty good.

[DanMad1977]

Faust
EO
The clone saga (yes, I mean the one where Ben Reily first appeared) Wonderful memories. The publication in my country that was two years or more behind of the American version was cease to exist at the time, and I bought the whole US clone saga run at once, and read it in one sitting (no just kidding, it took me a month or so. I don't know how many books it contains, it was four titles of Spider-Man)
Sins Past blew me away at the time.

I like controversial stuff. I don't like comics playing it safe

[Timothy Hunter]

JLA Act of God.
The criticism I’ve seen for this one is that it only makes Batman look good, but the very first thing that happens is Superman saving Metropolis from a dam about to burst.

The "Act of God" in the story doesn't make any sense if you think too hard about it, but it's not supposed to.

I thought it was decent. I love superhero stories that Center around their ordinary lives.

Identity Crisis is another story where you think more about it, the plot starts to crumble, but I enjoyed how Meltzer tried to "humanize" superheroes in new ways. For all it's faults, Identity Crisis is probably better than his Justice League run, which has less "what the hell were you thinking moments" but is a pacing nightmare with every subplot it sets up ultimately going nowhere.