Favourite self contained graphic novels from DC?

[kjn]

No mention of The Hiketeia yet?

[iron chimp]

Enemy Ace: War idyll

[WebLurker]

Most of the DC stuff I get is part of a series, but the first two Batman/TMNT crossover stories and the Supergirl TV show tie-in were pretty good.

[MRP]

No single volumes from ongoing series, just total standalone graphic novels.

From DC itself:

Watchmen
JLA: Year One
Dark Knight Returns
Batman: Year One
Kingdom Come
All-Star Superman
Mister Miracle
Omega Men
New Frontier
The Golden Age
Superman: Red Son
Superman: Secret Identity
Batman: Mad Love
JLA: Earth 2
Superman: Birthright
Superman: Secret Origin
JLA: The Nail
Green Lantern: Willworld
Lex Luthor: Man of Steel
Wonder Woman: The True Amazon
Batman: Noel
Wonder Woman: Earth One
Green Lantern: Earth One



From Vertigo:

Daytripper
Death the High Cost of Living
Brooklyn Dreams
The Complete Moonshadow (neither of these two are currently at Vertigo but they were published there and the editions I have are from Vertigo)
It's A Bird
V For Vendetta
Dark Knight: A True Batman Tale

You said no single volumes of ongoing series, but Batman Year One is a single volume of the ongoing Batman series as it collects issues 404-407 of the run.

Moonshadow was first published as a Marvel Epic book several years before it was reprinted at Vertigo.

-M

[CaptCleghorn]

Ronin

Why has it taken this long to say Ronin?

[married guy]

There's too many!!

Omega Men
Kingdom Come
The Dark Knight Returns
Arkham Asylum
The Golden Age
The Nail
Virtue & Vice
Earth 2
Hunter/Prey
Iron Heights

[bearman]

Kingdom Come
Batman/captain America
Batman/Grendel
All Star Superman

[Ilan Preskovsky]

You said no single volumes of ongoing series, but Batman Year One is a single volume of the ongoing Batman series as it collects issues 404-407 of the run.

Moonshadow was first published as a Marvel Epic book several years before it was reprinted at Vertigo.

-M

Yeah, I admit, I knew I was cheating with Moonshadow but the copy I have is Vertigo so that's how I think about it. Year One, though, may have come from the ongiong series but it was an entirely standalone arc with no connection to the ongiong series, as far as I know, and a completely different creative team so I'l make an exception for it.

[Lirica]

It's not a graphic novel, but you might give her a copy of Tales of the New Teen Titans number 50. It's Wonder Girl's wedding issue, and is extravagant.

While I'd rather get her a full graphic novel for her birthday, I'll still check this out. Thank you!

[osakafanz]

Keep your suggestions coming guys!

[Restingvoice]

I haven't read much so, for now, it's either The Killing Joke or Batman Year One. Each still has things I dislike from them so they're not perfect.

[married guy]

OK.
I can't believe I forgot about:
Batman: Red Rain trilogy! Red Rain Blood Storm & Crimson Mist

Kelley Jones was the perfect fit for these books.

[superduperman]

If the criteria is just stand alone stories regardless of continuity:

Batman: Year One

Watchmen

Superman: American Alien

V for Vendetta

Superman: Secret Identity

Kingdom Come

Superman: End of the Century

Justice League: The Nail

Trinity

Wonder Woman: The Hiketeia

Superman: Birthright

Superman/Batman: Generations Vols. 1-2

Most of the Earth One books are pretty good.

[dancj]

I haven't read much so, for now, it's either The Killing Joke or Batman Year One. Each still has things I dislike from them so they're not perfect.

There is actually not a single thing I dislike about Year One. From writing to art, it is probably the most perfect comic I can think of.

[Sandy Hausler]

What you got?

Wow. Twice in one day I'm shilling for the Goodwin/Simonson Manhunter book.