Name Your Favorite Controversial Comic(s)

[jeanvaljean]

I really enjoyed the Charles Soule/Javier Pulido She-Hulk series.

Wait - there were people who didn't?

Other than the issues with the fill-in artist?

[ed2962]

various auto-bio strips by Robert Crumb from the 80's

[ed2962]

Wait - there were people who didn't?

Other than the issues with the fill-in artist?

I know a fair number of fans liked it, but I've seen a number of people who said Pulido's art turned them off.

[Goggindowner]

I'm not really sure what the general opinion on some of these are, so they may not qualify by your criteria, but here goes:

The Authority POST Millar:

I know the general consensus through Millar's stent on the title was positive, but those reviews seemed to crater once his run ended. I, on the other hand, liked all of it going up to Revolution, the twelve issue limited series. I thought it was an interesting direction to take a superhero team in, having them take over the US government in Coup D'tat. By the end, The Authority represented every fear that fictional governments in comic book universes have about organized super teams. They took control of a major world power and flexed their might. It was a different take on "building a better world" and I applauded it for that. Some of the characterizations started to drift a little and the plots weren't ground breaking, but it was still really enjoyable to read. It was too bad the Morrison book floundered the way it did.

Ultimate X-Men:

Again, I know this one started off positive, but eventually it skewed negative. I kept up with the title all the way up through the Apocalypse arc. I liked all of it. By that time, I had pretty much accepted the UXM as my default X-Men and had lost interest in whatever the 616 was doing with the characters, so I was just along for the ride. I even dabbled into the post-relaunch X-Men title and enjoyed it well enough. This one, more than anything, was probably a habitual read for me, though. I realized around the end of The Tempest arc that things had gone downhill a bit in quality, but it was still fun enough to keep reading.

[Shawn Hopkins]

I'm not really sure what the general opinion on some of these are, so they may not qualify by your criteria, but here goes:

The Authority POST Millar:

I know the general consensus through Millar's stent on the title was positive, but those reviews seemed to crater once his run ended. I, on the other hand, liked all of it going up to Revolution, the twelve issue limited series. I thought it was an interesting direction to take a superhero team in, having them take over the US government in Coup D'tat. By the end, The Authority represented every fear that fictional governments in comic book universes have about organized super teams. They took control of a major world power and flexed their might. It was a different take on "building a better world" and I applauded it for that. Some of the characterizations started to drift a little and the plots weren't ground breaking, but it was still really enjoyable to read. It was too bad the Morrison book floundered the way it did.

Ultimate X-Men:

Again, I know this one started off positive, but eventually it skewed negative. I kept up with the title all the way up through the Apocalypse arc. I liked all of it. By that time, I had pretty much accepted the UXM as my default X-Men and had lost interest in whatever the 616 was doing with the characters, so I was just along for the ride. I even dabbled into the post-relaunch X-Men title and enjoyed it well enough. This one, more than anything, was probably a habitual read for me, though. I realized around the end of The Tempest arc that things had gone downhill a bit in quality, but it was still fun enough to keep reading.

All of it. For both of them?

Did you like The Monarchy?

[Crazy Diamond]

Persepolis (I think that one was banned in some schools when I first read it)
Fun Home ( https://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/a...claimer/100765 )
Green Lantern: Mosaic (it got cancelled by the 5th issue because some higher ups didn't like it )
Captain America: Truth (the first Black Captain America; that one had some fans very upset)
Death & Return of Superman (it was all over the news when Superman died)
Tales of the Green Lantern Corp Annual #2 (the art pissed off the Comics Code Authority)
The Boys (got kicked out from Wildstorm supposedly for being too violent but I think Ennis and Robertson were offending some writers and artists at DC and Marvel
and that's the real reason why it got cancelled then switched to Dynamite Entertainment)
Green Lantern/Green Arrow (it's dated, but I love Neal Adams's work on that book. Southern comic distributors didn't though and refused to take any copies of it which got it cancelled)

[ed2962]

Persepolis (I think that one was banned in some schools when I first read it)
Fun Home ( https://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/a...claimer/100765 )
Green Lantern: Mosaic (it got cancelled by the 5th issue because some higher ups didn't like it )
Captain America: Truth (the first Black Captain America; that one had some fans very upset)
Death & Return of Superman (it was all over the news when Superman died)
Tales of the Green Lantern Corp Annual #2 (the art pissed off the Comics Code Authority)
The Boys (got kicked out from Wildstorm supposedly for being too violent but I think Ennis and Robertson were offending some writers and artists at DC and Marvel
and that's the real reason why it got cancelled then switched to Dynamite Entertainment)
Green Lantern/Green Arrow (it's dated, but I love Neal Adams's work on that book. Southern comic distributors didn't though and refused to take any copies of it which got it cancelled)

What was the problem with the Green Lantern Annual art?

[Crazy Diamond]

What was the problem with the Green Lantern Annual art?

This was an annual from the eighties. It was a story written by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill was the artist. So the comic had art like this:



and this



Someone on the CCA didn't like the art because it offended them. I think the style was ugly to them because I don't know why they allowed a stamp of approval for Emerald Twilight but thought this was too much.

[Goggindowner]

All of it. For both of them?

Did you like The Monarchy?

I didn't actually ever read The Monarchy. But yes, all of it.

[codystarbuck]

Well, no one saw it; but, i quite liked Real War Stories, from Eclipse. It featured stories about some of the US military's less than shining moments. It was pretty courageous, in the Reagan and Bush 80s and early 90s. However, nobody saw it. They had better luck with Brought to Light, because of Alan Moore and Bill Sienkiwicz.

[dancj]

Those are two very different questions:

Largely Panned, but I like:
Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice
Watchmen - the movie
Identity Crisis
Cry for Justice
The Dark Knight Strikes Again
All Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder

Controversial - that I like:
Skin
Brought to Light
Brat Pack
The Boys
Marshal Law

[Crazy Diamond]

Those are two very different questions:

Largely Panned, but I like:
Identity Crisis

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.

[Mister Mets]

A lot of good comic books are controversial. Watchmen, Maus, Dark Knight Returns, Batman: Year One, The Killing Joke, The Night Gwen Stacy Died, The Authority (Ellis/ Hitch or Millar/Quitely), Morrison's New X-Men, Ultimate Spider-Man, Millar and Hitch's The Ultimates, have vocal detractors, but I consider these among the best of the form.

When it comes to films, I'd give the Vincent Price film The Witchfinder General a perfect grade. The same is true of controversial Best Picture winners Crash and Forrest Gump. On that topic, I've seen every Best Picture winner since 1989, and think they're all good films (and mostly great films.)

[batnbreakfast]

I like Zombie Tramp and there's no excuse for it (awards, craft, story)

[williamtheday]

I don't think Peter David liked their She-Hulk.