number one
 

If you *had to* what would be your number one comic book of all time? Tough choice....

Re: number one
 

Comic title or single book?If you mean title then most anything by Alan Moore......to pick a single book though is nearly impossible because your only getting a small part of the story.

Good point. er... how about single story that can be collated as a TBP - and let's include graphic novels in that as well.

Alan Moore-From Hell
The Watchmen
V For Vendetta
The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen Vol.1 and 2

Jim O'Barr-The Crow

Frank Miller-Batman:Year One
(all)Sin City

Dan Brereton-The Nocturnals:Black Planet

Neil Gaiman-Sandman(all)

Robert Kirkman-The Walking Dead TPB's 1-4

That's all for now.

that's not one!

After much thinking and re-reading, I think I'll have to plump for Maus. It just blew me away and affected me like nothing else.

A great list of books have read them all. This is my favorite, The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen Vol.1 and 2. Could be though that I just reread vol 1 so its fresh in my mind.

maus was great. . . . as for me its a toss-up between Watchmen and Dark Knight Returns. Watchmen is more complex and worth repeat readings - plus way longer. . . but emotionally i found DKR more absorbing and affecting.

I have to make a confession.

I'm pretty new to the world of comic books, but have been voraciously devouring everything people pass my way, and since the beginning Watchmen and DKR have been mentioned over and over and over. So I read them.

And I wasn't blown away. Sorry.

I can see how they would have rocked everything at the time (like seeing Star Wars when it was first released) but now, like Star Wars, they're kinda, "Well, yeah, they're pretty good, I guess, but I've seen/read better."

Do you know what I mean? I hope this isn't heresy, but I just found them both a little bitty, jumpy, and not particularly cohesive as a whole. Although there were undoubted moments of genius in both.

Preacher is pretty bad ass. Vertigo is a pretty decent label.

and obvioulsy, Steve Dillians and Garth Enniss' Welcome Back, Frank is by far the best Punisher work ever done.

I agree, the preacher is the best graphic novels ever.
the punishers cool
the goon is ultimately the funniest

To the choir...
 

Yeah... PREACHER is a GREAT friggin' series... HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

Other honorable mentions include THE WALKING DEAD, THE CROW, HELLBOY, 100 BULLETS, almost anything by Alan Moore, FABLES, and Y: THE LAST MAN.

If I had to pick just one book, though, I think it would have to be LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN... what a read.

(Volume One was awesome... Volume Two... whoa.)

SINcerely,
Dirk Manning

Re: To the choir...
 

I'm such an idiot I completely forgot Hellboy(thanks Dirk)I first caught a miniseries in DHP "The Wolves of St. Augustine",been hooked ever since!

And Dark Horse's Alien vs. Predator series should get a nod aswell.:cool:

Not sure.
Used to read Sgt. Rock when I was a kid.

top 5:

1) Watchmen
2) The Dark Knight Returns
3) Sandman: Season of Mists
4) Sandman: Preludes & Nocturns
5) Sin City: The Hard Goodbye

if Uzumaki counts, it's #3

Astro City.
The art, the varying storyline, the depth, the dialogue.
All there. The third series wasn't GREAT, but overall the title
has remained pretty consistant.

Y - The last man is pretty great for an ongoing title also.

The spirals... they consume...
 

Anyone not willing to give UZUMAKI a look just because it's "Manga" is really, REALLY missing out.

(Is that Mike Patton, btw? Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice.)

SINcerely,
Dirk Manning

Yes! Astro City is awesome. It's amazing what can be done when writers leave behind the DC/Marvel worlds and characters. Have you read the one-off Samaritan special?

I questioned whether or not Uzumaki counts because it's technically 3 books

Dark Knight Returns

My fave's fall in line with everyone else here but must add

Samurai Executioner 1 & 2
Killing Joke
Kingdom Come
The Invisibles

Ah, I could never pick just one... So I'll give a top five.

1. Sandman
2. Blade of the Immortal
3. Transmetropolitan
4. Hellblazer
5. Berserk

A top five:
1- Watchman
2- Dark Knight Returns
3- Sin City
4- 30 Days Of Night
5- Panorama Of Hell

Gone but not forgotten...
 

NICE ONE!!!

SINcerely,
Dirk Manning

Off topic I know,but:

Have you read Lucifer?
If so,did it get any better after the year 2001 and when and where did it end?
(I am just assuming it ended because I have not seen it around, even back issues, in years)


On Topic
1.) Sandman
2.) Black Orchid
3.) Anything Alan Moore did....Ever

Hi Nova! I've never actually seen it for sale anywhere, so no, I haven't read it. Maybe I can find a torrent around somewhere...

or, get dc++ like I keep telling everyone...but what do I know?, I'm just the guy who has found and downloaded every single comic I've ever wanted there...

Just thought you might like to know... Like 95% of the folks who've been busted by the P2P cops have been using Direct Connect or similar programs. Not trying to knock your choice of program, just sharing some info. I only use torrents to download comics. I have a super-secret, foolproof method for music and whatnot.