This is my top 10 list of my favourite comics ever. Far as im concerned they are better than Watchmen, cooler than the Batman Year one and more memorable than Marvels. Im going to start at 10 this time and work down to 1. This will be in order! 1 being the best!
10. Green Lantern Annual 7: I picked up this comic years ago and I think it was my introduction to the Green Lantern Kyle Rayner. It featured him encountering many dead Green Lanterns(at this point Kyle was the only one left) and ending up in a battle with some of the legendary Green Lanterns. More recently there has been lots of rumours on the internet that this issue is about to become very important cause of the current Blackest Night story line.
9.Three Shadows: Picked this up last year when my girl friend was in New York. I didn't know what to do so went and brought this book and read it in the coffee shop in one sitting. The story follows a family who try to save their son from Three Shadows whom seem intent on taking the little boy. Soon the boy and his father are on the run from the shadows and go through hell to get away from them. It was so good I could not leave my chair until I finished the book.
8.Barry Ween Boy Genius: Fantastic comic. The cleverest person on the planet is a young boy. In between contacting aliens and creating tears in the space time continuum, Barry finds time to Hang out with his best mate Jeremy. Jeremy could not care less that Barry is the cleverest person in the world, all he wants to know if Barry can get him porn. A great comic about friendship and really funny.
7.West: Back in 2006 I had the opportunity to go to the first Birmingham Comic Show. Whilst there I got to find out about small press comics. Before this I had never heard of small press. The best comic I discovered though was a series called West. Each issue takes place in a different year in the life of West. Some stories are classically western whilst some seem to have a super natural element too them. The artwork in these comics is amazing and every show ive been to since I see if there is any new material out. The stories are great and I just wish more people could read them or get hold of them.
6.Fantastic Four Annual 1998: I've always wanted to like the Fantastic Four and I think I do, but each time I've tried reading it I last about 12 issues and drop it. Back in 1998 when this annual came out I was really enjoying the series. The story in this issue takes place when Ben Grimm is trying to make a sandwich in the middle of the night and by accident ends up using one of Reed's machine that sends him in to another reality. This new reality he is in shows what would of happened if the Fantastic Four really did go in to space in 1961. The FF are old and there is a new line up and as Ben trys to get his head around what's going on in this strange world to him. The characterisation in this issue is amazing and I have read this issue time after time. Best Fantastic Four issue ever.
5.Doctor Strange and Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment: I found this book for £2 years ago and since then it goes down in my book as the best comic bargain I have ever found. The story features Doctors Strange and Doom in a battle to become Sorcer supreme. Strange wins and Doom come in second place, cause of this Strange has to grant Doom a boon. Of course Doom attempts to betray Strange but the journey of getting there is a battle of epic proportions!
4.Transformers Spotlight Kup: This is a fairly new comic ive read and of course its about Transformers which I love. The story features a Transformer called Kup who is essentially Hannibal from the A-Team. He is usually a grizzled old war horse but in this story he's stranded on a planet that he can get off and the environment is driving him crazy. As the story progresses we get to see him slowly lose his mind, whether its talking to dead comrades or attempting to kill his rescuers. The story is great and art work is astounding. A great done in one story.
3.X-Files Digest 1: The reason I picked this is not because of the main X-Files story but because of one of the back up stories by Ray Bradbury called Trapdoor. Its a classic horror story and even when I read it now it still makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up! I first read this back in 1996 and its always sticks in the back of my mind when ever I see horror films.
2. Incredible Hulk 466: Prior to this issue/story Bruce Banner and the Hulk had been separated for a year and Hulk had been on the run as always. But they had just been reunited and Betty(Bruce's wife) is happy to have her husband back. But as soon as Bruce is back, Betty is suffering with Gamma poisoning. Of course Bruce/Hulk is blamed even though Bruce does his up-most to save her. Ultimately though its too late.
1. Incredible Hulk 467: The aftermath of the previous issue told from an aged Rick Jones point of view. Also Peter David's last issue. The story goes on to show how Bruce deals with Betty's death and how he now has control over his transformations into the Hulk. Never have I read an issue of a comic where I really wanted it to end there. If there ever had to be a definitive ending to the Hulk then this should of been it. It has been my favourite comic since the day I first read it. If I could only ever take 1 comic with me for the rest of my life, it would be this one.The best comic ever written. Better than Watchmen far as im concerned.
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