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Postby The Liar XIII » Tue May 01, 2007 1:34 pm

Well.. This is a good question.
What is your favorite comic book series and Arcs?

Well these are my top 3.

1. Spiderman - Symbiote
2. Marvle Zombies - (The whole comics rock.. I like all arcs from it)
3. Carnage vs Venom - Birth of Toxin

So, what are yours?
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Postby mitsuki lover » Tue May 01, 2007 2:01 pm

Currently I am rereading the 'I'll Take Manhattan' story arch in the '90s Catwoman
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Postby Sheol777 » Tue May 01, 2007 5:20 pm

*Sigh* I'll get the obvious out of the way....Dark Knight Returns, Watchmen, Kingdom Come.

next:

The Maxx - no arcs, one continuious story

The Sandman - A Season of Mists

Amazing Spider-Man - Introduction of Venom

Batman - Hush
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Postby Fish and Chips » Tue May 01, 2007 5:25 pm

Only comic books prior to Manga that I read with any continuity were Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog. They need to release some kind of omnibus for that series. I'd buy it.
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Postby Maledicte » Tue May 01, 2007 8:45 pm

Batman: Knightfall (not a very popular arc, but I needed something to read, and it's Bane's first appearance.)
The Sandman: The Kindly Ones. First one I ever read, still holds up.
Mystic: ??? (Because the company bankrupted, there was never an official arc title. Anyway, my favorite part of the series is when she has to convince the spirits that she's deserving of their help.
The Book of Lost Souls: Issues 1-6. The series got canceled! NOOOOO
The Crow (original series). Packs a punch as much now as it did twenty years ago.
Dragonlance Chronicles: Dragons of Winter Night *points at new avatar*

Watchmen, V for Vendetta, the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, etc.
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Postby Blitzkrieg1701 » Tue May 01, 2007 8:57 pm

Um, pretty much all the comic books I read are one story, be it short (Watchmen) or long (Bone)
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Postby WrestlingOtaku » Tue May 01, 2007 10:20 pm

Hmmm... well I haven't been reading comics for that long, and I've only been reading mainstream, so mine are going to seem kinda new and cliched....

House of M (I liked seeing how all the character's lives where changed when they got exactly what they wanted.)

Civil War

Infinite Crisis

Venom Arc

and that's all I can think of at the moment.....
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Postby Cognitive Gear » Tue May 01, 2007 10:59 pm

I tend to read comics that are a complete story, and I am still in the process of expanding my knowledge of the world of comics. That said, here are some of my favorite stroies, be they arcs or otherwise.

First off, the obvious: Watchmen, V for Vendetta, Dark Knight Returns

Batman: The Killing Joke

Saga of the Swamp Thing

Civil War (I'll admit it may just be because it's new and feels fresh at the moment. If it gets ret-conned it will go off my list)
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Postby termyt » Wed May 02, 2007 6:36 am

Most of my favorites are long past. The first one on the list is even a little cliche now.

The original Terra stroy arc from the Teen Titans
Crisis on Infinte Earths
The White Triangle story arc from the Legion of Super-Heroes in the mid 90's
Death of Superman
Batman: No Man's Land

My favorite series are mostly dicontinued, too. I guess i am not in the target audience for comics :(
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Postby mitsuki lover » Wed May 02, 2007 11:46 am

I have the TPB of INFINITE CRISIS.
The whole arch in Supergirl that featured the God-child was interesting.
But on the whole I liked the story arch where Linda Danvers has to take to the road with Buzz to find the 'other' Supergirl after they were split in two again.
That was interesting,especially since it was basically a way of redefining her and making her more human again with less power than before. :thumb:
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Postby WrestlingOtaku » Wed May 02, 2007 11:50 am

Excuse my ignorance, but what does ret-conned mean?

Oh, and I'll have to add The Killing Joke to my list also.
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Postby Cognitive Gear » Wed May 02, 2007 12:59 pm

WrestlingOtaku wrote:Excuse my ignorance, but what does ret-conned mean?


Retcon is short for Retroactive Continuity. It is making changes to previously established facts deliberately.
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Postby Sheol777 » Wed May 02, 2007 4:01 pm

ikimasu wrote:Retcon is short for Retroactive Continuity. It is making changes to previously established facts deliberately.

Biggest retcon in history:

Crisis on Infinite Earths


.....but in a good way :)
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Postby Kkun » Fri May 04, 2007 1:03 pm

Daggum.. I'm so lazy these days. I didn't notice this thread at all.

Favorite series and arcs...

House of M - ...well, the whole thing.
Civil War - see above.
Wolverine - Civil War arc and current Sabertooth/Wolverine history arc
Astonishing X-Men - Danger! arc
New Avengers - Sentry arc
Ultimate Spider-Man - The first Black Cat story arc.
Ultimate Fantastic Four - the first story arc.
Ultimate X-Men - the one that had the orthodox Jew ninjas. There was some really cool stuff going on, too, but that sealed it for me.
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Postby rocklobster » Fri May 04, 2007 1:42 pm

Spider-man: The Black Costume
Elfquest: the whole thing but the fourth book is my favorite part. Winnowill is quite a villain
Bone
X-men: the one that had that dismal future in it. COol story! (no not that Age of Apocalypse version)
Batman: the Long Halloween, The Joker Fish, Knightfall, Prodigal (Dick Grayson dons the suit), Death in the Family (Jason Todd dies), the Dark Knight Returns
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Postby WrestlingOtaku » Fri May 04, 2007 1:50 pm

You mean the Days of Future Past arc, right? The one where the Sentinels have taken over and put most mutants in concentration camps.

I also have to add Age of Apocolypse to my favorite arcs.
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Postby mitsuki lover » Fri May 04, 2007 1:54 pm

I don't know if it is Ret-con or not but the entire Untold Tales of Spider-man basically retells the story of Peter Parker in the early days adding new information that was never previously revealed such as the fact that MJ KNEW Peter and Spidey were one and the same even before Peter told her.
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Postby Sheol777 » Fri May 04, 2007 2:13 pm

Kkun wrote:Ultimate X-Men - the one that had the orthodox Jew ninjas. There was some really cool stuff going on, too, but that sealed it for me.

Are you serious? That sounds awesome! I am going to have to pick that up! Would you mind PM'ing me with the issues in that arc?
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Postby Kkun » Fri May 04, 2007 2:38 pm

Sheol777 wrote:Are you serious? That sounds awesome! I am going to have to pick that up! Would you mind PM'ing me with the issues in that arc?



I think it's book 5 of the trade paperbacks, actually. I think.
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Postby Cognitive Gear » Fri May 04, 2007 3:13 pm

Kkun wrote:Ultimate Spider-Man - The first Black Cat story arc.


Black Cat was in USM? ...

Excuse me while I go search for these issues. I love Black Cat.
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Postby ilikegir33 » Fri May 04, 2007 3:33 pm

The Ghost Rider "Blaze: Legacy Of Blood" arc/miniseries is awesome.
So is The Death Of Superman arc that goes through a lot of comic series.
And I second the Orthodox Jew ninja arc of Ultimate X Men, but there was one issue that I read before that was about the X-Men seeing animal cruelty when Sammy Pare (The fish kid) found that these kids were killing animals. It had to be the saddest comic I've read.

OH! And The Tick! I don't have a favorite arc 'cuz it's all funny! :lol:
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Postby rocklobster » Sat May 05, 2007 4:14 pm

Oh, I totally forgot about Superman's death! The World Without a Superman was the best part of the whole story.
I also forgot to add:
JLA--Rock of Ages
Bone--The Cow Race (hilarious)
Zero Hour
Crisis on Infinite Earths
Secret Wars
Marvel vs. DC
Amalgam one-shots
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Postby mitsuki lover » Sun May 06, 2007 11:55 am

Ended 'I'll Take Manhattan' and just restarted reading the 'No Man's Land' arch in
Catwoman.
Actually as far as it goes the '90s Catwoman had the best finale of any comic I read.I especially enjoyed the fact that they went all the way and had her unveiled in public.
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Postby Kkun » Mon May 07, 2007 11:30 am

ikimasu wrote:Black Cat was in USM? ...

Excuse me while I go search for these issues. I love Black Cat.


Dude, she's been in TWO story arcs of USM. One was really serious, and the other ended hilariously. I really like USM's portrayal of her.
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Postby mitsuki lover » Sat May 19, 2007 11:51 am

For some reason I never did get Catwoman #76 so the next in the No Man's Land
I have is #77.
Actually the '90s Catwoman comic was probably one of the best comics spun from
Batman.It was also one of the best that featured a female protagonist.
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Postby Danderson » Sat May 19, 2007 3:35 pm

Used to read the Bionicle comics a LONG time ago.....

I look back on them every now and again and for being something from LEGO they're still pretty sweet......(though I think they should've ended their saga while it was still good. I mean how many transformations do these guys have to go through before they have the power they need?)
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Postby WrestlingOtaku » Sat May 19, 2007 11:57 pm

I was reading the Civil War arc the other day when I came across something strange. In his personal story, Wolverine is blown up by Nitro, who starts the whole Civil War process when he destroys a small town in Conneticut, to nothing but his skeleton. Now, the same thing happens in an early 90's X-men arc called Days of Future Past in an alternate universe, except he dies and in this one he lives. Just thought that was really strange, maybe an example of a retcon? Unless I missed something and his healing powers were supercharged or something like that... >.>
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Postby mitsuki lover » Sun May 20, 2007 4:41 pm

Finished No Man's Land in Catwoman.What made this a excellent arc was guest
appearances by not only Batman but also Oracle,Penguin,Lex Luthor and his
femme fatale chauffuer/body guard Mercy.Plus the Hardcases a group of psionic
mercenaries hired by Bats in his civilian form of Bruce Wayne to protect the discs
he asks Catwoman to steal.(And people think that Bruce doesn't have a twisted
sense of humor!)
Issue #77 was especially fun as Catwoman gets even with Mercy by causing all sorts of havoc to Lexcorp.
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