Top Ten Comic Moments 2008
by: wetz Thursday, Jan 29, 2009
Top Ten Comic Moments 2008
This list might include some "older" comic events, but my list is stuff I read in 2008.
10. Libraries - I have been getting TPBs through my local library for about two years now. I head onto their website and place a crap ton of TPBs into my queue and when they come into my hold, i receive an email notification. Why buy ALL my trades, when I would only re-read ten percent of them again. I am paying taxes for this service and I am finally getting my moneys worth.
09. Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War - Geoff Johns knows how to write men in tights. The grand scope of this event was amazing. Johns has basically re-written Green Lanterns history and have totally fit its legacy back into modern continuety. Me loves you Geoff Johns.
08. 100 Bullets - Thanks to Gundy for borrowing me the first four trades. The first hit is free..... 100 Bullets is like a damned drug. Now I have to go out and purchase the rest of the trades because I HAVE to know how the story ends.
07. Justice Society of America - Geoff Johns and Dale Eaglesham have created a living breathing super-hero world that rivels any well done soap opera. I can't wait to read what happens next.
06 Superman - Geoff Johns and Gary Frank have created a character that I have NEVER cared for..... Superman. The team have made Superman/Clark Kent a complete "human" character. Frank's art shows the subtle detail that makes an alien a little less than "super" and more like a man. The folds in his costume or how Clark slumps a little bit. The fun is in the details.
05. Captain America - When I receive ANY issue/trade in my grubby little mittens, it would go right to the top of my "must read" pile. Some of the best spy/espionage stories out there. I even purchased the Ed Brubaker Omnibus this year because I love this book so much.
04. All Star Super-Man - I have only read the first volume so far and Grant Morrison's writing gave me goosebumps twice and I might have shed a tear or two. Frank Quietly's artwork BLOWS me away.
03. The Walking Dead - Robert Kirkman and Charles Adlard has put together THE PERFECT zombie book ever....... period. I am not the biggest zombie fan in the least, but Kirkman leaves me saying "oh crap" almost every issue. There are times when I don't want to turn the page because of what possibly could be coming my way.
02. Y: The Last Man - This series wrapped up this year and I can't believe how perfect it was for me. I have never had a comic book make me think about life changing situations more than this book. A true work of genius. I even purchased the first deluxe version of the graphic novel that came out in the fall.
01. No More Floppies - I have been batting this idea around for over a year, but made my decision firm this year. I still will buy a one off issue here and there, but I don't have any more room for long boxes. Trade paperbacks only.
Honorable Mentions:
Locke and Key by Joe Hill
Scalped by Jason Aaron
Scott Pilgrim by Bryan Lee O'Malley
Punisher by Garth Ennis
The Mighty Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season Eight by Joss Whedon
Hellblazer: Joyride by Andy Diggle
Batman: The Black Glove
Criminal by Ed Brubaker
Thor by J. Michael Straczynski
Immortal Iron Fist by Matt Fraction
Astonishing X-Men by Joss Whedon
Things I want to Read:
Black Adam: The Dark Age by Peter Tomasi
Transmetropolitan
Powers
Loveless
Northlanders
The Nightly News
Battlefields: Night Witches by Garth Ennis
