Old collections you HAVE to read

[The Confessor]

Are there any old comic book series or issues that you find yourself re-reading even thought they are not always considered the best works?

My picks:

G.I. Joe - I don't know why, but I keep reading this series over and over, even though the art is usually subpar and the stories a bit blah at times.

Transformers - Bet you can't tell when I grew up!

Iron Man - The original "Armor Wars" saga. good straightforward action.

X-Men - The Dark Phoenix saga, Any of J.R. jr's original run. Claremont was really clicking during this time. Silvestri and Jim Lee's works weren't bad either, although Claremont was wearing thin toward the end.

Captain America - When Dwyer and Lim were handling the art. Nothing beats that crazy Serpent Society.

[Blofeld]

Right now I'm in the middle of re-reading The Sandman. Next, I'll move onto Hellblazer. Then Preacher -- and I'll have to pick up the remaining issues (I stopped reading comics alltogether after about issue 35 or so ...) Then Morrison's Animal Man. Doom Patrol. Lots of comics re-reading to do.

And then I'll crack open the 10 years of Superman (beginning with the John Byrne retool, and containing every issue since then) and share them with my 6-year old son.

[grendel]

I re-read G.I. Joe (as I have all of them), Nth Man (anyone remember that?!), Transmetropolitan, and the Morrison JLAs.

As for the rest of any series, I re-read Hitman all the time, as well as a select few others (what few Planetary's and Authority's I have, Hellblazers, a few others...), and wish with all of my little bitty heart that Battle Chasers would come out with some sort of regularity...

[Blofeld]

I never could get into G.I. Joe.

[Blofeld]

...my momma had double-stitched the pants shut...

[The Confessor]

I didn't think there was anyone else out there who had a complete series of G I Joe. Well, mine isn't complete, it starts with issue 5. I do have issues 1-5 in those little digest books, like the ones they produce now for Archie comics.

The Nth Man? Now that's some old school comic reading. How about "This is Wild Dog!" That was some crud from DC in the eighties. Only a four issue series, since that was all one could take.

Any Warren Ellis book is a good read. His run on Storm Watch was great. If you don't have those, pick them up. Good Stuff! (although the Authority and Planetary are superior)

Here's some more for my list:

The Asgardian Wars. This was a crossover with the X-Men and New Mutants drawn by Art Adams (where is he?). I have the trade paperback.

A Masters of Evil plotline in the Avengers (1st series). Can't remember the specific issues, but it was somewhere around the mid 200's. this was the one where a drunken Hercules got stomped to a pulp and Jarvis was beaten like a rented mule. You just don't see enough butlers being smacked around in comics these days.



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[Quatermass76]

Well I'd love to re-read my GI Joe comics if I could find the bloody things. The only one of which I know its location currently is #21 which was the kick-ass all silent issue with Snake Eyes and Scarlet.

But I have caught myself re-reading the entire Death/Funeral/Reign of Superman arcs, most of the early DH Aliens mini series, and for some damn reason the first 20 or so issues of Gen 13.

[Quatermass76]

Oh yeah, and Dave Stevens' Rocketeer comics.

Those kick ass...

[The Duke]

I loved the first 30 issues of Dreadstar. It should have ended there.

[Jason Pollock]

I re-read Pirate Corp$/Hectic Planet with clockwork regularity.

Marvels. All the time. Alex Ross is a hero.

Alex Ross, Dave Dorman, Drew Struzan=Gods.

[The Confessor]

Here's some more:

The ClanDestine: Alan Davis' original creation after his run on Excalibur. Excellent read until Marvel screwed it up and Davis left. This was some of his best work IMHO.

Excalibur: Davis'story arcs.

[Dave Davis]

I recently read through my whole run of Savage Dragon. such a fun series. i also flipped through the old Grim Jack series not too long ago.


and I loved the old Dreadstar series too

[Dogwelder]

I still read through my run of Nexus comics. You can't get any better than Steve Rude in my opinion.

[LeglessDog]

I frequently go through my Starman run- still the best damn superhero book

but Alex Ross (Uncle Sam withstanding) is the enemy