What are your top ten favorite mini-series?

Lightning Strike · Post by **Lightning Strike** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 2:33 pm

Here's mine:
Crisis On Infinite Earths
Secret Wars
The Nail
Squadron Supreme
Wolverine (first mini-series)
JLA/Avengers
Green Lantern: Rebirth
Daredevil: The Man Without Fear
Avengers Forever
Batman: TDKR

What are your top ten favorite mini-series of all time?

X-O HoboJoe · Post by **X-O HoboJoe** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 2:43 pm

I kinda liked Unity . . .

Lightning Strike · Post by **Lightning Strike** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 2:51 pm

X-O HoboJoe wrote:I kinda liked Unity . . .

I don't classify that as a mini-series because it ran through regular issues of monthly comics.
Otherwise, yeah, that would surely be on my list.

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 4:27 pm

I don't know if I actually have 10 different mini series, I would really have to think on that one. Although I did enjoy

Infinity Gaunlet
Crisis
Infinite Crisis
Secret Wars

Tim · Post by **Tim** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 5:16 pm

Fantastic Four:1234
The Coffin
Marvels
Unity
Gotham Nights
Civil War (until the last issue)
Infinity Gauntlet
First Astro City
Flashpoint
Superman For All Seasons

h-comics · Post by **h-comics** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 6:02 pm

Man I don't think I can come up ten miniseries myself.I will let you know favorites.

Secret Wars
Green Lantern:Rebirth
Civil War
Infinity Crisis(Good to know there is and evil Superboy)
Beauty and Beast ( just kidding, I can't think of nothing else)

Lightning Strike · Post by **Lightning Strike** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:35 pm

Jay Tomio wrote:3. The Golden Age (James Robinson)

Always mentioned, yet still severely underrated. As is...

4. New Frontier (Darwyn Cook)

Huge amount of respect for Cook as a creator.

5. Death: The High Cost of Living (Neil Gaiman)

Remember how pubbed this was? Iy has the distinction of being one of the few comics in that era that lived up to it and surpassed it.

8. The Infinity Gauntlet

Some people look at me funny when I say this. Whiled I love Annihilation, I can love it because I recognize the evolution to what was the status quo for a decade plus and it was Starlin. 3 of my favorite Marvel characters play huge roles (Thanos, Warlock, Silver Surfer).

These would have made my top twenty list

Lightning Strike · Post by **Lightning Strike** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:35 pm

Tim Petty wrote: Superman For All Seasons

That's another great mini

400yrs · Post by **400yrs** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:24 pm

Tim Petty wrote:Fantastic Four:1234

That was damn good.

DKR
First Astro City

buff-beardo · Post by **buff-beardo** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 3:15 pm

Here's my top ten:
1. Batman: Long Halloween 1-13
2. Watchmen 1-12
3. Dark Knight Returns 1-4
4. Superman: Red Son 1-3
5. Kingdom Come 1-4
6. Punisher: Born 1-4
7. Green Lantern: Rebirth 1-6
8. Infinity Gauntlet 1-6
9. The Last Avenger's Story 1-2
10. Superman: Hunter/Prey 1-3

... and the best of the rest:
Wolverine: Origin 1-4
Justice 1-12
Marvels 0-4
New Frontier 1-6
Identity Crisis 1-7
Infinite Crisis 1-7
Marvel: The End 1-6
Crisis on Infinite Earths 1-12
Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn 1-6
Sin City (All)
Wanted 1-6
Empire 0-6
Hellboy (All)
From Hell 1-11

superman-prime · Post by **superman-prime** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 3:22 pm

astro city
watchman
all three crisuses
rebirth
hunter prey (superman) still up there with my fav
civil war 1-6
annahlation

Lightning Strike · Post by **Lightning Strike** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 3:32 pm

buff-beardo wrote: 5. Kingdom Come 1-4
New Frontier 1-6
Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn 1-6

Good choices

superman-prime · Post by **superman-prime** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 6:33 pm

im hoping kingdom come pt 2 is as good as the original

leonmallett · Post by **leonmallett** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 10:31 am

superman-prime wrote:im hoping kingdom come pt 2 is as good as the original

Are you getting confused with the upcoming JSA story featuring the KC cast? Because other than 'the Kingdom' (which was some years ago and not great by any stretch) I wasn't aware of sequel plans.

leonmallett · Post by **leonmallett** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 10:43 am

My 10, in order best downwards:

1. Watchmen - seminal work, defined a medium from that point on.

2. Crisis on Infinite Earths - Wolfman and Perez at the peak of their powers working with every DC hero ever up to that point. Fantastic. set the precedent for broken DC continuity, but I forgive them that.

3. The Golden Age - a low key story that darkened the DC golden age without disprespecting it.

4. Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters - tremendous twisting, political aware satire with great concepts, writing and art.

5. Kingdom Come - forget Marvels, this is the book that Ross needed to paint. Visually amazing although with so many new designs it is hard to keep the characters straight.

6. Agents of Atlas - retro characters with modern storytelling sensibilities and a great conspiracy tale.

7. 7 Brothers - feels like a blueprint for a movie too costly to make. An epic story in just 5 issues. great.

8. Astro City (volume 1) - so much happens in this series it is easy to overlook it. I love re-reading this stuff.

9. Avengers Forever - a fitting overview of the history of one of my favourite teams tied into an epic tale. Lovely Pacheco art.

10. Civil War - say what you will about Millar's charcterisations, the concept was stupidly simple/brilliant.

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 8:43 pm

leonmallett wrote:9. Avengers Forever - a fitting overview of the history of one of my favourite teams tied into an epic tale. Lovely Pacheco art.

Good choice. Nice to see Kang portrayed in such depth.

This one is often overlooked, but issue 8 was one of the few comics of that era I purchased and have since assembled the rest of the run.

superman-prime · Post by **superman-prime** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 10:58 pm

its close enough for me
discription from previews oct solicit

Written by Geoff Johns & Alex Ross Art by Dale Eaglesham & Ruy Jose Cover by Alex Ross Variant cover by Eaglesham & Jose Alex Ross joins Geoff Johns as co-writer for Part 1 of 'Thy Kingdom Come,' the epic story years in the making, springing from KINGDOM COME! Not a hoax! Not a dream! Not an imaginary story! Welcome the newest member to the Justice Society of America: the Kingdom Come Superman! Coming from an Earth plagued by heroes-gone-extreme, how will this Superman react to an incarnation of the Justice Society he never knew? This Superman's world needed better heroes. So does ours.
(from previews oct solicit ) care of dcbs (http://www.dcbservice.com/category.aspx?id=1)

leonmallett · Post by **leonmallett** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 2:01 am

Chiclo wrote:
leonmallett wrote:9. Avengers Forever - a fitting overview of the history of one of my favourite teams tied into an epic tale. Lovely Pacheco art.
Good choice. Nice to see Kang portrayed in such depth.

This one is often overlooked, but issue 8 was one of the few comics of that era I purchased and have since assembled the rest of the run.

I didn't assemble my run of this fully until earlier this year. The reason being that whilst it was coming out my comic collecting was disrupted by attending university, having previously been working full time. I am so glad I got the whole thing together.

leonmallett · Post by **leonmallett** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 3:19 am

superman-prime wrote:its close enough for me
discription from previews oct solicit

Written by Geoff Johns & Alex Ross Art by Dale Eaglesham & Ruy Jose Cover by Alex Ross Variant cover by Eaglesham & Jose Alex Ross joins Geoff Johns as co-writer for Part 1 of 'Thy Kingdom Come,' the epic story years in the making, springing from KINGDOM COME! Not a hoax! Not a dream! Not an imaginary story! Welcome the newest member to the Justice Society of America: the Kingdom Come Superman! Coming from an Earth plagued by heroes-gone-extreme, how will this Superman react to an incarnation of the Justice Society he never knew? This Superman's world needed better heroes. So does ours.
(from previews oct solicit ) care of dcbs (http://www.dcbservice.com/category.aspx?id=1)

I was just using Lightning Strike's classification that arcs within series don't count.

Texcap · Post by **Texcap** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 1:45 pm

So far, and subject to change:

- Annihilation (Marvel)
- Avengers Forever (Marvel)
- Crisis on Infinite Earths (DC)
- The Infinity Gauntlet (Marvel)
- Green Lantern: Rebirth (DC)
- Justice (DC)
- Madman: The Oddity Odyssey (Tundra)
- Mouse Guard: Fall 1152 (Archaia Studio Press)
- The Nail (DC)
- New Frontier (DC)

I'm just about to start Kurt Busiek's Astro City, and Marvels, and by way of confession, despite the fact that I've been reading comics for ~ 2 decades now, I've never read Alan Moore's Watchmen.

(Perhaps, on some level, I wanted to remain detached from what everyone else had to say about it for quite awhile there. But I think it's just about time...)

It's definitely on the short list.

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 1:56 pm

I didn't read Watchmen until late last year.

It really is worth digging up a copy to read.

Second_Death · Post by **Second_Death** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 3:11 pm

Tough to put together a long list since most mini-series I haven't been exposed to but these come to mind:

Astro City (V1.....1-6 I think)--This is one some of you recommended. An excellent read and almost ground-breaking for its time.

Secret Wars (V1)--Not the best but it was ground-breaking. Jim Shooter!

Revelations (Dark Horse.....1-6)--Religious drama and mystery. Loved it.

Hercules (the first Marvel miniseries...'82 or 83)--Again, not great but a lot of fun to read. Bob Layton!

tssgery · Post by **tssgery** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 3:30 pm

There's some good reads in there...

what about:

The Ray (early Quesada work)
Marvels
Painkiller Jane (original series)

Lightning Strike · Post by **Lightning Strike** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 8:01 pm

Chiclo wrote:I didn't read Watchmen until late last year.

It really is worth digging up a copy to read.

I'm probably the only one here who didn't like Watchmen. I don't know why, I just didn't.

Lightning Strike · Post by **Lightning Strike** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 8:02 pm

Texcap wrote: - Mouse Guard: Fall 1152 (Archaia Studio Press).

I'm going to have to check this out. I've heard good things about this book.

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