Twelve Runs for a year on an island

[xodacia81]

Old topic, but a goodie. In no order (no Valiants)r:

Sandman
Fables
Chew (once it's done)
The Walking Dead
Invincble
Hellboy/BPRD
Cerebus (based on the little I've read)
Bone
Green Lantern (all titles 1989-present)
Superman (all titles 1986-1996)
100 Bullets
Elseworlds (everything)

So, anybody else?

[ian_house]

Can you really count all GL from 89 to present, thats not a run, same with Supes?

Y last Man
Sandman
Fables
Invincible
Chew
The Walking Dead (even though, I've dropped off a desert island would be a good place to resume)
Swamp Thing (Alan Moore - from what I've read)
The Flash - Mark Waid
Batman - Grant Morrison (whole saga across the titles)
Daredevil - Bendis
Booster Gold - Geoff Johns
Crisis on Infinite Earths

These Vertigo/Image finite/long solo creator-ed books are perfect!

[BruceReville]

Amazing Spider-Man 100-200
Savage Dragon
Death - Funeral - Regin of Superman
Knightfall - Crusade - Quest - End
Micronauts (Marvel)
Micronauts The New Voyages (Marvel)
Planet Hulk
World War Hulk
52
Ex-Mutants Pre-Malibu (Shattered Earth - Micro-Series - basically all Eternity - Pied Piper Series)

[ian_house]

52 is a good choice, need to give that a reread at some point.

[StarBrand]

What a great title for a thread! Man, I'd really have to think about this.

[xodacia81]

Can you really count all GL from 89 to present, thats not a run, same with Supes?

Y last Man
Sandman
Fables
Invincible
Chew
The Walking Dead (even though, I've dropped off a desert island would be a good place to resume)
Swamp Thing (Alan Moore - from what I've read)
The Flash - Mark Waid
Batman - Grant Morrison (whole saga across the titles)
Daredevil - Bendis
Booster Gold - Geoff Johns
Crisis on Infinite Earths

These Vertigo/Image finite/long solo creator-ed books are perfect!

Ok, ok...I cheated. But I do like modern GL and that era of Supes. I might replace Supes with Y: The Last Man. I just wanted to make sure I had some more typical superhero stuff on the list.

[xodacia81]

52 is a good choice, need to give that a reread at some point.

Ooooo, 52. That was good. I didn't get around to it until a few years back, in trade form, and quite enjoyed it. The extras, detailing the behind the scenes planning, really added to my enjoyment of the story.

[Tim]

Mark Waid's Flash run
William Messner-Loebs' Flash run
Nancy Collins' Swamp Thing run
Mark Millar's Swamp Thing run
Morrison's Animal Man run
Ron Marz's Silver Surfer run
Tom Peyer's Hourman
Mark Gruenwald's Quasar run
Peter David's Hulk run
Tom Defalco and Paul Ryan's Fantastic Four run
John Byrne's Namor run
Eastmand and Laird's TMNT

[leonmallett]

52.
Astro City.
Busiek's Avengers.
Watchmen (it is a run...)
Millar's Ultimates/Ultimate Avengers.
Morrison JLA.
Savage Dragon.
Invincible HC's from the start to whenever I get stranded.
Spider-girl, by DeFalco with his collaborators.
New Teen Titans by Wolfan and Perez up to and including Who is Donna Troy?
Starman by Robinson et al.
Shadowman by Bob Hall.

[gambleslam]

Mark Waid's Flash run
William Messner-Loebs' Flash run
Nancy Collins' Swamp Thing run
Mark Millar's Swamp Thing run
Morrison's Animal Man run
Ron Marz's Silver Surfer run
Tom Peyer's Hourman
Mark Gruenwald's Quasar run
Peter David's Hulk run
Tom Defalco and Paul Ryan's Fantastic Four run
John Byrne's Namor run
Eastmand and Laird's TMNT

I like your list. Quasar would be number one on my list, and I also enjoy Morrison's Animal Man and Millar's Swamp Thing stuff (that last issue is one of my all time favorites). I was surprised to see Peyer's Hourman on your list, I did not figure it was going to be on anyone's list but my own

Neat to see the Savage Dragon mentions too . I am almost done writing mine, cool topic.

[Tim]

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[Tim]

Mark Waid's Flash run
William Messner-Loebs' Flash run
Nancy Collins' Swamp Thing run
Mark Millar's Swamp Thing run
Morrison's Animal Man run
Ron Marz's Silver Surfer run
Tom Peyer's Hourman
Mark Gruenwald's Quasar run
Peter David's Hulk run
Tom Defalco and Paul Ryan's Fantastic Four run
John Byrne's Namor run
Eastmand and Laird's TMNT

I like your list. Quasar would be number one on my list, and I also enjoy Morrison's Animal Man and Millar's Swamp Thing stuff (that last issue is one of my all time favorites). I was surprised to see Peyer's Hourman on your list, I did not figure it was going to be on anyone's list but my own

Neat to see the Savage Dragon mentions too . I am almost done writing mine, cool topic.

Hourman was one of my favorite series of all time. Everything about that book was perfect. Lead character, supporting cast, art by Rags Morales...everything fell into place for that book to be great. A shame it's been basically forgotten. I remember Mark Waid always saying it was his favorite comic book and his standing offer to refund people's money out of his pocket if they bought an issue and didn't like it.

Honestly, 1999 through around 2003-4 was one of my favorite times at DC. JSA was back in force written by James Robinson, Morrison's JLA was building steam, the Superman titles were finally getting decent creative teams. The Batman titles with the No Man's Land story (which I loved). Robin, Impulse and Young Justice were excellent at the time. Devin Grayson and Mark Buckingham's Titans was a phenomenal, but often overlooked series as well.

The last issue of Swamp Thing is one of my favorites also. The whole thing with Anton Arcane was beautifully pulled-off and that last scene with the bird is just incredible.

Welcome to the board! I like you already!

[Lightning Strike]

X-Men Classic bound volumes (complete set reprints Giant Size X-Men #1, Uncanny #94-206)
Thor (Walt Simonson Omnibus)
Orion (my complete bound set #1-25)
Thunderbolts (complete set to the current issue)
Sandman
Starman (James Robinson series)
Hellboy/BPRD
Fables
Invincible
Excalibur/Captain Britain Omnibus v1 & 2
JLA (bound set #1-50)
Legion Of Super-Heroes complete set (all the way to the current issue)

[400yrs]

Invincible
Chew
Proof
Amazing Spider-Man 648 – Current
Scalped
Fables 1-10
Bone
Watchmen
Astro City
Golly!
I Kill Giants
Captain America Brubaker Omnibus 1

[OmenSpirits.com]

Moon Knight (1st series)
Avengers forever
kindom come
Fantastic four: the end
Marvel: the end
Iron man (mid 80's to issue 300)
Silver surfer (second series up to issue 75)
sin city (all trades)
daredevil (JRJR & lee weeks run)
Fantastic four ( issue 300 to 360)
Battle Angel alita
Akira

[caxiotis]

Before i can answer, i need to know three things; Are there other people on this island? Is there a black smoke monster on this island? And any booze?

[xodacia81]

Before i can answer, i need to know three things; Are there other people on this island? Is there a black smoke monster on this island? And any booze?

No black smoke monster. The only other person is a ball named Wilson and the only booze is a 5th of Tequilla that you found stuck in a bundle next to some rotting meat.

[dbngaa]

Before i can answer, i need to know three things; Are there other people on this island? Is there a black smoke monster on this island? And any booze?

No black smoke monster. The only other person is a ball named Wilson and the only booze is a 5th of Tequilla that you found stuck in a bundle next to some rotting meat.

If the tequilla is still sealed then it's probably ok to drink, so I'm in.

Sandman
Fables
Walking Dead
100 Bullets
Cerebus
Stormwatch/Authority - Ellis' run
Planetary
Powers
Batman Animated (ok to bring all 4 series?)
Watchmen
Astro City
Gotham Central

[myron]

I would also include the Capital City/First runs of Nexus, Badger and Grimjack as well as the Crossroads cross overs

the moore run on Swamp Thing

Pre-Unity/Unity Valiant of course

[StarBrand]

Amazing Spider-Man 100-200
Savage Dragon
Death - Funeral - Regin of Superman
Knightfall - Crusade - Quest - End
Micronauts (Marvel)
Micronauts The New Voyages (Marvel)
Planet Hulk
World War Hulk
52
Ex-Mutants Pre-Malibu (Shattered Earth - Micro-Series - basically all Eternity - Pied Piper Series)

I've been thinking of trying Ex-Mutants. I guess I have to now.

[caxiotis]

Before i can answer, i need to know three things; Are there other people on this island? Is there a black smoke monster on this island? And any booze?

No black smoke monster. The only other person is a ball named Wilson and the only booze is a 5th of Tequilla that you found stuck in a bundle next to some rotting meat.

Ok then I would take these:

TWD (full run)
Invincible (full run)
Chew (full run)
Cerebus (full run)
Efquest (full run)
Y: The Last Man (full run)
Shadowman (full run)
Bone (full run)
Amazing Spider-Man (1-375, 648-current)
Scalped (full run)
Daredevil V2 (1-110, 500)
Locke & Key (full run)

[Lightning Strike]

Daredevil V2 (1-110, 500)

Dang, how did I forget DD v2? I'd like to revise my list to include this instead of Orion (as much as it pains me to remove Orion)

[400yrs]

Daredevil V2 (1-110, 500)

Dang, how did I forget DD v2? I'd like to revise my list to include this instead of Orion (as much as it pains me to remove Orion)

I considered DD, but then decided I wouldn't want anything too dark. Then, I considered Waid's run, but it's too early.

Scalped is dark too, but it's too damn good not to have to read.

[xodacia81]

I was thinking of a somewhat forgotten run, or at least "era" in recent comics, and that is the Smith/Meltzer stuff from Green Arrow. 21 issues that reintroduced and redefined a character that had floundered since Grell left. Am I crazy in thinking of that as one of the better runs in the last twenty years?

[xodacia81]

Before i can answer, i need to know three things; Are there other people on this island? Is there a black smoke monster on this island? And any booze?

No black smoke monster. The only other person is a ball named Wilson and the only booze is a 5th of Tequilla that you found stuck in a bundle next to some rotting meat.

Ok then I would take these:

TWD (full run)
Invincible (full run)
Chew (full run)
Cerebus (full run)
Efquest (full run)
Y: The Last Man (full run)
Shadowman (full run)
Bone (full run)
Amazing Spider-Man (1-375, 648-current)
Scalped (full run)
Daredevil V2 (1-110, 500)
Locke & Key (full run)

Shadowman is rejected, as this is for NON-Valiant titles. Those are bonus runs!