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jim made a top 5 superheros list today.
i gave it some thought, and decided to one-up him in geeksmanship. it's kind of a cop out, cause i really can't think of my top 5 superheros, but i do know my favorite runs of comics, so that's my thursday top 5...

5) crisis on infinite earths
every superhero in the DC universe(s) is in this one. monumental task, but marv wolfman and george perez are up to it. great story, necessitated by too many universes and too many continuity flaws in the DC universe. so they just wiped them the fuck out. awesome.

4) the new mutants 18-(about)31
claremont and sienkiewicz are on a roll here, some of the most inspired artwork i've ever seen in a comic book to this day, and great writing, with the demon bear series and leigon as the ones that stand out. also introduces warlock, who no one but sienkiewicz could ever get right.
there was also a special edition around this time with the new mutants in asgard, drawn by art adams, who is also a fucking amazing artist.

3) alpha flight 1-12
i liked it even after 12, and even after john byrne left, for a while. but 1-12 is just great. byrne has always been my favorite writer/artist, and this was really him at his best.

2) fantastic four about 131(ish)-296
well, maybe this was byrne at his best. plus this was really the first comic i was into "collecting" and it really started me getting into a lot more. this could be the longest run of great art and stories ever. he never faltered, every issue was as good as the one before it.
check out what he would have done had he continued after 296. i'd probably still be collecting.

1) x-men 1977-1987
best comic book. ever. until '87ish. but i don't know if that was me or the book. thats right around when i stopped collecting seriously. i did pick up a trade paperback of the new x-men a while ago, and it's really good. so i think it was the book, not me growing out of it.

i could have made this a top 10, or 20 even. i loved the early issues of TMNT, a lot of spiderman, batman, daredevil, and anything by byrne, including his revamping of superman...
but i just don't have the time.

posted by scott 9:57 AM