Comments on: The Top 100 Comic Book Runs Master List

By: Morgan Reynolds

Morgan Reynolds — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:05:20 +0000

As a relative neophyte to the comic world, I consider this list a great resource. It has a great range from classic Marvel/DC to image/darkhorse/vertigo/etc. I was so pleased to see that Grant Morrison's Doom Patrol was so prominently on the list, as well as (early)Cerebus and Bone. I knew I didn't have to worry about my favorite works by Moore, Miller, and Gaimen. The only work I am sad to see didn't make it (though I realize this is all an opinion poll-type affair) is Bob Burden's Flaming Carrot. It is the most unique run of anything I have ever read-- a breathe of fresh air. Most of the time it's manic surrealism at its finest, but there is such a brooding, sometimes legitimately sad, undertone that people tend to overlook. Even Burden's work on Gumby is legendary, and it's freakin' Gumby! My only other comment is that I wouldn't have included Jimmy Corrigan to the list, in whatever iteration. There are so many "graphic novels" of a serious nature nowadays (Fun Home, for example, of Blankets or David Boring) that are actually novels. It would be crazy to try to put them in the same list. Jimmy Corrigan reads that way, to me.

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:28:53 +0000

What a great list of books to check out. Thanks to all for the great comments, more things to add to my reading list. I'm surprised Mcgregor's Jungle Action/Black Panther stuff wasn't mentioned, but I guess that's because Jungle action isn't exactly ongoing. When I think of a comic I wish everyone knew about, I think about that run, and Steranko's Nick Fury, agent of S.H.I.E.L.D stuff. Thanks again, great stuff!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:18:27 +0000

how about watchmen

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:18:26 +0000

just gone through the list and read some of the comments i've been reading comics for 40 years and agree with neqrly every book on the list.
i have only 3 runs I find should have been included
1 . Chaykin's American Flagg
2. Starlin's Captain marvel
3. Starlin's Dreadstar

By: JackKing

JackKing — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 01:58:44 +0000

That was cute.

By: Bill K

Bill K — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 21:27:18 +0000

@xjmtx Interesting. Your reluctant post raises several puzzling questions, such as: How can you tell the people who voted in this poll aren't "serious" fans? (What is a serious fan?) Would you like to see a "top 100 comics as voted only by serious fans of illustrated literary achievements"? If so, would you restrict the eligible candidates (i.e. illustrated literary achievements), or voters, or both? How would you be able to tell which works and/or voters should be eligible to take place? Perhaps you could submit your own personal list of the 100 best works as the ballot, and let people vote to choose an ordering of them? That sounds like an objective and fair solution guaranteed to produce quality results reflecting the opinions of a large group of people, don't you think? You talk as if you had precise empirical measurements that mathematically prove that popularity correlates negatively with quality. But... we both know you don't. Hey, we just shared a moment, am I right?

By: xjmtx

xjmtx — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 15:50:41 +0000

i hate to troll. i hate to do it. it just happens to be that everyone's favorite books happen to come primarily from marvel and dc. very little from DH, i'm not sure if i saw ANY SLG. i think the title should have been more appropriated to "top 100 comic runs for the masses and not for serious fans of illustrated literary achievements".

By: mateo rodriguez

mateo rodriguez — Fri, 15 May 2009 18:07:39 +0000

or even better Rogue/ Deadpool on-going. I would have it in my file TOMRW!!

still LLCC
MAteo

By: mateo rodriguez

mateo rodriguez — Fri, 15 May 2009 18:05:18 +0000

I know that that there is no mini-sereis, but I loooove x-men!

What is the Watchmen book? did they make a comic book of the movie? Is is good?
I didn't see the movie b/c it was rated R and I could nto get in
please let know if I should find it, and please where to go.

Rogue is maaad hot, they shouldgive her her own series!!

LLCC----Mateo

By: Bill K

Bill K — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 03:24:47 +0000

@ Justin

Why the fuck couldn't you read even as far as the second line of the introduction where it clearly says "favorite runs from an ongoing comic book series", which finite mini-series Watchmen clearly was not?

(Actually I feel neither the aggression nor contempt the above phrasing seems to suggest, but thought perhaps mirroring the question's vernacular might help the questioner with comprehension of the answer. Fingers crossed)

By: Justin

Justin — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 02:31:56 +0000

Where the fuck is Allan Moore's Watchmen it should be top ten

By: Iain’s blog » Blog Archive » Comics Talk: Some links.

Iain’s blog » Blog Archive » Comics Talk: Some links. — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:42:17 +0000

[...] looking to beef up your collection with a few classics. Even better than that, check out this list of the greatest comic book runs of all time (as in Alan Moore’s run on Swamp Thing or Stan [...]

By: MidSouth Mouth

MidSouth Mouth — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:05:15 +0000

Dicebox is a new favorite.

By: infiniheart

infiniheart — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 07:20:35 +0000

where's watchmennnn..?

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:38:05 +0000

What BS! I can't believe the injustice of Transmetropolitan not making it on the lis...oh, right, #23. Oops.

By: Snot

Snot — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:50:43 +0000

Where is Transmetropolitan???

By: genseriko

genseriko — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 08:53:15 +0000

and where is my martin mystere????

By: Thomas Morrison

Thomas Morrison — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:25:04 +0000

I'm shocked that certain runs didn't make the list like;

Conan - Thomas / Smith
Nick Fury agent of Sheild - Sternanko
Dead Man - Adams

And things like;
X-Men Claremont / Romita jr.
New Mutants - Clairmont
were on this list.

By: Worst Kept Secrets › my bookcase

Worst Kept Secrets › my bookcase — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:32:46 +0000

[...] in the bedroom, with glass doors on the front. The top shelf holds the collection of single issue comics that a couple of wonderful boys in Arkansas took pains to get for me and either send to China or [...]

By: MidSouth Mouth

MidSouth Mouth — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:18:36 +0000

This list is lacking alot such as Allison Bechdel's Dykes to Watch Out For!