Comments on: The Five Best Single Issues of 2008

By: Julian

Julian — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 03:21:37 +0000

No room for RASL #2? That issue is right up there with All Star #10.

By: David

David — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:51:46 +0000

"Yeah, gonna have to disagree with you on all of those"
All of the issues I listed were miles better than All Star Superman 10.

By: Bill Reed

Bill Reed — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 17:51:30 +0000

Yeah, I don't like the term "pamphlet" either, hence the esque. I prefer "singles." Of course, then people think I'm talking about cheese.

By: Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 08:39:58 +0000

Can we please retire the term "pamphlet" in any form when talking about comics? It's so pretentious and anyway it relates more to factual publications. After all, the FF is called the World's Greatest Comic Magazine, not the World's Greatest Pamphet. Sheesh.

By: Bill Reed

Bill Reed — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 03:07:44 +0000

Yeah, gonna have to disagree with you on all of those there, but, you know, opinions...

By: David

David — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 23:33:47 +0000

1 - Action 864.
2 - All New Atom 20.
3 - Birds of Prey.112.
4 - Green Lantern V4 25.
5 - Green Lantern Corps V2 19.
6 - Nightwing 140.
7 - Robin 170.
8 - Supergirl 23.
9 - Wonder Girl 6.
10 - Wonder Woman 14.
And since when have I spouted meaningless hyperbole?

By: Bill Reed

Bill Reed — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 18:10:39 +0000

Alright, then do it, rather than spout meaningless hyperbole.

By: David

David — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 11:07:31 +0000

All Star Superman 10? *laughs* I could list 10 issues that were better than it for the first half of 2008.

By: stealthwise

stealthwise — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 05:50:47 +0000

And All-Star Superman #10 is the perfect comic book.

By: stealthwise

stealthwise — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 05:48:53 +0000

I would also include the end of the Heart of Hush storyline, as that was just damned excellent Batman.

By: Wolfsbane

Wolfsbane — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 23:29:04 +0000

Some reviewers have talked about the silver age stuff in All Star Superman, but after reading the latest six issue arc that ties into a huge multi-universal gazillion book crossover it's nice to sit back and read something like all star superman because theres so much more in that one issue that it feels like you really get your money's worth with art and story that speaks to something happy (and theres not enough happy in comics today).
Can i give an honorable mention ot Guardians of the Galaxy #1, i love DnA's work on that series and Pelletier's art is great.

By: Wolfsbane

Wolfsbane — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 23:25:07 +0000

Vinyl Underground was great, sucks that it's gone. I really enjoyed the Robin/Spoiler Special by Chuck Dixon and Rafeal Albaquerque (i screwed up on that name).

By: Blackjak

Blackjak — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 20:23:05 +0000

Fell is AWESOME! Buy the TPB now!!

I utterly agree with you, however, did an issue of Fell actually come out in 2008?? As for Mr Reed's list, I'd personally swap ASS #10 for Spirit #12, but then again... I've never been a fan of the Big Blue Boy Scout, but I have ADORED All-Star Superman! Pure gold... so maybe I'd just bump Spirit #12 up to #2...

By: Neal K

Neal K — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:36:33 +0000

All Star Superman #10 was not only the best single issue of the year, but is right up there in the running for the best single issue I've ever read. It really distills the whole concept of Superman into 22 tight, near-perfect pages.

Oddly enough, the only single issue I can think of enjoying that much off-hand was also written by Morrison -- the Invisibles "Best Man Fall" issue (don't remember the number).

By: Matthew E

Matthew E — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:59:44 +0000

Anybody read Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st Century #16? Now that was some good times right there.

By: David

David — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:40:52 +0000

Fell is AWESOME! Buy the TPB now!!

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:36:39 +0000

Not really sure on the order yet, but my picks for top 5 single issues would probably be the following:

Young Liars #7
Criminal v. 2 #2
The Boys #21
Punisher MAX #54
All Star Superman #10

Honorable mentions would be Punisher MAX #60, Young Liars #10, Crossed #1, and Grendel: Behold the Devil #7.

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:26:57 +0000

For me it was Cassanova #14 all the way as the best single issue of the year. You were so right in saying that it made me go back and re-read the series looking at it in a whole different way. It wasn't like RIP where I had to re-read it because I didn't understand it the first time (Although re-reading it, I liked it a lot), but it was to add a whole other level to what happened. And damned if you don't pick up on a bunch of clues that I had missed completely the first read through in Cassanova.

By: DubipR

DubipR — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:06:44 +0000

Not a bad list, but I would've taken out the Blue Beetle and replaced it with Thunderbolts #120, which was Ellis' best issue to date and Marvel's best issue of the year. That was the best Norman Osborn dialogue ever written.

By: Julian

Julian — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:29:11 +0000

The top spot was never even up for debate, so I'll just say that issue 10 of All Star was on par with a religious experience to read and leave it at that. I would add issue 1 of P. Craig Russel's adaptation of The Dream Hunters to that list. That book is comics poetry.