Comments on: Sunday Brunch: 10/4/09

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By: bursar

bursar — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:19:17 +0000

Marvel Premiere #31 – Woodgod

or (and probably)

Howard the Duck #1

By: hueysheridan

hueysheridan — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:42:44 +0000

I was blown away by the first issue of the first Deadpool ongoing by Joe Kelly and Ed McGuinness way back in the late 1990s. That was an unexpectedly excellent comic and a really strong opening to a fantastic run.

Another comic that deserves a mention here is Ex Machina #1 – a great intro to a neat concept with one of the most ingenious last page reveals ever.

By: Rob Schmidt

Rob Schmidt — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:06:39 +0000

Best first issue probably would be DARK KNIGHT RETURNS #1 or WATCHMEN #1, since those were the best comics ever.

By: Busterchops

Busterchops — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 05:26:14 +0000

Best First issue ever read… Speedball the Masked Marvel. I am pretty sure that I am alone in the world with this one, but I just loved the retro feel and look along with the innocence of the stories in the issue. It really felt like the world of this brand new hero was fresh and mysterious to me.

By: Todd Ayotte

Todd Ayotte — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:46:14 +0000

Best 1st issue in a long time is The Goon #1.

By: stealthwise

stealthwise — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:57:07 +0000

Y the Last Man #1.

By: Stefan Wenger

Stefan Wenger — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:02:28 +0000

Hmmm… I’ll go with Promethea #1 ’cause it was good enough that I was blown away every time a successive issue surpassed it (which they did frequently). I think I knew from the very first issue that it was going to become my favorite series of all-time. But Transmetropolitan #1 and New X-Men 114 (if it counts) are pretty solid runners up.

By: Les Fontenelle

Les Fontenelle — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:56:02 +0000

Reading as it came out, Watchmen #1 got me insanely excited about the whole series. It blew my mind and only got better afterwards.

By: Mike Blake

Mike Blake — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:17:37 +0000

I remember when Kirby moved to DC, and the first issues seemed so great and full of the promise of bold new worlds of myth and heroism, especially FOREVER PEOPLE and NEW GODS #1.

By: Erik

Erik — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:51:01 +0000

I remember back in the 1980′s, Dark Horse had a series called The American. The story was a conspiracy theory version of a Captain America type hero… And the first issue was such a great set up…

By: Neal K

Neal K — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:21:38 +0000

Not sure if New X-Men #114 counts, since it technically isn’t a first issue, but to hell with it, its my pick anyway.

By: Jeff R.

Jeff R. — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:26:35 +0000

First issue? Hm. My first thought was Mage, but I started that with the first Starblaze collection, not the issue, so that’s out.

So I’ll say Ostrander’s Suicide Squad #1, just barely edging out Watchmen #1.

By: R

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:24:09 +0000

Best first issue? Major Bummer. THAT IS ALL

By: Rohan Williams

Rohan Williams — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:18:21 +0000

I’d have to go with All-Star Superman #1. I mean, there are better issues in the series, and realistically I probably have read a better first issue somewhere, but I’ve never been so damn EXCITED about a comic as I was after that one.

Y: The Last Man got off to a really strong start, too.

By: Tuomas

Tuomas — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:09:52 +0000

I have to name Bone #1 as the best first issue too. The combination of fast-paced humour and a sense of adventure made me feel like I was a kid again, reading Tintin or Carl Barks’ Scrooge McDuck for the first time. Too bad the series lost some of its Barksian delight when it went into full high fantasy mode.

By: "O" the Humanatee!

"O" the Humanatee! — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 05:19:13 +0000

The first issue of Bill Messner-Loebs’s Journey. Bear chase!

Not a first issue, but the first chapter of the Goodwin-Simonson Manhunter was both wonderfully told and an intriguing set-up.

And of course, the first issue of First Issue Special was special.

By: Clayton

Clayton — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:41:36 +0000

Identity Crisis #1, for strictly sentimental reasons. It was the comic that got me reading comics again.

By: DubipR

DubipR — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 03:46:18 +0000

Off the top of my head, I’d have to say THUNDERBOLTS #1.
For what has happening at Marvel during that time, the issue was well done, well drawn and still has one of the best, if not the best, twists ever in comics.