Favourite Arcs of All Time

[Bubonic]

In all your days of reading Marvel, what story arc captivated you like none other?

 

[BrianWilly]

Grant Morrison's New X-Men

 

[Anubis]

From Marvel?

I guess the Ultron Unlimited arc.

 

[Xofenroht]

I don't remember the name of it, but it was an arc in Wolverine which took place just after his adamantium had been ripped out. He fought Deathstrike, Roughhouse, Cyber (broke his claws), etc.
It's the first arc I've ever read, I think I was like 8 or 9.

 

[A.J.Rimmer(BSC)]

AoA for me, although my first, (X-Cutioner's Song) will stay with me for a good while.

 

[Odin's Lapdog]

i am quite a large fan of coming home but what got me into comics was the clone saga, Revelations was epic for me.

 

[Sugarculted]

It's probably gonna hafta be, The Good Die Young, from Runaways. Just when we received the mind**** that Alex wasn't who we all thought he was.

 

[Ikaris-Eternal]

the mutant massacre was amazing. i was around 12 and it was so brutal and jarring.

kraven's last hunt - terrific

x-factor's fall of the mutants turned Angel into Archangel and made Apocalypse a major villain.

days of future past was short but really influential

 

[antonydelfini]

Amazing Spider-Man If This Be My Destiny. by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko.

The story and art literally floored me. It's everything I ever wanted from Spidey.

 

[Kirk Langstrom]

My top ten:

1) Green Goblin III from ASM
2) Return of The Burglar from ASM
3) Mystery of The Hobgoblin from ASM
4) Maximum Carnage from ASM
5) Avengers vs Defenders
6) Avengers Under Siege
7) Daredevil: Born Again
8) X-Men The Phoenix Saga
9) Secret Wars I
10) Civil War

 

[Darthphere]

The Draco.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Liar.

 

[CaptainCanada]

The whole ongoing mega-arc of "The Death of Captain America" may become my favourite Marvel story.

Also:

FF "Unthinkable"/"Authoritative Action/"Hereafter"
Young Avengers "Sidekicks"

 

[Doc Destruction]

The Draco.

HAHAHA!

I would say AOA - I still re-read all those books to this day.

 

[Paloogin]

I'd have to say the entire Bendis/Maleev Daredevil run. The whole secret identity becoming not so secret was just amazing, and the way everything kept going and twisting and turning really made me think that they weren't just making it up week by week, they had a definite plan for where they wanted everything to go, which is always awesome to read.

 

[Lobo]

Dark Phoenix Saga, and God Loves man Kills

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I think my favorite arc of all time is still "The Child Within" from Spectacular Spider-Man. It was the first arc I remember reading that featured truly amazing writing that transcended my perceptions of superhero comics. I used to think they were just simple fun. That arc opened my eyes to their potential as real, serious, deeply affecting character dramas.

 

[Red]

The Other.

 

[Blader5489]

The Ultimates vol. 1 and 2 - Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch

Millar certainly isn't a great writer, but he took a concept as cheesy as the Avengers and reimagined it with a 21st century atmosphere. Not so dissimilar to what Batman Begins did for Batman films or what Casino Royale did for James Bond films. And Hitch's art is just unbelievably gorgeous, giving some real gravitas to Millar's writing.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Do you consider all super-teams cheesy, or are the Avengers your Velveeta?

 

[moraldeficiency]

Hmmm, let's see and I'll stick to marvel only as this is a marvel board:

Acts of Vengence
Secret Wars (the first)
Inferno
Kraven's Last Hunt
Last Stand
The first three sinister six arcs
Antichrist (was that the name of the daredevil arc?)
Welcome Home Frank
Demon in a Bottle
The original Weapon X mini in MCP (still the best Wolverine story ever, IMO)

 

[TheCorpulent1]

"Demon in a Bottle" always makes me think of Sting.

 

[moraldeficiency]

"Demon in a Bottle" always makes me think of Sting.

the wrestler?

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Depends.

Think that guy's wrestled much?

 

[Blader5489]

Do you consider all super-teams cheesy, or are the Avengers your Velveeta?

No, not all. There are some--like Checkmate, Ellis' Thunderbolts, or even the New Avengers--that are gritty, while others like The Order or the Initiative kind of embrace that intrinsic humor and use it to their advantage. My beef is with teams like the Avengers who are very blatantly corny-looking, yet expect you take them seriously. That's true for a lot of individual characters--heroes or villains--too, not just teams.