Good DC stuff?

[Son_of_W]

I've been getting into DC comics more and more lately, and I was just wondering if anybody had suggestions on particularly good miniseries or story arcs I could look into getting, especially of Batman and/or Superman? I'm not really looking to buying into the whole mainstream of DC, I just don't want to spend that much money, but just small, good miniseries, story arcs or one shots that I would might enjoy based on what I already know of the characters.

 

[Dragmire]

Countdown

 

[The Question]

Well, my personal favorite Superman stories include:

Superman: For All Seasons

For The Man Who Has Everything

Whatever Happened To The Man Of Tomorrow?

Greg Rucka's run on "The Adventures of Superman" (even though the villains kind of sucked)

 

[DoomJester]

Of course you have to get into Dark Knight Returns, Batman Year One, Kingdom Come, Superman Secret Identity, of course Watchmen is under DC (unless you mean DCU as in Batman and co.). I think Batman Arkham Asylum (by Grant Morisson, is really good). Infinite Crisis was good, the hardcover printing is very high-quality.

 

[WompuM]

Identity Crisis is where I started. That gives you a good jump into some great teen titans and flash stories. ah the good old days.

 

[hippie_hunter]

The current Sinestro Corps crossover is kicking ass right now.

 

[Rorschach II]

Here are some of the greatest DC stories ever told. First off, know that Watchmen is probably the greatest comic book ever written and that you'd need it even if you weren't a comic book fan. Aside from that, here's the list:

Batman:
The Killing Joke
Year One
The Dark Knight Returns
Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth
Snow
The Man Who Laughs
Hush, Vol. 1 - 2
A Death In The Family
The Long Halloween
Dark Victory
War On Crime
Contagion
Cataclysm
No Man's Land, Vol. 1 - 5
Prodigal
Scarecrow Tales
The Greatest Stories Ever Told
Nightwing: Year One

Superman:
The Greatest Stories Ever Told
Superman For All Seasons
Birthright
For Tomorrow, Vol. 1 & 2
Exile
Godfall
Peace On Earth
Emperor Joker
Man Of Steel, Vol. 1 - 5
The Death Of Superman
World Without Superman
The Return of Superman

The Flash:
The Brave & The Bold (w/Green Lantern)
Born To Run
The Return of Barry Allen
Greatest Stories Ever Told
Ignition


Green Lantern:
Greatest Stories Ever Told
Emerald Dawn I & II
Emerald Twilight/New Dawn
Legacy
Rebirth
No Fear
Baptism Of Fire

Wonder Woman:
Greatest Stories Ever Told
Lifelines
Love And Murder
God And Mortals
Land Of The Dead
Paradise Lost
Paradise Found
Spirit of Truth

Justice League:
Justice Vol. 1 - 3
Greatest Stories Ever Told
Tower of Babel
Divided We Fall
World Without A Justice League
The Final Night
One Million
Liberty And Justice

Others/Ensemble:
Kingdom Come
DC Universe: The Stories Of Alan Moore
World's Greatest Super-Heroes
Shazam!: Power Of Hope
Aquaman Vol. 1
Sword of Atlantis
Power Girl
Green Arrow: Quiver
The Sound of Violence

 

[Doc Destruction]

Yes, I have to go with grabbing all of the current Green Lantern and Green Lantern Corps books to lead into the Sinestro Corps.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Everything Mark Waid ever wrote for the Flash before his current arc is excellent. Johns' Flash run is also good.

 

[Rorschach II]

Yeah, if you go by great writers, you'll usually come upon exclusively brilliant stuff. Mark Waid, as was previously mentioned, Alan Moore, Grant Morrison, etc., are all such writers.

 

[Kitsune]

Countdown

He said good.

 

[SouLeSS]

I don't see why everyone raves over Dark Knight Returns, Kingdom Come and Batman Year One.

They were kinda meh to me.

Right now though, Sinestro Corps is the only thing you really should be buying. Blue Beetle is fun, as is Dini's Batman, but most of the other stuff is kinda meh right now.

 

[Rorschach II]

I'm not a huge fan of Dark Knight Returns either, but it is essential.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Everyone should always be buying Checkmate.

 

[Dragmire]

He said good.

How is Countdown bad?

 

[DoomJester]

How is Countdown bad?

Would Countdown get you into comics? May as well pick it up though, stay up to date, and learn what it is like to have a really averae book on your pull list.

 

[moraldeficiency]

How is Countdown bad?

You're joking right?

 

[Kitsune]

How is Countdown bad?

Poor writing, poor characterization, and Jason Tod for starters.

 

[Doc Destruction]

It's not that bad. And Jason Todd is a cool character when used right.

 

[moraldeficiency]

It's not that bad. And Jason Todd is a cool character when used right.

It's only bad if you don't have the money to buy every single DC book out there to see the payoffs which are set up but never contained in countdown.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

It's not that bad. And Jason Todd is a cool character when used right.

No. Jason Todd sucks. It's a universal law.

 

[Doc Destruction]

No. Jason Todd sucks. It's a universal law.

No. It isn't. So pee pee head on you!

 

[TheCorpulent1]

You're just in denial. One day the truth will dawn on you, just as it dawned on that majority of comic fans who called in to have the little bastard put down in the first place.

 

[Flash Facts]

The Flash:
The Brave & The Bold (w/Green Lantern)
Born To Run
The Return of Barry Allen
Greatest Stories Ever Told
Ignition

Did you not like Terminal Velocity?

 

[Doc Destruction]

Nah, and I voted to keep him alive. I like the idea of a Batman a little further over the deep end. His Red Hood appearences were awesome, and I liked him as Bats on the alternate Earth.

So nyah.