So I have been into comics about 2 years now and I am looking for some great story arcs to read. All characters from Marvel and Dc are welcome. If you could maybe give me the Story Arc title and what issues its collected in or if its in trade that would be "totally Awesome". Thanks everyone!
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DC:
Batman - A Death in the Family, A Lonely Place of Dying, the Knightfall Trilogy, Contagion, Cataclysm, No Man's Land, Dark Knight Returns, Year One, and pretty much all the New 52 Batman (Snyder/Capullo) books.
ANY of the Earth One books - Superman, Batman, Teen Titans, and I'm sure the forthcoming Wonder Woman book are GREAT takes on the characters
Superman - Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? All-Star Superman
Justice League - JLA Year One is a great way to introduce yourself to the nuts and bolts of the DC Universe without focusing on the "Big Three" (Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman). Grant Morrison's run (JLA) is also excellent.
Marvel:
X-Men Titles: God Loves, Man Kills give you the basic idea behind the X-Men mythos. Fall of the Mutants, Age of Apocalypse, Inferno...all are good story arcs...but you might also consider investing in some cheaper b&w Essentials volume to really get a feel for this exhausting bunch of muties! :)
Elektra:Assassin - the best Elektra story hands down.
Avengers: Everyone points to Kree-Skrull War as a major storyline, but I'm partial to Korvac Saga, anything from the Busiek era, or anything you can find with the West Coast Avengers.
There's so much more and I'm sure others will chime in here...basically look for something that you think will resonate with you and dive in feet first! :)
* Captain America, when Brubaker took over as writer
* Astonishing X-Men 1-24 (written by Whedon)
Those issues encompass several arcs but I think you have to read the full runs to appreciate them.
Secret Empire from the earaly 70's is a great arc by Engleheart.
I'm not sure anyone could ask for a better year than Marvel had then; maybe 3 of Marvel's best events ever.
Civil War
Annihilation
Planet Hulk
edit: plus an off the chain great Brubaker Daredevil.
Galactus Saga - Fantastic Four 48-50
Kree-Skrull War - Avengers 93-94
Dark Phoenix - X-Men 135-138
Miller's Wolverine mini 1-4
Watchmen 1-12
Elektra Saga - Daredevil 168-182
Dark Knight Rises (previously mentioned)
The Brubaker "Winter Soldier" run in Captain America is right there too, imo.
chris
ps - gotta think on others, but I'll be back.
When considering smaller arcs rather than long runs of books, I can't think of one better than Born Again. Hell, just eliminate any quantifier from the discussion. No hyperbole here- it is a masterpiece.
That'll get you started, since it got both Marvel and DC started.
Yeah. I went there.