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Batman: Year Two: Fear The Reaper 14 reviews Mike W Barr
DC Comics, 2002
Graphic SF Reader
A tale where the interest is in the unmasking of the antagonist, who is of the Foolkiller variety. Batman, a little bit further into his career than in Year One (naturally) is up against an extremely formidable opponent, and he must find out his secret before it is too late. Otherwise, death will ...
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Superman: The Man of Steel, Vol. 1 26 reviews John Byrne, Dick Giordano
DC Comics, 1991
An interesting re-boot story
+ Good But Not Great + Excellent! Couldn't Put It Down + Byrne's impossible project in '86
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Batman: Prey 5 reviews DC Comics
Grand Central Publishing, 1993
Overlooked Gem
+ Another solid `Year One' Batman tale + One of the best stories of the series + Hot and intense
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Batman: Ten Nights of the Beast 5 reviews Jim Starlin
DC Comics, 1994
The Batman at his best!
+ Graphic SF Reader + BATTLE ROYAL FOR 80S GOTHAM + Batman in the Cold War. + An excellent Cold War story.
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Crisis on Infinite Earths 79 reviews Marv Wolfman, George Perez
DC Comics, 2001
I, for one, believe it lives up to its hype
+ Crisis on Infinite Earths: Still a Masterpiece 23 Years Later
Most readers know the point of this DC "event": over the years the DC universe had become increasingly cluttered with multiple earths and alternate universes. Apart from the Flash (the various incarnations of whom could vibrate into one or another) these universes were for the most part cut off ...
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World Without a Superman 18 reviews Dan Jurgens, Karl Kesel, ...
DC Comics, 1993
Just what I was looking for
+ A good bridge + world without a superman + Brilliantly Written and Drawn + Graphic SF Reader
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Wonder Woman Vol. 4: Destiny Calling George Perez
DC Comics, 2006
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The Death of Superman 72 reviews Dan Jurgens, Jerry Ordway, ...
DC Comics, 1993
Great Action
+ Essential, but room for improvement + Doomsday Wrecks Havoc
There are comics that make have revolutionary writing and make you think (this is not it) and then there are really exciting, thrilling, non-stop action comics (this is it!) so if you enjoy the latter you will enjoy this book. There are some people who complain about the politics that concern the ...
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Green Lantern: Ganthet's Tale 5 reviews John A. Byrne, Larry Niven
DC Comics, 1992
Really Good!
+ Graphic SF Reader + Let's hear it for the Little People! + A nice combination.
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Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition) 73 reviews Grant Morrison
DC Comics, 2005
The Dark Knightmare
+ Fantastic + Gorgeous and Twisted + Joker gooses Batman
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Green Lantern: The Road Back 2 reviews Gerard Jones
DC Comics, 2003
Issue #1and up
This story arc is the best of the series. A must buy if your a GL fan
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Batman: Blind Justice 11 reviews Sam Hamm
DC Comics, 2005
But Justice is Blind. Blind as a BAT.
+ Strong Story - Very Bad Art + A Batman story that should be better known + An interesting and novel approach
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Justice League: A New Beginning (Justice League (DC Comics)) 10 reviews Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis
DC Comics, 1991
WONDERFUL
+ "Just once, I'd like to rush off to save the world - and have it be a gay, madcap escapade!" + Graphic SF Reader + Too Good
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Superman: The Man of Steel, Vol. 4 2 reviews John Byrne, Marv Wolfman, ...
DC Comics, 2005
Another winner by Byrne!
+ Great for Legion fans
John Byrne does the best Superman ever!
In the mid-eighties, DC asked John Byrne, who had written a long run of The Fantastic Four, to revamp Superman, who was about fifty years old at the time. In what I would consider typical "Marvel style," Byrne added characterization and scientific ...
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Superman: The Man of Steel, Vol. 2 5 reviews John Byrne, Terry Austin
DC Comics, 2003
Another winner by Byrne!
+ Great Stories + A renewed beginning + Great Start For The Post-Crisis Superman Titles!
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Superman: Exile 7 reviews Various
DC Comics, 1998
Great Superman tale
+ Satisfying Journey! + Exile - Answers + Superman in Despair
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Batman: Gothic 13 reviews Grant Morrison
DC Comics, 2007
Gotham goes to hell
+ Graphic SF Reader + Long live Klaus Janson!!!
Comic visionary Grant Morrison (The Filth, JLA, New X-Men; c'mon already, you know the list) came up with this Batman tale, taking place in Bruce Wayne's early part of his career as Batman. Gothic follows Batman investigating just who is picking off mobsters in Gotham City, one of which claims ...
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Wonder Woman Vol. 2: Challenge of the Gods 9 reviews George Perez, Len Wein
DC Comics, 2004
The most beautiful book I have ever seen!!!!
+ Wonderous reading + An Amazing Amazon, Once Again! + Graphic SF Reader + Wonder Woman Rides Again!
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Superman: The Man of Steel, Vol. 3 2 reviews John Byrne, Marv Wolfman
DC Comics, 2004
Another winner by Byrne!
+ Introducing Kesel on inks
John Byrne does the best Superman ever!
In the mid-eighties, DC asked John Byrne, who had written a long run of The Fantastic Four, to revamp Superman, who was about fifty years old at the time. In what I would consider typical "Marvel style," Byrne added characterization and scientific ...
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Batman: Shaman 5 reviews Dennis O'Neil
DC Comics, 1998
Smart, suspenseful
+ Back to basics + The Legend of the Bat + Excellent!
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