Marvel's Top 70 Comics

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And I must say, I don't agree with a good deal of this list as it stands now.

[zuludelta]

There's no way a "Top [insert number here] Comics" list can please every one.

That being said, I stopped reading the list after glancing at the first entry (adjectiveless X-Men #30). Call me an anti-romantic (and no offesne to the people who dug it), but man, I totally hated that issue.

[tommyboy]

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And I must say, I don't agree with a good deal of this list as it stands now.

The Premon speaks the truth.
I too disagree with some, if not most, of whats there.

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There's no way a "Top [insert number here] Comics" list can please every one.

this is true, but I can't get over the fact that the list is full of books that just came out and were uberly lackluster. . The final issue of OMD? Secret Invasion 8? Civil War four times? House of M? I...I just can't accept that. ^^

[herodad1]

what 12 year old compiled that list?theres a ton of issues better than most of them.sheesh!

[Figure Fan]

I'm not sure who wrote the description for #30, but, Nitro didn't kill hundreds of civilians in the first Ultimates run..

[thalaw2]

Definitely not a top 70

[Podmark]

Wow there really are a lot of newer comics. Maybe Marvel's trying to promote alot of their newer stuff with this list. But the list says it was voted by fans, which actually could explain alot.

[herodad1]

well...whats some of you guys' favorite issues?

[zuludelta]

well...whats some of you guys' favorite issues?

Off the top of my head, and in no particular order:

- Punisher MAX #55-60 written by Garth Ennis and illustrated Goran Parlov: The Valley Forge, Valley Forge storyline is Ennis' paean to veterans of the Vietnam War coupled with a subtle analogizing with the current Middle East situation. Certain parts of the story had me all choked up (the intermittent text pieces, especially)... I think it's a must-read for veterans or anybody who's known a veteran. The good thing is the whole story has been collected into a TPB.

- Nth Man #1-16, written by Larry Hama and illustrated by Ron Wagner: a postmodern look at superheroes which unfortunately fell victim to some bad timing -- set against the backdrop of the Cold War, the book fell off most people's radar with the beginning of collapse of the Soviet Union in 1990. Although markedly dated (some would even say "quaint"), the book retains its relevance for me in Hama's interesting attempts to parse the superhero "type." This also contains some of what I consider to be Ron Wager's best work outside of GI Joe and Daredevil.

- Silver Surfer: Parable #1-2, written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Jean "Moebius" Giraud: not really a fan of Stan Lee's heavy handed New Age-tinged philosophizing when it comes to his pet character Silver Surfer, but the significance alone of Stan Lee (arguably the most important comic book editor and one of the most influential comic book writers of our time) and pop art luminary Moebius (who's created some of the most enduring visuals of the late 20th century... whether in Metal Hurlant or his design work on films like Tron and Alien) working together on the same book can't be overstated. It's like Elvis and John Lennon working on an album together.

I've got dozens more (including a number of X-Men, Hulk, and Daredevil issues), but those are the first to come to mind.

[cmdrkoenig67]

That is one crappy list...Ugh.

Dana

[herodad1]

just off the top of my head i always liked THOR #300.odin in the destroyer armor gets killed,he fights the celestials,saves earth, and finds out his mother is the earth godess.

[UnkoMan]

It's got a COUPLE good ones though. This Man... This Monster.  Marvel Comics #1. The end of Days of Future Past.

Of course I doubt people would agree with my list. Since it's just single issues and not full story arcs I don't know all that I'd pick but... I'd probably have the first appearance of Ego (Thor, whatever number), then I'd have to pick my favourite NextWave issue, my favourite Where Monsters Walk issue. Probably an issue of Big In Japan. There's an issue of Peter Parker: Spider-Man where he fights the Green Goblin but finally goes "You know what? Forget this. You keep pushing me and pushing me, and I'm just not playing anymore."

If it was a list of 70 of the most significant comics, though, I'd have to change it completely. My favourites are usually not very significant in the least.