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You are here: Home / Comics Guides / Best of Lists / Dave’s Faves: All The Best Comics I’ve Ever Read

Dave’s Faves: All The Best Comics I’ve Ever Read

September 18, 2017 by Dave 84 Comments

Much like Liam Neeson, I’m always making lists. If you’re familiar with Comic Book Herald, you know these are typically massive reading order lists, with a primary focus on Marvel comics (and some DC!).

The below list is a very different breed, and is instead a collection of all my favorite comics and graphic novels I have ever read. Every time I read a new comic book series, I add it to the list, and rank it among the substantial competition of all the best comics ever.

There are two essential notes I’d like to add before you get to the list.

1 – I do not claim to have read all the greatest comics of all time. I am literally one man (at best, a half animal, part party machine). This list is an evolving organism that will take new shape as I pick up new books. If you have a personal favorite you don’t see included here, I’d love to hear about it in the comments, on Twitter, via email, on the street, from a disembodied voice floating through my attic… you get the idea.

2 – I have read many more Marvel comics than I’ve yet included on this list. This is changing all the time as I re-read Marvel series as part of My Marvelous Year and subsequently rank the titles. Again, if you’re looking for your Marvel comics fixin’s, I’d also check out my favorite 100 stories from 1998 to 2015, or the top 25 Marvel trade collections from 1961 to 1998.

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Neil Gaiman's Sandman from Vertigo Comics

Finally, the rankings you’ll see here are almost entirely comics I like a lot. The higher a comic is ranked, the more I like it. The only real blatant exception to this is Mark Millar and J.G. Jones’ “Wanted,” which is a comic I despise beyond words, and really only want to include in perpetual last place on this list to make a point. (The point? It stinks.)

Let the superlative headlines begin, and enjoy the comics!

Last Updated: February 9, 2021

The Best Comics Of All Time

1) Watchmen

2) The Sandman

3) Bone

4) Jonathan Hickman’s Marvel-verse, 2008 to 2016

5) Doom Patrol by Grant Morrison & Richard Case

6) Mister Miracle

7) Mind MGMT

8) Maus

9) Batman: The Dark Knight Returns

10) Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 1 through Vol. 3 (1-104)

11) Hawkeye

12) Y: The Last Man

13) The Bulletproof Coffin + Bulletproof Coffin: Disinterred

14) From Hell

15) Scott Pilgrim

16) My Favorite Thing is Monsters

17) Miracleman

18) Blankets

19) Boxers & Saints

20) Starman

21) All Star Superman

22) Invincible

23) Preacher

24) Barefoot Gen: A Cartoon Story of Hiroshima

25) Chew

26) Gotham Central

27) Transmetropolitan

28) Frank Miller’s Daredevil

29) Batman: Year One

30) Usagi Yojimbo: Grasscutter

31) Fear Agent

32) Epileptic

33) Criminal

34) Batman: The Long Halloween + Dark Victory

35) Marvels

36) The Fantastic Four Omnibus Volume 2 (FF 31-60)

37) Ice Cream Man

38) Punk Rock Jesus

39) Walt Simonson’s Thor

40) Morning Glories

41) The Walking Dead: Compendium One

42) Sweet Tooth

43) Supreme: The Story of the Year

44) Uncanny X-Force (Rick Remender)

45) Infinite Kung Fu

46) Saga of the Swamp Thing

47) Saga

48) Batman (The New 52)

49) East of West

50) Fables Vol. 1 – Vol. 6

51) Dreadstar

52) Love & Rockets

53) Daytripper

54) Vision

55) 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank

56) Black Hammer

57) Nextwave: Agents of HATE

58) X-Men Dark Phoenix Saga

59) Ultimate Spider-Man

60) Astonishing X-Men

61) Jessica Jones: Alias

62) Hip Hop Family Tree

63) Astro City

64) Captain America by Ed Brubaker

65) Spider-Man Kraven’s Last Hunt

66) The Black Monday Murders

67) The Contract with God Trilogy

68) Grendel Omnibus Vol. 1: Hunter Rose

69) Sex Criminals

70) The Legion of Super-Heroes: The Great Darkness Saga

71) The Immortal Iron Fist

72) Dragon Hoops

73) BTTM FDRS

74) Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye Vol. 1 – Vol. 5

75) Hitman

76) Guardians of the Galaxy (Abnett & Lanning Marvel Cosmic)

77) The Omega Men

78) Wolverine: Weapon X

79) Black Panther: Panther’s Rage

80) Werewolves of Montpellier

81) Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic

82) Multiversity

83) Shutter

84) Atomic Robo

85) Hellboy

86) Blacksad

87) Age of Apocalypse

88) Superman Smashes the Klan

89) JLA by Grant Morrison

90) New X-Men

91) Batman: The Black Mirror

92) Rat Queens Volume 1

93) JLA: A League of One

94) I Killed Adolf Hitler

95) John Constantine: Hellblazer – Dangerous Habits

96) Strangers In Paradise

97) Chasin’ The Bird

98) Kent State: 4 Dead in Ohio

99) Murder Falcon

100) Green Lantern by Geoff Johns

101) Pulp

102) Batman: Arkham Asylum

103) Squadron Supreme

104) Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?

105) Lucifer Book One

106) Nowhere Men

107) Lone Wolf and Cub

108) Bedlam

109) Six-Gun Gorilla

110) Essex County

111) Revival

112) Astro Boy Vol. 1

113) Sheriff of Babylon

114) Achewood: The Great Outdoor Fight

115) The Life & Times Of Scrooge McDuck

116) Planetary

117) DC Metal (Complete Event)

118) The Underwater Welder

119) Dr. Strange & Dr. Doom: Triumph & Torment

120) Thor: God of Thunder

121) Daredevil by Bendis and Maleev

122) Ultimates

123) DC’s 52

124) Animal Man (Grant Morrison Run)

125) Immortal Hulk

126) The Abominable Charles Christopher

127) The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

128) Acme Novelty Library #20

129) The Fade Out

130) Seconds

131) Batman & Robin (by Grant Morrison)

132) Hickman’s X-Men (House of X)

133) Locke & Key

134) Black Panther by Ta-Nehisi Coates

135) Richard Stark’s Parker (by Darwyn Cooke)

136) Pride of Baghdad

137) Orion by Walt Simonson

138) Little Bird

139) Rebirth of Thanos + Thanos Quest

140) Superior Foes of Spider-Man

141) Secret Wars (1984)

142) Jack Kirby’s 4th World

143) Secret Six

144) Elektra Assassin

145) Superior Spider-Man

146) Fearscape

147) Upgrade Soul

148) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

149) Gotham Academy

150) Kingdom Come

151) Black Science

152) Ms. Marvel

153) Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me

154) Jimmy Olsen

155) Strikeforce: Morituri

156) Grayson (The New 52)

157) Superman: Secret Identity

158) Zot!: The Complete Black and White Collection

159) Wizzywig

160) DC: The New Frontier

161) Paying for It

162) The Manhattan Projects

163) Fatale

164) Suicide Squad (John Ostrander Era)

165) The Flintstones

166) Injustice

167) Lazarus

168) Ultimate Comics Spider-Man: Miles Morales

169) Moon Knight (Ellis & Shalvey)

170) Venom by Rick Remender

171) New Mutants by Claremont and Sienkiewicz

172) Punisher: Welcome Back Frank

173) Midnighter by Steve Orlando

174) Southern Cross

175) Deathstroke (DC Rebirth)

176) Wolverine & The X-Men

177) Manhunter by Goodwin & Simonson

178) Black Bolt

179) You Are Deadpool

180) Justice League International

181) Batman and Son + The Black Glove

182) X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills

183) Infinity Gauntlet

184) The Umbrella Academy

185) March: Book One

186) Jack Kirby: The Epic Life of the King of Comics

187) Slaughterhouse-Five

188) Fantastic Four (60-70, 500-524)

189) Doctor Strange: The Oath

190) Superman Rebirth

191) Flex Mentallo

192) Wicked + Divine

193) Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass

194) The Wild Storm

195) Bitch Planet

196) Daredevil by Mark Waid

197) Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt

198) Map To The Sun

199) Amulet

200) Copra Round One

201) The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story

202) Bandette Volume 1

203) Birds of Prey by Simone & Benes

204) Doctor Strange: Master of the Mystic Arts

205) Iron Man: Demon in a Bottle

206) Thunderbolts

207) Captain Britain by Alan Moore & Alan Davis

208) Zero #1 to #10

209) Low, Vol. 1

210) Monstress Vol. 1

211) Return of the Dapper Men

212) Superannuated Man

213) Nighthawk: Hate Makes Hate

214) Bacchus, Book 1: Immortality Isn’t Forever

215) 47 Ronin

216) God Country

217) Deadly Class

218) The Authority (Warren Ellis)

219) The Fantastic Four Omnibus Vol. 1

220) Phonogram

221) Black Widow

222) Blue in Green

223) Mark Waid’s Flash

224) Doom Patrol (Young Animal)

225) Black Badge

226) Golden Age Wonder Woman

227) Wolverine by Claremont & Miller

228) Captain Britain & MI13

229) Cosmic Odyssey

230) Top 10

231) Batman: The Killing Joke

232) Star Wars: Darth Vader

233) Spider-Man: Death of the Stacys

234) Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

235) Irredeemable Vol. 1 & Vol. 2

236) Paper Girls Vol.1

237) Cable & Deadpool

238) Shade The Changing Girl

239) Spider-Man/Human Torch: I’m With Stupid

240) Superman: Man of Steel Vol. 1

241) The Walking Dead Compendium Three

242) Batman R.I.P.

243) Thanos War – Warlock & Avengers

244) Mighty Thor (Jane Foster)

245) Daredevil

246) The Green Lantern

247) Silver Surfer (Slott + Allred)

248) Planet Hulk + World War Hulk

249) Mike Carey X-Men / Legacy

250) Old Head

251) Legion of Super-Heroes: Five Years Later

252) Uncanny Avengers

253) Captain Marvel by Deconnick

254) Batwoman

255) FF

256) Old Man Logan

257) Thor (Stan and Jack) To Wake the Mangog

258) Farmhand

259) Stumptown

260) Iron Man: Extremis

261) Superman: Last Son of Krypton

262) Alan Moore’s Writing For Comics

263) Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art

264) Wytches Volume 1

265) Motor Crush

266) Barrier

267) Wonder Woman by George Perez

268) Descender, Vol. 1: Tin Stars

269) Queen & Country Vol. 1

270) Private Eye

271) These Savage Shores

272) Check Please

273) John Byrne Fantastic Four

274) One Week in the Library

275) Doctor Strange by Cates

276) Star Wars Legacy

277) Superman: American Alien

278) JLA One Million

279) Green Lantern/Green Arrow (Denny O’Neil & Neal Adams)

280) Manifest Destiny

281) Dark Night: A True Batman Story

282) Star Wars: The Crimson Empire Saga

283) Comic Book History of Comics

284) Superman: Secret Origin

285) Southern Bastards Volume 1 and 2

286) Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom (Valiant reboot, uncollected)

287) Deadshot: Beginnings

288) Hellblazer: Original Sins

289) Emperor Doom

290) She-Hulk

291) Black Panther by Reginald Hudlin

292) “The Life of Captain Marvel”

293) Valerian: Complete Collection Vol. 1

294) Catwoman Vol 1.

295) Secret Weapons

296) Redneck

297) X-Men: Messiah CompleX

298) Injustice 2

299) Green Arrow: Quiver

300) Attack on Titan Vol. 1

301) Cable #1 to #12

302) SHIELD

303) Space Riders

304) Extremity

305) Lady Killer

306) Grass Kings

307) Hawkeye (2016)

308) Bitter Root

309) Runaways (Rowell & Anka)

310) New Kid

311) Kindred

312) Namesake

313) Black Magick Vol. 1

314) Infinite Crisis

315) X-Men Red

316) Sentient

317) All-New Wolverine

318) JLA: Ultramarines

319) Outcast Volume 1

320) Star Wars: Dark Empire Trilogy

321) Injection, Vol. 1

322) Son of Hitler

323) Divinity

324) The Sixth Gun Vol. 1

325) Kill or Be Killed Vol. 1

326) Cosmic Ghost Rider

327) Batman (Rebirth) + Night of the Monster Men

328) Second Coming

329) Victor Lavalle’s Destroyer

330) DCeased

331) Generation X

332) Unnatural

333) Something Is Killing The Children

334) New 52 Justice League: Forever Evil

335) JLA: Tower of Babel

336) Black

337) Super Sons (Rebirth)

338) Silver Surfer: Black

339) After the Rain

340) My Friend Dahmer

341) Local

342) Lost At Sea

343) BPRD: Plague of Frogs

344) Machine Gun Wizards

345) Green Lantern Earth One

346) Superman/Shazam: First Thunder

347) Unity

348) Scalped Vol. 1: Indian Country

349) Superman: Birthright

350) Batman: Hush

351) Empire by Waid & Kitson

352) Casanova

353) Superman for All Seasons

354) Thanos Wins

355) Buddy Does Seattle

356) Ragnarok Vol 1: Last God Standing

357) Killadelphia

358) I Hate Fairyland Vol.1

359) Batman Incorporated

360) Thanos by Lemire and Deodato

361) Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne

362) Man Eaters

363) Gotham City Sirens

364) Captain America (Bucky) #601 to #616

365) Snagglepuss Chronicles: Exit Stage Left

366) Amazing X-Men: Quest for Nightcrawler

367) Batman: Knightfall

368) Giant Days Vol. 1

369) The Dying and The Dead

370) Trillium

371) Quantum Teens Are Go

372) Doctor Fate (88 to 92)

373) Black Orchid

374) Wonder Woman: Heart of the Amazon

375) Marvel 2 in 1 (Zdarsky / Cheung)

376) Assassin Nation

377) The Butcher of Paris

378) Checkmate

379) Zeb Wells’ New Mutants

380) Punisher: Circle of Blood

381) Moon Knight by Moench & Sienkiewicz

382) November

383) Thor Epic Collection: The God of Thunder

384) Black Cat

385) The Legend of Wonder Woman: Origins

386) Trees by Warren Ellis Vol 1 + Vol 2

387) Moon Knight: Crazy Runs in the Family

388) The Dreaming

389) Captain America

390) Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man

391) SWORD

392) Klaus

393) Wonder Woman Year One (Rebirth)

394) Providence, Act 1

395) Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunter

396) Batman: Under the Red Hood

397) Meet the Skrulls

398) Queen of Bad Dreams

399) Jessica Jones Vol. 2

400) Friendo

401) Baby Teeth Vol. 1

402) Teen Titans (Geoff Johns)

403) Archer & Armstrong

404) Blue Beetle Vol. 1

405) Harbinger

406) Ninjak

407) New Super-Man (Rebirth)

408) Shuri

409) X-O Manowar

410) Rai

411) Mother Panic Vol. 1

412) Shadowman

413) Bloodshot

414) Star Wars Tales (Anthology)

415) Letter 44 Vol. 1

416) Infinity War

417) Analog

418) Good-bye, Chunky Rice

419) Before Watchmen: Minutemen/Silk Spectre

420) Thanos: The Infinity Conflict

421) Miniature Jesus

422) Big Damn Sin City

423) Silver Surfer

424) Iron Man Epic Collection: The Golden Avenger

425) Pretty Deadly Vol 1

426) My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies

427) DC Comics Bombshells Vol. 1

428) Superman: Red Son

429) Tales of Suspense

430) Bug! The Adventures of Forager

431) Doom 2099: The Complete Collection by Warren Ellis

432) Wonder Woman (The New 52)

433) Detective Comics Vol. 1 (DC Rebirth)

434) Kim & Kim

435) Inhumans: Once and Future Kings

436) Godland

437) Firepower

438) Eternal

439) Royal City Vol. 1

440) Weatherman

441) The Dead Hand

442) X-Men Grand Design

443) Identity Crisis

444) Donny Cates Venom

445) Captain America Epic Collection: Captain America Lives Again

446) Maestros Vol. 1

447) Die

448) War of the Realms (full event)

449) Billionaire Island

450) Skyward Vol. 1

451) Crisis On Infinite Earths

452) Captain America by Ta-Nehisi Coates

453) Spider-Gwen

454) Tartarus

455) Avengers: Celestial Madonna Saga

456) Deadpool Max: Nutjob

457) Swamp Thing By Scott Snyder (The New 52)

458) The Flash: Born to Run

459) JLA: Year One

460) Mooncop

461) Chrononauts

462) Final Crisis

463) What We Don’t Talk About

464) Aquaman by Kelly Sue Deconnick

465) Wonder Woman by Greg Rucka Vol. 1

466) Star Wars by Aaron & Cassaday

467) Manhunter (2004) Vol. 1 + Vol. 2

468) Spider-Geddon

469) Amazing Spider-Man: Family Business

470) Lion Forge – Nobel

471) The New Teen Titans (Volume 1 & 2)

472) Batman by Denny O’Neil & Neal Adams

473) Harvey Pekar’s Cleveland

474) We3

475) The Joker

476) Valiant’s Original Unity Saga

477) The Wake

478) The Nightly News

479) Batman: The Man Who Laughs

480) Harley & Ivy

481) Batman: Year One Hundred

482) Legends of the Dark Knight: Venom

483) Seven Soldiers

484) Dracula, MotherF**k*r

485) Jack Kirby’s Captain America

486) Batman Who Laughs

487) Captain America (Marvel Legacy)

488) The Invisibles Vol. 1

489) Nick Fury

490) Cave Carson Has a Cybernetic Eye Vol. 1

491) Justice

492) Black Widow by George Perez (Marvel Fanfare)

493) iZombie Vol 1: Dead to the World

494) Black AF

495) Green Arrow: Year One

496) Hot Comb

497) Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows

498) LaGuardia

499) Animal Man (The New 52)

500) Ultimate X-Men (Millar)

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  1. Steve Underwood says

    November 10, 2020 at 10:23 pm

    Dave,

    As that you have undoubtedly read almost every comic created in the last 40 years….I’m hoping this will spark a memory from you…

    I read a comic limited series back late 90’s to mid 2000’s….I think it was an independent comic….The main character was a bit of an anti-hero…he was in the process of dying…..his powers were either solar or nuclear based and he was going to explode….but he decided that before he died…he was going to take out all the really nasty big bad guys he knew…. I truly loved the comic…but haven’t been able to come up with a name for it for at least 20 years! I want to say that it was either written, or drawn, by somebody that was influential at the time.

    Does that ring a bell at all?

    Reply
  2. Gato fuji says

    August 1, 2020 at 10:39 am

    Well, I haven’t had the patience to go through all the list, but I couldn’t find Tintin of Hergé, Astérix or Lucky Luke (of Goscinny), Blake and Mortimer, neither anything by Greg or Goddard. Which means the list had a limited scope.

    More important, how can it miss Uncle Scrooge or Donald Duck by Carl Barks?!? All Barks’ works are incomparable, and any other place from top of the list would be unforgivable! To me, Barks is the american equivalent of Dostoievky, and I am not referring to just the comics equivalent of Dostoievky.

    Oh well, to each his own…

    Reply
    • JaynVA says

      October 16, 2020 at 11:19 pm

      Just dumb

      Reply
    • Goran says

      December 14, 2020 at 8:51 am

      Not only that…

      there is no daubt, that he has not read any of the great European comic series, which leave anything done by Marvel or DC in the dust:
      – Ken Parker by Milazzo (an epic western series unlike anything done in the US)
      – Alan Ford by Max Bunker/Magnus (a gritty and grotesque comic series about an the most original detective agency one can imagine. And funny as hell. Not even Calvin & Hobbes can rival that series.
      – Zagor by G. Feri
      – Dylan Dog by Sclavi
      – Pinocchio ny Winshluss (should be in the Top Ten)
      and so many others.
      The American reader is dumbed down by his self imposed “prison of mind”, sadly.

      Reply
  3. Dane says

    July 29, 2020 at 9:02 pm

    Dave – great work with the site. Its a great source for us collectors and readers.
    I think it would be pretty cool if on your best comics of all time to not just link the amazon page but to any reviews you may have done on your top list.

    Reply
  4. Daniel Indru says

    July 20, 2020 at 9:39 am

    Been using this list to start my journey into the comics world.
    Thank you for the hard work!

    May I suggest you keep some sort of log whenever you add new items?
    Otherwise it’s really difficult to follow what’s new compared to last edit.

    Reply
  5. James says

    July 17, 2020 at 6:37 am

    Hi,

    Big fan of the list been following for a few years now, have you read Mort Cinder or Perramus: The City and Oblivion? Its worth a look if only to see the art.

    Reply
  6. Josh says

    June 19, 2020 at 8:46 pm

    Now that the list includes Marvel: did you overlook Exiles or decide it didn’t make the list?

    Reply
  7. bruhinator says

    May 12, 2020 at 1:12 pm

    Disappointed Tank Girl didnt make the list. Its easily my favourite comic of all time. At least the old ones from the late 80s and 90s. I cant speak for the new issues I havent read those and I only heard they’re not half as cool as the old Hewlett & Martin ones….

    Reply
    • John Abraham says

      September 15, 2020 at 1:58 am

      This extensive list is a collection of the authors favourite comicbooks. Nobody gives a rats ass that you’re ‘disappointed’ about the list. Why don’t you make your own and then give us an opportunity to put you and your shitty reading list to shame?

      Reply
  8. Jani says

    March 28, 2019 at 7:19 am

    I know this is almost as old as the world, but it always manages to surprise me how all best comics are supposedly American on most of the top lists compiled by Americans. What total BS 😐
    Most of the European classics are missing. Valerian on place 211?!
    This list is a joke.

    Reply
    • Lucas says

      September 9, 2019 at 8:41 am

      Do you guys not realise that this is just a list of Dave’s favourite comics that he’s read? It’s not the be-all end-all, just his favourites and he hasn’t ready every good comic ever lol.

      Reply
    • Josh says

      October 5, 2019 at 5:34 pm

      Certainly an English language bias, but American?! You do realize half of the top ten were written by Brits, right?

      Reply
    • Dhiresh says

      January 5, 2020 at 11:35 am

      Even Tintin and Asterix are missing!? From list.?

      Reply
    • Summer says

      May 24, 2020 at 5:29 am

      Maybe you should post Jani’s favorite comics. I’m interested. Or just add your favorites here. I think it’s fair to say everyone reading this post is looking for their favorites and to discover something new. This is me asking what are your favorite comic books, Jani.

      Reply
  9. owl says

    February 5, 2019 at 7:32 am

    Otomo? Moebius? Loisel? Corben? Torres? Miller? Hewlett & Martin? Druillet? Liberatore?

    Reply
  10. Gideon Faulconer says

    January 29, 2019 at 8:38 pm

    Hey, so I was wondering, at what point during this list is there a shift from the comics actually being beloved to being terrible? I know that with several of the bottommost entries I’ve seen you berate them in other places. Have you ever considered making tiers kind of like with your MCU power rankings? I enjoy your recommendations and would definitely appreciate any such additions. Thanks Dave!

    Reply
    • Dave says

      January 30, 2019 at 7:14 am

      That’s a good question, Gideon.

      I’ve maintained for a while the top 100 is the real gold standard, but right now that probably runs to about top 107 (through Wic + Div). And then within the top 100, anything inside the top 60 is a book where I’ll stop whatever I’m doing and read without question.

      The next notable tier for me comes right around book 220 (right now JLA: Ultramarines), through to book #312 (right now Identity Crisis). Starting with #359, we get into “I have very mixed feelings about this” territory. And then right now anything from #457 to the end marks comics I really wouldn’t recommend. 467 to 470 are genuine contenders for worst comic of all time.

      So, agreed, tiers would be a very good idea!

      Reply
      • Josh Coats says

        February 23, 2020 at 2:12 pm

        THIS! This list would be so much better with tiers!

        Reply
  11. Gideon Faulconer says

    October 29, 2018 at 7:27 pm

    Have you read Dark Knight III: The Master Race? It’s one i’ve been thinking about but with Dark Knight Strikes Again being so awful I’m skeptical. I didn’t see it your list so I wasn’t sure if you just haven’t read it or if it was really more despised than Wanted for you.

    Reply
  12. John says

    October 28, 2018 at 2:38 pm

    Excluding 100-bullets instantly made this list a joke.

    Reply
    • nocutename says

      December 29, 2018 at 7:31 am

      446 entries made this list a joke. It is a shameless click link grab. Sad.

      Reply
  13. Jason says

    September 9, 2018 at 7:55 pm

    Top 10 needs to make this list

    Reply
  14. Joe says

    August 17, 2018 at 6:39 am

    Highly recommended:-

    Judge Dredd Block Mania and The Apocolypse war
    2000AD – Nemesis The Warlock
    2000AD – Bad Company
    2000AD – Slaine the Horned God
    2000AD – Song of the surfer
    Judge Dredd America
    Judge Dredd the pit
    2000AD Halo Jones (Maybe the best thing ever written by Alan Moore)
    Lone wolf and cub.
    Lone wolf and cub.

    Reply
  15. Corvo says

    August 4, 2018 at 2:53 pm

    I remember seeing some Bone books – the covers at least – as a child, but never knew what those were all about. When I saw it on this list, I decided to give it a try. Thank you so much for listing it here!

    Have you ever read Nimona? I feel like it might make it into the list.

    Sory by bad engrish.

    Reply
    • Corvo says

      August 8, 2018 at 9:36 pm

      Oh, and Asterios Polyp should absolutely be in every “best comics” list!

      Reply
  16. Martin F says

    February 20, 2018 at 11:58 am

    Hi! Have you read The Sculptor by Scott McCloud? In that case, what was it like to you?

    Reply
  17. Ibrahim Somo says

    December 11, 2017 at 10:54 pm

    Please check out Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Black Panther run which is current

    Reply
  18. JasonZ says

    November 25, 2017 at 6:25 am

    Incredible list!! For the most part I agree it is almost perfect but it needs some eastern colours. I mean that there are not some asian series(manga etc). (Sorry if my english are not completely right)

    Reply
  19. Daniel Gillett says

    October 1, 2017 at 6:57 pm

    Hope you give Sunstone by Stjepan Šejić a shot

    Reply
  20. Gideon says

    September 19, 2017 at 6:47 pm

    So, I have one major criticism of this list. Why is Sex Criminals not listed as number 69? I mean it’s close enough at 62 already that I think it’s well worth the minor fudge of the numbers to place it where it belongs.

    Reply
    • Dave says

      September 21, 2017 at 12:44 pm

      Haha this is the greatest oversight in the history of Comic Book Herald. Great call.

      Reply
    • Herb says

      October 24, 2017 at 5:35 pm

      Good one!

      Reply
    • Nice69 says

      October 3, 2019 at 6:14 pm

      Nice

      Reply
  21. Patrick says

    September 19, 2017 at 3:22 pm

    Well if i have to make a suggestion. I recommend Fall of Cthulhu. Although not superheroes.. the storyline itself is worth a read. Based on the work of HP Lovecraft. SUch a shame it had to end though.

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  22. Rosandra says

    September 18, 2017 at 10:28 am

    So, Y The Last Man… what is the appeal? I like Brian K. Vaughn’s stuff, love Runaways, really enjoy Saga, but I hated every moment of the 18 issues I could stand of Y. Not sure why, for some reason I felt I was reading it wrong 😛

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    • Dave says

      September 19, 2017 at 1:18 pm

      It happens 🙂 It’s definitely a tighter focus than, say, Saga. Personally I love the characters more than the concept. If you gave it 18 issues, I’m sure just not for you… I’d suggest BKV’s Paper Girls if you haven’t already!

      Reply
  23. Mormegil says

    September 18, 2017 at 10:05 am

    I had all of the Bone series and some of the side stories and I sold it all off. I kinda i wish i wouldn’t have. I would like to read it again.

    It started out so strong. I read the first two volumes several times. But somewhere around volume 5 or 6 it started to fall flat. By the time i got to the end of the series it didn’t hold my interest, so i sold it. I might start buying it back…

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    • Dave says

      September 19, 2017 at 1:19 pm

      Wow, a full run of Bone sounds amazing!

      I read it all in one, so was highly invested throughout. All ages is so hard, and Bone pulls it off so well in my mind.

      Reply
    • Chris Burns says

      February 6, 2018 at 4:54 pm

      There’s a Bone: One Volume Edition that you can pick up on ebay for $20 or less that’s totally worth it.

      Reply
  24. Jen says

    September 6, 2017 at 4:53 pm

    No Peanuts, Calvin and Hobbes or Molly and the Bear?

    Reply
  25. Henry says

    February 24, 2017 at 3:10 pm

    I agree with a couple of other posts…
    You should really try Astro City if you haven’t. I assume you haven’t bc it’s not on the list. And it would be. So try it.

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  26. H says

    February 24, 2017 at 3:07 pm

    I agree with a couple of other posts…
    You should really try Astro City if you haven’t. I assume you haven’t bc it’s not on the list. And it would be. So try it.

    Reply
  27. Alex Charles says

    February 19, 2017 at 4:51 am

    I have to agree with Watchmen, but does it include before watchmen?
    just curious, thanks.

    Reply
    • Dave says

      February 19, 2017 at 1:05 pm

      Nope, I include Before Watchmen separately. I’ve listed the Minutemen collection somewhere on the list (quite a bit lower than #1, though!).

      Reply
  28. Josh says

    November 13, 2016 at 1:35 pm

    I hope one day you add Marvel books to this list because I would very much like to see where certain Marvel books would fall in your overall rankings.

    Reply
  29. David says

    September 20, 2016 at 9:11 pm

    I think Astro City, by Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson, with covers by Alex Ross (!!!!) is entirely deserving of being on this list. It is certainly my number one.
    Seriously, read it. It is amazing!

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    • Joe says

      December 8, 2016 at 11:07 am

      I can’t believe it’s not on this list. Astro City is a fantastic series. Very few writers know how to really hit the emotions of the everyday man like Busiek. It’s such a completely original and interesting series.

      Reply
  30. Daniel Gillett says

    August 16, 2016 at 2:37 am

    Given the nice showing by Marvels and Kingdom Come, there are several other works featuring Alex Ross’ terrific art and story ideas to great effect:

    Uncle Sam Issues 1 and 2 (1998) (complimented for its story by Alan F*ing Moore),

    Superman: Peace on Earth, Batman: War on Crime, Shazam: Power of Hope, Wonder Woman: Spirit of Truth, and Liberty & Justice
    showcasing some of the most heartbreaking and insightful stories into DC heroes that I can find, and found in a single collection called the World’s Greatest Super Heroes

    Enjoy my suggestions Dave, thanks

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  31. Bill Zeiders says

    July 29, 2016 at 2:37 pm

    Dave, I want to recommend Mark Millar’s Starlight to you. It think it’s a fantastic miniseries, and the first issue is one of the best issues of comics I think I’ve ever read. And I’m not even a huge fan of Millar. Check it out!

    Reply
  32. hamda says

    July 15, 2016 at 10:35 am

    I agree with you about most of the comics in this list but I think squadron supreme by mark Gruenwald deserves a spot there
    I think it’s a lot better than Jessica jones

    Reply
  33. Matt says

    July 10, 2016 at 6:11 pm

    You must try Stray Bullets by David Lapham from the beginning. Image has been putting out all of them collected recently. It is the only one in my top five you don’t have on this list and I would love to see your opinion.

    Reply
  34. Daniel Gillett says

    June 29, 2016 at 11:18 am

    Wonder Woman: the Hiketeia
    A Wrinkle in Time
    So far, a wonderful and surprisingly accurate ranking

    Reply
  35. Jamie Crowther says

    May 12, 2016 at 8:38 am

    Great list! Thanks for all the good work you’re doing here, I’m just starting to use some of your reading lists to work my way through some Marvel classics on MU (literally just started on Claremont’s X-Men run yesterday).

    Once upon a time I would have felt crazy recommending a Transformers title, but I think that IDW’s More Than Meets the Eye series by James Roberts (currently going strong at #52) is worthy of a place in this list. The first 22 issues (its ‘first season’) are particularly consistent; the ‘second season’ (#28 onwards, following a mediocre crossover event with a stablemate TF title) less so, though I’m reserving judgement for the final story until it reaches its conclusion.

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    • Dave says

      May 12, 2016 at 10:25 am

      I’ve heard a lot of good things about the run, it’s definitely on the to read list!

      Reply
  36. dan says

    March 22, 2016 at 8:28 pm

    U should also check out ‘The Punisher’ Max series by garth ennis. And Daredevil ‘Born Again’ by frank miller. I’m sure they’ll be on your list someday.

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  37. dan says

    March 22, 2016 at 8:23 pm

    Was hopin 2 see ‘Irredeemable’ by Mark Waid. Probably my favorite ‘indie’ comic book of all time.

    Reply
  38. Branon says

    February 22, 2016 at 1:34 am

    How about the Judas contract by Wolfman and Perez? New Teen Titans series is probably one of the most underrated comic lines in history, with the creation of Raven the daughter of an other dimensional satan. Slade Wilson the genetically modifed mercenary, Starfire, princess enslaved and escaped from an evil race of ET. Gotta love a bunch of Teen superheroes teaming up to destroy a demon that can dissipate mans atoms into the lightstream to cause eternal suffering and nothingness for the rest of time.

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  39. Jakk says

    February 6, 2016 at 5:13 pm

    A bit late to comment, probably. Just wanted ti say that I think this i a good list. I haven’t read most, but now I want to try them out. Btw I think Watchmen is great, but in my opinion Cerebus the Aardvark is the end all be all of comics. It may have it’s flaws, but good far outweighs the bad and I would definitely suggest reading it if you haven’t

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  40. Jesse says

    November 5, 2015 at 11:12 am

    Great list. A few that I would add.

    Boys- Garth Ennis
    Batman & Robin (New 52)
    Revolver – Matt Kindt
    Jonah Hex – Justin Gray
    Batman: Earth One Vol 1 & 2
    Goliath -Tom Gauld

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  41. Dean says

    October 12, 2015 at 7:34 pm

    Transmetropolitan. Would recommend it to anyone but for someone like you who writes (and pretty well at that) it resonates even more.

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    • Dave says

      October 13, 2015 at 12:24 pm

      Read and enjoyed the first volume and then just never made it back. It’s on the list! For as much as I love Warren Ellis’ Marvel comics and some of his novels, I’m woefully behind on his best comics.

      Also, thank you 🙂

      Reply
  42. Kyle says

    October 10, 2015 at 11:17 am

    Have you read supreme blue rose? I loved it. Super weird acid take on supreme by warren ellis. Really David lynchy. There are even some suttle twin peaks Easter eggs. It’s like if alan moore’s supreme and inland empire (or whatever inserted random lynch film works) had a baby. Also the artwork is original and awesome

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    • Dave says

      October 13, 2015 at 12:16 pm

      I have not read, but one Twin Peaks reference and I’m sold. I’ll check it out.

      Reply
  43. Mark Stott says

    October 8, 2015 at 1:42 pm

    I’m just getting in to some Image comics this week because of the comixology special offers.
    -Revival
    -Postal (definite favoutrite)
    -Outcast
    -Birthright
    -The Tithe
    That should get me through the next few weeks. I was having Marvel cheesy dialogue overload.

    Reply
  44. Chris Watson says

    October 7, 2015 at 12:33 pm

    No 100 Bullets? Get on it, it’s ace. Thanks for the list – that Inhumans trade had escaped my attention until now.

    Reply
  45. ScottL says

    October 7, 2015 at 9:21 am

    Great list! As for additions, I see another commenter mentioned Planetary. I would also add Ex Machina, The Fade Out, Sleeper, Pretty Deadly vol 1. And my daughter is chiming in from the background for Echo.

    Reply
  46. RJA says

    October 6, 2015 at 12:26 pm

    Yay, Dave’s a Dreadstar fan! I love the whole run, but I think the final 24 or so issues, the ones that Peter David wrote, are especially great. I really hope that the current omnibus collections will cover the entire run. I own it in floppies, but it’d be nice to have it on my bookshelf.

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    • Dave says

      October 6, 2015 at 4:43 pm

      Dreadstar’s so great 🙂 I would love to see the David era better collected as well.

      Reply
  47. oxhine says

    October 6, 2015 at 12:22 pm

    A lot of really great selections on this list! So pleased “Morning Glories” made the cut!

    Have you ever read Archaia’s “Artesia” by Mark Smylie? A truly rich and intricate fantasy epic. Great review of it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnlC8vvtoS4

    Other great titles in no particular order:
    — Iron Empires (Sheva’s War in particular)
    — 100 Bullets
    — Conan (Dark Horse)
    — Preacher
    — Rex Mundi
    — The Metabarons
    — Negation
    — The Revenge of Count Skarbek
    — Girls
    — Scalped
    — Blueberry (by Moebius)
    — Meridian
    — Give Me Liberty
    — Drifter
    — Planetary
    — Mice Templar
    — Marvel’s 1602 (you’ve written elsewhere this wasn’t a favorite of yours)

    And no list is complete without some “GOON” by Eric Powell!!!

    I appreciate all the work on your guides which are incredibly helpful. Hopefully, you might find something you like on this list that you haven’t heard of.

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    • Dave says

      October 6, 2015 at 4:42 pm

      Awesome list, there are a handful on there I haven’t even heard of, so I will certainly explore. Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
  48. Kyle says

    October 6, 2015 at 10:17 am

    Did u leave alan moore’s swamp thing off the list? Maybe I missed it

    Reply
    • Dave says

      October 6, 2015 at 10:52 am

      I’ve only read (and enjoyed) the first 10 issues. Want to finish it before i rank. It will be added for sure.

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      • Kyle says

        October 7, 2015 at 1:05 pm

        I can totally understand. I’ve only read the first 9. I see it as something really amazing, but it’s so heavy. Almost on the depressing side. I would do the same thing at this point, if I was to compile a list. Just being curious.

        If you had to choose a top 10 of all time, would these first 10 be the ones? (with whatever marvel events omitted mixed in)

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        • Dave says

          October 8, 2015 at 9:17 am

          Mixing in Marvel makes it really tricky for me. So many of my favorites are extended runs. I’m not sure any would bump anything out of my top 10 here. Bulletproof Coffin and Mind MGMT are the clearest beneficiaries of recency bias, but for the time being I absolutely love those comics. If I was going to bump From Hell out of the 10 slot, it would be for the first 40 issues of Amazing Spider-Man, the Walt Simonson run on Thor, the Claremont/Cockrum/Byrne Uncanny X-Men, or everything Hickman’s done from Secret Warriors through Secret Wars. Off the top of my head 🙂 I’ll have to make another list…

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          • Kyle says

            October 10, 2015 at 10:40 am

            Hahaha cool, yeah, hickman’s new avengers was got me back into comics (after 20 years) so I look forward to whatever he does. Did you read god is dead? I was about 14 in and lost interest, but still might. It was intriguing that alan Moore was writing some associated stuff.

  49. brandonh says

    October 6, 2015 at 9:53 am

    John Byrne’s Man of Steel #1-6 is a great miniseries that I would put on this list.

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    • Dave says

      October 6, 2015 at 10:54 am

      That’s a good call, I’ll need to reread to place.

      Reply
  50. Claude says

    October 6, 2015 at 9:39 am

    Interesting list…I have to agree with a lot of it. I would have put Strangers in Paradise much higher. There are a lot in there that I have no knowledge of, so will have to do some research. And now you have sparked my interest in a couple that I had heard of but had not given much thought: Batman: The Black Mirror and Grayson (The New 52). Dick Grayson is on of may all time favorite characters, but I have had a hard time getting into the New 52…may be time to try again.

    I wonder why Fables was left off the list…did miss it? I would have that at number one on my own list.

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    • Dave says

      October 6, 2015 at 10:53 am

      I actually just read the first volume of fables this week. My brothers been raving about it for years, so you can expect to see it added when i finish!

      Reply
      • Claude says

        October 11, 2015 at 10:08 am

        You’ll have to get up to the “The Last Castle” which is in the 4th volume, I think. That is the issue that did it for me.

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