Tag Archives: Great comic book stories

NRP’s Top 100 Comic Books

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Thomas Mets

NPR recently released a list of 100 favorite comic books. They’re generally careful to add some qualifiers. This isn’t meant as a comprehensive list of the “best” or “most important” or “most influential” comics, of course. It’s a lot more … Continue reading →

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Wizard’s Best Issue Ever!

Posted on June 17, 2017 by Thomas Mets

Wizard celebrated 2000 with a special covering their favorite things about comic book, including the top ten creators, characters and Top 40 stories. It was good stuff for a high school freshman who was suddenly able to afford trade paperbacks. … Continue reading →

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Critics on 100 Essential Comic Books

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Thomas Mets

Years ago, I was given the book The A List: The National Society Of Film Critics’ 100 Essential Films as a birthday gift. It was a collection of essays by notable critics on 100 important movies. It’s something I’ve returned to every … Continue reading →

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Revisiting A List of My Favorite Comic Book Stories

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Thomas Mets

When I was younger, I was obsessed with ranking stuff I liked, primarily comic book stories and movies. At a certain point, I read so much stuff that there wasn’t much of a point. Too much would get left out. … Continue reading →

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Thoughts On Favorite Comic Book Writers

Posted on February 26, 2017 by Thomas Mets

  I spent way too much time thinking about something others might rattle off very quickly: who my favorite comic book writers are, and what it would take to displace them. This was based on a comment on a message … Continue reading →

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Round-Up August 19 2013 Edition

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Thomas Mets

The Sunday Herald of Glasgow has a list of the Top 50 Graphic Novels of all time. Tom Spurgeon thinks it’s not bad. If your first 50 encounters with the art form were these 50 choices, you’d likely be vastly entertained … Continue reading →

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Wizard’s Top 40 Comic Book Stories Circa 2000

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Thomas Mets

Speaking of Wizard lists, my favorite issue of the magazine was probably #105, where they decided to celebrate the new millennium with best of lists, including the 40 greatest comic books ever. circa 2000. There was some good stuff that … Continue reading →

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More great comic book runs

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Thomas Mets

The Comic Book Resources Top 100 list was an update of a 2008 list, which also included a total of 58 honorable mentions, as well as some material that didn’t make the later list. I’ve read all of… Kevin Smith … Continue reading →

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From another list of the Top 100 Comic Books

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Thomas Mets

The Comics Journal had a very different list of the Top 100 comic books, and I’m less familiar with the material there. The list came out in 1999, so I’m sure it would be different if it came out today, … Continue reading →

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