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Originally Posted by fjtorres
Some are easy to find, some not so much.
Elfquest - portal to fantasy for a generation
Hawkworld - both the mini and the ongoing; a series about politics that isn't political. 
Fables - especially the early volumes
Nexus - space opera and whimsy, starring a galactic serial killer. He's a good guy. Honest! 
Swamp Thing - the very early stuff by Wein/Wrightson and the Moore run.
Ruse - clever Sherlockian pastiche
Legion of SuperHeroes - The Levitz run from the 80's, the Waid/Peyer run from the 90's. For samples: THE GREAT DARKNESS SAGA from the former, THE WHITE TRIANGLE arc from the latter.
Amethyst - the original mini. Kid friendly on the surface, real fantasy meat just below.
Suicide Squad - The Ostrander run. Definitely not the current version.
Resurrection Man - the original run. Quirky and fun. Current run promises more of the same.
Green Lantern/Green Lantern Corps - everything since Johns took over
Starman - the Robinson series
Thor - the Stracynski run
Currently available:
Mystic - If Marvel doesn't make it an ongoing they're idiots. Then again...
Journey into Mystery - Curent Thor isn't bad but Loki is waaaay more fun.
DC? Too early to tell about the Wildstorming of the DCU, which is what the "New 52" is about.
So far, I'm underwhelmed.
Three weeks in, only the titles *not* rebooting have caught my eye. GLs, Resurrection Man, LSH, Legion Lost. This month, I'm getting them all to sample. Next month I may be down to six. (Which is about right, according to Sturgeon's Law.) |
I strongly agree about Levitz on "Legion Of Super-Heroes." His work on the title set the standard for me and in many ways it is the true Legion. Another title I'll add is "Legionnaires" which focused on the Batch SW6 Legionnaires. While running along side the other Legion title, "Legionnaires" had a lighter feel that worked well for me.
I, too, am playing "wait-and-see" with the New 52. I've read many of the new titles and both the "new" Superman and Batman have been good, as have the Green Lantern titles. I've found the rest to be okay for the most part, but I'll need to re-read them to be sure.
My main concern with DC's "reboot" is that it only a partial reboot. Each time DC has done a reboot it hasn't gone far enough, and I think that this is the case this time. Some titles are completely rebooted ("Justice League" and "Green Arrow"), with others the reboot is partial ("Batman"), and still others there appears to be no reboot at all ("Green Lantern"). Just reading the initial issues, I can already see potential continuity problems that are going to have to be addressed in the future.