Most Important Or Best Modern Comic Storylines

[Lightning Strike]

There are no "Important" storylines anymore . . . because everything either reverts or changes . . .

The best I've read recently . . .

Bendis run on Daredevil . . .

Invincible . . . the whole thing . . .

Fables . . . the whole thing . . .

Those, plus:

James Robinson's Starman
Mark Waid and Geoff Johns' Flash runs
Grant Morrison's JLA
Geoff Johns' JSA
Geoff Johns' GL
DnA's Legion run
Simonson's Orion series
All-Star Superman
Superman and the LOSH tpb
JLA-Lightning Saga tpb
JLA-Heaven's Ladder one-shot
Mike Oeming's Thor
Bru's DD
Bru's Cap
Exiles (1st series)
Thunderbolts 1-75
Avengers v1 #255-300 (Buscema run) #334-375 (Epting run)
Thanos Quest mini
Infinity Gauntlet mini
Avengers Forever
Walt Simonson's FF run
Morrison's X-Men
X-Men Supernova HC
X-Men Blinded by the Light tpb
Wolverine-Enemy of the State
Ultimate Spiderman (Bagley's run)
Bone
Dr. Strange The Oath mini
Avengers vs. JLA mini
JSA Golden Age mini
Kingdom Come mini
Batman Long Halloween
JLA-The Nail
Negation
TWD (all of it)
Hellboy (all of it)
BPRD (all of it)

That's a good start

[superman-prime]

millers DD
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[aceraxon]

Man I hated Onslaught. Ugh, the bad memories of that.

Identity Crisis is still one of the most important events in DC Comics. The repercussions are still felt to this day.

I have a feeling in a few years, we'll be saying, "What was Blackest Night about besides Black Lanterns?"

[ian_house]

Man I hated Onslaught. Ugh, the bad memories of that.

Identity Crisis is still one of the most important events in DC Comics. The repercussions are still felt to this day.

I have a feeling in a few years, we'll be saying, "What was Blackest Night about besides Black Lanterns?"

What was house of M about besides mutants.

What was Secret Invasion about besides Skrulls.

etc.

[ian_house]

Great list from Lightning Strike! He's named alot of my choices. Particularly Waid & Johns Flash runs. Especially Waid's, a LONG run and all quality stuff.

[Draco]

millers DD
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Please tell me you are teasing me?

[geocarr]

millers DD
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Please tell me you are teasing me?

I have to say I enjoyed the Public Enemies story and re-read it every now and then. It's fun for what it is and I don't expect it to be anything more.

[geocarr]

New Teen Titans The Judas Contract

[Draco]

New Teen Titans The Judas Contract

Whoa, now thats a damn good one right there Sir !!!

[Draco]

millers DD
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Please tell me you are teasing me?

I have to say I enjoyed the Public Enemies story and re-read it every now and then. It's fun for what it is and I don't expect it to be anything more.

It's funny as when we talk about important story lines, sometimes as i said before it isnt always great content itself that gives it it's historical reference years later.
This title when it began was the book that gave DC hot book status for the first time in a looooooong while.

DC just didnt have any books that made any noise till this came out.
2nd and i think 3rd prints of the first two issues really made this a wall book, which was followed by many more soon after across the DCU.

[StarBrand]

millers DD
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Please tell me you are teasing me?

I have to say I enjoyed the Public Enemies story and re-read it every now and then. It's fun for what it is and I don't expect it to be anything more.

sometimes as i said before it isnt always great content itself that gives it it's historical reference years later.

Good point. I list Onslaught as important, not nescessarily great.

[Brother J]

Shooter's The Korvac Saga on the Avengers, must read.

Claremont/Byrne Uncanny X-Men, I don't care if some of the dialogue feels hokey in retrospect, the books had a cool vibe to them and Byrne was at the peak of his powers.

Cerebus: High Society

Crossfire, Blackhawk, Scooby Doo, heck, anything by Evanier/Spiegle

[Unblessed]

Cerebus: High Society

Yes. Totally with you on this one.

It's a sad kind of funny because it's true.

[Dr. Solar]

As far as best stories go, most have been mentioned already.

As far as most important go, that depends on what you mean. Most important for the characters or the universe? Most important for the medium?

What is interesting to me is books that are important for more than just the story content. It is interesting when a story makes bigger changes in comics.

I think "Ultimate Spider-Man" is the fulcrum point when Marvel switched from being on the verge of bankruptcy to the powerhouse they are now.

I think "Green Lantern:Rebirth" is the most important DC story of the last 10 years. Yes, it brought back Hal, but more importantly, it shifted the entire direction of DC comics towards the brighter, "silver age glow" direction they have been moving. Marvel seems to be copying this move.

The books that most influenced the change from "90's" comics to "00's" comics are JLA by Morrison, Morrison's run on New X-Men, and most of all, Warren Ellis's Authority.

I don't think Authority is remembered for how HUGELY influential it was. It defined and popularized decompressed storytelling, and "widescreen" comics. When Authority was coming out, it seemed like everything was either trying to emulate Authority, or catch up to it.

If you read Ellis's run on Stormwatch, and the transition to Authority, you can see the 90's end and the 2000's begin. I'd say that Ellis's Authority run is the most important run of comics in the last 20 years.

[Lightning Strike]

Some more I just remembered:

Squadron Supreme
Sandman

[Brother J]

just about anything from Alan Moore, Miracleman, Supreme, Swamp Thing, he even made WildCATS a good book.

[Ryan]

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You might know this one. I can't remember if it is an issue of Batman or Detective. I think it's Batman. The issue is essentially made up of different people's encounters with Batman. I think it did a good job of giving depth to character.

Is that Batman 250 where the kids sit around the campfire and tell exaggerated tales about their encounters with Batman?

[Chuck64]

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You might know this one. I can't remember if it is an issue of Batman or Detective. I think it's Batman. The issue is essentially made up of different people's encounters with Batman. I think it did a good job of giving depth to character.

Is that Batman 250 where the kids sit around the campfire and tell exaggerated tales about their encounters with Batman?

I've been checking and I THINK that the issue I'm talking about is 423.

[xodacia81]

These are more titles than storylines, but as the books I like tend to be one huge story and, these choices stretch back to 1992. NO Valiant. So, here goes:

Sandman
Fables
Preacher
Y-The Last Man
Green Lantern: Emerald Twilight, Rebirth
Marvels
100 Bullets
Walking Dead
Ex Machina
Ghost, v 1 & 2
X: The War for Arcadia & Secrets of the Past(8-15 & 21-25)
Superman titles(from Death of Superman through Fall of Metropolis)
Hellboy: Seed of Destruction & Wake the Devil.
Star Wars: Dark Empire/Tales of the Jedi volumes 1-4
Aliens volumes 1-3, Labyrinth & Vs. Predator(Deadliest of the Species)
Maus
I Kill Giants
Pride of Baghdad