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Post by rberman on Nov 9, 2019 8:13:49 GMT -5
I don't expect anything to be classic in the way Watchmen was, an interrogation of forty years of comic book history that was still enjoyable and intelligible for the novice. It's sort of like asking which pop stars are the modern equivalent of the Beatles. There are none; their role in advancing a maturing genre was unique.
But if I lower my sights and ask which works of the last ten years are both accessible to newbies and satisfying for jaded aging fanboys, the ones that come to mind are Saga, Walking Dead, Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Ms. Marvel, and The Sheriff of Babylon.
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Post by wildfire2099 on Nov 11, 2019 9:43:48 GMT -5
I don't expect anything to be classic in the way Watchmen was, an interrogation of forty years of comic book history that was still enjoyable and intelligible for the novice. It's sort of like asking which pop stars are the modern equivalent of the Beatles. There are none; their role in advancing a maturing genre was unique. But if I lower my sights and ask which works of the last ten years are both accessible to newbies and satisfying for jaded aging fanboys, the ones that come to mind are Saga, Walking Dead, Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Ms. Marvel, and The Sheriff of Babylon. Definitely NOT Sheriff of Babylon.. I hated it, but even if I liked it, it's very specific to the current political climate, it'll come off very dated in the future I suspect. Squirrel Girl? Really? I've never read it, but I always assumed it was more of a parody than anything. |
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Post by rberman on Nov 11, 2019 13:02:28 GMT -5
I don't expect anything to be classic in the way Watchmen was, an interrogation of forty years of comic book history that was still enjoyable and intelligible for the novice. It's sort of like asking which pop stars are the modern equivalent of the Beatles. There are none; their role in advancing a maturing genre was unique. But if I lower my sights and ask which works of the last ten years are both accessible to newbies and satisfying for jaded aging fanboys, the ones that come to mind are Saga, Walking Dead, Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Ms. Marvel, and The Sheriff of Babylon. Definitely NOT Sheriff of Babylon.. I hated it, but even if I liked it, it's very specific to the current political climate, it'll come off very dated in the future I suspect. Squirrel Girl? Really? I've never read it, but I always assumed it was more of a parody than anything. Opinions vary! We'll see how Sheriff of Babylon is regarded in the future. I know it's not super-well known now, but I thought it was well done. Squirrel Girl is great fun in the hands of North and Henderson. I don't know that it's a "parody" per se, but it is a refreshingly lighthearted romp that points the way to all-ages superheroics that aren't all about skintight bosoms and gritted teeth. |
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Post by brianf on Nov 11, 2019 19:35:11 GMT -5
While I can't guess at all what the future will consider to be "classic" here's a list of some stuff I've read in the last year or so that I've liked a lot - The Woods by James Tynion IV & Michael Dialynas The Night Witches by Garth Ennis & Russ Braun The Unstoppable Wasp by Jeremy Whitley
Nameless City by Faith Erin Hicks
The Vision by Tom King
Kill Or Be Killed by Ed Brubaker & Sean Phillips Black Hammer by Jeff Lemire & Dean Ormston
Paper Girls by Brian K. Vaughan & Cliff Chiang
Sex Criminals by Matt Fraction &Chip Zdarsky Thor (a bunch!) by Jason Aaron
Rat Queens by Kurtis J. Wiebe Locke & Key by Joe Hill & Gabriel Rodriguez |
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Post by wildfire2099 on Nov 12, 2019 9:59:28 GMT -5
I couldn't get into The Woods... I liked the concept, but I think it was too CW for me.
LOVE Nameless City.. I hope you're right about that!
I think Aaron's THor could end up being considered a classic run for the character for sure, but maybe not a classic quite at the level of the evergreen trade sellers like watchmen and DKR... it's too long for that. It'd need, what, like 6 trades? 8?
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Post by Icctrombone on Nov 14, 2019 9:51:13 GMT -5
I vote for Hush. It had a nice story, plenty of action and great artwork. That's the first time in 20 years that I read Batman involved in a mystery.
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Post by thwhtguardian on Nov 15, 2019 9:24:26 GMT -5
I couldn't get into The Woods... I liked the concept, but I think it was too CW for me. LOVE Nameless City.. I hope you're right about that! I think Aaron's THor could end up being considered a classic run for the character for sure, but maybe not a classic quite at the level of the evergreen trade sellers like watchmen and DKR... it's too long for that. It'd need, what, like 6 trades? 8? I love Aaron's Thor run, but not only is it long but Marvel almost never keeps its trades in publication. |
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Post by wildfire2099 on Nov 15, 2019 9:25:53 GMT -5
True.. MAYBE if there's an omnibus they keep around.. but even then it might have to be 2, and that's a big commitment to read
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Post by Reptisaurus! on Nov 18, 2019 3:14:43 GMT -5
Locke & Key by Joe Hill & Gabriel Rodriguez Yeah I was thinking about this. Joe Hill is probably going to be a major, major writer and I'd say there's at least an 80% chance this will end up as a movie or TV series. Plus it's really good. So I can see this being at least a Scott Pilgrim level "Classic" if not even longer lived. |
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Post by UKMikey on Jan 5, 2020 11:24:04 GMT -5
Saga seems to me to carry too many references to the present time period to be truly timeless but then I thought that about The Dark Knight Returns at the time and it didn't turn out to be the case.
As a dyed in the wool Marvel zombie I have a particular fondness for the Annihilation saga by Keith Giffen, Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning and others. Basically everything between Annihilation and Thanos Imperative was fun, readable and self contained. I guess time periodwise though it's approaching its tenth anniversary now so no longer counts as modern.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2020 16:38:31 GMT -5
Locke & Key by Joe Hill & Gabriel Rodriguez Yeah I was thinking about this. Joe Hill is probably going to be a major, major writer and I'd say there's at least an 80% chance this will end up as a movie or TV series. Plus it's really good. So I can see this being at least a Scott Pilgrim level "Classic" if not even longer lived. It drops in Netflix on February 7th. |
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Post by Batflunkie on Jan 7, 2020 21:08:47 GMT -5
My vote would have to go to Rai by Matt Kindt. Loved the story as well as the art and the integration of the mini-event 4001AD was seamless and well worth the time to read the other books
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Post by profholt82 on Jan 8, 2020 19:02:51 GMT -5
As far as current ongoing series, I think Gideon Falls has the potential to become a classic. And apparently there's a tv series in the works, so time will tell. I find it totally absorbing; it's such a haunting, slow burn, demonic tale that's unraveling. Highly detailed, yet so mysterious with so many unanswered questions.
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Post by hondobrode on Jan 9, 2020 3:31:27 GMT -5
My vote would have to go to Rai by Matt Kindt. Loved the story as well as the art and the integration of the mini-event 4001AD was seamless and well worth the time to read the other books
Don't know if it'll be a classic or not, but I'm a Valiant fan and feel the same way. Kindt knocks it out of the park with this series and I like darn neared anything he writes.
The other way surprise title from Valiant was Fred Van Lente's Ivar, Timewalker. Highly recommended
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Post by Icctrombone on Jan 9, 2020 7:17:49 GMT -5
I've re-read Avengers #7-12 of the 2010 series. It involves the Hood acquiring the infinity gems and is quite a good arc by Bendis and Romita Jr. I consider it a great story and Maybe a modern classic.
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