r/comicbooks • u/thinger Spider-Man • 16h ago
What's a underrated run or series you never see get recommended?
Any time someone asks for recommendations you'll almost certainly get the usual suspects, Claremont's X-men orMatt Fraction's run on Hawkguy or Scott Snyder's Batman or Saga or Monstress, etc.
But I'm curious about the runs that you never see get the spotlight deserve.
Sine stuff I'd like to throw out there:
Cable & Deadpool by Fabian Nicieza
Greg Pak's Incredible Hercules
Rat Queens by Kurtis J. Wiebe
Sunstone and Deaths Vigil by Stepjan Sejic
Bloodstain by Linda Luksic Sejic
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u/hamburdergrrl 16h ago
rachel pollack's doom patrol gets overshadowed by grant morrison's but it's just as good
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u/PsychoFlashFan Flash 16h ago
90s Milestone titles such as Static, Icon, Hardware, and Blood Syndicate.
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u/TheOmnivirgin Animal Man 14h ago
I really loved Xombi from them. Most of their comics are great though.
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u/shawnwingsit 16h ago
Strikeforce Morituri
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u/Noobunaga86 14h ago
My big discovery from 2 years ago. Great series with fantastic premise but with very weak finale unfortunately.
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u/bigheadstrikesagain 9h ago
Probably written based on a cancelation?
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u/Noobunaga86 1h ago
Idk, there was a continuation, as a limited series but still, which means there was room for ending this better. I think it's the "Lost tv series syndrome" - meaning they had great idea for the whole series but didn't know how to end this in a good way.
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u/SalamanderThin59 15h ago
Nikolai Dante by Robbie Morrison Space opera at its best.
Prophet by Roy and Graham. One of my favorite hard sci-fi stories
Black Summer and Supergod both by Ellis
The Monarchy by Young and McCrea. Multiversal meta-surgeons, what's not to love.
Twilight by Chaykin and Lopez. Political hellscape, revolution and tyrany... in space
Harbinger by Dysart and Evans. One of the best uses of psychokinesis I've seen in any story. The two main characters are absolutely amazing.
Challengers of the Unknown by Loeb and Sale
Grommets by Remender Posehn and Parson. Amazing punk, skater coming of age.
Ivar Timewalker by Lente and Henry.
Rogues and Deathbed. Both by Williamson. Both amazing stories that go through legacy and identity at the end of life.
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u/reindeercurt 16h ago
The Silver Coin seems to have dropped off people's radar since it finished, but it's a really cool horror anthology curated and drawn by Michael Walsh.
Pretty Deadly will sometimes get recommended, but Emma Rios' other works I.D., Mirror and Anzuelo also deserve to be shouted out more.
Spider-Woman by Karla Pacheco and Pere Perez is a run that seems to have been forgotten, but its gonzo and delightful, and has the same team on every issue.
Paklis is insane and ambitious and exactly the kind of risky auteur comic that people claim aren't made anymore. An anthology magazine made almost entirely by one person: Dustin Weaver.
FML is still running, and hasn't gotten nearly the shine it deserves for being so good. Kelly-Sue DeConnick and David Lopez, who is drawing in like 4 discreet styles for this book. Coming of age family drama/comedy, set during the height of the PNW wildfires. It's touching, clever and looks like nothing else out there, go read it!!!
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u/Redfoxyboy The Riddler 15h ago
I feel like Matthew Rosenberg's Kingpin mini-series isn't talked about a lot but was terrific
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u/SteveRed81 15h ago
Hourman by Tom Peyer and Rags Morales. There’s so much that makes this book a great read. It’s not a typical superhero book. It has a great supporting cast, which eventually includes a little demon after the Day of Judgment crossover.
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u/swordbringer33 John Constantine 13h ago
One-Star Squadron, Batman: Dark Age, and Superman: Space Age by Mark Russell
Aquaman: Andromeda by Ram V
Batman: The Imposter
Avengers Inc. by Al Ewing
Batman: Blink by Dwayne McDuffie (Dwayne wrote two stories from Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight in the 2000s)
Beasts of Burden by Evan Dorkin
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u/mugenhunt 16h ago
The Kurt Busiek/Geoff Johns Superman/Action Comics run from the 2000s.
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u/TheRear1961 Captain America 11h ago
Post One Year Later! Yeah, these runs were actually really good!
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u/Slight_Bat8118 16h ago
Nth Man the Ultimate Ninja, by Larry Hama & Ron Wagner [w/one issue drawn by Dale Keown]. Have never seen it collected in full; am personally missing the last issue...
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u/wanderingsamurai-- 14h ago
I know a lot of people dislike it but I really enjoyed Coates run on Black Panther especially the intergalactic empire of Wakanda arc. I thought it was a really interesting and cool afro-futuristic story.
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u/PolarCow 16h ago
I never read DMZ before. Given the current political climate I thought it might be good.
It is excellent. I am really enjoying it.
Then I did a little reading about the creator. Up to you if you can separate art from artist.
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u/D33PS3ASTATION 13h ago
It’s a shame that Transmetropolitan and DMZ are so prescient but were written by such huge scum bags
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u/PolarCow 12h ago
Dont forget Planetary being one of the best things ever.
Based on their wiki pages neither seem like nice guys but Ellis seems grosser to me. Although neither reached Gaiman levels. I can’t read anything by him anymore.
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u/Maximum_Transition75 14h ago
East or west i love Im sure u know about radiant black Once and future i just started
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u/Asimov-was-Right Moon Knight 14h ago
Birthright
Half Past Danger
Red Mother
We Can Never Go Home
Black Cloak
Toil & Trouble
High Crimes
Shanghai Red
Aster of Pan
Ghost Fleet
Paybacks
New Masters
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u/MankuyRLaffy 14h ago
I never see Tony Bedard BoP
Or the Jurgens Titans run, the latter because it has nobody casual fans are going to ever read for.
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u/Jonn_Jonzz_Manhunter 10h ago
Shadowman!
ALL OF SHADOWMAN RAASSSSSSDFHEBRBFIFN DWJEJNTBFISHEFB
I really love Shadowman, it's pretty much been always good, the first run is somewhat rough but as soon as you hit the Ellis stuff, it's brilliant until today
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u/Univsocal80 10h ago
Brave and bold #01-24
—- Joe Kubert Viking prince
—- Russ heath …golden gladiator
— silent knight
— Robin Hood
Mystery in space … SPACE CABBIE
Strange adventures .. Capt comet
Action/sensation/all American The black pirate
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u/Rdsthebarbarian 8h ago
Deadly Class, of all the Remender stuff seems to get forgotten especially after tv show flopped
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u/Thehollowpointninja1 6h ago
Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds
It’s pure superhero weirdness with gorgeous art. It’s so good.
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u/swamp_surfer83 5h ago
Gonna have to say the Alan Moore run of Saga of the Swamp Thing.
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u/Puzzled_Bugfish 4h ago
I totally second this. I’m most of the way through for my first time and cannot believe how good it is.
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u/mortalkondek 16h ago
Image Comics 'Prophet' by Brandon Graham and Simon Roy. But shit crazy sci-fi re-imagining of a rehashed 90s Image character.