Thought the traditional big-2 characters will always be my favorites, I'm finding I really like some third party titles. A little because of the freedom of a creator owned title (& the more realistic violence doesn't hurt either) but I think mostly because they're generally much shorter/self-contained & are thus enabled to tell a good story more easily (as opposed to a Superman or Batman or Spiderman who will for all intents & purposes go on forever. They are much more like a TV show that just goes on week to week (with "arcs") than a movie/book that tells a story then is done). I think Invincible supports this (in a way) because - while it's not bad at all - going on for 100+ issues I think it's lost some of the magic it had early on.
Titles I've read so far include:
- Invincible
- Irredeemable/Incorruptable
- Superior
- Halcyon
- The Strange Talent of Luther Strode
Many of those have Superman type "top dog" type characters(/powersets), but I don't think I need that. What are some other great 3rd party titles that fall roughly into the traditional "super hero" genre? (Roughly, as TSToLS doesn't explore those themes as much as the others).
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