This is cool. For someone who only got into comics in the last couple of weeks after not having read them since 1985 or so, a list like this fills in a lot of history for me. Awesome. Can't wait for the rest.
The 50 Greatest Moments in Comics: #50-41
My favorite Moment in comic history is the Death of Phoenix, I'm guessing that will be in the top ten. also When Emma Frost comes back and Saves the X-men By killing Cassandra Nova, though I doubt that will make the list. Also a very cool moment I thought was when Jean reassembles Emma In after her diamond form is shattered In New X-men #141. I always wondered why people thought Jean would come back and Fry Emma for sleeping with scott, If the just read Morrison's run on New X-men (one of my Favorites, got me back into comics) they'd understand that Jeans the reason Scott and Emma are together in the first place.
My favorite from the list are the Death of Spider-man and Bart Allen's sacarfice. Can't wait to see the rest of the list.
oSome things I expect to see
Stuff I'm sure will be on the list:
Uncle Ben's death
Bane breaking the bat
Batman's parents dying
Black Manta killing Aquaman's son
Ozymandias, "I did it 35 minutes ago"
Silk Spectre's dad
The Killing Joke
V for Vendetta
Death of Superman
Green Lantern as Parallax
Dark Phoenix
@The_Tree said:
@FadeToBlackBolt said:
Grant Morrison should basically just have the Top 10 to himself.Yes, yes he should.
I think Alan Moore should at least get the top 5
@Fantasgasmic said:
wait a minute... 46. Is it me, or does that show Kidpool waaaay back in 1999?
Different character, he was a "chibi" version of Deadpool, Kidpool is based on him. (I forget his exact name, but he attacked Deadpool when they were in Japan).
Torch's death
Martian's death
Spidey's moment of recognition in Spider-Island
Death of Thanos, Star-lord, and Nova
The infamous girl in the fridge
Superboy Prime's reality shattering punch
Hal's possession and return
Fantomex's murder of Kidpocalypse
Return of Johnny
OMG ... these lists are so subjective - even if you would call the list 50 greatest moments in SUPERHERO comics it would be totally impossible to come to a satisfying end.
But it's good stuff to jabber ... so Batman knowing the secret of the Hyperclan deserves a better ranking, would say Top15, Barry Allen's sacrifice also could rank a bit better.
On the spur of the moment (and these are the real good moments - those you remember first without starting to search your collection) I have these scenes on mind:
- Klor killing Goliath in Civil War (#?) and then Sue Richards ends the fight by allowing Cap's team to retreat
- Sue Richards asking Reed what the f#%6 he's doing and he answers he's doing this weird stuff to protect her and she gets totally mad and rips a big hole into the Baxter Building saying something like: "Do I look as if I needed protection to you" ... or something like that ... would have to look the exact wording up ... guess this happened in Fantastic Four (#??)
- the first story arc of the New Avengers (jailbreak) when Spider-Man gets his arm broken or The Sentry ripped Carnage in half
- more back in history: the whole JLA under control of Starro in Justice League of America (the cover is #190, but there is a great scene within the book too),
- the Zombie Fantastic Four in Ultimate FF (the Frightful Four, don't know the # ... around 25, I guess) - first appearance of the Zombie dimension.
- Ultimate Thor and his community or followers, Ultimate Thor more as a guru or spiritual leader and protecor of Mother Earth ... best Thor ever (too bad Marvel switched him back into a lame 616 thundergod version!!!),
- the first WildC.A.T.s issues, especially the fight between Wildcats and Cyberforce (or Warblade and Riplaw?), guess in WildCATs #6 or so
- StormWatch Vs. Aliens: when the Aliens kill half of the Stormwatch roster
- The Authority ... could name a moment in almost every story arc of the first volume ...
Well, and I'm sure if I start searching my collection I find many, many more moments ... but these mentioned above are (say with Batman in JLA #3) sort of my Top10.
Solid start!
I would switch the Death of Supergirl for the Death of The Flash, Barry needs to go much higher on the list
A great stat! Love that Garth Ennis Punisher is on the list.
Just like on Giant Bomb, the nerd rage this list is going to bring is going to be hilarious/embarrassing/hilarious.
A couple I think should go in there:
-Cap surrendering during Civil War
-Cap's assassination
-With great power, comes great responsibility
Edit: Also, forgot this:
Though, tbh, there's a fair amount of Walking Dead moments that could go in here.
Like what you're doing here CV. Interested to see the rest of the top 50. And hopefully people realize that this is a matter of opinion, not fact, so there's no reason to get all upset
@MysterioMaximus said:
@spaceboy said:
The Punisher first appeared as a Spider-Man villain and while he didn't have super powers he has always been considered an antihero in a superhero universe. Excluding him would mean other unpowered characters like the Kingpin or Lex Luthor would have to be excluded as well.
Um...what? I don't even sort of get your logic.
Punisher first appeared as a villain, per se, who was fooled into being against Spider-Man by the Jackal. He's an antihero, which is not the same as villain. Kingpin and Lex are villains. Nor does non-powered equal morally questionable. Having no super-ability means just that...they don't have super powers. It doesn't say ANYTHING toward their allegiances or ethical code. There are powerless characters of light, gray, and dark.
So...what the hell are you talking about? o.O
Not to mention, this is "50 Greatest Moments in Comics" according to ComicVine...not "50 Greatest Superhero Moments"...who says it has to be superhero?
Thanks for clearing that up for him MysterioMaximus.
Super Girl, Ferro Lad, and Electra. And gimme a side of "sidekicks"... Bucky and Jason... but they didn't stay dead! Bad boys... play dead!
@The Mast said:
The death of Elektra will be there. It's hard to imagine what an impact that had. Also, Karen Page selling Daredevil's identity.
Agreed I would also throw in Maybe Matt descend to madness and becoming the new leader of the Hand in Shadowland..
Loved the Thunderbolts..that was a awesome moment first time reading it....can not wait for top 40....
This better be on here
I don't know if it will be on here or not but Im gonna be upset if Batman beating Superman in Dark Knight Returns is not on here. I'd guess Hal turning bad will be as will the Death of Superman. Barbara Gordon getting shot by Joker will be in the top 5 easily. This is a cool idea. It should have been top 50 triumphs and top 50 tregedies so we could get a few more on here. There are a lot.
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