The Comics Nexus Staff recently got together to make our Essential Trade list. Each participant selected 10 trades that got a weighed score. Contributors include Joel L, Paul S, Tim Byrnes, Paul B, Gregory Guilty, Mark Stoddard, Ian Burnside, Manolis, Rob Sutton, Josh Begley, and Alex Spencer. After many, many e-mails on the topic, here is…
The Top 75 Essential Trades (or Storylines, for those who don’t like trades) According to the Comics Nexus Staff Part 1 (75-21):
75. 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation
74. Punisher: Welcome Back Frank
73. Green Arrow: Quiver
72. Fables: March of the Wooden Soldiers
71. Batman: Year One
70. Batman: The Killing Joke
69. Sam & Max, Freelance Police: Surfin’ the Highway
68. 100 Bullets: Hang up on the Hang Low
67. Impulse: Reckless Youth
66. Wolverine: Origin
65. DC Universe: The Stories of Alan Moore
64. Planetary: 4th Man
63. Waiting Place Vol 1
62. Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow
61. Essential Luke Cage: Vol 1
60. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Vol 1
59. Maggie the Mechanic: A Love and Rockets Book
58. Earth X
57. Daredevil Visionaries: Frank Miller Vol 2
56. JLA: Earth 2
55. Wolverine: Mini
54. Batman: Dark Victory
53. Hellboy: Conquer Worm
52. X-Men: Inferno
51. X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills
50. Usagi Ujimbo Book 12: Grasscutter
49. Starman Vol 1: Sins of the Father
48. Spider-Man: Kraven’s Last Hunt
47. Runaways Vol 1
46. Preacher: Proud Americans
45. Captain America Omnibus: Brubaker
44. Sandman Vol 1
43. Secret Wars
42. Doom Patrol: Crawling Thru the Wreckage
41. Death: The High Cost of Living
40. Astonishing X-Men Vol 1
39. Swamp Thing Vol 1
38. Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
37. We3
36. Complete Next Men
35. The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told
34. Mouse Guard Vol 1: Fall 1152
33. Pride of Bagdad
32. Dr. 13: Architecture and Morality
31. Y – The Last Man Vol 1: Unmanned
30. Batman: Long Holloween
29. Concrete Vol 1
28. Crisis on Infinite Earths
27. Batman: Blind Justice
26. Animal Man Vol 3: Deus Ex Machina
25. Astro City: Confession
24. X-Men: The Dark Phoenix Saga
23. Squadron Supreme
22. Blankets
21. Marvels
Check back tomorrow for the next five with commentary.
