Getting back into more frequent installments of my Essential Issues youtube series has been a great excuse to go back and re-read an entire era of DC comics. It's been a mixed bag, with some things not holding up very well. But I've been really pleased with how some books really HAVE held up. The Flash (Mark Waid run) in particular so far has really held up well for me.
I'm also getting back into the Kyle Rayner era of Green Lantern, which I'm appreciating in all-new ways (both the things going for it and the controversy over what was done to Hal Jordan). Though I have to say that, reading Kyle's early issues back to back instead of a month apart only emphasizes how shallow and transient his dating relationships were. He should have been single and mourning Alex for MUCH longer.
I haven't gotten far enough along yet to be sure, but I suspect my favorite era of comics will be those that fell in the mid-late 2000's. I think that's the time period where Geoff Johns was writing more books rather than overseeing them. It was a time where old heroes were given new life with stronger internal motives, and cheesy villains became serious threats.
Do any of you have a favorite era of comics? DC, Marvel, indie, whatever.
If not, who would you pick as the line-up for a rebooted Justice League comic? Although I liked JLA Year One, the line-up definitely isn't my favorite.
I'm also getting back into the Kyle Rayner era of Green Lantern, which I'm appreciating in all-new ways (both the things going for it and the controversy over what was done to Hal Jordan). Though I have to say that, reading Kyle's early issues back to back instead of a month apart only emphasizes how shallow and transient his dating relationships were. He should have been single and mourning Alex for MUCH longer.
I haven't gotten far enough along yet to be sure, but I suspect my favorite era of comics will be those that fell in the mid-late 2000's. I think that's the time period where Geoff Johns was writing more books rather than overseeing them. It was a time where old heroes were given new life with stronger internal motives, and cheesy villains became serious threats.
Do any of you have a favorite era of comics? DC, Marvel, indie, whatever.
If not, who would you pick as the line-up for a rebooted Justice League comic? Although I liked JLA Year One, the line-up definitely isn't my favorite.