Substitute DE for a New Decade

[sdelmonte]

Everyone knows about Sherlock Holmes and Avatar and Doctor Who and Supernatural and Harry Potter. But what about the things that you love and that everyone else hasn't read or seen (or even heard of), but should?

I'll start off with Marvel Comics' Nova, the story of a space-faring super-hero who is the last member of the storied Nova Corps (Marvel's surprisingly interesting version of the Green Lantern Corps). It's a little continuity-heavy at times - it grew out of one crossover event and gets sucked into several others - but the stories seem to work on their own, the writing by Abnett and Lanning is crisp and witty, the art is very good, and the hero himself is likeable and about as heroic as anyone I've encountered in a super-hero comic in ages.

ETA: I should probably also mention that DC Comics has reprinted the first 30 issues of The Question in five trade paperbacks, with the last coming this year. It's not just prime canon for my pup, but it's also one of the most influential and highly regarded comics of the 80s, written by Denny O'Neil at his peak.

Your turn.

Comments

[sdelmonte]

Don't hit me, but...I don't care much for the Secret Six ongoing. I have no sympathy for any of the characters, even Catman. I liked them a lot more in their BoP guest appearance. (I will admit that I prefer heroes to villains, but Ed Brubaker's Sleeper is about supervillains a lot more dark than the S6, and I love that series.)

I can get behind on you B&B, though. I adore the over the top Aquaman - I am toying with MM'ing him. I think they do a great job with most of the DC heroes they use. And they brought back Baby Plas. That takes guts. (If you have never seen the craptacular Plastic Man cartoon with Baby Plas from the early 80s, you don't know just how much guts. But if you have never seen it, you are lucky. It might be the single stupidest DC animated adaptation ever.)

[innerbrat]

Yay Aquaman! I've been thinking of MMing him, too. He's amazing.

"What kind of doctor do you think I am?"

"A HERO doctor!"

Also my favourite use of the Canary Cry ever.