DC Universe: Legacies
10 best books like DC Universe: Legacies (Len Wein): Carl Barks' Greatest Ducktales Stories, Volume 1, The Further Adventures of The Joker, Animal Man, Vol. 1, The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told, Superman & Batman: Generations, An Imaginary Tale, Essential Doctor Strange, Vol. 2, Essential Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 5, The Amazing Spider-Man: Origin of the Hobgoblin, Ms. Marvel, Vol. 9: Teenage Wasteland, Trinity, Vol. 1
Carl Barks' Greatest Ducktales Stories, Volume 1
| Author | Carl Barks |
| ISBN | 1888472367 |
First of two collections of Uncle Scrooge stories by Carl Barks, long known only to comic book fans as "the good duck artist," that inspired and were adapted into episodes of Disney's DuckTales cartoon. Not quite a Barks Greatest Hits collection, but pretty darn close. A great place to start for people...
The Further Adventures of The Joker
| Author | Martin H. Greenberg |
| ISBN | 0553285319 |
Insanity was just the beginning.
His madness is legendary.
His evil without limit.
Scarred in both body and mind, The Joker is possibly the most insidious criminal the world has ever known, his dark genius festering beneath an eternal jester’s grin. Yet, for all the pain and suffering...
| Author | Grant Morrison |
| ISBN | 1563890054 |
This edition collects the bizarre adventures of Animal Man, a second-rate super hero struggling with real-life issues and moral dilemmas. Buddy Baker is a caring husband, devoted father, animal activist and super-powered being. But as he attempts to live up to all of his roles, he soon finds that there...
The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told
| Author | Dennis O'Neil |
| ISBN | 0930289366 |
As Batman's archenemy, the Joker is the antithesis of the Dark Knight. Fueled by lunacy, the Clown Prince of Crime thrives in a world of chaos and disorder. In THE GREATEST JOKER STORIES EVER TOLD, the Joker's insanity is displayed in full color. Collecting tales from the last five decades, this book...
Superman & Batman: Generations, An Imaginary Tale
| Author | John Byrne |
| ISBN | 1563896052 |
In 1939, at the beginning of their crime-fighting careers, the Man of Steel and the Caped Crusader meet for the first time, and must join forces to battle the fearsome Ultra-Humanite.
As the years pass, their paths cross time and time again. Facing menaces as diverse as the Joker, Lex Luthor...
| Author | Roy Thomas |
| ISBN | 0785116680 |
The Master of the Mystic Arts' earliest adventures continue as Strange stands as mankind's last, best hope against the dark otherworldly forces that conspire to steal the life of the conscious world - including Nightmare, Dormammu, Lord Nekron, and the Sons of the Satannish.
Collects: DOCTOR...
| Author | Stan Lee |
| ISBN | 0785108815 |
This volume marks a major milestone in the history of everybody's favourite wall-crawler in that it covers the issues where Stan Lee (Spidey's co-creator, for the benefit of those of you living under rocks in the DC Universe) stops writing the book.
The issues where the flame is passed are a...
| Author | Roger Stern |
| ISBN | 0785158545 |
The Hobgoblin lives! Rising from the legacy of the Green Goblin, Spider-Man's most enduring foe, comes the deadly Hobgoblin! His true identity is one of the most complex mysteries Spidey has ever faced. Featuring the Black Cat, the Kingpin, Madame Web, Mary Jane, the Prowler and more! See Spider-Man's...
Ms. Marvel, Vol. 9: Teenage Wasteland
| Author | G. Willow Wilson |
| ISBN | 1302910787 |
Kamala Khan has vanished! But where has she gone, and why? Jersey City still has a need for heroes, and in the wake of Ms. Marvel's disappearance, dozens have begun stepping up to the plate. The city's newest super hero Red Dagger and even ordinary citizens attempt to carry on the brave fight in Kamala's...
| Author | Kurt Busiek |
| ISBN | 1401222773 |
DC's hit weekly series arrives in its first collected edition from writers Kurt Busiek (ASTRO CITY, JLA, Marvels) and Fabian Nicieza (X-Men, ROBIN) and a legion of artists including the sensational Mark Bagley (Ultimate Spider-Man)! Features TRINITY #1-17 as a devastating cosmic force targets...
Green Lanterns, Vol. 1: Rage Planet
| Author | Sam Humphries |
| ISBN | 1401267750 |
A part of DC Universe: Rebirth!
New Green Lanterns Jessica Cruz and Simon Baz debut a new era of emerald greatness, tackling the universe's toughest beat: Earth. These rookie Lanterns promised to protect others in brightest day or blackest night, but as the "Red Planet" begins to rise, the...
| Author | Ed Piskor |
| ISBN | 1302904892 |
Over six tumultuous decades, the X-Men have carved a singular place in comic book lore and popular culture. From their riotous birth in the '60s, to their legendary reboot in the '70s, to their attitude adjustment in the '90s, to their battle against extinction in the '00s, the X-Men have remained unquestionably...
Essential Classic X-Men, Vol. 2
| Author | Roy Thomas |
| ISBN | 0785121161 |
Well this collection isn't any better, and it is in fact worse, than the first essential. However it fills in the gap I've had in continuity. Roy Thomas serves as a Stan Lee clone, but to the detriment of this series. Arnold Drake's scripts at least sounded a bit different than Lee or Thomas. I did enjoy some...
| Author | Elliot S. Maggin |
| ISBN | 0446911968 |
The man of steel meets a demon of fire! — — From another world, another dimension, a hellish fiend escapes to test the earth's greatest hero. — Possessing the body of a visitor from the future,and using the schemes and dreams of a master criminal, C.W. Saturn strikes at the heart of civiliazation--and...
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives, Vol. 1
| Author | Bill Finger |
| ISBN | 1401203752 |
I'm not drawn to The Golden Age of comics, so when the Panels 2015 Read Harder Challenge had a category that required me to read a book from that era, I wanted to read all of the Catwoman Golden Age appearances. This is not collected as such, so I sought out each issue that features Catwoman.
This...
Nightwing: A Darker Shade of Justice
| Author | Chuck Dixon |
| ISBN | 1563897032 |
Since relinquishing the Robin costume and persona, Nightwing has attempted to become his own man outside the shadow of Batman. But when his adopted town of Blüdhaven is overrun with fleeing Gothamites, Dick Grayson realizes that he must return to Gotham City to help his mentor. In a story that features...
Still targeted primarily at children, most pre-Watchmen superhero comics are a bit on the cheesy side, and Mark Gruenwald’s 1985 maxi-series Squadron Supreme is generally no exception to the rule—at least as far as characterization, dialogue and plot development are concerned. On a conceptual...
MetaMaus: A Look Inside a Modern Classic, Maus
Visually and emotionally rich, MetaMaus is as groundbreaking as the masterpiece whose creation it reveals.
In the pages of MetaMaus, Art Spiegelman re-enters the Pulitzer prize-winning Maus, the modern classic that has altered how we see literature, comics, and the Holocaust ever since...
