The best DC books to be reading?

[megladon8]

Let me start by saying that I know this exact same thread is posted by me in Marvel.

Basically, I have way, way too many subscriptions and I need to cut down on what I am buying each month, so that I actually have money for things like food and shelter, which render me able to enjoy the plentiful bounty of books I read.

What are the very best books Marvel is putting out right now, and how far back should I go with each title?

Also, great looking books coming out in the near future?

I'd really appreciate any help I can get.

And I'll also say that goddamn 52 hurts the wallet.

[SamuraiJack]

In no particular order:

All Star Superman
Superman
Action Comics
Batman
Detective
Fables

EDIT: Almost forgot Birds of Prey

How far back? I'd say start after the OYL stuff on Bats/Detective. There's some good stuff happening over there right now. For the Superman titles, if I had to read just one, it would be AS, but Action's pretty good right now too...

[aeastwic]

You might also want to keep JLA. It's a little slow building up, but well written. If you don't like it, I believe it gets a new writer issue #13.

[Robert_B]

In no particular order:

All-Star Superman
Manhunter
Teen Titans
JSA (coming up but looks good)
Batman
Birds of Prey

[lordlad]

It ended but i'll say, pls support the Gotham Central trades.

[Joe Rice]

All Star Superman is all you really need.

[We R. Venom]

Green Lantern
Green Lantern Corps.
JLA

Those are definately worth getting.

[Ilash]

All Star Superman
Green Lantern
Justice League of America
Birds of Prey
Detective

This is excluding Vertigo and Wildstorm

[Deadpooligan]

If you're not reading 52 and/or Green Lantern, you're really missing out. Seriously.

[DubipR]

All Star Superman
Jonah Hex
and when it hits the racks, The Spirit

[Guts/Batman]

The best books to be reading for my money are:

All-Star Superman
Manhunter
Firestorm
Birds of Prey
Batman
Jonah Hex
Legends of the Dark Knight

Screw Johns, Winick, Rucka, and Metzer.

[Magneto_X]

Birds of Prey
Teen Titans
Batman
All-Star Superman
Green Lantern Corps.
Legion of Super-Heroes
Secret Six
Catwoman

[Joe Acro]

I actually realized going through Previews this month that there is very little in DC that I find interesting. It's pretty much down to Teen Titans and 52 for regular reads, with inquiries about other supposedly good mags. Maybe with the return of Mon-El, Legion regain some kind of good.

[Autonomy]

No one has said it yet??

Checkmate!!!! My new favorite book!

[Adem]

All Star Superman-Pick up all 5 issues.
Jonah Hex-A three issue arc that tells Hex's origin starts next issue(#13) a good jumping on point.
Batman-Pick up issues #655-657 and you'll be caught up.
Detective Comics-With the exception of #821 all the artists haven't been very good, but each issue is a stand alone so feel free to pick up whichever issues you like.

I agree with DubipR that you should pick up The Spirit when it starts.

[jam37wcc]

I think my favorite stuff right now is all of the Green Lantern stuff, right before OYL it was starting to get boring but now it is great. Thats GL, GL:Corps, and Ion. Also I am loving 52, I don't think I would buy a book just focusing on one the stories but the fact that I am getting three of four stories per issue is pretty cool and all of them are fairly entertaining.

[Patriot07]

Detective Comics
JSA (Hasn't started, but looks excelent)
52
Green Lantern
Justice League of America.

[Armless Penguin]

I've actually been really enjoying Catwoman lately, for what that's worth.

[Mia]

Catwoman and Supergirl. Wonderful characterisations. Truly enjoyable reads.

[shaxper]

Justice - This thing is just epic. It's non-continuity, but it's the DCU at its best.

Seven Soldiers - The delays have sucked ass, but the last issue will be out this month and the trades are definitely worth picking up. Wonderful complexity, characterization, plot, and artwork thrown together in one awesome event!

All-Star Superman - The first three issues were simply amazing - Superman at his best and without the constraints of a perfect continuity. I think the last two issues have shown a drop in storytelling quality though.

Detective Comics - Paul Dini is doing some masterful work with Batman's rogues gallery, making tired old villains exciting and new again. No Batman fan should miss this one.


Sadly, those are the only "Must Reads" from DC, in my opinion. My sig will tell you everything I'm reading, but I wouldn't highly recommend any of the others.

[Gozwald73]

I have lots from DC that I llike. But if I got all of them in the same week which 5 would I read first?

JLofA
The Creeper
Justice
Green Lantern Corps
Firestorm

[megladon8]

OK, so I did a little adjustment to my subs and I am now getting...

52
Batman
Superman
All Star Superman
All Star Batman
Action Comics
Justice League
The Flash


Any of those I should get rid of/replace with something else?

[Joe Acro]

Drop All-Star Batman (it's never coming out anyway) adn grab Teen Titans. Fun stuff.

[Gonzogoose]

Random Order

Teen Titans
52
JLA
Uncle Sam and his Freedom Fighters
The Flash

[megladon8]

I really loved issue 1 of the new JLA.

Glad to see it's getting respect.

[PastePotPete]

OK, so I did a little adjustment to my subs and I am now getting...

52
Batman
Superman
All Star Superman
All Star Batman
Action Comics
Justice League
The Flash


Any of those I should get rid of/replace with something else?

Need to drop The Flash unless you need it as an emergency toilet paper supply.

Superman
Batman
Checkmate
Firestorm
Green Lantern

JLofA has been good so far, but it's honestly too early for me to recommend it.

[geordiesteve]

Only ones I read that I think are excellent


Batman: Detective Comics by Dini
JLA
Green Lantern
Green Lanter Corps
Justice

[Ontir]

Mystery in Space I'm not the biggest Starlin fan, these days; but I'm really enjoying this series so far.

[Bored at 3:00AM]

None of these are exactly monthly, but each of these are always the first comics I read when they come out:

All Star Superman -- the best Superman stories in many years.

Justice -- a Challenge of the Superfriends fan's wet dream

Green Lantern -- this is a very good time to be a GL fan

[Tony Starkz]

Justice - This thing is just epic. It's non-continuity, but it's the DCU at its best.


Finally someone mentioned it!


Justice(epic in every way,Ross is on his a-game)
Justice League of America(the JLA doesn't always have to be mindless action and Meltzer proves this)
Superman(Busiek's run with Pacheco is 3 issues in and has been packed with goodness,he said it himself,his goal is to make Superman,Superman again,I'd prefer this rather than Action)
Detective Comics(done in ones,nuff said)
All Star Superman(a great new look at Supes)
Green Lantern(Rebirth was mindblowing and everything starting with #7 has been amazing,I can hook you up with the HC collecting the first 6 issues if you want :D)



Look out for Superman Confidential,JSA,The Spirit,Spirit/Batman

[Xothermic]

All-Star Superman is the best DC has to offer, imo. It's just a great fun book to read.

[Tony Starkz]

OK, so I did a little adjustment to my subs and I am now getting...

52
Batman
Superman
All Star Superman
All Star Batman
Action Comics
Justice League
The Flash


Any of those I should get rid of/replace with something else?

drop ASBAR,Batman and the Flash and replace them with Green Lantern,Detective Comics and Superman Confidential.

ASBAR is the crap everyone says it is.
Morrison' Batman is highly overrated.

[shaxper]

drop ASBAR,Batman and the Flash and replace them with Green Lantern,Detective Comics and Superman Confidential.

ASBAR is the crap everyone says it is.
Morrison' Batman is highly overrated.


I second this.

[Guts/Batman]

I don't think that Morrison's Batman is so much overrated as you have to read it with a different mindset. What you are reading is a different kind of story than you are expecting.

That's what happens when you bring a story that has been out of continuity for years back into continuity.

[megladon8]

drop ASBAR,Batman and the Flash and replace them with Green Lantern,Detective Comics and Superman Confidential.

ASBAR is the crap everyone says it is.
Morrison' Batman is highly overrated.


I actually used to get Green Lantern.

I bought the hardcover of Rebirth, then the first 10 issues of Johns' run, but I wasn't impressed at all. It really didn't shed any new light on the character that I couldn't get from reading an outline of him on Wikipedia.

I may check out Detective Comics, but I tend to steer away from Legends of the Dark Knight. I've gone back to it 3 times over the past 5 years and every time I have been seriously underwhelmed.


Regarding All Star Superman...love the writing...hate Superman's costume.

[Guts/Batman]

Legends of the Dark Knight is one of my favorite series. Essentially because it is a series of mini series. And almost all of them are not bound by continuity because they are not in continuity so authors have a lot of freedom.

Batman, on the whole, has the best non-continuity stories.

[Tony Starkz]

Keep an eye out for Superman Confiedential then.Cooke and Sale will make a great combination.

This is the first time I've ever read GL,so I guess that's why I'm enjoying it more than ya.

Dini's 'Tec issues have been great.They've all been done-in-ones which is a rarity these days.Plus,they're really shedding new light on Bat's rogue gallery.

[fierce and funky]

i think i'm gonna start liking nightwing again with wolfman writing.

[abyss]

My picks:

Manhunter
Birds of Prey
Wonder Woman
Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis
Firestorm: The Nuclear Man

[big_dippin]

Transmetropolitan is great. I'm really enjoying it.

[The Shadow]

All Star Superman-Pick up all 5 issues.
Jonah Hex-A three issue arc that tells Hex's origin starts next issue(#13) a good jumping on point.
Batman-Pick up issues #655-657 and you'll be caught up.
Detective Comics-With the exception of #821 all the artists haven't been very good, but each issue is a stand alone so feel free to pick up whichever issues you like.
Also:
Jonah Hex
Birds of Prey
Action Comics
Superman