Recommend 10 Graphic Novels to buy

[the flash 10]

I just read the kingdom come in graphic novel form, and was thinking of getting some more. My LCS is celebrating its 20th anniversary in a couple of weeks and is having a sale. I figured I could pick some up there. So what 10 graphic novels from the DC (just in the DC Universe preferably) would you recommend?

[Hawkman]

1. New Frontier
2. Hawkworld (OOP, but definitely worth it if they have it.)
3. Superman For All Seasons
4. Superman: Red Son
5. Superman: Secret Identity
6. Batman/Superman/Wonder Woman: Trinity
7. Dark Knight Returns
8. Batman: Year One
9. The Justice Society Returns
10. Watchmen (Technically and offshoot, but still well worth your time.)

In my opinion, these are all great, self-contained stories that I think anyone would enjoy, regardless of their level of DCU knowledge.

[jchichuv]

you can add kingdom come to the list its great

[Paul Newell]

you can add kingdom come to the list its great
Heh. Read the first post again, J. :)

[Metamorpho]

Don't have time right now to think of 10 but would definitely add "The Golden Age" to any list of must haves.

[foxley]

1. Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth

2. Batman: Year One

3. The Dark Knight Returns

4. New Frontier

5. Sandman: Season of Mists (all the Sandman stuff is terrific, but if I had to pick just one it would be Season of Mists)

6. Batman: Birth of the Demon

7.The Killing Joke

8. Identity Crisis

9. The Golden Age

10. Watchmen

[dancj]

Batman Year One
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Superman: Red Son
The Golden Age (aka JSA: The Golden Age)
DC Universe: The Stories of Alan Moore (Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow alone makes this worth the price)
JLA: Earth 2
JLA: Rock of Ages
Superman: The Death and Return of Superman (the Death story's pretty lame but the return which takes up probably 2/3 of the book is great!)
Animal Man v1-3 (I'm cheating to make this one entry)
Alan Moore's Swamp Thing books (cheating again)

[Ilash]

Sticking more to the DCU proper:

Superman: Secret Identity
The Flash: The Return of Barry Allen
The Flash: Terminal Velocity
DC New Frontier
JLA: Rock of Ages
Batman: Year One
Green Lantern: Rebirth
JLA: Year One
The Dark Knight Returns
Justice League: A New Beginning

[Superheroic]

Ok. Just to get this out of the way:

Green Lantern: Rebirth
Green Lantern: No Fear
Green Lantern: Revenge of the Green Lanterns
Green Lantern: Wanted - Hal Jordan

Plus:

Watchmen
The Dark Knight Returns
JLA: The Nail
JLA: Another Nail
Batman: The Killing Joke

Hmmm. One more...Infinite Crisis?

[jesse_custer]

DC Universe: The Stories of Alan Moore
Watchmen
The Dark Knight Returns
Batman: Year One
Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes
JLA: Year One
Superman: The Man of Steel
Batman: The Long Halloween
Identity Crisis
Crisis on Infinite Earths

[cactusmaac]

Batman Year One
Batman Year One Hundred
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Batman: Knightfall
Superman For All Seasons
Superman: Secret Identity
Lex Luthor: Man Of Steel
The Golden Age
DC Universe: The Stories of Alan Moore
JLA: New World Order

[Gary Joyce]

Batman : Year One
Batman : Dark Knight Returns
Selinas Big Score
DC New Frontier
Watchmen
100 Bullets : The Counterfifth Detective
Batman : The Long Halloween
The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen Vol. 1 & Vol. 2
Animal Man

[ToxicTeen]

JSA Presents: Stars & S.T.R.I.P.E.S vol.1
Young Justice: A League of Their Own
Young Justice: Sins of Youth
New Teen Titans Archives vol.1
JLA/JAS: Virtue & Vice
The Legion: Foundations
SuperGirl: Many Happy Returns
Superman/Batman: Supergirl
Supergirl: Power
SuperGirl: Candor

[The Beast Of Yucca Flats]

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Batman: Year One
Batgirl: Year One
Catwoman: The Dark End Of The Street (though Selina's Big Score is also a goodie)
DC: The New Frontier
DC Universe: The Stories Of Alan Moore
Saga Of The Swamp Thing (the Earth To Earth TPB is my favorite, but this one's-- obviously-- a good place to start for one looking to get into the Moore run)
Superman For All Seasons
Superman: Secret Identity
Watchmen

[Animation]

Even though its an older run now:

Starman trades 1-10. :)

If you only try 1, the first one is "Starman - Sins of the Father"

Lewis

[dupersuper]

Superman; Man of Steel
For All Seasons
Birthright
Red Son
Batman; Year 1
Long Halloween
Dark Knight Returns
JLA; Year 1
The Nail
Giffen run
Morrison run
Morrison Animal Man
Anything Sandman
Anything Moore
100 Bullets
Transmet
Waid Flash
The Kingdom

That's just off the top of my head, and much more than 10, but there you go.

[Stanlos]

I just read the kingdom come in graphic novel form, and was thinking of getting some more. My LCS is celebrating its 20th anniversary in a couple of weeks and is having a sale. I figured I could pick some up there. So what 10 graphic novels from the DC (just in the DC Universe preferably) would you recommend?

1. JLA: HEAVEN'S LADDER

2. JLA: TOWER OF BABEL

3. JLA: DIVIDED WE FALL

4. THE O.M.A.C. PROJECT

5. BIRDS OF PREY: SENSEI & STUDENT

6. WONDER WOMAN: HIKETEIA

7. SHAZAM: POWER OF HOPE

8. JLA: AMERICAN DREAMS

9. JLA: CRISIS OF CONSCIENCE

10. WONDER WOMAN: EYES OF THE GORGON

[Fatguy]

Swamp Thing trades are my favorite all-time comic stories. The first trade is a little on the boring side, its very technical but necessary. After that its absolute genius.

[Jamie]

1. Doom Patrol: Crawling From the Wreckage
2. The DC Universe Stories of Alan Moore (or whatever it's called now.)
3. WE3 (not technically DCU, but a DC title and one of the best things I've read.)
4. Starman: Sins of the Fathers (I believe this is the first volume -- if not, grab whichever one is.)
5. Justice League: A New Beginning

[DC_FanBoy]

1. JSA: Golden Age
2. The Long Halloween
3. JSA: Stealing Thunder
4. Crisis on Infinite Earths
5. Watchmen
6. JSA Liberty Files
7. Infinite Crisis
8. The Dark Knight Returns
9. JLA Crisis on Conscience
10. Justice
11. JLA The Nail and Another Nail
12. GA: Quiver
13. Geoff Johns Flash Trades
14. Identity Crisis
15. JLA/JSA Virtue and Vice

Thats more than 10, but hey, they're all good reads!

[CaptainCanada]

1. DC Universe: The Stories of Alan Moore (you get The Killing Joke, plus plenty of others)
2-4. Justice v. 1-3
5. Superman: Red Son
6-7. Wonder Woman: Eyes of the Gorgon/Wonder Woman: Land of the Dead
8-10. Manhunter: Street Justice/Manhunter: Trial by Fire/Manhunter: Origins

[dancj]

Sticking more to the DCU proper:

Superman: Secret Identity
erm.... Superman: Secret Identity isn't in the DCU

[Ilash]

erm.... Superman: Secret Identity isn't in the DCU

Yeah... that's kind of why I wrote "more". I'm surprised it took so long for someone to notice. But I just couldn't not list it, it's just too damn good to overlook.

[DavidAllred]

Just finished Green Arrow / Black Canary: For Better or Worse.

I thought it was great.

[Zero Hunter]

JSA: Golden Age
Green Arrow - The Longbow Hunters
Starman - Start with Sins of of The Father and go from there.
Flash - The Return of Barry Allen
Legion of Super Heroes - Great Darkness Saga
Legion of Super Heroes - An Eye for an Eye (doesn't come out until December)
Animal Man 1-3 - Morrisons run
JLA - New World Order
Justice League - New Beginings and the Secret Gospill of Maxwell Lord
Flash - Blitz
JSA - Justice be Done
Hawkman - Rise of the Golden Eagle
Hawkman - Endless Flight
Hawkman - Allies and Enemies

[DDM]

Crisis On Infinite Earths + History of the DC Universe
The Sandman: Season of Mists
The New Teen Titans: The Judas Contract
The Doom Patrol: Crawling from the Wreckage
Animal Man: Origin of the Species
Supergirl: Many Happy Returns
Green Lantern: Rebirth
The New Teen Titans: Terra Incognito (Prelude to the Judas Contract)
The Legion of the Super-Heroes: The Great Darkness Saga (Darkseid's first chronicled appearance in the 31st Century)
The New Teen Titans: The Terror of Trigon

[kello]

Plastic Man: On the Lam
Superman: Birthright
Superman: The Man of Steel Vol.1
Superman Adventures (Any)
JLA: New World Order (the first Morrison book)
Flash: Terminal Velocity
Justice, Vol. 1-3
Batman: Long Halloween and Dark Victory