What to take to a desert island

[gideon]

So, the standard idea. You're stuck on a desert island, what would you take with you? I am curious what specific issue, mini-series or one-shot you would want. What could you read and re-read again and again and still enjoy, and why?

For me, it would be the Hellstorm - Son of Satan mini from 2006 by Alexander Irvine. The art is amazing, the story a great blend of mythology and reality, and the action and humour really stands out.

[matthewaos]

Kraven's last Hunt
Spectacular #189 - 200
Wolverine: Weapon X
Fallen Angel (IDW) #1 - 6
Moon Knight #1 - 13 (current series)

[XPac]

I'd take the Marvel Universe deluxe handbooks.

It's a lot of reading that'll give me something to do on the dessert island. It's obviously not the best reading material, but it'll give me bang for my buck.

[Will.S]

Can we take Omnibuses as well? They can double as clubbing weapons for food.

[Omega Alpha]

Can we take Omnibuses as well? They can double as clubbing weapons for food.

LOL! Great idea.

[jeffarei]

can i bring every essential ever printed?

[Brother Justin Crowe]

Cable & Deadpool (complete run)
The Essential Silver Surfer
Silver Surfer: Requiem
Nextwave: Agents of HATE #1-12
Kraven's Last Hunt
Sensational Spider-Man 2007 Annual
Joss Whedon's run on Astonishing X-Men
The Punisher: The Beginning and the End
The Dark Phoenix Saga
Kurt Busiek's run on Avengers
Brian Michael Bendis's run on Daredevil
Webspinners: Tales of Spider-Man #10-12
Frank Tieri's Weapon X
John Byrne's run on Fantastic Four
X-Men: The Hidden Years (complete run)
The Ultimates Vols. 1 & 2
Ed Brubaker's run on Captain America
Civil War
Fantastic Four: Nobody Gets Out Alive
X-Men: Dream's End

[Don't pee in the (Dead)pool]

Punisher Max complete run and anything with Deadpool in!

[stingerman]

Quasar 1-25
Hulk Future Imperfect
Hulk 324-377
Infinity Gauntlet 1-7
McFar Spider-Man issues
**added** Iron Man Armor Wars

[Joe Acro]

I'd take the Marvel Universe deluxe handbooks.

It's a lot of reading that'll give me something to do on the dessert island. It's obviously not the best reading material, but it'll give me bang for my buck.
That sounds like a good suggestion. I'd throw in the recent Handbooks as well, since I haven't read through them all.

And maybe being on a desert island would give me the time to make some sort of chronology therein.

[Michael P]

Well, any comics I have with me to a desert island will probably end up on top of that signal bonfire on the beach.

So, I'll take the complete print runs of the Heroes Reborn books, One More Day, NFL Superpro, Identity Crisis, Brad Meltzer's JLA, the Ben Raab Excalibur, Chuck Austen's entire CV, everything Geoff Johns and Judd Winick have written since 2003, and the complete Tarot: Witch of the Black Rose.

[Omega Alpha]

I would take a lot of books I enjoy, but the majority should be of things I never read.

[Laughing Mask]

agents of atlas
secret wars
avengers/JLA
the hood
punisher: welcome back frank
beyond!

[HouseSolo]

Watchmen
Future Imperfect
The Killing Joke
Secret Wars
possibly The End League, depending on how the series continues. Issue 1 was great.
The Death of Captain America
Captain America 1 shot, the Winter Soldier Winter Kills
The Dark Knight Returns.

If I had to pick only one it would have to be Watchmen.

[Trey]

Earth X
Weapon X
Wizard X-Men Masterpiece Edition

[matthewaos]

Kraven's last Hunt
Spectacular #189 - 200
Wolverine: Weapon X
Fallen Angel (IDW) #1 - 6
Moon Knight #1 - 13 (current series)

Oh yeah, how have I forget!!!
Punisher MAx (In the beginning, Up is Down and Black is White, The Slavers)

[marshal99]

Any comics you bring to a desert island will end up being used to wipe your ass , it's not like an island willl have toilet paper. ;)

[jeffarei]

Any comics you bring to a desert island will end up being used to wipe your ass , it's not like an island willl have toilet paper. ;)

or to help start fires

[marshal99]

or to help start fires

As survivor proved , pretty much most people are clueless how to start fires. Anyway , after wiping their ass , the paper can still be used for fire. :D

[matthewaos]

As survivor proved , pretty much most people are clueless how to start fires. Anyway , after wiping their ass , the paper can still be used for fire. :D

In that case I would bring X-Men: The end.

[rZi]

X-Men: God loves, Man kills

The trail of peter parker (bagley at his best)

Astonishing X-Men: Gifted

Runaways Vol. 1: Pride & Joy

[Leocomix]

Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus
Fantastic Four Omnibus 1 and 2
Silver Surfer Omnibus
Captain America Omnibus
Daredevil Frank Miller Omnibus Companion
Fourth World Omnibus
Death and Return of Superman Omnibus
Watchmen
Sinestro War
Spirit Archives 1946-1950
Ultimate Sandman
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Alan Moore stories of the DC Universe
From Hell
Cerebus

[ebd0416]

I seriously hope I'd have more things in life to take with me to an island aside from comic books! Besides, once you've read them what are you going to do with them? Gasp..use them to start a fire??