Not only does Immortal Hulk take Hulk back into horror, but it also pays WONDERFUL tribute to Hulk's history and lore, something I feel like people sleep on
Immortal hulk, Cates Venom, Tomasi’s Superman and super sons, Snyder’s Batman, Williamson and Adams Flash runs, HoXPoX, Brubaker’s Cap, Bendis’ New Avengers, and IDW TMNT are just a few of many great modern runs that I hold near and dear to my heart
That recent Warworld run on Superman was fucking amazing. Some of the best Superman stories can boil him down to what makes him important and that one does it.
My list for “modern” or new classics for Marvel include Ewing’s Immortal Hulk, Jason Aaron’s Thor, Slott’s Superior Spider-Man and his Silver Surfer run. Superior Spider-Man got me started reading comics consistently, and I haven’t stopped yet. For DC, Snyder’s Batman is the easy go-to. My picks are also Tom Taylor’s Injustice, Ram V’s The Swamp Thing and Tomasi’s Superman run. I don’t read as much DC so I’ve no doubt overlooked some runs.
Another Modern classic I really loved was Jeremy Adams flash run because holy shit that run gave me everything I ever wanted especially with wally west my flash being a great family man with his wife Linda park and having all 2 kids Irey and Jai west going on fun adventures and kicking ass and saving the day was really aweosme and tons of fun, also a bonus seeing the super sons Jonathan Samuel Kent superboy as his little 10 year old self and Damian Wayne robin teaming up with Irey and jai west and animal girl is really awesome and tons of fun at least in my opinion.
@@loganthomas2421 indeed fingers crossed we will get that with peter parker and mary jane being married again yes but they also have there kids mayday parker spider-girl and benjy parker being superhero family kicking ass and save the day.
@@loganthomas2421 It's funny, because there's any easy way to retcon Mayday back in with the current run. Just have Norman sit down with Peter and be like "I wasn't sure how to tell you this, but your kid isn't dead. Even at my worst, I wasn't that heartless. I just put her in foster care, and I've been keeping an eye on her since." Bam, instant Mayday.
You mentioned a few Tom King works, but I think my absolute favourite is his run on The Vision. There's something so captivating and tragic about Vision trying to make his own form of family, and for it to have some form of brief harmony and happiness, only for it to gradually fall apart until the dream is completely shattered. Absolute 10/10, cannot recommend it enough. Another banger, this time outside of the Big Two, is Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye from IDW. An indelible stamp on the 'Formers franchise with perhaps the most interesting and complex version of Megatron I've ever seen, a story about second chances, redemption, love and wacky sci-fi shenanigans; an absolute wild ride from start to finish.
Superior Spider-Man (plus ASM) by Slott / Ultimate Spider-Man by Bendis / Thor by Aaron / Doctor Strange by Aaron / Fantastic Four by Hickman / Avengers by Hickman / New Avengers by Bendis / Captain America by Brubaker / Uncanny X-Force by Remender / Venom by Cates / Immortal Hulk by Ewing / Wolverine by Way / Spider-Gwen by Latour / Journey Into Mystery by Gillen / Black Cat by Mackay / Strange Academy by Young / Captain Marvel by Thompson / Ghost Rider by Aaron / Superior Foes of Spider-Man by Spencer are some of my favorite runs to return to. Shorter arcs like Tom King's Vision, Thunderbolts by Ellis, and Cates' run of Thanos should also always be in print.
I'm surprised no one mentioned Geoff Johns Aquaman run everyone loves his GL run and for good reason, but he made Aquaman cool and made me into a fan of the character. Got me into reading it for the first time which I still do now.
@@comicpopreturns it did for a minute sorry, that story means a lot to me and cause I'm a nerd I was trying to find interviews etc. and searched Geoff Johns Aquaman on youtube and found your back issues on it and have been subscribed ever since!
This was the first new 52 comic I ever read but for some reason I dropped it. Then seeing so many people bash on it on Reddit saying it’s overrated just helped me to rationalize putting it off all these years. I finally read the whole run recently and I’m mad at myself for listening to the haters. The main complaint I see about the very successful film is that the plot was so straightforward, but if they stuck to the comics those twists would’ve made it the best DCEU movie in my opinion.
This is tough because there are so many runs that are way older than I realized. But if I'd have to choose, Al Ewing's Immortal Hulk, Ta-Nehisi Coates' Black Panther, Jason Aaron's Thor, Scott Snyder's Batman, Tom King's Mister Miracle and Vision, and of course, Chip Zdarsky's Daredevil
The first runs that come to mine for me are superman rebirth action comics by dan jurgans and of course another favorite run of mine is super sons by Peter J tomasi which is also amazing run and freaking fantastic at least in my opinion.
@@thunderbolt8266 I can agree with that and honestly it just drives me crazy that Peter J tomasi keeps getting screwed over on the big books like superman and batman an because damn it without him we wouldn't have had a great story with Superman being a great family man with his wife Lois lane and having his son Jonathan Samuel Kent superboy as his little 10 year old self which is really awesome series and super fun at least in my opinion.
@@thunderbolt8266 indeed and honestly i am still pissed off that both Dan jurgans and his creation Jonathan Samuel Kent superboy as his little 10 year old self and Peter J tomasi got screwed over there creation thanks to bendis who ruined everything with his terrible superman run which is so bad and garbage that it ain't even funny but just and depressing at least in my opinion. However like you said now that both Tomasi and Dan jurgans are both back at dc comics maybe there's a small chance we can hopefully see both of them better treatment this time around but we shall see at least in my opinion.
Little older but the Geoff Jones era of Green Lantern and the side books are top notch, from Rebirth to the Volthoom ending that era reinvented, added great lore and had two great events with Sinestro War and Blackest Night
2:20 oh Joel, you’re not old. If you were old that would make me old. And if I were old….that would mean…I have to eliminate Nightwing….for some reason.
You guys brought up a lot of good stuff, but I'd like to throw a couple things out there in Sam Humphries' Green Lanterns run and Jed MacKay's Black Cat. I don't think either had a slump, and they both tell interesting stories. I don't hear enough talk about Green Lanterns, but it has such great character development with Simon Baz and Jessica Cruz, and as someone who deals with anxiety on a daily basis, Jess's journey is really inspiring. Black Cat was what put Jed MacKay's name in my mind, and anything with his name on it since seems like it's been gold. It's such a fun book and paints a very nuanced Felica Hardy. Between it and Moon Knight, I will pick up a Jed MacKay book pretty much because his name is on it.
Mark waid and Dan mora’s Superman Batman’s worlds finest will absolutely be a classic if it runs for another few years so that it can be considered a full run. Like damn it’s so good with a real love for the dc universe and an homage to the silver age with a likely lead in to the Bronze Age. A kingdom come crossover cause why not
Great list guys well done. You might have talked about it and I might have missed it but the one run id add would be Mark Waid's run on Daredevil, it also has one of the best tie-in's ever!
Its a little old and kinda obscure, but the Justin Gray Jimmy Palmiotti run on Jonah Hex is amazing. Classic Western stuff, great art. If anyone's interested to learn why people like Jonah Hex, take a look at that run.
Great job guys! You hit almost every nail on the head. I am going to add a dark horse to the mix: FLINTSTONES from DC by Mark Russell and Steve Pugh is an outstanding social commentary in 12 issues, based in Bedrock City back in the stone ages with outdated cartoon characters but couldn't be fresher and more exciting.
My picks would go to Batman Hush, (even though I prefer the Ed Brubaker and Scott McDaniel run more, it’s probably less iconic in the comic book collecting zeitgeist) and also I think Dan Slott’s 10 year run on amazing spider-man easily fits into that category, especially Superior Spider-Man
35:16 really glad that Strange Adventures is getting a deluxe hardcover soon I can’t wait to get it I already gave my old hardcover to a friend because I heard about it getting an upgrade
I think modern classics start at the beginning of the 2010s. Like Marvel Now and new 52 era. I think thats the Digital era/Modern era till this year when decline in Superheroes has started. Not everything is to my liking btw and a run consists of more than one story arc - DC list: Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo Batman/ Green Arrow by Jeff Lemire/ Tomasi's Superman/ Flash by Joshua W/ Injustice/ Animal man by Jeff lemire/ Deathstroke by Christopher priest/ Red Hood by Scott Lobdell/ Aquaman by Geoff Johns/ Detective comics by Tynion/ Nightwing by Tom Taylor/ The Swamp thing by Ram V/ Doom patrol by Way Marvel: Daredevil by zdarsky/ Captain American by Nick Spencer/ Thor by Jason aaron/ Venom by D cates/ Superior Spiderman by Dan Slott/ Immortal hulk/ Avenngers + Marvel U by Hickman/ Hox + Pox by Hickman/ Hawkeye by Fraction/ Unbeatbale Squirrel girl run/ Ms.marvel by Willow willson/ Strange by Aaron/ deadpool by guggan/ All new wolverine by Taylor/ Moon knight by Ellis + Lemire/
Hickman Avengers and F4, Aaron Thor, Tynion Justice League Dark, PKJ Superman/Action, Coates' Panther. I really loved Ahmed's run overall. Will definitely be buying that omni. For me, that was the first time Miles and his supporting cast sounded and acted like people of color from Brooklyn. The meanigfulness of that verisimilitude cannot be understated.
You guys echo my sentiments on snyder and capullo Batman. Nothing since has hit the same, which is why i've been hanging out over at DC Black Label. They are and have been killing it with Batman
My personal modern classic is the Garth Ennis Punisher Max run along with his limited prequel story are very awesome and funny sometimes. And Garth Ennis making the Super Heroes of the universe that go into his punisher story turn into comical versions of themselves is also unique and I remember it fondly along with the video game that came out around the time too. (With movie)
1:12:01 Speaking of clones, even more surprising to me is that Joseph has recently returned in the Scarlet Witch book. If handled properly this time, it could mean that Magneto stays dead-dead for some time. 1:19:03 *Raises hand* I've always thought of the Morrison and Whedon runs as companion pieces to each other. But I was dubious about citing them here. As each run has a low moment that almost derails the run as a classic. For Whedon, the Danger arc. For Morrison, it would be Riot at Xaviers. Meanwhile also, the wildly inconsistent art direction. Seeing Whedon and Cassaday on every issue of Astonishing really makes me lament that Morrison and Quitely weren't the defacto team for the entire All-New run.
I remember picking up some of the first issues of Snyder and Capullo's run (when they were first published) thinking that these would be well remembered for years to come. I couldn't have predicted that Snyder would make Dark Knights Metal though.
My list; Marvel; Immortal Hulk Superior Spider-Man Cates’ Venom HoxPox Zdarsky Daredevil Superior Spider-Man Hickman’s Avengers/New Avengers (honestly, you could put any Hickman book here). Jason Aaron Thor DC Snyder’s Batman Morrison’s Green Lantern Tom Taylor’s Nightwing The Nice House on the Lake I read more Marvel than DC (as it shows). I did also try to limit it to 2010 upwards
@@thunderbolt8266I get that, I feel it’s hard to really gather what would be a classic in years to come, Nightwing was near the top of my list, but I would also understand if it becomes forgotten to time, or at least get a small cult following
@@thunderbolt8266Yeah, it was the comic that got him on my radar, and that first arc felt like something special. I feel the same way about Morrison’s Green Lantern, which I believe would get a revaluation in 10 years
@@thunderbolt8266 Oh yeah, that run was great fun. It was my introduction to Morrison and Green Lantern, and by the end of it, I came out being a massive fan of both with Liam Sharp becoming one of my favourite artists. It just had everything going right for it. I’ll need to give it a reread at sone point soon.
🥰 thanks ComicPop and Caped Joel for doing this video on touching some positives of modern comics. There has been so many (negative) content lately and need some hope that the last 20 years as dreadful complaints of storytelling and art styles which may require some perspective or others not like digital drawing/coloring. I am noob in reading comics. I like reading issues 78 to 105 Nightwing, but I am sadly finding hard to get others to like because they bashing Taylor 😢 (guess more bias against his progressive values than storytelling attempt such as those which who tell the story of Jon Kent - I am one who would want more adventures 🥺✌️). And, I love Bruno Redondo art in the run. I like this Nightwing run because it is gives a hero a good story and hopeful. I like spoilers, but I am learning to read and enjoy without watching videos or listening to the echo chamber of negativity.
DC Rebirth Titans by Dan Abnet. It really embodied what the DC Universe was missing during the New 52 (or so I'm told cuz I jumped on during rebirth). It was just pure fun.
Hardly modern but Morrison's JLA defined the modern League. More recently but hardly reaching the same quality, altough definetly influential for better or worse there is John's league and Snyder's league
I don’t think we’re in the modern era any longer. It started in 86. I was 8. A lot has changed. If anything I think it’s a post modern or trade era. I would even say that Avengers: Disassembled ended the modern era.
The Jason Aaron run on The Punisher can kiss my ass, and not because it held Frank responsible. It's because in order to get him where he wanted to go Jason Aaron had to retcon so much about the character. So much so that it's not a continuation of the main line Punisher but rather his shitty Max series. An actual classic Punisher run is the Garth Ennis one, both the in canon one and the Max run.
Mark Waid's Daredevil and Matt Fraction's Hawkeye are classic runs. Just pure comic goodness
I don't agree with Waid's Daredevil.
Yes!! Mark Waid’s Daredevil run, with Chris Samnee! Great stuff.
Not only does Immortal Hulk take Hulk back into horror, but it also pays WONDERFUL tribute to Hulk's history and lore, something I feel like people sleep on
Immortal hulk, Cates Venom, Tomasi’s Superman and super sons, Snyder’s Batman, Williamson and Adams Flash runs, HoXPoX, Brubaker’s Cap, Bendis’ New Avengers, and IDW TMNT are just a few of many great modern runs that I hold near and dear to my heart
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That recent Warworld run on Superman was fucking amazing. Some of the best Superman stories can boil him down to what makes him important and that one does it.
If it continues to kick ass, I would say Mark Waid and Dan Mora's Batman/Superman: World's Finest will be a classic one day 🙂
First runs that came into my head for modern runs was Ewings immortal Hulk run and Donny Cates Venom. Loved them both.
And managed to turn it into the kind of Jekyll and Hyde/ Frankenstein horror roots that originally inspired the Hulk
Fantastic Four and FF by Jonathan Hickman is a modern classic. One of the best marvel runs period
My list for “modern” or new classics for Marvel include Ewing’s Immortal Hulk, Jason Aaron’s Thor, Slott’s Superior Spider-Man and his Silver Surfer run. Superior Spider-Man got me started reading comics consistently, and I haven’t stopped yet. For DC, Snyder’s Batman is the easy go-to. My picks are also Tom Taylor’s Injustice, Ram V’s The Swamp Thing and Tomasi’s Superman run. I don’t read as much DC so I’ve no doubt overlooked some runs.
I read all of superior SM. Easy jumping on point. Very sad when it ended, and hated that they didn’t keep doc Spider-Man until like 2020
Another Modern classic I really loved was Jeremy Adams flash run because holy shit that run gave me everything I ever wanted especially with wally west my flash being a great family man with his wife Linda park and having all 2 kids Irey and Jai west going on fun adventures and kicking ass and saving the day was really aweosme and tons of fun, also a bonus seeing the super sons Jonathan Samuel Kent superboy as his little 10 year old self and Damian Wayne robin teaming up with Irey and jai west and animal girl is really awesome and tons of fun at least in my opinion.
Agreed. Fingers crossed we’ll get that with Spider-Man
@@loganthomas2421 indeed fingers crossed we will get that with peter parker and mary jane being married again yes but they also have there kids mayday parker spider-girl and benjy parker being superhero family kicking ass and save the day.
@@TevyaSmolka If they did that, I’d give them all my money
@@loganthomas2421 It's funny, because there's any easy way to retcon Mayday back in with the current run. Just have Norman sit down with Peter and be like "I wasn't sure how to tell you this, but your kid isn't dead. Even at my worst, I wasn't that heartless. I just put her in foster care, and I've been keeping an eye on her since." Bam, instant Mayday.
You mentioned a few Tom King works, but I think my absolute favourite is his run on The Vision. There's something so captivating and tragic about Vision trying to make his own form of family, and for it to have some form of brief harmony and happiness, only for it to gradually fall apart until the dream is completely shattered.
Absolute 10/10, cannot recommend it enough.
Another banger, this time outside of the Big Two, is Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye from IDW. An indelible stamp on the 'Formers franchise with perhaps the most interesting and complex version of Megatron I've ever seen, a story about second chances, redemption, love and wacky sci-fi shenanigans; an absolute wild ride from start to finish.
A few others off the top of my head; Charles Soule's Darth Vader run, The Wicked + The Divine, Superior Foes of Spider-Man
Thank you for giving Williamsons’ Flash its flowers, really flies under tha radar for such a milestone of a series for such an amazing character.
Superior Spider-Man (plus ASM) by Slott / Ultimate Spider-Man by Bendis / Thor by Aaron / Doctor Strange by Aaron / Fantastic Four by Hickman / Avengers by Hickman / New Avengers by Bendis / Captain America by Brubaker / Uncanny X-Force by Remender / Venom by Cates / Immortal Hulk by Ewing / Wolverine by Way / Spider-Gwen by Latour / Journey Into Mystery by Gillen / Black Cat by Mackay / Strange Academy by Young / Captain Marvel by Thompson / Ghost Rider by Aaron / Superior Foes of Spider-Man by Spencer are some of my favorite runs to return to. Shorter arcs like Tom King's Vision, Thunderbolts by Ellis, and Cates' run of Thanos should also always be in print.
Thanks for the recs. Got a few books to order tonight because of you. 🤙🏼
I'm surprised no one mentioned Geoff Johns Aquaman run everyone loves his GL run and for good reason, but he made Aquaman cool and made me into a fan of the character. Got me into reading it for the first time which I still do now.
I think it did come up!
@@comicpopreturns it did for a minute sorry, that story means a lot to me and cause I'm a nerd I was trying to find interviews etc. and searched Geoff Johns Aquaman on youtube and found your back issues on it and have been subscribed ever since!
This was the first new 52 comic I ever read but for some reason I dropped it. Then seeing so many people bash on it on Reddit saying it’s overrated just helped me to rationalize putting it off all these years. I finally read the whole run recently and I’m mad at myself for listening to the haters.
The main complaint I see about the very successful film is that the plot was so straightforward, but if they stuck to the comics those twists would’ve made it the best DCEU movie in my opinion.
This is tough because there are so many runs that are way older than I realized. But if I'd have to choose, Al Ewing's Immortal Hulk, Ta-Nehisi Coates' Black Panther, Jason Aaron's Thor, Scott Snyder's Batman, Tom King's Mister Miracle and Vision, and of course, Chip Zdarsky's Daredevil
The first runs that come to mine for me are superman rebirth action comics by dan jurgans and of course another favorite run of mine is super sons by Peter J tomasi which is also amazing run and freaking fantastic at least in my opinion.
@@thunderbolt8266 I can agree with that and honestly it just drives me crazy that Peter J tomasi keeps getting screwed over on the big books like superman and batman an because damn it without him we wouldn't have had a great story with Superman being a great family man with his wife Lois lane and having his son Jonathan Samuel Kent superboy as his little 10 year old self which is really awesome series and super fun at least in my opinion.
@@thunderbolt8266 indeed and honestly i am still pissed off that both Dan jurgans and his creation Jonathan Samuel Kent superboy as his little 10 year old self and Peter J tomasi got screwed over there creation thanks to bendis who ruined everything with his terrible superman run which is so bad and garbage that it ain't even funny but just and depressing at least in my opinion. However like you said now that both Tomasi and Dan jurgans are both back at dc comics maybe there's a small chance we can hopefully see both of them better treatment this time around but we shall see at least in my opinion.
Little older but the Geoff Jones era of Green Lantern and the side books are top notch, from Rebirth to the Volthoom ending that era reinvented, added great lore and had two great events with Sinestro War and Blackest Night
I also love Spider-girl mayday parker series by Tom defaco and ron frenz which I think is a all time modern classic at least in my opinion.
My Immortal Hulk omnibus is waiting. Expect a good time!
Ewing Loki, Gillen JIM/Loki, Ewing Guardians
Phillip Kennedy Johnson’s run and probs Taylor and Williamson’s will definitely be modern classics for Superman
2:20 oh Joel, you’re not old. If you were old that would make me old. And if I were old….that would mean…I have to eliminate Nightwing….for some reason.
You guys brought up a lot of good stuff, but I'd like to throw a couple things out there in Sam Humphries' Green Lanterns run and Jed MacKay's Black Cat. I don't think either had a slump, and they both tell interesting stories.
I don't hear enough talk about Green Lanterns, but it has such great character development with Simon Baz and Jessica Cruz, and as someone who deals with anxiety on a daily basis, Jess's journey is really inspiring.
Black Cat was what put Jed MacKay's name in my mind, and anything with his name on it since seems like it's been gold. It's such a fun book and paints a very nuanced Felica Hardy. Between it and Moon Knight, I will pick up a Jed MacKay book pretty much because his name is on it.
Mark waid and Dan mora’s Superman Batman’s worlds finest will absolutely be a classic if it runs for another few years so that it can be considered a full run.
Like damn it’s so good with a real love for the dc universe and an homage to the silver age with a likely lead in to the Bronze Age. A kingdom come crossover cause why not
Hickman's Fantastic Four and Avengers/New Avengers
Hickman’s fantastic four is incredible. So good
Great list guys well done. You might have talked about it and I might have missed it but the one run id add would be Mark Waid's run on Daredevil, it also has one of the best tie-in's ever!
Geoff Johns' Green Lantern run, idk if it counts as modern anymore but thats the definitive Green Lantern run imo
Its a little old and kinda obscure, but the Justin Gray Jimmy Palmiotti run on Jonah Hex is amazing. Classic Western stuff, great art. If anyone's interested to learn why people like Jonah Hex, take a look at that run.
Jeff Lemire’s Moon Knight is a modern classic imo
Along with McKay's run as well
Great job guys! You hit almost every nail on the head. I am going to add a dark horse to the mix: FLINTSTONES from DC by Mark Russell and Steve Pugh is an outstanding social commentary in 12 issues, based in Bedrock City back in the stone ages with outdated cartoon characters but couldn't be fresher and more exciting.
Tom Taylor’s wolverine was very solid
My picks would go to Batman Hush, (even though I prefer the Ed Brubaker and Scott McDaniel run more, it’s probably less iconic in the comic book collecting zeitgeist) and also I think Dan Slott’s 10 year run on amazing spider-man easily fits into that category, especially Superior Spider-Man
35:16 really glad that Strange Adventures is getting a deluxe hardcover soon I can’t wait to get it I already gave my old hardcover to a friend because I heard about it getting an upgrade
I think modern classics start at the beginning of the 2010s. Like Marvel Now and new 52 era. I think thats the Digital era/Modern era till this year when decline in Superheroes has started. Not everything is to my liking btw and a run consists of more than one story arc -
DC list: Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo Batman/ Green Arrow by Jeff Lemire/ Tomasi's Superman/ Flash by Joshua W/ Injustice/ Animal man by Jeff lemire/ Deathstroke by Christopher priest/ Red Hood by Scott Lobdell/ Aquaman by Geoff Johns/ Detective comics by Tynion/ Nightwing by Tom Taylor/ The Swamp thing by Ram V/ Doom patrol by Way
Marvel:
Daredevil by zdarsky/ Captain American by Nick Spencer/ Thor by Jason aaron/ Venom by D cates/ Superior Spiderman by Dan Slott/ Immortal hulk/ Avenngers + Marvel U by Hickman/ Hox + Pox by Hickman/ Hawkeye by Fraction/ Unbeatbale Squirrel girl run/ Ms.marvel by Willow willson/ Strange by Aaron/ deadpool by guggan/ All new wolverine by Taylor/ Moon knight by Ellis + Lemire/
PKJ’s Warwold Saga
Hickman Avengers and F4, Aaron Thor, Tynion Justice League Dark, PKJ Superman/Action, Coates' Panther.
I really loved Ahmed's run overall. Will definitely be buying that omni. For me, that was the first time Miles and his supporting cast sounded and acted like people of color from Brooklyn. The meanigfulness of that verisimilitude cannot be understated.
You guys echo my sentiments on snyder and capullo Batman. Nothing since has hit the same, which is why i've been hanging out over at DC Black Label. They are and have been killing it with Batman
Thor: God of Thunder (God Butcher/God Bomb Arc) is my all time favorite. A classic in the making is the current World's Finest run.
Young Justice by Peter David is the definitive Young Justice run for me.
Gail Simone's Runs on "Secret Six ,and Birds of Prey",as well as Snyder's Run on the Batman Titles!
My personal modern classic is the Garth Ennis Punisher Max run along with his limited prequel story are very awesome and funny sometimes. And Garth Ennis making the Super Heroes of the universe that go into his punisher story turn into comical versions of themselves is also unique and I remember it fondly along with the video game that came out around the time too. (With movie)
1:12:01 Speaking of clones, even more surprising to me is that Joseph has recently returned in the Scarlet Witch book. If handled properly this time, it could mean that Magneto stays dead-dead for some time.
1:19:03 *Raises hand* I've always thought of the Morrison and Whedon runs as companion pieces to each other. But I was dubious about citing them here. As each run has a low moment that almost derails the run as a classic. For Whedon, the Danger arc. For Morrison, it would be Riot at Xaviers. Meanwhile also, the wildly inconsistent art direction. Seeing Whedon and Cassaday on every issue of Astonishing really makes me lament that Morrison and Quitely weren't the defacto team for the entire All-New run.
I remember picking up some of the first issues of Snyder and Capullo's run (when they were first published) thinking that these would be well remembered for years to come. I couldn't have predicted that Snyder would make Dark Knights Metal though.
I refuse to read dark knight metals because I don’t want it to ruin my perception of snyder’s Batman.
@@anthonymilc9721It's kinda fun though.
IDW Transformers for sure
My list;
Marvel;
Immortal Hulk
Superior Spider-Man
Cates’ Venom
HoxPox
Zdarsky Daredevil
Superior Spider-Man
Hickman’s Avengers/New Avengers (honestly, you could put any Hickman book here).
Jason Aaron Thor
DC
Snyder’s Batman
Morrison’s Green Lantern
Tom Taylor’s Nightwing
The Nice House on the Lake
I read more Marvel than DC (as it shows).
I did also try to limit it to 2010 upwards
@@thunderbolt8266I get that, I feel it’s hard to really gather what would be a classic in years to come, Nightwing was near the top of my list, but I would also understand if it becomes forgotten to time, or at least get a small cult following
@@thunderbolt8266Yeah, it was the comic that got him on my radar, and that first arc felt like something special.
I feel the same way about Morrison’s Green Lantern, which I believe would get a revaluation in 10 years
@@thunderbolt8266 Oh yeah, that run was great fun.
It was my introduction to Morrison and Green Lantern, and by the end of it, I came out being a massive fan of both with Liam Sharp becoming one of my favourite artists.
It just had everything going right for it. I’ll need to give it a reread at sone point soon.
I would love to see a video of like the top 10 older classics in the style of this one
My pick for a modern classic is the Coates Black Panther run.
Will be coming back to this episode for inspiration as to which trades to pick up
Gideon Falls and all of the Bone Orchard Mythos books.
22:54 good timing, Hox and Pox just became evergreen in trade paperback
🥰 thanks ComicPop and Caped Joel for doing this video on touching some positives of modern comics. There has been so many (negative) content lately and need some hope that the last 20 years as dreadful complaints of storytelling and art styles which may require some perspective or others not like digital drawing/coloring.
I am noob in reading comics. I like reading issues 78 to 105 Nightwing, but I am sadly finding hard to get others to like because they bashing Taylor 😢 (guess more bias against his progressive values than storytelling attempt such as those which who tell the story of Jon Kent - I am one who would want more adventures 🥺✌️). And, I love Bruno Redondo art in the run. I like this Nightwing run because it is gives a hero a good story and hopeful.
I like spoilers, but I am learning to read and enjoy without watching videos or listening to the echo chamber of negativity.
Tom DeFalco's Spider Girl run.
Just for reference I’m 19 now but when I was in elementary school bone was really popular and one of the most read books in the school library
DC Rebirth Titans by Dan Abnet. It really embodied what the DC Universe was missing during the New 52 (or so I'm told cuz I jumped on during rebirth). It was just pure fun.
Morrison's batman definitely there as it falls under the 20 year. Definitely a classic
I can't believe the commander himself paid a visit this episode
Animal Man by Jeff Lemire is something everyone should read.
I really don't took for granted how many comics I love.
Tom King excels at the maxi series. Mans has been COOKING!
Nightwing is the book that got me back into comics
I worked in an elementary school for a decade and every year there would be a kid or two reading Bone. It’s sticking around.
I submit Fables should be considered a modern classic
Kelly Thompson run on black widow I would add
And her Hawkeye run with Leonardo Romero
Love yall!
There is a 50 Issue Old Man Logan series and it is awesome
No ‘10s Hickman?!??
I’ve gotta agree on Williamson’s Flash. It got me into reading monthly comics. Are there any Modern Classic Justice Leagues?
Hardly modern but Morrison's JLA defined the modern League. More recently but hardly reaching the same quality, altough definetly influential for better or worse there is John's league and Snyder's league
I agree that they are influential, but I think Snyder's is more like an almost classic that fumbled really hard at the end.@@Parainsomne
the current Nightwing run is killing it
New 52 classics include Snyder Batman, Swamp Thing and Lemire Animal Man.
DC revered Tomasi's Superman work to make multiple omnibus of it. Super Sons alone has been reprinted thrice.
I wanted to say Hellboy but that started 30 years ago now, but it did end in the last 5.
Whenever Tom King is brought up, I never hear about his omega men run. Is it not good?
From the start of the video I was waiting for Snyder Batman to be mentioned
Hell yes to the Moon Knight run
Kyle Higgins Power Rangers run !
Jason Aaron's Thor run! Was great and even used for a movie all be it a bad one.
Tomasi GL Corps for me
Tynion’s detective comics run is better than Snyder’s Batman run. I don’t think it is hot take or controversial, since many of us do feel this way.
Once and Future is a modern classic.
There are 15 hardcovers of the IDW Turtles I know cause I own them all.
What about jms’s run on Thor
I submit X-Factor (Investigations) Peter David. 2005-2013
Venditti Hawkman
Also Kelly Thompson Captain Marvel.
I love Saga but haven't read anything after the hiatus
What about the Savage Avengers run under Gerry Duggan the one with Conan 🤔?
Im only missing 3 issues of Jed Mckay run
Engagement and interaction with creator to please the mathemagics that choses what gets seen or not.
Morrisons Batman is one in my opinion
Yeah, pretty glaring omission
I know it’s not superhero, but how do we feel about Something is Killing the Children as a modern classic?
Zdarskys daredevil hands down
The walking dead is a modern classic. The ending might feel rushed but it doesn’t feel unearned
I don’t think we’re in the modern era any longer. It started in 86. I was 8. A lot has changed. If anything I think it’s a post modern or trade era. I would even say that Avengers: Disassembled ended the modern era.
So it's not modern anymore?
@@comicpopreturnspost modern
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I love how everybody in the comment section is ignoring Image Comics and other companies besides DC and Marvel.
Glad you love it!
The Jason Aaron run on The Punisher can kiss my ass, and not because it held Frank responsible. It's because in order to get him where he wanted to go Jason Aaron had to retcon so much about the character. So much so that it's not a continuation of the main line Punisher but rather his shitty Max series. An actual classic Punisher run is the Garth Ennis one, both the in canon one and the Max run.
God this is making me feel so old 😂
As a big Miles fan Saladin Ahmed run is ass.
Bendis and Pichellis run is goated.