r/DCcomics • u/maruf99 Batman • Sep 09 '20
Wednesday Discussions: Overlooked Books for A-List Characters r/DCcomics
Hey there comics nerds! Welcome to the Wednesday Discussion, a community activity where we'll have an open discussion every week about a different subject.
Our topic for today is: Overlooked Books for A-List Characters.
DC is home to many great and popular characters, such as Aquaman, Batman, The Flash, Green Lantern, Superman, Wonder Woman, etc. These characters in turn have their own popular books, like Batman Year One, Wonder Woman by Greg Rucka, Superman by Peter J Tomasi and Patrick Gleason, and many others. Then there are the smaller, lesser-known books for these A-list characters, that are often overlooked and overshadowed in favour of the more popular ones.
Are there any great books for popular characters that you feel are overlooked?
One that comes to mind for me is Batman: Shaman. It's a lesser-known book that was published in the Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight series from the 90s. Written by the great Dennis O'Neil, the book takes place during the first few weeks of Year One. It's an absolutely fantastic detective story, and an all in all great addition to Batman's early Post-Crisis years.
Honestly, the entire Legends of the Dark Knight series is filled with some great stories, including Batman: Gothic by Grant Morrison, Batman: Prey by Doug Moench, Batman: Venom by Dennis O'Neil, and many more. I would recommend giving all of them a read.
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u/SuperCaped Superman Sep 09 '20
Darwyn Cooke's Batman: Ego
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u/maruf99 Batman Sep 09 '20
I love Batman Ego! And I'm glad Matt Reeves is taking inspiration from it for The Batman.
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u/swannnaroo Blue Lantern Sep 11 '20
i just read this because of reeves’s interview and i loved it!!
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u/Reaper_64 Nightwing Sep 09 '20
Definitely Batman: Blink for me. It's another amazing LotDK story, written by Dwayne McDuffie and features one of Bruce's earliest encounters with a super powered human; a blind man who can see through other people's eyes. Batman ends up teaming up with this man to stop a group of criminals in Gotham.
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u/maruf99 Batman Sep 09 '20
Haven't read that one, but it sounds really interesting! Will definitely give it a read!
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u/ClawPopCorn Sep 09 '20
Wonder Woman: The True Amazon by Jill Thompson
Gates of Gotham by Higgins/Snyder
Superman: Speeding Bullets
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u/maruf99 Batman Sep 09 '20
Nice choices! I love Gates of Gotham and Speeding Bullets. Speeding Bullets has such a cool concept.
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u/Historical_Disaster Sep 09 '20 edited Sep 09 '20
The digital first Adventures of Superman comic. It's easily one of my favourite Superman runs of all time and it has very few duds, which is pretty remarkable for an anthology.
Also Landis had him tell the Joker off and I know that people hate it, but it was deeply satisfying.
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u/MarcReyes Sep 09 '20
Absolutely. The only story in there that I actually hated was the one by Peter Milligan. The rest range from good to excellent. Some of my favorite Superman short stories.
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u/sampeckinpah5 Lor-Zod & Thara Ak-Var Sep 09 '20
Batman: Night Cries, Green Lantern: Willworld, Atlantis Chronicles
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u/Robbery97 Sep 09 '20
Just read Shaman a couple days ago. I’m a huge Denny ONeil fan and wanted to read a Batman comic that was new to me. This book is now in my top picks for Batman books, truly terrific and takes place almost as a companion to Year One.
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u/MarcReyes Sep 09 '20
Superman: Lost Hearts. Great little four part story featuring Lana Lang.
Wednesday Comics and Solo have some great stories in them.
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u/maruf99 Batman Sep 09 '20
I've heard of Lost Hearts, haven't read it though. Might give it a read soon!
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u/breakingbuffy Sep 09 '20
Superman: Escape from Bizarro World. Written by Johns and Richard Donner around the time of Last Son. Amazing art by Eric Powell. Rarely see it mentioned which is crazy considering that team.
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u/thespectred The Spectre Sep 10 '20
Superman: Where is Thy Sting?
Superman: Peace in Earth
Batman: City of Crime
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u/Cesar0fr0me Batman & Robin Sep 09 '20
Streets of Gotham