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December 13, 2011 11:32 am That is good to know. It's something still missing from my Moore education. I read Promethea and Tom Strong from the ABC run, and some Tomorrow Stories, but never Top 10. The stuff I read was all good with Promethea being my favourite, so it's no surprise that Top 10 would be good as well. The fact that it ranks as some people's fave of the ABC set means that I'll really have to check it out. Definitely for me Swamp Thing remains at the top of my list. The depth of storytelling and the mature themes were things I was not seeing anywhere else at the time. If not for Swamp Thing, I feel I would have "grown out" of comics long ago, but that series kept me in and made me look for more sophisticated stories rather than just giving up on comics.

December 1, 2011 2:07 pm Someone really needs to do some dark, violent, what-if-Frank-Miller-did-these-today, Hostess ads.

November 17, 2011 3:22 pm I didn't know or had forgotten the made-of-clay thing. To my mind that makes her origin less "iconic." Somehow, when describing Batman or Supes, I feel like you start with how they got there. To some extent, especially with Batman, his origin informs his character. When describing Wonder Woman, somehow it's more about who she is. With any of the three, it's their nurture, not their nature, that gives them their character. Would Batman's origin story be trashed if we learned he was adopted? I don't think so. It has zero impact on the events that shaped his life. Likewise with Wonder Woman, at some point there was a super-powered wonder baby being raised amongst the Amazons. That's where her character starts to take shape, and that's where "real" origin starts. The only downside is that it becomes increasingly less likely that a family reunion will be crashed by Clayface.

November 15, 2011 4:51 pm "... and will likely involve killing lots of dudes with swords, by Crom." Dude! Spoilers!!!

November 15, 2011 11:02 am Good list. My first thought was Sectaurs, but it didn't have nearly the widespread appeal/influence of the titles that made the cut. I remember being excited to be able to grab issue one when it came out. Then I remember disappointment when I realized it existed mainly to push a toy line. Yet somehow I think I ended up with some of the toys and some (maybe all?) of the future issues. I must be the target audience, seeing their marketing manipulations and then going right ahead and doing what they wanted anyway.

November 11, 2011 3:03 pm I don't understand how this would be worse than what DC is doing. What it really does make paying for digital a worse deal. I think most people want either print or digital, but, even for people who prefer to buy digital, I think that they recognize that print has more potential value in terms of collect-ability, resale, and permanence. These may be largely over estimated, especially collect-ability and resale, but they are still points in print's favor. So what's a digital buyer going to do? Unless they absolutely see no value in print, their best value is to go in to the store and pick up the print. They still get their digital copy, but they lose none of the benefits that come with owning print. I would not go into a store for the combo pack of a DC comic because I don't want to pay extra for the print that I don't need. But my nephew likes Spider-Man, and there's no way for me to share my digital copy with him, so now I have an incentive to go in to the store, pick up the print, keep the digital, and pass the print on.

November 10, 2011 11:40 am I have to agree with everyone who mentioned The Tick. While my first thought was that Batman: Brave and the Bold would top my list, The Tick may take the top spot. I also agree that TMNT made huge waves, but never for me. I did love that Teen Titans show. Really if you can work in an imp from the 5th dimension, your odds of getting a spot in my list go up dramatically, so the Legion of Superfriends would also merit consideration, and would Superman: The Animated Series, based entirely on Gilbert Godfey's awesome characterization of the guy who's name I can neither say nor spell. My list: Spider-friends Teen Titans The New Adventures of Batman Batman: Brave and the Bold The Tick While I don't consider myself a Batman comic book fan, it does seem that I will follow him anywhere outside of the comic books. I could probably create a list of top five favourite cartoons featuring Batman. And could easily create top five cartoons featuring imps from the 5th dimension (honorable mention to non-5th dimension resident, but kindred spirit, Glomer from Punky Brewster).

November 10, 2011 10:52 am What does that couch turn into? A computer? A crime lab?

November 10, 2011 10:48 am I was reading through these comments just to see if I was really going to be the first to mention Brave & the Bold. The nostalgia factor on Spiderman and Super Friends is high, but I'm afraid the would not be as good as I remember them being. I never took a shine to the X-men, and haven't yet seen the Avengers. Batman was good, and they had Batmite once or twice, so that's even better, but hands the most enjoyable cartoon to me has been Batman: Brave and the Bold. It's completely lacking in any kind of continuity, which is normally a negative for me, but every episode seems to be a celebration of everything I love about super-hero comics. It also does not hurt that the last episode I saw featured 'Mazing Man. I may or may not have a soft spot for 'Mazing Man. On second thought, maybe it isn't surprising that this show doesn't rate on everyone else's list. It appears to be made just for me.

November 4, 2011 9:28 am Perfect. I was trying to figure out how to time-shift my iFanboy reading to coincide with a one month shift. :-) In the end, though, I'll probably wait for complete storylines, so unless Booster wants to show up at my door with trade paperbacks from the future, I will probably always be a little behind.