read 100 graphic novels in 2008

Moon Knight- God and Country

i found the story mostly incomprehensible, the characters unlikely, and am pretty sure I’ll never read another Moon Knight comic. Although the art was rather pretty.

3/10

All Star Superman Vol 1

Love this series, but Grant Morrison is sooooo slow putting out issues.

8/10

74. Titans Around the World
75. Who is Barry Allen?
76. JLA Strength in Numbers
77. JLA Tower of Babel

Robin A Hero Reborn

This is the tale of Tim Drake’s ascent into becoming Robin. I loved the Robin part written by Chuck Dixon, but the Batman pieces written by Alan Grant felt cheesy and old.

6.5/10

Batman Hush Vol 2

Just as good as the first volume and the twists and turns are riveting. Intriguing use of familiar characters helps shine them in a new light, and the introduction of another notable character just adds another layer to the already epic mythos.

9/10

Batman Hush Vol 1

Love this book. I had never heard of it before, but a friend of mine recently bought both volumes. Very clever, and Jim Lee’s art just jumps off of the page.

9/10

Green Lantern: Sinestro War Vol. 2

Geoff Johns at his finest. Reinvents Green Lantern by giving redefinition to many of the minor members of the Corps and tweaking the major players. Loved it.

8.5/10

The Flash: Rogue War

Excellent. Lots of action and some more insight into some of the villains in the Rogue’s gallery. Would definitely like to read more of Johns’ Flash stuff.

7.5/10

The Flash: Rogues

I’ve never read a Flash graphic novel before. He’s always the silly character, the comic relief. This graphic novel had no silliness at all, and Johns was at his best reinventing the Rogue’s (the team of villains The Flash squares off against). Excellent stuff and helped distract me during my recuperation.

8/10

Nightwing Year One

I have had an unfair impression in my head that all things Robin and Nightwing should be avoided at all costs. Part of this comes from their awful depictions on the original Batman series, and the suckfest that was Batman and Robin.

That being said, a friend of mine told me to read this graphic novel and I loved it. I didn’t want to, because now I have to go and read all these other stories, but in the long run that’s alright.

I’m very open to new things and so I never run out of things to do. I argue regularly about this with one of my best friends who is afraid to get into things. In the long run though, he often has no idea what to do with himself.

So yeah, I loved Nightwing and I’ll likely read a whole lot more of it.

8.5/10