{"id":83,"date":"2008-06-10T07:00:08","date_gmt":"2008-06-10T11:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/2008\/06\/10\/dc-comics-a-newbies-guide\/"},"modified":"2008-06-09T23:47:51","modified_gmt":"2008-06-10T03:47:51","slug":"dc-comics-a-newbies-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/06\/10\/dc-comics-a-newbies-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"DC Comics&#8230; a newbie&#8217;s guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dccomics.com\/\" title=\"DC Comics\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\" width=\"220\" src=\"http:\/\/weblogs.variety.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/dclogo.jpg\" alt=\"DC Comics\" height=\"191\" \/><\/a>I was asked\u00a0to recommend a few DC comics to help a\u00a0newbie\u00a0reader get started. With approximately 70 years of comics published out there, it can seem a daunting task to figure out where to begin.\u00a0 Personally I would recommend you start off with some of the\u00a0collected editions (typically called graphic novels or trade paperbacks) available through many bookstores and\u00a0online retailers.\u00a0 These provide you with a complete story and are often good reads.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Now, I&#8217;m\u00a0going on the assumption that most people have a basic understanding of the core DC characters from watching the &#8220;Super Friends&#8221; growing up.\u00a0 If not, then where have you been living?\u00a0 There are a few well known DC stories, such as &#8220;Crisis on Infinite Earths&#8221;, &#8220;Infinite Crisis&#8221;, and &#8220;Countdown&#8221;, that I would not recommend to a newbie reader even though these books are high-profile and often discussed.\u00a0 Given the complexity and continuity involved in those books, I would wait to read them until you are fairly entrenched in the DC mythos.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">I would recommend you start off with one of the team books (such as Kingdom Come or JLA).\u00a0 That way you can see a variety of characters.\u00a0 Once you discover a character that you find really interesting,\u00a0seek out their own title for further adventures.\u00a0 If you find yourself intrigued by\u00a0certain characters and want more information immediately, try Wikipedia.\u00a0 Comic fans are really diligent in keeping the superhero entries up-to-date (just watch out for spoilers).<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">If you are looking for a good superhero adventure, I would recommend&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dccomics.com\/redirect\/?1410\" title=\"Kingdom Come\" class=\"broken_link\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\" width=\"80\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dccomics.com\/media\/product\/1\/4\/1410_80x120.jpg\" alt=\"Kingdom Come\" height=\"120\" \/>Kingdom Come<\/a> &#8211; A near-future tale of what could happen if superheroes lacked a sense of responsibility.\u00a0 Includes the\u00a0Justice League and the next generation of heroes.\u00a0 A thought provoking story and Alex Ross&#8217;s painted artwork is unbelievable.\u00a0\u00a0 One of the best superhero comics ever.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dccomics.com\/redirect\/?1378\" title=\"JLA Volume 1\" class=\"broken_link\">JLA Volume 1: New World Order<\/a> &#8211; This starts writer Grant Morrison&#8217;s fantastic run on\u00a0Justice League.\u00a0 This league featured the big guns: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, Aquaman, and Martian Manhunter.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dccomics.com\/redirect\/?5805\" title=\"Identity Crisis\" class=\"broken_link\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\" width=\"80\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dccomics.com\/media\/product\/5\/8\/5805_80x120.jpg\" alt=\"Identity Crisis\" height=\"120\" \/>Identity Crisis<\/a> &#8211; Best-selling novelist\u00a0Brad Meltzer&#8217;s superhero murder mystery.\u00a0 Fantastic story featuring a wide variety of DC characters.\u00a0 This story made it fun to discuss\u00a0comics again.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dccomics.com\/redirect\/?1279\" title=\"Batman The Dark Knight Returns\" class=\"broken_link\">Batman: The Dark Knight Returns<\/a> &#8211; Writer\/Artist Frank Miller&#8217;s gritty masterpiece that redefined Batman and changed superhero comics forever.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dccomics.com\/redirect\/?6411\" title=\"Batman Year One\" class=\"broken_link\">Batman: Year One<\/a> &#8211; Another Frank Miller gem.\u00a0 You can see a lot of Batman Begins in this tale<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dccomics.com\/redirect\/?2339\" title=\"Batman Hush Volume 1\" class=\"broken_link\">Batman: Hush Volumes 1<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dccomics.com\/redirect\/?2480\" title=\"Batman Hush Volume 2\" class=\"broken_link\">&amp; 2 <\/a>&#8211; A good recent Batman story with amazing artwork by Jim Lee<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dccomics.com\/redirect\/?2714\" title=\"Superman\/Batman Volume 1\" class=\"broken_link\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\" width=\"80\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dccomics.com\/media\/product\/2\/7\/2714_80x120.jpg\" alt=\"Superman\/Batman\" height=\"120\" \/>Superman\/Batman: Public Enemies<\/a> &#8211; This comic has great action, fun superhero bits,\u00a0and amazing artwork\u00a0by Ed McGuinness.\u00a0 And you get two heroes for the price of one.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dccomics.com\/graphic_novels\/?gn=5713\" title=\"Superman Up, Up and Away\" class=\"broken_link\">Superman: Up, Up and Away<\/a> &#8211; Solid story that kicked off the current run of Superman comics.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dccomics.com\/graphic_novels\/?gn=1574\" title=\"Death of Superman\" class=\"broken_link\">The Death of Superman<\/a> &#8211; While this isn&#8217;t the finest literature on the list, it&#8217;s decent and\u00a0worth mentioning because of\u00a0the impact on the general public and comic publishing afterwards.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dccomics.com\/graphic_novels\/?gn=8754\" title=\"Wonder Woman\" class=\"broken_link\">Wonder Woman: Who is Wonder Woman<\/a> &#8211; Allan Heinberg (TVs &#8220;Grey&#8217;s Anatomy&#8221; &amp; Young Avengers) wrote this tale that kicked off the current run of Wonder Woman.\u00a0 Great art, too!<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dccomics.com\/graphic_novels\/?gn=9168\" title=\"Green Lantern Volume 2\" class=\"broken_link\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\" width=\"80\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dccomics.com\/media\/product\/8\/5\/8543_80x120.jpg\" alt=\"Green Lantern Sinestro Corps War\" height=\"120\" \/>Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War Volumes 1 &amp; 2<\/a> &#8211; Runaway hit of 2007!\u00a0 It features the Green Lantern Corp against their newly-created evil counterparts.\u00a0 One of the best Green Lantern stories ever told!<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dccomics.com\/graphic_novels\/?gn=1448\" title=\"Flash Born to Run\" class=\"broken_link\">Flash: Born to Run<\/a> &#8211; Writer Mark Waid retells Flash&#8217;s origin.\u00a0 From the 1990&#8217;s, but still great stuff!<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dccomics.com\/graphic_novels\/?gn=1349\" title=\"Green Arrow Longbow Hunters\" class=\"broken_link\">Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters <\/a>&#8211; Writer\/Artist Mike Grell made Green Arrow interesting and gritty in the 1980s.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dccomics.com\/graphic_novels\/?gn=1347\" title=\"Green Arrow Volume 1\" class=\"broken_link\">Green Arrow Volume 1: Quiver <\/a>&#8211; This storyline by big-time Hollywood writer Kevin Smith kicked off the current incarnation of Green Arrow.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"justify\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">If you are looking for mature reader stories that really make you think, I would recommend&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dccomics.com\/redirect\/?1462\" title=\"Watchmen\" class=\"broken_link\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\" width=\"80\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dccomics.com\/media\/product\/1\/4\/1462_80x120.jpg\" alt=\"Watchmen\" height=\"120\" \/>Watchmen<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Soon to be a major motion picture!\u00a0 This is considered by many to be writer Alan Moore&#8217;s masterpiece.\u00a0 The gritty story deconstructs the super hero concept and contrasts it with real world reactions.\u00a0 Great stuff.\u00a0 Can be read again and again.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dccomics.com\/redirect\/?4353\" title=\"Batman: Arkham Asylum\" class=\"broken_link\">Batman: Arkham Asylum<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; An astounding psychological horror story by writer Grant Morrison and artist Dave McKean.\u00a0 Batman must enter Arkham Asylum after the inmates have taken control.\u00a0 Very dark, disturbing, and full of symbolism.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dccomics.com\/redirect\/?1696\" title=\"Sandman Volume 1\" class=\"broken_link\">Sandman Volume 1: Preludes &amp; Nocturnes<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; The first story of Morpheus, Lord of Dreams.\u00a0 This was a landmark series that pushed comic book writing forward.\u00a0 Very creative,\u00a0thought-provoking, and still one of the best ongoing series ever.\u00a0 This particular trade isn&#8217;t the strongest of the series, but it sets the stage for the rest.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dccomics.com\/redirect\/?1606\" title=\"Fables Volume 1\" class=\"broken_link\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\" width=\"80\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dccomics.com\/media\/product\/1\/6\/1606_80x120.jpg\" alt=\"Fables\" height=\"120\" \/>Fables Volume 1: Legends in Exile<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; A fantastic series that takes the fables you heard as a child and gives them a fascinating twist into modern day.\u00a0 This is the first trade, but the whole series is excellent.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dccomics.com\/graphic_novels\/?gn=1612\" title=\"Hellblazer Dangerous Habits\" class=\"broken_link\">Hellblazer: Dangerous Habits<\/a> &#8211; Writer Garth Ennis spins an awesome tale of John Constantine after he discovers he&#8217;s dying of lung cancer.\u00a0 Just forget the Keanu Reeves movie and enjoy this fine work.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"justify\">I hope this helps those new to DC comics.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a fantastic and varied line of titles, and I think they offer\u00a0something for everyone.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Tell the world about ONCE UPON A GEEK:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-83\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/06\/10\/dc-comics-a-newbies-guide\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-83\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/06\/10\/dc-comics-a-newbies-guide\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/06\/10\/dc-comics-a-newbies-guide\/?share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email this to a friend\"><span>Email<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#\" class=\"sharing-anchor sd-button share-more\"><span>More<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"sharing-hidden\"><div class=\"inner\" style=\"display: none;\"><ul><li class=\"share-reddit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-reddit sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/06\/10\/dc-comics-a-newbies-guide\/?share=reddit\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Reddit\"><span>Reddit<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-83\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/06\/10\/dc-comics-a-newbies-guide\/?share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\"><span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was asked\u00a0to recommend a few DC comics to help a\u00a0newbie\u00a0reader get started. 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