[Road to 50] Comics

These aren't the best 50 comics of all time, or most important or even really in any kind of reliable order. They are however the 50 comics (collections or single writer runs) that I have most affection for that I have on a shelf or in a long box in my flat. There are a lot of stories I love that didn't make the list but that is the point I guess!


  1. The New Frontier - Darwyn Cooke
  2. Starman - Robinson, Harris
  3. Nexus - Baron, Rude
  4. Alias: Jessica Jones - Bendis, Gaydos
  5. Zenith (2000AD) - Morrison, Yeowell
  6. Batman Year One - Miller, Mazzucchelli
  7. All Star Superman - Morrison, Quitely
  8. The Golden Age - Robinson, Smith
  9. Powers - Bendis, Oeming
  10. Ultimate Spiderman - Bendis, Bagley
  11. Bad Company (2000AD) - Wagner/Grant, Ewins
  12. Criminal - Brubaker, Phillips
  13. Fables - Willingham, Buckingham
  14. The Legion of Superheroes: The Great Darkness Saga - Levitz, Giffen
  15. The Ballad of Halo Jones (2000AD) - Moore, Gibson
  16. Preacher - Ennis, Dillon
  17. Daredevil - Bendis, Maleev
  18. Top 10 - Moore, Ha
  19. VCs (2000AD) - Gerry Finley-Day, Cam Kennedy et al
  20. Astro City - Busiek, Anderson
  21. The Dark Knight Returns - Miller
  22. Superman: Secret Identity - Busiek, Immonen
  23. JSA - Robinson/Johns
  24. Chopper - OZ (2000AD) - Wagner/Grant et al
  25. Kingdom Come - Waid, Ross
  26. Miracle Man - King, Gerards
  27. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Moore, O’Neil
  28. Hawkeye - Fraction, Aja
  29. Justice League International - Giffen/DeMatteis, Kevin Maguire
  30. Watchmen - Moore, Gibbons
  31. Gotham Central - Brubaker/Rucka, Lark
  32. Planetary - Ellis, Cassaday
  33. The Legion of Superheroes: Five Years Later - Giffen
  34. Stumptown - Rucka et al
  35. X-Men - Morrison, Quitely
  36. Hip Hop Family Tree - Piskor
  37. Invincible - Kirkman, Ottley
  38. Lazarus - Rucka, Lark
  39. Man of Steel - Byrne
  40. Astonishing X-Men - Whedon, Cassaday
  41. The Flash - Baron / Messner-Loebs
  42. Birds of Prey - Simone, Benes
  43. JLA - Morrison, Porter
  44. The Authority - Ellis, Hitch
  45. Batgirl (of Burnside) - Stewart, Fletcher
  46. Wonder Woman - Perez
  47. Suicide Squad - Ostrander et al
  48. Captain Britain - Moore, Davis
  49. Conan the Barbarian - Busiek, Nord
  50. Green Lantern Corps - Englehart et al