Work-in-progress timesamps (will continue to update!): 00:00 Starting Soon! 02:50 Welcome! 04:50 Setting the context 10:40 Pick #1 23:10 Three big guns (Pick#2?) 35:50 Is this true for all of Image? 39:00 Art and writing in comics 43:15 The Private Eye and Parameter #1 49:26 Three OGs and Pick #3
Just catching up with another stellar video from yourself!…and I love your torturing you! Thanks for the shout out and the great detailed dive into image comics.
Thanks so much, and i invite you torture me as often as possible, and yes that just doesn't look right typed out... I think perhaps now you have a better idea of why I was so alarmed when I first heard of your most excellent project? 😁
I’m so glad to see Graham that high on your list. I only discovered him last year, but many of his series are now in my favorites. As always, amazing video!
Thank you so much! And Brandon Graham - with the four books I talk of here - is definitely a personal favoruite! Very unique voice, and a great blend of things familiar and unfamiliar.
This guy loves Gin, or ginning up some fantastic and apt viewpoints that help solidify, expand and explore the beauty of this vast medium. Thanks as always!
Being the only one writing in the comments, my honourable mentions: Moonshine, Leave it to chance, Astro City, Royal City, Elephantmen, Savage Dragon, Four Women, The Authority, Planetary, Copperhead, Invisble republic, Black magic, Reckless, The Discipline, The Program, Skyward, Autumnlands, Mayday, Port of earth and Sex (JoeCasey/Piotr Kowalski).
The top 10 (actually 11!), compiled (video spoilers!): Astro City Saga Maxx Powers Lazarus Leave It to Chance Age of Bronze Brandon Graham - King City Hedra Beowulf I Kill Giants
I was very happy to see Beowulf make your list at the end. Like you, I have purchased and read 4 or 5 graphic novel adaptations of this classic tale, and this version was by far my favorite.
It's superb and honestly one of the first three books that popped into my mind when I first encountered the idea of 'favourite Image comics'. Lovely work, on all fronts.
Hilarious how the top 10 books turned into the top 100 honourable mentions lol. Totally enjoyed it. Have u read Rat Queens? The 1st 2 volumes are awesome.
Haha someone else made exactly the same point in meme form, check out the FtLoC community page here for that 😁 Glad you enjoyed the video! And i read the first volume of Rat Queens, which was fun but I never continued with the series. I do mention it here and in one of my Top 10 Fantasy comics videos.
Some good recommendations here. I'm excited. (It was many of the honorable mentions that I hadn't heard of!) I think if I made an Image list I would add "Royal City" by Lemire. Love the way he makes you fall in love with characters that are initially unlikable. Study of past, regret, moving on. Family dynamics. Trauma. It's painful and beautiful. And apropos of nothing related to Image, have you read "Ballad for Sophie" yet? I think you'll love that one--perfect marriage of story/art...another painful but ultimately beautiful and sweet book.
Oh yes, Royal City should definitely have been on thaat list of 'titles I'm looking to read', I've heard some very good things about it and I'm a fan of Lemores more low key and personal work. And I'm looking for Ballad right now! Cheers!
Well, maybe not 'popular' when compared to his Superman or Justice League stories, I guess, but I was thinking more about books like the Invsibles and the Filth, while I loved his Doom Patrol among many others. Oh I guess I didn't enjoy most of Multiversity either, but I don't think that was meant for readers like me anyway...
Always love hearing your thoughts on some of your favourite reads. Like you, I have probably 50 or so Image titles in my collection, but due to space restrictions I’ve sold many more and have read closer to 75. When it comes to my favourites, Brandon Graham’s Prophet always comes to mind first. It’s so ambitious, truly alien, and just unlike anything else. I adore Graham’s work and Prophet is the one that just clicks with me the most. Have you read Arclight from him and Marian Churchland? It’s a beautiful one volume fantasy which would be an honourable mention for me. I’d heartily second your praise for Saga, Beowulf, Hedra, and Lazarus (I’ve re-read it with each new volume and it’s just fantastic). Man, this is a tough project. Obviously, something from Brubaker & Phillips would make the top 10. Perhaps The Fade Out, Fatale, Reckless, or Pulp (if we’re excluding Criminal as you did). Other amazing books would be Andrew MacLean’s Head Lopper, James Stokoe’s Orc Stain, Little Bird, Black Science, East of West, Deadly Class, Southern Bastards and so many more. There’s a lot of amazing single volume comics that I could easily put on my top 10 too - Nameless, MCMXLLV, Steve Skroce’s Maestros, Simon Roy’s Tiger Lung and Habitat, Mirenda, First Knife, From Under Mountains. So many fantastic series.
So glad you enjoyed the video and even gladder to hear praise for so many books I have not yet read. I completely forgot about Tiger Lung, which I too enjoyed, but the rest go on my list to search out. As always, many thanks - conversations like these and the ones around are the main reason I enjoy running this channel so much!
Wow! This is a mega video! Wish I could have attended the live stream. Still in the first 5 minutes. I hope you've covered Stray Bullets by David Lapham, my single most favourite, most unforgettable comic book.
@@ftloc super happy that you covered it even though it's technically an El Capitan publication. In my humble opinion, Stray Bullets is the prime example of good storytelling in comics. It is like Tarantino writing comics, zooming in on and panning out from situations as and when needed to pull the reader back in. Also, l appreciate the coverage of some of the other series like the Maxx. Will definitely check them out. Thank you ! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Oh, I'm pretty sure it will have the entirety of Tarnished Angel, and probably the last short story from Vol 3, Family Album. Maybe some stories from vol 5 as well?
@@ftloc not sure, I have never actually read any of the series before. I definitely plan to get these metrobooks! Hopefully they are able to print the whole thing including the Vertigo series. I hope there is not rights issues with that. I have read Marvels and really enjoyed it, and I have also read the first two Autumnlands trades and liked that one a lot too. I think it’s on hiatus or something though.
Love the video! Monstress gets better as you go but sometimes the writing gets in the way, especially the cursing - still worth the read imo. My 1 recommendation is Head Lopper.
Thanks so much, and yes, if the writing had just been a little less arch and all over the place, Monstress may have hooked me more with the first volume. Maybe I'll attempt it again some day. Head Lopper I should definitely check out! Cheers!
Astrocity is back with Image and i just ordered the new 'Metrobook edition' ...a paperback compendium but it will work given i don't own it at all. Massively excited about it.
@@ftloc number one would be King City or anything by Brendan Graham. I've never heard of him before and love the art style. I Kill Giants and Hedra look cool too. Thanks again!
Image is my personal favourite publisher. Being in my early 30s I like to think that the company evolved as my taste in the comics medium evolved. I remember buying single issues of Spawn, Youngblood (had an excellent video game too), Pitt, The Maxx, Deathblow and Wizard magazines which hyped these books and made me aware of the creators behind them. After a brief hiatus, Image and Vertigo brought me back to the medium and I've not looked back since. Loved the video. Have some stray thoughts, questions: People hate Saga?! (*Insert "Kaun hai ye log? Kaha se aate hai ye log" meme*) Which is the best way to collect the first 40 odd Stray Bullets issues? I make this mistake all the time and you fell victim as well hehe.. Velvet isn't by Sean Phillips, it's Steve Epting. I really enjoyed it, Brubaker-Epting make a great team. I'll recommend Brubaker-Michael Lark's Scene of the Crime as well, I think it was inked by Sean Phillips. Typical gritty, crime drama as you'd expect from the crew. I completely understand the V1 and drop syndrome, I suffer from it, Bitch Planet, Redlands and many more have been on that list for me. Like you I also didn't enjoy Monstress, just wasn't for me. Since I very rarely re-read, as there so much ground I have to cover, I'll list my favourites based on how I felt when I initially read them and feel about them today. In no particular order, Invincible Southern Bastards The Goddamned Supreme Astro City Starlight Jupiter's Legacy The Fade Out Saga Airboy
An excellent list! I have been looking for books like Airboy and the Fade Out for literally years now. And i remember I have you to thank for recommending Jupiter's Legacy! I'd highly recommend getting the Uber Alles edition of Stray Bullets, there's really nothing that comes close to its storytelling. As for Saga, I think everything will have some valid critics, but the more beloved it is by a huge mad of people, the more likely the critics will feel enraged. So hate may be a strong word, but a casual yet pointed dislike could then come across as more vehement, because it is reacting to the worship as much as it is to the work itself. In a perhaps poor example, a movie I simply thought was disposable and stale, if it breaks box office records and wins all the best picture of the year awards, will suddenly become representative of all that is wrong with the world to me 😁
I enjoyed Chew; it was surprising and interesting throughout! I think I mention here (or maybe it was in another livestream?) how even the Poyo splashes, which were amusing but made me wonder about relevance, consistency and how they linked to the rest of the world, ended up being meaningful and significant to the story. Very fun combination of writing and art helped this be a series that I am fond of!
Haha I am so paranoid about leaving out context or misrepresenting myself when abridging that I find 'simple' lists dissatisfying. But just for you, here are the notes I was referring to during the stream. I ended up having a bunch more that I quickly show and go through that I didn''t have noted, so you'll have to watch the video to see those and to figure out how all of these below coalesced (perhaps!) into a Top 10 😁 Astro City (Invincible*) (**The Walking Dead) Saga (Spawn, Savage Dragon, Youngblood) The Maxx Supreme Powers (Criminal**) (Sleeper/ Fatale) Lazarus Leave it to Chance Age of Bronze* Prophet / King City/ Rain Like Hammers Beowulf I Kill Giants ___ Black Monday Murders, Extremity, the Fade Out, Flaming Carrot, I Hate Fairyland, Kill Or Be Killed, Orc Stain, Velvet, Ascender, Blue in green, Deadly Class _Peter Panzerfaust,, Sex Criminals, Sleepless, Chew, Casanova, Descender, East of West, Sleeper, Fatale, Happy, Ice cream man, Jupiter's legacy, Alex and Ada, Liquid city, Manhattan Projects, Paper Girls, Wicked + Divine, ***Groo the wanderer, Stray bullets Bone, Kabuki, The Private Eye
Following the example set by EBF, here's my top 10 (kinda) Starlight/Fear Agent (2 polar opposite homages to Flash Gordon) Prophet Beowulf Invincible Extremity The Manhattan Projects I Kill Giants Low East of West Jupiter's Legacy I kept the unfinished/ongoings out of consideration, thus excluding gems such as: Saga Astro City Black Magick Fell Criminal Honorable mentions (because so damn close) Hedra Blue in Green WicDiv
I wonder if anyone will ask you what an EBF is... Great lists, although of course I raised an eyebrow every now and then. But very sneaky getting rid of everything from Astro City to Fell by classifying them as 'incomplete'. That's a move I can truly appreciate and admire! 😁
Some of my Image favourites: Alan Moore’s WILDcats, Descender/Ascender, East of West, Gideon Falls, Lazarus, Monstress, Kill or be killed, Trees, Seven to eternity, Saga, Paper Girls, Southern Bastards and Goddamned.
Just finished the first volume of the metro book version released recently. Such a breath of fresh air. The chapters with confessor and altar boy had me gleefully smiling. The very first chapter about Samaritan was wonderful and beautiful start to the series. All in all such a solid read.
When I think of Image I think of Walking Dead. I'm pretty sure that was my first Image book, and it will have been for a lot of people. With 32 trade paperbacks to complete the series, it was around for a long time! Other highlights for me have been Saga, Gideon Falls, Descender, Alex & Ada, and Wicked & Divine.
I just looked it up and it looks very intriguing! I have enjoyed both JMS and Gary Frank's work on occasion so definitely looks worth a look. But as you said, the trade seems very hard to come by at a reasonable price. Added to the list, cheers!
@@ftloc for what it's worth, one of my favorite limited series of all time. But it spoke to me in various levels. Sadly Image doesn't seem to Reprint it anytime soon. Which is a shame, I believe it would still have an audience. It handlesntopics still relevant today. Hope you can find one at a reasonable price. Cheers
You should give Savage Dragon a second chance. And Freak Force and SuperPatriot (drawn by Dave Johnson). Spawn I just found boring. The few Youngblood issues written by Alan Moore was quite good.
Oh yes, I'll definitely take a look, because I don't think it ever had a first chance, not like I gave Spawn, for example. Can the Moore Youngblood stories be read without reading what comes before or after? 😁
Regarding saga, I think the heavy-handed lgbt/progressive agenda is off-putting for many and renders the book little more than propaganda. The art of Fiona staples is also some of the worst I have ever seen in the comics medium; I can’t even stand to look at it, inexplicable acclaim and awards notwithstanding.
Work-in-progress timesamps (will continue to update!):
00:00 Starting Soon!
02:50 Welcome!
04:50 Setting the context
10:40 Pick #1
23:10 Three big guns (Pick#2?)
35:50 Is this true for all of Image?
39:00 Art and writing in comics
43:15 The Private Eye and Parameter #1
49:26 Three OGs and Pick #3
Just catching up with another stellar video from yourself!…and I love your torturing you! Thanks for the shout out and the great detailed dive into image comics.
Thanks so much, and i invite you torture me as often as possible, and yes that just doesn't look right typed out...
I think perhaps now you have a better idea of why I was so alarmed when I first heard of your most excellent project? 😁
Thought on Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind?
As an Image comic? Or in general?
I’m so glad to see Graham that high on your list. I only discovered him last year, but many of his series are now in my favorites. As always, amazing video!
Thank you so much! And Brandon Graham - with the four books I talk of here - is definitely a personal favoruite! Very unique voice, and a great blend of things familiar and unfamiliar.
This guy loves Gin, or ginning up some fantastic and apt viewpoints that help solidify, expand and explore the beauty of this vast medium. Thanks as always!
Thank YOU, so glad you enjoyed the video, and even gladder to see you -it's been a while! Hope all is well with you and yours!
@@ftloc Thanks mate! Everything is going swimmingly!
Being the only one writing in the comments, my honourable mentions: Moonshine, Leave it to chance, Astro City, Royal City, Elephantmen, Savage Dragon, Four Women, The Authority, Planetary, Copperhead, Invisble republic, Black magic, Reckless, The Discipline, The Program, Skyward, Autumnlands, Mayday, Port of earth and Sex (JoeCasey/Piotr Kowalski).
The top 10 (actually 11!), compiled (video spoilers!):
Astro City
Saga
Maxx
Powers
Lazarus
Leave It to Chance
Age of Bronze
Brandon Graham - King City
Hedra
Beowulf
I Kill Giants
Hi! Could you give us the link for the video you talk at the begining, please? Where they pick te ONE favorite Image comic
Here it is th-cam.com/video/WeSVytZ8kOM/w-d-xo.html
I was very happy to see Beowulf make your list at the end. Like you, I have purchased and read 4 or 5 graphic novel adaptations of this classic tale, and this version was by far my favorite.
It's superb and honestly one of the first three books that popped into my mind when I first encountered the idea of 'favourite Image comics'. Lovely work, on all fronts.
Hilarious how the top 10 books turned into the top 100 honourable mentions lol. Totally enjoyed it. Have u read Rat Queens? The 1st 2 volumes are awesome.
Haha someone else made exactly the same point in meme form, check out the FtLoC community page here for that 😁
Glad you enjoyed the video! And i read the first volume of Rat Queens, which was fun but I never continued with the series. I do mention it here and in one of my Top 10 Fantasy comics videos.
Some good recommendations here. I'm excited. (It was many of the honorable mentions that I hadn't heard of!) I think if I made an Image list I would add "Royal City" by Lemire. Love the way he makes you fall in love with characters that are initially unlikable. Study of past, regret, moving on. Family dynamics. Trauma. It's painful and beautiful. And apropos of nothing related to Image, have you read "Ballad for Sophie" yet? I think you'll love that one--perfect marriage of story/art...another painful but ultimately beautiful and sweet book.
Oh yes, Royal City should definitely have been on thaat list of 'titles I'm looking to read', I've heard some very good things about it and I'm a fan of Lemores more low key and personal work.
And I'm looking for Ballad right now!
Cheers!
Hey! You mentioned in the stream not liking some of Grant Morrison's popular runs. Could you tell me which set of series are you referring to?
Well, maybe not 'popular' when compared to his Superman or Justice League stories, I guess, but I was thinking more about books like the Invsibles and the Filth, while I loved his Doom Patrol among many others. Oh I guess I didn't enjoy most of Multiversity either, but I don't think that was meant for readers like me anyway...
Always love hearing your thoughts on some of your favourite reads. Like you, I have probably 50 or so Image titles in my collection, but due to space restrictions I’ve sold many more and have read closer to 75. When it comes to my favourites, Brandon Graham’s Prophet always comes to mind first. It’s so ambitious, truly alien, and just unlike anything else. I adore Graham’s work and Prophet is the one that just clicks with me the most. Have you read Arclight from him and Marian Churchland? It’s a beautiful one volume fantasy which would be an honourable mention for me.
I’d heartily second your praise for Saga, Beowulf, Hedra, and Lazarus (I’ve re-read it with each new volume and it’s just fantastic). Man, this is a tough project. Obviously, something from Brubaker & Phillips would make the top 10. Perhaps The Fade Out, Fatale, Reckless, or Pulp (if we’re excluding Criminal as you did). Other amazing books would be Andrew MacLean’s Head Lopper, James Stokoe’s Orc Stain, Little Bird, Black Science, East of West, Deadly Class, Southern Bastards and so many more. There’s a lot of amazing single volume comics that I could easily put on my top 10 too - Nameless, MCMXLLV, Steve Skroce’s Maestros, Simon Roy’s Tiger Lung and Habitat, Mirenda, First Knife, From Under Mountains. So many fantastic series.
So glad you enjoyed the video and even gladder to hear praise for so many books I have not yet read. I completely forgot about Tiger Lung, which I too enjoyed, but the rest go on my list to search out. As always, many thanks - conversations like these and the ones around are the main reason I enjoy running this channel so much!
Thank you, i would love to see a video about some of your favorite comics protagonist
Good characters are the main thing that attract me to a story
Ooh, good category! I believe I had a 'favoruite character' question in one of my Q and As, but it would definitely make for an interesting Top 10! 😁
Wow! This is a mega video! Wish I could have attended the live stream. Still in the first 5 minutes. I hope you've covered Stray Bullets by David Lapham, my single most favourite, most unforgettable comic book.
Haha what did you think if the 'coverage'? 😁
@@ftloc super happy that you covered it even though it's technically an El Capitan publication. In my humble opinion, Stray Bullets is the prime example of good storytelling in comics. It is like Tarantino writing comics, zooming in on and panning out from situations as and when needed to pull the reader back in. Also, l appreciate the coverage of some of the other series like the Maxx. Will definitely check them out. Thank you ! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
There is a second astro city metrobook listed on Amazon for August. I don’t how far that goes with the previous trades though.
Oh, I'm pretty sure it will have the entirety of Tarnished Angel, and probably the last short story from Vol 3, Family Album. Maybe some stories from vol 5 as well?
@@ftloc not sure, I have never actually read any of the series before. I definitely plan to get these metrobooks! Hopefully they are able to print the whole thing including the Vertigo series. I hope there is not rights issues with that. I have read Marvels and really enjoyed it, and I have also read the first two Autumnlands trades and liked that one a lot too. I think it’s on hiatus or something though.
Love the video! Monstress gets better as you go but sometimes the writing gets in the way, especially the cursing - still worth the read imo. My 1 recommendation is Head Lopper.
Thanks so much, and yes, if the writing had just been a little less arch and all over the place, Monstress may have hooked me more with the first volume. Maybe I'll attempt it again some day. Head Lopper I should definitely check out! Cheers!
Astrocity is back with Image and i just ordered the new 'Metrobook edition' ...a paperback compendium but it will work given i don't own it at all.
Massively excited about it.
Oh you're in for a treat! Those Metrobooks have been a long time coming, and are very needed!
Since I don’t watch this live, but one of the best Image comics: Jim Valentino’s autobiographical comic A touch of silver!
Oooh, thank you, I need to look that up!
Lots of stuff added to my "to buy" list after this video. Thanks
So happy to hear that! Any particular ones got you most curious?
@@ftloc number one would be King City or anything by Brendan Graham. I've never heard of him before and love the art style.
I Kill Giants and Hedra look cool too. Thanks again!
Image is my personal favourite publisher. Being in my early 30s I like to think that the company evolved as my taste in the comics medium evolved. I remember buying single issues of Spawn, Youngblood (had an excellent video game too), Pitt, The Maxx, Deathblow and Wizard magazines which hyped these books and made me aware of the creators behind them. After a brief hiatus, Image and Vertigo brought me back to the medium and I've not looked back since.
Loved the video. Have some stray thoughts, questions:
People hate Saga?! (*Insert "Kaun hai ye log? Kaha se aate hai ye log" meme*)
Which is the best way to collect the first 40 odd Stray Bullets issues?
I make this mistake all the time and you fell victim as well hehe.. Velvet isn't by Sean Phillips, it's Steve Epting. I really enjoyed it, Brubaker-Epting make a great team. I'll recommend Brubaker-Michael Lark's Scene of the Crime as well, I think it was inked by Sean Phillips. Typical gritty, crime drama as you'd expect from the crew.
I completely understand the V1 and drop syndrome, I suffer from it, Bitch Planet, Redlands and many more have been on that list for me. Like you I also didn't enjoy Monstress, just wasn't for me.
Since I very rarely re-read, as there so much ground I have to cover, I'll list my favourites based on how I felt when I initially read them and feel about them today.
In no particular order,
Invincible
Southern Bastards
The Goddamned
Supreme
Astro City
Starlight
Jupiter's Legacy
The Fade Out
Saga
Airboy
An excellent list! I have been looking for books like Airboy and the Fade Out for literally years now. And i remember I have you to thank for recommending Jupiter's Legacy!
I'd highly recommend getting the Uber Alles edition of Stray Bullets, there's really nothing that comes close to its storytelling.
As for Saga, I think everything will have some valid critics, but the more beloved it is by a huge mad of people, the more likely the critics will feel enraged. So hate may be a strong word, but a casual yet pointed dislike could then come across as more vehement, because it is reacting to the worship as much as it is to the work itself.
In a perhaps poor example, a movie I simply thought was disposable and stale, if it breaks box office records and wins all the best picture of the year awards, will suddenly become representative of all that is wrong with the world to me 😁
I’m currently making my way through The Wicked + The Divine and I’m enjoying it so far.
It's a fun ride, I completely agree!
Nice Comic book And Favourite
Have you read Chew? That was the book that got me into Image, and I’d like to hear your thoughts on it.
I enjoyed Chew; it was surprising and interesting throughout! I think I mention here (or maybe it was in another livestream?) how even the Poyo splashes, which were amusing but made me wonder about relevance, consistency and how they linked to the rest of the world, ended up being meaningful and significant to the story. Very fun combination of writing and art helped this be a series that I am fond of!
Hey Man, thanks for responding! I just found your channel, and I’m loving it so far. Stay great!
@@idimation5579 so glad to hear it, long may that enjoyment continue! 😁
Holy crap three hours. Can I have a shortlist of titles mentioned? I'll try to find time to watch the video later.
Haha I am so paranoid about leaving out context or misrepresenting myself when abridging that I find 'simple' lists dissatisfying.
But just for you, here are the notes I was referring to during the stream.
I ended up having a bunch more that I quickly show and go through that I didn''t have noted, so you'll have to watch the video to see those and to figure out how all of these below coalesced (perhaps!) into a Top 10 😁
Astro City
(Invincible*)
(**The Walking Dead)
Saga
(Spawn, Savage Dragon, Youngblood)
The Maxx
Supreme
Powers
(Criminal**)
(Sleeper/ Fatale)
Lazarus
Leave it to Chance
Age of Bronze*
Prophet / King City/ Rain Like Hammers
Beowulf
I Kill Giants
___ Black Monday Murders, Extremity, the Fade Out, Flaming Carrot, I Hate Fairyland, Kill Or Be Killed,
Orc Stain, Velvet, Ascender, Blue in green, Deadly Class
_Peter Panzerfaust,, Sex Criminals, Sleepless, Chew, Casanova, Descender, East of West, Sleeper, Fatale, Happy, Ice cream man, Jupiter's legacy, Alex and Ada, Liquid city, Manhattan Projects, Paper Girls, Wicked + Divine,
***Groo the wanderer, Stray bullets
Bone, Kabuki, The Private Eye
@@ftloc Thanks a bunch, this will definitely get me started!
You also have Supreme: Blue Rose written by Warren Ellis.
Following the example set by EBF, here's my top 10 (kinda)
Starlight/Fear Agent (2 polar opposite homages to Flash Gordon)
Prophet
Beowulf
Invincible
Extremity
The Manhattan Projects
I Kill Giants
Low
East of West
Jupiter's Legacy
I kept the unfinished/ongoings out of consideration, thus excluding gems such as:
Saga
Astro City
Black Magick
Fell
Criminal
Honorable mentions (because so damn close)
Hedra
Blue in Green
WicDiv
I wonder if anyone will ask you what an EBF is...
Great lists, although of course I raised an eyebrow every now and then. But very sneaky getting rid of everything from Astro City to Fell by classifying them as 'incomplete'. That's a move I can truly appreciate and admire! 😁
Some of my Image favourites: Alan Moore’s WILDcats, Descender/Ascender, East of West, Gideon Falls, Lazarus, Monstress, Kill or be killed, Trees, Seven to eternity, Saga, Paper Girls, Southern Bastards and Goddamned.
Ooh some good tips in there! Thanks!
Descender/Ascender was Epic. Truly looking forward to Little Monsters by the same team.
I’m very happy that I’m going to finally be able to read Astro City in print!!
Yes, hooray for everyone who's been waiting for so long! 😁
Just finished the first volume of the metro book version released recently. Such a breath of fresh air. The chapters with confessor and altar boy had me gleefully smiling. The very first chapter about Samaritan was wonderful and beautiful start to the series. All in all such a solid read.
When I think of Image I think of Walking Dead. I'm pretty sure that was my first Image book, and it will have been for a lot of people. With 32 trade paperbacks to complete the series, it was around for a long time!
Other highlights for me have been Saga, Gideon Falls, Descender, Alex & Ada, and Wicked & Divine.
Oh I forgot to mention both Gideon Falls and Royal City as books I need to check out! Cheers!
@@ftloc both are excellent reads! Very, very different books, but they definitely show the range of an incredible writer.
An absolutely underapprrciated (older) Image title is Midnight Nation. Probably hard to get nowadays. But definitely worth a look.
I just looked it up and it looks very intriguing! I have enjoyed both JMS and Gary Frank's work on occasion so definitely looks worth a look. But as you said, the trade seems very hard to come by at a reasonable price. Added to the list, cheers!
@@ftloc for what it's worth, one of my favorite limited series of all time. But it spoke to me in various levels. Sadly Image doesn't seem to Reprint it anytime soon. Which is a shame, I believe it would still have an audience. It handlesntopics still relevant today. Hope you can find one at a reasonable price. Cheers
Hedra was a self published news paper tabloid before Image printed it. The older version is even more beautiful and fantastic to read
Wow, now the rest of my life will feature a hunt for this version!
You should give Savage Dragon a second chance. And Freak Force and SuperPatriot (drawn by Dave Johnson). Spawn I just found boring. The few Youngblood issues written by Alan Moore was quite good.
Oh yes, I'll definitely take a look, because I don't think it ever had a first chance, not like I gave Spawn, for example. Can the Moore Youngblood stories be read without reading what comes before or after? 😁
Well, it is only the four issue miniseries Judgement day and one or two Youngblood issues.
I can't be there again sorry but i have enjoyed the recording thank you can you plz reply me on descord
Hope you enjoyed the recording!
Best of image is Spawn, Darkness, Pitt, Maxx, Witchblade, Cyber Force, Battle Chasers, Gen 13, Danger Girl. Modern Image is repulsive.
Regarding saga, I think the heavy-handed lgbt/progressive agenda is off-putting for many and renders the book little more than propaganda. The art of Fiona staples is also some of the worst I have ever seen in the comics medium; I can’t even stand to look at it, inexplicable acclaim and awards notwithstanding.