Major Spoilers Podcast Trade Paperbacks you should own

[doubledumbassonyou]

After much consternation ... I selected Ultimates Vol. I, lambast me if you will but it is absolutely badass. 

[hermit]

ultimates is an awesome book, one of the best of that year. too bad they decided to base nick fury on  samuel l jackson.

[doubledumbassonyou]

ultimates is an awesome book, one of the best of that year. too bad they decided to base nick fury on  samuel l jackson.

There is nothing wrong with having Ultimate Nick Fury resemble Samuel L. Jackson, he's one BAMF. 

[hermit]

i'm just sick of seeing him everywhere

[doubledumbassonyou]

One can never tire of SLJ.  Put him in every film project.

[pneumatic]

Really? No love for Watchmen? I made an account simply to give it a vote. That book isn't just the greatest trade ever, it spans mediums. It's one of the best creative works ever. I went into this going, "Oh, this isn't even fair. Watchmen is just a completely different piece of work, it stands alone, outside of the comic book realm. Hell, I know mom's who have read fucking Watchmen. Why even do that to the others? That'll win hands down." Wow, I was wrong. But this is a great list of books, just incredible. Good work men.

I did the same man. Had to register to vote Watchman.

[hermit]

come on people, i don't know how many people listen to the podcast, but they each need to answer this poll.

going back to the watchmen discussion. i didn't vote for it because, while it is the greatest book ever, it's not the one i'd pick for a repeat reading. i voted for Bone because this is the kind of book that i'll pick up and read anytime because of the quality of the writing, the great art and the simplicity of the story (yet, it is filled with twist and surprise). in the case of watchmen, you need to be in the mood to read it. it is so dense, you can't just read it, you have to invest yourself in it.

[tkhatlen]

A couple of trades that should have been on the list are Meltdown from Image and Identity Crisis. I credit both of these titles with getting me back in to comics. They were the first ones I read after about 20 years away from comics and they got me back with a biff-kapow-kraaakoooom!

[Aubreii]

I went with Earth X.  I love Alex Ross' art and the story was new and unusual, can't complain on that front.

I do feel there were superior trades left out, no preacher?  Really?

Marvels was a close second. I loved that and the follow up is proving to look very interesting!

[catdad6]

I'd like to second Identity Crisis and add Fables (which has a lot of volumes. I'd also like to second that the library bound editions of Hellboy are just wonderful both to read and look at.

Also I liked "the Rabbi's cat" (both)... but that may not actually be a trade and probably is really a graphic novel. Good though.

[Dr. Bolty]

Threw in a vote for Astro City, partly because I'm a shameless Busiek fanboy and partly because it has aged much better (at least to me) than everything else I own on that list. Although Watchmen was only soured to me because it was adapted into a movie that was apparently directed by the exact sort of person who thought that the gore and sex were more important than the story (or at least more marketable, in his defense).

[Navarre]

I had to go with The Watchmen, even though it seemed to be the bandwagon answer.

I read Hermit's answer but, I would read this again. Even knowing the plot, there are some many nuances, layers, and hidden details to the work that I think it bears a second reading (or more).

But he and I both agree that a good piece of literature needs to be more than a one-shot experience.

[xpeterx]

from that whole list I only read watchman sofar.

I'm busy (between other things) reading the sandman tpb's but have not finished book 2 yet.

[mguy1977]

Golden Age gets my vote.

Matthew