Just curious to those Escapists who also read comics, what one-off or mini-series you enjoyed most.
Mine is DC's Kingdom Come. Set about a generation after the "current" (post 96) DC Universe, it involves Superman in self-imposed exile after the death of some of his best friends at the hands of the Joker, who in the end gets killed by a new super-"hero" named Magog. Superman, outraged at the public's reaction to Magog's brutal murder of the Joker, quits being the "world protector" and retreats to the Fortress of Solitude. His self-imposed exile results in the world's metahumans no longer having a "moral compass" to guide them and thus now openly war with each other regardless if normal beings get caught in the crossfire.
There's a lot more to the story, but I'm not going to spoil it for those who haven't read it yet. But pretty much every DC Super-Hero or Villain gets at least a nod in this, plus some who seem to be descendants from other heroes/villains.
It kinda parallels the Civil War idea in the Marvel universe but leads me to believe, since it was written years prior to that storyline, that Marvel borrowed heavily from the premise.
Even though its technically part of the Elseworlds comics in DC, there have been notations to Kingdom Come being the canonical future.
Anyway, whats your favorite?
Mine is DC's Kingdom Come. Set about a generation after the "current" (post 96) DC Universe, it involves Superman in self-imposed exile after the death of some of his best friends at the hands of the Joker, who in the end gets killed by a new super-"hero" named Magog. Superman, outraged at the public's reaction to Magog's brutal murder of the Joker, quits being the "world protector" and retreats to the Fortress of Solitude. His self-imposed exile results in the world's metahumans no longer having a "moral compass" to guide them and thus now openly war with each other regardless if normal beings get caught in the crossfire.
There's a lot more to the story, but I'm not going to spoil it for those who haven't read it yet. But pretty much every DC Super-Hero or Villain gets at least a nod in this, plus some who seem to be descendants from other heroes/villains.
It kinda parallels the Civil War idea in the Marvel universe but leads me to believe, since it was written years prior to that storyline, that Marvel borrowed heavily from the premise.
Even though its technically part of the Elseworlds comics in DC, there have been notations to Kingdom Come being the canonical future.
Anyway, whats your favorite?
