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  • more about #mustread more comments →
    Perhaps Not: You know, I know this post is several months old, and I know it's not cool to rag on the writers in the comments, but howzabout you remove the GIANT-A... more »
    Kpibca: Hello from the future, ancient article! I have come with a dire warning of the fate of Heroes! more »
    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: "Flatliners" and "Event Horizon"? Seriously? Delaney, Catigan, Gibson, sure. But "Flatliners"? If it weren't for Baby Kiefer, who'd care to watch? more »
    Grey_Area: My friend thought Harrison was bonkers for this list. I like that he includes not just books and movies but comics, music, and video games. I think th... more »
    Hotscot: I wish there had been an "Event Horizon" sequel.. more »
    Quilt: There's a few in here that I haven't read yet. Nice list. more »
    Laura Eleanor Jefferson: I really liked the first volume of _Promethea_ , its heroine and her life and her fine universe, and then I became progressively more bored with the e... more »
    Grey_Area: Halo Jones for, as the kids say, the Win. Probably heavily influenced by Haldeman's Forever War in the third act, but hey, it really is a powerful pie... more »
    Grey_Area: Excellent list, Charlie. I might quibble or play "What about...", but the rules of 10 Best Things clearly state there can only be ten. That's a rough ... more »
    faustmonkey: Sorry, Charlie. I admit to skimming -- I looked at the entries themselves. Having said that, you really should give Miracleman a read. more »
    faustmonkey: The Killing Joke is a less essential Alan Moore work than 1963? Captain Britain is better than Voice of the Fire? I'd recommend his brilliant scifi Cu... more »
    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: Where does one find these "comics torrents" I hear you young'uns talking about? For the out of print stuff only, of course, I would NEVER pirate somet... more »
    lightninglouie: "John Byrne's classic reboot..." If by "reboot" you mean "explosive, chunky vomiting." more »
    ColemanGiggles: I own every single issue of MiracleMan. It is one of the single best comic series ever created! more »
    Plague: Promethea just may be Moore's craziest venture- at points it is so far away from a "superhero" comic book that your head might explode. At least until... more »
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