Welcome to the first part of Cullination's Apocalyptic Weekend!
10 Comic Books You Need To Read Before You Die! (in no particular order)
1. Batman: Long Halloween
One of my all time favorite Batman graphic novels! It's a story about mystery. It starts on Halloween night, in which a murder takes place. Since then, a murder occurs corresponding with different holidays. The story covers Christmas, Valentine's Day, Easter, etc. It is an amazing read and if you are a fan of Batman or comic books at all, you should definitely read this before you die!
2. X-Men: Days of Future Past
One of the best X-Men stories out there (and soon to be a film in 2014). It's a story mostly based around Wolverine and Kitty Pride. They most join together to save the past by saving the future for all human and mutant kind!
3. Amazing Spider-Man #121 (The Night Gwen Stacy Died)
The biggest turning point in comic book history. Peter Parker has experienced a lot of heart break and tragedy in his life. But none greater than when his love of his life died. Many people believe that Gwen Stacy is Peter's true love instead of Mary Jane Watson. It's a story that was so powerful that it changed comic books forever. To this day, Gwen Stacy is the only person in comic books that remains dead.
4. Death Of Spider-Man
Yes, when Gwen Stacy died it was very heart broken. However, no greater death in Peter Parker's life was his own. In Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man #156-160, Spider-Man gets caught in the middle of the Avengers vs. New Ultimates. After countless amount of training to make Spider-Man a better hero, he ends up taking a bullet for Captain America. After he was shot, he went on to battle the Sinister Six, led by Green Goblin. In the end, Goblin kills Peter Parker. This story arc actually made me feel a little tearful. It was so sad. Especially when I saw the page with Peter in heaven while his Uncle Ben says "You did alright, kid."
5. Batman: Year One
Said to be the greatest Batman story ever written. The story tells the tale of Batman's origin and the first few years of his career. Though everyone knows his origin story, it is still a great read and highly enjoyable.
6. Watchman
Batman: Year One is said to be the best Batman story ever written. Watchman, however, is said to be the greatest graphic novel ever written! A story about "racism" and a group of retired Super Heroes that try to solve the mystery of the death of one of their own. Once I started reading this story, I could not put it down.
7. Hush
8. Iron Man: Demon In A Bottle
A great Iron Man story. A comic that explains Tony's almost self destruction. Tony Stark becomes an alcoholic and almost destroys himself. One of the best Iron Man stories ever written!
9. Batman: Death In The Family
The last Batman comic on this list, I swear! The only hero with more heart break than Peter Parker is Bruce Wayne. In this story, The Joker tricks Jason Todd (the second Robin) into traveingl to Lebanon in order to find his mother. There, Joker kills Jason Todd with a crow bar. It is a very powerful story after seeing Batman carrying a dead Jason Todd. This memory in Batman's life haunts him for a very long time. However, this story gets less powerful when Jason Todd comes back to life as the new Red Hood.
Another great and tragic death in the comic book world. The death of Superman was like an end of an era, the end of the most legendary super hero ever! A monstrous beast known as Doomsday terrorizes Metropolis and the only one that can stop him is Superman. However, the fight eventually leads to Superman's death (obviously)
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