Brakkart
05-21-2013, 04:21 AM
We have a thread for discussing which comics are good to read, but I thought I'd create one for people to post and discuss their favourite specific moments from comics. I'll start with a few of mine to get the ball rolling as it were, note that my selections will be heavily biased towards Dc Comics as I'm not a fan of Marvel at all (though their movies are fun, well some of them).
The Last page of Invasion #1
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This is the last page of issue #1 from the Invasion crossover mini-series by DC Comics. To me it defines why the DC Universe is so much better than the Marvel Universe. Given the choice of surrendering their superheroes to save the world from an alien invasion, the United Nations of the DC Universe elected to fight instead. Marvel's version of the same organisation would have happily handed over every mutant and been glad to be rid of them. The pages just prior to this show the UN debating the Alien Alliances offer (and this was an alliance of pretty much every alien race in the DCU that invaded) and the delegates pointing out that Earth's heroes had saved them all so many times, that they cannot repay that sacrifice with betrayal, which leads to Perry White and Jimmy Olsen looking at this page of the next days Daily Planet.
The Destruction of Coast City
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This two page spread from The Return of Superman storyline depicts the moment that the alien warlord Mongol annihilated Coast City. I still get a chill down my spine when I read this. Almost 20 years old now and it is still one of the most awesome moments in any comic book I've read. The sheer scale of the act added to the scenes of the Cyborg Superman executing the Eradicator in cold blood are just chilling.
"I did it 35 minutes ago" from Watchmen
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Arguably the most famous super villain punchline in comics history (which is ironic as Ozymandias is, or rather was, a superhero). When confronted by Nite Owl and Rorshach in his Antartic lair, Ozymandias carefully explains his plan. Finally Nite Owl can hear no more and says that Ozymandias is sick and that he needs help. When, he asks, exactly was he planning to enact this horrible idea to try and save the world from itself to which a calm Ozymandias replies that he did it 35 minutes ago.
The Justice League Watchtower from JLA #4
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The last page of JLA #4 sees the construction of my favourite version of the Justice League's Watchtower headquarters, built not as a satellite this time, but on the surface of the Moon itself. It would later be blown up and rebuilt and then massively expanded, but this page and the writing on it are to me the perfect description of this base. Perimeter Fortress, First Line of Defense... basically you want Earth, you'll have to go through us first!
EDIT: And I've gone and got the title of the thread wrong! Oh well.
The Last page of Invasion #1
https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/529104_10151685501143448_1306206470_n.jpg
This is the last page of issue #1 from the Invasion crossover mini-series by DC Comics. To me it defines why the DC Universe is so much better than the Marvel Universe. Given the choice of surrendering their superheroes to save the world from an alien invasion, the United Nations of the DC Universe elected to fight instead. Marvel's version of the same organisation would have happily handed over every mutant and been glad to be rid of them. The pages just prior to this show the UN debating the Alien Alliances offer (and this was an alliance of pretty much every alien race in the DCU that invaded) and the delegates pointing out that Earth's heroes had saved them all so many times, that they cannot repay that sacrifice with betrayal, which leads to Perry White and Jimmy Olsen looking at this page of the next days Daily Planet.
The Destruction of Coast City
https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/526527_10151685595893448_1254732480_n.jpg
This two page spread from The Return of Superman storyline depicts the moment that the alien warlord Mongol annihilated Coast City. I still get a chill down my spine when I read this. Almost 20 years old now and it is still one of the most awesome moments in any comic book I've read. The sheer scale of the act added to the scenes of the Cyborg Superman executing the Eradicator in cold blood are just chilling.
"I did it 35 minutes ago" from Watchmen
https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/485220_10151702118033448_1995690706_n.jpg
Arguably the most famous super villain punchline in comics history (which is ironic as Ozymandias is, or rather was, a superhero). When confronted by Nite Owl and Rorshach in his Antartic lair, Ozymandias carefully explains his plan. Finally Nite Owl can hear no more and says that Ozymandias is sick and that he needs help. When, he asks, exactly was he planning to enact this horrible idea to try and save the world from itself to which a calm Ozymandias replies that he did it 35 minutes ago.
The Justice League Watchtower from JLA #4
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/934900_10151893611978448_538482788_n.jpg
The last page of JLA #4 sees the construction of my favourite version of the Justice League's Watchtower headquarters, built not as a satellite this time, but on the surface of the Moon itself. It would later be blown up and rebuilt and then massively expanded, but this page and the writing on it are to me the perfect description of this base. Perimeter Fortress, First Line of Defense... basically you want Earth, you'll have to go through us first!
EDIT: And I've gone and got the title of the thread wrong! Oh well.