WOOF WOOF! Hey guys, it's me Marcus aka the Maddogg, and thank you for tuning into this video
so this is hopefully going to be the first video of a series that I'm gonna do where I'm gonna help
people try to get into comics or maybe broaden their horizons so you might have been in default
Marvel Comics fun for your entire life or maybe you've only met independent comics and maybe now
you're looking to branch out and finally break into the world of DC but at the same time you
might be a bit put off about all the continuity that's going on and you might not want to jump
straight into final crisis because you don't even know what would be happening that's perfectly fine
and we've all got to start somewhere and I'm here today with the 15 comics I think are going
to turn you into a DC fan and they probably all bursting with excitement but just before I get
into the lister do just want to have to point out that one this is my personal opinion and you know
it's what I think would help best for people who haven't read any DC comics before and this isn't
necessarily the greatest DC comics ones that I'm listening it's the ones that are best for
a beginner so it's got to have a great story that's enjoyable it's got to introduce you to
a character or group of characters and it can't be so continuity heavy that you can't just jump
into it as a new reader so this is a no particular order but let's just get into the list so starting
off my list I've got Green Lantern by Jeff Jones if the only experience you've ever had with Green
Lantern was from that movie in 2009 then you couldn't know Wes about the character right
now that story was genuinely awful and this is at the beginning of the list because if you're going
to give any book a chance I think it needs to be redemption for held Jordan and there's no better
one to do it than with Jeff Jones's run there took place and he started up leave in 2005 and he ended
about in 2013 if I remember correctly although that might sound like an intimidating star point
there was no better place that you could start for getting an introduction into the DC Universe
understanding who Green Lantern is and also having an amazing story that spans over eight years it
has been collected in three omnibus but you can get this in smaller sized trade paperbacks to
see if you actually like the story and if you don't really want the full run it breaks down
into green lanten rebirth the Sinestro corpse war and blackest night so no matter which format you
get and you will get a good story but you have to at least start with Green Lantern rebirth
as well I fully 100% believe that this is a great introduction to the DC Universe because you end up
seeing characters throughout II so you will see the Justice League you'll see over corpsmembers
you'll see all the super villains particularly if you hold out until you get into blackest night
you'll see so many characters throughout the DC is cropping up in different ways this is one of
those ones that I read in the major event so when we boof as a trade paperback immense and a stereo
course and the two paperbacks that he came in and then I read blackest night and as soon as
he announces omnibus is I knew I wanted to fill those gaps in between so though you can't just
have those three major events I reckon reading those three events alone will make you want to
buy the full run so you can see everything that happens in between now my second choice is Batman
hush this was actually my first DC comic die so he properly sat down and brawl and I know
that this is in the original Batman numbering so it's in the 600 or so issues and although at first
glance it does seem that Batman hush takes so much from the continuity of Batman that comes before
that you won't be able to just jump into it as a new reader and maybe I'm a little bit biased but
I managed to do it and this was a great gateway into the Batman universe Niemann of every major
character is in Batman hush and the arts perfect if Gimli you will probably not see any better than
Gimli especially if you're quite new into comics or maybe just getting into DC Comics I think this
is one of the best impressions that you can get of Batman it tells an interesting mystery story that
does also delve into Batman's past so in a way actually gets to educate you as you're reading
the stories now the reason why I picked this is the Batman stories to go onto this list is because
I think it just has that great world built into it sure I could have recommended Batman year one
I could have recommended The Killing Joke could have even recommended the Dark Knight Returns
which I don't think is great as an introduction to Batman or it could have recommended something
like the long Halloween but I think for that one stop story that you need for Batman it would
definitely be caution and recommend it 100% now my third pick is the JLA run that started with
Grant Morrison I believe this fuse got printed in 1999 and weirdly if you look at some of the
covers you'll see stuff like Superman blue in Superman red and you'll see things that happened
as a larger effect of the DC Universe come into this storyline so you think this wouldn't be a
great entry point into the Justice League but I drastically disagree because the weirdest thing
about this one is that when all those things were happening outside in the DC Universe it just sort
of took it on board what carried on with the story that it was telling with in JLA and if
you carry on with it you've got some amazing ones like you've got Rock of Ages and you've
got Tower of Babel that if the two stories that really stand out in my mind there's also World
War three you can delve into it too but there's so much quality story here dates we've just jump
in and even if you're not familiar with all the Justice League are at this point this also came
out at that time we're coming to a really good job of telling you who each character was in the
first issue there's an omnibus that's coming out and you can get paperbacks of this run although
after the Grant Morrison books it is actually difficult to get now for Thorpe on my waist I've
got the flash rebirth and the soul of series that followed II again it is Jeff John should we just
take a drink every time I say his name now because exactly what he did for Green Lantern a few years
later he did end up doing for the flash because if you're a new reader to DC might be confusing
why there's so many different flashes and what's happened to them all where's flash weaboo focuses
entirely on Barry Allen and he just follows his stories because this is a great gateway point
especially if you watch the flash TV showing you now wanting to get into the comics because it does
have that continuity behind it but that isn't the sole driving force of this book this well
the solo series had followed you that I always remember having the brightest day banner over the
top of e that was the first comic series that I brought in single issues from DC and that all led
up into flashpoint so if you're really invested in getting into the DC Universe and you want to see
about events and stuff like that and I think this would actually be the best point for that for you
because although people have different opinions on if flashpoint was good or not it was a DC
Universe panning event and wear stuff like crisis on Infinite Earths or zero might need you to know
so much about the universe already flashpoint can bring you into that as a result of reading
flash rebirth and the solo series faithfully and we double dipping on the geoff johns but I've got
Superman's secret identity which conveniently and to give you a little clue into my next haul
I've got the dual oxidation sitting right next to me so subscribing you can see again at the end of
the month but Superman is the flagship character for DC he's the mascot of them as much as Batman
is a more popular one Superman is the poster boy for that comment universe but unfortunately there
isn't very many stories that you can actually point to and say that that's a great story for
Superman and it's also a great entry point as a new reader there are some scattered across that
use and of course I could have talked about Superman by John Bane or all-star Superman by
Grant Morrison but I think if you're a new reader this is possibly the best entry for
you because this takes it back to the roots and although it might be the story in the origin that
you've heard for years and years before it tells it you in a slightly different way and as well
it's got Gary Francona which is a reason why I got this in the deluxe edition rather than the trade
paperback although I do wish they'd do an absolute because I love this story so much as much as a lot
Gary Frank might actually be my favorite Superman artist because he drew in like Christopher Reeve
which is one of the reasons why I recommended met some new readers because you might just have that
perfect Christopher Reeve image in your head every time that you think of Superman don't worry I do
as well and this tells you you're quite short but heartwarming story about Superman so that
you can get introduced to the world you can learn about some of these villains and his allies and
you can just get introduced to read through this from there to map it out for you you can carry on
with other Geoff Johns titles if you know that you're like is right and as a result of this
sick flee and this was the first DC comic that I have actually read any Superman Batman by Jeph
Loeb and talking in particular about the fees for trade paperbacks so we're talking Public Enemies
Supergirl we've got absolute power and we've got vengeance if I remember correctly these are
just Bond stories beginning to end so if you've recently got into the DC EU and you like that
collaboration between scenes Superman and Batman and a film together and you get a kick out of that
I think this story is gonna be amazing for you you're gonna have a great time it's got great art
from people like Ed McGuinness Michael Turner and I think Carlos Pacheco did it running it so it's
got that amazing art it's got great storytelling but as well as that again it does help you get
introduced to these two worlds the foods trade in particular will introduce you to some of the
more obscure villains that are in the Batman and Superman roster and if you don't want to jump into
the deep end with a Justice League story I think this would be a great substitute for you as well
he you can learn which of these characters that you really like so you can know then if you want
to read more about Batman or if you want to read more about Superman now for my 7th recommendation
that I'd give you I've got the injustice universe I bought the trade paperbacks of these and I think
you'll be fine with that because fiercely I think the Omnibus has gone out of print and secondly I
don't think they are is that great but regardless as an entry point into the DC Universe this does
work really well because if you've played the injustice video game this is the best entry point
for you to get into DC Comics because it's got all the usual plays from the standard Comics universe
but you twists everything on its head so that they're all evil so the continuity that's come
before doesn't really matter because now you're in a different world I get that some people might
disagree with this because it's not really true reflection of the DC Universe but if you're just
trying to expand your knowledge of the characters and some of the vague storylines from the path
there's probably going to be nothing better for you than the injustice universe unfortunately
the story does drop off after a while but the first four years in particular is some of the bad
comics that have come out especially as a result of a video game now while still sitting and I was
looking across at the collection before did this video of added two extra pics the first of which
is star Matt by James Roberson although he is getting quite difficult to get there was the six
smaller like standard size omnibus hard covers and then they did paperback versions of that I would
still 100% recommend this just because of how good it is this is a DC comic that I'd recommend for
people that don't want a character similar to what they've already seen in the movies star managed to
be locked into superiors the guy who doesn't want to accept that responsibilities got all that a
heritage of the like sins of his father tight storyline and it spans an 80 plus issue story
that is just amazing start from finish I haven't met this in news and I keep meaning to go back to
you but I've got so many fond memories of this and I remember just enjoying it even though I didn't
have much of a knowledge of Stallman before that it's as if they took a character that they knew
not many people have that many feelings about and just made a great story you do get some exposure
to the DC Universe all the way to the point to be tying into blackest night at the end so we're sort
of a soft entry into the DC Universe and just great comic storytelling altogether starmon is
definitely getting my recommendation and on the back of that it'd be stupid to do this video and
not recommend Gotham central I unfortunately am still a peasant with just the four standard sized
hard covers and for just three pound a month you can sponsor a mad dog to make sure he doesn't go
without a Gotham Central omnibus again but all joking aside Gotham Central is the Batman boot
for people who don't realize that they want a Batman book as well if you just finished the
Gotham TV show please read Gotham Central cause it's so much better for starters you've got two
of the best comic writers at the helm of it so you've got Ed Brubaker and you've got Greg rocker
you've got fantastic not over-the-top art for Michael Locke and you get a Batman story that's
grounded and doesn't need Batman for it to be successful in fact that this book weeks as well
as it is is a miracle in my eyes because to me the most interesting thing about Gotham is Batman and
it is having all these vigilantes and villains running around so to take all of that away and
to still make it interesting is a feat that I don't think many writers could do missing Omnibus
has recently gone out of print and does collect the full series but you can get full paperbacks
of this to complete the run now for my 10th pick I've got Batman Mad Love now I'm not trying to
smuggle another Batman title in here this is solely for people who want to get into Harley
Quinn and more like the villain side universe I could have recommended you Joker or Luthor by
Brian Azzarello or could have recommended you the Harley Quinn run by Amanda Connor I could
have also recommended you that recent howleen boob but I think Batman Matlock does the best version
of the Harley Quinn story because it's written by Paul Dean you had so much to do with the animated
storyline and this effectively tells you Harley Quinn's true origins as well of telling you a
Holly Quinn and Batman story a few years ago this got released with a beautiful deluxe edition that
I still haven't yet to buy I still only got the paperback at the moment from news and years ago
but whether you're coming into this as a result of watching the Batman animated series or being
a Holly Quinn fan you won't be disappointed with this book now next up is DC the new frontier by
Darwin kook it is impossible to mention this boot without mentioning that unfortunately the writer
and artist of this Darwin coop did pass away a few years ago but it's tried to kiss her as he
just adds to the prestige of this book it's amazing storytelling there are is second to
none like honestly DC the new frontier is a book that must have read at least five times and I've
never gotten bored with it it's in the same vein as Watchmen for me I brought the deluxe edition
and then I had to buy the absolute it's just a really quirky storyline as well it is one of the
best introductions to these characters because it takes place between the golden and the Silver Age
of comics so you meet the flash and you meet Hal Jordan and you see Wonder Woman translation in as
a Carrie you see Superman grow into his own and Batman manages to find a way to get himself into
the limelight and this is just a boot that works on every level and it's also got that
great historical context so a lot of comics will tackle with now so you see them talk about the
Cold War and about the ramifications of slavery I don't think I can say enough to do DC the new
frontier justice so if you want to get into this comic universe just by just trust me you're gonna
love it now unfortunately the next one is quite difficult to get but you might be able to find
it and that is Power Girl by Jimmy Paul Marathi and Geoff Johns so take another drink but Power
Girl is one of those characters that hasn't had a lot of exposure into the mainstream universe
the costume unfortunately is quite revealing was a character she's so fascinating in she's
so amazing she isn't just your sundered Superman clone as a woman and in this one in particular
is this like business angle to the whole thing that just really works well there's cats in it
as well and you've got amazing art throughout so I can't recommend this series enough I hope they
do some kind of omnibus cause she's recently also had a series crossing over with Harley Quinn which
has mainly got the same creative team which will give you that good entry way into the DC Universe
as a whole but because this is a character isn't necessarily a list you're not gonna have to worry
about all that continuity because it mainly there isn't a lot of people don't know that continuity
to begin with so here you get a great story you're gonna get amazing art and you're gonna get
introduced into a character that not many people know in the wider world and as well if you're a
girl that's trying to get into DC Comics and you don't really investigate with the randomness of
Harlequin or you don't really like the stoic Wonder Woman I think power girl wouldn't be
the best option for you but we got a list of your gender this is still an enjoyable run now for the
final five books have gone entirely from the new 52 because it's much crap as we gave the new 52
when it was happening it was a great entry point for a lot of important characters and faced up
on the roster I've got Wonder Woman so it did want to include a Wonder Woman title on this especially
if you've just watched that Wonder Woman film and I might do a separate video where I talk entirely
about how you can get into Wonder Woman quite easily but the new 52 one that was written by
Brian Azzarello is the best entry point for Wonder Woman as a whole and you can learn more about the
Amazonian mythology it Delton really well into Greek gods so you get an interesting story from
a few angles and it was a few different ways so you can proach this so if you want to more gritty
and grounded but still staying true to each kind of godly roots I think the Wonder Woman new 52 is
the best option for you you can't get this in an omnibus but it is quite pricey if you don't know
that you like the story so I'd recommend getting the first of the six trade paperbacks of the Brian
Azzarello run next from the new 52 universe I've got justice league by Geoff Johns so have another
drink but the Justice League is always going to be that flexion team when it comes to the DC Universe
and maybe you do want a completely fresh start so the grant mouse and run really might not be
for you your best option then is the one that started in the new 52 because they start in the
universe from scratch and this was actually the first title that came out as a result of this
the characters are a lot younger and you see them forming the team together so you will have that
introduction into who these characters are and how they actually became a team and this one went on
for quite a few years I quite a few events in it so you can experience those big universe crushing
events you can find out which characters and which villains you're light within this universe and
then you can branch off from there it's all about the discovery of you and I think that this is a
great starting point for that and for the next pic we've got Aquaman and guess who it's by yeah Geoff
Johns so you have another drink and prior to this run Aquaman had quite a negative image is special
when it came to the mainstream he was always seen as a joke character despite the fact that there
was so great ones especially the one by Pizza David but you didn't seem to have that go to one
that could change his image in the mainstream audience and in particular if you like Jason
Momoa is impression of this although the likeness isn't the same I think you will really get a kick
out of this it's got amazing art by Ivan Reis any explores the debts of Atlantis and it just tells
you a great story that happens to feature Aquaman the only disappointing thing with this one is it
did seem to be building up to something bigger than what actually happened we didn't actually get
the conclusion of this story so this book is great as an introduction and hopefully you can branch
off your storytelling from there now although there's already two Batman books in this list I've
been doing an absolute disservice to yourself by not mentioning the Batman one by Scott Snyder and
Greg Capullo that took place in the new 52 oh my god was this one fun it doesn't matter if you've
been reading DC Comics all your life or this is your face DC coming there is nothing that isn't
fun about this series this is well we'll give you a great exposure to one of those long.you spanning
runs that just took place through comics when the even of everything else stopped just to tell this
story because Batman by Greg Capullo and Scott Snyder it doesn't actually get affected too much
by what's happening in the outside DC Universe they managed to tell great stories with Joker they
actually managed to change the mantle of Batman over without it being the worst thing ever and
it's generally one of those ones that I think is just gonna be remembered and just gets better as
the years go on so it recommend buying this one I'd recommend reading the whole thing start to
finish and just enjoy one of the best if not the best Batman one that spans for years on end it is
well taking point from the Batman family the next best run in the Batman universe in the new 52 was
Batgirl it did something at the beginning that a lot of people didn't like and I do think you
have to kind of suck it up and just deal with it so that you can get through and read the rest of
the story but it's one of the ones in the new 52 that don't hear you getting a lot of buzz
about unfortunately it's getting an omnibus later on this year but you might be pushed back with
everything that's going on at the mini but this would be the series that I'd recommend reading if
you've just finished watching the Batwoman show and as well I forgot to recommend it sooner but
the Batwoman run by Greg rocker and JH Williams the third that's flawless as well some of the most
beautiful art you'll ever see that was gonna get an omnibus as well that I've had I'm pre-ordered
that I just don't know what's happening with it now but if you can still find that wrong that's
another great one as well you see you get two for the price of one with their suggestion and that
was gonna be my last pick but I've just looked across at my shelf and I've realized that there's
another great one that I really enjoyed from the new phase - and that is green arrow no not the
first bit it's when Jeff Lemire comes on it around issue 17 it's so weird that this weird because it
was more buzz about this book once he was at issue 17 than when he was at issue one and that was
because Jeff Lemire had just two green arrow and he just took him by storm he just put him back on
the ground and he made you remember why exactly you like Green Arrow even though the storylines
are quite similar to Batman the art and this is great as well I can't remember talking about who
did he but this is just like an extra mention that you can get the green arrow to oxidation is
being readily available for a while so definitely recommend picking that up and you've got quite
a short book complete story right there if you missing green arrow as a result of the arrow show
I recommend getting this in particular and then if you enjoy this maybe step into the Mike Grell
run but those are all my picks and I've really enjoyed doing this video I can appreciate it's
probably longer than you're expecting but I just wanted to give you such a wide range of DC books
that hopefully you'll find and there might be one or two that you enjoy obviously this is just my
lesser if you've got any DC books that you think of perfect for beginners leave them in the comment
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