Just-Outside-The-Top-100

Ed Brubaker and Matt Fraction's Immortal Iron Fist placed #111 on the top runs of all time extended list... And it placed #10 on my top ten. What are the odds of Joe Casey's Cable just barely missing the top 100?

The Splash Page 14: Fuck the Top 100! (And a tiny bit more on Stormwatch/Authority...)

In this week's Splash Page, Tim and I discuss the top 100 runs list again, offering up final thoughts and, well, call voters morons. Because they are. Morons. All of them. Except for me. And maybe Tim. I'm still not sure about him, but I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt.

As well, I was looking through my copy of The Authority #1 and, at the back, Warren Ellis discusses how The Authority is the third book of one story continuing from his Stormwatch work. Just throwing that out there. Again.

But, go read the Splash Page.

The last of my top ten that I expect to see

Well, Preacher has shown up at the #8 spot and that should be it for my top ten runs (I had it at #4). Eight out of ten isn't too bad (and I knew the other two were unlikely). So, to show where they all fell:

1. Stormwatch/The Authority (Warren Ellis) -- 271 points combined -- #83, #60 (#34 -- combined points, although that includes points by people who voted for both, most likely, so it would fall a little lower)
2. JLA (Grant Morrison) -- 574 -- #12
3. Transmetropolitan (Warren Ellis and Darick Robertson) -- 418 points -- #23
4. Preacher (Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon) -- 857 points -- #8
5. Warlock (Jim Starlin) -- 109 points -- #86 (although, I'd rank this #6 now)
6. Wildcats (Joe Casey) -- 117 points -- #78 (and I'd rank this #5)
7. Punisher (Garth Ennis) -- 389 points - #24
8. Animal Man (Grant Morrison) -- 430 -- #21
9. Cable (Joe Casey)
10. Iron Fist (Ed Brubaker/Matt Fraction)

Now, should I do a series of posts justifying these rankings or can we all just assume I have my reasons?

My number two book...

Grant Morrison's JLA run has popped up at #12 on the top 100, but I ranked it at #2.

What I am surprised to see is Morrison's New X-Men ranked higher... dunno why, I just am (probably because I think his JLA work is better).

I only expect Preacher to show up soon, leaving Casey's Cable and the Brubaker/Fraction Iron Fist shunned.

Three of my top ten runs

Well, in the lastest post of five of the top 100 runs, I had three of my titles pop up: Garth Ennis's Punisher (7) at #24, Warren Ellis and Darick Robertson's Transmetropolitan (3) at #23, and Grant Morrison's Animal Man (8) at #21. So, that's six of my top ten to make it so far. I expect two more on my list will make it.

The Splash Page 11: Top Runs

In this week's Splash Page, Tim and I discuss our top ten runs of all time... well, some of them. Between the two of us, there are 19 runs, so we don't get to quite a few of them. We even discuss Warren Ellis's Stormwatch/Authority run... and Tim agrees with me: it is one run. So take that naysayers. Tim and I are usuallly right on our own, but when we agree about something, there's no doubt.

Anyway, go read it. Please.

The other half of my #1 run...

Well, the other half of my pick for top run has charted at #60. I still say that Ellis's Stormwatch and Authority are one run, though. I explain that in the comments section of the post that had Stormwatch listed (right near the bottom, I have two comments that sum up my position pretty much).

Regular Saturday post later.

Top 10 Runs: Wildcats

Joe Casey's run on Wildcats landed at #78 on the top 100 runs list. I voted for it as number six.

So, that's two-and-a-half of my ten runs to show up (and we'll assume the other half will surface at some point).

Half of My Number One Run...?

Well, half of my number one run (well, really, just over two thirds of it) placed #83 on the top 100 runs. That being Warren Ellis's Stormwatch, which I count as one run with The Authority. Here, Cronin separates the two, which I think is a mistake--if only because The Authority is just "book three" of a large, 38-part story where each book is a response to what came before (which means the first book has an implied response) and builds on it to make a statement. I don't have time right now to discuss it in detail, but I may soon. Although, I should say that I added a note to my vote that if he was going to split them up, I wanted my vote to count for The Authority--which was a mistake. It's one run.

Top 100 Runs Has Begun

Over at Comics Should Be Good, Brian Cronin has begun posting the results of his poll to determine the top 100 comic runs. So far, he's done 100-86 with five more planned later tonight.

As of yet, only one run on my top ten has shown up: Jim Starlin's Warlock, which I ranked as number five and has tied for 86th on the top 100. I won't reveal my top ten until the entire top 100 is up--but, I may post anytime a run that was on my top ten makes the top 100.

Comics Should Be Good's Top 100 Comic Book Runs

Brian Cronin over at Comics Should Be Good is holding a poll where you can vote on your top ten favourite comic runs of all time in an effort to create a top 100 list. It's running until the end of March and should prove interesting. I'll probably make up my list over the weekend as it requires some thought. If you've got the time/inclination, head over there and cast your vote.