But a handful of famous comic books and graphic novels stand out above all the rest.

The medium has been growing exponentially since its early days in the 20th century.

Rewriting several different keystone pieces of Batman lore, the book seems guaranteed to be an all-time classic.

Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker in Return of the Jedi holding his green lightsaber in front of a blue image showing Darth Vader’s helmet

“The Long Halloween is an emotional and pivotal Batman tale which has brought fans into Gotham for decades.

Though the second movie adaptation was poorly received, the initial 2005 movie received generally positive reviews.

However, their Vertigo imprint of comics spawned some timeless non-superhero classics.

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This alternate-canon comic was a sort of meta deconstruction of “superheroes” as a concept.

It’s a fascinating alternate tale that stands as one of thebest DCElseworldscomics in history.

However, Miller and David Mazzucchelli’sYear Oneis among the most definitive comic book origins.

Colossus with his son standing behind him.

“This was more than just pressing the undo button to absolve Hal from his actions in Emerald Twilight.

This was a crucial shot in the arm that the Green Lantern franchise desperately needed.

But fans weren’t ready for the heartbreaking story Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman still had left to tell.

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Walking Dead cast in full color, Rick Grimes (foreground) with others in background.

Marv holding a gun in black and white art for Sin City

Custer looms over a church from Preacher

Green Lantern holds a giant green lantern in DC Comics.

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