Two decades ago, it was the time when people loved reading comics. The world of comics was ruled by some amazing characters like Superman and Batman. It was not just about reading, but it was about praising the efforts of the companies that printed or published such comics. It was the era that ended with the rise of Television shows. I personally grew up imagining stories of Superman and Batman. Now let’s have a look at some cool comics of the 90s.
1. #Death and Return of Superman (1993)
These are the two comics, one is “ Death of Superman” and the other one is “Return of Superman” Both together tops the list. “Death of Superman” was published by Dan Jurgens and Brett Breeding. It is one of the most received and best-selling Superman comics of all time. The Return of Superman not so much. It was a sequel of the World without Superman. Killing Superman was a publicity stunt by DC, as, after decades and decades of Superman stories, his books weren’t selling well, and he was generally losing relevance, so DC decided to kill the unkillable man. These comics served as a boom for DC Comics.
This pair of comics decided the future of the comic era. After this most of the superheroes died and were resurrected. But when Superman died, no one ever thought that he would ever come back. As Max Landis says, “The Death of Superman killed death in comics forever”. That’s right, it’s hard to see your superhero dying. People were emotionally attached to these characters.
2. #X-Men Age of Apocalypse (1995)
Second to come in the list is a MARVEL comics, “X-Men: Age of Apocalypse”. It was an X-Men crossover event spanning several series. The whole series was written by Scott Lobdell, Mark Waid, Warren Ellis, Jeph Loeb, Fabian Nicieza, and Larry Hama. The storyline talked about going back in time to kill Magneto. It starts with the accidental death of young Charles Xavier instead.
The mistake by Legion drastically affects the present timeline that forces Apocalypse to attack Earth 10 years sooner than he did in the original timeline. The consequences were so far-reaching that the Age of Apocalypse timeline also extended or were merged with Marvel’s main 616-universe. Eventually, the timeline was restored by Marvel.
3. #Batman: The Long Halloween (1996)
The stories of Batman was always there in people’s mind at that time. The stories of Gotham and his struggles with his own people. Everything in his was so dramatic and emotional, that kids and adults also actually got attached to Batman. “Batman: The Long Halloween” is one of the best Batman stories. It’s not quite that action-packed as you might expect it to be. It is a typical Batman story, although there are plenty of action scenes in it. The main achievement of graphic novelist Jeph Loeb and artist Tim Sale here is that they brought back the detective aspect of Batman, that went missing from a lot of his stories. Thanks to Jeph and Tim for reviving Batman.
4. #Hellboy (1993)
Next to make up to the list is Mike Mignola’s “Hellboy”. Hellboy is a red-skinned half-demon and half-human with a massive stone fist and horns that he filed down to nubs. He was sent to Earth by Nazis. And further he was rescued by the Allied Forces, where he was raised as an agent of the B.P.R.D. It was an agency that was dedicated to protecting the world from the dark forces of evil. He works with a team of other supernatural beings as a paranormal investigator. One can say that it is a horror cum action-adventure cum noir comics. That developed a different kind to auro among the comics lovers.
5. #Preachers (1999)
Preachers, as you all know, is a TV series surfaced on AMC, that started in 2016. But perhaps what you see now is based on a story of DC long back ago in the 90s. The preacher was one of the most interesting adult comics of its time and was a hugely popular DC offering.