The Most Important Comics of the 1990s

[@PanelstoPixels]

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[@ShannonPotratz]

I'm sorry, but no mention of Hellboy, from Mike Mignola and published by Dark Horse, is a GLARING omission. Launching in 1993, Hellboy, unlike most of the Image books of the time, has subsequently developed into its own Universe. I'm actually shocked that he's not on this list. Arguably one of the most enduring characters in all of comics. In fact, Dark Horse Comics as a publisher truly came into its own in the 90s.

[@mattlinkous4356]

Only the 90’s would think to itself “What if you had a Venom who was even more Venom than Venom..”

[@ensabahnur7657]

Maximum Carnage is easily in my top 10 Story crossovers of all time!😎💣🔥🎯💯📠

[@Oobagoobatrooba]

My favorite artist is Jack Kirby for his drawings of cosmic energy

[@bennett4789]

you should check out the collages kirby made, theyre awesome

[@ensabahnur7657]

Jack King Kirby!

[@NaFrost]

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[@antony3877]

I know 90s is your area of expertise but would love to see this for other decades. Really good video as always

[@PanelstoPixels]

Great idea. If people dig this style of video, I'd love to take a look at other decades.

[@johnsmith-po9gt]

Having the complete 2099 run and the complete Wolverine v1 and v2 runs are still the highlight of my comic collection.

[@brayden8107]

Pls donate issue 2😭🙏 I just got the first issue and I wanna read the rest it’s such a good comic

[@Jackfromshack]

I can listen all day about how you talk about the comics of the 90s. Thank you for making my day

[@NadeemShekh-uy9zn]

Omega red is one of the coolest looking X-Men characters

[@ensabahnur7657]

No doubt & a master killer!😎💣🔥

[@bigfornoreason1]

I have that comic - X Men no 4, but it's in terrible condition - still intact, but the cover has some stains on it, it's discolored in the back....urgh....

[@Phoenixflame87]

Cartoonist Kayfabe has covered the story behind Spawn issue 9 pretty well. They went through the issue page by page, and they also read out several of the court transcripts from when McFarlane and Gaiman were deposed. I highly recommend watching their videos on the subject.

[@christopherdukes2476]

I started collecting in the 90’s at newsstands, thank you! Liefeld, Jim Lee, and McFarlane pulled me to many of the X books and Image books you showed in this video. Such great art produced out of those 3

[@yanceynitzsche5115]

Wow...I'm torn. On one hand, Domino is my single favorite character in all of comics history.....Yes really.....No, I've been collecting since the mid-80's.....Dunno, I just like 'er......BUT on the other hand, I'm struggling with calling X-Force #11 important. Oh well, err on the side of positivity. Great choice!

[@PanelstoPixels]

I think Domino's appearance in Deadpool 2 definitely boosted the amount of people submitting her first appearance for grading, which is what this ranking is based on.

[@yanceynitzsche5115]

Oh sure, that absolutely tracks, just wish content-wise it was more deserving of preservation. Liefeld buggered off just as the story was finally spotlighting my fav member, and his replacement hadn't put in the hours yet. Sidebar: To my eye Domino/Copycat's 1st appearance remains Liefeld's strongest char design. Striking as hell, before he dumped more 90's on her shoulders....literally.@@PanelstoPixels

[@PizzaTime1983]

Y is she your favorite??? I'm just curious. I can relate, though. Also, idk much about Domino as a character.

[@yanceynitzsche5115]

Started out just visually, b/c gawd knows there wasn't much character depth there. I

[@rustonfritcher8280]

I'm still confused as to why #11 is considered a first appearance when #8 takes place before the switch and has Domino in a much larger role. Can anyone explain this one to me?

[@BronzeAgeBryon]

Watching this video has me nostalgia sick. I have tons of comics and during the pandemic working from home I decided to thin out my collection. I had most of these books (except the HQ book) but sold eight long boxes of 90’s books for cheap just to make some room. It’s now one of my biggest regrets. 😢

[@maddog8266]

Another great post Your enthusiasm is infectious. I won’t comment every time you put content out but thank you in advance. You can see the time you invest this.

[@PanelstoPixels]

Thanks! I appreciate the recognition. 🙏

[@ethansoderstrom8287]

I don’t know if I missed it, but I’m just shocked I didn’t see The Death of Superman listed, let alone not being number 1. Wasn’t that the one that made the news in the big media?

[@CaptainMcKayRandom]

Really loved this video. Great timing, too - funnily enough, I’ve recently organized a lot of my old childhood comics and found a bunch of these in my collection as well. And while my New Mutants 87 is a reprint, I’m fairly certain I have first editions of McFarlane Spider-Man and Venom: Lethal Protector number ones haha. Lots of great choices here. Some issues I’d probably have on my own version of this list would be Wolverine number 50, with the yellow cover with the slash marks that opens up to a whole scene of Wolverine’s (then unknown) past. Plus an in-canon explanation for why he dropped the brown costume and went back to the tiger stripe! I’d also probably include Batman 497 for that cover alone. The breaking of the Bat is always one of those moments and images that I come back to from childhood. Awesome list, insightful video. Great to see some of these issues again!

[@LuxBellator92]

Very stoked to see I own 6 of the issues you presented here! Collected across my life. Great video, Josh! Super interesting!

[@NickMichalak]

Yep! I have two variants of that X-Men No. 1. One has the gatefold cover!

[@mrflash835]

Hey man, love your videos (especially 90s ones) and just wanna say thanks for getting me into whatnot. I saw an ad you did in a video a few months ago now and I’ve not regret signing up since 👍

[@PanelstoPixels]

Thanks! Glad you're having fun on Whatnot, it's a really cool way to buy comics. I've picked up a lot of interesting stuff on there.

[@mrflash835]

@@PanelstoPixels heh, funnily enough I’ve seen you pop into streams I’ve been in too. It really is a great way of getting comics

[@BillAdams-fb3jm]

I'm surprised you stuck so closely to really only a couple of books and characters. I found myself wondering where Punisher, Sandman, Daredevil, Lobo and Bone might appear on this list.

[@bobbybloodfeastin308]

Always quality content. Thank you.

[@RobertM.Douglas]

Thank you for sharing, keep doing what you do!!!

[@VictoriaA.Rodriguez]

Great video as always, keep up the great work

[@josephcoleman4485]

Fun video! Really surprised me with #1, but should’ve thought about it as the list dwindled down, as it really wasn’t that surprising, haha! I don’t know if anything trumps New Mutants 98, though, especially with Deadpool 3 on the horizon. The 90s were awesome, that’s for sure.😌

[@Troy-McClure81]

The early to mid 90s had so many special editions,and I owned a few especially all the new Spidermans,but hands down for me Slapstick was my favorite 90s introduction,he may not get the credit he deserves but could easily wipe the floor with just about everyone.

[@strangetalk.thecornercosmic]

While not especially valuable or noteworthy for collectors, Wolverine #90 Deluxe is one of my favorite single issues of the decade hands down. Also, I hope to see you doing more videos like your Iron Man 2008 breakdown! There are a ton of winks and nods to various comics in films like Spider-Man 2 and The Punisher 2004 that might be worth a look in the future, not to mention the Fox X-Men universe.

[@HamRadio360]

New Mutants 98 is probably one of my favorite comic book of all time

[@bZman]

I have an ungraded copy framed in my bedroom

[@HamRadio360]

Nice

[@HamRadio360]

What is your favorite comic

[@Marx1684]

8:53 😮Wow. Thank you You do the digging!

[@drasvader1]

I heve every X book you showed except the Marvel Presents...Xmen #1 signed by Chris Claremont ❤

[@DarthJF]

Some important books that didn't make the cut, but epitomise 90s comics for me. Wolverine #50 (Return of the yellow and blue costume) X-Men #25 (Magneto removes adamantium from Wolverine's skeleton) X-Men Alpha (Start of the Age of Apocalypse) Ghost Rider vol. 3 #1 (Introduction of Danny Ketch version of Ghost Rider) Web of Spider-Man # 117 (Start of the infamous Clone Saga) Spawn/Batman (It's Spawn and Batman, duh!) The Incredible Hulk: Future Imperfect #1 (First appearance of Maestro and highlight of Peter David's incredible Hulk run)

[@CaptainMcKayRandom]

I’m with you on Wolverine 50. Didn’t think about the Fatal Attractions issue, but yeah - that’s a pivotal 90s comic too.

[@davehandelman2832]

I had a bunch of these but i was too impatient to wait 30years for them to be worth anything. However, i still have a few Spider man #1 in the collectors item bag! I'll hold onto them for a few more years! Great retrospective!!!

[@chevy-is-a-good-boy]

Terrific work!

[@starlordman1017]

I'm surprised you didn't make a "not now, maximum carnage" joke at the end

[@brandanleehubertleroche9066]

Really love the videos! You got me to give Whatnot a try in the US

[@PanelstoPixels]

Thank you! Have fun on Whatnot.

[@StanlyOveral]

Great stuff. Thanks for sharing

[@Mikah234]

All amazing books. And I'm honored to have them all in my PC. Great job.

[@thesixfootsixexperience8781]

Love your channel. Really liked you Q and A a week or so back.

[@PanelstoPixels]

Thanks! Much appreciated.

[@olahellsten818]

Cannot say that I agree about the importance of a single one here. PAD Hulk, Starman, Marvels, Kingdom Come, Sandman, Sin City, Bone, Hellblazer, Preacher, Hate!, Peepshow, Eightball, Dirty Plotte, Cerebus, Love & Rockets, The Invisibles, Transmetropolitan, Planetary all spring to mind as works that did a lot more to evolve the art of comics. But well, nice list anyway.

[@TersinaWood758]

Wow, fantastic video. Thanks a lot!

[@arturodoria]

Exellent video, the best 2000, 80, 2010, etc

[@bizbaby]

I’m struggling to find out why Domino would be that important… especially more important than Doomsday for such a niche character lol

[@Dodong0]

This was my time period… actually have a lot of these items in your list. My prized possession out of this is the misprint of Venom #1. Put in a preorder with my father at the local comic shop and one of my copies was the misprint. Next time I visit home I need to dig that out and get it slabbed.

[@ValkyrieDaredevil]

Please make more videos, you’re really good at this dude ❤

[@joedean165]

Great video. Collecting since the early 80's mostly marvel at the time I have everything on that list except the DC titles. Well preserved. I am inspired to get them appraised. Thank you for the inspiration. Appreciate you.

[@Wermutstropfen86]

Great list, great video. Thanks!

[@Eddiebleakley]

Extreme drinking game. drink every time he laughs.

[@rickytoddbotelho9555]

To me it's easy to sum up the 99's anything Simon Bisley. Judge dread, rogue trooper, alan Moore, a lot of image crap, spawn, dark horse star wars, and sin city,cerebus, Doomsday, and spider man and X-Men. 😂❤

[@bZman]

I have a CGC graded 9.4 of that man of steel 18. Was a really lucky find of mine

[@stubbzzz]

I haven’t read comics since the 90’s, but I definitely had most of these you listed. And whichever ones I didn’t have my friends had.

[@samuelmelendez7566]

Nice way to spend Valentine's Day🦸💬💘

[@jamesmoss3424]

Lots of great 90's comics. 😀👍

[@Oobagoobatrooba]

Also you're background light is sick

[@CharanBMusic]

I see what you did there with the mention of Gary Coleman, Different Strokes TV series and then Whilce Portacio immediately after.... For those who don't know the famous phrase from the TV series, it's "Whatchu talking 'bout Willis"

[@PanelstoPixels]

Haha, that was totally unintentional but I'll take it. Now I'm annoyed at myself for not working in a "Whatchu talkin' 'bout, Whilce?" line.

[@CharanBMusic]

@PanelstoPixels ahhh I hope others picked up like I did, made me chuckle making the connection. Let's just call it an Easter egg to be found 😅

[@bethetroubleyouwant]

Can we just talk about how new mutants 98 cover did Domino wrong?

[@nitinnair4353]

Can anyone recommend some novels that are similar to the Fantastic Four, in the sense that it blends elements and themes of family, action/adventure, exploration, and sci-fi together?

[@prodlilrasta]

please turn this into a series and explore other decades 🙏🏼

[@DoraM.Adkins]

That’s fantastic, thanks for sharing

[@centralplanet]

No death of Superman in number 1 ? Weird

[@Marx1684]

14:24 This comic made me get the action figure.

[@hirolla74]

Ron Lim, Whilce Portacio, George Perez, Frank Miller, Jim Lee...great artists of comic book lore. Nuff said.

[@JabelsXY]

90s comics are the best

[@jamesmoss3424]

I got the new mutants #87 the gold cover version. 😀👍

[@sebastianrook5478]

I have all but 5 of the comics you showed. I bought them in the 90's when I was younger 😊

[@martezdetroit3164]

Wow,...my first time watching ...the algorithm must have sent u. Great video Bud___ i got all that X stuff but i cant find my Xmen annual 😖...i enjoyed this rundown!!

[@playdisplay1468]

Thanks for clarifying Gambit's 1st appearance. I've been on the fence about buying a high graded copy. Just confused on what really was the correct 1st appearance.

[@LucasDarkGiygas]

Thanks for the video

[@primalrage7757]

Surprised Superman #75 wasn't on this list...

[@WSendam]

Happy Valentine’s Day ❤

[@ensabahnur7657]

My favorites in the 90s were Avengers, Heroes For Hire, Fantastic 4 HULK, all Spiderman & Mutant Titles!💣🔥🎯💯📠

[@CtHuIHuSpAwN]

I grew up in the 90's and I would say either Jim Lee's X-Men or Todd McFarlane's Spawn is what I think of when I remember those past days haha. Loved Jim's and Todd's art, still do.

[@nathanchaffin6380]

I agree across the board with this list with the exception of 1 thing. Next men 21 or Dime Press comics should be on that list somewhere. First appearance of hellboy (who I fill is underrated and looked over when the discussion of 90's characters comes up.) Maybe would have subbed it out for lethal protector. I'm throwing no shade. Enjoyed the video immensely.

[@turbkeysamdwich1880]

12:30 I’m wearing a shirt right now with a black suit variant of this cover lol.

[@robotek148]

When Captain America and Paladin took on 49 Femizons was my favorite storyline in the 90s. I also read Gaurdians of the Galaxy, XMen Blue, Secret Defenders, XMen 2098 and (L0Lz) Ravage 2099. When he turned into a monster? I was done. WT*. Collected a lot of Image comics for the art too.

[@photosbyjaye]

I have a lot of these X titles. I saw the comics the other day in my comic box

[@watamutha]

I thought #1 was going to be Death of Superman, Superman#75.

[@SirSugarSkull]

Venom Is my all time favorite comic character, good to see home get some love here

[@spookynoble4391]

OMG OMG OMG! I have watched this video on KZbin with Smoke Wayans and Black Peter Griffin and it was awesome! I love the early '90s comics, Superman, Spider-Man, Venom, Carnage and Batman: The Animated Series! I also love Jack Kirby too! Too bad you didn't mention Dark Horse Comics! ⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@MoggieLou]

Good list. My 20 issues of the 90s would have included X-Men 30, the marriage of Scott Summers and Jean Grey.

[@NadeemShekh-uy9zn]

Any chance you could do a video on the Fantastic Four comics

[@Tom_ohandley]

Awesome video! New sub!

[@pushon10]

I think he was more like the Fred Durst of comics than the Kurt Cobain.

[@decker528]

The way Malibu comics drew women really caught the eye of a kid coming into puberty in thr 90s. That wouldve been me

[@Coheed2099]

Don't really agree with your order but really well done video. Great stuff

[@josephbrown3582]

this must be"Most important 90's comic in my collection"

[@GertrudeBaish427]

great content. ty

[@miamimagicians]

Wow, I never realized that cable and omega red had just just came out right before they were on the animated series

[@TeryJones]

7:54 - Thor's half sister huh? Damn man, I've seen the angels in Hazbin Hotel get better treatment XD

[@NadeemShekh-uy9zn]

I love the original Spider-Man 2099 comics peter david is one of my favorite writers of all time man

[@sly6363]

Always a good day when boss man uploads 🙌, one requet though can you please continue the comics that inspired mcu videos? I'm so waiting on ironman 2. Thnx

[@PanelstoPixels]

Thanks! Iron Man 2 vid is coming, it just requires a lot of research 😅 I've also got a few sponsor vids to do and then back to the regular stuff.

[@very_awake]

Great list… not sure why Infinity Gauntlet isn’t TOP 5.

[@pushon10]

J. M. DeMatteis is one of the best and most underrated writers in the history of comics.

[@SaborBell-Marquez]

I think it's funny how I bought a Todd Mcfarlane Spider-man number 1, FIRST PRINTING, for only 2 dollars on Amazon. And it was in MINT condition.😂

[@fandomvault4901]

I always liked ravage 2099

[@MJBBo]

Great video. 90s for me was PITT. had too be mentioned 👍👍👍👍👍✊✊✊✊✊🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@antoniotruong5647]

I would add Witchblade and Harbinger. A few more Unity Universe books (which was as important as Image at that time). Then I would put X-Men #1 at the top spot. It was the most important book(s) that defined the decade.

[@bizhop2]

Nice, I got about %75 of all the books you’ve mention including the last 7-8 titles. I ahve multiple copies of each too. Collected comics for the art(I’m a lazy artist) and then ended up buying more than one because I ruined them.

[@PalProxy]

Age of Apocalypse was huge for me

[@Skaiser_Wilhelm7938]

👍 Great video! I still own a few good issues and volumes of X-Force and Spawn. Once again, if you need some help with that 'ALL THE COMICS THAT INSPIRED THOR (2011.)' video, be sure to let me know. 👍

[@jamarchambers804]

I want to know what books are back there

[@bujindork]

Late 80s early 90s is all I collect. I still have most of my collection but want to rebuy my favorites in high grade which is easy cause most are cheap.