Flash: BORN TO RUN and THE RETURN OF BARRY ALLEN. Some of Mark Waid's earliest and best work on the book; also good introductory material for a newbie. I recommend any trades that say Mark Waid and FLASH on the cover, actually, but those two to start with, definitely. BLOOD WILL RUN is the official start to Geoff Johns' subsequent run, which I liked a lot (except for the parts where it made me tear my hair, but on balance). There's a list of Flash trades here (http://www.hyperborea.org/flash/books.html), incidentally.
Hulk: That would be Peter David. There've been six Visionaries so far, which is about the first third of his run; my personal favorite is the stuff in #6, but it's all good, really.
Green Lantern/Green Arrow: Yeah, you should definitely take a look at the '70s Hard-Traveling Heroes stories (in trade they're GREEN LANTERN/GREEN ARROW COLLECTION)--very '70s unsubtle, but it does have two guys arguing a lot. :) Also the first appearance of comics John Stewart, but he's, ah, really not the guy from toonverse. The trade where the new GL/GA team up is EMERALD ALLIES; it has pretty art and the boys are cute together; as for the story...did I mention the boys are cute together?
Green Arrow: Definitely I want to recommend THE LONGBOW HUNTERS, the mini that introduced Green Arrow's darker '80s run. There are feminism issues, but it's still a good story and you can't beat Mike Grell art. I have mixed feelings about Kevin Smith's QUIVER and Brad Meltzer's THE ARCHER'S QUEST, but they do have their moments.
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Date: 2009-02-07 05:40 pm (UTC)Hulk: That would be Peter David. There've been six Visionaries so far, which is about the first third of his run; my personal favorite is the stuff in #6, but it's all good, really.
Green Lantern/Green Arrow: Yeah, you should definitely take a look at the '70s Hard-Traveling Heroes stories (in trade they're GREEN LANTERN/GREEN ARROW COLLECTION)--very '70s unsubtle, but it does have two guys arguing a lot. :) Also the first appearance of comics John Stewart, but he's, ah, really not the guy from toonverse. The trade where the new GL/GA team up is EMERALD ALLIES; it has pretty art and the boys are cute together; as for the story...did I mention the boys are cute together?
Green Arrow: Definitely I want to recommend THE LONGBOW HUNTERS, the mini that introduced Green Arrow's darker '80s run. There are feminism issues, but it's still a good story and you can't beat Mike Grell art. I have mixed feelings about Kevin Smith's QUIVER and Brad Meltzer's THE ARCHER'S QUEST, but they do have their moments.