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I could see the marvel/dc characters ending up like the public domain archetypes of Sherlock Holmes or Dracula in the far future when their most important villains, supporting cast etc are in public domain.

The unrealized potential is key. Dc: the new frontier almost didn't happen because of editorial. Probably several cases we don't hear about where a masterpiece just got shut down.

After having experienced the best that the genre has to offer, i have come to the conclusion that i love a select few superhero comics, not the genre as a whole. My favorites are usually using superheroes to say something thematically and explore ideas. Like watchmen, astro city or allstar...

I thought about what my favorite comics of all time would be. The exact order is flexible. 1. Planetary 2. Watchmen 3. dc: the new frontier 4. Allstar superman 5. Batman: year one 6. Daredevil: born again 7. Kirby/Lee fantastic four 8. Marvels by busiek/ross 9. Swamp thing by Alan Moore 10...