- Justice League
- Superman
- Action Comics
- Batman
- Detective Comics
- Wonder Woman
- Green Lantern
- Flash
- Aquaman
Recently, I have had the desire to do other things, so I had to figure out a way to reduce my pull list. I looked over the 4 years of stories that DC has produced in the New 52 and I can safely say only Justice League was compelling. Greg Pak did some enjoyable things with Action Comics, but it played second-fiddle to Superman. Batman has had a nice run, but it hasn't spilled over into any grand ideas that influenced anything else. Some titles have not yet found their footing. For those reasons, I have to abandon my DC pull. I just don't enjoy their stories anymore.
An additional casualty is Daredevil. The idea of Perennials has two components: big characters and big stories. Daredevil has been around a long time, but his stories are always so insular and have almost zero impact in the Marvel Universe at large. He could disappear tomorrow and would create no ripple effect.
Thus, what I am left with are 8 solid Marvel Perennials, which will now be referred to as simple The Perennials. They include:
- All-New, All-Different Avengers by Mark Waid
- Extraordinary X-Men by Jeff Lemire
- Secret Wars by Jonathan Hickman (My Fantastic Four book)
- Amazing Spider-Man by Dan Slott
- Totally Awesome Hulk by Greg Pak
- Captain America: Sam Wilson by Nick Spencer
- Invincible Iron Man by Brian Michael Bendis
- Mighty Thor by Jason Aaron
It has always been my intention to write reviews and explore the Perennials in further depth, but given the scope of the Perennials in the past, I couldn't realistic accomplish that goal. Now, with the scope of the Perennials being 8 series (plus future crossovers or event minis). I should be able to start working on that kind of coverage. No guarantees.
