University of Panels

01

Naruto

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Probably the most inspiring comic (or technically a manga) I've ever read, Naruto is the story of a young mischevious shinobi attempting to become the greatest ninja in exsistance while gaining acceptance from those in his village...

 

02

Ultimate Spider-Man

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A 21st Century modernization of everyone's favorite wallcrawler, Ultimate Spider-Man is the masterpiece of Brian Michael Bendis that balances Peter Parker's struggles to balance his high school life while fighting crime as Spider-Man...

 

03

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns

 

 

 

 

 

 

When Gotham has degenerated into an even worse state of crime, an elderly Bruce Wayne redons the mantel of the Batman to save his city one last time...

 

04

Watchmen

 

 

 

 

 

When a well known superhero is mysteriously murdered in a world where the U.S. is on the verge of nuclear war with the Soviet Union, and non-government-sponsored vigilanties are outlawed by the government, one question surrounds our heroes... "Who watches the Watchmen?"

 

05

X-Men: Kitty Pryde and Wolverine

 

 

 

 

 

The X-Men's youngest team member Kitty Pryde, is forced into action when confronted by Wolverine's old sensei Ogun in Japan...

 

06

Batman: Knightfall

 

 

 

 

In this memorable storyline, Batman is brutally defeated by the villainous Bane, showing that even the bat can be broken...

 

 

07

Astonishing X-Men

 

 

 

 

 

Joss Whedon portrays his talents for writing character driven storylines with his epic 4-part run on the X-Men which provides focus on individual teammembers like Shadowcat, Colossus, Emma Frost, and Cyclops, while simultaneosuly providing innovating storylines that are instant classics that pay homage to the Chris Claremont era while simultaneously standing on their own...

 

08

Batman: The Long Halloween

 

 

 

 

The tragic tale that inspired Christopher Nolan's THE DARK KNIGHT, Jeph Loeb's sensational murder mystery covers both Batman's attempts to track down a serial killer who strikes at the Carmine crime family on holidays, as well as the transfer of control of Gotham's crimminal underworld going from the mob to the freaks...

 

09

Batman: Dark Victory

 

 

The astonishing sequel to THE LONG HALLOWEEN, DARK VICTORY entails the mob's wanning control over crime in Gotham City to the freaks (with Two-Face; formerly Harvey Dent leading them), a serial killer with a vendetta against Harvey Dent who hangs his victims, as well as the reimagining of the debut of the Robin, the Boy Wonder...

 

 

10

Uncanny X-Men: Dark Phoenix Saga

 

 

 

Witness the fall of the most benevolent of the X-Men, Jean Grey, as she is transformed into the malevolent Dark Phoenix, a being whose power is second only to God himself, and is capable of eraddicating all of existence. For the sake of the entire universe, will the X-Men do what's necessary, and sacrifice one of their closest friends, or will all be lost?