The list includes graphic novels printed exclusively in this format, and trade paperbackhardcover books which compile periodical comic chaptersissues into larger collected volumes. This list is for comics printed in a traditional book format paperback or hardcover, typically with a similar number of pages as novels. There are inevitably going to be some that dont click with fans, or fade after a while. If you read 350 or something issues of the amazing spiderman by different authors then it still. At 1 years and counting, the strip is the longestrunning newspaper comic in history. Top 10 longest novels in the english language listverse. After 80 years of issues, action comics has officially reached the milestone by setting the world record. Alias is handsdown one of the best comic book runs ever written. In actuality, its not written by these two men, nor is it even actually a comic book, but the worlds longest comic strip set to book form. Launched in 1985 by ac comics, femforce has since published 169 issues a huge milestone for such a small company and title. Its successful because the creator and artist, todd. Its central character is john constantine, another alan moore character, who first appeared as a supporting character in. A comic book or comicbook, also called comic magazine or simply comic, is a publication that.
The longest comic still continuing today is action comics. What is the longest comic book series you have ever read does not matter if authors changed. Matt groenings the simpsons is the longest running animated series ever, and its comic book counterpart simpsons comics is close to it. The basic theme of this image comic book was to provide the best pictures with the statements for the clear understanding of the readers. Special thanks to lydia boyd and stacy dean for their help on this project. At the time, dc comics had not even taken on its name and was known, instead, as. A book that has appeared in several formats hardback, paperback, cd, acid flashback but nobody, including its author, has ever been entirely certain as to whatfear and loathing actually is. Detective comics, started march 1937, up to issue 996. If collections of serialized issues count, there are a. Some people already realize the connection between comic book superheroes and greek myth. An example of an early precursor to print comics is trajans column. Traditionally, artamene ou le grand cyrus, has been considered the longest novel, but has lately been surpassed by at least one novel, or two depending on the criterion used to determine length. Comic books have been around for close to a century, and when you assemble the facts youll find several key titles coming into focus as well. Endgame running time of approximately three hours is not the longest for a superhero movie ever.
The katzenjammer kids top 10 longrunning comic strips. The largest comic book ever published was on the 5th of august 2018 in sao paulo, brazil. However, it was not possible to find an estimate more accurate than above 1,000,000 words for these later editions. What is the longestrunning comic strip still in print. This record is for the most published comic book series by a single author in terms of the number of copies printed and circulated in the markets. These are the longest league of legends games ever played. For those that need a little more of an obvious nudge, theres frank millers 300. Graves happily saying, i think this is the longest ranked ive ever seen xd. Dirks was the first cartoonist to use speech balloons to indicate. This brilliantly executed graphic novel chronicles the legend of the battle of thermopylae in which 300 greek spartans held off an entire invading persian army. Longestrunning creatorowned superhero comic book series. This is the only title on this list thats contained in one comic, and it was a tough call to.
This page provides lists of bestselling comic book series to date. As i did more research, i realized that there were many issues i had to take into consideration when deciding what to include on this list. From superheroes that can only pick up radio, to people that can only teleport very small distances, we count 15 incredibly useless comic book characters ever to waste their presence on your eyeballs. Proust produced the first volume of his volume masterpiece in 1912 it was first published in 19. As of posting, and limiting myself to englishlanguage titles. Neil degrasse tyson goes on comic book tweet storm. Artist david aja and 46 other comic creators collaborated on the longest comic ever.
And were talking long in actual length, not page count. Action comics debuted in 1938, written by jerry siegel with art by joe schuster. Kids revolves around two boys, hans and fritz, who get into trouble and fight with their parents and school officials. Get ready to see lots of pictures of people kissing, because were about to look at the 20 best comic book couples ever. Springfields first family has given rise to numerous comics in their nearly 30 year career on television, but the longest running by far is the selftitled simpsons comics, which has run for 218. Herein, weve gathered together the bestselling comic book series ever, according to the expert counters at guinness world records and education week. But weve done the best we could with the 10 best selling comics that we have data on, from marvel.
The longest novel ever published was written in the 1600s. It took up,095 pages spread over 10 volumes, with over two million words, and a french name which is the reason why were not even bothering to write it out for you. The 30 bestselling comic book series of all time best life. The longestrunning monthly american comic to never be. My biggest flipbook ever the return of grumpy cloud. The following are top 10 best image comic books series ever in the world. As youll see in the video above, the comic is on a long scroll of paper and you unroll it to read it. And other comic book legends revealed and why does batman carry shark repellent. Dc comics just earned a guinness world record for the longestrunning superhero comic book series ever with action comics. Rudolph dirks the katzenjammer kids debuted in 1897 in william randolph hearsts sunday edition of the new york journal. How this unique story came to be written is, in 1991, the london cartoon centre, a school for comics and cartooning, found itself in need of funding and publicity.
Its definitely one of bendis lesserknown works, so many people will not be familiar with it or even have heard of it. Jokes on you gravesits the longest ranked game, like ever. Japanese manga tankobon volumes and european comic albums account for the. Largest comic book published guinness world records. Keep reading to see which marvel cinematic universe movies are the longest, and which are the shortest. Most copies published for the same comic book series by a.
Comic book tvmovie adaptations can be discussed on this board. This record is measured in the cumulative number of copies published ever. Over the years, there has been some controversy over what constitutes the worlds longest novel. And for more chartsmashers, check out these 30 bestselling novels of all time.
Its harder than you would assume to figure out what the best selling comic book ever is. The comic book that launched the silver age, the early flash is pretty much the platonic ideal of a superhero comic from that era. Its sixth issue, coverdated october 1935 and published a couple of months earlier, featured the likes of. Dated july 10th 1999 which made me want to find out what was the previous record holder and is this just a uk thing, or worldwide. What is the longest continuous comic book ever written. Over 300 issues if im not crazy jack kirby did a run on fan. The longestrunning comic book ever is action comics superman. The guinness book of world records gives the honor to marcel prousts elephantine remembrance of things past, weighing in at 9,609,000 characters including spaces. Matt groenings the simpsons is the longest running animated series ever, and its comic book counterpart simpsons comics is close to it launched in. Lets look at how long running and successful spawn is. The title translates to remembrance of things past. The uk comic the dandy issue 3007s cover proudly proclaims that it is now a record breaking longest running comic ever. This record is to be attempted by the publisher or author of the comic book series.
Dont invest in stocks, invest in comics 11 photos with images. With a cast of characters as sprawling as in the xmen franchise, there have to be a lot of different relationships. Yes, marvel studios next movie is long, but its not the longest comic book. This should help you figure out the timing of your next marvel marathon binge. If were talking actual graphic novels, the longest i can think of are blankets and habibi, both by craig thompson, at about 600 pages each. Dcs action comics earns guinness world record screen rant. How did sonic the hedgehog become americas longest.
Big nate sets guinness world record for longest comic strip ever. New fun was the first comic book series to consist entirely of original material. Starting in 1938 the 845th issue just released in december of 2006. In 1998, the total number of micky maus copies ever sold exceeded 1 billion. One piece is the bestselling comic by a single author and the bestselling manga of all time, having sold the most collected comic book volumes.
Over 125 artists illustrate the longest comic strip in the world in full. Ranking the best booklength comics ever created is a lot like picking out the greatest grains of sand on the beach. Guinness record for longest comic strip set on with. What is the longest comic book seriesrun youve ever read. Reed richards might have the funniest backstory of any comic book. If collections of serialized issues count, there are a lot of big omnibuses. The longest running comic of dc comics vertigo imprint, hellblazer was a horror comic book series which began print in march 1993. I was going to say i wasnt surethen i saw dave sim was mentionedyeahhard to beat that one. I love a long book that i can really get into, so i decided to compile a list of the longest novels ever written. Great outdoor fight is the strips best story in a walk.
Romes trajans column, dedicated in 110 ad, is an early surviving example of a narrative told through sequential pictures, while egyptian hieroglyphs, greek friezes, medieval tapestries such as the bayeux tapestry and illustrated manuscripts also combine sequential images and words to tell a story. This task ended up being much more complex than one would think a list of longest books. With all the hullabaloo about superman and wonder woman in the last few weeks, its worth remembering that the longestsurviving superhero indigenous to a comic book appeared 75 years ago this summer. Wed venture to say many of them are also the best comics of all time. This is a list of the novels over 500,000 words published through a mainstream publisher. The 10 longestrunning comics that have never been renumbered. What writerartist has had the longest consecutive run on. The longest running comic ever is four color comics, with over issues produced from 1939 1962. How did sonic the hedgehog become americas longestrunning. The word count of 969,000 words is true for the first edition of clarissa, but later editions seem to have climbed to above 1,000,000 words.
Created by rudolph dirks, it is also the first comic strip ever to tell a story using a series of panels. My honest opinion about the current situation of the comic book industry. The maxx is the comic book that was introduced in the world in 1993. What writerartist has had the longest consecutive run on a single comic book.