they’re marvelous for a reason welcome
to watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
counting down our picks for the top 10
greatest Marvel storylines ever I said
the schools closed you need to leave not
until I see the professor
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content for this list we’re
looking at both standalone stories and
overarching plot lines in Marvel Comics
that we feel to be the most memorable
due to either their epic scale or
powerful dramatic wait number 10 demon
in a bottle
just because Tony Stark is a genius
billionaire philanthropist and has
dozens of wicked metal armor suits that
he can wear doesn’t mean that he’s
totally impervious to real-world
problems case in point
alcoholism written by david michelinie
and Bob Layton this much more mature
take on the character focused on his
addiction to alcohol and how he comes to
completely rely on it in order to cope
with the many struggles and frustrations
in his life the story takes several dark
turns which were uncommon for Iron Man
comics up to that point showing the
impact that Tony’s drinking has on him
as well as the consequences it brings to
those around him number 9 the Winter
Soldier when the mysterious Winter
Soldier appears on the scene
cap does his superhero thing to bring
him down but upon further investigation
the true identity of his foe is revealed
and it’s quite a shocker
who the hell is Bucky
the Winter Soldier turns out to be Bucky
Barnes caps comrade from World War two
who is frozen in time and had been
enhanced not to mention brainwashed by
members of Hydra cap knows he must be
stopped but considering that it is
someone he once was very close to it
makes matters much more difficult for
our star-spangled protagonist no
spoilers for how it ends but all will
say is that Edie Brubaker’s storytelling
ability is out of this world
number 8 god loves man kills William
Stryker a vocal mutant hater claims that
mutants are an abomination in the eyes
of God he hates them so much that he
decides to kidnap Professor X hook him
up to a makeshift cerebro and manipulate
his psychic abilities to effectively
murder all of the world’s mutants so
it’s up to Magneto and the ax men to
stop him this shocking scheme ties in
with the lair half of the story’s title
showing how cool humanity can be to one
another simply based on fear and
Prejudice
the x-men series has always been
concerned with themes of equality and
segregation but x-men legend Chris
Claremont magnum opus hits the nail on
the head harder than ever before here
number seven
original sin the all-knowing being known
as The Watcher has been murdered in
response to his death Nick Fury and
other Marvel superheroes band together
to investigate why he was killed in the
first place this story strength lies in
its excellent pacing and consistently
escalating sense of mystery if you ever
wanted to read a whodunit piece of
fiction in the same vein as crime
thrillers but with the Flair of a Marvel
superhero tale then look no further than
Jayson Aaron’s brilliant run again we
won’t spoil it but you probably won’t
see the big reveal coming unless you did
see it coming in which case you might
have been the watcher number six Days of
Future past those ex people can’t catch
a break now can they in the future
mutants have been officially wiped out
by a legion of vicious hunter killer
robots known as sentinels
that’s right mutants sir basically on
the verge of being extinct the x-men are
gonna be kaput it’s the end or maybe not
in order to ensure their survival and
undo the wrongs committed
Shadowcat volunteers to travel back in
time and warn the x-men of the past of
their possible future so that they can
prevent these horrendous events from
ever happening it’s a thrilling concept
to combine x-men post-apocalyptic worlds
and time travel and Claremont once again
delivers a page-turning narrative number
5 ultimate spider-man power and
responsibility we all know Spidey’s
origin story by now radioactive spider
Uncle Ben kicks the bucket stuff about
responsibility yada yada yada
while the ultimate run of the classic
superhero keeps the fundamentals intact
it considerably spices up the formula to
make it more interesting for modern-day
readers Peter requiring his powers is
far more than just a pre-tax event as it
gets him tied up in a huge conspiracy
involving Oscorp who have obviously been
performing others any scientific
experiments furthermore the character
development dialog and down-to-earth
issues make this interpretation of the
webslinger more relatable and compelling
than he’s ever been with great writing
comes great entertainment and Brian
Michael Bendis is retelling has great
writing in spades give it a spin number
4 the Dark Phoenix saga
after a mission in outerspace the x-men
returned home but all is not well with
Jean Grey during the mission she was
exposed to deadly radiation from a solar
flare a force which helps unleash her
hidden potential as both a telepath and
telekinetic endowing her with such
fierce power that she becomes known as
the Phoenix these new abilities seem to
help her comrades at first but things
take a dark turn very quickly the
Hellfire Club twists Gene’s mind turning
her near omnipotence strength against
the x-men it’s a storyline that spans
across earth and the far reaches of
space packed with action and tragedy
number three Craven’s last hunt this one
takes the relatively goofy character of
Kraven the hunter to new and incredibly
dark places in JM they matey’s brilliant
story Kraven hunts down the old webhead
and seemingly shoots him dead before
burying him Six Feet Under
Kraven then Dawn’s the black Spidey
costume all while the real spider-man
digs himself out of his grave the
storyline really ventures deep into the
psychology of spider-man and what makes
him who he is it’s more than just a
great costume and great power it’s the
responsibility that defines spider-man
number two old man Logan far in a
dystopian future nearly all of the
Marvel superheroes have fallen at the
hands of supervillains Wolverine is
still taken thanks to his mutant healing
factor though but that’s not to say he
hasn’t seen better days
The Wolverine depicted here is old
grizzled and vulnerable which in turn
makes him less patient and more violent
than ever before the arc as a whole is
extremely unpleasant and arguably
grittier than anything Marvel has done
prior with plenty of mature themes and a
great abundance of blood and gore
managing to still breathe new life into
a decades-old character writer Mark
Miller proved you can teach an old
Wolverine new tricks before we unveil
our top pick here are a few honorable
mentions
[Music]
number one born again even a man without
fear can be broken down when kingpin
discovers that Daredevils alter-ego is
Matt Murdock
he immediately places all of his efforts
into guaranteeing that the blind lawyer
from hell’s kitchen’s life becomes an
absolute nightmare
first the kingpin destroys his law firm
freezes his bank accounts and ruins his
reputation before proceeding to beat
Matt Murdock within an inch of his life
for the first time daredevil a character
without fear is depicted as being
terrified of his enemy
this however makes his struggle and
return all the more triumphant showing
that a superhero can be beaten and get
back up no matter the obstacle ahead do
you agree with our picks check out these
other great clips from WatchMojo and
subscribe for new videos every day
to watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
counting down our picks for the top 10
greatest Marvel storylines ever I said
the schools closed you need to leave not
until I see the professor
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content for this list we’re
looking at both standalone stories and
overarching plot lines in Marvel Comics
that we feel to be the most memorable
due to either their epic scale or
powerful dramatic wait number 10 demon
in a bottle
just because Tony Stark is a genius
billionaire philanthropist and has
dozens of wicked metal armor suits that
he can wear doesn’t mean that he’s
totally impervious to real-world
problems case in point
alcoholism written by david michelinie
and Bob Layton this much more mature
take on the character focused on his
addiction to alcohol and how he comes to
completely rely on it in order to cope
with the many struggles and frustrations
in his life the story takes several dark
turns which were uncommon for Iron Man
comics up to that point showing the
impact that Tony’s drinking has on him
as well as the consequences it brings to
those around him number 9 the Winter
Soldier when the mysterious Winter
Soldier appears on the scene
cap does his superhero thing to bring
him down but upon further investigation
the true identity of his foe is revealed
and it’s quite a shocker
who the hell is Bucky
the Winter Soldier turns out to be Bucky
Barnes caps comrade from World War two
who is frozen in time and had been
enhanced not to mention brainwashed by
members of Hydra cap knows he must be
stopped but considering that it is
someone he once was very close to it
makes matters much more difficult for
our star-spangled protagonist no
spoilers for how it ends but all will
say is that Edie Brubaker’s storytelling
ability is out of this world
number 8 god loves man kills William
Stryker a vocal mutant hater claims that
mutants are an abomination in the eyes
of God he hates them so much that he
decides to kidnap Professor X hook him
up to a makeshift cerebro and manipulate
his psychic abilities to effectively
murder all of the world’s mutants so
it’s up to Magneto and the ax men to
stop him this shocking scheme ties in
with the lair half of the story’s title
showing how cool humanity can be to one
another simply based on fear and
Prejudice
the x-men series has always been
concerned with themes of equality and
segregation but x-men legend Chris
Claremont magnum opus hits the nail on
the head harder than ever before here
number seven
original sin the all-knowing being known
as The Watcher has been murdered in
response to his death Nick Fury and
other Marvel superheroes band together
to investigate why he was killed in the
first place this story strength lies in
its excellent pacing and consistently
escalating sense of mystery if you ever
wanted to read a whodunit piece of
fiction in the same vein as crime
thrillers but with the Flair of a Marvel
superhero tale then look no further than
Jayson Aaron’s brilliant run again we
won’t spoil it but you probably won’t
see the big reveal coming unless you did
see it coming in which case you might
have been the watcher number six Days of
Future past those ex people can’t catch
a break now can they in the future
mutants have been officially wiped out
by a legion of vicious hunter killer
robots known as sentinels
that’s right mutants sir basically on
the verge of being extinct the x-men are
gonna be kaput it’s the end or maybe not
in order to ensure their survival and
undo the wrongs committed
Shadowcat volunteers to travel back in
time and warn the x-men of the past of
their possible future so that they can
prevent these horrendous events from
ever happening it’s a thrilling concept
to combine x-men post-apocalyptic worlds
and time travel and Claremont once again
delivers a page-turning narrative number
5 ultimate spider-man power and
responsibility we all know Spidey’s
origin story by now radioactive spider
Uncle Ben kicks the bucket stuff about
responsibility yada yada yada
while the ultimate run of the classic
superhero keeps the fundamentals intact
it considerably spices up the formula to
make it more interesting for modern-day
readers Peter requiring his powers is
far more than just a pre-tax event as it
gets him tied up in a huge conspiracy
involving Oscorp who have obviously been
performing others any scientific
experiments furthermore the character
development dialog and down-to-earth
issues make this interpretation of the
webslinger more relatable and compelling
than he’s ever been with great writing
comes great entertainment and Brian
Michael Bendis is retelling has great
writing in spades give it a spin number
4 the Dark Phoenix saga
after a mission in outerspace the x-men
returned home but all is not well with
Jean Grey during the mission she was
exposed to deadly radiation from a solar
flare a force which helps unleash her
hidden potential as both a telepath and
telekinetic endowing her with such
fierce power that she becomes known as
the Phoenix these new abilities seem to
help her comrades at first but things
take a dark turn very quickly the
Hellfire Club twists Gene’s mind turning
her near omnipotence strength against
the x-men it’s a storyline that spans
across earth and the far reaches of
space packed with action and tragedy
number three Craven’s last hunt this one
takes the relatively goofy character of
Kraven the hunter to new and incredibly
dark places in JM they matey’s brilliant
story Kraven hunts down the old webhead
and seemingly shoots him dead before
burying him Six Feet Under
Kraven then Dawn’s the black Spidey
costume all while the real spider-man
digs himself out of his grave the
storyline really ventures deep into the
psychology of spider-man and what makes
him who he is it’s more than just a
great costume and great power it’s the
responsibility that defines spider-man
number two old man Logan far in a
dystopian future nearly all of the
Marvel superheroes have fallen at the
hands of supervillains Wolverine is
still taken thanks to his mutant healing
factor though but that’s not to say he
hasn’t seen better days
The Wolverine depicted here is old
grizzled and vulnerable which in turn
makes him less patient and more violent
than ever before the arc as a whole is
extremely unpleasant and arguably
grittier than anything Marvel has done
prior with plenty of mature themes and a
great abundance of blood and gore
managing to still breathe new life into
a decades-old character writer Mark
Miller proved you can teach an old
Wolverine new tricks before we unveil
our top pick here are a few honorable
mentions
[Music]
number one born again even a man without
fear can be broken down when kingpin
discovers that Daredevils alter-ego is
Matt Murdock
he immediately places all of his efforts
into guaranteeing that the blind lawyer
from hell’s kitchen’s life becomes an
absolute nightmare
first the kingpin destroys his law firm
freezes his bank accounts and ruins his
reputation before proceeding to beat
Matt Murdock within an inch of his life
for the first time daredevil a character
without fear is depicted as being
terrified of his enemy
this however makes his struggle and
return all the more triumphant showing
that a superhero can be beaten and get
back up no matter the obstacle ahead do
you agree with our picks check out these
other great clips from WatchMojo and
subscribe for new videos every day
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