
Superman: Red Son
Superman lands in the Ukraine instead of Kansas. This simple premise is the start of one of Millar's most widely known and celebrated works, and one of the absolute best Superman stories out there. Taking full advantage of DC's "elseworlds" imprint, Millar paints a very different world for the heroes of the DC universe, all from having the ship that sends baby Kal-El land on the other side of the world. Superman becomes the symbol for the Soviets, causing our country to turn to Lex Luthor to stop this "communist threat". Unfortunately its one of the only stories Millar did for DC, as he and the company had a brief falling out before the book was published. If Warner Bros. was serious about taking their Superman film rights in bold new directions, this is the place to start.
Wolverine: Enemy Of The State

Marvel Knights Spider-man
Back in 2004, Millar launched a new Spider-man series under the "Marvel Knights" banner. Taking Spidey in a more "adult" direction, Millar had the web-slinger go up against many of his classic enemies, all the while trying to decipher the villain who has not only discovered his secret identity, but has also kidnapped Aunt May. Terry Dodson's artwork is AMAZING (pardon the pun), and the arc also features many cool updates for some of Spidey's classic rogues. If only Sony Pictures could've read this before they pulled the plug on Spider-man 4 for a reboot. But then they would've had to replace Kirsten Dunst with someone attractive.
Wolverine: Old Man Logan
Old Man Logan was one of the biggest events in comics in the past few years, and ranks as one of the definitive Wolverine stories. Set in an alternate future where the superheroes have all been wiped out due to a collective assault by their enemies, Logan is one of the last heroes left. Living on a farm in California with his wife and children, the now nearly 200 hundred year old Logan is a pacifist who hasn't "popped" his claws in 50 years. However, when he needs money to pay his landlords (who are the Hulk's inbred grand kids!!!), he accepts a job from the now blind Hawkeye to deliver a secret package across the country. Over the course of the storyline we learn what happened the night the heroes were killed, and more importantly, what happened to Wolverine (which was jaw-dropping, to be completely honest). There are so many cool little things peppered throughout the story for Marvel fans, from the breakdown of the super villain territories of the United States, to the numerous "trophies" belonging to "President Red Skull", that you're bound to be entertained by this story, regardless of how big a Wolverine fan you are. In a perfect world, we wouldn't have had X-Men Origins: Wolverine last May, we would've had this, starring a pre-crazy Mel Gibson as the one and only Old Man Logan.
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