Wonder Woman

Vol. 1-4

by George Perez

DC Comics, 2004-2006

I was already a fan of the character before Perez rebooted Wonder Woman in 1987. His work on the series made me love the character even more and started a love for Greek mythology. For years, I've considered his as the definitive take on WW's origins (and still do). Perez stayed on the book for about 5 years, but his first 2 years are my favorite because he not only plotted the stories, but he also drew them as well.

Swamp Thing

Vol. 1-6

by Alan Moore, Stephen R. Bissette, John Totleben, Rick Veitch, etc

Vertigo Comics, 1998-2003

For me, the highlight of these volumes are Alan Moore's masterly told stories of horror and suspense.

Promethea

Vol. 1-5

by Alan Moore, J.H. Williams & Mick Gray

America's Best Comics, 1999-2005

Great art combined with experimental stories (although the earlier tales were more straight forward, while the later stories tend to play with the notions of storytelling and myths).

It doesn't get better (or weirder) than this.

Supergirl (Vol. 4)

by Peter David, Gary Frank, Leonard Kirk, Robin Riggs, etc

DC Comics, 1996-2003

#1-81, #1,000,000, Annuals #1-2

Collections:

Supergirl (collects #1-9 and Showcase '96 #12) 

Many Happy Returns (collects #76-81)

I picked this up after enjoying Peter David's Sachs & Violens, so this is essentially the second piece of work by Peter David I've read although at this point, he's already established himself on titles like The Incredible Hulk.

David essentially takes what has been established about Supergirl up to this point in her comic history and adds a whole old-new spin on the character. The supporting cast also played an important role in the series. Who could forget Buzz, the demon who tries to corrupt Linda Danvers (this series essentially re-introduces the Linda Danvers identity), the Danvers, Richard Malverne, Cutter, Mattie and Wally, who claims to be God. 

The series lasted 81 issues, 2 Annuals (1 of which was not written by David), a #1,000,000 (written by David, but features a different Supergirl in a futuristic tale). For the most part, it was consistently good month after month, a feat that few comics could claim to rival. 

When Gary Frank left the book after 9 issues, I was going to drop the book. And drop it I almost did. New penciller Leonard Kirk's work look too sketchy for my taste (#10), but it suddenly leapt by leaps and bounds with his second issue (#13), and so did the story, which kicked into a high gear. 

Sad to say, the series ended when DC had a new direction for the title character. The final story arc 'Many Happy Returns' (with new penciller Ed Benes) was also one of my least favorite runs on the title, but it was just one of a few a minor gripes along what was essentially an incredible run.     

The Spectre (Vol. 3)

by John Ostrander & Tom Mandrake, etc

DC Comics, 1992-1998

#1-62, #0, Annual #1

Collections:

Crimes and Punishments (collects #1-4)

One of the best books published by DC Comics in the 1990s. And it was consistently good. This series set a high standard of storytelling and art with each and every issue. As with every good story, the storytellers had a very clear idea of the story they wanted to tell. While the title character's roots is in the superhero world, Ostrander and Mandrake heavily employs horror and the supernatural, and yet never once strays from what makes this book so captivating: that of a personal journey of a man struggling to come to terms with himself and his pain. Another detail about this series which I so enjoyed: the monthly covers that always feature different interpretations  of the Spectre by the very best working in the comics industry.  

Wonder Woman (Vol. 2)

Issues 66-71

by William Messner-Loebs & Paris Cullins

DC Comics, 1992-1993

This was one of my favorite WW stories. It never got collected though, but I remember enjoying it because writer Messner-Loebs took our heroine and shot her into space, where she had to use her wit and courage to survive, and then later lead a band of space denizens to overthrow a slave empire. This story essentially captured the spirit of hope and courage, and what it means to be a hero and leader.

Gotham Central

by Greg Rucka, Ed Brubaker, Michael Lark, etc.

DC Comics, 2004-2007

Vol 1-5 (softcover)

Book 1-4 (hardcover and softcover)

A series about the cops instead of the Dark Knight. Tightly knit stories with strong focus on character development. Pity the first round of trades (which I bought) missed out on several issues of the series. At least the current collection (4 volumes in all) contains all 40 issues of the single issues.