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One of Alan Moore's best works. It's a wacky read that never goes completely off the rails. For example, a dog in a metal suit could have just been a one-off gag, but Moore develops the character and his relationships (both professional and romantic) masterfully.

While there is an overarching plot, Moore takes us on a number of detours that only add to the fun. The battle between the superpowered mice and cats and Ex-Verminator's consequent woes are probably my favorite scenes.

I thought the story developed a little too slowly, but once we get out of the opening scenes, things start rolling along nicely.

Gene Ha's artwork is incredibly detailed, and nearly every panel is filled with snarky details and references. His character drawings come across as a bit stiff, but it doesn't detract much from the visuals.

All in all, this is a graphic you'll be rereading numerous times. ( )

Yep, this is what happens when you start digging around your collection of (*koff*old*/koff*) comics.

Top 10 was probably my *most* favourite thing to come out from the ABC/Wildstorm imprint when it was around.

Written by Alan Moore and pencilled by Gene Ha/Zander Cannon. Such great writing and such great art to go with it (esp Gene Ha I love his art)!

Planning to do a re-read of these (I only have the original run in physical copies #1-#12, but now have my eye on the digital collected version also - can't keep taking my copies in and out of the plastic, maaan). Ah, such good books. ( )

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This book wraps up the original twelve-issue Top 10 series by Alan Moore, Gene Ha, and Zander Cannon, and it's just as good as the first volume. My favorite part was probably what happened in the battle between the ultra-mice infecting Dust Devil's mother's apartment and the atom cats brought in by an exterminator: I laughed so hard when it was revealed their battles had triggered an multiversal crisis.

It's not all jokes, though. There's a surprisingly moving issue about a hyperspatial traffic accident that results in a collision between a tourist from Rigel and a piece in a gigantic galactic game. The two are fused together and slowly die while a couple cops can't do anything but watch.

The various plot threads from Book 1 are pulled together pretty comprehensively here, as we discover what links many seemingly disparate events together, and Top 10 shows their stuff in a couple devastating battles. I enjoyed the ongoing subplot about Shock-Headed Pete's racism against robots, though I guess it's easy to laugh about racism in this kind of context, where it's devoid of repercussions.

I was a little on the fence for the first couple issues of Top 10, like I said, but once I reached the end of Book 2, I knew I wanted to keep up with the series through all its future incarnations: prequel The Forty-Niners, sequels Beyond the Farthest Precinct and Top 10: Season Two, and spin-off Smax. I like these characters and this concept, and I want to see what else can be done with them.

So this is the first thing that I have ever read off of the goodreads recommendations. Although volume 1 was suggested Volume 2 was the only one I was able to get through interlibrary loan. Top 10 appears to be the police force for a city where everyone has some kind of heroic power. The story focuses on different people in the police station and floats between characters with everyone being connected in an over arching way. I really liked it and only wish I could find more b/c I could tell when characters already had back stories that were discussed or would be gone into further in the next volume. ( )