Holy Cats, ONE? Okay, um, rabbit hole time, I think. So, to pick one, I would probably have to say TRANSMETROPOLITAN by @warrenellis. I can still remember the exact moment I pulled it off the shelf. And Ellis has earned top shelf status in my collection room. https://twitter.com/ChuckWendig/status/1262543582650601473

It was Mr. Ellis's constant japing which led me to CASANOVA by Butt Stuff Werewolf. Butt Stuff I credit with reinvigorating much love of movies.

And Space Uncle Warren's backup story in OSBORNE: EVIL INCARCERATED led me to @kellysue, who is a trusted friend and mentor, someone who I cannot imagine life without.

However, I wouldn't have picked up that first issue of Transmet if I hadn't finished my collection of Alan Moore, while Watchmen is, obviously, key it was Anatomy Lesson in SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING 21 that hooked me.

Although, that said, I probably wouldn't have circled back to Alan Moore without finishing SANDMAN by @neilhimself and NEEDING more.

Before that, though, I really ought to credit @ThatKevinSmith's run in GREEN ARROW because it brought me back to the comic book store.

But, it all, I suppose, comes down to BATMAN 447 by Marv Wolfman and James Aparo because, if memory serves (it rarely does), this was the first ever comic I remember reading. Which is probably why Aparo Batman is my Batman.

Certainly there is room for some honorable mentions, @DavidALapham's STRAY BULLETS is an all timer and deserves credit for my love of true independents.

And, lest we forget, one of the my first solo websites was called KnightsPast, a homage to James Robinson's perfect STARMAN.