1. scratchthatdefinition said: Yes! Sluggy Freelance (webcomic) That Which Redeems II storyline being the most obvious to my mind. Anders Loves Maria (also webcomic) Maaaybe Fables? Probably others
  2. gaelbach-blog said: Yep. “Otomen,” “Rurouni Kenshin,” and “Secret Six” always got me right in the feels.
  3. kittenxaos said: The scene in the rain from Flashpoint where Thomas Wayne as Batman confronts Martha Wayne as the Joker. Much tear.
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    I’ve mentioned Saga and Persepolis but also that scene in Jaime Reyes’ first Blue Beetle run when he describes getting...
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    Uncanny X-Men 303 and Incredible Hulk 420 are two I can think of off the top of my head. Oh, and the ending of Y the...
  7. thewynne said: Oh! Also in Jaime Reyes’ first Blue Beetle run, when he describes getting abandoned in space by the Justice League and his family finally realizes what he went through and…. ugh. Ugly tears.
  8. satyric said: The end of Gillen’s Journey Into Mystery story.
  9. markdepaolis said: Yes - when Jean Grey died. I was sitting in a class in medical school reading the issue and breaking up in the back row.
  10. timrlai said: Habibi and Essex County are the first that come to mind.
  11. thewynne said: Persepolis, definitely (so many moments). And Saga a couple of times, like with Lying Cat and Sophie. I usually go for the lighter-hearted fare, but both of those did the job.
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    Last page of ghost world. Large parts of nana. Pretty much any volume by Los Bros. after death of speedy. Poison river...
  14. rwsgy5 said: Habibi and I Kill Giants. I get emotional with stories that explore the pains of love, depression, and coming of age. Artists and writers who can capture both the tragic and cathartic have put magic on the page.
  15. fourcolorfrenzy said: Uncanny X-Men #303 was but the first time it happened.
  16. garyachapple said: Volume 1 of Cross Game (manga). a bad thing happens that resonates across the whole series.
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    Honestly the only one that made me come close to tears was the Archie Comics of Sonic the Hedgehog. It was when they...
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  19. failureregretandloathing said: The last issue of the most recent Jeff Lemire run of Animal Man. The children’s story book approach from the perspective of Maxine to deal with loss…beautiful.
  20. katiebluebird said: yes. absolutely. the last page of Stephanie Brown Batgirl.
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  22. criminypete said: Fantastic Four #605 from Hickman, detailing Ben Grimm living and eventually dying thousands of years hence because he only ages one week per year. He is just the BEST DAMN FRIEND ANYONE COULD EVER HAVE.
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    Happens alarmingly often actually
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  25. grownupgeekgirl said: Ms. Marvel, #4, #6. Also Saga.
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  34. loralye said: YU+ME Dream was the first one I ever legitimately cried over. Hellblazer mostly just made me cringe and left me with a general feeling of dis-ease.
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    The last birds of prey graphic novel you wrote. I cried because I knew it was an end to an era I never wanted to see...
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    black widow: the name of the rose #4. it was the first–and to this day, only–comic that has ever made me cry. i bought...
  38. rabbittroop4ever said: Anything involving the relationship between Bruce Wayne and Jason Todd makes me cry….or panels of anyone mourning Damian Wayne. The “death” Stephanie Brown. I just can’t handle dead Robins.
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  41. kevinjforbes-blog said: Trillium by Jeff Lemire
  42. hauntedpamplemousse said: A couple issues of Saga have made me cry.
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