Reddit reviews Avengers Volume 1: Avengers World (Marvel Now) (Avengers (Marvel Now))
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Forget about continuity, universes, timelines, etc; it's all very confusing, even to creators/fans. The best way to jump in is to just start reading.
How much time do you have for comics? The answer determines how expansive recommendations are. Regardless, don’t try to read everything. First appearances & early origins are not always good starting points—older comics can be an acquired taste for modern audiences. Remember, there are so many other great characters/stories/publishers to explore (and not all comics are about superheroes).
Think about your favorite stories from other media. What you might like to read in a comic? Are you more interested in good storytelling or becoming a Marvel knowledge nerd?
Creative teams change often and characters get re-worked e.g. I never cared for Hawkeye until Matt Fraction’s run. Focus on well-received and relatively self-contained stories. Pick an interesting character/team and seek their “greatest hits”. You may encounter the occasional unexplained reference/character/event—just ride along (Wiki if necessary).
Marvel Unlimited / Comixology for digital. instocktrades for physical (US). ISBNS for price aggregate.
Modern Marvel characters/teams:
Title | Writer | Note
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Alias (Jessica Jones) | Bendis
Ultimates 1 & 2 (Avengers) | Mark Millar | Ultimate
Avengers / New Avengers | Jonathan Hickman | Hickman 2
Captain America | Ed Brubaker
Captain Marvel | Kelly Sue DeConnick
Daredevil (1979) | Frank Miller | Daredevil 1
Daredevil | Bendis | Daredevil 2
Doctor Strange: The Oath | Brian K. Vaughn
Fantastic Four / FF | Jonathan Hickman | Hickman 1
Hawkeye | Matt Fraction
Immortal Iron Fist | Brubaker & Fraction
Inhumans | Paul Jenkins
Iron Man: Extremis | Warren Ellis | Iron Man 1
Invincible Iron Man | Matt Fraction | Iron Man 2
Marvels (Marvel History) | Kurt Busiek
Moon Knight | Warren Ellis
Ms. Marvel | G. Willow Wilson
Planet Hulk | Greg Pack | Hulk 1
Punisher Max | Garth Ennis
Thor | Jason Aaron
Ultimate Spider-man | Bendis | Ultimate
Vision | Tom King
New X-Men | Grant Morrison | X-Men 1
Astonishing X-Men | Joss Whedon | X-Men 2
Uncanny X-Force | Rick Remender | X-Men 6
Events/crossovers can be fun and/or tedious. They are most appreciated by readers well-versed in relevant continuity. Generally, the best non-event comics integrate these seamlessly or avoid them entirely (notwithstanding editorial/executive mandates). Regardless, you may want to familiarize with major plot points.
Modern Marvel events/crossovers:
Title | Writer | Note
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Avengers Disassembled | Bendis |
Secret War | Bendis |
House of M | Bendis | X-Men 2.5
Annihilation | Abnett, Lanning, Giffen | Cosmic
Civil War | Mark Millar |
World War Hulk | Greg Pak | Hulk 2
Annihilation: Conquest | Abnett, Lanning, Giffen | Cosmic
Messiah Complex | Brubaker, Kyle, Yost, et al. | X-Men 3
Secret Invasion | Bendis | Dark Reign
War of Kings | Abnett, Lanning, et al. | Cosmic
Messiah War | Kyle, Yost, Swierczynski | X-Men 4
Dark Avengers / Utopia | Bendis, Fraction, et al. | Dark Reign
Siege | Bendis | Dark Reign
Realm of Kings | Abnett, Lanning, Reed | Cosmic
Second Coming | Kyle, Yost, Fraction, et al. | X-Men 5
Fear Itself | Matt Fraction |
Schism | Jason Aaron, Kieron Gillen | X-Men 7
Avengers vs. X-Men | Bendis, Brubaker, et al. | X-Men 8
Infinity | Jonathan Hickman | Hickman 2.5
Secret Wars | Jonathan Hickman | Hickman 3
Discover your preferences and let them inform your next comic selection. Do you like older/newer comics? Weird concepts? Super-smart meta-analysis and social commentary? Family-friendly content? Hyper-violence? Male/female protagonists? Humor? Horror? Have you noticed that a specific artist, writer, and/or creative team consistently produces content you like? Follow these instincts.
Suggestions to improve the list are welcome.
Marvel's online service is called Marvel Unlimited and it's definitely a great value for your money. It's just $10/month or $70/year and you get access to tens of thousands of back issues, including new comics that get added every week, six months after their initial release.
As far as starting with Marvel, it really depends on which characters you want to start reading, but this is my go-to list for new readers:
For Marvel Comics
How to Get Into Comic Books (13:40) | Patrick Willems
Consider your intent/commitment. Think about your favorite stories/characters from TV, movies, games, books, etc. Do you seek quality storytelling or encyclopedic Marvel knowledge? Plan to collect? What time/resources are available i.e. how many comics could/should be read before burning out?
Don’t try to read everything—there’s too much. Forget about “catching up”, continuity, universes, and timelines; it's all very confusing, even to creators/fans. Older comics can be an acquired taste for modern audiences, so first appearances/early origins may not be the best starting points. Creative teams change often, characters get re-worked, and origins are re-told (e.g. I never cared for Hawkeye until Matt Fractions’ run).
Pick an interesting character/team and seek their “greatest hits”. Don’t get stuck “preparing”, just start reading. Focus on well-received, relatively self-contained, and complete stories. You may encounter the occasional unexplained reference/character/event—just ride along (Wiki if necessary). Remember, there are so many other great characters and publishers to explore, and not all comics are about superheroes.
Where to buy (US):
Modern Marvel characters/teams:
/r/Marvel sidebar for more info.
Events/crossovers can be fun and/or tedious. They are most appreciated by readers well-versed in relevant continuity. Generally, the best non-event comics integrate these seamlessly or avoid them entirely (notwithstanding editorial/executive mandates). Regardless, you may want to familiarize with major plot points.
Modern Marvel events/crossovers:
Discover your preferences and let them guide you. Do you like: old/new comics? Specific genres? Literary/natural narratives? Cartoony/realistic art? Familiar/weird concepts? References/self-contained? Social/political commentary? Family-friendly/explicit content? Optimism/pessimism? Have you noticed that a specific artist/writer consistently makes comics you like? Follow these instincts.
Suggestions to improve this guide are welcome.
Have you tried Amazon?
DC
Marvel
So you're gonna want to start with Hickman's Avengers Vol 1 and then you're gonna want to read Hickman's New Avengers Vol 1 then Vol 2 of Avengers then Infinity
Here is a full reading order with everything you need
Introduction to Comics
How to Get Into Comic Books (13:40) | Patrick Willems
Consider your intent/commitment. Think about your favorite shows, movies, books, etc. Reading primarily for enjoyment or encyclopedic knowledge? Collecting? Have the time/resources to read 50 or 500 comics per character?
Don’t try to read everything at once. There’s too much. Forget about catching up, continuity, universes, etc. for now. Older comics can be an acquired taste for modern audiences, so they aren’t necessarily ideal starting points. Writers change often, characters get re-worked, and origins are re-told. Remember, there are many great characters, creators, publishers, etc. to explore.
Pick an interesting character/team and seek their most popular/acclaimed stories. Focus on self-contained, complete stories in one corner of the universe. There will be unexplained references/characters, just persevere or Wiki. Don’t let the tangled web of shared-universe comics overwhelm you. Think of it like solving a jigsaw puzzle one small piece at a time until you finally see the big picture.
Discover your preferences and let them guide you. Don’t get stuck preparing/over-analyzing, just start reading. Do you like/dislike old/new comics? Specific writers/genres? Cartoony/realistic art? Familiar/weird concepts? References/self-contained? All-ages/mature content? Follow these instincts. Didn’t understand a reference? Maybe read that next.
Acquire/Buy comics:
Marvel
DC
You can skip to the 2016 re-launch with DC Universe: Rebirth and then any Rebirth series #1.
Other
Are you talking the entire Jonathan Hickman run from "Avengers World" vol 1 (Which you can grab from here on Amazon) or just starting from the "Time Runs Out" story line (From Here)? Essentially the whole series, time is not on their side. These are all trade paperbacks by the way.
Ultimates Vol. 1
New Avengers Vol. 1
Avengers by Hickman Vol. 1
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These are the cheaper smaller collections
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So the first question is, do you want to read single issues or trade paperbacks?
I would suggest picking up a few recent trade paperbacks from Marvel titles that interest you. Picking up a single issue could throw you into the middle of an arc and you have no idea what's going on. A trade paperback is going to ensure that you have the entire arc, and it's a lot easier than tracking down all the single issues you're missing.
Marvel Now is basically the equivalent to DC's 52. These books would be a great place to start. Here are a few:
http://www.amazon.com/Avengers-Volume-World-Marvel-Now/dp/0785166521/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1394263040&sr=8-7
http://www.amazon.com/All-New-X-Men-Volume-Yesterdays-Marvel/dp/0785166378/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1394263102&sr=8-12
You also have to accept you'll never be able to catch up with all the back story in existence, there's simply too much! Wikipedia will quickly become your best friend.
If you're interested in reading comics in general, Pullist is a great service that's worth checking out. Every month they send you a graphic novel curated by a comics expert. Check out the site which has examples of past books. http://mypullist.com/
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Alias (Jessica Jones)
Avengers
The Ultimates 1-2 (Avengers)
New Avengers
Avengers
New Avengers
Black Panther
Captain America
Captain Marvel
Daredevil
Daredevil
Daredevil
Deadpool
Doctor Strange: The Oath
Fantastic Four / FF
Guardians of the Galaxy
Hawkeye
Immortal Iron Fist
Inhumans
Iron Man: Extremis
Invincible Iron Man
Marvels
Moon Knight
Ms. Marvel
Planet Hulk
Punisher Max
Thor
Ultimate Spider-man
Vision
New X-Men
Astonishing X-Men
Uncanny X-Force
Avengers Disassembled
Secret War
House of M
Annihilation
Civil War
World War Hulk
Annihilation: Conquest
Messiah Complex
Secret Invasion
War
Kings
Messiah War
Dark Avengers
Utopia
Siege
Realm of Kings
Second Coming
Fear Itself
Schism
Avengers vs. X-Men
Infinity
Secret Wars
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Also, in the list you provided, it starts with Avengers -#1-#3 .So if i get this one will it cover item per that list or they are different?
So this (amazon) and this (amazon) ?
There is kind of a joke with Spider-Man and the Avengers that whenever Spidey joins the team, he doesn't stay for long. Some people see it as a gimmick. Spider-Man is the most popular Marvel hero, so you bring him over to the Avengers to get Spider-Man fans buying that book. Then move him off soon after and hope those fans stick around.
With that said, there are four Avengers books that your friend could start from with Avengers where Spider-Man is on the team.
New Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis (2004)
Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis (2010)
Avengers by Jonathan Hickman (2012)- This Avengers team is huge so Spider-Man might not be featured as heavily as some of these others.
Avengers by Mark Waid (2016)
You could start with the Bendis New Avengers run and work your way all the way to the present with the Mark Waid run. It's a lofty endeavor but if your friend is up to the challenge.
You can start here for all the stuff you mentioned.
Since you want to read Civil War, I'd say that's as good a place as any to start.
Other recommendations I would make of newer stuff;
Avengers
New Avengers
Infinity
It might seem intimidating to jump into a series without knowing a ton of backstory on characters, but that's what I did, (New Avengers) and I still enjoyed it quite a bit. It was nice not having pre-conceived notions about how a character should be written.
My advice: jump in there head first and read whatever catches your eye.
This one? I actually haven't read Vol 5 yet. I was waiting for it to get a bit further along so I could binge read it all at once. I've heard good things about it though.
Is this the Avengers you're referring to? Wanna make sure lol
https://www.amazon.com/Avengers-World-Marvel-Now/dp/0785166521/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1465690020&sr=8-1&keywords=avengers+hickman
Avengers/New Avengers can be read in the order of each trade. They both come together for Infinity but that will be collected in it's own volume.
Avengers Volume 1
New Avengers Volume 1