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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. Do you seek quality storytelling or encyclopedic Marvel knowledge? Plan to collect? How deep are you willing to dive?
Don’t try to read everything at once. There’s too much. Forget about catching up, continuity, universes, and timelines. Older comics can be an acquired taste for modern audiences, so 1st appearances/early origins may not be ideal starting points. Creative teams change often, characters get re-worked, and origins are re-told. Remember, there are many other great characters, creators, publishers, and genres to explore.
Pick an interesting character/team and seek their best stories. Don’t get stuck preparing to read. Focus on acclaimed, self-contained, and complete stories. You may encounter an unexplained reference/character/event—just ride along or Wiki.
Events/crossovers can be fun and/or tedious. Sometimes, company-wide stories interrupt smaller stories and your favorite characters' personalities change briefly. They are most appreciated by readers well-versed in relevant continuity. Regardless, you may want to familiarize with major plot points.
Discover your preferences and let them guide you. Do you like: old/new comics? Specific genres? Specific writers? Cartoony/realistic art? Familiar/weird concepts? References/self-contained? All-ages/mature content? Follow these instincts.
Acquiring comics:
Recommendations
Modern Characters/Teams (1994+):
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This would be a great place to start. Very recent, great retelling of the origin.
I'll just list the first volume of each series, as they're similarly titled and easy to find on Amazon/wherever if you're looking. (Except Hickman...)
Stan Lee / Jack Kirby: Started it all, still the best. There's the Masterworks paperbacks (about 10 issues a trade) and the omnibus.
John Byrne: The next great run. Again, there're the Visionaries trades and the omnibus.
Walt Simonson: Just trades, as far as I can tell. They also seem to be out of print. (Not a particularly high-priority run, though, so don't worry about it.)
Mark Waid / Mike Wieringo: One of the top runs, easily. Right up there with Lee/Kirby and Hickman.
Jonathan Hickman: Recently ended, but already hailed as a landmark. The reading order is a little convoluted because there were two titles at one point. I'll list everything here. (Note: It's all been neatly ordered for the omnibus, so that's the easiest.) Hickman's run starts with a mini-series that tied into the ongoing Marvel status quo at the time, Dark Reign. Norman Osborn, formerly Spider-Man's nemesis the Green Goblin, is given control of the nation's security, starting a SHIELD replacement called HAMMER. While a tie-in, it does set up a major conceit of Hickman's run and I'd recommend reading it. Hickman starts on the book proper with #570 and continues until its cancellation at #588. The book is restarted as FF with a new #1. After #11 of that series, Fantastic Four is brought back with #600, while FF continues its own numbering. This is where things get tricky. Now that there are two titles written by the same guy about mostly the same characters, the reading order is a little wonky. The trades don't even attempt to address this, but I've provided Hickman's recommended order (which was used for the omnibus.)
You can read straight up to F4 588, then FF 1 through 11, then: F4 600, FF 12, F4 601, FF 13, F4 602, FF 14, F4 603, FF 15, F4 604, FF 16, F4 605, F4 605.1, F4 606, FF 17-18, F4 607-608, FF 19-21, F4 609-610, FF 22, F4 611, FF 23.\
Now, to step away from runs on the FF books proper, here's some mini-series and spin-offs worth reading:
Ah yes, Blackagar Boltagon. Here's some required reading for you:
That's the most important stories Black Bolt's been in over the last ten years or so, and they're all worth reading.
Hey there, so, I’m down to pull the trigger on the Hickman FF (this one, right? https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0785151451/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1519155591&sr=8-3&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=hickman+ff&dpPl=1&dpID=517bdPtN5fL&ref=plSrch) and all of the Star Wars Epic Collections. (What would the total, including shipping to 90024, be by the way?) I can send you the money whenever, but do you want to check with the others that were interested? If not, great! I’ll send you the money. If so, also fine, just let me know. Thanks for being patient!
So that is Jonathan Hickman's Fantastic Four, Fantastic Family, Avengers, and New Avengers? I'm still having trouble navigating the short hand and editions.
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I will extend those so they're easier for our sausage fingers to click!
Here is link number 1 - Previous text "#1"
Here is link number 2 - Previous text "FF"
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