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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).
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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.
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Here's some good starting points:
While Iron Man: Extremis is a popular story that gets recommended a lot around here, I wouldn't say it's a necessary read for you at this point. There's not much in it that's similar to the movie other than the design of the armor. However, it's rumored to be a pretty big influence on the plot of Iron Man 3.
Your best bet, in my opinion, would be to start with Matt Fraction's Invincible Iron Man run. This title was launched right when the first Iron Man movie was released, so it's meant to be a bit new-reader friendly and is definitely in the spirit of the movie. You can either start with Vol. 1: The Five Nightmares or the first omnibus.
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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.
Five nightmares is the first arc in the Invincible Iron Man run by Matt Fraction. After that, just follow the successive volumes/arcs.
There's another great jumping on point for Iron Man, Iron Man: Extremis, which is the the first arc in the run by Warren Ellis. I started with this and was fine. This run goes on for around 35 issues, after which the title was rebooted with the above-mentioned Invincible Iron Man. Though, it's to be noted that the run by Ellis took place close to the Civil War event, so there are some tie-ins.
Matt Fraction's Iron Man run.
Here are a handful of books that don't really need any backstory; Captain America: Winter Soldier, Iron Man: The Five Nightmares, Thor God of Thunder, Hawkeye, Spider-Man Big Time, Deadpool: Dead Presidents, and Doctor Strange: The Oath. Some of those are part of larger series that you could continue on with if you like, but those should give you a good taste of a variety of Marvel Comics without being too confused
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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.
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Ms. Marvel
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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
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The current Iron Man run is pretty cool. Start with This TPB, the run is set to end in September or something like that. The current Fantastic Four run is hard to follow as far as numbering, but it is very, very good.
Daredevil is winning all kinds of awards for its current series. If you'd like some cool places to jump on in the next few months, Gambit #1 and Hawkeye #1 both release next month.
I thought this would have been an obvious one, but perhaps go back to comics, where the character started. The Invincible Iron Man volumes are pretty good, and they have the movie-style armour in it.
If you're on a budget, or if he likes any other of the big Marvel characters, then maybe get him Civil War. It's about a massive war between all of the Marvel superheroes, and Iron Man features quite prominently in it.
Here are the most recent runs to check out:
Scott Snyder's Batman (#1 - ongoing), start with Batman, Vol. 1: The Court of Owls
Peter Tomasi's Batman and Robin (#1 - ongoing), start with Batman and Robin, Vol. 1: Born to Kill
Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato's Detective Comics (#30 - ongoing)
Tom Taylor's Superior Iron Man (#1 - ongoing)
Jeff Lemire's Green Arrow (#17 - 34), start with Green Arrow, Vol. 4: The Kill Machine
Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato's The Flash (#1 - 29) The Flash, Vol. 1: Move Forward
Charles Soule's Red Lanterns (#21 - 37) Red Lanterns, Vol 4: Blood Brothers
 
Other current ongoings from the Big 2 worth checking out:
Tim Seeley and Tom King's Grayson (#1 - ongoing)
Matt Fraction's Hawkeye (#1 - ongoing)
Nathan Edmondson's Black Widow (#1 - ongoing)
Genevieve Valentine's Catwoman (#35 - ongoing)
Cullen Bunn's Magneto (#1 - ongoing)
 
More highly recommended stuff that's fairly recent:
Scott Snyder's Batman: The Black Mirror - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Andy Diggle's Green Arrow: Year One
Matt Fraction's Invincible Iron Man, start with Invincible Iron Man, Vol. 1: The Five Nightmares
Grant Morrison's Batman run, start with Batman: Batman and Son
Geoff Johns' Green Lantern run, start with Green Lantern: Rebirth
Enjoy
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This would have the full story?
Just in case you haven't figured this detail out yet they have collections of individual issues in book form generally called trades. You can even find some at the library.
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If she really gets into this maybe digital is the way to go such as a Marvel Unlimited account.
The movies got me into comics too and I have read a couple thousand in the last couple years now...
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I have been reading comic books since about 2006 and here is my take.
Movie Tie-in Comics:
Avengers Prelude: Fury's Big Week
Iron Man 3 The Movie Prelude
Marvel's the Avengers: Black Widow Strikes
Avengers: Road to Marvel's The Avengers
There is also a Thor 2: The Dark World prelude comic currently being released.
Main Stream(616) Comics:
Hawkeye, Vol. 1: My Life as a Weapon by Matt Fraction is amazing and Matt Fraction is currently write this so it is ongoing.
Invincible Iron Man, Vol. 1: The Five Nightmares by Matt Fraction
Iron Man: Extremis by Warren Ellis is used parts of IM3.
Captain America Vol. 1: Winter Soldier, Book One by Ed Brukaber This will get you started on Brukaber's run with writing Captain America, his whole run is amazing.
For Thor check out this IGN Article
Planet Hulk and World War Hulk are good crossover events.
"Ultimate Universe" Comics:
The Ultimate Universe was created by Marvel to show what would happen if the heroes began poping up today and puts modern twist on heroes. For example image your grandfathers WWII GI Joe mindset in the body of a 26 year old for Captain America.
Ultimates Vol. 1, Ultimates Vol. 2, and The Ultimates 2: Ultimate Collection by Mark Millar are fantastic.
Edit: I should add that you should go and find your local comic book store.