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u/Tigertemprr · 14 pointsr/Marvel

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
---|---|---
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
---|---|---
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.

u/centipededamascus · 9 pointsr/comicbooks

You mean besides the comic book Captain America: The Winter Soldier? Ed Brubaker wrote Captain America from 2004 to 2012, and his entire run is very cloak and dagger and grounded and dark, especially the Winter Soldier solo series spin-off.

For more cloak and dagger action in the Marvel universe, check out Brian Bendis' Secret War, followed by Jonathan Hickman's Secret Warriors. Secret War is about the mistake that costs Nick Fury his job as Director of SHIELD, and Secret Warriors is about what he does after that. Basically, he's the ultimate magnificent bastard.

I'd also recommend Brubaker's Velvet, a really good spy drama story. Ales Kot's Zero is also a good cloak and dagger story.

u/Mc_Spider_02 · 7 pointsr/comicbooks


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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.

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u/Rubix89 · 3 pointsr/shield

I would love to help you or any others wondering where to start. Keeping up with the comics can be an extremely daunting task, most readers just want to feel special for the effort they put into it. I just enjoy comics so much that I want others to enjoy them as well.

A good (modern) marvel book to kick off with would be Secret War. It has a handful of different heroes to enjoy, gives some great characterization for Nick Fury and pretty much serves as a standalone story that doesn't require previous or further reading to understand it. It would be an extremely fun read for anyone interested in some inside-info on S.H.I.E.L.D.'s filing structure. Also Dell'Otto's art is incredible, it's a shame he doesn't do more work beyond covers.

u/amendmentforone · 3 pointsr/comicbooks

Well, that's a pretty tall order, as you're talking about approximately 8 years worth of major Marvel crossovers. These involve at least 6-plus core book issues, with possibly 30+ "tie in" issues for each storyline (sometimes even more with major events like Civil War). That being said, from Secret War onward, a lot of the major Marvel Universe storylines usually set the stage for, or led into, the next major storyline - providing a slight linear narrative.

However, to add to your friend's upcoming reading juggernaut, Avengers vs. X-Men is more the culmination of several years of X-Men stories and crossovers spinning out of House of M - almost completely diverged from the major Marvel plots. But to help you out, I'll give you as complete a list as possible (up until Avengers vs X-Men), including links to the core storyline trade paperbacks. Do be aware that there are many MANY tie-in TPBs as well.

MARVEL STORYLINES & CROSSOVERS (IN ORDER)

u/The_Real_Gilgongo · 3 pointsr/Marvel

Nick Fury did once try to overthrow the Latverian government. Doom was out of the picture (in hell) at the time and the opportunity seemed too big to pass up. Even without Doom around things went very wrong and it eventually led to a total loss of trust between him and the heroes and forced him to step down as the head of SHIELD.

u/ImperialAgent · 3 pointsr/comicbookart

One of my favorite mini's from X-Force. If you love his work check out Secret War By Brian Michael Benis and Gabriele Dell'Otto About Nick Fury finding out about the "tech" villians and who is bankrolling them and their gear. Just as amazing.

u/Yawehg · 2 pointsr/Marvel

House of M has some of my favorite Spider-Man pages in comics. I definitely liked it. It was kind of like a What If... maxi-series and I dig stuff like that. It did have huge changes for the marvel universe, mostly for the X-Men. None of the tie-ins are worth it though.

Other Events:
If you're an X-Fan, Decimation is a good place to start Post-House of M.

Civil War (Digital) is obviously a big one, but The Road To Civil War (Digital) is worth picking up first. As for tie-ins, I was reading Spider-Man at the time and liked it, but haven't read any of the others.
If you think you'll like that, Civil War: Frontline also gets praise, but I'm lukewarm on it.


After that Planet Hulk(Digital) and World War Hulk (Digital) were both a lot of fun.




Finally, going back to pre-House of M even. Secret War (Digital).Covert-ops story with Spider-Man, Daredevil, Wolverine, Cap, and Widow, some of the most beautiful painted art in recent comics.