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u/Tigertemprr · 9 pointsr/comicbooks

> I'm weary of being almost required to have a HUGE background in Marvel to get going

A "HUGE background" is not necessary. Consider that reasons for being "weary" are partly YOUR self-limitation. You don't NEED to start at the beginning of every story. It's OK to jump into the middle. It's OK to NOT know a character's backstory IMMEDIATELY (e.g. Darth Vader). Have you ever watched a good movie with a non-linear narrative (e.g. Pulp Fiction)?

> before I'll be forced to pick up some random trades or something to continue the narrative because of a tie-in event or whatnot

Again, "forced" implies that YOU feel compelled to do it. You can just wiki relevant information IF YOU WANT TO. You can't expect to dive into the "wider X-Men universe" AND not encounter events. Further, it'd be difficult to read shared-universe superhero comics and not encounter events/crossovers.

> How possible is it to slowly dip my feet into X-Men stories

You answered your own question earlier: pick up a few self-contained/essential/recommended series like New X-Men and just start reading. The larger shared universe stuff will come with time (like slowly fitting random pieces of large, convoluted Jigsaw puzzle)—think of it as a side-bonus rather than the primary goal.

Here's a condensed X-related reading list (bolded are what you've already mentioned, events are labeled):

u/tec2030 · 8 pointsr/xmen

There are a few different places you can start:

If you HAVE to start from the beginning just read the first 24 issues, you can then skip over to Claremont's era

My recommendation would be to either start with Chris Claremont's 1st era (aka 70's) & 2nd era (aka 80's) on Uncanny X-Men or from 2001-ish (aka modern X-Men) time period onwards onwards. Either way just skip the 90s for now, you can alway go back to that later.

  • Claremont's first era (70s): You can buy them HERE and HERE

  • Claremont's second era (80's): You can buy them HERE and HERE

    If you want to start with Modern X-Men...

  • ...you can start with Grant Morrison's run on New X-Men which you can buy HERE

  • Joss Whedon's run on Astonishing X-Men start's right where Morrison's New X-Men leaves off and you can buy that HERE and HERE

    From there you can get caught up pretty easily if you follow this list in order:

  • House of M (buy here)
  • Messiah Complex (buy here)
  • Second Coming(buy here)
  • Schism (buy here)
  • Avengers Vs X-Men (buy here)

    From there I would move on to the current All-New X-Men and Uncanny X-Men titles:

  • Read all of All-New X-Men (pre Battle of the Atom Crossover) Buy here: VOL 1 & VOL 2 / VOL 3
  • Read all of Uncanny X-Men (pre Battle of the Atom Crossover) Buy Here: VOL 1 / VOL 2
  • Read Battle of the atom crossover (buy here)
  • Catch up with All-New X-Men VOL 4 / TRIAL OF JEAN GREY / VOL 5
  • Catch up with Uncanny X-Men VOL 3 / VOL 4

    Great, now you're all caught up!

    PS, the great thing about X-Men is there is a ton of content to explore aside from the main storyline!

  • X-Statix (buy here)
  • Uncanny X-Force (buy here)
  • X-Factor (starts with these two: HERE and HERE)
  • Cable & Deadpool (buy here)
  • Wolverine & The X-Men (buy here)
  • Ultimate X-Men (start HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE)


    ...and much more!

    Happy reading! :)
u/kyrie-eleison · 4 pointsr/comicbooks

In February, they'll be starting the Ultimate Collections from the beginning of PAD's modern run, so I'd recommend that.

If you don't want to commit right away, there was a soft status quo reset that came with a renumbering. (Basically, the whole series went Madrox #1-5, X-Factor #1-50, X-Factor #200-262.)

u/mattbookpro · 2 pointsr/xmen

Thank you very much, this really helped my understanding.

Based on the information you gave, if I’m looking to read the early run that everybody seems to love, I can get it collected in these two Epic Collections: 1 | 2

Also, for the Vol. 3/Vol. 1 run from the 2000’s it seems there’s two bigger trades (1 | 2) that encompass it.

u/dishpandan · 1 pointr/sciencefiction

I will add some detail to ScoutX's post. Since you mentioned Dr Manhattan, I'm guessing you might read some graphic novels. If that's true, you really have to read the Peter David run of X-Factor.

Even if you don't like or care or know anything about the regular X-Men stuff, his work with Madrox and his copies is exactly what you're looking for.

To find out if it's your cup of tea, skip all the old stuff and the really new stuff and go straight for the best section in the middle. These two books will give you a great start for a decent price.

https://smile.amazon.com/X-Factor-Peter-David-Complete-Collection/dp/0785154388/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1498077732&sr=8-2&keywords=peter+david+x-factor

https://smile.amazon.com/X-Factor-Peter-David-Complete-Collection/dp/0785154396/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1498077732&sr=8-1&keywords=peter+david+x-factor

Hope this helps. Let me know if you have any questions or anything. Thanks

u/DrTee · 1 pointr/comicbooks

X-Factor by Peter David is getting a full run re-release.

Is it worth getting?

Is it consistently good throughout?

Does it have a good conclusive ending?