Best marvel books according to redditors
We found 617 Reddit comments discussing the best marvel books. We ranked the 59 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 617 Reddit comments discussing the best marvel books. We ranked the 59 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
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
---|---|---
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.
Here's some good starting points:
Look, I don't care about any of the race crap that people have bitched about. I'm even open to being somewhat flexible on the origin story, but you shit on the character of Doom and you go too far. The last two FF movies did exactly this. So no, I don't think I'm just making stuff up.
I'm not open to one of the greatest villains in literary history (yes, i mean that with out an ounce of irony or hyperbole) going from a scientific/magical genius (very nearly on par with Richards for science and Dr. Strange for magic) self-made-monarch and turning him into just an 'antisocial hacker'.
So, I posit to you, that going from this or that way of hollywood representing hacking to the mortal man who came from nothing, conquered his own country and has single handedly beaten nearly everyone worth beating and still walked away just isn't possible.
(except for the squirrels, but that's a story for another time)
Tell me about his armor, tell me about his mistakes and how they drive him. Tell me how he's more complicated, more human than any other villain, how he really does not see himself as the bad guy and why he's right. This man has been judged worthy by the Panther God (a test of character arguably fewer people have passed than have lifted Mjolner), went to hell itself to rescue the soul of his mother with a selfless act, who delivered his mortal enemy's child in order to save her and the mother when nobody else could.
If they do the character justice, I'll be the first one back here patting them on the back and shouting how wrong I was. I just don't see that happening. 60 years of publication and they have the gall to say they can't do a different story. Try shitting on a new villain. Mole Man, Kang, Abraxis, Dragon Man, The Beyonder, Terrax... plenty of other villains with less baggage.
TL;DR - hollywood doesn't have a good track make hacking look cool. It didn't work in Hackers, The Net, Swordfish, or Wargames. Fox doesn't have a good track record for doing Dr. Doom well. See to previous FF movies. I want to be wrong. I doubt I am.
Here are some published collections with decent stories:
Heart of the Atom
Definitive (Marvel Platinum)
And of course:
The End
> you'd think so, but superhero movies have never increased sales in single issue sales, because unlike an adaptation of a novel, there is no original source material to pick up.
Most of the Marvel movies have been partially based on a preexisting stories. Infinity War, Black Panther, Thor Ragnarok, and Civil War for example. Granted the source comics can be very very different from the movies.
> The fact is that while comic book fans might watch the movies, movie fans don't pick up the comics, as such the comics & the movies need to be separate entities.
This is true but part of the reason could be how different the current comic books characters are from the movies. Example: you love Iron Man in the movies. You go to the store to pick up Iron Man comics. There are two Iron man comics on the shelf. One has Doctor Doom in it and Tony Stark is nowhere to be found in the whole comic. The other has a teenage girl as the star and Tony Stark is a hologram side character in his own book. Do you buy the books? Or do you just leave and not buy anything? Sales certainly seem to indicate the latter and lord knows there is plenty of anecdotal evidence as well.
I mean Game of Thrones and Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings all got sales boosts after the movies were successful so I don't see why comics would be any different.
You should give Patsy Walker: Hellcat by Kathyrn Immonen (with art by Sturat Immonen and David Lafuente) a read. Its excellent.
For Scarlet witch:
Nights of Wundagore: https://www.amazon.com/Avengers-Nights-Wundagore-David-Michelinie/dp/0785137211
Vision and the Scarlet Witch: https://www.amazon.com/Vision-Scarlet-Witch-1985-1986-12-ebook/dp/B01BT87YIW/ref=sr_1_9?keywords=vision+and+the+scarlet+witch&qid=1557511079&s=gateway&sr=8-9
Dan Abnett Mini from the 90s: https://www.amazon.com/SCARLET-WITCH-January-LANNING-ABNETT/dp/B001FW4UGM/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=scarlet+witch+dan+abnett&qid=1557510502&s=books&sr=1-3-catcorr
Busiek's run on Avengers: https://www.amazon.com/Avengers-Assemble-Vol-1998-2004-ebook/dp/B00AR0655M/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=kurt+busiek+avengers&qid=1557510533&s=books&sr=1-1
Her latest solo by James Robinson: https://www.amazon.com/Scarlet-Witch-Vol-Witches-Road/dp/078519682X/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=robinson+scarlet+witch&qid=1557510680&s=books&sr=1-3
For Scarlet Witch with Doctor Strange:
Doctor Strange Vol 2 #60: https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Doctor_Strange_Vol_2_60
Scarlet Witch appeared in some issues of Aaron's run on Doctor Strange. I think it was specifically in the Last Days of Magic arc: https://www.amazon.com/Doctor-Strange-Vol-Last-Magic/dp/0785199330/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=ZK90Y8QR9PR1KMBVSGPF
She also appeared in some issues of Doctor Strange: Damnation: https://www.amazon.com/Doctor-Strange-Damnation-Complete-Collection/dp/1302912607
For Doctor Strange by himself:
Triumph and Torment: https://www.amazon.com/Doctor-Strange-Doom-Triumph-Torment/dp/0871356600
The Oath: https://www.amazon.com/Doctor-Strange-Brian-K-Vaughan/dp/0785187863/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=BY8T0W99BRQ3983J7D1P
Into Shamballa: https://www.amazon.com/Doctor-Strange-Shamballa-Marvel-Graphic/dp/0871351668
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.
OH MY GOD HELLCAT IT'S HELLCAT AAAAHHHH!!!!
https://www.amazon.com/Spidey-Freshman-Year-Robbie-Thompson/dp/1302916556/
Actually this is a better version, collects the whole series not just the first part.
Starting Point: Volume 1
ok now that we had infinity war done well on the movies, my next goal ia to have some favorites of mine adapted. since doctor strange is super op in the movies, i think we should develop a relationship of him with doctor doom (triumph and torment pls) leading up to an eventual secret wars II (and I too ofc. could be back to back).
A very long list that I believe is full of gems:
Preacher, Volume 1 by Ennis
Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes by Gaiman
Invincible: Family Matters by Kirkman
Southern Bastards
Kingdom Come
Marvels
Watchmen
Saga
Mind MGMT
Daredevil: The Man Without Fear
Batman: The Long Halloween
Pride of Baghdad
All Star Superman
The Walking Dead: Days Gone Bye
Thor: God of Thunder
Annihilation (read it digitally on Marvel Unlimited, finding it in print is costly)
Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman, Volume 1 (by far, my favorite take on the characters. Hickman writes them to perfection.)
Spider-Man: Kraven's Last Hunt
It's quite old, but you can try "Doctor Strange and Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment" amazon link
Doctor Doom and Dr. Strange go to Hell and fight Mephisto to save Doom's mom's spirit.
I'd recommend the Roger Stern run of Doc for getting started. (Doctor Strange Vol. 2 No. 27–75)
Doctor Strange and Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment is really enjoyable. Doctor Strange: The Oath is good and leads into his New Avenger appearances.
Simply recommending "Hickman" seems to be a popular answer here, but I don't know if that's necessarily helpful for someone who requested a story arc. The guy did close to 30 issues, with a different writer in the middle of those 30. Maybe the recommendation is based on the fact that Fantastic Four #570-588 and #600-611 are easily accessible on Unlimited. I don't know.
I simply have to recommend the earlier stuff. Stan Lee and Jack Kirby stayed with FF for much longer than the other comics that they created together, so the cohesiveness of the storylines is really top-notch. They really shaped the Marvel Universe in ways that other writers didn't fathom at the time. #45 introduced the Inhumans, and #52 introduced the Black Panther, but guess what happened in-between?
The Galactus Trilogy from 1966's Fantastic Four #48-50 gets my vote for the best of the Lee-Kirby stories. It's also one of the first pure "story arcs" that Marvel ever produced. These three issues featured the Watcher and introduced new characters Galactus and the Silver Surfer to the Marvel Universe. Plus, the Ultimate Nullifier. Can't go wrong with that.
If you've seen the second FF movie, The Rise of the Silver Surfer, please try to forget it. The comic version is SO much better.
Finally, I want to suggest another storyline for you when you've finished the above. Check out John Byrne's most famous storyline, The Trial of Galactus, an arc that ran sporadically through FF #242-262. Ironically, this storyline is almost a sequel of sorts to the storyline in #48-50, even though the two stories were published twenty years apart. In the penultimate chapter, Reed Richards must ultimately face grave consequences for his past actions regarding Galactus. The Avengers, Dr. Strange, and many notable "cosmic" Marvel characters appear in this arc, making it a fun "crossover" of sorts (before crossovers were convoluted, expensive events that frustrated creators and fans alike).
This collected edition of The Trial of Galactus is the best way to read the story without purchasing all twenty-one comic books individually. You could also probably just read #261-262 and you would get a pretty good idea of the scope of the story.
So, there you go. At least five comics for you to read that will enhance your knowledge and appreciation of Marvel's First Family (and their rogue's gallery) immensely.
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
They actually did a version of this years ago. http://www.amazon.com/Daredevil-Batman-Eye-eye-Elseworlds/dp/0785105522/ref=pd_sim_b_1
Age of Sentry, Marvel Knights: Sentry or another link and Sentry Reborn.
All three are the best reads. You can also pickup the New Avengers series that brings him back but STOP after he is brought back. All of the writers have no idea what to do with him and end up destroying his character.
:)
EDIT: Link to brand new copies
Also, as a standalone: The Age of the Sentry
They have a few miniseries in collected forms that are out of print:
https://www.amazon.com/Cloak-Dagger-Punishment-Bill-Mantlo/dp/0785161295/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1469685482&sr=1-1&keywords=cloak+and+dagger
AND
https://www.amazon.com/Cloak-Dagger-Child-Darkness-Light-ebook/dp/078513784X/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1469685482&sr=1-4&keywords=cloak+and+dagger
But reprints are coming out next year
https://www.amazon.com/Cloak-Dagger-Shadows-Bill-Mantlo/dp/1302904248/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1469685482&sr=1-2&keywords=cloak+and+dagger
AND
https://www.amazon.com/Cloak-Dagger-Found-Bill-Mantlo/dp/130290423X/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1469685482&sr=1-3&keywords=cloak+and+dagger
Try Monte Cook's Ptolus City By The Spire. The hardcopy is OOP and crazy pricey, but you can probably find a digital version somewhere. It's a massively detailed and cross-referenced city/campaign setting with a huge medieval-fantasy city situated next to a massively tall stone spire that used to be the home base of a long dead ancient BBG, and sitting atop a huge labyrinth of dungeons and cavern systems.
Amazon Link
OR, if you prefer random tables that help you improvise the city, check out Zak Smith's Vornheim: The Complete City Kit. Rather than detail every nook and cranny and joe blow under the sun, the thin book (also OOP but pdfs are plentiful and cheap) contains a series of random tables and quick techniques and die mechanics that allow you to either create a dark fantasy for your upcoming campaign/adventure, or generate everything from NPCs, streets and floor plans, chase sequences, shops, nobles, court hearings, etc, on the fly right in the middle of your game. So if the Rogue says "I duck into a side alley and through the nearest door, what's in here?", you can just (roll roll roll), it's a bakery, here's the layout (draws random floorplan), and so on
Vornheim link
Both are spectacular at what they set out to do, but just go about it in different ways.
Just ordered Spidey: Freshman Year on amazon!
There's a series that's geared more towards younger kids, (although use your best judgement as a parent, also, it's still a good read for adults) and you can find it collected in one paperback. It's called Spidey
And there was a follow-up in 2018 called Spidey: Schools Out.
I'm going to second the Marvel Action lines.
Also going to second Ms. Marvel. Especially the first omnibus https://www.amazon.com/Ms-Marvel-Omnibus-Vol-1/dp/1302902016
We also love Marvel Rising in my house (which also has some free TV episodes on YouTube).
First Run - https://www.amazon.com/Marvel-Rising-Devin-Grayson/dp/1302912615
Recent Run isn't out yet as a paperback.
The recent Marvel Team up mini between Kamala and Spider was a big hit. I think that one is coming in November with both adventures (one with Spidey and one with Captain Marvel).
Outside of Marvel I'll suggest Amulet, Phoebe and the Unicorn, Dogman and Canto.
This one?
My favourite Hulk story is Future Imperfect by Peter David. It's published as a stand alone story but is also included in the Marvel Platinum compilation The Definitive Incredible Hulk which I would recommend as the best possible starting point for anyone looking to jump into the Incredible Hulk.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Marvel-Platinum-Definitive-Incredible-Hulk/dp/1905239882/
It includes the first few issues of The Incredible Hulk (Stan Lee & Jack Kirby in their 1960s pomp), Hulk vs The Avengers & Fantastic Four, a Wolverine vs Hulk crossover with Claremont era X-Men, Future Imperfect, a Hulk vs Abomination story and some other stories too.
David's run on TIH is the best, closely followed by Greg Pak imo.
Deadpool always makes me happy. Happiness is a warm gun sounds like something Deadpool would say, oddly enough.
Lol thanks. My old account was Anus_Blender without the s and I deleted it. Then I regretted it and made this.
Anyway, Civil War is pretty good. It was controversial at the time because a lot of people felt like Marvel made the characters do things way out of character. I liked it though. But if you like Iron Man you probably don't want to start there.
Infinity is a recent-ish event. I loved it. It takes the Avengers and puts them in a cosmic setting. There are giant space battles, Thanos, and all sorts of good stuff.
There's the entire Annihilation group of stories. Guardians of the Galaxy spawned from that and it's really good.
For older stuff there are so many... but Infinity Gauntlet is a classic cosmic story about Thanos pretty much killing everything. Walter Simonson's Thor run is pretty much required reading for any Thor fan.
This is getting long so I'll just stop. There are tons of good ones out there and your taste may be different from mine. I'd look here for more.
As for buying physical copies, you could look on Amazon or your local comic shop. I only read digital so I can't say much about that.
Did you know Amazon will donate a portion of every purchase if you shop by going to smile.amazon.com instead? Over $50,000,000 has been raised for charity - all you need to do is change the URL!
Here are your smile-ified links:
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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You bought volumes (books) 1,2,3
You can wait for volume 4
or
buy a single issues (14+)
https://www.amazon.com/Old-Man-Logan-Comic-Book/dp/B01N02VFU4/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488320210&sr=1-1&keywords=old+man+logan+14
or You may go to comic shop for single issues
or you may buy digital version from amazon/comixology
March 8 - date of issue 19 (last issue from vol 4)
You may also buy Marvel Unlimited and read other series
I think that You should have fun reading Moon Knight
https://www.reddit.com/r/comicbooks/comments/5it0pg/survey_results_best_marvel_books_2016_expost/
I love Uncanny Avengers:Unity by Duggan. Starting from issue 6 ... each new issue is better than previous one. (5-6 issues=1 volume). This is the longest ANAD Marvel team book. but this book has different style than OML
I used to work at a comic book store and love comics! Here are my recommendations:
For Marvel:
New Silver Surfer Comics (Although I might be partial because he is my favorite superhero.)
New Ms. Marvel They do a great job of making the comic very relevant for today. No idea why it is this much on Amazon, but you can find it for cheap elsewhere.
Joss Whedon's Astonishing X-Men. Supposed to be hilarious because Joss Whedon.
Great if you like Post-Apocalyptic Stuff:
Saga is great for beginners. My housemate had no interest in graphic novels and now she is hooked because she started with Saga.
Y: the Last Man has such a compelling storyline, can't stop reading the series!
Rover Red Charlie because I love animals and apocalypses! I always can't wait for the next one! (Also find it cheaper elsewhere)
We3 Your heart will die, but you will wish you had more to read!
Two I haven't read yet but are supposed to be Apocalyptic:
Sweet Tooth Look weird but cool.
Prophet Looks intense but worth the read.
For myself Blacksad because he is a cat detective. Need I say more?
And check out the Humble Bundle Image comic sale because you can buy some for one cent or the others for way cheap if you want some digital copies to interest you.
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Amazon third party merchants have it for as low as $18 (new). But you still have to pay shipping.
Any idea if this one here on the .co.uk site is the same book. The description just states Infinity #1-6.
http://www.amazon.com/Daredevil-Batman-Eye-eye-Elseworlds/dp/0785105522
I recommend this to you if you have not already read it
This would be a good choice.
Read Triumph and Torment for some early Strange (and Doom) stuff. Not to mention a great story all around.
Amazon
I'd pick up a full set of RAW comics vol. 1.
At the moment I'm looking for a reasonably priced Doctor Strange and Doctor Doom : Triumph and Torment.
My six year old loves the Marvel Super Hero Adventures comics. They are geared towards young kids. The first several issues are a team up with Spider-Man and another hero and teach a lesson like "working as a team" the recent issues have been holiday specials featuring Captain Marvel. They are drawn in a cute cartoony style.
She also likes the Marvel Rising comics, these tie in with the Marvel Rising movie released recently on Disney Channel. And there is dolls and other merchandise you can find at Target or wherever for this line. You can get the whole story as a paperback for less then $10 ($7.40 on Amazon). This is a team up with Squirrel Girl and Ms. Marvel, my daughters two favorite heroes.
She loves Squirrel Girl but they aren't the easier to read to her as those comics tend to be real wordy. I've heard good things about Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, but my local comic shop doesn't carry them, so I haven't given that a try yet.
> would you buy a campaign setting sourcebook?
Yes. Have done so before, will do so again.
> If so, what features would you look for?
> If you've bought them in the past, then what made you want to buy them?
Maps! Descriptions of things on those maps. Interesting personalities. Story stuff.
When it gets to mechanical stuff I could live without them.
As a GM I can come up with stats that balance for my group. I can come up with cool toys. I can come up with fun tactical events.
I buy sourcebooks for the content which takes a lot of time to create: The maps, the personalities, the political conflicts, the broader strategic issues that are occurring.
Example: Ptolus. I have used and re-used people, places, and plots from Ptolus in numerous ways. One of my best RPG purchases ever.
Well - if you want to get super crazy - as in - I can set an entire campaign in this city and basically never have the players leave if they don't want to. Look no further than this:
http://www.amazon.com/books/dp/1588467899
This is a link to the hard copy - I'm sure you can find a PDF somewhere for cheaper. But yeah basically this book is the single best book I've ever read about a city. You could adapt it to any fantasy or D&D style setting basically and it has hundreds of NPCs, rumors, and dungeons pre-mapped out. In my own mind this is the gold standard of cities.
If you're looking for a city with a more Asian flair I can recommend http://www.rpgnow.com/product/3566/City-of-Lies-Box-Set?it=1&filters=0_0_10109_0_0. Though it is heavily steeped in the Legend of the Five Rings setting - it too is very detailed and has a bunch of stuff going on with it.
If you're looking for something more modern I can recommend the city building book for Vampire the Requiem http://www.amazon.com/Vampire-Damnation-City-Requiem/dp/1588462676 - I found this very helpful when I was playing world of darkness.