Want to get into marvel comics. where to start?
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i wanted to start getting into marvel comics. where should i start? would ultimate xmen and ultimate spiderman be good or should i go to the original publications? marvel civil wars? where do i start?
i wanted to start getting into marvel comics. where should i start? would ultimate xmen and ultimate spiderman be good or should i go to the original publications? marvel civil wars? where do i start?
June 18th, 2010 at 1:05 am
Since stuff like ultimate XMen isn’t directly related to the original, itdoesn’tt matter what you read first.
I’m recommend the newer comics, because they look 100x better than the originals(obviously).
Ultimate and Astonishing Xmen are both very good.
June 18th, 2010 at 1:35 am
Ultimate Spider-Man is usually what I use to encourage people to get into comics. It is one of my all time favorites and a great place to start.
June 19th, 2010 at 4:06 am
A GREAT starting point would be to get a copy of Alex Ross’s “Marvels” which is a beautifully rendered history of the Marvel Universe. It was originally published as a 4 issue series, but has been collected in “graphic novel” format and you can pick up a copy for around $20 or so. Worth every penny.
The Ultimates line of comics is a good starting point too, since they basically reboot the titles from the beginning.
There are so many titles, that unless you have unlimited funds and unlimited reading time, you’ll have to narrow down your choices to a few titles or characters.
June 19th, 2010 at 6:45 pm
a good place to start would be civil war
ultimates aren’t a good idea because that is a different universe
or you could just start at the illuminati 1-5 series so you can read the secret invasion series that’s going on right now.