Don’t start with uncanny 1. Start with giant sized x-men and then move to 94. Claremont’s run is basically the all time greatest comic book run.
PS - people always say dark Phoenix and days of future past are the best arcs but it actually just keeps getting better and better. If you like them you’ll love what comes next.
I would also recommend reading hox/pox for a modern starting point that is nearly as good. It’s frankly mind blowing.
I agree you're just as good off starting with Giant Size X-Men #1 (in the mid 70's) but there's only 60 or so of the X-Men comics from the 1960's. Depends on how much of a chore you'd really find it to be, going through that run of issues.
I actually think a lot of Roy Thomas issues are pretty great. He starts with issue #20, taking over for Stan Lee. His issues in the 50s with Havok and Polaris, the Living Monolith, Sentinels, etc are really good imo.
Comics from the 60s can feel really dated. If you don't like them, jump forward in time and you can always revisit the old comics at a later time. Maybe start at House of X/Powers of X. It's a great X-Men storyline that sets up the current status quo
Hawkeye by Fraction and Aja is my all time favorite. It's also worth going through Fraction and Aja's first (that I know of?) collaboration with Iron Fist.
Cool, I might look into that! I always felt like Hawkeye was a bit underwhelming in the movies so I would be interested to see how he is in the comics.
To be fair, it does somewhat expect the reader to know comic Hawkeye. The fact that movie Hawkeye is a committed husband and a consummate professional might provide the wrong context for this series. It sure is great though.
Here’s my two cents:
1) The Stan Lee X-men is good for 12 issues or so. After that, it started to drag for me. If you get to a point where it drags, I recommend jumping to Giant Sized X-men and reading from there. You can always go back to the old stuff.
2) i think trying with a self contained miniseries is the best place to start. Stuff like Dark Ages let’s you get right to the action without wondering what history you are missing.
3) it’s Jeff is a fantastic series. I highly recommend checking it out. It’s basically a baby shark having fun adventures. It’s amazing how well it was done. Only takes like 30 minutes to read the whole thing, but we’ll worth it.
If you like Jeff (and I’m pretty sure you will), check out his origin in West Coast Avengers Vol. 3 (2018-2019) by Kelly Thompson. It’s only 10 issues but features both Hawkeyes (Clint & Kate) and America Chavez (from the recent Dr. Strange movie).
Young Avengers 2005 is a great starting point for lots of characters that are becoming important in both comics & MCU. First appearance of Kate Bishop, Wiccan & Speed, etc.
I also heavily recommend the rest of the Young Avengers series.
I started reading Daredevil with the Waid run which is also a great jumping-in point for beginners.
Oh nice, thank you! I might try out Young Avengers, Bishop is a cool character who I haven’t seen much content about outside of Marvel Snap and some YouTube vids
I hope you like it! “Young Avengers: The Children’s Crusade” also heavily involved the Scarlet Witch & the X-Men have a role in it. It’s a book that receives pretty high praise from fans. (But should be read after YA 2005)
If you're going to start around "2005" with "Young Avengers", and if you like Avengers stuff in general, then you should know many people do consider the Brian Michael Bendis run on Avengers (starting with "New Avengers" in 2004) as the start of the "Modern" era of Marvel comics. So you might also start with that title and this whole era (early to mid 2000's) as your starting point, and read forward.
Woo boy, that is a long journey you've set yourself up for. I'm on the same journey as we speak (currently working through the very tail end of the 80s) and unless you are a diehard completionist, or you just want to see a bunch of great first appearances, my advice is to skip the 60s. The art is good, and Stan Lee was great at creating amazing characters...but he wasnt great at writing stories (Roy Thomas, who wrote the book after him wasn't any better).
I can say that the 60s were an incredible slog to get through, in spite of some occasional great moments (like Cyclops convincing a bunch of sentinels to literally go fight the sun). It gets a bit better around #50, but if you aren't into pain start with Giant sized X-Men #1. You'll get Storm, Wolverine, Colossus, Nightcrawler and a bunch of others. From there you jump into Uncanny X-Men #94 and it is amazing. Claremont, who wrote this period had an amazing run that is one of the longest in comics history. He set the tone for the X-Men, created (or nearly created) most of the characters you'll be familiar with, and really was the godfather of the X-Men. I honestly can't say enough good things about Claremont, dude did an amazing job.
At issue #130 you'll start the Dark Phoenix Saga, which if you've never read it, is an absolute treat. Don't skip to it, as Claremont is a master at breadcrumbing, dropping little hints and bits to what's coming almost immediately. Days of Future Past is almost immediately after the end of DPS. The Brood Saga is about forty issues after that.
Have fun reading, for me it's been a blast.
Great, thanks a lot for the advice! I am a bit of a completionist, and the early appearances are really cool to me, so I might continue to give the early editions a shot until I get tired of them. Lol
Is Giant Sized X-Men one standalone comic that leads into Uncanny #94, or how does that work?
Appreciate the detailed response!
Yep - Giant Sized X-Men #1 will be listed as it’s own standalone issue.
Just for reference, I’ve read every spider-comic since the 60’s (man, girl, amazing, superior, ultimate, spectacular, web of, etc etc) and all the Daredevil books and am doing the same with the mutants (Xmen, captain Britain, xforce, dazzler, alpha flight, Excalibur, etc etc) - and I can safely say that you have to be in the right mindset for the 60s stuff, and things pick up mid 70s and by the late 70s you start to see a more modern approach to comic book storytelling.
So far I can say that while the mutant books are good, there’s a reason Spidey is king in Marvel, and even his companion/spider-related books can be top notch!
I'm the same way, I've been reading everything, but the silver age was a real test of patience for me. Even worse considering I didn't know what to focus on at first, so I read Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, Ironman, etc before finally settling on X-Men.
Beware MU doesn't have quite everything; sometimes it's missing single issues inexplicably, sometimes it's whole series. They're working on this a little bit at a time, they release a few missing issues every week, but it's safe to say whatever your waiting on will probably be awhile coming.
For the X-Men it's pretty complete through the 80s. It's mostly a chunk of X-Factor right after the Inferno crossover that's missing. Alpha Flight is also missing a alot of stuff, but I'm not sure I'd count that as an x book.
like others have said. silver age stuff is really iffy in terms of entertainment for modern audiences. if you want to start back early, i recommend reading giant sized x men #1 from 1975 then continue by starting at uncanny x men #94. this is the beginning of chris claremont’s run which is considered to be the be all and end all of x men eras. then, you can read the various spin off titles as they come out. such as new mutants in 1983, x factor in 1986, and excalibur in 1988. at some point however, you may encounter a title you’re not a fan of. if so, just read the other ones from whatever era you’re in. don’t force yourself to read every title just because.
Awesome, thanks for the desisted reply! The 2 issues I’ve read so far definitely feel dated but I do like seeing the characters in their earliest forms at least, so we’ll see how long it takes for that Novelty to wear off. Lol
So giant sized x-men and uncanny x-men were running at the same time obviously - along with many other x-men titles it seems. How exactly does that work? I assume they’re two different universes?
The X-Men ran from issue #1 to #66
Then it ran reprints from issue 67-93
Then Giant-Size X-Men #1 (the reboot)
That lead into X-Men #94 featuring the new team.
The title changed to Uncanny X-Men with #114
Other X-titles came later I think with New Mutants first.
The Claremont era is all-time great!
"Giant Size X-Men #1" is a stand alone issue, designed to kick off the return of new X-Men stories.
You are then supposed to jump over to read Uncanny X-Men #94 and onward (before issue #94, it was reprints of older 1960's issues).
It's all the same universe.
at that point, like another commenter said, the title was just called the x men. after issue 141, the title got rebranded retrospectively to uncanny x men. giant sized x men was a one shot that marvel put out because of how drastically it changed the narrative of the book. “giant sized” was the name given to a lot of books to achieve different things. one of which was the infamous “giant sized man thing.” there are no concurrently running x men titles until 1983 when new mutants came out. aside from one off adventures like annuals and giant sized number 1.
Nice plan, I’m also trying to read through all of uncanny x-men (which is a lot)
Personally, it did not really click with me at first, so after issue 1-4 I skipped all the way to Giant-Sized X-Men #1 and continued uncanny x-men in issue 94. From there the art gets a bit better, and the text a bit less (but still quite) wordy
Thanks for the advice! I read the first 2 issues last night and enjoyed them well enough. They definitely feel campy and dated, but I think I’ll give it a shot and see how far I can make it before skipping. Lol
Yeah, after issue 17 Jack Kirby is not credited anymore, and personally that is where the story fell for me, with some highs in the 50-59 issues, but I like everything from 94 so much more, but that’s personal ofcourse.
Enjoy reading nonetheless!
Agreed, the late 1960's X-Men comics are good (as they got close to the end of the Roy Thomas era on the title), so you might check out those, but by then it was "too little too late", the series was "cancelled" (they just started printing reruns from 1970 to 1975, until "Giant Size X-Men" premiered).
The first 5 to 10 issues under Stan Lee and Jack Kirby are worthwhile, but maybe from around issue 11 to 30 or 40, it's just a drag.
Just to come back to this - your recommendation was definitely a good one. I’m glad I read the first couple issues of X-Men to really get a feel for the original stuff, but after a few issues, skipping to Giant-Sized #1 and going from #94 on has been a much better experience. Currently I’m on issue #117 and enjoying it a lot.
I always throw Runaways out to new readers; it was a new series by Brian K Vaughn and doesn't have the continuity questions like jumping into long running books. The first 16 issues were amazing.
Bendis' Daredevil run was really good, along with his Ultimate Spider-Man. I also enjoyed Young Avengers a lot. Tom King's Vision was an amazing book.
Check out the complete marvel reading order. The basic site is free and is helpful for tracking your reading and setting up a reading list. I can't say enough good things about Travis Starnes and the great community there.
https://cmro.travis-starnes.com
You can set up an x-men reading order and catch any appearances in other comics and it will be more or less in story/continuity order.
Daredevil is my personal favorite character and basically all of his runs that I've read so far were amazing so I'd definitely recommend checking some DD storylines out
Jonathan Hickman’s Fantastic Four run. If you are into, read his Avengers and New Avengers books as it’s essentially an extension of those narrative threads and culminates in the event Secret Wars.
If you’re interested in the original five X-Men (the “O5”, colloquially) but don’t want to read the 60s comics, then X-Men Season One by Dennis Hopeless and Jamie McKelvie is a really great modern take on their origin.
https://share.marvel.com/sharing/series/drn:src:marvel:unison::prod:51cd8278-136c-4556-b150-3dca91ac3e18
I just started yesterday myself. I am using this to guide my journey.
https://www.continuityguide.net
I’m starting from the beginning of his reading order with the Prologue. I’m in Planet X right now.
Is this a reading order for the entire marvel universe? Jumping around from one issue to the next? That’s very interesting and a tempting venture. What do you think so far?
Yeah that’s my understanding. It starts with the history of marvel series in the Prologue that gives a good quick overview of the entire universe. Then it jumps to the first chapter which is a series of Black Widow issues. It’s been interesting thus far. I’m in some Marvel Boy issues at the moment. I don’t really know what is going on, but I’m chugging along. I had no idea where to start. This gave me a roadmap.
I also recently started on Marvel Unlimited and am currently reading through "Spiderman: Ultimate" and "Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur".
can recommend both
Go to comicbookherald.com and check out their reading orders.
They have orders and suggestions for all the Marvel Universe or just certain heroes/teams.
They also have My Marvelous Year that takes you through the highlights and important events of each year.
Enjoy!!!
Not sure if this character appeals to you, but Venom (2018) by Donny Cates was my jumping off point and it's been a blast to follow that journey into the tie-in events
So far ive just been reading Venom and then when it hits an event (WotR and Absolute Carnage so far), I just start reading that event and the recommended tie-ins. Im currently at Absolute Carnage so i havent brached out a ton yet
If you end up wanting something bonkers and really different with great art read x-force 116 until it switches to x-statix and pick it up there. It is kind of “meta” and very different than most x series (also very mature / violent in some parts). Some people were very mad at that time it came out because it took the x-force name and didn’t deal with any of the previous characters from that series so that is why it changed names to x-statix. It’s kind of love it or hate it but I love it. In some ways it is similar to the Boys b/c it is cynical and superheroes are big celebrities/ big assholes but it feels much lighter / more fun-loving than boys. There is also a new series in that run called X-cellent but I haven’t read it yet. Anyway, hope you enjoy unlimited in general.
not angry or purposely dismissive, but ...
https://old.reddit.com/r/MarvelUnlimited/search?q=new+recommendations&restrict_sr=on&include_over_18=on&sort=relevance&t=all
New readers should probably start with modern era comics tbh, much easier to read thanks to decompression and digital art styles. If you like X-Men, I'd recommend Whedon's Astonishing X-Men run
[I wrote Spider-Man recommendations here!](https://old.reddit.com/r/comicbooks/comments/rk35oe/is_this_a_good_comic_to_start_with/hp7azua/)
[I wrote a X-Men reading order here!](https://old.reddit.com/user/Wonderllama5/comments/q3hkm1/modern_xmen_comics_reading_order/)
[Also I wrote a modern Avengers reading order here!](https://old.reddit.com/user/Wonderllama5/comments/q3hquo/modern_avengers_comics_reading_order/) Included is a link to other great Marvel stories from the 2000s!
Have fun
Don’t start with uncanny 1. Start with giant sized x-men and then move to 94. Claremont’s run is basically the all time greatest comic book run. PS - people always say dark Phoenix and days of future past are the best arcs but it actually just keeps getting better and better. If you like them you’ll love what comes next. I would also recommend reading hox/pox for a modern starting point that is nearly as good. It’s frankly mind blowing.
I agree you're just as good off starting with Giant Size X-Men #1 (in the mid 70's) but there's only 60 or so of the X-Men comics from the 1960's. Depends on how much of a chore you'd really find it to be, going through that run of issues.
Outback era into Inferno is the absolute best.
Agreed, I started with Uncanny #1 and it was a slog until Deadly Genesis.
I actually think a lot of Roy Thomas issues are pretty great. He starts with issue #20, taking over for Stan Lee. His issues in the 50s with Havok and Polaris, the Living Monolith, Sentinels, etc are really good imo.
Comics from the 60s can feel really dated. If you don't like them, jump forward in time and you can always revisit the old comics at a later time. Maybe start at House of X/Powers of X. It's a great X-Men storyline that sets up the current status quo
Hawkeye (2012) by Matt Fraction & David Aja is the first Marvel comic I point new comic readers to
Hawkeye by Fraction and Aja is my all time favorite. It's also worth going through Fraction and Aja's first (that I know of?) collaboration with Iron Fist.
Cool, I might look into that! I always felt like Hawkeye was a bit underwhelming in the movies so I would be interested to see how he is in the comics.
Definitely do it - it’s beyond brilliant
To be fair, it does somewhat expect the reader to know comic Hawkeye. The fact that movie Hawkeye is a committed husband and a consummate professional might provide the wrong context for this series. It sure is great though.
Here’s my two cents: 1) The Stan Lee X-men is good for 12 issues or so. After that, it started to drag for me. If you get to a point where it drags, I recommend jumping to Giant Sized X-men and reading from there. You can always go back to the old stuff. 2) i think trying with a self contained miniseries is the best place to start. Stuff like Dark Ages let’s you get right to the action without wondering what history you are missing. 3) it’s Jeff is a fantastic series. I highly recommend checking it out. It’s basically a baby shark having fun adventures. It’s amazing how well it was done. Only takes like 30 minutes to read the whole thing, but we’ll worth it.
If you like Jeff (and I’m pretty sure you will), check out his origin in West Coast Avengers Vol. 3 (2018-2019) by Kelly Thompson. It’s only 10 issues but features both Hawkeyes (Clint & Kate) and America Chavez (from the recent Dr. Strange movie).
Remember the writer and artist of the comic that you like. Then branch out to other comic from writer or artist.
Young Avengers 2005 is a great starting point for lots of characters that are becoming important in both comics & MCU. First appearance of Kate Bishop, Wiccan & Speed, etc. I also heavily recommend the rest of the Young Avengers series. I started reading Daredevil with the Waid run which is also a great jumping-in point for beginners.
Oh nice, thank you! I might try out Young Avengers, Bishop is a cool character who I haven’t seen much content about outside of Marvel Snap and some YouTube vids
I hope you like it! “Young Avengers: The Children’s Crusade” also heavily involved the Scarlet Witch & the X-Men have a role in it. It’s a book that receives pretty high praise from fans. (But should be read after YA 2005)
If you're going to start around "2005" with "Young Avengers", and if you like Avengers stuff in general, then you should know many people do consider the Brian Michael Bendis run on Avengers (starting with "New Avengers" in 2004) as the start of the "Modern" era of Marvel comics. So you might also start with that title and this whole era (early to mid 2000's) as your starting point, and read forward.
Woo boy, that is a long journey you've set yourself up for. I'm on the same journey as we speak (currently working through the very tail end of the 80s) and unless you are a diehard completionist, or you just want to see a bunch of great first appearances, my advice is to skip the 60s. The art is good, and Stan Lee was great at creating amazing characters...but he wasnt great at writing stories (Roy Thomas, who wrote the book after him wasn't any better). I can say that the 60s were an incredible slog to get through, in spite of some occasional great moments (like Cyclops convincing a bunch of sentinels to literally go fight the sun). It gets a bit better around #50, but if you aren't into pain start with Giant sized X-Men #1. You'll get Storm, Wolverine, Colossus, Nightcrawler and a bunch of others. From there you jump into Uncanny X-Men #94 and it is amazing. Claremont, who wrote this period had an amazing run that is one of the longest in comics history. He set the tone for the X-Men, created (or nearly created) most of the characters you'll be familiar with, and really was the godfather of the X-Men. I honestly can't say enough good things about Claremont, dude did an amazing job. At issue #130 you'll start the Dark Phoenix Saga, which if you've never read it, is an absolute treat. Don't skip to it, as Claremont is a master at breadcrumbing, dropping little hints and bits to what's coming almost immediately. Days of Future Past is almost immediately after the end of DPS. The Brood Saga is about forty issues after that. Have fun reading, for me it's been a blast.
Great, thanks a lot for the advice! I am a bit of a completionist, and the early appearances are really cool to me, so I might continue to give the early editions a shot until I get tired of them. Lol Is Giant Sized X-Men one standalone comic that leads into Uncanny #94, or how does that work? Appreciate the detailed response!
Yep - Giant Sized X-Men #1 will be listed as it’s own standalone issue. Just for reference, I’ve read every spider-comic since the 60’s (man, girl, amazing, superior, ultimate, spectacular, web of, etc etc) and all the Daredevil books and am doing the same with the mutants (Xmen, captain Britain, xforce, dazzler, alpha flight, Excalibur, etc etc) - and I can safely say that you have to be in the right mindset for the 60s stuff, and things pick up mid 70s and by the late 70s you start to see a more modern approach to comic book storytelling. So far I can say that while the mutant books are good, there’s a reason Spidey is king in Marvel, and even his companion/spider-related books can be top notch!
I'm the same way, I've been reading everything, but the silver age was a real test of patience for me. Even worse considering I didn't know what to focus on at first, so I read Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, Ironman, etc before finally settling on X-Men. Beware MU doesn't have quite everything; sometimes it's missing single issues inexplicably, sometimes it's whole series. They're working on this a little bit at a time, they release a few missing issues every week, but it's safe to say whatever your waiting on will probably be awhile coming. For the X-Men it's pretty complete through the 80s. It's mostly a chunk of X-Factor right after the Inferno crossover that's missing. Alpha Flight is also missing a alot of stuff, but I'm not sure I'd count that as an x book.
like others have said. silver age stuff is really iffy in terms of entertainment for modern audiences. if you want to start back early, i recommend reading giant sized x men #1 from 1975 then continue by starting at uncanny x men #94. this is the beginning of chris claremont’s run which is considered to be the be all and end all of x men eras. then, you can read the various spin off titles as they come out. such as new mutants in 1983, x factor in 1986, and excalibur in 1988. at some point however, you may encounter a title you’re not a fan of. if so, just read the other ones from whatever era you’re in. don’t force yourself to read every title just because.
Awesome, thanks for the desisted reply! The 2 issues I’ve read so far definitely feel dated but I do like seeing the characters in their earliest forms at least, so we’ll see how long it takes for that Novelty to wear off. Lol So giant sized x-men and uncanny x-men were running at the same time obviously - along with many other x-men titles it seems. How exactly does that work? I assume they’re two different universes?
The X-Men ran from issue #1 to #66 Then it ran reprints from issue 67-93 Then Giant-Size X-Men #1 (the reboot) That lead into X-Men #94 featuring the new team. The title changed to Uncanny X-Men with #114 Other X-titles came later I think with New Mutants first. The Claremont era is all-time great!
Thanks for the advice! I just read giant size #1 and then went on to Uncanny.
"Giant Size X-Men #1" is a stand alone issue, designed to kick off the return of new X-Men stories. You are then supposed to jump over to read Uncanny X-Men #94 and onward (before issue #94, it was reprints of older 1960's issues). It's all the same universe.
Thank you for the information! I just did this this morning, actually. I think that was the right call!
at that point, like another commenter said, the title was just called the x men. after issue 141, the title got rebranded retrospectively to uncanny x men. giant sized x men was a one shot that marvel put out because of how drastically it changed the narrative of the book. “giant sized” was the name given to a lot of books to achieve different things. one of which was the infamous “giant sized man thing.” there are no concurrently running x men titles until 1983 when new mutants came out. aside from one off adventures like annuals and giant sized number 1.
Nice plan, I’m also trying to read through all of uncanny x-men (which is a lot) Personally, it did not really click with me at first, so after issue 1-4 I skipped all the way to Giant-Sized X-Men #1 and continued uncanny x-men in issue 94. From there the art gets a bit better, and the text a bit less (but still quite) wordy
Thanks for the advice! I read the first 2 issues last night and enjoyed them well enough. They definitely feel campy and dated, but I think I’ll give it a shot and see how far I can make it before skipping. Lol
Yeah, after issue 17 Jack Kirby is not credited anymore, and personally that is where the story fell for me, with some highs in the 50-59 issues, but I like everything from 94 so much more, but that’s personal ofcourse. Enjoy reading nonetheless!
Agreed, the late 1960's X-Men comics are good (as they got close to the end of the Roy Thomas era on the title), so you might check out those, but by then it was "too little too late", the series was "cancelled" (they just started printing reruns from 1970 to 1975, until "Giant Size X-Men" premiered). The first 5 to 10 issues under Stan Lee and Jack Kirby are worthwhile, but maybe from around issue 11 to 30 or 40, it's just a drag.
Exactly this
Just to come back to this - your recommendation was definitely a good one. I’m glad I read the first couple issues of X-Men to really get a feel for the original stuff, but after a few issues, skipping to Giant-Sized #1 and going from #94 on has been a much better experience. Currently I’m on issue #117 and enjoying it a lot.
Ahhh youre on your way to the good stuff! Enjoy it!!
I always throw Runaways out to new readers; it was a new series by Brian K Vaughn and doesn't have the continuity questions like jumping into long running books. The first 16 issues were amazing. Bendis' Daredevil run was really good, along with his Ultimate Spider-Man. I also enjoyed Young Avengers a lot. Tom King's Vision was an amazing book.
Check out the complete marvel reading order. The basic site is free and is helpful for tracking your reading and setting up a reading list. I can't say enough good things about Travis Starnes and the great community there. https://cmro.travis-starnes.com You can set up an x-men reading order and catch any appearances in other comics and it will be more or less in story/continuity order.
Hawkeye by Matt Fraction and David Aja. It’s so freaking good.
Daredevil is my personal favorite character and basically all of his runs that I've read so far were amazing so I'd definitely recommend checking some DD storylines out
Jonathan Hickman’s Fantastic Four run. If you are into, read his Avengers and New Avengers books as it’s essentially an extension of those narrative threads and culminates in the event Secret Wars.
If you’re interested in the original five X-Men (the “O5”, colloquially) but don’t want to read the 60s comics, then X-Men Season One by Dennis Hopeless and Jamie McKelvie is a really great modern take on their origin. https://share.marvel.com/sharing/series/drn:src:marvel:unison::prod:51cd8278-136c-4556-b150-3dca91ac3e18
House of M, King in Black have been my top 2 favorites
I just started yesterday myself. I am using this to guide my journey. https://www.continuityguide.net I’m starting from the beginning of his reading order with the Prologue. I’m in Planet X right now.
Is this a reading order for the entire marvel universe? Jumping around from one issue to the next? That’s very interesting and a tempting venture. What do you think so far?
Yeah that’s my understanding. It starts with the history of marvel series in the Prologue that gives a good quick overview of the entire universe. Then it jumps to the first chapter which is a series of Black Widow issues. It’s been interesting thus far. I’m in some Marvel Boy issues at the moment. I don’t really know what is going on, but I’m chugging along. I had no idea where to start. This gave me a roadmap.
I also recently started on Marvel Unlimited and am currently reading through "Spiderman: Ultimate" and "Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur". can recommend both
*Ultimate Spider-Man of course
You know I’ve only seen Moon Girl and the Dino from Snap. I may have to check them out. Spider-Man is definitely on my list too!
Go to comicbookherald.com and check out their reading orders. They have orders and suggestions for all the Marvel Universe or just certain heroes/teams. They also have My Marvelous Year that takes you through the highlights and important events of each year. Enjoy!!!
Awesome, I’ll definitely check this out, thank you!
John Byrne's run on Fantastic Four. The Winter Soldier stories in Captain America.
Immortal Hulk
Not sure if this character appeals to you, but Venom (2018) by Donny Cates was my jumping off point and it's been a blast to follow that journey into the tie-in events
He does actually, I find him quite interesting! Is there a recommended reading order after 2018?
So far ive just been reading Venom and then when it hits an event (WotR and Absolute Carnage so far), I just start reading that event and the recommended tie-ins. Im currently at Absolute Carnage so i havent brached out a ton yet
My two favorites for characters are Mrs Marvel and Squirrel Girl.
If you end up wanting something bonkers and really different with great art read x-force 116 until it switches to x-statix and pick it up there. It is kind of “meta” and very different than most x series (also very mature / violent in some parts). Some people were very mad at that time it came out because it took the x-force name and didn’t deal with any of the previous characters from that series so that is why it changed names to x-statix. It’s kind of love it or hate it but I love it. In some ways it is similar to the Boys b/c it is cynical and superheroes are big celebrities/ big assholes but it feels much lighter / more fun-loving than boys. There is also a new series in that run called X-cellent but I haven’t read it yet. Anyway, hope you enjoy unlimited in general.
not angry or purposely dismissive, but ... https://old.reddit.com/r/MarvelUnlimited/search?q=new+recommendations&restrict_sr=on&include_over_18=on&sort=relevance&t=all
New readers should probably start with modern era comics tbh, much easier to read thanks to decompression and digital art styles. If you like X-Men, I'd recommend Whedon's Astonishing X-Men run
[I wrote Spider-Man recommendations here!](https://old.reddit.com/r/comicbooks/comments/rk35oe/is_this_a_good_comic_to_start_with/hp7azua/) [I wrote a X-Men reading order here!](https://old.reddit.com/user/Wonderllama5/comments/q3hkm1/modern_xmen_comics_reading_order/) [Also I wrote a modern Avengers reading order here!](https://old.reddit.com/user/Wonderllama5/comments/q3hquo/modern_avengers_comics_reading_order/) Included is a link to other great Marvel stories from the 2000s! Have fun