I remember back years ago, I used to be a big fan of super heroes such as Batman, Superman, and the X-Men. Then, I got into gaming and pretty much forgot about it. Now that gaming has slowed down a bit (I don't see much happening in the next few months), and manga and anime being somewhat meh-ish right now, I've been looking to get back into comics. From what I read, it seems like the giant paperback books are common for the more popular series. However, it seems like a bunch of the stuff from the golden and silver age is mostly unrelated to much of anything now. What I pretty much want to know is what would be a good point to start at. Series such as Batman, X-Men, Spider-Man, and such would be a good starting point for me. Anywho, for you comic junkies out there: can you point me in the direction of some of the giant paperback books that would have any relevance to todays series so I can catch up?
Make sure that you have one hell of a bankroll and a lot of time to get into comics now. I am not talking about buying the expensive back issues either. I am talking about needing to buy 20+ different comic lines to get all of the story for a major story arc. Take the "Civil War" arc in Marvel for instance: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvel_civil_war#Bibliography_and_tie-ins Warning, there are a lot of spoilers on that page, but I linked directly to the list of comics involved in the arc. There are over 150 issues dealing with the plot of "Civil War".
If you want to start reading again the main DC and Marvel series, I think you should start with Identity Crisis/Infinite Crisis and Civil War. It's true they are big crossovers but I think you should be fine reading only the central story. About the Xmen comics (they aren't very important in Civil War), imho the best two right now are Astonishing and X-Factor.
Yeah, and Dark Knight kicks back, and also Year one. Well every thing Frank Millers has made has been awesome in my book. But if you like Wolverine then read Wolverine Origin , Wolverine Origins, And Wolverine The End. All great comics, and at the moment I am reading Wolverine Origins, and it is a smashing comic. But I would recomend you reading Origin, The End, and then when Origins stops, then read that. If you don´t read internet versions too. But I am not just a Marvel, or a DC fan, I also like The Phantom comic made by Lee Falk. http://www.deepwoods.org/ And alot of other comics I can´t remember the names off. And I have a weakness for black and white comics. Since there you can sometimes see the true talent, since in colours you can fix many errors. But not in black and white as much. Oh well , I could go on and on http://www.mutanthigh.com/ http://www.mutanthigh.com/index2.html
Sin City all the way. Used to have loads of comics, 1000s but sold them all except the full Sin City stash. Mindblowingly brilliant, Miller I salute you!
There are good and bad writers and artists in every country. I would recommend Warren Ellis and BenTemplesmith's Fell. Every issue is self contained, and it's usually very good. There's a trade coming soon. Here's the full first issue: http://www.newsarama.com/ImageComics/Fell/Fell01Issue.htm Oh yeah, Dark Knight Returns and Year One are classics. And who can forget about Watchmen? Kickass stuff by Alan Moore. I would also recommend to avoid events and crossovers and go straight to Trade paperbacks and digest editions for a while. I loved things like Civil War (except the last issue by Millar) and 52, but it's better to start at your own speed...
Hmm, from the sound of it, there is quite a few storylines. However, lets say for example that I want to stick to the main part of the series and major events (Like Crisis on Infinite Earths) but not spin-off titles. Also, how much would it cost per month? I heard people pay up to $100-200 per month just on single issues (Granted, on a month with major game releases, I can spend up to $400)
And if you are into the classic stuff, then illustrated classics are great. In Denmark we had three editions of those wonderful classics, called illustrated classics, Star classics, and one more I can´t remember the name off. So I am also a classics fan
approx £50-£100 on comics a month! How much is a comic now days? Or should I say how many comics are they getting through!?! The only comic I ever read was the Beano as a kid - 15p every two weeks - and it took me two weeks to read the things in those days!! - Bargain :nod: EDIT: Damn I sound old!!
Granted, the people I talked to were more hardcore collectors: people who would get every issue of a storyline or buy the collection books of older comics.
Naah, I still have issues of The Beano with a cover price of like 6p! :lol: If you're a Marvel fan, they did a range of tie-in comics called the Giant Size series. Here's my favourite: I've been looking for one for years! I was going to ask in a comic store when I was in New York, but I didn't fancy asking the scary looking goth girl if she has a Giant Sized Man-Thing!!!!!!! :lol:
I'm enjoying 'Runaways' right now as I've just got into Marvel comics after the last few years of manga/anime have been disappointing. It's getting very good press and it's not your usual Marvel superhero setup.
Personally, I have been reading The Walking Dead lately, first comic in years I have read. Sort of got my interested back in it. However, it looks like a bunch of series are mostly like daytime soaps.
I usually buy 25-30 titles each month (I've been into comics since I was 7) without counting special events like Civil War or 52 and its tie-ins. On those events I like to buy the spinoff titles, but they usually mean little-nothing to the main storyline so you should be fine just with the main title. My favourite ones right now are The Walking Dead (I had to buy TPB to get the whole story), 100 bullets, Ultimates, Justice (this mini is great) and Daredevil. I really liked Civil War (just finished), but I was disappointed with Infinite Crisis.
Everytime I try to get into comics my brain goes numb at the amazing amount of crappy details most comics have, specially DC ones. Seriously, just one series (ie: superman) makes the entire MGS story look like a preschool learn-to-read book...
Do you like the old comics called Illustrated Classics ? or am I the only one who enjoys the old classics in comic form ?
