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Old 21-05-2011, 09:20
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Hey folks, I'm very late getting into comics, I grew up watching cartoons like X-Men, he-Man, TMNT etc and have always loved marvel's characters (Although I despise Spidey & Cap).

I have a large selection of Superhero movies and have finally taken the plunge to start reading comics.
I'm a huge X-Men fan but I'm the kinda guy who like to start at the beginning (and the XMen back catalogue is extensive to say the least).

My favourite movie of all time is Kick Ass and as such I'm reading those comics (and loving them)

I would like to get some suggestions as to what I should read next.
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Old 21-05-2011, 09:21
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Doctor Who "The Iron Legion".
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Old 21-05-2011, 09:25
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Thanks for the suggestion but I have to say that I can't stand Dr Who lol
I've no idea what the comics are/graphic novels are like compared to the show but all I see when I hear that name is cheese and unwarranted hype.
Sorry.
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Old 21-05-2011, 09:27
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Thanks for the suggestion but I have to say that I can't stand Dr Who lol
I've no idea what the comics are/graphic novels are like compared to the show but all I see when I hear that name is cheese and unwarranted hype.
Sorry.
You haven't seen who wrote it or drew it. Don't dismiss things. This was the seventies not the crap the BBC churn out these days.
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Old 21-05-2011, 09:44
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oh ok, in that case I may give it a look in. lol
I've seen too much stuff about the recent Beeb Who stuff that I just dismiss anything to do wit hthe doctor lol

I'll definately give it a look, I like being pleasantly surprised
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Old 21-05-2011, 11:01
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Hey folks, I'm very late getting into comics, I grew up watching cartoons like X-Men, he-Man, TMNT etc and have always loved marvel's characters (Although I despise Spidey & Cap).

I have a large selection of Superhero movies and have finally taken the plunge to start reading comics.
I'm a huge X-Men fan but I'm the kinda guy who like to start at the beginning (and the XMen back catalogue is extensive to say the least).

My favourite movie of all time is Kick Ass and as such I'm reading those comics (and loving them)

I would like to get some suggestions as to what I should read next.
Depends what you mean by the beginning. You could go back and read the original X-Men series from the 1960s onwards. They are all available in collected hardbacks and cheaper from Amazon than the high street shops. Same with all the other Marvel and DC characters.

The X-Men you are familiar with started with Giant Size X-Men #1; again the early issues are readily available as collections.

Marvel have just done some ".1" issues of the main characters to introduce new readers. Forbidden Planet will probably still have the back issues. DC have just started the "Flashpoint" event which is another reboot of their universe. Could be a good place to start.

Hope that helps.
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Old 21-05-2011, 11:50
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Excalibur, the Alan Davis years. Plus the Original New Mutants.

I dropped into the X-men in the middle and it didn't really affect my enjoyment of it, but you might want to hunt down some of the X-men classics.
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Old 21-05-2011, 12:17
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The Phoenix Saga is a must read if you're an X-Men fan.
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Old 21-05-2011, 17:17
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Cheers, I'll definately look into these
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Old 21-05-2011, 20:17
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http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/d/doomlord.htm

This was my favourite as a kid.
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Old 28-05-2011, 14:11
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I've just received the above from Amazon.

A must read for any X-Men fan. It is the original X-men (Beast, Angel etc,) starting from issue 32 and continuing to the last issue.

It covers the rather mediocre stories in the 30s-40s, the rather strange- style Arnold Drake scripted issues and the classic Thomas/Adams issues. Also includes Barry Smith's first ever comic-art but you wouldn't recognize it.

The most amazing thing is turning the page from the end of issue 49 to the splash page of issue 50. From decent but workmanlike art from Heck to Steranko in all his psychedelic glory. This (and Adams later) was a turning point in the maturing of mainstream comic art.
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Old 28-05-2011, 20:27
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I'd say go with the Ultimate Marvel Universe it's so awesome plus not so old that you'd have a hard time catching up.

I only really tend to read big story lines now so I just check Wikipedia and choose what looks interesting like World War Hulk, Civil War, House Of M and then find what comics I need to read.
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Old 29-05-2011, 10:21
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Old 23-06-2011, 16:30
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I would second the Ultimate Marvel stuff. Just finished Ultimate Spiderman, and it was great. Ultimate X-Men next.

Also Walking Dead. Likely for me, the best comic ever written.
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Old 23-06-2011, 16:59
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Forget Marvel and come join the dark side with some DC stuff

Batman - 'Hush' storyline (got some great Jim Lee artwork)

I'd also recommend '52' (DCs year long weekly comic from a few years back, thats a good 4 volumes if you can pick it up cheaply off Ebay). That gives you entry onto a wide range of 'lesser' dc characters without any big three (Batman Superman and Wonder Woman) interference.

Or totally off the wall. Try Image comics Battle Pope.

Or final option, wait till September and take advantage of DC's reboot of all its titles. All starting at number one again..
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Old 12-07-2011, 16:04
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Hey folks, I'm very late getting into comics, I grew up watching cartoons like X-Men, he-Man, TMNT etc and have always loved marvel's characters (Although I despise Spidey & Cap).

I have a large selection of Superhero movies and have finally taken the plunge to start reading comics.
I'm a huge X-Men fan but I'm the kinda guy who like to start at the beginning (and the XMen back catalogue is extensive to say the least).

My favourite movie of all time is Kick Ass and as such I'm reading those comics (and loving them)

I would like to get some suggestions as to what I should read next.
i would recommend the invincible graphic novels
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Old 21-07-2011, 19:23
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Anything by Alan Moore

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Moore
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