Marvel comic recommendations

[Fwee]

If you want just Marvel I can't recommend anything higher than Garth Ennis' Punisher issues.
(Punisher gets spell-checked?)
Some highlights:
Up is Down and Black is White
Punisher: Born
From First to Last
The Slavers
The Long Cold Dark
Basically you can pick any volume Ennis wrote and be a winner. I'd suggest reading them all since there's lots of great continuity.

 

[Tasachan]

Wolverine Noir is a one-off comic, but I still enjoyed it. It's set in the 1920s, and it's an Alternate Universe-type story where the characters have different back stories and different jobs, outlooks on life and whatnot.

I also generally enjoy the Ultimate X-Men series. It's only 30 books or so, but it has cross-overs with spiderman, the avengers.... it's quite good. It takes the core plot ideas of the original X-Men comics and re-tells them with a new twist here and there. I feel like I'm making it sound terrible, lol. It's X-Men, for people that are too overwhelmed by like 50 years of story to read through.

 

[Aurgelmir]

you can also read the Runaways from Marvel series, great series of books

Yeah Runaways is a pretty good series, and it is pretty stand alone too, so not a lot of knowledge needed. Except maybe for the Young avengers cross over.

Molly Hayes = Best super hero ever!

 

[Bucht]

Out of curiosity: is the "Immortal Iron Fist" series any good?

 

[GiantRaven]

Not to piggy back off this thread, but I'd like to get into some more comics (especially Marvel) and I was wondering what the easiest way to do that is? Concerning the years of continuity i mean...

OT: I recommed graphic novels sorry not exactly helpful, but as you can see I need help here too haha.

The easiest way is to just accept the fact that not everything is going to make absolute sense when you first read it.

Just go into a comic book shop and pick up some titles you like the covers of. If you like what you're reading then continue to read it. It's easy enough to research past histories of characters, or what books they appeared in previously if you want to pick those up as well.

It's a method of finding good comics that has served me well, even to this day.

Wolverine Noir is a one-off comic, but I still enjoyed it. It's set in the 1920s, and it's an Alternate Universe-type story where the characters have different back stories and different jobs, outlooks on life and whatnot.

Iron Man Noir is also really good.

 

[Bucht]

If you want just Marvel I can't recommend anything higher than Garth Ennis' Punisher issues.

That's the ongoing Punisher Max series right?
Was planning on picking up all those volumes either way.
I just wonder, does it take place in the same universe as all the other marvel characters?

 

[WolfThomas]

Out of curiosity: is the "Immortal Iron Fist" series any good?

It's a kung-fu billonaire who fights crime, how could that be bad?

That's the ongoing Punisher Max series right?

Ennis doesn't write the current MAX. But he wrote 10 arcs over 60 issues. It's some of his best work and the best Punisher ever written.

you can also read the Runaways from Marvel series, great series of books

The first volumes really good and most of the Joss Whedon stuff in volume 2 is decent. But it's started to consistently lose quality with that time travel arc.

I also generally enjoy the Ultimate X-Men series

Ultimate X-men and the Ultimates (1+2) are very good starter for beginners, no long continuity to keep track of and a fresh look at many old character. Just make sure to stop Ultimate X-men at the end of Kirkman's run and stop before Ultimates 3 and Ultimatium.

 

[BlastedTheWorm]

Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth - Head Trip is my favourite right now.

In fact, Deadpool is just my favourite Marvel character.

 

[Doktor Sleepless]

It depends what sort of comics you want. The only Marvel I'm currently picking up is Daniel Way's Deadpool, which I've loved every issue of (Possibly even more than Joe Kelly's run, heathen that I am). Another shout here for Runaways, though I've only read the first volume. I'd highly recommend Mark Millar's Ultimates.

But really if you want to read good comics don't look for characters, find good writers.
Warren Ellis has done a lot of good Marvel stuff if that's still what you're looking for.

And please please please avoid any Jeph Loeb comics like the plague.

 

[Aurgelmir]

[The first volumes really good and most of the Joss Whedon stuff in volume 2 is decent. But it's started to consistently lose quality with that time travel arc.

Um I thought the Joss Whedon IS the time travel stuff... if you are referring to when the kids ends up in 1907 and meet Karla.

 

[WolfThomas]

[The first volumes really good and most of the Joss Whedon stuff in volume 2 is decent. But it's started to consistently lose quality with that time travel arc.

Um I thought the Joss Whedon IS the time travel stuff... if you are referring to when the kids ends up in 1907 and meet Karla.

Actually you're correct, I thought he started a bit earlier for some odd reason, yeah whe Brian K. Vaughn finished it dropped significantly in quality.

 

[Aurgelmir]

[The first volumes really good and most of the Joss Whedon stuff in volume 2 is decent. But it's started to consistently lose quality with that time travel arc.

Um I thought the Joss Whedon IS the time travel stuff... if you are referring to when the kids ends up in 1907 and meet Karla.

Actually you're correct, I thought he started a bit earlier for some odd reason, yeah whe Brian K. Vaughn finished it dropped significantly in quality.

That I can agree with, but it is still a cool series I think. Wish they would bring it back again with new writers.

 

[Bucht]

So next time I'm going to a comic shop (the closest one is about a one hour drive) I'll get these:

Spoiler: Placed it in a Spoiler box because the list is to long

Agents Of Atlas: Dark Reign
Annihilation Conquest Vol 1
Annihilation Conquest Vol 2
Avengers: The Initiative Volume 3: Secret Invasion
Black Panther: Secret Invasion
Cable & Deadpool: Ultimate Collection Book 1
Cable & Deadpool: Ultimate Collection Book 2
Cable & Deadpool: Ultimate Collection Book 3
Captain America Omnibus
Captain Britain and MI13 Volume 1: Secret Invasion
Captain Marvel: Secret Invasion
Civil War: Black Panther
Civil War: War Crimes
Civil War: Wolverine
Civil War: X-Men Universe
Daken: Dark Wolverine Empire
Daredevil: Cruel and Unusual
Daredevil: Hell to Pay Vol 1 "To the Devil his Due"
Daredevil: Hell to Pay Vol 2 "Without Fear"
Daredevil: Lady Bullseye
Daredevil: Return of the King
Daredevil: The Devil inside and out Vol 1 "The Devil in Cell-Block D"
Daredevil: The Devil inside and out Vol 2 "The Devil takes a ride"
Daredevil: The Devil?s Hand
Dark Avengers / Uncanny X-Men: Utopia
Dark Avengers Vol. 2: Molecule Man
Dark Avengers: Ares
Dark Reign: Accept Change
Dark Reign: Elektra
Dark Reign: Fantastic Four
Dark Reign: Hawkeye
Dark Reign: Sinister Spider-Man
Dark Reign: Skull Kill Krew
Dark Reign: The Hood
Dark Reign: The List
Dark Reign: The Underside
Dark Reign: Young Avengers
Dark Wolverine Vol. 1: The Prince
Dark Wolverine Vol. 2: My Hero
Dark X-Men
Dark X-Men: The Beginning
Deadpool: Merc With A Mouth
Guardians of the Galaxy: Legacy
Guardians of the Galaxy: Realm of Kings
Guardians of the Galaxy: War of Kings Book 1
Guardians of the Galaxy: War of Kings Book 2
Hulk: World War Hulks-Hulked Out Heroes
Incredible Hercules: Secret Invasion
Incredible Hulk: Planet Hulk
Incredible Hulk: Prelude to Planet Hulk
Invaders: The Eve of Destruction
Invincible Iron Man Omnibus Vol. 1
Marvel 1602
Mighty Avengers: Dark Reign
Mighty Avengers: Volume 3: Secret Invasion, Book 1
Mighty Avengers: Volume 4: Secret Invasion, Book 2
Ms Marvel Volume 5: Secret Invasion
Ms. Marvel Vol. 7: Dark Reign
Ms. Marvel Vol. 8: War Of The Marvels
New Avengers Vol. 11: Search For The Sorcerer Supreme
New Avengers Vol. 6
New Avengers: The Reunion
New Avengers: Volume 8: Secret Invasion, Book 1
New Avengers: Volume 9: Secret Invasion, Book 2
Nova: Annihilation Conquest
Nova: Corps
Nova: Knowhere
Nova: Realm of Kings
Nova: War of Kings
Punisher Vol. 1: Dark Reign
Punisher Vol. 3: Franken-Castle
Punisher War Journal Volume 5: Secret Invasion
PunisherMAX, Vol. 1: Kingpin
PunisherMAX, Vol. 2: Bullseye
Road to War of Kings
Secret Invasion
Secret Invasion: Amazing Spider-Man
Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four
Secret Invasion: Front Line
Secret Invasion: Inhumans
Secret Invasion: Runaways/Young Avengers
Secret Invasion: The Infiltration
Secret Invasion: Thor
Secret Invasion: War Machine
Secret Invasion: Who Do You Trust?
Secret Invasion: X-Men
Secret Warriors Vol. 1: Nick Fury, Agent Of Nothing
Secret Warriors Vol. 2: God Of Fear, God Of War
She Hulk Volume 8: Secret Invasion
Siege
Spider-Man: American Son
Spider-Man: Anti-Venom
Spider-Man: The Gauntlet Book 1: Electro And Sandman
The Immortal Iron Fist, Vol. 1: The Last Iron Fist Story
The Immortal Iron Fist, Vol. 2: The Seven Capital Cities of Heaven
The Immortal Iron Fist, Vol. 3: The Book of the Iron Fist
The Immortal Iron Fist, Vol. 4: The Mortal Iron Fist
The Immortal Iron Fist, Vol. 5: Escape from the Eighth City
The Invincible Iron Man Volume 1: The Five Nightmares
The Invincible Iron Man Volume 2: World's Most Wanted, Book 1
The Invincible Iron Man Volume 3: World's Most Wanted, Book 2
The Invincible Iron Man Volume 4: Stark Disassembled
The Invincible Iron Man Volume 5: Stark Resilient, Book 1
The Invincible Iron Man Volume 6: Stark Resilient, Book 2
The Punisher MAX Vol. 01: In the Beginning
The Punisher MAX Vol. 02: Kitchen Irish
The Punisher MAX Vol. 03: Mother Russia
The Punisher MAX Vol. 04: Up Is Down and Black Is White
The Punisher MAX Vol. 05: The Slavers
The Punisher MAX Vol. 06: Barracuda
The Punisher MAX Vol. 07: Man of Stone
The Punisher MAX Vol. 08: Widowmaker
The Punisher MAX Vol. 09: Long Cold Dark
The Punisher MAX Vol. 10: Valley Forge, Valley Forge
The Punisher MAX Vol. 11: Girls in White Dresses
The Punisher MAX Vol. 12: Six Hours To Kill
The Punisher MAX Vol. 13: Welcome to the Bayou
The Thanos Imperative
The Torch
Thunderbolts Volume 3: Secret Invasion
Uncanny X-Men: Nation X
War Machine Vol. 2: Dark Reign
War of Kings: Warriors
Wolverine Origins Vol. 6: Dark Reign
Wolverine: Old Man Logan
Wolverine: The Reckoning
Wolverine: Weapon X Vol. 2: Insane In The Brain
World War Hulk
World War Hulk: Gamma Corps
World War Hulk: X-Men
World War Hulk: Frontline
X-Factor Volume 6: Secret Invasion

Feel free to recommend some more

 

[Bucht]

Not to piggy back off this thread, but I'd like to get into some more comics (especially Marvel) and I was wondering what the easiest way to do that is? Concerning the years of continuity i mean...

I recently found out about this one:

Origins of Marvel Comics TP
An all-star lineup of creators brings you the origins of Marvel's greatest heroes! Short, accessible origin stories you'll want to cut out and tape up on your wall! From the Avengers to the X-Men! From Iron Man, Thor, the Fantastic Four and Spider-Man to Hulk, Deadpool, Black Widow and the Punisher! Cyclops! Wolverine! Magneto! They're all here! Plus: In the aftermath of SIEGE, Steve Rogers assesses the state of Earth's heroes, villains and mutants in almost 200 pages of character files! Collecting ORIGINS OF MARVEL COMICS, ORIGINS OF MARVEL COMICS: X-MEN, HEROIC AGE: SUPER HEROES, HEROIC AGE: VILLAINS and HEROIC AGE: X-MEN.

Spoiler: Cover art

It definitely looks like a nice introduction into the marvel universe.
Now if only someone who has already read it could give his views on this.

 

[WolfThomas]

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Feel free to recommend some more

That a shit-load of books. If I may recomend, don't buy spin-off books for a crossover unless you already like or know about the characters. Most are unnecessary, it's better to just read the main crossover books. That said totally keep Secret Invasion: Captain Britain, it's pure brilliance.

That said two very good books aren't on that list. Alias, written by by Brian Michael Bendis (the architect of the whole crisis-crossover thing recently) about a retired superhero turned private eye, it's really good and a very mature view on the marvel universe.

And honestly there's one book far more important than any on that list (except Cable and Deadpool, that rocks):

NEXTWAVE!

Spoiler: I will let the author Warren Ellis explain what it's about

It's an absolute distillation of the superhero genre. No plot lines, characters, emotions, nothing whatsoever. It's people posing in the street for no good reason. It is people getting kicked, and then exploding. It is a pure comic book, and I will fight anyone who says otherwise. And afterwards, they will explode

 

[Bucht]

So I recently bought some of the previously mentioned list and I also picked up Chaos War and Chaos War: Avengers, now I'm wondering are there any "must read" events between Siege and the Chaos War?

 

[JohnDoey]

Any Deadpool comics,the secret war,maximum carnage,Hulk: the end,Planet Hulk X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills and ultimate spidermans pretty good

 

[viranimus]

My suggestion?

Boycott Marvel all together in response to the Disney buyout.