>For X-Men, is the "Astonishing X-Men" a decent starter? Or are there better and shorter X-Men comics out there?

This is certainly a good place to start. The Essential X-Men collections are pretty good and cheap too. They're uncolored, but you get a lot of content for the price.

>As for Batman, I know there are a lot of fantastic stand alone graphic novels vs. full length stories. Would it be better to read the stand alone ones or a series?

Either way. Personally, I'd recommend the long Halloween and dark victory as a starting point.

>I'd also like to read something from the Teen Titans universe, but I have no idea where to start.


I couldn't tell you where to start with teen titans. I know that Young Avengers, the Marvel series running now is really great.



Here are some recommendations I've copy pasted from posts I've made on similar threads. Everything on this list is good.

• X Statix Omnibus - Approx $45 dollars so you'll be paying roughly a dollar an issue for a really nice hardcover book. Most importantly the Mike Allred's pop-art style is beautiful and Peter Milligans writing is amazing. This is a book about celebrity and comics. It manages to both be very cynical, but also have great sincere moments. The collection includes the entire run so if you are a competitionist reader I imagine that is appealing also.
  
  
• Ultimate Spider-man - This recommendation only works if you are willing to read used books. However, if you are, you can find these volumes used for dirt cheap. You can get volume 1 for 6 bucks and volume 2 for 60 cents. This is the most popular book of the "ultimate" line and really holds up. I think it is the best spider-man book of the last decade.
  
  
• Runaways (digests) - Everyone loves this series. If you've read and not liked it, you might be a bad person. Volume 1, Volume 2, and Volume 3 are available for 5 bucks each. The story follows a group of teenagers who find out their parents are the villains. It is really interesting and those first 3 volumes make up a really satisfying story arc. Note: the digest versions are smaller than a normal trade paper back or graphic novel which is a part of why they are so fairly priced.
  
  
• Hawkeye - This is my favorite mainstream superhero comic. It is brilliant and fun and funny and emotional and experimental. The story follows hawkeye when he is not an Avenger. You can get Volume 1 and Volume 2 for less than ten dollars a piece.
  
  
• Omega the Unknown by Lethem and Rusnack - imagine a brialliant writer and creative artist got to reboot their favorite short-lived and already-forgotten Marvel series. No imagine they made the whole book about why the first series was cancelled.
  
  
• Journey into Mystery by Kieron Gillen - I am thinking of the fear itself story here. It is almost a literal B-side to that cross over. It keeps the same themes and story, but takes a different tone and character. Mostly it is great fun.
  
  
• Ghost: In the Din and Smoke by Kelly Sue Deconnick - This is a bit darker than the superhero stuff KSD has done. Still, she keeps her funny/quick dialogue that she is known for in this book. It basically about a couple of ghost hunters who actually find a ghost and end up embroiled in a deeper political-demonic scheme.
  
  
• King City by Brandon Graham - Graham is a brilliant artist whose focus on detail in the city make this book fun to look at it. The story is very character driven. It follows a cat-mancer (someone with magical cat-manipulation abilities) as he returns to his home city. He reconnects with friends, tries to foil a plot to raise a world ending demon, and reflects on lost love.
  
  
• Danger Club by Walker and Jones - A fresh take on superheroes. The heroes have lost and the sidekicks are left behind. Instead of preparing to fight whatever it was that filed all the heroes, they are busy fighting each other.
  
  
• Powers by Bendis and Oeming - The first story arc, the death of retro girl, can be read as an amazing stand alone story. It is a book about the detectives who investigate super powered crime. When one of the most powerful heroes dies this story picks up. More of a cop drama than a hero book, Powers is a good read and the first story arc should be recommended more often.
  
  
• Umbrella Academy by that one guy in my chemical romance (I think) and Gabriel Ba - Great story about a group of child heroes who grew up raised by a adoptive father who was unloving. They are reunited as their old villains surfaces and new ones arrive. This is a story about family.
  

As much as I love Fraction's Hawkeye (which you will be recommended over and over, seriously it's very good), for a more complete understanding of the character I'd actually recommend you go a little further back to start. For a bare-bones beginning, check out:

• Tales of Suspense #57 (his first appearance)
  
• Tales of Suspense #60 and #64 (the "rest" of that first appearance)
  
• Avengers #16 (his first induction into the titular group)
  
• Gruenwald's 1983 Hawkeye 1-4 (his first breakout miniseries, offers excellent insight into his character, and classic 80s fun - one of my favorite miniseries of all time).
  
  Of course there is so much more, but for the most concise understanding of Hawkeye's classic beginnings, these are absolutely essential.
  
  For the "how", you could go the physical route and get TPBs from Amazon or bookstores - in which case I recommend:
  
  Avengers: Hawkeye or Earth's Mightiest Marksman - both collect the original Gruenwald solo series, with the former including his origin and some 70s material, and the latter with some late 80s stuff.
  
  Tales of Suspense: Hawkeye and the Winter Soldier - Excellent modern story, if you liked Endgame Hawkeye you'll like this one. The art is a little odd but it grows on you.
  
  Hawkeye and the Thunderbolts - Some definite 90s cheese, but if you're into that it's an excellent ensemble series that Hawkeye really shines in as a leader, since his whole character is basically built on the value of second chances.
  
  Hawkeye Vs Deadpool - A very fun, light, modern story by the hilarious and inimitable Gerry Duggan, also has Kate Bishop.
  
  Hawkeye and Mockingbird: Ghosts - Also modern but more serious in tone, with a lot of WCA influence. I'm a little biased, but Bobbi and Clint make an excellent team no matter where in the timeline you are.
  
  Secret Avengers - not Hawkeye centric but he is on the team, it's another ensemble book that you may enjoy. Again the art is a bit nontypical, but it's a fun ride.
  
  Or, as you said, pretty much just stroll into a comic book shop and say "Hawkeye please" and see what they point you toward. TBPs are great for new readers because they usually collect 4 or 5 issues of a story at a time, and if you like it you can continue the story in the next volume, or just leave it and hop on to something else.
  
  And don't forget to check out your local library! Many of them have TPBs to borrow, or can get you them from other branches. ♫Having fun isn't hard, when you've got a library card!♫
  
  If you prefer digital, Marvel Unlimited is a good way to catch up on any character's back issues - it's a subscription service ($10/mo or $60$69/year) that gets you access to basically any Marvel book older than 6 months. Comixology is also a good digital source, if you want to pick and choose particular issues to buy (including more recent ones).

I second the Marvel Adventures line and Superman Adventures.

I'd also recommend:

• The Batman Adventures - It ran from 1992-1995 and was the predecessor to the Gotham Adventures series you mentioned, and the companion title to Superman Adventures.
  
• Bone - A ridiculously fun to read fantasy/adventure story published from 1991 to 2004. Great art, great humor, and it truly appeals to all ages. The colorized version is published in nine digest-sized volumes that are extremely easy to find and very affordable, especially if you buy them used. The original black-and-white version is also available in one volume, but from what I hear there is a lot of gutter loss due to its size and the pages are easy to tear since they are so thin.
  
• Shazam!: The Monster Society of Evil - Good little story from the creator of Bone. I'd especially recommend this for kids who like Superman since it features a similar character. From 2007.
  
• Thor: The Mighty Avenger - Non-canon story about a young Thor. Not only a great kid's comic but one of the best Thor stories ever written. Beautiful artwork, great romance, fun adventures, and lots of appearances from other Marvel characters including Captain America and Iron Man. It ran from 2010-2011 and was sadly cancelled early. Available on Marvel Unlimited.
  
• Ultimate Spider-Man - Not good for smaller children due to lots of dialogue and a moderate amount of violence and sexual content, but excellent for adolescents and teens. I'd recommend it up to issue #128. It's currently being reprinted in this "Ultimate Collection" format which is so far up to volume 6 at issue #71. It ran from 2000-2011 and all of it is available on Marvel Unlimited.
  
  If you're open to older comics (Silver and Bronze Age), then many volumes from the Marvel Epic Collection line are also a good bet, but do a little research since some won't be very kid-friendly. They're fairly affordable reprints of classic stories that aim to reprint the entire history of Marvel's major characters from their inception to usually the mid-nineties (but they're not published in chronological order). They typically retail for around $35 for 400-500 pages of comics.
  
  I'm sure there are more that I'm forgetting, but I hope this helps!

Ok, here we go :)

Tiny Titans (DC) - funny and awesome, lots of jokes

All New Batman: Brave and the Bold (DC cartoon tie in) - action and humour

Young Justice (DC cartoon tie in) - more superhero actiony

Young Justice - there's an older series by this name as well with Superboy, Robin, Impulse, Wonder Girl, Arrowette and the Secret that's good too.

Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures in the 8th Grade - great for his age group and fun

The Legion of Superheroes in the 31st Century (DC) - superhero group set in the DC future

Ultimate Spider-man (Marvel) - this is really good and you can either start waaaay back at the beginning or start with the new Miles Morales spidey.



Non-Superhero books that are good options too:

Bone (Scholastic) - fantasy, adventure, humour, a classic that's been completed

Amulet (Scholastic) - fantasy, adventure, still being written (I think)

Tin Tin - a classic and you can get the ones the movie is based on. There will be more movies too, so lots to tie into. Some action, adventure, detective type stories.


Edit: formatting

Marvel put out some great comics under the "Marvel Adventures" label that are great for younger readers. My favorite is Marvel Adventures: Avengers. Another are the Power Pack books. All are collected in nice digest-sized collections perfect for kids.

From DC, the trade paperbacks of Tiny Titans are worth tracking down, and there's a collection of the terrific Batman: Lil' Gotham coming out soon. My nephew is a huge fan of the Batman: Brave and the Bold cartoon, so I've been getting him some collections of the related comic series as birthday gifts. I also got him a copy of the DC Super-Pets Encyclopedia, and it was so cool I ordered my own copy.

I agree (Dad of 7 and 3 year old). Stories about kids are great - there's no shortage of chapter/picture books available and it would give your sister and brother-in-law a great way to bond. Personally, I think that'd be the best way to go.

That said, comics are a fun escape and are worthwhile. Stuff like Bone is wonderful but it gets intense and heavy and may not be the right thing just yet. I'd suggest lighter, fun stuff like:

• [Superman Family Adventures] (http://www.amazon.com/Superman-Family-Adventures-Vol-1/dp/140124050X)
  
• [Captain Ultimate] (https://www.comixology.com/Captain-Ultimate/comics-series/11580)
  
• [Batman '66] (https://www.comixology.com/Batman-66/comics-series/10652)
  
  All are charming, entertaining, completely age-appropriate, and good old fashioned escapism.
  

Absolutely!

I'm a huge Batman fan too, but I know I'd want something with tamer content depending on my kid's age.

Batman Lil' Gotham is a great all-ages Batman book. It's more light hearted but very well done. This book could be read to him at pretty much any age.
http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Lil-Gotham-Vol-1/dp/1401244947/ref=sr_1_1_twi_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1425668923&sr=1-1&keywords=batman+lil+gotham

This Batman Animated Series is great for grade school and up. Stories are along the lines of the show, entertaining but not graphic.
http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Adventures-Vol-Kelley-Puckett/dp/140125229X/ref=sr_1_2_twi_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1425668978&sr=1-2&keywords=batman+animated

Batman/Superman Vol 1 is a great story of Batman and Superman against some of their biggest enemies. A little stronger (Superman gets shot and bleeds) but nothing too crazy.
http://www.amazon.com/Superman-Batman-Vol-Jeph-Loeb/dp/1401248187/ref=sr_1_3_twi_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1425669033&sr=1-3&keywords=batman+superman+vol+1

• The Dark Knight draws heavily from The Long Halloween and plenty of the Joker's lines are taken straight out of a prose issue collected here. There's also the obvious influence of The Killing Joke and The Man Who Laughs. The Killing Joke was also the primary influence on Tim Burton's Batman.
  
  
• Batman Begins draws from a number of stories include Year One, Blind Justice and The Man Who Falls which is collected here.
  
  
• Captain America: The Winter Soldier was based on the fairly recent Ed Brubaker run which is phenomenal.
  
  
• The Dark Knight Rises combines elements of Knightfall, No Man's Land and The Dark Knight Returns. The Dark Knight Returns is also a major influence on the upcoming Batman V Superman.
  
  
• The Avengers mainly draws from the original first issue of The Avengers, which is collected here and retold again here in a modern setting, as well as The Ultimates. There are plenty of shots that feel like they were lifted right out of The Ultimates. On a side note, Joss also wrote the introduction to the book years ago and it was through doing this that he figured out exactly why the Avengers work.
  
  
• The X-Men movies tend to draw more from the 80's, especially Chris Claremont's run. X-Men 2 draws heavily from Gods Loves, Man Kills. X-Men 3 is loosely based off of The Dark Phoenix Saga as well as Joss Whedon's relatively recent Astonishing X-Men. The Wolverine draws from Chris Claremont and Frank Miller's [Wolverine mini-series] and Days of Future Past is based on, you guessed it, Day of Future Past. Even though X-Men: First Class takes it's name from the comic of the same name it has more in common with the early Stan Lee stuff. X-Men Origins: Wolverine draws from several comics include Wolverine's Origin mini-series and Weapon X. The first X-Men movie isn't really based off any particular arc although it did heavily influence Ultimate X-Men.
  
  
• The upcoming Daredevil TV series seems to be drawing heavily from Frank Miller's run, particularly his origin story The Man Without Fear. While Miller's main run took place in the late 70's/early 80's The Man Without Fear came out in the 90's.
  
  
• Guardians of the Galaxy takes its line-up from the 2004 series but the plot of the movie is all its own.
  
  
• Avenger: Age of Ultron seems to be an original story that's taking it's cues, at least in part, from Ultron Unlimited which is collected here.
  
  
• Man of Steel was heavily influenced by John Byrne's 80's reboot although its structure is heavily modelled on the 2010 graphic novel Earth One. There are also bits and pieces taken from Birthright, Secret Origin and All-Star Superman.
  
  
• Iron Man 3 certainly takes its cues from Extremis but a lot of it is just pure Shane Black. The first Iron Man isn't based on a particular storyline but Tony's origin stuff in Afghanistan is almost identical to the flashbacks in Extremis that revamp Tony's origin for a modern context. Iron Man 2 borrows a little from Demon in a Bottle and Armor Wars but ultimately does its own thing.
  
  
• The writer of the Fantastical Four reboot has mentioned that they've been influenced by Ultimate Fantastic Four.
  
  
• Ant-Man follows an original story but is primarily influenced by the Scott Lang Ant-Man books from the late 70's/early 80's.
  
  
• The Thor movies aren't based on any particular storyline but they are vaguely influenced by Walter Simon's run as well as J. Michael Straczynski's run
  
  
• Green Lantern draws heavily from Geoff John's run, especially his near-perfect origin story Secret Origin
  
  
• AKA Jessica Jones is based on the incredible Alias.
  
  EDIT: Formatting

Marvel Adventures!

Marvel Adventures was a line of all-ages comics Marvel published for a few years recently, and they were some of the most fun, well-written comics anywhere.

Marvel Adventures: Avengers
Marvel Adventures: Iron Man
Marvel Adventures: Thor
Marvel Adventures: Spider-Man

Seriously, there's an issue where the Avengers play baseball with Galactus: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tj4NmoRZYpg/SJWybQtbexI/AAAAAAAADGw/_BEiJJjrR30/s1600/MA+Avengers+%2326+018.jpg

I'd love to have The Adventures of Superhero Girl by Faith Erin Hicks. She's such a fun writer/artist and I love her works. If you haven't read/seen her stuff you should totally check it out! Yay!

Volume 1
Volume 2
Volume 3
Volume 4

EDIT: I don't think they are well collected/advertised because they are comics for a previously canceled TV show. The Young Justice Wiki has pages on each volume though and links to DCComics & Amazon. Best resource: http://youngjustice.wikia.com/wiki/Young_Justice_Vol._1
Best hope is either Kindle & comiXology, maybe DC will collect them all before season 3 though.

Is she set on superheroes? Friends With Boys by Faith Erin Hicks is all ages, stars a badass girl as the main character, and is an all-around fun read. You might enjoy reading it too.

Tiny Titans is a safe bet for kids of all genders, featuring superhero action by boys and girls both in what's just a fun comic for kids.

ELIGIBLE AS OF END OF MAY 2018

• THOR VS. HULK - CHAMPIONS OF THE UNIVERSE(2017)
  

• 1-6, collected in "Thor Vs. Hulk: Champions of the Universe" by Jeremy Whitley and Simone Buonfantino
  

• ZOMBIES ASSEMBLE 2 (2017)
  

• 1-4, collected in "Zombies Assemble Vol 2: Manga" by Yusaku Komiyama and Jim Zub
  

  
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• AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (2015-Present)
  

• 29-791, collected in "Amazing Spider-Man: Worldwide Vol. 7" by Dan Slott and Stuart Immonen
  

• BEN REILLY: SCARLET SPIDER (2017)
  

• 6-10, collected in "Ben Reilly: Scarlet Spider Vol. 2: Death's Sting" by Peter David and Mark Bagley
  

• HAWKEYE (2016)
  

• 7-12, collected in "Hawkeye: Kate Bishop Vol. 2: Masks" by Kelly Thompson and Julian Totino Tedesco
  

• MS. MARVEL (2015)
  

• 19-24, collected in "Ms. Marvel Vol. 8: Mecca" by G. Willow Wilson, Marco Failla, and Diego Olortegui
  

• UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL (2015)
  

• 22-26, collected in "The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol. 7: I've Been Waiting for a Squirrel Like You" by Ryan North and Erica Henderson
  

• "X-Men Gold Vol. 3: Mojo Worldwide" by Marc Guggenheim, Cullen Bunn, Jorge Molina, and R.B. Silva
  
• X-MEN: GOLD (2017) #13-15
  
• X-MEN: BLUE (2017) #13-15
  
  
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• THOR: GODSTORM (2001)
  

• 1-3, collected in "Thor: Godstorm" by Kurt Busiek and Tom Defalco
  

  
  

• CABLE (1993-2002)
  

• 79-96, collected in "Cable: Revolution" by Robert Weinberg and Michael Ryan
  

• HAWKEYE (1994)
  

• 1-4, collected in "Avengers: Hawkeye - Earth's Mightiest Marksman" by Chuck Dixon and Scott Kolins
  

• THOR CORPS (1993)
  

• 1-4, collected in "Thor Corps" by Tom Defalco, ron Frenz, and Pat Olliffe
  

• WEREWOLF BY NIGHT (1972-1977)
  

• 31-43, collected in "Werewolf by Night: The Complete Collection vol. 3" by Doug Moench and Don and Howie Perlin

Here are Amazon links for the digital editions because the physical copies have been out of print for several years and have gotten really expensive.

Young Justice Vol. 1

Young Justice Vol. 2: Training Day

Young Justice Vol. 3: Creature Features

Young Justice Vol. 4: Invasion

Those are (unfortunately) all of the comics that actually tie-in with the show. There is a Young Justice comic series that ran in he late 90s that is also good, but has nothing to do with the show. If you're itching for more comics in this same vein though, I'd check out that 90s Young Justice comic I mentioned and Geoff Johns's Teen Titans run from the early 2000s as they're both phenomenal.

I only buy omnibuses or deluxe editions (aka oversized collections) from marvel and DC now. Marvel has gotten into the practice of putting four issues into a twenty dollar paperback, which is insanely over-priced.
For example, I recently bought the second volume in the over-sized collections of Invincible Iron Man by Matt Fraction for $20 on amazon. This volume had the same issues as three paperbacks combined, and the pages have a better quality to them and are larger than the paperbacks. If I had bought the crappy floppy paperbacks, I would have spent about fifteen dollars more. I saved money and got a better edition of the comic.
So good deals still exist, you just have to be patient.
Link: http://www.amazon.com/Invincible-Iron-Man-Vol-2/dp/0785145532/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1332434525&sr=8-1

Thanks. I actually love superman out of all super heroes. But I have never read any of those superman comics and I wasn't sure if they would be age appropriate. But reading your comment gives me a good review.
Is it this one ?

I second Bone. Though might be a bit too much for a 6 year old as well. It is a big read. I honestly would recommend something that your niece would enjoy and even your nephew may as well: Tiny Titans. It's just a fun little book that even you might find enjoyable just for the pure silliness.

Welcome to the Treehouse

DC really kills it with their animation, and you can't really go wrong with most of their animated films. If you like Batman, you'll probably love his animated films. Also, you should check out the DC Showcase shorts. These shorts feature B and C listers in smaller "street level" adventures.

Young Justice also has tie-in comics that are in the continuity of the show. If you're liking the show, you'll probably enjoying reading these alongside it.

Here's what I would suggest you do. Go buy the Ultimate Spider-Man graphic novels. Here's the first one: Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 1: Power and Responsibility

That graphic novel is issues #1-7. There's also an 'ultimate collection' that collect 1-13 or the omnibus that collects 1-39. So depending on how much you want to spend you can go any route. Ultimate Spider-Man is a great place to start because it doesn't have a ton of back issues from back in the 60's. All Issues.

Or... You can check out marvels monthly subscription service. It has a monthly fee and you can digitally read all the comics they have available, which is a lot and they are always adding more.

Finally no one should EVER put you down for your ignorance to comics since there are not enough people who are into comics. Anyone who is new to comics and feigns any interest should be treated with absolute respect and have all questions answered no matter how silly they may seem. I love it when people as questions!

I don't think there's any solo stuff so far (although I'd love to see her get a series of her own sometime, even a mini would be neat).
Really Rescue's "origin story," all that comes after and the sacrifices she's asked to make to help Tony are a fantastic read.


And if you pick up the collections, either the omnibuses or the trades, they have inserts in them that explain things you might have missed out on if you weren't following Secret Invasion, Siege, etc.

Invincible Iron Man:

The Five Nightmares (#1-7)

World's Most Wanted (#8-19)

Stark: Disassembled (#20-24)

Stark Resilient (#25-33)

Easiest and cheapest way by far to get all 33 issues is the omnibus collections:

Omnibus 1

Omnibus 2

Edit: ColdFury96 pointed out below Rescue has gotten a one-shot comic. I haven't read it yet so I can't recommend it myself, but it's by Kelly Sue DeConnick so I'm sure it's good.

I didn't connect with the IDW but it is very well liked.

Here's my thought from a more old school perspective. If you have a little patience, you might wait for the TMNT Colour Classics upcoming trade paperback.

It collects the first ever TMNT books and should be a very good looking remaster of the collection.

If you're looking for more something more cartoony, go for TMNT Adventures.

Here are a few suggestions:
Batman
Batman and Green Lantern
Batman and the Flash
Tiny Titans

There are also Batman: The Brave and the Bold books written for children

Good luck OP!

There’s an Omnibus that has issues 20-33.

There’s only left though, best of luck.

Invincible Iron Man Omnibus, Vol. 2 https://www.amazon.com/dp/0785145532/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_aoQ5CbSXFNY4K

Is Lil Gotham collected?

That's pretty cool and he'd probably like that.

Edit: yep http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Lil-Gotham-Vol-1/dp/1401244947/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1416937360&sr=8-2&keywords=lil+gotham

My cousins love the Tiny Titans comic book series, and while I've never read them they are listed as preschool level. There do seem to be a fair amount of female superheroes present though I don't know that it's exclusively focused on them. There is a Marvel equivalent (Mini Marvels), but I'm also not sure how girl-focused those are. Still, good beginning comics for young kids.

Mark Waid followed Morrison and it was a grand ol' time. Joe Kelly followed Waid and it was pretty damn good.

• JLA by Joe Kelly, Vol. 1 The Golden Perfect
  
• JLA by Joe Kelly, Vol. 2 The Obsidian Age, Book One
  
• JLA by Joe Kelly, Vol. 3 The Obsidian Age, Book Two
  
• JLA by Joe Kelly, Vol. 4 Rules of Engagement
  
• JLA by Joe Kelly, Vol. 5 Trial by Fire
  
  For whatever reason, they don't collect Kelly's excellent final issue, JLA #90. He did a one-shot later (#100) that led into a spin-off Justice League Elite (Volume One and Volume Two) for which the Internet has mixed opinion.

I'm about to find this out. My little guy is 3 and I just bought both volumes of Lil' Gotham to try him out on. I also picked up the first book of Dragons:Riders of Berk based on the how to train your dragon movies for him. I'll let you know how he ends up liking them.


To this point though I'm collecting the series I've enjoyed the most and on a few getting floppies and on a few others getting tpb's. I'm always on the lookout for things that are age appropriate for him and are rooted in the main two superhero worlds since he already says Batman is his favorite.

Batman: Lil' Gotham http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1401244947/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1416633678&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SY200_QL40

Also, silver age stuff would work. I just read an issue where the narrative read something like, "And where does every hero go when they have a puzzle to solve? To the public library!"

To rank the quality of each series from lowest to greatest would go as follows.

Showcase Presents: Batman - super cheap paper, printed only in black and white.

Batman Chronicles - much better quality paper, printed in color, a lot less pages than Showcase presents

Batman Archives - Most expensive, high quality glossy paper, printed in color, more pages than Batman Chronicles but less than Showcase Presents.

If you are about high quality than get the archives. If you just want to read it in color then go with Chronicles. If you just want to read the story and the quality doesn't matter then get Showcase presents (I got showcase Presents for Green arrow vol 1 for $5 at my local shop and I didn't regret it)

If you want the very first introductions of the characters, DC puts out Showcase volumes, which contain a ton of issues from the very early adventures. They are black and white and on newsprint, but it's a good way to read old comics. If you want to take the next step and pay a little extra, you can get the DC Archive Editions.

Batman

Justice League

Aquaman

SQUIRREL GIRL!

I mean, for the love of Pete, look at her list of victories!

And speaking of rather unknown superheroes...

Power Pack.

Marvel did a whole line of Power Pack titles and other books that were meant for a younger audience. You can often find them in used book stores (I think they're out of print) or comic book stores with a good backlog.

Comixology is gonna be your best bet on iOS or Android. But Comixology is owned by Amazon, and AFAIK, the entire collection is available on Kindle as well. And you can buy it on Amazon and read it in the Comixology app. So this, for example, sounds like what you're after. The second and third volumes are also available.

Comixology does have the collected editions, but they're more expensive. The choice is yours.

This is the trade paperback collecting the first few issues, and I'm pretty sure it includes all the issues up to #6.

Yup! That's volume 1 of the Millar issues.

They're also doing them in regular-comic-size trades. This is volume 1, with most of the stories scripted by Scott McCloud. Also great stuff: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1401258670/ref=mp_s_a_1_sc_1?qid=1458261982&sr=8-1-spell&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=suoerman+adventures

Young Justice: Invasion tie-in comic covers what happened.

https://www.amazon.com/Young-Justice-Vol-4-Invasion-ebook/dp/B00GSCORH6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1538027710&sr=8-2&keywords=young+justice+tie+in

Well Morrison's run tends to over shadow Waid's and Kelly's runs on the title and why DC tends to keep putting Morrison's run in different trades, but Waid's run was also really good and though Kelly's wasn't as strong all the way through; Obsidian age and Trial by Fire were really good arcs. The Trial by Fire even only goes up to 89 so they don't collect Kelly's last JLA issue that was a stand alone story to serve as a end cap to his run.

Don't be put off by how dark some Batman stories are. They make Batman comics for all age demographics nowadays. Here's a link to help get you started.

http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Lil-Gotham-Vol-1/dp/1401244947#

For me, it depends on every "leak". If it's a turkish translation that was already shown on TV, it's not really a leak... It's just that the US channel is messing with the airdates again. But if it's leaked by some darker ways, that's just VERY WRONG.

Anyway, I don't really mind as YJ is not being translated to spanish nor french AFAIK so I'll watch it on English on US airdate.

PS: If you'd like to support the show, Amazon has the Volume One of the comic and it's quite a nice price: http://www.amazon.com/Young-Justice-Vol-Art-Baltazar/dp/1401233570

Also you can see the show online on Amazon too: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007OH7Q8G/ref=pd_sim_mov_aiv_2

Ah, that's understandable. If it helps, the comics are mostly just team bonding stuff that doesn't really change the plot at all. (For the first few issues, anyway. Haven't read the more recent ones yet.)

And the first 7 issues are collected in a trade for about 10 bucks, which isn't too bad.

They already have! I grew up with them as well. Say them at my LCS and been planning to pick them up soon. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1613772890/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1458171462&sr=8-2&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=tmnt+adventures&dpPl=1&dpID=61VGOZuMSHL&ref=plSrch

I'm fairly certain that IDW has recollected all of the issues. Here is Vol 1

Here you go

Li'l Gotham

I didn't think the fourth one was out yet. According to Amazon it doesn't come out until December.

Batman Adventures, Batman/TMNT and Lil Gotham

Non-mobile link

Your omnibus covers issues 1-19, and Omnibus #2 covers 20-33.

Marvel Adventures

Try Spider-Men. It just started, so you can probably find a few #1s, and it's a self-contained story (so-far). They tell you everything you need to know as it comes up. Also, it only goes for 5 issues, so it's a good, short story to start with. You might also want to pick up either the Original Ultimate Spider-Man Volume 1, or you can start with the relaunch with Ultimate Comics Spider-Man. I'd advise you start with the original, since the story line doesn't really start over with the new series, but you should be able to piece together the one or two things you don't get through context and maybe a little Googling. Now, I'm biased towards the Ultimate Universe, so you'll have to get your information regarding the mainstream Spider-Man from someone else.