Reddit mentions of Superior Spider-Man, Vol. 1: My Own Worst Enemy

   Modern Essentials

      Ultimate Spider-Man | #1-160 | 2000-2008 | Bendis

• Self-contained Ultimate universe where new readers can start with the very first issue and not miss anything. Hits on all major teenage Spider-Man story beats, friends, and villains. Considered one of the best modern Spider-Man runs of all time.
  
        Spider-Man: Blue | #1-6 | 2002 | Loeb
  
  
• Short, beautiful, touching, heart-warming story about a young Peter Parker torn between two romantic interests and maturing emotionally. Only 6 issues = a low-commitment peek at the character for new readers.
  
        Amazing Spider-Man | #30-57, 500-545 | 2001-2007 | Straczynski
  
  
• JMS' run is well-regarded for making Peter Parker and "average guy" again, just trying to pay rent and survive adulthood. It's dark, funny, dramatic, well-paced, and introduces new status quo/mythos, even supernatural elements.
  
        Amazing Spider-Man (Brand New Day) | #546-647 | 2008-2010 | Slott, et al.
  
  
• A fresh start for Peter Parker after Civil War. His memory has been reset and everything is new/different. He's back to his roots: struggling to pay rent, learning how the world works, and fighting his rogue gallery. Closest thing to a "reboot" Amazing Spider-Man has ever had = new reader friendly.
  
        Amazing Spider-Man (Big Time) | #648-700.5 | 2010-2013 | Slott, et al.
  
  
• Peter Parker is back in his groove, he's leading the Avengers, has a new girlfriend, and landed a major career opportunity. This eventually sets up one of the coolest modern Spidey stories in Superior Spider-Man below.
  
        Superior Spider-Man | #1-33 | 2013-2014 | Slott, et al.
  
  
• An impostor takes over for Spider-Man. Very different from the usual Spider-Man characterization = refreshing.

1. If you want to start with modern spider-man, I'd suggest reading from either Brand New Day or Big Time, which is where Dann Slott (current writer) started his run. Of course you just can just jump on with Superior Spider-man, which is the current series with Doc Ock in Peter's body being Spider-man (this took place at the end of amazing spider-man with the Dying Wish arc. The series is currently 20 issues in, so there's not as much catch-up. There's also Ultimate Spider-man that takes place in an alternate marvel universe that is also really good and has less continuity issues and is a modern retelling of the spider-man origin story and further.
   After getting some reading under your belt, I'd also suggest checking out some of the books in the side bar.
   
   
2. The absolute first spider-man comic is amazing Fantasy #15 from all the way back in 1962, and the first comic in the amazing spider-man main series came out in 1963. I'd suggest reading some of the early spider-man comics. They're a bit cheesy today, but still a lot of fun to read. You can find them in big collected omnibus form.
   
   
   
3. Amazon is always a good bet for getting trades for cheap, but I like going to my local comic book stores. They need as much support as they can get and you can usually get the people working there to help you get into new series. Its also just a great place to hang out and talk about comics with people.
   
   Hope this helps :)

Warning! Long-as-shit recommendation post incoming!

Halo:

There are several ones published by Marvel, haven't read any but my friend, whose a big Halo fan liked Halo: Blood line by Fred Van Lente

Mass Effect:

These are all written by Mac Walters, the lead writer of Mass Effect 3

• Mass effect: Redemption Liara tries to find Shepard body, set between the intro of ME2 and when Shepard wakes up in the Cerberus Lab.
  
  
• Mass Effect: Evolution The origins of the Illusive Man, set during the first contact war.
  
  
• Mass Effect: Invasion Aria defends Omega against husks and Cerberus, explains why she's on the citadel and sets the Stage for the Omega DLC
  
  
• Mass Effect: Blasto: Eternity is Forever The most glorious of all comic books.
  
  Star Wars:
  
  
• Star Wars by Brian Wood and Carlos D'Anda, set directly after Ep IV, the first TPB isn't out yet, go pick it up in floppies.
  
  
• Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi set waay back in the time-line, before Star Wars: KOTOR and Old Republic, focuses on the discovery of the Sith species among other things.
  
  
• Star Wars: Dark Empire and Empire's end set after the movies, features the return of a character, Don't want to spoil who it is. Sets the stage for Crimson Empire.
  
  
• Star Wars: Crimson Empire I,II,III (there's a collected version with all three), Follows the last Imperial Guardsman(the dudes in red armor) on his quest to bring the traitors of the Empire to justice
  
  
• Star Wars Legacy I, Star Wars: Legacy II just got started and it's been really good so far. Set 130 years after the movies, I follows Cade Skywalker and him coming to terms with his legacy. II follows Ania Solo, who's not force-sensitive, who has to deal with finding a lightsaber and being hunted by Imperial Knights(Imperial Jedi).
  
  
• Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic, set before the video game, follows Zayne Carrick after he's been accused of murdering his fellow Padawans. No worth reading after the main plot ends.
  
  
• Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi, starts with the founding of the Jeda'ii order and first contact with the Rakata's Infinite Empire and their Force Hounds, The Next arc will be the Force Wars(the first schism between the light and the Dark side)
  
  They have 25$ omnibii for most of the series they've made, except for the new Legacy, Star Wars by Brian Wood and Dawn of the Jedi.
  
  
  Lighthearted books:
  
  
• Adventure Time by Ryan North with art by Shelli Paroline and Braden Lamb.
  
  
• Plants vs. Zombies: Lawnmageddon by Paul Tobin and Ron Chan a digital series on Dark Horse Digital, will be collected into a Hardcover eventually.
  
  
  Sci-Fi:
  
  
• Saga by Brian K. Vaughn and Fiona Staples, two lover are hunted across the galaxy by bounty hunters and military police. It's also weeeeeeiiiiird and at times disgusting.
  
  There are also several Firefly/Serenity comics if that your thing, they are all good.
  
  
  
• Spiderman
  
  The best place to start is the current Superior Spider-man, Which stars a slightly different Peter Parker
  
  
  
• Batman:
  
  
• Batman By Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo, it's batman bringing justice to the superstitious and cowardly lot that is criminals, there really isn't more to it.
  
  
• Batman Beyond it's a digital series on Comixology.com and other digital comics sites.
  
  Stuff with Vikings:
  
  
• Northlanders by Brian wood.
  
  
  Other Recommendations:
  
  
• Hellboy by Mike Mignola
  
  
• B.P.R.D. by Mike Mignola, John Arcudi, Scott Allie and various artists
  
  
• Francesco Francavilla's The Black Beetle(HC isn't out yet added digital bundle link)
  
  
• Mind MGMT by Matt Kindt
  
  Also Check out the sidebar's ''Where to Start reading'' section -------------->
  
  EDIT: cleaned up a bit.
  
  EDIT 2: Links, added links to digital version where I couldn't find floppies or HC/TPB that had come out yet. Reading Digital comics on a Tablet is recommended. Dark Horse has their own app, and Comixology has most publishers except Dark Horse and some smaller ones.

As was said, 616 is the main universe, which allows for cross-title character interactions. It's pretty messy, full of inconsistencies etc., but on an individual comic level it works so people don't generally notice that much.

The best way to get into comics is to read completed trade paperbacks, at least in my experience. These are generally story arcs by a specific creative team, and are usually very consistent and don't require too much background knowledge. An example of this might be Superior Spider Man. Generally, series are released as issues and then storylines of these issues are combined into TPBs.

Additionally, if you like consistency, this guy makes a case that early Marvel books were the Golden age of consistency Even though they're dated, the storylines progressed characters in real time, having them age, develop, and refer to previous storylines in appropriate situations. Compare this to modern times, when storylines end and general ideas aren't really built upon by subsequent books.

It's actually the first 5 issues of Superior Spider-man.

Heads up this is when Doc Ock has freaky Friday body swapped with Spider-man and killed him. It sounds dumb but Superior Spider-man actually turned out to be a really amazing run, about 32 issues.

Here's the Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/Superior-Spider-Man-Vol-Worst-Enemy/dp/0785167048

yes- looks like they've released at least 3 so far: http://www.amazon.com/Superior-Spider-Man-Vol-Graphic-Novels/dp/0785167048

Here's Doc Ock as Spiderman (Superior Spider-Man). [Digital Version]

And here's the lead in to that story (Spider-Man: Dying Wish) [Digital Version]

I'd recommend the digital versions. Much cheaper, and easier to get more issues if you decide you like it.

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For Ultimate Spider-Man...

This [Link] is technically the book you want, but I can't recommend it. Reading this would be like watching the final three episodes of Breaking Bad without having seen anything before it. Ultimate Spider-Man is a epic masterpiece, and I use those words without hyperbole. Bendis and Bagley broke the Lee/Kirby record for longest run on a single book, Bendis himself put 11 years of his life into the title. The final issues are the culmination of a dedicated and intricate storytelling effort that is universally respected as a treasure of the Modern Age of comics. Please don't diminish your enjoyment by starting at the end.

Sorry, my confusion with the Marvel Now stuff is that when I looked into buying the SSM graphic novels on Amazon, they had two different sets, both starting with volume one. But maybe they're the same stories, just with different covers?

Example: reg. SSM:http://www.amazon.com/Superior-Spider-Man-Vol-Graphic-Novels/dp/0785167048/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1397696468&sr=8-1&keywords=superior+spiderman

and Marvel Now SSM: http://www.amazon.com/Superior-Spider-Man-Vol-Marvel-Now/dp/0785185216/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1397696468&sr=8-7&keywords=superior+spiderman

I only recently just got into comics so I can understand that it's an overwhelming experience.

> How important is it to read comics in order?

You should read story arcs and issues in order but don't be overly concerned with starting at the very very beginning for every character. One, because a lot of popular characters (including Spider-Man) go back decades and decades, and, two, not everything from the beginning is good reading or good for a newbie. Go back to the very start if you're curious but I don't think that's a good jumping on point. What's considered good comic writing now is very different from what was considered standard back in the 30s or 60s.

>Are there any that would be especially good for "newbie" readers?

This is kind of tough to say.

Talking about monthly comics: DC recently rebooted their whole line of comics a few years ago with The New 52, one of the reasons being to allow for new fans to jump on easier. Marvel hasn't rebooted but they did launch Marvel NOW whose goal was to make it easier for fans to jump on, so anything that says Marvel NOW might be a good place to start.

Here's what I did though. I've been reading comics for about two years and only just started reading monthly issues this May. Up until then I was reading trade paperbacks (TPBs), which are just collections of individual issues.

Basically all I did was pick a character I like, google "best [character] trade paperbacks", and pick up a few that looked interesting. While I was reading TPBs I would be on subreddits like /r/comicbooks, /r/Marvel, or /r/DCcomics, to see what people liked and when new series were starting to find good jumping on points. I found the first good jumping-on point with The Amazing Spider-Man #1 which launched in May.

So that's what I'd recommend.

As for individual books, Spider-Man is only on its fourth issue right now so it's pretty easy to get caught up and jump on board.

My personal favorite Spider-Man TPBs are Superior Spider-Man (this actually stars Doc Ock in Spidey's body; some people don't like it, I think it's great, just be warned), Spider-Man: Kraven's Last Hunt, Amazing Spider-Man Ultimate Collection (a huge collection of J. Michael Straczynski's popular run of the book in the early 2000s; I don't love the art but it's still a good read) and Spider-Man: Dying Wish (which sets up Superior Spider-Man).

I also read Spider-Man: Birth of Venom and The Death of the Stacys to catch up on some important Spidey history.

Do some research before diving into a book or character and pay attention to stories and art that you like so you can follow creators.

Hope that helps. I'd be glad to answer questions if you have any.

A good place to start is the Dying Wish arc that closed out the last volume of Amazing Spider-Man before Superior started. After that, just pick up the first volume of Superior Spider-Man.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Superior_Spider-Man

Look at the Collected Editions tab and you can see the Softcover collections, these are trades. Single issues collected into a graphic novel format.

This is Vol 1 of Superior Spider Man.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0785167048/ref=pd_aw_fbt__b_img_3?refRID=0262D1SA9Z7ZR33TF7YS

Use amazon or visit a shop to collect the 6 in the series. There are also Hardcover editions of the series that contain more issues than normal trades.

Superior Spider Man is a series in which Doctor Octopus trades his mind into Peter Parkers body and takes control of him. The six volumes is a good starting point to get into recent issues. After Superior Spider Man, Amazing Spiderman was renumbered once Parker gets back control. This is volume 1 of the renumbered series, in which there currently are only two.

http://www.amazon.com/Amazing-Spider-Man-Volume-Parker-Luck/dp/0785166769

I guess you could use this itself as a starting point. But i always recommend Superior Spiderman cause its a really good series imo

Sorry for the delay... of the recent stuff, Spidey is probably easiest to suggest for. I wouldn't worry which of these you choose as they should all be enjoyable. :)

• The Ultimate Spider-Man stuff is always a safe bet
  
  
• Unless you want to go a good deal back (pre-forever-hated One More Day) then starting at some point during Dan Slott's run with the character is a good bet. Superior Spider-Man gets great feedback
  
  
• if you want more traditional stuff, the jumping on point with Marvel Now's Amazing Spider-Man is very fun, from there feel free to pick and choose from the various spin-off arcs like Spider-Gwen, Silk etc
  
  
• The latest new start All New All Different began about 8 months ago I believe maintains Slott's well-received run, Miles Morales can be started from this point easy too regardless of whether you followed Peter then himself through Ultimate comics

Well none are out yet but here ya go

• Hawkeye by Matt Fraction vol 2 HC
  
  
• Death of Captain America: The Complete Collection
  
  
• Captain Marvel Vol 8 #14
  
  
• Captain Marvel vol 1: In Pursuit of Flight
  
  
• Captain Marvel vol 3: Enemy Within
  
  
• Ms. Marvel by Brian Reed vol 1
  
  
• Secret Invasion: Ms. Marvel
  
  
• Avengers vol 3
  
  
• Infinity
  
  
• Superior Spider-Man vol 1
  
  
• Superior Foes of Spider-Man vol 1
  
  
• Wolverine: Old Man Logan
  
  
• Old Man Logan: Warzones
  
  Needless to say, I'm not getting everything I want for Christmas, but this is what I've asked for. I haven't had the opportunity to read any of these, except for Infinity, which was the first event I ever read, but I only read the main series, not even the necessary Avengers/New Avengers issues.

I'm hopping in here. If you want a fun read, then the Superior Spider-Man run is a really fun and interesting read. There's a definite beginning and end, doesn't require much previous knowledge, and has a good amount of material to get through. You can buy the issues by the volume on amazon.

Basically, Doc Ock was dying and crafted a plan to transfer his consciousness into the body of Peter Parker. This comic is the story of Dr. Otto Octavius taking over Peter's life, doing literally everything better than Peter ever could, and becoming The Superior Spider-Man. He gets a college degree, starts a business, finds love, eradicates crime, and spends more time with Aunt May... but his lack of morality and mercy eventually gets in the way.

Well since you seem to like Scott Snyder, try out The Wake, only 2 issues in and it's a great horror story.

Thor: God of Thunder is fantastic, also a good read. Pick up the first trade and some back-issues and you'll be good!

And I gotta say, I'm not sure if you're a fan of the whole Spock thing, but Superior Spider-Man is pretty fantastic as well. Pick up the trade, back issues, maybe pick up Amazing Spider-Man #700 digitally and you're set.

A place like Midtown should set you up with those trades and playing catchup though, but definitely check the prices.

I'm not sure if this is your first time setting up something like this, but if you find yourself having trouble looking for good reads, iFanboy is a good place to see ratings on a vast array of titles, and Comic Book Club is a good podcast to listen to for opinions on the latest pulls and nerdy news.

All that being said good luck on the subscription and happy reading!

You should read a comic book! Those always please me.

I can't stop procrastinating

My item, Star Wars book!

So if I want to continue with the Ultimates Spider-Man, I move onto Ultimate Comics Spider-Man which is after Peter's death, and Miles Morales takes over. I would also like read Superior Spider-Man, which is not the same universe I know now, but Peter dies in that one also? Or is it just a straight mind switch between Peter and Otto? And is there any books leading up to Superior, or does it just straight up start in Superior Spider-Man Volume 1?

https://www.amazon.com/Superior-Spider-Man-Vol-Worst-Enemy/dp/0785167048/ref=asc_df_0785167048/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312176305142&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15109598731882363766&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9019676&hvtargid=pla-479619212564&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=60258871177&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=312176305142&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15109598731882363766&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9019676&hvtargid=pla-479619212564

It's a long link, sorry. But go down to "customers who also bought this" section and the volumes keep on going until it ends.

It's as simple as typing in "XYZ superheroman" volume 1, and then just searching by vol 2 3 ect.

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• Amazing Spider-Man (Big Time) | #648-700.5 | 2010-2013 | Slott, et al.
  
• Superior Spider-Man | #1-33 | 2013-2014 | Slott, et al.
  
• Amazing Spider-Man (2014) | #1-20.1 | 2014-2015 | Slott, et al.
  
• Spider-verse | #1-2, tie-ins | 2014 | Slott, Gage, et al.
  
• Secret Wars | #1-9, tie-ins | 2015 | Hickman | Hickman
  
• Amazing Spider-Man (2015) | #1-32, 789-801 | 2015-2018 | Slott, et al.
  
• Amazing Spider-Man (2018) | #1-ongoing | 2018- | Spencer
  
• Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man | #1-ongoing | 2019- | Taylor