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Reddit mentions of X-Men: Second Coming
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Reddit mentions: 12
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| Height | 10.25 Inches |
| Length | 6.75 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Release date | June 2011 |
| Weight | 1.49252951374 Pounds |
| Width | 0.75 Inches |
Forget about continuity, universes, timelines, etc; it's all very confusing, even to creators/fans. The best way to jump in is to just start reading.
How much time do you have for comics? The answer determines how expansive recommendations are. Regardless, don’t try to read everything. First appearances & early origins are not always good starting points—older comics can be an acquired taste for modern audiences. Remember, there are so many other great characters/stories/publishers to explore (and not all comics are about superheroes).
Think about your favorite stories from other media. What you might like to read in a comic? Are you more interested in good storytelling or becoming a Marvel knowledge nerd?
Creative teams change often and characters get re-worked e.g. I never cared for Hawkeye until Matt Fraction’s run. Focus on well-received and relatively self-contained stories. Pick an interesting character/team and seek their “greatest hits”. You may encounter the occasional unexplained reference/character/event—just ride along (Wiki if necessary).
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Modern Marvel characters/teams:
Title | Writer | Note
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Alias (Jessica Jones) | Bendis
Ultimates 1 & 2 (Avengers) | Mark Millar | Ultimate
Avengers / New Avengers | Jonathan Hickman | Hickman 2
Captain America | Ed Brubaker
Captain Marvel | Kelly Sue DeConnick
Daredevil (1979) | Frank Miller | Daredevil 1
Daredevil | Bendis | Daredevil 2
Doctor Strange: The Oath | Brian K. Vaughn
Fantastic Four / FF | Jonathan Hickman | Hickman 1
Hawkeye | Matt Fraction
Immortal Iron Fist | Brubaker & Fraction
Inhumans | Paul Jenkins
Iron Man: Extremis | Warren Ellis | Iron Man 1
Invincible Iron Man | Matt Fraction | Iron Man 2
Marvels (Marvel History) | Kurt Busiek
Moon Knight | Warren Ellis
Ms. Marvel | G. Willow Wilson
Planet Hulk | Greg Pack | Hulk 1
Punisher Max | Garth Ennis
Thor | Jason Aaron
Ultimate Spider-man | Bendis | Ultimate
Vision | Tom King
New X-Men | Grant Morrison | X-Men 1
Astonishing X-Men | Joss Whedon | X-Men 2
Uncanny X-Force | Rick Remender | X-Men 6
Events/crossovers can be fun and/or tedious. They are most appreciated by readers well-versed in relevant continuity. Generally, the best non-event comics integrate these seamlessly or avoid them entirely (notwithstanding editorial/executive mandates). Regardless, you may want to familiarize with major plot points.
Modern Marvel events/crossovers:
Title | Writer | Note
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Avengers Disassembled | Bendis |
Secret War | Bendis |
House of M | Bendis | X-Men 2.5
Annihilation | Abnett, Lanning, Giffen | Cosmic
Civil War | Mark Millar |
World War Hulk | Greg Pak | Hulk 2
Annihilation: Conquest | Abnett, Lanning, Giffen | Cosmic
Messiah Complex | Brubaker, Kyle, Yost, et al. | X-Men 3
Secret Invasion | Bendis | Dark Reign
War of Kings | Abnett, Lanning, et al. | Cosmic
Messiah War | Kyle, Yost, Swierczynski | X-Men 4
Dark Avengers / Utopia | Bendis, Fraction, et al. | Dark Reign
Siege | Bendis | Dark Reign
Realm of Kings | Abnett, Lanning, Reed | Cosmic
Second Coming | Kyle, Yost, Fraction, et al. | X-Men 5
Fear Itself | Matt Fraction |
Schism | Jason Aaron, Kieron Gillen | X-Men 7
Avengers vs. X-Men | Bendis, Brubaker, et al. | X-Men 8
Infinity | Jonathan Hickman | Hickman 2.5
Secret Wars | Jonathan Hickman | Hickman 3
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Marvel has had a lot of stuff happen over the last decade. The Scarlet Witch had a mental breakdown, some Avengers died, a bunch of mutants lost their powers, Jean Grey died again, there was a superhero civil war over whether the government ought to register heroes, Captain America died, the Hulk destroyed Manhattan once, Spider-Man's history got changed so he and Mary Jane never got married, Skrulls invaded, Norman Osborn got put in charge of SHIELD for a while, Captain America came back, the X-Men moved to San Francisco, Wolverine is in charge of the old Xavier school, the Phoenix was going to destroy the world or maybe it wasn't and there was a lot of fighting about it.
Here are, I think, the most important story arcs to catch up on the status quo and a lot of different characters' story arcs:
X-Man is around, though he's not in any books right now at this moment, unfortunately. He was in New Mutants volume 3 from issue #25 until issue #50, when it was canceled. So he's just kind of out there at the moment. Oh, but if you were an Age of Apocalypse fan, you should check out the Age of Apocalypse series that ran for a while recently. It only lasted 14 issues, but it was pretty good. The first volume is here: http://amzn.com/0785163026. I'd also really recommend checking out Rick Remender's Uncanny X-Force, which was really, really good, and also tied into the Age of Apocalypse in its Dark Angel Saga storyline. The first volume of that is here: http://amzn.com/0785148558
Which one comic series would I recommend reading first? Hawkeye. Definitely Hawkeye. It is a really well written, beautifully illustrated, low key book that absolutely does not require reading anything else.
There are a few different places you can start:
If you HAVE to start from the beginning just read the first 24 issues, you can then skip over to Claremont's era
My recommendation would be to either start with Chris Claremont's 1st era (aka 70's) & 2nd era (aka 80's) on Uncanny X-Men or from 2001-ish (aka modern X-Men) time period onwards onwards. Either way just skip the 90s for now, you can alway go back to that later.
If you want to start with Modern X-Men...
From there you can get caught up pretty easily if you follow this list in order:
From there I would move on to the current All-New X-Men and Uncanny X-Men titles:
Great, now you're all caught up!
PS, the great thing about X-Men is there is a ton of content to explore aside from the main storyline!
...and much more!
Happy reading! :)
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Consider your intent/commitment. Think about your favorite stories/characters from TV, movies, games, books, etc. Do you seek quality storytelling or encyclopedic Marvel knowledge? Plan to collect? What time/resources are available i.e. how many comics could/should be read before burning out?
Don’t try to read everything—there’s too much. Forget about “catching up”, continuity, universes, and timelines; it's all very confusing, even to creators/fans. Older comics can be an acquired taste for modern audiences, so first appearances/early origins may not be the best starting points. Creative teams change often, characters get re-worked, and origins are re-told (e.g. I never cared for Hawkeye until Matt Fractions’ run).
Pick an interesting character/team and seek their “greatest hits”. Don’t get stuck “preparing”, just start reading. Focus on well-received, relatively self-contained, and complete stories. You may encounter the occasional unexplained reference/character/event—just ride along (Wiki if necessary). Remember, there are so many other great characters and publishers to explore, and not all comics are about superheroes.
Where to buy (US):
Modern Marvel characters/teams:
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Events/crossovers can be fun and/or tedious. They are most appreciated by readers well-versed in relevant continuity. Generally, the best non-event comics integrate these seamlessly or avoid them entirely (notwithstanding editorial/executive mandates). Regardless, you may want to familiarize with major plot points.
Modern Marvel events/crossovers:
Discover your preferences and let them guide you. Do you like: old/new comics? Specific genres? Literary/natural narratives? Cartoony/realistic art? Familiar/weird concepts? References/self-contained? Social/political commentary? Family-friendly/explicit content? Optimism/pessimism? Have you noticed that a specific artist/writer consistently makes comics you like? Follow these instincts.
Suggestions to improve this guide are welcome.
X-Men!
Go to you library and see if they have these (if they don't, get the ISBN numbers from their Amazon page and give those to your librarian. They can get the books on inter-library loan).
The list covers stories from 2001 onward (in order) ;)
Any of the first six bullet points would be good starting points, and then after that Extraordinary X-Men would be the starting point nearest to the current comics.
Or, if you don't want a bunch of back issues check out current issues of X-Men Gold and X-Men Blue!
X-Force
X-Cutioner's Song
X-Force: Child's Play
X-Force: Phalanx Covenant
Cable Classic
Age of Apocalypse
Cable and X-Force Classic
Cable and X-Force: Onslaught Rising
Onslaught
Deadpool and Cable
Messiah Complex
Cable: Last Hope
X-Force/Cable: Messiah War
Cable: Stranded
Cable: Homecoming
Second Coming
Cable and X-Force: Wanted
Cable and X-Force: Dead or Alive
Cable and X-Force: This Won't End Well
Cable and X-Force: Vendetta
X-Force: Dirty/Tricks
X-Force: Hide/Fear
X-Force: Ends/Means
Uncanny Avengers
You can also go back to the semi-recent past, when the X-Men more-or-less entered the contemporary era, at the beginning of what's essentially been one big story.
From here on out, for the first time in a while, we have two main X-Books: Gillen's UNCANNY X-MEN and Aaron's WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN.
And now, all the plotlines that have been bubbling up for almost a decade come together in the big finale...
With another new beginning, the X-Books enter the newest status quo: Marvel Now! Almost everything gets a new #1 and a new creative team. (These are the books I outlined in the previous reply.)
X-Men are great. Are you more interested in modern stories or classics? Are you more interested in reading an entire series or would like recommendations for good arcs within a series?
As general recommendation, Claremont's Uncanny X-Men are probably my favorite, and his work on the X-Men has pretty much defined our understanding of the characters. So, you could start with Giant Size X-Men (this is where now classics like Wolverine, Storm, Nightcrawler, and more came together) and then continue with with X-Men #94 and beyond. These are an older style of comic though, with non-digital art, and some of those Silver Age sensibilities that seem a bit goofy to some these days. Still, Claremont does a good job making us care for the characters and really has some nice development.
If you're looking for more modern stuff, or self-contained arcs, you might check out House of M and then go on to read the Messiah Complex trade, then Second Coming, and then Avengers vs. X-Men. These arcs have some great art, and some exciting, momentous stuff for the X-Men. They also kind of set the stage for the modern set up of the X-Men.
P.S.: a "trade paperback" (TPB) is a collection of individual issues from one or more series that cover a particular story arc. For example, Messiah Complex was a story told over different comic series: X-Men, Uncanny X-Men, New X-Men, and X-Factor. Some people like TPBs because they save you from having to track down all the issues. Some people like reading monthly (or bi-monthly) issues from particular series they like. So it's just two different ways to read the same content.
PSS: my go-to is Marvel Unlimited. They have a huge digital collection of back catalogued stuff (although it's usually months behind on current releases) and you can read entire series at your leisure for $10 a month. They also collect story arcs/events as well if you want to read that way.
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Alias (Jessica Jones)
Avengers
The Ultimates 1-2 (Avengers)
New Avengers
Avengers
New Avengers
Black Panther
Captain America
Captain Marvel
Daredevil
Daredevil
Daredevil
Deadpool
Doctor Strange: The Oath
Fantastic Four / FF
Guardians of the Galaxy
Hawkeye
Immortal Iron Fist
Inhumans
Iron Man: Extremis
Invincible Iron Man
Marvels
Moon Knight
Ms. Marvel
Planet Hulk
Punisher Max
Thor
Ultimate Spider-man
Vision
New X-Men
Astonishing X-Men
Uncanny X-Force
Avengers Disassembled
Secret War
House of M
Annihilation
Civil War
World War Hulk
Annihilation: Conquest
Messiah Complex
Secret Invasion
War
Kings
Messiah War
Dark Avengers
Utopia
Siege
Realm of Kings
Second Coming
Fear Itself
Schism
Avengers vs. X-Men
Infinity
Secret Wars
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House of M was one of those Marvel universe crossovers that touched every title of Marvel so just about every title had its own tie in. IIRC this is the core story. Messiah Complex, Messiah War, and Second Coming chronicles the story of Hope (the main focus of AvX) origin and why she is so important to the X-Men.
Prerequisite: understanding of the Phoenix Force and some of Jean Grey's history.
I would imagine some places inflate the prices of these books because of this Xover but I think you should still be able to find all of these trades for under $10 if you look. Especially at conventions.
Continuing from my last post ...
Whereas the Marvel Universe annual storylines were often separate concepts / events that ultimately set the stage, led into each other, much of the X-Men stories from 2005 onward revolved around one big concept: the "Decimation" of the Mutant species as a result of Marvel's "House of M" crossover, and how the X-Men worked to save those that remained. This was a plotline that took many twists and turns until 2012 Avengers vs. X-Men, which ultimately resolved it.
X-MEN STORYLINES & CROSSOVERS (IN ORDER)
And that's pretty much it. Hope it helps!
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