I'm a big fan of the cartoon Series. I have read a few Xmen issues here and there. But now I wanna start from the beginning. Where do I begin? Which issue do I go for first? Am I to get Uncanny Xmen instead of Ultimate Xmen?
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If I wanted to start reading Xmen comics, where do I begin?
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The best kick off for catching up is picking up the House of M graphic novel. This is the foundation for everything going on right now. Then you can read the Messiah Complex novels which will get you to the team moving to San Fran. After this you'll either need to start looking into back issues or trade paper backs.
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The beginning, where else?
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Re: If I wanted to start reading Xmen comics, where do I begin?
I haven't read a huge amount of X-men comics (I only got into comics late last year) but I can recommend House of M, Rise and Fall of the Shi'Ar Empire, Supernova's, Blinded by the Light (though this may be out of print), and Messiah Complex.
Joss Whedon's Astonishing X-men run is quite good also, of course.
Reading these will largely inform you of what has been going on in the past few years, though it doesn't even begin to cover the 30+ years preceding it.
If you're wanting to be more recent, start with Messiah Complex. It's definitely the most recent jump-on point.Life, go easy on me
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I cant see myself getting back into comics at a large stride, I just wouldnt know whats going on. It's like watching the 25th sequel of a movie when you've only seen the first two.
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Avoid Ultimate X-Men like the plague....I think House of M is probably as good a point as any to start and see what interest you and go from there. If never read Xmen comics before, Dark Phoenix Saga, Days of Future Past, Age of Apoc are all great as well.
