Brandyn's random comics thoughts
So, don't ask me why, but I was just randomly thinking about comics today. More specifically, getting new people into comics. And I thought, if someone completely new to Marvel comics were to try to get into them, where should they start? My answer: Avengers Disassembled, and here's why...
I pretty much look at A:D as the starting point for the "modern" (and I use that term loosely) Marvel Universe. I see 3 main stories spinning out of A:D...
1) New Avengers - This is where the majority of the main Marvel stories, like the big event books, take place. New Avengers essentially builds into Civil War, then Secret Invasion, Dark Reign, Seige, The Age of Heroes, and Fear Itself. Pretty safe to say, the Marvel Universe revolves around the Avengers
2) House of M - House of M, while spinning directly out of an Avengers story, shaped the X-Men Universe that we know today. It leads into Decimation, and is the catalyst for Messiah Complex, Second Coming, Schism, and Regenesis.
3) Avengers: The Children's Crusade - my personal favorite. Yeah, it kinda spins out of both A:D and House of M, but involves both the Avengers and the X-Men and should* bring closure to the Scarlet Witch story
*I say should, because obviously we haven't gotten to the end of the story yet, and I'm getting extremely anxious for it
All of this doesn't even take into account the other Marvel books, like Captain America, Iron Man, or Hulk.
Also not included above, but equally, if not more, important, are:
Spider-Man - We're talking everything from the JMS issues, to Civil War, obviously a huge point in the Spider-Mama mythos, to Back in Black, One More Day and Brand New Day (look, everyone says the Clone Saga was bad... I think Brand New Day was worse. Sure there were some good stories, but yeah, not a fan) but its gotten back on track recently with Big Time and Spider-Island
And my personal favorite book that Marvel has ever put out, and an absolute must read... Runaways. There's really not much I can say besides READ THIS BOOK!!!
So, again, not entirely sure why I just wrote all of this, just started randomly thinking about it. Did I miss anything? What are your thougts?
I pretty much look at A:D as the starting point for the "modern" (and I use that term loosely) Marvel Universe. I see 3 main stories spinning out of A:D...
1) New Avengers - This is where the majority of the main Marvel stories, like the big event books, take place. New Avengers essentially builds into Civil War, then Secret Invasion, Dark Reign, Seige, The Age of Heroes, and Fear Itself. Pretty safe to say, the Marvel Universe revolves around the Avengers
2) House of M - House of M, while spinning directly out of an Avengers story, shaped the X-Men Universe that we know today. It leads into Decimation, and is the catalyst for Messiah Complex, Second Coming, Schism, and Regenesis.
3) Avengers: The Children's Crusade - my personal favorite. Yeah, it kinda spins out of both A:D and House of M, but involves both the Avengers and the X-Men and should* bring closure to the Scarlet Witch story
*I say should, because obviously we haven't gotten to the end of the story yet, and I'm getting extremely anxious for it
All of this doesn't even take into account the other Marvel books, like Captain America, Iron Man, or Hulk.
Also not included above, but equally, if not more, important, are:
Spider-Man - We're talking everything from the JMS issues, to Civil War, obviously a huge point in the Spider-Mama mythos, to Back in Black, One More Day and Brand New Day (look, everyone says the Clone Saga was bad... I think Brand New Day was worse. Sure there were some good stories, but yeah, not a fan) but its gotten back on track recently with Big Time and Spider-Island
And my personal favorite book that Marvel has ever put out, and an absolute must read... Runaways. There's really not much I can say besides READ THIS BOOK!!!
So, again, not entirely sure why I just wrote all of this, just started randomly thinking about it. Did I miss anything? What are your thougts?