Recs to newcomers to X-Men comics for the First Class fans

[etrangere]

So, in case you loved X-Men First Class and you want moar and you would be interested in checking out the comics because of that, a little intro on some of the series I've read which are good

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[ericadawn16]

I also really enjoyed Origins with Wolverine, one of the few I actually own.

[etrangere]

I tried reading that once, a long time ago, and I really didn't like it; but perhaps it's just because I'm not that crazy about Logan.

I do love the Daken : Dark Wolverine series though ^_^ but that might be my thing for bisexual manipulative bastards speaking.

[kalikahuntress]

I need to pick up TPB's for Excalibur and I agree wholeheartedly about X-Men Legacy; and I don't feel IMO that Magneto and Rogue will be together for a long time but I do get why they are; especially from Mags side since it's not like he has many people around him that trust him, much less like him. Charles, rightfully so, isn't totally sure of Erik which must make things a lot worse for them.
I love how in a recent issue Erik tagged a long even though he wasn't suppose to and I suspect its to watch Charles back. And boy was Charles not please with that.:)

[etrangere]

Carey's really the writer with the best hang on the character I feel; so yeah, I really love Legacy for that.

Charles, rightfully so, isn't totally sure of Erik which must make things a lot worse for them.
That part I'm not sure I get why. In chronological order, from the fall of Genosha, they have a pretty good relationship up to when Fraction wrote Magneto's arrival on Utopia when Charles' totally bitchy for no reason - which I fanwanked as agreed-upon posturing to manipulate Cyclop into agreeing XD
The thing in the recent series, is well... in the latest issue they reveal why Erik was there with them; and that makes Charles' defiance making a lot of sense for this specifically. Though I like your interpretation! Must have been a factor too :D

[kalikahuntress]

I am good with Charles defiance about all things as long as it ends with them resuming their relationship; otherwise I call shenanigans; no matter what has happened with them they have managed to resume their friendship and I am waiting for the same to happen here. I hope Carey is trucking with that, without Marvel having to force his hand because of the latest X-Men movies. But there has been some scenes that show that Charles will eventually mellow out about Erik's presence on Utopia so I feel it will happen we just don't know when.

[etrangere]

Well with the Schism event coming; I'm not really sure how their relationship will evolve... but right now, I'd say they're already being written as mostly friendly with one another in any case.

[puppetmaker40]

I'll second X-Factor but in the interest of full disclosure, I do have a bias here since I am married to the author

[johnnash]

From a purely fanboy perspective, I can't say how happy it makes me to find that you're a fan of this pairing.

[puppetmaker40]

My love of the Charles and Erik dynamic goes back to the 1975 re-introduction of the characters.

[etrangere]

Woot, I'm glad that when I said the pairing was at least 30 years old to a friend who said "at least the fandom is new" (!!!) I wasn't off by much XD

[sandoz_iscariot]

there's quite a wealth of good stuff in old stories, hopefully someone else might complete my infos.

For anyone curious about the older comics, I recommend the Essential X-Men books. There's Essential Classic X-Men 1-3, which collects the beginning of the X-Men comics in the 60s, the first fights between the X-Men and Magneto's Brotherhood of Mutants, etc. Then there's Essential X-Men 1-9, which collects the later 70s-80s run by Chris Claremont that introduces characters like Storm, Mystique, and Wolverine, has classic stories like "The Dark Phoenix Saga" and "Days of Future Past," and if you're a Charles/Erik fan, the stories that established the Charles/Erik friendship and loads of character development that made Magneto more than a mua-ha-ha-ing bad guy.

There's also Classic New Mutants, which covers a time in the 80s where Magneto was redeemed and running the Institute to carry on Charles' dream and looking after the next generation of mutant kids. Over the past few years Marvel's been pretty good about keeping older comics in

[etrangere]

Thanks for the addition of recs :)

[johnnash]

I love your icon.

[greenet]

Yay X-Factor! Which is, in my opinion, the most constantly good book Marvel has atm (ignoring some bad, bad crossover related shenanigans), and I love all the characters. It's basically the only book I've kept up with, but X-Men First Class made me buy X-Men Legacy: Divided He Stands... and now I'll probably end up with a pile of trades again. :)? :(? :D?

Also, Yay Cable and Deadpool which is brilliantly funny. <3 Deadpool.

I like a lot of New X-Men because I think Morrisson did great things for Emma, who is my faaavorite, and some of her most quotable moments come from that run.

I'm less fond of Astonishing, but it is well-written and has great art.

I'd als recommend at least the first trade of X-Men First Class (which is the one I've read so far) as it is adorable.

[etrangere]

X-Factor is really very good. It's not the only x-men series I currently love; but I guess Legacy is a bit more often entrenched in crossover shenanigans indeed!

If you liked Deadpool you might also like the Uncanny X-Force series too, he's a member of the team and, miracle!, he's actually being written with a bit of depth there (unlike all the other current Deadpool series in which he's just a comic relief, you know)

I certainly can't say New X-Men was bad, despite some of the issues I have with it. Loved Emma in it as well :D

I loved most of the First Class stuff too; all the things written by Park and Peter David for one :D Very funny and adorable (though about listing it, but decided against because I couldn't think of a way to tying it with the First Class movie besides the name)