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Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:07:32 +0000

[...] a more fundamental question was asked: “How do I start reading comics?” In his response, Mightygodking explains that, more often than not, comics fans go about it incorrectly, and make [...]

By: GL

GL — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:00:24 +0000

Unrelated, I started reading Legion comics because of you. Through volume 5 – starting on volume 4. Thank you so very much.

By: Catharina

Catharina — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:55:44 +0000

“Jimmy Coorigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth”…was this mentioned?

Also, I found Bone unexciting and immature at best.

By: Alexa

Alexa — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:23:27 +0000

Well, I started with Sandman vol. 1, but then, I was borrowing the first three volumes from a friend.

I’d have included From Hell and V for Vendetta.

Also, for the person who wants to get into Marvel, that’s what Young Avengers is for. It’s so wound up in continuity, but explained so smoothly that anybody reading it gets a good primer of what’s happened for the past 20 years.

We3 and Cairo too.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:59:16 +0000

My thoughts:

Desolation Jones is a better Warren Ellis introduction than Ocean.

Runaways and Sean McKeever’s “Sentinel” are perfect shallow-end introductions into Marvel’s shared universe.

Doom Patrol Volume 1? No, no, no, no, no. I can guarantee that 85%-90% of everyone in the world who would totally get into this … is already reading comics.

I Kill Giants is a great pick though, that I hadn’t thought of as a gateway before.

By: Martha Cornog

Martha Cornog — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:40:49 +0000

Many of these will not appeal to women newbies to comics. The best I’ve found for that (and I think it fits all the criteria) is Cancer Vixen, by Marisa Acocella Marchetto. Hot New York bachelorette meets the love of her life – and oops! There’s a lump on her breast. Does she live happily ever after anyway? You betcha.

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:32:09 +0000

Rebecca,

Sweet! My SO has all the Tintin books but I haven’t gotten around to them yet because I’m in school and too busy to read non-school books, but they’re on my list! Any favourites?

By: John Seavey

John Seavey — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:24:37 +0000

I’d actually plug three Essential/Showcases, as good starting points for a novice comics reader (and they are the epitome of “cheap and accessible”, to me.)

1) Essential Spider-Man, Volume One: This holds up so very very well, even after almost fifty years, and buying it will get you the first appearances of Spider-Man, the Chameleon, Doctor Octopus, the Vulture, the Lizard, Kraven the Hunter, the Green Goblin, the Sandman, Electro, the Enforcers, Mysterio, and IIRC, the Scorpion and the Sinister Six. That’s pretty much every significant Spidey foe except for the Kingpin and Venom.

2) Essential X-Men, Volume One. This jumps ahead to the Bronze Age, so it’s a little bit easier on people than pure Silver Age craziness. It’s got the X-Men team everyone knows from the movies, and early Claremont is pretty stand-alone friendly. Yes, you can go on forever if you want, but the first volume doesn’t end on a cliff-hanger.

3) Showcase Presents Superman. Undiluted Silver Age, but some of the best of it, and it’s a lot of bang for your buck in terms of stories. And it’s all stand-alones, and plenty of them are short, and it’s Superman back in the era where he was allowed to be Awesome.