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<blockquote data-quote="WayneLigon" data-source="post: 898649" data-attributes="member: 3649"><p>Hopefully, you have a friendly and helpful comic store owner. He may be able to show you lists of trade paperbacks or recommend runs of a particular book to serve as a jumping on point.</p><p></p><p>Failing that, I'd recommend the following as particularly good fodder for a Mutants and Masterminds campaign AND good comics research at the same time. </p><p></p><p>All of these titles should be good for someone just beginning to read comics, since they themselves deal with beginnings and as such have explanations and such. </p><p></p><p>X-Men: Children of the Atom. Retells the early lives of the original X-men. </p><p></p><p>Ultimate Spider-Man. Ultimate Spider-Man is, like is mentioned above, a reboot of the Spider-Man series. All of the Ultimate titles are meant for people that have only just started reading comics and, like you, are daunted by the enormous back history. (Indeed, this is one of the most common complaints by critics of the medium). Collected in four paperbacks or two large hardcovers, this is probably the best of the various Ultimate series. </p><p></p><p>X-Men Legends Vol 2: The Dark Phoenix Saga. Possibly the best storyline in the Marvel Universe. This one storyline is what made the X-Men the giant they are today. </p><p></p><p>X-Men: Evolution. Collects issues 1-6 (and there weren't many more than that) of the comic. This is the comics version of the current cartoon show, and an interesting take on the X-Men. A lot of good gaming ideas in here. </p><p></p><p>Avengers Legends Vol 2: George Perez Book 1. One of the golden ages of recent Avengers runs. </p><p></p><p>Avengers: Clear and Present Danger. Another good series.</p><p></p><p>Many of Marvels 'Essential' books are good looks at older issues. </p><p></p><p>DC's retrospective volumes: Batman/Superman in the Fifties/Sixties/Seventies. </p><p></p><p>Green Arrow: Quiver. Rebirth of Green Arrow. </p><p></p><p>JLA Vol 1: New World Order. Any of the JLA books are good, and it is the ultimate team book.</p><p></p><p>JLA: Year One </p><p>Batman: Year One</p><p>Robin: Year One</p><p></p><p>Any of the Year One books are good, since they detail a person or group just starting out as a hero. </p><p></p><p>JSA: Justice Be Done -- Restart of the Justice Society of America (The previous generation of heroes and their modern namesakes)</p><p></p><p>Nightwing: 'A Knight in BLudhaven' and 'Love and Bullets' -- The start of the Nightwing series.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WayneLigon, post: 898649, member: 3649"] Hopefully, you have a friendly and helpful comic store owner. He may be able to show you lists of trade paperbacks or recommend runs of a particular book to serve as a jumping on point. Failing that, I'd recommend the following as particularly good fodder for a Mutants and Masterminds campaign AND good comics research at the same time. All of these titles should be good for someone just beginning to read comics, since they themselves deal with beginnings and as such have explanations and such. X-Men: Children of the Atom. Retells the early lives of the original X-men. Ultimate Spider-Man. Ultimate Spider-Man is, like is mentioned above, a reboot of the Spider-Man series. All of the Ultimate titles are meant for people that have only just started reading comics and, like you, are daunted by the enormous back history. (Indeed, this is one of the most common complaints by critics of the medium). Collected in four paperbacks or two large hardcovers, this is probably the best of the various Ultimate series. X-Men Legends Vol 2: The Dark Phoenix Saga. Possibly the best storyline in the Marvel Universe. This one storyline is what made the X-Men the giant they are today. X-Men: Evolution. Collects issues 1-6 (and there weren't many more than that) of the comic. This is the comics version of the current cartoon show, and an interesting take on the X-Men. A lot of good gaming ideas in here. Avengers Legends Vol 2: George Perez Book 1. One of the golden ages of recent Avengers runs. Avengers: Clear and Present Danger. Another good series. Many of Marvels 'Essential' books are good looks at older issues. DC's retrospective volumes: Batman/Superman in the Fifties/Sixties/Seventies. Green Arrow: Quiver. Rebirth of Green Arrow. JLA Vol 1: New World Order. Any of the JLA books are good, and it is the ultimate team book. JLA: Year One Batman: Year One Robin: Year One Any of the Year One books are good, since they detail a person or group just starting out as a hero. JSA: Justice Be Done -- Restart of the Justice Society of America (The previous generation of heroes and their modern namesakes) Nightwing: 'A Knight in BLudhaven' and 'Love and Bullets' -- The start of the Nightwing series. [/QUOTE]
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