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13 Jan 2014, 5:15 pm

That's great that you have a new special interest - that's always a very exciting feeling. Do you have a favorite Marvel Hero(s)/movie yet, or do you like different ones?

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13 Jan 2014, 5:34 pm

Excelsior! Looks like we have a new True Believer in the fold!

You'll probably end up knowing more about the Marvel Universe than I do in no time, depending on how vigorously you'll be collecting them. Yeah I grew up with the books, but I never really collected them in mass amounts, and was fairly quickly satisfied with a stack of thirty or so comics from assorted titles, until I started my quest to complete all of Uncanny X-Men at around 2005-ish.

If I could ask, what issues of Thor, Avengers, and Captain America did your friend leave you, as in what year/period? Mostly 70s, 80s 90s, current? The Marvel Universe has accumulated a lot of history over the years, and I've found that it's gradually changed its style and feel to match the zeitgeist at any given time. My personal preference goes to their comics from the 70s and 80s, even though I grew up with their 90s offerings.

Also, have you visited any comic book stores in your area? Some of them have rich collections of older issues, and some of them sell them at a low price. Though the internet is probably the best place to get well-preserved 2nd hand comics for a cheap price. But I guess I'm just old-fashioned in that I enjoy rummaging through the comic book drawers and boxes.

If it's useful to you, I would say the X-Men comics that are most exciting to read, are the ones that were published from about 1975 to 1985. This is when stories like Phoenix Saga and Proteus and Days of Future Past happen, so a lot of the storylines that would become the cornerstones of the later mythos.

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13 Jan 2014, 5:43 pm

AlanMooresBeard wrote:

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Question: if I wanted to start collecting and reading Green Lantern or Batman comics, and in order storywise, where would I start?

Depends how far back you want to go. You could always start by checking out classic graphic novels such as The Dark Knight Returns, Year One or The Killing Joke (all Batman titles). Another good place to start is the collections of Batman/Green Lantern comics by Denny O' Neill and Neal Adams from the early 1970s which are highly regarded by comic fans. Some more recent Batman ones that are worth a look are The Long Halloween, Going Sane and Hush.

Okay then, the 1970s comics it is. Though I may need some help once I begin.

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13 Jan 2014, 6:32 pm

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That's great that you have a new special interest - that's always a very exciting feeling.

Do you have a favorite Marvel Hero(s)/movie yet, or do you like different ones?

Captain America mainly but Thor was good. I still haven't seen the latest Thor but am definitely going to see The Winter Soldier when it comes out. And I really need to get my hands on the first two Iron Man movies.

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13 Jan 2014, 6:40 pm

CyclopsSummers wrote:

If I could ask, what issues of Thor, Avengers, and Captain America did your friend leave you, as in what year/period? Mostly 70s, 80s 90s, current? The Marvel Universe has accumulated a lot of history over the years, and I've found that it's gradually changed its style and feel to match the zeitgeist at any given time. My personal preference goes to their comics from the 70s and 80s, even though I grew up with their 90s offerings.

Also, have you visited any comic book stores in your area? Some of them have rich collections of older issues, and some of them sell them at a low price. Though the internet is probably the best place to get well-preserved 2nd hand comics for a cheap price. But I guess I'm just old-fashioned in that I enjoy rummaging through the comic book drawers and boxes.

If it's useful to you, I would say the X-Men comics that are most exciting to read, are the ones that were published from about 1975 to 1985. This is when stories like Phoenix Saga and Proteus and Days of Future Past happen, so a lot of the storylines that would become the cornerstones of the later mythos.

Modern day mostly. Civil War and Secret Invasion, stuff like that for The Avengers. I've read the first Thor graphic novel and have to buy the next one before I read the other ones my friend has.

I've managed to track down a 60s Captain America and Moon Knight, and a 70s Star Trek comic too. I'm collecting the Fact Files and reading through them so I'm learning more and more each day. They cover character bios, locations and different eras.

We have a massive comic book store in Sydney but I haven't seen any classics in there. I'm hoping that some of our second hand bookstores have some vintage comics. There are some good deals online but some people are starting the prices at $2,000 and that just way too much for one comic book.

I admit X-men comics do sound rather interesting so I'll definitely look into buying those comic books later on.

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14 Jan 2014, 9:30 am

micfranklin wrote:

Okay then, the 1970s comics it is. Though I may need some help once I begin.

Awesome. I hope you enjoy them.

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14 Jan 2014, 9:32 am

CyclopsSummers wrote:

Excelsior! Looks like we have a new True Believer in the fold!

You'll probably end up knowing more about the Marvel Universe than I do in no time, depending on how vigorously you'll be collecting them. Yeah I grew up with the books, but I never really collected them in mass amounts, and was fairly quickly satisfied with a stack of thirty or so comics from assorted titles, until I started my quest to complete all of Uncanny X-Men at around 2005-ish.

Tracking down all of UXM is a cool little project. How far have you got so far? I'd love an original copy of the very first issue but they are pretty expensive. I still hope to get hold of one at some point though.

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14 Jan 2014, 10:57 am

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It had no happy ending. In late 2008, I went through an emotionally strenuous time, and got rid of pretty much all of my floppies (=single issues). Up to that point, I had slightly over 400 issues. But this ended up being a good thing in the sense that it helped make me more detached from my material possessions.

I recovered many of my favourite X-Men stories at a later time, in the form of the black-and-white Essential volumes. Right now, I've reached a point of saturation, though. I'll buy a TPB every once in a while, but barely ever any single issues anymore.

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14 Jan 2014, 2:27 pm

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Sorry it didn't work out. At least you had a good stab at it though.

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21 Jan 2014, 9:06 am

Okay, back to this thread. So on the advice of AlanMoores, I've started my Batman collection with "Year One," but now I'm a little unsure of what to do next. Is there like an accurate chronological timeline that shows each story arc or comic in the series?

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