Where To Start: Marvel Comics | 15 Best books for beginners
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- čas přidán 19. 07. 2024
- Marvel Comics is a name that is more than just a comic book publisher, it's also the biggest movie franchise of all time! But with such a range of characters from Spider-Man, the X-Men, The Avengers and a whole assortment of others, it's hard to know where to start with the Marvel Universe!
But whether you're interested in Deadpool, The Punisher, or even Jessica Jones, here is my list of the best titles you can read to help you become a Marvel Comics expert!
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🐶 WOOF WOOF! The best way to move past something, is to just move past it. So here's a new video, a Where To Start for Marvel Comics!
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Hope you all enjoy it, and feel free to share so we can get more people into the most recognisable comic brand in the world! If you like it, give it a thumbs up, and subscribe if you're new!
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loved this video! but could you please add a list of the comics in the description? thankyou!
Is the Ed Brubaker Captain America book that you showed the first appearance of The Winter Soldier?
I’m impressed with not only these excellent choices but with the manner in which you clearly/concisely construct your reasoning. You know your stuff!
Thank you Melanie, but it's only because I learned from watching the best! :) Although after your video review of DD by Zdarsky, I should have put that on this list! Thanks for watching the video mate! WOOF WOOF! 🐶
X-Men: Chris Claremont’s Run or Joss Whedon’s Run
Fantastic Four: John Byrne’s Run or Mark Waid’s Run
Avengers: Kurt Busiek’s Run
Spider-Man: Ultimate Spider-Man or or Roger Stern’s Run
Captain America: Ed Brubaker’s Run
Iron Man: Matt Fraction’s Run
Thor: Walt Simonson’s Run or Jason Aaron’s Run
Hulk: Peter David’s Run or Planet Hulk
Daredevil: Frank Miller’s Run or Chip Zdarsky’s Run
Wolverine: Larry Hama’s Run or All-New Wolverine
Other Good Jumping on Points:
- Black Widow by Mark Waid
- Vision by Tom King
- Hawkeye by Matt Fraction
- Immortal Iron Fist by Matt Fraction & Ed Brubaker
Some great choices there, Declan! Haven't read all of them though, so who knows, may have to do a part 2 soon! Thanks for watching the video mate! WOOF WOOF! 🐶
New Avengers by Bendis is necessary to understand the events happening in Young Avengers since their are plot points in Bendis run that connects with Young Avengers. So I always recomment New Avengers by Bendis as another new reader friendly book to start.
Hi, do you collect art?
THANK U ! i was trying to start reading for the last 2 year (give or take) and everything I started wasn’t for me , i tried all of this comic books and every one of them was amazing, thank u for helping me get started with this amazing universe ❤️
as a manga reader reading left to right feels so weird
I'm trying to get into manga lately and have the opposite problem haha. But we'll both get there :) thanks for watching the video!
@@MaddoggComics 😂😂 for sure man
that's happening to me as well lol
Wait so you never have gone to school or have read books in your life
@@SC-kd5ln 😂😂😂😂😂
Another great video Marcus, keep them up the excellent work and look forward to seeing the next one.
Great video! Not a beginner by any means, but watched this to expand my horizons. Many great choices that I had not thought of.
I started getting into Marvel comics over this summer, and the first one I read was Mark Waid’s Fantastic Four run since I didn’t want to watch any of the movies. It was perfect for a beginner, and was a ton of fun!
some good ideas dogg, ill see if i can get in on comics!!
Thanks for this, a big help 👏🏻
Great video mate, I'll have to check out bendis' run on daredevil
Thank you for this video I got the planet hulk comic as my first ever comic. I read it in one day (today) and enjoyed every minute of it. It was really good and now I'm going to get dare devil yellow thankyou mad dog!!!
Amazing video. I agree with you on several suggestions. Keep doing the excellent work.
Thank you, Daniel! As long as there's still love for them, I'll keep doing them, and glad we agree on some of these! Thanks for watching the video mate! WOOF WOOF! 🐶
Love this video! Great choices here, especially Ultimate Spider-Man and Captain America. Definitely gonna check out Astonishing X-Men, plus Deadpool & Cable (once the omnis are available) as the mutant side of Marvel is an area I’ve neglected. Your Daredevil suggestion has been on my wish list for ages too
Glad you liked it Matthew, and I hope D&C gets reprinted for you soon! Thanks for watching the video mate! WOOF WOOF! 🐶
Hi, do you collect art?
Just subbed, thank you!
I used to read quite a lot of Marvel Comics back in my local library before i started buying them physically, digitally and also adapted from prose novels. The first one I ever read was "Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars" (1984) and then after that a random selection from stand-alone series, crossover events, team-ups and non-canons/alternate universes. It's safe to say this was also my first cross-over event that was filled lot of beloved characters in one place and the first time Spider-Man got the Symbiote suit, which I got me hooked after watching the version from 90's Spider-Man animated series. I still own the prose novel version of Secret Wars (1984) as I still read this amazing story time and time again. Furthermore, usually or sometimes when I'm reading Marvel Comics I don't mind what orders I read it in because I can come back to them in later stage and read them again.
Great video !! You just won a new follower ! 🙌
I think I will start with "ultimate spider-man" since this is the character I'm most familiar with (mainly through the Sam Raimi movies).
Hi Marcus, Im reading ultimate spidey for the first time, also going through ASM from the start, I’m on omni 2. I haven’t read any avengers yet. I just got defenders omni, also getting thunderbolts. Haven’t read either before. Very excited mate. I love Mark waid too, currently reading his flash run, it’s great! Great video as always WOOF WOOF
I keep meaning to pick up his Flash run, Glen! I hope they do some omnis soon! Nice work on reading USM though, you'll have to let me know what you think! Thanks for watching the video mate! WOOF WOOF! 🐶
Needed this vid thanks man 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Glad it helped, and I hope you enjoy the suggestions on here! Thanks for watching the video mate! WOOF WOOF! 🐶
Steve Dillion art made me get into comics. Bullseye vs. Daredevil was my first full series.
Hey great video! Where did you buy the Captain America Ed Brubaker collected edition?
Thank you for your answers:)
Your a life saver to help me finding comics.
Currently reading bendis’ DD run and the art is so amazing. I loved Echo. It makes it difficult to go back and read comics from the 80s lol
Hi, do you collect art?
Planet hulk is goated and thanks for the recommendations 🙏
I'd love to see a real omnibus collection for Fraction's entire Iron Man run. That char is already pretty bare for quality stories.
I really thought it might of happened by now, especially before Slott, but hopefully our patience will be rewarded! Thanks for watching the video mate! WOOF WOOF! 🐶
@@MaddoggComics should i start with young avengers
Astonishing X-Men is great. New X-Men is good too. But the current House of X/Power of X/ Dawn of X is a perfect place to start too. Not sure about them, give it a try, may just make you want to find out about the past stories.
My Advice, never be too worried about just jumping into a book. Every book is some one's first. Don't let it discourage you from trying something that looks interesting to you.
Hi, do you collect art?
And what about the house of m is that a good way to start aswel
Great Content Thx
This is such an awesome video and really helpful. Will check some of these out.
Thank you for the kind words, Paul! It means a lot, and I hope you enjoy the books you pick up :)
@@MaddoggComics no worries at all mate! Need to check some more of your videos out too. And I’ll let you know what I get from them mate.
I have a pretty small collection so far, some marvel select ones I’ve picked up, Hawkeye omnibus, civil war and avengers versus xmen.
instant sub bro. that was extremely helpful
Thank you Pratham! Just glad it helped, and hope you like some of my future videos! WOOF WOOF! 🐶
Great video as always man 👍🙂
Thank you, Rob! Feels good to just dust myself off and get back to it :) Thanks for watching the video mate! WOOF WOOF! 🐶
Great video, Marcus. Some solid reviews in there. Seriously, all you have to do to get people reading Punisher by Ennis is show the panel of Frank punching that stupid bear in the face. Classic! Woof woof, and jolly good
Legit, that's what made me read it, Paul, haha! It's the one thing that held the Netflix show back haha! Thanks for watching the video mate! WOOF WOOF! 🐶
Hi, do you collect art?
WOOF WOOF!
Great video and I would love to see something like this for Image or Dark Horse:)
I may have one lined up for Image next month, it's gonna be a special month :P Thanks for watching the video mate! WOOF WOOF! 🐶
I liked what I have read from Nocenti Daredevil run not sure if you have read that stuff before but they got some epics that covers her entire run i belive
Hell yea I agree with these starters 😁. Theres nothing better then good reads.
Glad you like them mate! Might do one of these for Image next month! Thanks for watching the video mate! WOOF WOOF! 🐶
Great video!! Cheers!
Cheers, Rob! Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching the video mate! WOOF WOOF! 🐶
I'm not a heavy reader of Marvel comics, but I second the recommendation for the first part of Jason Aaron's Thor.
It's so good! Glad you enjoyed it, and hope we get an omnibus soon! Thanks for watching the video mate! WOOF WOOF! 🐶
I agree with all your picks that I already read. I would also recommend MARVELS to introduce readers to the Marvel universe. Daredevil Man Without Fear is also highly recommended but as a Marvel book only, not as an introduction to the Marvel universe.
My first Marvel comics were Iron Man Heroes Return #1 and Daredevil Guardian Devil.
What would be your "classic Marvel" books recommendations? I would recommend Avengers Under Siege, Secret Wars, anything drawn by John Byrne, Thor by Walter Simonson and Daredevil by Frank Miller.
I think the art and color are the first appeal for new readers as they flip through the book before reading it. Clear storytelling, compelling plot and script are close second.
Another Fantastic Video Man!
Thank you Wolfgang! It felt good to make another one of these, hope it helps people! Thanks for watching the video mate! WOOF WOOF! 🐶
Keep up the Good work!
Thank you Sami! Just glad you liked it! Thanks for watching the video mate! WOOF WOOF! 🐶
I am 100% with you on Matt Fraction’s Invincible Iron Man. I have every issue and the 2 OHC’s. That being said, I would an omnibus right now. My most wanted non existent omnibus.
Thanks Daredevil, wait... I mean Matt! It made the top of my list last year too, so hopefully there's some demand for it! Thanks for watching the video mate! WOOF WOOF! 🐶
Hi, do you collect art?
Great selection!👍🏼
Thank you Vincent! Thanks for watching the video mate! WOOF WOOF! 🐶
I've been an average marvel fan like watching classics like spiderman, hulk, iron man etc..Been a fan of marvel movies since i was a kid but i never went too deep in the lore and i have some days off from my school so i wanted to start reading comics, yk from the 90's to current if i had to.
So i wanted to know where to start from! I read manga and what not so reading right is gonna be hard.
“Wolverines hairy, just the way I like him” 🤣🤣
Cracked me up that.
I love young avengers such a great team and tons of fun. :)
I love them too! Hope they get some more omni love! Thanks for watching the video mate! WOOF WOOF! 🐶
@@MaddoggComics I hope so too 😀
Again you're back and I'm drunk. So it will be... New Maddogg's video to cure the Hangover. Have a great weekend mate!
Haha, is it a hair of the MadDogg? :P Hope you have a great weekend too, Dawid, and enjoy the video! Thanks for watching the video mate! WOOF WOOF! 🐶
If you’re just kinda dipping your toes in and you want a good self-contained story that doesn’t feel too committal, Spider-Man Life Story is fantastic. It’s a super creative way to tell the classic Spider-Man story. Odds are, you already know the basics of Spider-Man, but it’ll still definitely surprise you with some new spins on old, overdone tropes.
I just started reading Marvel Comics yesterday and its the Agents of Atlas.
Can you please do a “where to start” for Spider-Man? Please man ur so good at this.
Re. Iron Man, if someone is starting with Brubaker's Cap, then I'd suggest Warren Ellis' Iron Man that came out at the same time. He only did the first 6 issues of the series, but the whole run works alongside the Cap series really well, especially when they get to Civil War.
Are you talking about the Extremis Directors cut? Sorry I’m trying to get into iron man and cap comics and I recently got marvel unlimited so I just want to be sure.
@@afatmanrunning5195 I think the Director's Cut just refers to an extended issue #1 that they did. Extremis was the name of a 6 issue story arc in Invincible Iron Man in 2005 (I think).
For anyone wondering the color for cap is called captain America white. It’s a one shot that can be found on marvel unlimited
There’s one title you should’ve mentioned if someone is curious about Marvel Cosmic. Annihilation and Annihilation Conquest.
Well done!
Thank you David and thanks for watching the video mate! WOOF WOOF! 🐶
I used to read random comics I got, but I've been reading for the past week and im reading every daredevil book I can find. Like he's just a great character.
Hey I've been reading some guardians of the Galaxy stuff. But I recently been having a growing interest Captain America. Trying to make em mesh together .
Where did the thumbnail of the Marvel characters come from? It looks awesome
I’ve read my fair share of comics and manga, but a couple years back when I was just reading manga like my hair off and even now reading house, paradise into your eternity. Sometimes I start reading a comic from right to left fully thinking the story is being towed the way it’s supposed to and not noticing until I got in a couple pages in.
Punisher MAX would be my number one recommendation it’s what got me heavy into comics and one of the first series I got addicted to
Alias,planet hulk are also top picks if also recommend old man Logan a gritty alternative take on a familiar character
Ahh man, I feel bad for mostly neglecting Wolverine, but maybe he can have his own episode in future! But Old Man is definitely a fun book! Was it the Ennis or Aaron Max that got you started? :) Thanks for watching the video mate! WOOF WOOF! 🐶
@@MaddoggComics Ennis I remember getting the original trades and just had to get the next one to keep going and I think might have been the first run I actually completed
Great video! I'm pretty new to comics and I want to read an Eternals storyline before the movie comes out and I've heard that Eternals has great comics and I'd like to read one for beginners. Any reccomendations?
Eternals arent very famous even in comics but read the run by Neil Gaiman ig
@@donnyjoe123 thank you
i would recommend Spider-Girl from the alternate universe MC2. That series was amazing for my 13 years old brain
I still believe any beginner should read two first ever marvel comics. If you find any enjoyment from them they'll know they'll like anything else. Every comic is based of them and starting from the begining is always the best start. Aftrr that then you skip around and read to your fancy but those first two are a critical foundation.
I love bendis ultimate Spider-Man it was actually one of the series that got me into comics the same way like spider-girl mayday parker series helped me got into Spider-Man as a adult at least in my opinion.
I picked up Spider-Girl after I saw your comment about it on Pull List! :) Thanks for watching the video mate! WOOF WOOF! 🐶
@@MaddoggComics your welcome man and awesome man and I hope you enjoy it 😀
Hey mate, late to the party but are most of these on Marvel Unlimited? Thinking of subscribing but not sure if EVERYTHING is there…
Thor by Simonson
Daredevil by Miller
Captain America by Waid
Fantastic Four by Byrne
X-Men by Claremont
Spidey by Stern or JMS, which is actually probably a better jumping on point
Avengers by Stern or Busiek, again a better jumping on point
Iron Man by Micheline and Layton
Dr Stange by (again) Stern
Ok, a couple of those aren't omni's yet, but I live in hope.
I know that his style isn't to everyone's taste, but my favorite superman comic is Tom King's "Up Up and Away." I'ts a lot like All Star Superman, but i'm personally not a huge fan of the art in that book.
Imagine getting the notification of an Omar vid announcing Iron Man by Fraction omni’s as well as a young avengers by heinberg omnibus just to wake up on a Monday morning and realising Marvel does not want our money...
I legit thought I might have missed an announcement, Sean! Haha! But yeah, it feels like they'd both sell well, and Gillen got an omni, so I'm not sure of Marvel's strategy, but we can still hope! Thanks for watching the video mate! WOOF WOOF! 🐶
When i started reading marvel comics i started off with spiderman first i read the avengers to but i only have 2 avengers books i have mighty avengers and new avengers
Is “Blackest Night Saga (DC Essential Edition)” a hard read for beginners? I want to start reading Green Lantern comics but don’t know where to start 🤔
I think the early asm comics are much better than the ultimate spider-man ones and they're great for beginners. Sk many cool moments in that series. Rn I'm on issue 31.
Fair play, it's good to hear different opinions :) I may have been a bit too young when I tried getting into silver age, and keep meaning to give it another try! Thanks for watching the video mate! WOOF WOOF!
I have a question, what do the years mean like dear devil 1994 - 2011 or whatever it is. Why does it cap at 2011?
My first book was Avengers vs. X-Men because I was familiar with most of the characters
Get something from the 80s Jim Shooter era. And work forward, stopping at around 2000-2010.
! Woof woof. Could you please make a video on hidden gems of comic that don't get a lot of attention by people
That's a great idea! Admittedly, I'm probably a bit of a normie with what I read, but maybe a forgotten gems could be interesting! Thanks for watching the video mate! WOOF WOOF! 🐶
Idk why, but for me i just chose a character i like and then read about their origin story. I started with X-23 Target X and Innocence Lost.
Wow, cannot believe it has now 100,000 views. 😯Chuffed that the channel is getting more recognition.
Proud of you mate.🙂
my big mistake was trying to get into Marvel comics with Jonathan Hickman’s Avengers
aside from the characters I saw from some movies, I had no idea who a lot of the characters were (Read to issue 12) and just didn't know what the fuck was going on lol
Can i just get a list of what should i read? Idk what i like idk where to start and just want something like a chronological order
Not that Matt Fraction's Iron-Man is bad but, Kurt Busiek's Iron-Man is better for first time readers. My opinion😁😁
I still haven't cracked open the Busiek omni haha, but maybe it'll make it onto a future list, Rafael! Thanks for watching the video mate! WOOF WOOF! 🐶
My first comic was Ultimate spider-man
Nice
Bro please tell mell from start to latest marvel comics i want to read
Any suggestions for Ant-Man comics for a newcomer?
Iron man by Fraction is so GOOD!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
I revisited it last year for a review and it still holds up really well! Currently reading his Iron Fist run too! Thanks for watching the video mate :)
Do they have all these on marvel unlimited?
Woof! Woof from the States!
I always wanted to visit the US! Thanks for watching the video mate! WOOF WOOF! 🐶
My first comic book is captain marvel. now I got more comic books
My only doubt is: after I started reading, how do I continue, how do I progress?
so if i read these BEST of all time books I will not be discouraged to read the others because these are the best ones?
I need help. I'm a new reader and I want to start with the formation of the Avengers, and from that stories that lead into Civil War, House of M, Secret War and War World Hulk. Which comics do I need to read?
I think you just listed them.
as a person who is completely new to comics what is the best way to obtain these comics. Looking on amazon the hardcover for stuff like the Thor comics this youtuber recommended get really expensive I'm gonna guess because the hardcovers are all the comics from that series put together. Currently I'm looking for a cheaper way to get into comics and I want to know if the best way is to go to local comic stores and buy singular issues. Is it hard to find specific issues when looking in local comic stores? Is the easiest way to read comics to just shell out the money and let that hold you over for a while? Is amazon scamming people when asking for almost a hundred dollars to get a hardcover or is that normal? Never thought reading comics had this much of a learning curve
Don't worry, we all start somewhere! Personally, the cheapest way to read them would be subscribing to Marvel Unlimited, I did a review on the app if you wanted more information, but the cheapest way to own the books would be with the paperbacks, because Omnibuses and Hardcovers do naturally cost more. Hope this helps, I also did a Beginner's Guide To Comics if you want the pros/cons of the different formats :)
do you have to read all the issues?
i recommend spider-man blue and are devil yellow part origin stories good action and inane writing
Very good suggestions, tempted revisit the Colour books and do a Tim Sale read through 🐶
if I want to start to read marvel comics am I obliged to start with the oldest one that I liked, our I can start were haver I want, and also sometimes in a volume there is a issue that crosses over with a story already happening, my question is if could be ok for to read that single issue If I didn't like that character??????, and I built a time line with the ones that I liked, someone let me know If anyone wants to see the timeline that I built, if anyone wants to give there one opinion
There’s a 2 vol complete collection omnibus for Jason Aaron’s run on Thor, vol 1 is all of the Thor Odinson stuff like God Butcher and that which is brilliant and vol 2 is all of the Thor Jane Foster stuff (AND I DON’T CARE WHAT ANYONE SAYS JANE THOR IS FUCKING AMAZING). So yeah, I’d say that’s a pretty worthwhile purchase
I heard Vol 1 was getting hard to find, so hopefully people see your comment and jump on it quick! Thanks for watching the video mate! WOOF WOOF! 🐶
I’m pretty sure they’re both available on Amazon right now. Also keep up the good work!
Hey Maddogg, absolutely love your videos. Would really appreciate it if you made a dedicated WHERE TO START READING : SPIDER-MAN.
Ultimate spiderman from what year ?
dude, we do share alot of titles just as you said x)
I thought that when I watched your latest video haha, but that just speaks to the strengths of these titles! Thanks for watching the video mate! WOOF WOOF! 🐶
Btw when you say ultimate Spider-Man do you mean all the volumes
Is cable and Deadpool appropriate
Purple Man first appeared in Daredevil #4 😈