recommend marvel trade paperbacks.

[blackbolt]

thinking about essential moon knight.
anything else i should be considering?

[Ripper]

thinking about essential moon knight.
anything else i should be considering?

Essential Howard the Duck
Essential Ghost Rider (Especially if you like MN)
Essential Werewolf by Night (Again, if you like MN)
Essential Wolverine 1-3
Essential Spiderman 1-7
basically, any Essential that you like the sound of.

[david r]

Possibly also Essential Punisher and the Garth Ennis' Punisher tpbs. You seem to like vigilante types.

[stealthwise]

Bullseye's Greatest Hits
GLAvengers: Misassembled
Email Marvel and demand that they make Agent X tpbs

[blackbolt]

thanks a lot.
i'll definitely try to find Essential Howard the Duck. :D

[agrich]

Bendis-Maleev Daredevil
David-MacFarlane Hulk
Infinity Gauntlet
Starlin-Lim Silver Surfer (assuming that's available)
Ultimates

[MakeshiftHero]

Email Marvel and demand that they make Agent X tpbs
AMEN! You should just go ahead and buy the issues of that, you can find a lot cheeper on Ebay than you could in a comic store.

[blackbolt]

are the "essential" tpbs all in black and white?

[Evan Lanctot]

Yes.

Also go for the volume one of the Astonishing X-Men trade. It's pretty good.

You can order the Essential Howard The Duck at any Border's or B&N.

[ednemo]

are the "essential" tpbs all in black and white?

Yes. I am currenty in the process of changing out as many tpbs as I can over to hardcover. Remember support your local comic shop...but Ebay is your friend when you are looking for a of new stuff.

[Web_Spinner]

Amazing Spider-Man: Coming Home

...just as the title says, Amazing!

I suggest Astonishing X-Men vol.1 as well!

[The Shadow]

Skip the colouring books... I mean Essentials :rolleyes: ... and try some of these:

Squadron Supreme (original 12 issue series) It is AWESOME!
Avengers Kree-Skrull War (Neal Adams art!!)
Marvels by Busiek and Alex Ross
Union Jack by Ben Raab and John Cassaday
Spider-Man Blue by Loeb and Sale

[Angel of Death]

Punisher: Welcome Back Frank
Punisher MAX HC Vol #1
Punisher MAX HC Vol #2

[Hombre]

thinking about essential moon knight.


Short of tracking down the actual issues, the Essentials are the best way to familiarize yourself with Marvel's heritage.

A few Essential recommendations that, basically, you can't go wrong with:

Avengers Vol. 3-5

Marvel Two in One Vol. 1

Defenders Vol. 1

Daredevil Vol. 2-3

Hulk Vol. 3

X-Men Vol. 1-6

Captain America Vol. 1-2

Iron Man Vol. 1-2

Thor Vol. 2

Spider Man Vol. 3-7

Spectacular Spider-Man Vol. 1

[milhouse123321]

The Runaways HC or Digests

[The Shadow]

The Runaways HC or Digests
Gotta agree here!

[Zombienorthstar]

New Warriors: Reality Check...i love this and am promoting the hell out of it...i know itll probably get a few more sales out of civil war but im pushing for an ongoing with Skottie Young on pencils.

[heavysoul]

thinking about essential moon knight.
anything else i should be considering?
The most important book in recent Marvel history, to me, is Truth: Red, White & Black. Robert Morales delivers a cool and intelligent look at a tried and true character and Kyle Baker's art is nothing short of brilliant. This comic is so gutsy and stylish. I can't recommend it enough.

[UniqueFrequency]

New Warriors: Reality Check...i love this and am promoting the hell out of it...i know itll probably get a few more sales out of civil war but im pushing for an ongoing with Skottie Young on pencils.

i really liked Skottie Young's pencils on this. not the typical look for the New Warriors, but very dynamic

[drwho]

Right now I'm pretty excited because I splurged on trades at Amazon. Anyway what I will be getting is


Ultimates Volume 1 Hardcover
Batman Long Halloween
Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 6 trade
IDW Fallen Angel 1Trade
Sentry first mini with all one shots trade
Zombies Hardcover
X-Men Phoenix endsong

That should hold me for the month.

I think I'm gonna make it my new philosophy to just by mini series as trades tather than single issues.

[Magneto_X]

Essential Moon Knight, Daredevil: Born Again, Daredevil Visionaries: Frank Miller Vol.1 & 2, Daredevil: The Man Without Fear, Daredevil: Typhoid Mary, Daredevil: The Murdock Papers, Daredevil: Hardcore, Daredevil: Out, Daredevil: King of Hell's Kitchen, Daredevil: The Widow, Daredevil: Lowlife, Daredevil: Golden Age, Daredevil: Underboss, Daredevil: Decalogue, Astonishing X-men: Gifted, Astonishing X-men: Danger, The Ultimates: Super-Human, The Ultimates: Homeland Security, The Ultimates 2: Gods & Monsters, Daredevil: Guardian Devil, Ultimate Spiderman: Power & Responsibility, Ultimate Spiderman Collection, Ultimate Spiderman: Venom, Ultimate Spiderman: Warriors, Avengers: Under Siege, Infinite Gauntlet, Thanos Quest

[drwho]

So I jst went crazy with some essentials. Got me Ghost Rider Vol1, Tomb of Dracula Vol1,Werewolf by Night Vol 1, Dr. Strange Vol 1., and Monster of Frankestien. I figured I would get ready for the holiday season.;)

[-S-Man-]

I'm gonna hijack this thread. I'm a Marvel reader all my life but you just can't avoid the likes of Superman and Batman (and Speed is my fav. power i.e. The Flash). I wanna start reading Batman but I would feel like im betraying Marvel SO I can anyone recommend a marvel alternative to Batman that is equally as good story and art.

[drwho]

I'm gonna hijack this thread. I'm a Marvel reader all my life but you just can't avoid the likes of Superman and Batman (and Speed is my fav. power i.e. The Flash). I wanna start reading Batman but I would feel like im betraying Marvel SO I can anyone recommend a marvel alternative to Batman that is equally as good story and art.

In the past people have said Moon Knight is Marvel's Batman. As for you reasonning for not buying dc just think of it like this. What does Marvel do for you other than you giving them money? My answer would be absolutely nothing so you should go buy what you want.

[Magneto_X]

drwho:

I'd say Daredevil has been closer to being Marvel's Batman since MK's been revamped into a killer recently.

[fishtaco]

Secret Wars (not to be confused with Secret War)

Essential X-Men volumes 1-7, plus Essential X-Factor, Uncanny X-Men and Classic X-Men. tpbs that collect X-Men issues from the 60's 70's and 80's. Plus X-Men Visionaries: Jim Lee.

Any Incredible Hulk book by Peter David

Daredevil Visionaries: Frank Miller

Thor Visionaries: Walter Simonson. Essential Thor.

Essential Spider-Woman

Essential Fantastic Four and Fantastic Four Visionaries: John Byrne volumes.

Essential Spider-Man.

Essential Avengers, as well as Avengers tpbs that collect 70's and 80's issues.

I'd reccomend any Essential volume except for Essential Wolverine II, III, and IV.

[1WEBHEAD]

Sorry to piggyback on this thread but is Brubakers Book of Doom tpb/hardcover worth it? I have the money, I just want to know if its worth the 20 bucks.

[Mia]

Bendis-Maleev Daredevil



This can not be emphasized enough. This book made me a worshipper of Bendis.

And Ultimates 2. Oh Baybee!! It makes me forgive Millar for the travesty that is CW.

Also pick up The Inhumans with Paul Jenkins and Jae Lee--a frickin' masterpiece!

[lit'l cleatus]

has anyone mentioned earth x?