alonzo
10-04-2006, 12:47 PM
In the late 80's/early-mid 90's I was a big fan of the X-Men titles written by Chris Claremont. From what I remember the last issues I read involved a new X-Men team led by Forge. It was at that point that I felt exhausted from keeping up with the title and stopped reading.
Walking through a book store a few months ago I noticed that Barnes & Noble is now selling Graphic Novels (or TPBs.. but still! Barnes & Noble?). I randomly picked up the main House of M TPB and suddenly I am hooked on comics again. Though not a fan of the character when I was younger, I read the entire Daredevil Vol 2 storyline via TPBs (started with Kevin Smith, and followed up by Brian Bendis) which I thought were absolutely fantastic. I only mention this to give you an idea of what I enjoy in both writing and art.
SO, I really would like to get back into the X-Men.. but don't know where to start. I know of a Grant Morrison run on "New X-Men" I respect the writer, should I start there? If so what do I move to after that, "Astonishing X-Men" by Joss Wheedon? I've done some reserach on Ultimate X-Men and it sounds like it's simply a re-interpretation of classic X-Men stories and themes (possibly geared toward the X-Men movie crowd: I am not one of these), this doesn't appeal to me.
Where do I start and where do I go from there? I'm looking for mature storylines and writing, but I also want to be lead in a direction that will relate to the current climate of the X-Men universe.
Thanks so much for your time-
Walking through a book store a few months ago I noticed that Barnes & Noble is now selling Graphic Novels (or TPBs.. but still! Barnes & Noble?). I randomly picked up the main House of M TPB and suddenly I am hooked on comics again. Though not a fan of the character when I was younger, I read the entire Daredevil Vol 2 storyline via TPBs (started with Kevin Smith, and followed up by Brian Bendis) which I thought were absolutely fantastic. I only mention this to give you an idea of what I enjoy in both writing and art.
SO, I really would like to get back into the X-Men.. but don't know where to start. I know of a Grant Morrison run on "New X-Men" I respect the writer, should I start there? If so what do I move to after that, "Astonishing X-Men" by Joss Wheedon? I've done some reserach on Ultimate X-Men and it sounds like it's simply a re-interpretation of classic X-Men stories and themes (possibly geared toward the X-Men movie crowd: I am not one of these), this doesn't appeal to me.
Where do I start and where do I go from there? I'm looking for mature storylines and writing, but I also want to be lead in a direction that will relate to the current climate of the X-Men universe.
Thanks so much for your time-