What title do you support with a rabid fervor?

[FlintEastwood]

I've been dropping a consistent $20-$25 a week and just burning through everything in my pull in about two hours. This is a problem I'm sure that many of you have faced before, and the only thing I can see to remedy the situation (aside from stopping my comic addiction altogether) is to add more titles.

Sell me on your favorite title that is not in my pull list. I see weekly posts for Captain Britain and MI 13, I hear loads about how great the Iron Fist is, but why should I spend my hard earned dough on these titles?

To bring it all home...what title do you support with a rabid fervor?

[passer-by]

You already have Fables and the FF, so I'll only add X-Factor. Excellent characterization, great lines, self-contained stories outside the X-Men greater continuity and now the Summers Rebellion in Bishop's future.

If you haven't read anything by Peter David, you absolutely must try this title, starting with the Madrox: Multiple Choice mini.

I see you don't collect mutant titles beside Wolverine, but you don't need to follow them to read X-Factor. It's apart in its own corner - and thank Kirby for that.

[Don't pee in the (Dead)pool]

I've been dropping a consistent $20-$25 a week and just burning through everything in my pull in about two hours. This is a problem I'm sure that many of you have faced before, and the only thing I can see to remedy the situation (aside from stopping my comic addiction altogether) is to add more titles.

Sell me on your favorite title that is not in my pull list. I see weekly posts for Captain Britain and MI 13, I hear loads about how great the Iron Fist is, but why should I spend my hard earned dough on these titles?

To bring it all home...what title do you support with a rabid fervor?

Captain Britain & MI13 is definitely worth your money. It's got great dialogue, pacing and dramatic storylines and is only twelve issues in so far.
I highly recommend this title. In fact more people should be buying this book!
X-Factor, as Passer-by mentioned, is definitely the best title you can get your hands on. It's not just Marvel's best book on the market, it's the best comic on the market full-stop.

[Blind pugh]

Pretty much everything already mentioned is great!
Incredible Hercules deserves love too!
Comedy without sacrificing action, great characterisation, acknowledges continuity without getting bogged down.
Is informed by the mythology but not bound by it.

Well worth checking out!

[Don't pee in the (Dead)pool]

Pretty much everything already mentioned is great!
Incredible Hercules deserves love too!
Comedy without sacrificing action, great characterisation, acknowledges continuity without getting bogged down.
Is informed by the mythology but not bound by it.

Well worth checking out!

Yep, Fred Van Lente is definitely a rising star.

[Azure]

Yep, Fred Van Lente is definitely a rising star.

Fred Van Lente is my favourite person ever.

[skatalite]

Immortal Iron Fist
Incredible Hercules

You and I have similar pull lists, so can't really recommend anything else.

[arp2008]

Remender and Opena's Punisher.

[Gitaroo_Dude]

Unknown Soldier over at Vertigo. Best title on the market, bar none.

If you enjoy music at all (and I mean ENJOY it, not just listening to it as background noise) then you should get Image's Phonogram: The Singles Club. Fantastic stuff that really drives home the "magic" of music.

Over at Marvel, another nod at Captain Britain. I'd also check out BKV's Runaways series unless you absolutely hate reading about teenagers. Look into Secret Warriors too, I think it's the best thing to come out of Dark Reign so far.

And get the original Agents of Atlas mini. Great team story that also led into a new DR series.

[ANewHope]

The first 12 issues of X-FACTOR were unbelievably awesome. It kinda fizzled out, it has always been a good book, but it really picked up again with issue 39. Ever since issue 39, its been one of the best books out there on the market, if not the best.

SCALPED is an amazing vertigo title by Jason Aaron. Simply outstanding, no superheroes, just great story-telling and amazing one-shot stories. It's about how American culture forgot about the Native Americans, left them to fight for themselves on the reservation, and their struggle to survive. It's an amazing twist on Casino Italian mob crime stories, it's all about the Indian Casino's and the impact on their Native American heritage. It's violent, funny when you least expect it, and simply genius.

INCREDIBLE HERCULES started strong, but it's going downhill very quickly. I loved the first arc and the secret invasion tie in. The first two issues of Love and War were good, but yeah.... its not all that anymore.

THOR....by JMS is such an amazing read. It's always been a personal favorite. Ever since the relaunch of the series.

CAPTAIN BRITAIN is another must-read from start to finish. Great characterization, arc's last 4 issues, I was immediately hooked on this. I didn't know any of the characters, but I immediately loved them after the first 2 issues.

[Ghost Shark]

I will another recommendation for CAPTAIN BRITAIN. It's a throwback to the \good ole days' of Marvel when things were just fun. Great art, great story, great characters.

I will also throw some love out for X-FACTOR, the only X-title worth reading. It's full of awesome the way only Peter David can supply it.

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY and/or NOVA will also satisfy any taste you have for cosmic adventure. DnA together are unstoppable right now.

IMMORTAL IRON FIST surprised a lot of folks at first, I think, with just how damn good it was. Finally, danny Rand is kicking ass again! And duane Sweirczynski has kept the momentum going since he took over. I am very much looking forward to the IMOORTAL WEAPONS spin-off specials, and am very curious to see what happens next after IIF comes back from it's hiatus.

And if it's not taboo to mention the Distinguished Competition over here, Gail Simone's SECRET SIX is an over the top thrill ride as well. Right now it is neck and neck with CAPTAIN BRITAIN as my favourite title overall.

[ANewHope]

Now a personal fan favorite of mine is the PLANET HULK series by Greg Pak. It started with Incredible Hulk 92 and lasted 14 issues with an outstanding finale. It eventually leads into WORLD WAR HULK where the hulk returns to earth for revenge.

Now Skaar; Son of Hulk, which returns to the planet Hulk, started off as just an average book. That title has sky rocketed ever since issue 5. The conclusion of issue 10 was simply phenomenal. Full of irony, poetic justice, sacrifice, it's been an awesome ride. Issues 8, 9 and 10 were probably the best comics that I've read all year. Especially issue 10.


Definitely check out PLANET Hulk. If you love it, you know where to go for more ^_^ All of these series have been written by Greg Pak.

[Frodo-X]

I think you should give the cosmic line a shot. They're some of the best stories in Marvel right now, there are lots of characters between them (particularly in Guardians of the Galaxy) so you're bound to like at least a couple of them, and they do a very good job of mixing in humor without becoming a joke-book.

Nova
Guardians of the Galaxy
And if you feel like really getting into it, catch up on War of Kings or go back and read Annihilation and Annihilation: Conquest in trades.

[Zero Hunter]

Right now the only must haves I have for Marvel are Nova, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Incredable Hercules. The rest I can pretty much take em or leave on a month to month basis, but these 3 are my top marvel books right now.

The cosmic side of Marvel to me right now is the best stuff they are putting out since it is not tied into Dark Reign or most other crossovers.

[Blind pugh]

I think you should give the cosmic line a shot. They're some of the best stories in Marvel right now, there are lots of characters between them (particularly in Guardians of the Galaxy) so you're bound to like at least a couple of them, and they do a very good job of mixing in humor without becoming a joke-book.

Nova
Guardians of the Galaxy
And if you feel like really getting into it, catch up on War of Kings or go back and read Annihilation and Annihilation: Conquest in trades.
This as well!

[FlintEastwood]

INCREDIBLE HERCULES started strong, but it's going downhill very quickly. I loved the first arc and the secret invasion tie in. The first two issues of Love and War were good, but yeah.... its not all that anymore.

CAPTAIN BRITAIN is another must-read from start to finish. Great characterization, arc's last 4 issues, I was immediately hooked on this. I didn't know any of the characters, but I immediately loved them after the first 2 issues.

I'll consider Incredible Hercules. I'm going to go pick up a TON of back issues for some of the recent series if they're available today - I'll see if I like Herc. Captain Britain is on the list as well.


I will also throw some love out for X-FACTOR, the only X-title worth reading. It's full of awesome the way only Peter David can supply it.

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY and/or NOVA will also satisfy any taste you have for cosmic adventure. DnA together are unstoppable right now.

IMMORTAL IRON FIST surprised a lot of folks at first, I think, with just how damn good it was. Finally, danny Rand is kicking ass again! And duane Sweirczynski has kept the momentum going since he took over. I am very much looking forward to the IMOORTAL WEAPONS spin-off specials, and am very curious to see what happens next after IIF comes back from it's hiatus.

I used to like the X-titles, and even read the first few issues of Joss Whedon's Astonishing run, but there's still an overwhelming sense of "there's too much going on here" that I can't wrap my head around.

I picked up an old Nova TPB about a year ago and think it's pretty interesting - I haven't kept current though, so I may check that out. Same with Guardians.

Immortal Iron Fist...I'm most inclined to pick this up as well because I love Gil Kane's work (I did the remastered origin), and I really enjoy David Aja's work on Daredevil.

Now Skaar; Son of Hulk, which returns to the planet Hulk, started off as just an average book. That title has sky rocketed ever since issue 5. The conclusion of issue 10 was simply phenomenal. Full of irony, poetic justice, sacrifice, it's been an awesome ride. Issues 8, 9 and 10 were probably the best comics that I've read all year. Especially issue 10.

I really enjoyed Pak's work on the World War/Planet Hulk series. People seem to be saying a lot of good things about him, so I'll have to look at his work on Skaar if I'm picking up Incredible Hercules.

[ANewHope]

I completely recommend Incredible Hercules, At least the first 12 issues of stories. They are extremely well written. Start with issue 112. I was never a massive fan of Hercules, but I know great writing when I see it. The first 12 issues were outstanding.

If you become a hardcore fan of Hercules and Choi, then you should pick up the other trades that come after it. Otherwise, stop with the first 12 issues.

[stingerman]

Nova and GoTG. Both I recommend.

[Libaax]

Daredevil
Nova & GotG.
Jonah Hex
Scalped
Criminal
Captain America
X-Factor - PAD and Madrox are a great combo.

From Image Invincible,The Walking Dead are the best i read along with Jonah Hex,Scalped,Daredevil,Nova.

Practicly all the comics in my pull i support with a fervor. Not because of loyalty to characters but the stories,creative teams. Since they are the only comics that survived in the pull list when i had cut down on my comics for economic reasons.

[FlintEastwood]

Based on everyone's recommendations, I went out and dropped the money to get myself caught up on Deadpool, Immortal Iron First, and Captain Britain & MI13 (thanks tax refund!). Here's what I have to say:

Deadpool: Effing hilarious. I absolutely love this title. I was creeped out at first, wondering "is this just a title they slapped together for a SI tie-in?" After seeing DP's impact on the Skrull Invasion I was really drawn in. Now, 10 issues later, I'm left asking myself, "Why didn't I start this earlier?" (Also, anytime I see the phrase "crazier than a bag of ferrets" I chuckle to myself). This is a title I'm going to be watching.


Immortal Iron Fist: Oh. My. God. This is, without a doubt, the best book in the MU. Hands down. I really like Brubaker's work on Captain America, but I could not have been prepared for this. I knew very little about Iron Fist, other than his relationship with Luke Cage and the Heroes for Hire...and now I have a new character I am putting in my top 5. For reals.

I can definitely tell the slight shift in writing after Brubaker left the title to Matt Fraction. I think his work is excellent, and a quick wiki reveals that he also shares Bru's love for old timey hats. Must be where the genius comes from. The way they keep the series going with the former Iron Fists is wonderful. Just absolutely refreshing.

I'm missing about 4 issues (couldn't find a complete run), but I have seemed to kept up. The way that the Iron Fist and the other immortal weapons work together towards the end is epic, and there are a lot of "hell yeah!" moments, even in a book where Danny Rand seems to get the crap beat out of him on a regular basis. This is definitely going on my pull.


Captain Britain and MI 13: I'm not sure about this one...I read through a few issues and it just seems slow. Hopefully it will pick up, and it may be due to the fact that I had just pounded through about 30 comics before I started this series, but I can't seem to get myself to a point where I know what's going on. I do enjoy the Black Knight character, and I guess I have several more issues to read before I can make an honest judgement, but this book is very eh for me at the moment.


I talked to my LCS guy about Guardians of the Galaxy and Nova. Not as feasible for me to just pick up a whole run, but these are def on my list of books to check out.

Thanks for everyone's input. I discovered two titles I def should not have been missing.

[The Sword Is Drawn]

I've been dropping a consistent $20-$25 a week and just burning through everything in my pull in about two hours. This is a problem I'm sure that many of you have faced before, and the only thing I can see to remedy the situation (aside from stopping my comic addiction altogether) is to add more titles.

Sell me on your favorite title that is not in my pull list. I see weekly posts for Captain Britain and MI 13, I hear loads about how great the Iron Fist is, but why should I spend my hard earned dough on these titles?

To bring it all home...what title do you support with a rabid fervor?

Well, I can't speak for Iron Fist. Somebody might want to sell that to ME... :biggrin:

But I think it's pretty clear to most posters that I'm a big supporter of Captain Britain & MI13. I think one of the reviewers at Comics Bulletin pretty much summed up a large part of why I think the book is great:

You know those superhero comics where nothing ever really changes, characters are never really allowed to develop, none of the events of the book have any kind of long-lasting consequences, and everything returns to a constant status quo at the end of the issue?

Captain Britain and MI-13 isn't one of those comics.

And that's an understatement amd a half. In Captain Britain & MI13 you get to know the characters so well, through a lot of dialogue an personal development - but never in a way which compromises a clever told story and plot. They are developed to a point where when bad stuff does happen to them you really are effected by it.

And anybody who read the the climax of this month's issue will know - bad stuff REALLY DOES happen. In Captain Britain & MI13 people DO die. But it's always for a plot reason, and never for shock value. Characters are made to suffer whilst trying to save people, and what the experience DOESN'T go away. They don't get better between issues. But perhaps the books strongest selling point is that the characterisations of its cast respectfully embrace so many of their past incarnations, creating new story points by explaining and embracing that continuity rather than brushing it aside.

But most of all through hilarity and heartbreak it's always just so damn enjoyable to read. It's the comic sensibilities of an age when comics still had the balls to be daring, written and presented in a very modern and well crafted style.

If you aren't buying this one you really are missing out.

[Brother Zag]

Just wanted to echo the sentiments of those recommending NOVA and Guardians of the Galaxy, and War of Kings.

War of Kings might be a good way to get into the Marvel cosmic, especially if you're familiar with the Starjammers, the Shi'Ar, the Kree, and the Inhumans. The Guardians of the Galaxy just appeared in War of Kings #3, so you can get a taste of the cosmic with just 3 issues of War of Kings.

With NOVA, issue #26 out at the end of June will be the start of a brand new story arc, good jumping pn point there.

[nova64]

Nova - To me, it's the best book being published right now. Great characterization, good action, reads very well.

Doug

[GHalecki]

You know, there are a lot of people out there that talk great things about some books that I love (Herc, Nova and others), so I know that they have some taste. A lot of these people also talk about how great Dead Pool is. I just can't bring myself to really buy into it.
Whenever I even see the charachter, I get flashbacks to Rob Liefield and some of the darkest times in the recorded history of humankind.
I have picked up random issues over the years with him, usually as a guest star somewhere, or a crossover or something, and he never interested me at all.
Do I need a larger sample to work with? I am so-so on the "funny" aspect of it. I enjoyed Slott's She-Hulk, I have enjoyed the humerous moments by PAD in various books for years. I was not a big fan of JLI.
Overall, my preferred humor is more Dr Strangelove and Young Frankenstein, and less Spaceballs and Airplane (at least in comics).

Any suggestions?

[celticguy]

If I was going to recommend one book to a person It would be Cap M13.

For 2 reasons

1. It is insanely good.
B. You can read it and not have to read 4 or 5 other books to keep up like with the Avengers. In a tight market place it is the max for the buck.

For solo books

Captain America/Daredevil/Hercules in no real order for the same reasons except Cap is very tied into the main MU the others far less so.

[Trey]

Ennis' Max Punisher. The best crime stories in da business. If you disagree, I'll rape you.....repeatedly.

[Brother Justin Crowe]

Punisher, Deadpool, Immortal Iron Fist, the Fables books, Doktor Sleepless, RASL, Astonishing X-Men, Bad Dog, Powers, Thor, Resurrection, Exiles, Secret Warriors, Kick-Ass, Mice Templar, Ex Machina and anything by Alan Moore.

[passer-by]

The OP already mentioned Fables, otherwise I would have recommended it together with X-Factor. Both are great stories, both are self-contained and don't require reading other titles. Well, Jack of Fables is a good addition, but not compulsory.


Oh, and I forgot to recommend Garth Ennis' ongoing The Boys. Plus his one-shot The Pro (collected in TPB format). Both are fantastic if you like a more disrespectful but very interesting look at super-heroes.

[adam_warlock_2099]

Guardians of the Galaxy without question. This series is so damned good. Abnett and Lanning are cosmic writers for sure.

[RolandJP]

X-force
X-Factor
Ed Brubaker & Sean Phillips Incognito and Criminal
Captain Britain and MI3
The all new Black Panther
Agents of Atlas
War Machine
Max Destroyer
Exiles
Invincible Iron Man
Ms. Marvel


and anything written by Moore, Bendis, Yost, Pak, Grevioux, Aaron, Lui, Parker, Shooter, Hudlin, McDuffie, or Claremont

[ANewHope]

You know, there are a lot of people out there that talk great things about some books that I love (Herc, Nova and others), so I know that they have some taste. A lot of these people also talk about how great Dead Pool is. I just can't bring myself to really buy into it.
Whenever I even see the charachter, I get flashbacks to Rob Liefield and some of the darkest times in the recorded history of humankind.
I have picked up random issues over the years with him, usually as a guest star somewhere, or a crossover or something, and he never interested me at all.
Do I need a larger sample to work with? I am so-so on the "funny" aspect of it. I enjoyed Slott's She-Hulk, I have enjoyed the humerous moments by PAD in various books for years. I was not a big fan of JLI.
Overall, my preferred humor is more Dr Strangelove and Young Frankenstein, and less Spaceballs and Airplane (at least in comics).

Any suggestions?

You're going to have to be more specific than saying you don't like Deadpool because of Lie-field. The good news is Lie-field barely puts out any work because he's so damn slow.

As far as humor goes, those books usually don't sell as well. It's a shame, but it's true.

You already know about X-Factor. But the best books are those titles that can hit different emotional levels depending on the issue. That's whats great about X-Factor. You have the serious death of child and suicide of Madrox with issues 39 and 40. Then you have the funniest comic ever the next issue.

Have you been reading Thor since the relaunch? That book is even better than Hercules.

[HotDawgJohnny]

Kick-Ass, I show up mid month for my pull thats the first thing I search for if its not there, I got the store owner by the neck "so ah,... who'd you sell it too?"

[ANewHope]

Mark Millar is quite funny now that I think about it.

Kick ass is a great book. I wouldn't call it revolutionary, but it's damn entertaining.

It's not going to win any writing awards, but i look forward to it whenever it comes out. That would be a great book to read as a trade.

Kick ass #1 is going for 17 dollars now according to Wizard. So it's definitely a popular series that's in high demand. Especially now that Kick ass is being made into a movie.

Kick ass fans should read Wanted...... also by Mark Millar.

[GHalecki]

What I mean about Deadpoolreminding me of Lifield is that he created Deadpool (and Cable who I have a similar problem with) and he immediately became a top example of everything that was wrong with the industry.
Some guy with little talent gets hyped as the greatest thing ever, and creates completely pointless, one dimensional charachters that are then ALSO hyped as being amazingly awesone...all for no reason whatsoever. The ultimate examples of hype over substance.

I recognize that once some writer with actual talent (like Fabian, one of the best in the business IMHO) gets a hold of someone like Deadpool, they can make gold out of crap, and in this case, he probably did, but I just can't seem to forget what the charachter represented to me at the time of his creation.

Kind of like the new Blue Beetle. He might be absolutely great. But to me he will always be the charachter that cam into being when they decided to kill Ted Kord off in an absolutle travisty for the sole reasons of having a "shocking" intro to a mediocre story, and so they could be "relevant" by creating a new minority charachter.

[Avenger08]

Although i dont even subscribe to this series i just got into it and its Uncanny X-Men. If you dont read it, you should. It has that classic feel to it, it costs 3 bucks, and is about twice the length of some $4 book. Great art. Great writing, you should pick it up

[jackdaw53]

Once a writer I don't like gets on a comic, no title is remotely safe. Three boring issues then I bail.... if not sooner.

But when that happens to Daredevil, there will more than a tinge of regret. Its had such a wonderful run of issues that I'll miss my monthly fix when I cancel. Which... no doubt.. will happen one day. Not soon, I hope.

[ANewHope]

My first exposure to Deadpool was during his first limited series Circle Chase. I never read X-force or his New mutant appearances until many years after the fact.

In fact, I was still a kid and lived overseas so it was really hard to get back issues. So basically, I only had the first 2 issues, and never read the conclusion until like 5 years ago. There was a 10-12 year gap before I ever returned to comics.

I remember my cousin asking me what would you rather read? The Gambit limited series or Deadpool's limited series? And I was like Deadpool!!! And my cousin laughed at me.

So when I started reading this awesome title called Cable & Deadpool, with a character from my long lost childhood. I immediately identified with the character and starting buying tons, and I mean tons of back issues. As many comics as I could possibly get a hold of, not just Deadpool, but anything that interested me.

Actually, the Civil War is what got me back into comics, but the Cable & Deadpool tie-in is where my love of Deadpool took off, starting with issues 30-32.

And I know there are fans out there that loved Joe Kelly's run, but honestly, I didn't care for it that much. And the current series that Daniel Way is putting out, I'm following it because I love Deadpool, not for the writing.

Some comics that I read, I know they're crap but I read them anyway. (Joe Kelly's run is entertaining, but not awesome)

But the first 30 issues of Cable and Deadpool, was pure genius. It really didn't take off until issue 4 or 5, but I highly recommend this series. It's brilliant. It's hilarious, and it's a personal fan favorite of mine. It's right up there with Planet Hulk.

So I've been back and reading comics for at least 4 years now, maybe even 5 years. But about 2 years ago, I started to feel burnt out. Almost like it was time to move on and get another hobby. But that summer I started re-reading my old Cable & Deadpool issues and became excited about comics again. It's that great of a series. It is the defining series for both characters.

Anything that Fabian Nicieza writes over at DC, I always pick up with no hesitation what-so-ever.

[adam_warlock_2099]

IMy first Deadpool experience was in X-Force #2. I bought in back when they packaged comics together in a polybag that one could usually find in a drugstore or supermarket.

I then found Mark Waid and Ian Churchill's mini series. Likewise I was intrested in further reading more Deadpool, even after this. So I went back and found some of his other apperances (which accounts for most of the X-Force issues I have) and the Circle Chase mini that you mentioned. Your story reminded me because for some reason (this was pre internet days, at least for me) I could not find a copy of Circle Chase #2 in all of St, Louis. It was some five to six years years later after I moved out of St. Louis that I found a copy of it. Thankfully now with the internet it is not so hard to find those stray issues like that.

[arachne_azure]

Well, Thunderbolts (under Andy Diggle, & Warren Ellis) is a great title to read,
looking forward to #132 when the team (or at least Headsman) discovers Norman Osborn is turning his TBolts into a team with a very high turnover, hmm come to think of it The Cube is a good base for Norman's teams, lots of ample space for "landfill" heheheheheh :evilsmile:
and Deadpool under Daniel Way has been hillarious (last issue with taking a $500 contract from Craigslist, Deadpool & Bullseye referencing failblog.org, and a grizzly take on a Steve Martin routine had me in stiches). Avengers:Initiative is a good title, great to see second and third string characters getting deserved attention. Shame about Moon Knight (with Moonie in Mexico, it could have presented other low profile Marvel characters operating below radar, helping Moon Knight having some good clean, ultra violent fun), oh well.

[Parch]

As far as humor goes, those books usually don't sell as well. It's a shame, but it's true.A real shame. Too many comics are too damn serious and could use a little more comic relief.

For too many people cynicism has replaced having a sense of humor.

[Chiasm]

Guardians of the Galaxy and Nova - two books full of characters I really had no interest in but got hooked on during the the recent cosmic events. Since then there is are no books out there I look forward to as much as these too. A year ago Cable and Deadpool would have been worth a mention but alas it got cancelled and the new Deadpool book just isn't clicking for me.

[adam_warlock_2099]

A real shame. Too many comics are too damn serious and could use a little more comic relief.

For too many people cynicism has replaced having a sense of humor.

Like this? :biggrin:

http://image2.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/large/39522933942.1.gif

[twitchinmonkey]

Marvel-
Capt. Britan
Iron Fist
Hercules
Nova
Guardians of the Galaxy
X-Factor

DC-
REBELS
Secret Six

Other-
The Sword
Terry Moore's Echo

[christoph68]

there are very few books that i don't like or don't get from marvel.
so for me the question is really difficult to answer.
ghost rider, max punisher, iron fist, cap. america, spidey, guardians of the galaxy ,runaways, wolvie origins.
those books i must have, but there are others that are way high up on my pull list too.
about the only one that i would drop would be astonishing x-men it's seems to be just so-so in writing to me.

[GHalecki]

Although i dont even subscribe to this series i just got into it and its Uncanny X-Men. If you dont read it, you should. It has that classic feel to it, it costs 3 bucks, and is about twice the length of some $4 book. Great art. Great writing, you should pick it up

I think you have a very strange idea of what a "classic feel" for a comic is.

[ANewHope]

I've also become a huge fan of Jason Aaron's Ghostrider. Start Ghost rider at issue 20, it only gets better with more issues.

I would only recommend the issues written by Jason Aaron. Once he leaves, I'll probably stop reading Ghost Rider. But it's written so well, it's bloody awesome.

I'm looking forward to the limited series "Heaven on Fire". It'll last 6 issues, but I'm sure it will be an amazing read.

Son of Hulk Skaar is definitely worth checking out too. It went from an above average book to greatness to probably the best comic book that I've read this year.

Start with issue 5 and stay on board until issue 10. We also got Planet Skaar Prologue to look forward too. Where Skaar may end up awakening the Savage Hulk persona.

I highly recommend both of these titles in trade format. As they're not as well known, low print runs and it might be hard to find these back issues in a comic store.

[mikekerr3]

Cable, Nova, and Cap&M-I13, with MI-13 sadly probably being dropped soon due to the killing off od all the characters I liked. I am wondering how the will destroy Nova and Cable next:frown: Its only a matter of time until they destroy them also.

She-hulk and MS Marvel used to be on that list Along with ASM ( I bought Spidey consistently for 45 years) until they canceled the first , killed the second, and corrupted the third.

The Only books that I am absolutely rabid about are Tucci's Easy Company over at DC and Ennis's Battlefields at Dynamite, That's a genre where marvel has never even attempted to excel.

[ANewHope]

I love Cable and Captain Britain Mi:13 too.

But not as much as Son of Skaar and Ghost rider.

Once Greg Pak and Jason Aaron leave those titles, I think I will too. I might stay on Son of Hulk though when Paul Jenkins takes over. Maybe.....

[mightyness]

I support Nova, Guardians of the Galaxy and Captain America. These are to me the three best titles being published by Marvel and King of Wars is an excellent crossover event.

[Wild Card13]

The Immortal Iron Fist and Secret Warriors are sure to get my moneys every month.

[The Black Guardian]

I think you have a very strange idea of what a "classic feel" for a comic is.
I'm also wondering who is selling 11-page books for $4. I need to stay away from them.

Anyway, I agree with those who say Incredible Herc. I can't get enough of this series. Sadly, other than that, I'm really not "rabid" about any Marvel book. There are some that I'm enjoying, but rabid? Nah.

On the DC side, I'm extremely rabid about the Green Lantern books, Warlord, and maybe Power Girl (certainly hooked me with the first issue).

[Britannic]

Rabid supporter of the Hulk for 34 years till Loeb crapped on it then I was gone. Also the increase to $4 is a ****ing joke in the current economic climate.

Captain Britain and MI -13 till the end 3 issues from now when it's cancelled.

[James Conniff]

The Immortal Iron Fist is a title I support with a pretty rabid fervor. Near frothing.

Brubaker Fraction Aja, and the many other artists who joined them, made Iron Fist one of my favorite titles each month and one of my favoirte characters. Duane and Travels run on the book has kept the same level of intensity and the same tone that made the series so entertaining.

[Captain Commander]

New Avengers, Mighty Avengers and Dark Avengers. Just couldn't get into Avenger Initiative or Young Avengers. Too High School Teen feel for me.

[MTL76]

Mighty Avengers, Incredible Hercules, Nova, Guardians of the Galaxy, Agents of Atlas, CB and MI13 (in memorium)... what can I say, I'm a grognard.

[FlintEastwood]

Another addendum - just got myself current on Captain Britain and MI 13. It started out slow for me, mainly because of the Skrulls, but it's now earned a place on my pull list.

I love the cast of characters as well as the magic aspect of the book. I truly enjoy the fact that it's able to be tied into the rest of the MU but acts separately, with a purpose and sense of urgency that most other series don't have. It almost feels like the rest of the MU is standing around wondering, "What are we supposed to be doing right now?" while MI 13 is firmly stating, "We are going to save the world."


And that may be a common trend in many of the series that I favor at the moment...Iron Fist for the same reason...Hercules on a lesser extent...and Deadpool simply because he's going to be the one to end Dark Reign.

[MTL76]

I truly enjoy the fact that it's able to be tied into the rest of the MU but acts separately, with a purpose and sense of urgency that most other series don't have. It almost feels like the rest of the MU is standing around wondering, "What are we supposed to be doing right now?" while MI 13 is firmly stating, "We are going to save the world."

Couldn't have said it better.

[C. Earl]

These days, it's pretty much limited to Uncanny X-Men for me. It was my first X-title, and I still consider it to be the nucleus of the X books, IMO.

The $4 price tag is what unfortunately drove me away from New Avengers after three years, and I just couldn't hang with the three times a month schedule for Amazing Spider-man, even though I was with that book since the 80s...

[locomambo]

I own a small shop so I read allot of stuff I'm a big Super Hero fan Hulk, X-Men, Spider- Man, The Avengers, Batman.

But the comics I really enjoy and look forward to are

Captain America
DareDevil
Iron Fist
Iron Man
Thor
Echo
Scalped
The Walking Dead
The Goon

Hack & Slash and Rasl are both really growing on me, and I have high hopes for Viking, a couple of limited series that are working for me Kick Ass- Strange Adventure of H.P. Lovecreft - Locke & Key - Ignition City - The Complete Dracula. later!

[Shadow ES]

Nova and GotG for sure, but I'd recommend going back and reading from the first Annihilation trade instead of just jumping into WoK. Rise and Fall of the Shi'ar Empire, Emperor Vulcan, and Kingbreaker go along with WoK, and they're great as well.

Terry Moore's Echo and IDW's GI Joe are also books that I'm excited about every month.

[Penny Dreadful]

I barely got started posting here before I had to move. Now, I finally have internet set up at my new plays. Yay! Three cheers for super cheap, 56k! ... guh.

I come and go with a lot of titles. Of the ones that didn't end, I sort of lagged on some - which brings me back to the first series I avidly collected as a kid, Catwoman. Adored it. Walked to the comic shop for it. Had two funds going - the pogo stick fund and my Catwoman comics fund. Then I learned that they could change both the artist and the writer and was just scandalized... I did afford that pogo stick shortly after though. :rolleyes:

The same thing happens a lot these days too. I loved Runaways, was really excited about this new run, then... meh. I'm still reading it, but at my own leisure. I'm trying to pull myself out of my Thunderbolts TPBs and into Dark Avengers now. So, we'll see where that goes.

I've only ever consistently loved Deadpool. If it's Deadpool and it's released, assuming it hasn't slipped under my radar somehow, I'm gallivanting off to buy it. Lately, that means I'm following, the David Way stuff, Marvel Zombies 4 (loving), Suicide Kings (loving), and Messiah War (...meh).

To be fair, I would be reading Marvel Zombies anyway. I'm a complete sucker for Deadpool and zombies.

[DasPoppen]

Nova and Guardian of the Galaxy are my favorite Marvel books. Everybody should read them.

Incredible Hercules is also great and X-Factor is a long-time favorite. Sadly, Jason Aaron's run on Ghost Rider will come to an end very soon.

Non-Marvel: I follow religiously Scalped, BPRD, and Walking Dead (all in trade).

[FlintEastwood]

Nova and Guardian of the Galaxy are my favorite Marvel books. Everybody should read them.

Incredible Hercules is also great and X-Factor is a long-time favorite. Sadly, Jason Aaron's run on Ghost Rider will come to an end very soon.


OK, I'm about 3 issues behind on Nova now and it is indeed an engaging and fun read. When I was a kid, I collected Marvel trading cards but never engaged in reading any cosmic stories, so it's cool to see some of the characters I am familiar with on this level (i.e. Ego the Living Planet). It's really well written, and I love the idea of the Nova Corps, so this is definitely going on my pull. Will Richard Rider ever gain his status in the Nova Corps? Is he insane from carrying the Nova Force and Worldmind? Was the Worldmind corrupted during it's reboot? Is there some connection to Robbie Rider's status as a Centurion? Only time (or maybe the next three issues I haven't read yet...) will tell!

I've heard a few people talk about X-factor. My LCS recommended it as well, so I grabbed the first trade. I also like this, but I'm not a huge fan of anything mutant related (aside from X-Statix - that was a killer book, and it has close ties to X-factor so I'm willing to give it a chance), so I'm going to give the next trade a run through and see how I feel.

What's going on with Ghost Rider? Was it cancelled? If so, I refused to get engaged because I'm already involved with too many dead titles :frown:

[adam_warlock_2099]

Nova and GotG for sure, but I'd recommend going back and reading from the first Annihilation trade instead of just jumping into WoK. Rise and Fall of the Shi'ar Empire, Emperor Vulcan, and Kingbreaker go along with WoK, and they're great as well.

Terry Moore's Echo and IDW's GI Joe are also books that I'm excited about every month.

I agree on Nova and GotG, though I have fell behind on Nova.

Annihilation has been about the best thing since Infinity Gauntlet.

Was Emperor Vulcan a follow up to Rise and Fall of the Shi'ar Empire? And was it also contained in a X-book?

I am currently not reading WoK due to, as many mentioned, financial reasons. But I will when the time comes, get the issues or the trade. Is it anything related to Annihilation or Conquest? As far as characters and what not. The little bit I have gleaned, without trying to spoil it for me, is that has something to do with the Inhumans. Also is Kingbreaker or Darkhawk's mini-series a necessiaty to read WoK?

Edit: I see Kingbreaker and Emperor Vulcan are X-Men mini-series.

[Butch Mapa]

Agents of Atlas man, can't get enough of that book.

UFF, I'd say I was a rabid fan of that until about issue 50.

[Cthulhudrew]

To bring it all home...what title do you support with a rabid fervor?

Fin Fang Four!!!

(Really needs an ongoing...)

[Comicbookfan]

Mighty Avengers.

[Sniper]

Moon Knight (if it comes back)

[chastmastr]

My own recommendations are in the thread on my sig (not the "what I hate about Marvel right now" thread it got folded into, but the list of Marvel books I really like, more near the end). If I had to pick just one... ooo... that's hard. Since you seem to like Wolverine, I'd recommend Wolverine First Class and any of the non-continuity-driven one-shots that come out. Certainly those are ones I'm fairly rabid about. :biggrin:

[GeorgiaUnity]

anything Dan Slott writes....

Incredible Hercules is absolutely awesome! And I amtypically not a big fan of mythology in comics...go figure!

Agents of Atlas...anything Parker writes really

EX MACHINA from Vaughn at Wildstorm is one of the BEST books of the last decade....but you really need to start from the beginning to get the full effect. Worthwhile; six TPBs exist so far (that I know of)

SECRET SIX is also great

Back to Marvel....

really enjoying NEW MUTANTS and PET AVENGERS right now!