Jumping back onto the X-Books

[Themasething]

I haven't read any X-Books (besides tie ins with Civial War & Planet Hulk) in many years. What would be a good "jump back" point to start reading them again?

[Disco Jess Minge]

I'd jump right back out.

[Themasething]

I'd jump right back out.

Wow, its that bad huh?

[Disco Jess Minge]

Uncanny is pretty freakin' boring and it's not worth the 2.99, much less the 3.99 it's coming up to. Which is about ten bucks in your country.

X-Men Legacy is going to change direction soon but it's a wait and see scenario, unlike most everyone, I don't think Mike Carey is the savior of the X-Line.

X-Force and X-Factor are probably your best bets. X-Factor can be hit or miss though, and X-Force is extremely over the top violent but there's a good story behind it. It does have the best written Wolverine in a team setting.

[Themasething]

I've been grabbing X-Force and been enjoying it a lot. I see it as the "mature readers" X-Men. But I was meaning things like Uncanny and Legacy with my original question. I'll take your advice and see how things pan out, like you said $10 would possibly be the cover price down here and thats a lot to spend on a single book

[Maestro]

get X-Force and Wolverine: Weapon X and try the Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men crossover next month

[kk1]

I haven't read any X-Books (besides tie ins with Civial War & Planet Hulk) in many years. What would be a good "jump back" point to start reading them again?


X-men Forever starts this week, picks up where Claremont left off in '91

[Majinoaw]

I haven't read any X-Books (besides tie ins with Civial War & Planet Hulk) in many years. What would be a good "jump back" point to start reading them again?

I would suggest Uncanny 500 to get yourself up to speed with the current direction. But the series is laden with complaints - valid complaints. It's not just fan-man or fan-woman rage. I think the problem is that the series is more like an 80s GI Joe cartoon - featuring a large cast but with little to no development. That's problematic to a series, that in the past has prided itself on character development issues.
X-Force is a great title and has callbacks to all those crazy 90s storylines and characters that we've all grown to love or despise- depending on your take.

[Home made ectoplasm]

Wow, its that bad huh?

Yeah, to be honest I wouldn't bother. Read Thor and Iron Fist instead.

unless you go for


X-men Forever starts this week, picks up where Claremont left off in '91

[AcesX1X]

just get x-force. you can pretend the rest of the x-men don't exist to an extent.

new mutants is also good. you can also pretend the rest of the x-men don't exist a little bit there too.

[darknessatnoon]

Read something with Sage.

[AcesX1X]

Read something with Sage.

exiles, written by jeff parker.

[Azure]

X-Factor is the only one you need to read.

[Home made ectoplasm]

X-Factor is the only one you need to read.

Just what I would expect a Welsh person to say.

[Azure]

Just what I would expect a Welsh person to say.

Go to blazes and eat me, you're too witty for me.

[Rev. Calibos]

I picked up Uncanny #500 and starting picking up the Manifest Destiny tie-ins but it was just scatter shot.

I dropped it about mid-way and have no interest at all in any of the X-titles.