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Originally Posted by koalak anyone going to everything but actual comics con?

Fixed.

Originally Posted by houdinilogic whedon & cassaday's astonishing x-men!

Originally Posted by moon_knight Uncanny X-Force!

Originally Posted by GhostShark Astonishing X-Men by Whedon New Avengers by Bendis Spider-Woman by Bendis Daredevil by Bendis, and later Brubaker House of M, Civil War and Secret Invasion in terms of Marvel Events Can't go wrong with Planet Hulk either, or Ultimates 1, 2 and Ultimate Spider-Man.

Gonna try to get started on a Marvel Event (which one of those started first?) and pick up Astonishing X-Men (Should I be getting the omnibus version or the ultimate collection?). Thinking about Uncanny X-Force after.

Originally Posted by Hostile Gonna try to get started on a Marvel Event (which one of those started first?) and pick up Astonishing X-Men (Should I be getting the omnibus version or the ultimate collection?). Thinking about Uncanny X-Force after.

In order of both time-wise and quality-wise: Civil War > House of M > Secret Invasion.

Secret Invasion had an interesting premise and started o.k. but turned in to real crap towards the end. I wouldn't bother unless you can get it on the cheap.

I'm surprised no one has said this, but Waid has recently rebooted Daredevil and it's fantastic. They're on issue 11 I think, so it shouldn't be too hard to catch up. Also, Hickman's run on Fantastic Four has honestly been one of the best things I have ever read.

Originally Posted by Hostile Gonna try to get started on a Marvel Event (which one of those started first?) and pick up Astonishing X-Men (Should I be getting the omnibus version or the ultimate collection?). Thinking about Uncanny X-Force after.

Best event? I would say House of M or Civil War over Secret Invasion. I would recommend World War Hulk over those listed, but it would be more appreciated after reading Planet Hulk. WWH is just a big brawlfest of a comic which I loved.

As for Omnibus vs Ultimate Collection...depends what u want in the collection. Think omnibuses usually have some script pages, concept art, etc. if u can live without those kinds of stuff, just go ultimate collections unless u can find the omnibus for cheaper.

Originally Posted by Tronny In order of both time-wise and quality-wise: Civil War > House of M > Secret Invasion.

Isn't it more like, chronologically: Avengers Disassembled (2004) [since this kicked off the current age of mega events] > House of M/Decimation (2005-2006) > Civil War/The Initiative (2006-2008) > Secret Invasion/Dark Reign (2008-2009) > Siege/Heroic Age (2010-2011) > Fear Itself/Shattered Heroes (2011-2012) > up to Avengers vs. X-Men (2012), which will undoubtedly have a tie in aftermath event.

I think those are pretty much the big events Marvel pushed for those years. Of course you have other "events" in smaller corners of the universe, like all of the Hulk events, Cosmic events, X-Men events smaller in promotion than House of M (but have big effects on the X-Men corner of the Marvel U), Spider-Man events, Doomwar, hell, even a street-level event with Daredevil's Shadowland.

And yes, Waid's Daredevil might be the most critically acclaimed Marvel "cape and tights" book at the moment. Rucka's Punisher also gets much critical acclaim.

As far as Omnibus vs. Ultimate Collection, Omnibuses are oversized hardcovers. Oversized as in the paper and stuff is bigger than your standard comic book. As far as Astonishing X-Men goes, the Omnibus collects all of Whedon's run on Astonishing X-Men in one oversized hardcover. The Ultimate Collections collect the same issues, just in two volumes instead of one. So it depends what you want out of your trade experience. Are you looking to collect and display books? Are you really into seeing artwork in a larger format? Then get the Omnibus. If you're just going to read it and not care about the collecting aspect, jut get the paperback Ultimate Collections. But I wouldn't recommend Whedon's Astonishing X-Men unless you already hardcore love the X-Men. I think it's massively over-rated since some of his stories are just downright silly even from a "this is a comic book world" standpoint.

No Annihilation love? I am disapoint...

Originally Posted by Rodimus No Annihilation love? I am disapoint...

Annihilation was amazing, though I didnt read anything after it. Anyone know where it went after Annihilation and if it eas worth reading?

Originally Posted by 4thHorseman Annihilation was amazing, though I didnt read anything after it. Anyone know where it went after Annihilation and if it eas worth reading?

Annihilation > Annihilation: Conquest > War of Kings > Realm of Kings > The Thanos Imperative > Annihilators

And within those event time frames are the ongoing series of Nova and Guardians of the Galaxy, which may or may not be needed to understand stuff in the events. There are also ancillary books to some of those events' main books.

Oh, and the X-Men. The X-Men like to go to space and do stuff, but from what I understand, most of those X-Men In Space series aren't necessary for the main cosmic stuff.

As far as any of it being "worth reading" - its as super subjective as any comic book stuff.

None of them are literary classics, but on a comic book standard, most would probably say they are good, and some of them are some of the best capes 'n' tights writing of the time. If you liked Annihilation then you'll probably like the rest.

I know this has been asked here before.

But can anybody recommend a good reliable online comic store that i can order from? I want to try and use someone else beside Midtown.

Edit: And any thoughts on the newest AvX? They totally went another direction with that issue. I didn't know there were going to be 12 issues of this series.

Originally Posted by ppself I know this has been asked here before. But can anybody recommend a good reliable online comic store that i can order from? I want to try and use someone else beside Midtown. Edit: And any thoughts on the newest AvX? They totally went another direction with that issue. I didn't know there were going to be 12 issues of this series.

I've been using Mail Order Comics for several years. 40% off cover price.

Originally Posted by ppself I know this has been asked here before. But can anybody recommend a good reliable online comic store that i can order from? I want to try and use someone else beside Midtown. Edit: And any thoughts on the newest AvX? They totally went another direction with that issue. I didn't know there were going to be 12 issues of this series.

AvX #6 was easily the best issue of the event so far, and IMO, the best issue of a Marvel event since Siege #1. Part of it is due to Coipel's beautiful pencil work, but Hickman does an amazing job of writing Cyclops in the issue. I'm curious to where it goes from here.

@ppself - STAY AWAY from Mile High. Even living local to them they're the worst. Too much drama and if I was allowed to tell you about their online store schemes I would.

I use g-mart, midtown, and tfaw to satisfy my online needs. Midtown ships the nicest by far.

Originally Posted by GhostShark AvX #6 was easily the best issue of the event so far, and IMO, the best issue of a Marvel event since Siege #1. Part of it is due to Coipel's beautiful pencil work, but Hickman does an amazing job of writing Cyclops in the issue. I'm curious to where it goes from here.

It has gotten pretty interesting, but i feel like i have missed a lot between #5 and #6.

I am glad Coipel is back on it though. That last line made by Cyclops was reminiscent of Scarlet Witches line.

I really hope Cyclops doesn't get written off as a bad guy though, he is sounding to much like 90s Magneto now.

I was glad to see a certain old Xman show up though, to talk to Cyclops.

Originally Posted by kodave As far as Omnibus vs. Ultimate Collection, Omnibuses are oversized hardcovers. Oversized as in the paper and stuff is bigger than your standard comic book. As far as Astonishing X-Men goes, the Omnibus collects all of Whedon's run on Astonishing X-Men in one oversized hardcover. The Ultimate Collections collect the same issues, just in two volumes instead of one. So it depends what you want out of your trade experience. Are you looking to collect and display books? Are you really into seeing artwork in a larger format? Then get the Omnibus. If you're just going to read it and not care about the collecting aspect, jut get the paperback Ultimate Collections. But I wouldn't recommend Whedon's Astonishing X-Men unless you already hardcore love the X-Men. I think it's massively over-rated since some of his stories are just downright silly even from a "this is a comic book world" standpoint.

Alright thanks. I would prefer my collection be the same sizes (hopefully the same sizes as DC's TPBs?) and I don't really know what to expect in the first place so I'll just stick with getting the first Ultimate Collection for now.

If you can find them, the Bendis Daredevil Omnibus as well as the Brubaker ominbuses of Daredevil and Captain America are amazing reads, and some of the best literature around the characters you will ever find. Same with the JMS Thor omnibus.

Originally Posted by Hostile Alright thanks. I would prefer my collection be the same sizes (hopefully the same sizes as DC's TPBs?) and I don't really know what to expect in the first place so I'll just stick with getting the first Ultimate Collection for now.

Hmm, I've never heard about someone being OCD when it comes to size of trades.

If you just collect all in paperback, then you're going to end up with the same height for books.

But oversized books are wonderful if you really like the content that's inside.

I think Omnibuses are similar in height to DC's deluxe editions. I don't know off the top of my head if DC Omnibuses are oversized. The DC Absolute Editions are super oversized, but can be pretty awesome.

Originally Posted by GhostShark If you can find them, the Bendis Daredevil Omnibus as well as the Brubaker ominbuses of Daredevil and Captain America are amazing reads, and some of the best literature around the characters you will ever find. Same with the JMS Thor omnibus.

All of the Daredevil Omnibuses are out of print and fetch a pretty penny on eBay. Can't really do that unless you've got serious money to burn. The Bendis and Brubaker Daredevil runs are available in Ultimate Collection format, but even some of those are OOP at the moment.

Brubaker's Captain America Omnibus just went OOP again for the first volume (after I think 4 reprints). The Death of Captain America Omnibus went OOP recently and is commanding some higher prices on eBay. I think the Captain America Lives Omnibus is still in print though.

The problem with JMS's Thor Omnibus is its an incomplete story since JMS left. If you want the complete story you have to also pick up Thor by Kieron Gillen Ultimate Collection. That's kind of the same problem with the Immortal Iron Fist Omnibus. You get an Omnibus because they could slap Brubaker, Fraction, and Aja's names on it. But then the last two trades of the series by Duane Swierczynski are only available in regular sized HCs or TPBs, and the Immortal Weapons mini by Jason Aaron is only available in TPB. Would it kill Marvel to release a second Immortal Iron Fist Omnibus with those three trades? The answer is yes, yes it would.

That daredevil omnibus vol 2 was $10.50 or something due to a b&N/amazon pricing mistake. My order for it got cancelled, but I did get a couple of copies of the Tomb of Dracula omnibus #2. That was probably 2009. I wish it would have been fulfilled.

Originally Posted by slowdive21 That daredevil omnibus vol 2 was $10.50 or something due to a b&N/amazon pricing mistake. My order for it got cancelled, but I did get a couple of copies of the Tomb of Dracula omnibus #2. That was probably 2009. I wish it would have been fulfilled.

Yeah, that glitch got a ton of people into Omnibus buying, but it also unnaturally wiped out the stock of a ton of books, leading to massive price jacking on eBay due to OOP statuses. As far as the four modern Daredevil Omnibuses go, Bendis Vol. 1 is most expensive, followed by Brubaker Vol. 1. I think both authors' Vol. 2s have about the same level of rarity. Some dude on another forum actually got like 20 of those Tomb of Dracula Omnis for $10 a pop or whatever, then flipped at them all at insane prices to basically buy every Marvel Omnibus ever with little out of pocket.

Anyone pick up Hit Girl #1?

Originally Posted by bhk Anyone pick up Hit Girl #1?

I was slightly interested at first, when i was ordering my comics this week.

But then i read the story synopsis and saw that this series takes place before KA2 when she is training KickAss.

I thought it was going to be about her, and her being in prison. Events after the results of KA2.

So i passed.

I think it was only 2 issues too.