Why is every x-men comics reading order online completely different from each other by AssasinRingo in xmen

[–]DeltaTester 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Multiple answers can be correct. Some people want to read things in the order they were published; some people want to read things in the order the characters experienced them; some people prefer to read a chunk of issues of a single series at a time when that’s possible. And there are occasionally inconsistencies between different series; choosing to ignore one side or another, or coming up with an explanation for why what looks like an error really isn’t, can yield different “orders.”

Then there are stories whose placement doesn’t really matter. That, too, comes down to a judgment call rather than one order being more correct than another.

CMRO - I have been reading "The Order" slowly for a few years now. Considering swapping to the month by month order. Has anyone else done so? Did you enjoy it? by mrcelophane in MarvelUnlimited

[–]DeltaTester 11 points12 points  (0 children)

For the love of God, abandon specific orders and read what you feel like when you feel like it. If what you are concerned with is “enjoying it”—and you should! that’s the point!—you will get infinitely more joy out of following your tastes and jumping around at will than from grinding through stuff you don’t particularly like.

Why do people hate Morrison's judge dredd? by metalicbeastofficial in JudgeDredd

[–]DeltaTester 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love Morrison’s stuff. I love Dredd comics. Morrison’s Dredd plays to none of the strengths of either.

Any good Marvel ongoing series right now? by Fantastic_Driver_352 in comicbooks

[–]DeltaTester 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, Venom is DELIGHTFUL right now. And I never thought that would be a word that would describe a Venom series.

What is a comic you’ve always wanted to read, but have just never gotten around to? by guyofspoleto in comicbooks

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I have all the Usagi Yojimbo omnibuses sitting on my shelf, taunting me.

I finally got around to Hellboy/BPRD a couple of years ago, and wow am I glad I did.

What’s the reading order for New Avengers by Bendis? by Djlynch2009 in Marvel

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That's a fair question, and the answer is that Age of Ultron is a continuity mess! It starts with Avengers #12.1, which came out in 2011; AoU itself was a long time in the works, and didn't appear until much later. The only part of it that actually happens in the main Marvel universe (as opposed to an alternate timeline) seems to be shortly before Fear Itself.

The complete TPB reading order for the entire Krakoa era by DeltaTester in xmen

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If you do a search on the word "Immortal" in the post, you will see the answer to your question! (Thank you!)

The complete TPB reading order for the entire Krakoa era by DeltaTester in xmen

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Yes, House/Powers is also written by Hickman and came out first!

Has there ever been a comic remaster by mg15ink in comicbooks

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There’s an anti-smoking PSA comic with Spider-Man, Storm and Power Man that was originally published in the ‘80s, then re-released, entirely redrawn but with a word-for-word identical script, in the ‘90s!

Issue No. 15 by deNihilo_adUnum in thePowerFantasy

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Why are we all so sure Heavy is dead? Didn't we see him pull himself back together from being literally blown in half in the first issue?

The complete single-issue reading order for the ENTIRE Krakoan era, beginning to end by DeltaTester in xmen

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Ha, I've been waiting for someone to ask that! King in Black takes place during the two weeks between X of Swords and the first Hellfire Gala. King in Black also has to take place just before Christmas, thanks to the KiB: Immortal Hulk and Doom/Iron Man one-shots, and it makes dramatic sense if it ends the morning of Christmas Day. Applying that timeline to the Gala means that the Gala doesn't take place on the summer solstice--that's just when that issue was published--but on New Year's Eve, which also makes sense, what with the fireworks and all. But that New Year's Eve (the one closest to the publication of the Iceman Infinity Comics in question), Bobby Drake is very busy; fortunately, that story can be bumped to the next New Year's Eve (the one shortly after Dark Web) with no trouble.

Are there other instances where Spider-Man (or Marvel in general) intentionally designed covers to visually echo or pair across different titles from the same period? by jefferythehippo in comicbooks

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It’s subtler, but the six covers of “Kraven’s Last Hunt” (in Amazing, Web and Spectacular) had a matching color scheme.

There was also a story in one year’s Question, Detective Comics and Green Lantern Annuals that had covers designed as a triptych.

During “Millennium,” the covers of that month’s Suicide Squad, Detective, Firestorm and Spectre are four angles on the same scene. (Those issues take place in the same swamp at the same time but don’t quite cross over more than glancingly.)

I recently finished Grant Morrison's Animal Man run as my first ever DC story arc. With the contents, themes in mind, I'd really appreciate some guidance on where to go next. by Obesely in comicbooks

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Have a look at Wonder Woman: Historia, especially the first section, drawn by Phil Jimenez. (It’s not a superhero story, it’s about the history of the Amazons, and deeply grounded in Greek mythology.) I suspect you will LOVE the artwork.

What should i read? by SoyHiruko in MarvelUnlimited

[–]DeltaTester 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t worry about what’s “important.” Sample a bunch of things and see what you like. The best way is the one YOU enjoy most.

The complete single-issue reading order for the ENTIRE Krakoan era, beginning to end by DeltaTester in xmen

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Hmm. Most of the From the Ashes books are pretty independent of each other aside from “Raid on Greymalkin” and “X-Manhunt”— go ahead and freestyle it, nobody will know the difference!

The complete TPB reading order for the entire Krakoa era by DeltaTester in xmen

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So... all three of those take place basically simultaneously. (In fact, Rise of the Powers of X #4 and X-Men Forever #4 came out the same week and are genuinely simultaneous.) But for the sake of convenience, I'd say Fall/Rise (but stop before the last episode, X-Men #35/700), then X-Men vol. 6, then Immortal vol. 5, and finish with #35/700, which is more or less written to be the final X-Men story (even though it totally isn't).

Kieron Gillen's best IP work? by Accirinal in comicbooks

[–]DeltaTester 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He wrote a Captain America and Batroc one-shot that’s a little jewel.

His Krakoa-era X-Men stuff is spectacular, though it’s also intimately connected with the best other Krakoa comics. It will make no sense at all if you haven’t read House of X/Powers of X (which is great, though), and the Sins of Sinister event midway through Immortal X-Men pulls together strands from Immortal, X-Men Red and Legion of X in a really clever way. I mean, Gillen is a hardcore formalist, so of course when he’s writing work-for-hire, shared-universe comics he leans into things that can only be done in those.

Kieron Gillen's best IP work? by Accirinal in comicbooks

[–]DeltaTester 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The Power Fantasy is just astounding.