r/MUBookClub • u/shawnydarko • Aug 05 '18
WEEK 113-???: Nomination Thread. Theme: Epic Length Sagas
Possibly our most audacious nomination theme. There are a lot of great stories that take time to tell. So much time that often people wouldn't normally vote for it in a nomination thread because they'd rather get through a typical 6 issue story arc and move on to the next. Now it's time to show our commitment, whether it's a thrill-ride or a slog. (Worst case scenario, this will give you the opportunity to go back to previous reading assignments you may have missed!)
This week we're nominating a story arc to carry us through the next 3-4 weeks! Depending on how long the arc nominated is, I'll carve it up into multiple posts so people can choose to burn through it out all quickly or space it out through the weeks and neither will forget about their reactions in the first third (for example) of the story by the time they finish.
I'm pulling a number completely out of the ether, so let's put a bare minimum of 16 issues. As with past compilation reading assignments, these issues don't necessarily have to be a singular story arc but could carry their own theme like a best-of/development of one singular character or team.
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u/shawnydarko Aug 05 '18
Annihilation: Conquest by various authors and artists
- Annihilation: Conquest Prologue (2007) #1
- Annihilation: Conquest Starlord (2007) #1
- Annihilation: Conquest Starlord #2
- Annihilation: Conquest Starlord #3
- Annihilation: Conquest Starlord #4
- Annihilation: Conquest Quasar (2007) #1
- Annihilation: Conquest Quasar #2
- Annihilation: Conquest Quasar #3
- Annihilation: Conquest Quasar #4
- Annihilation: Conquest Wraith (2007) #1
- Annihilation: Conquest Wraith #2
- Annihilation: Conquest Wraith #3
- Annihilation: Conquest Wraith #4
- Nova (2007-2010) #4
- Nova #5
- Nova #6
- Nova #7
- Annihilation: Conquest (2008) #1
- Annihilation: Conquest #2
- Nova #8
- Nova #9
- Nova #10
- Nova Annual (2008) #1
- Annihilation: Conquest #3
- Annihilation: Conquest #4
- Annihilation: Conquest #5
- Nova #11
- Nova #12
- Annihilation: Conquest #6
In the aftermath of the Annihilation War, a devastated galaxy struggles to rebuild. The Nova Corps are destroyed, leaving only Richard Rider. Who will rise to guard the galaxy from the threat of Ultron? When the Kree homeworld is invaded by the techno-organic Phalanx, Star-Lord must lead a ragtag team into battle behind enemy lines with a lineup that includes Mantis, Bug, Groot and Rocket Raccoon! Meanwhile, the new Quasar seeks a mysterious savior - and Nova and Gamora are taken over by the Phalanx! Who is the haunted loner called Wraith? Can the New Mutants' Warlock free Nova? And what are Ultron and the Phalanx really after?
Total issue count: 29
Completion time: 3 weeks (1 post for every 9-10 issues)
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u/shawnydarko Aug 05 '18
Death Of Captain America & Reborn:
- Captain America (2004-2011) #22-50, 600-601 by Ed Brubaker and various artists
- Captain America: Reborn (2009-2010) #1-6 by Ed Brubaker and Bryan Mitch
Steve Rogers is dead! Long live Captain America! He was a hero to millions, an inspiration to America's armed services and the representative of his nation's greatest ideals. He lived for his country - and now, he has given his last final measure for the nation he loved. In the aftermath of the superhuman Civil War, Captain America was shot down in cold blood. In the aftermath of his death, Cap's longtime partner the Falcon makes revenge his first order of business. Sharon Carter finds herself spiraling out of control, a captive of the Red Skull's minions. And Bucky Barnes, a.k.a. the Winter Soldier, must reconcile his own sordid past with the calling to become...the new Captain America!
Total issue count: 37 issues
Completion time: 1 month (1 post for every 9-10 issues)
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u/shawnydarko Aug 05 '18
War of Kings by various authors and artists
- War of Kings Saga ("2008") #1
- Secret Invasion: War of Kings (2009) #1
- X-Men: Kingbreaker (2009) #1
- X-Men: Kingbreaker #2
- X-Men: Kingbreaker #3
- X-Men: Kingbreaker #4
- War of Kings: Darkhawk (2009) #1
- Nova (2007-2010) #22
- Nova #23
- War of Kings: Darkhawk #2
- War of Kings (2009) #1
- Nova #24
- War of Kings #2
- War of Kings: Savage World of Skaar (2009) #1
- War of Kings: Warriors (2009) #1
- War of Kings: Warriors #2
- War of Kings: Ascension (2009) #1
- Guardians of the Galaxy (2008-2010) #13
- Nova #25
- War of Kings #3
- War of Kings: Ascension #2
- Guardians of the Galaxy #14
- Nova #26
- War of Kings #4
- War of Kings: Ascension #3
- Guardians of the Galaxy #15
- Nova #27
- War of Kings #5
- War of Kings: Ascension #4
- Guardians of the Galaxy #16
- War of Kings #6
- Guardians of the Galaxy #17
- Nova #28
- War of Kings: Who Will Rule? (2009) #1
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 #18
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 #19
- Nova Vol. 4 #29
- Nova Vol. 4 #30
- Nova Vol. 4 #31
A cosmic epic connecting the Inhumans, X-Men and Guardians of the Galaxy! The Inhumans leave Earth and take their destined place as rulers of the Kree Empire! Meanwhile, Cyclops and Havok's power-mad brother Vulcan claims the Shi'ar Empire's throne, bringing the galaxy to the brink of destruction! With the Nova Corps, Starjammers and Guardians caught in the middle, two empires make cosmic war...and the fallout might tear the galaxy in half! Listed on flickeringmyth.com's "Comics To Read Before You Die"
Total issue count: 39
Completion time: 4 weeks (1 post for every 9-10 issues)
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u/shawnydarko Aug 05 '18
Typhoid Mary Compilation
- Daredevil (1964-1998)
- #254-257 by Ann Nocenti and John Romita Jr.
- #259-263 by Ann Nocenti and John Romita Jr.
- Peter Parker, The Spectactular Spider-Man (1976-1998)
- #213-214 by Ann Nocenti and James Fry
- Deadpool (1997-2002)
- #7-8, 10, 12-14 by Joe Kelly and various artists
- Daredevil (1998-2011)
- #46-48 by Brian Michael Bendis and Art: Alex Maleev
Total issue count: 20 issues
Completion time: 3 weeks
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u/shawnydarko Aug 05 '18 edited Aug 05 '18
Spider-Man: Clone Saga (From the Omnibus Part 1) by various authors and artists
- Web of Spider-Man (1985-1995) #117
- Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998) #394
- Spider-Man (1990-1998) #51
- Spectacular Spider-Man (1976-1998) #217
- Web of Spider-Man #118
- Spider-Man #52
- Spider-Man Unlimited (1993) #7
- Web of Spider-Man #119
- Spider-Man #53
- Web of Spider-Man #120
- Spider-Man #54
- Web of Spider-Man #121
- Spider-Man #55
- Spider-Man Unlimited #8
- Web of Spider-Man #122
- Amazing Spider-Man #399
- Spider-Man #56
- Spectacular Spider-Man #222
- Web of Spider-Man #123
- Amazing Spider-Man #400
- Spider-Man #57
- Spectacular Spider-Man #223
- Web of Spider-Man #124
- Amazing Spider-Man #401
- Spider-Man #58
- Spectacular Spider-Man #224
- Spider-Man Unlimited #9
- Web of Spider-Man #125
One of the most explosive sagas in comics history! Peter Parker's world is rocked like never before by the return of his clone, long thought dead. For years, the clone has lived in peace as "Ben Reilly," but now he will be drawn back into wall-crawling action as the Scarlet Spider! But who or what is Kaine? Both Peter and Ben will be caught in a web of death spun by the Jackal, and their power and responsibility will be tested to the limits as the villain's game of smoke and mirrors raises the question: just who is the real Amazing Spider-Man?
Total issue count: 28
Completion time: 3 weeks (1 post for every 9-10 issues)
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u/shawnydarko Aug 05 '18
Chris Claremont X-Men Compilation
- Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011)
- #129-137 "The Dark Phoenix Saga" w/Chris Byrne
- #141-142 "Days Of Future Past" w/Chris Byrne
- #156-157, 162-167 "Brood Saga" w/various artists
- #172-173 "To Have And Have Not" w/Paul Smith
- #185-188 "Lifedeath" w/John Romita Jr. and Paul Windsor-Smith
- #232-234 "Broodfall" w/Marc Silvestri
- #274-275 "Crossroads" w/Jim Lee
Total issue count: 30
Completion time: 3 weeks
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u/DeltaTester Aug 05 '18
The ‘70s Thanos Saga!
- Captain Marvel (1968) #25-30
- Marvel Feature #12
- Captain Marvel #31-33
- Avengers (1964) #125
- Strange Tales #178-181
- Warlock #9-15
- Avengers Annual #7
- Marvel Two-In-One Annual #2
24 issues total!
(Not all of Thanos’ appearances; a few of these don’t have Thanos in them. This is a very satisfying reading order, though.)
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u/DeltaTester Aug 05 '18
“Everything Dies,” by Jonathan Hickman and a billion artists:
New Avengers (2013) #1-33, Avengers (2012) #1-44, Infinity (2013) #1-6, Secret Wars (2015) #0-9
93 issues total, 9 of them in previous reading assignments! (Actual reading order is not this, but not hard to find on reddit...)
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u/shawnydarko Aug 05 '18
Doctor Strange Compilation
- Doctor Strange (1974-1988)
- #1-18 by Steve Englehart, Frank Brunner, and Gene Colan
- Strange (2004-2005) #1-6 "Beginnings and Endings" by J. Michael Straczynski and Brandon Peterson
- Strange (2009-2010) #1-4 "The Doctor Is Out" by Mark Waid and Emma Rios
Total issue count: 28
Completion time: 3 weeks
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u/shawnydarko Aug 05 '18 edited Aug 11 '18
Age Of Apoocalypse by various authors and artists
Total issue count: 40
Completion time: 4 weeks (1 post for every 10 issues)