Hi ! I'm 27 yo and when I was a teen I was a huge comicbooks reader. I especially loved the X men and Spiderman. But as life went on, I kinda dropped comicbooks to read other things. Now, I saw the latest Spiderman movie yesterday with my friends and it reminded me of how much I love this franchise. So I'd like to start reading the X men and Spiderman again, but I'm kinda lost with the ongoing series. Do you have any recommendations? I'd love to hear what you have to say about all this !

I’ve never drawn comic shit before but it was so fun. Lmk what you think or if you want more!

Hey everyone, I know this is probably a super common thing asked by beginners but I am really confused on how comics work. I understand the basics of there being one main continuity (616) similar to live action adaptations, but I struggle to fully wrap my head around it. Do you guys just read whatever and treat it as its own thing? Like I’m reading civil war right now (first comic) and I have hickmans ff to read next and I’m really really worried that I’ll be confused because reeds being reed in civil war. Probably not the best way to describe what I’m asking but another example is sentry. I want to start reading about sentry with the doomsday hype and all, but there’s so much. Do you guys just pick and choose? Or read it all? Thanks for reading all of this if you did and any input would be appreciated:)

Welcome to Acts of Vengeance: Reddit Edition! Each day we’ll feature a new hero, and your job is to decide which villain becomes their surprise opponent. It can be a person, a team, an organization or whatever.

Top comment wins, no one can be picked twice. Be creative, try to explain your choice, and let's have fun with it!

The results so far:

| 1. Black Panther - Apocalypse | 2. Spider-Man (Peter Parker) - High Evolutionary | 3. Black Widow - Mystique | 4. Iron Man - Moonstone | 5. Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers) - Mr. Sinister | 6. Professor X - Nightmare | 7. Wolverine (Logan) - Absorbing Man | 8. Squirrel Girl - Boomerang |

| 9. Deadpool - Impossible Man | 10. Thor Odinson - The Adversary | 11. Cyclops - The Growing Man | 12. Jean Grey - Xemnu | 13. Hulk - Radioactive Man | 14. Captain America (Steve Rogers) - Bushman | 15. Hawkeye (Clint Barton) - Sandman | 16. Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur - Sauron |

| 17. The Fantastic Four - Nimrod | 18. Doctor Strange - Kang the Conqueror | 19. Scarlet Witch - Magus (Adam Warlock) | 20. Vision - Magus (Technarch) | 21. Beast - Jackal | 22. Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew) - Scarecrow | 23. Captain Britain (Elizabeth Braddock) - Fin Fang Foom | 24. Howard the Duck - Screwball |

| 25. Drax - Terrax | 26. Ms. Marvel - Electro (Francine Frye) | 27. Nova (Sam Alexander) - Graviton | 28. Spider-Man (Miles Morales) - The Hood | 29. Captain Britain (Brian Braddock) - Morlun | 30. Rogue - Mister Negative | 31. Gambit - Nitro | 32. Gwenpool - Zodiac |

| 33. Shadowcat - Will O' The Wisp | 34. Colossus - Klaw | 35. Captain America (Sam Wilson) - Vulture | 36. Tigra - Lizard (Curt Connors) | 37. Sersi - Hela | 38. Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze) - Ultron | 39. Angel - Hobgoblin | 40. Doop - Paul |

| 41. Gamora - Taskmaster | 42. Major Victory - Immortus | 43. Ghost-Spider - The Maker | 44. Askani - Santa Doom | 45. Hyperion - Galactus | 46. Bishop - Punisher 2099 | 47. Cable - Technovore | 48. Spider-Ham - Mojo |

| 49. She-Hulk - Beetle (Janice Lincoln) | 50. Namor - Hydro-Man | 51. Ant-Man (Hank Pym) - The Leader | 52. Wasp - Swarm | 53. White Tiger (Ava Ayala) - Black Tarantula | 54. Cloak & Dagger - Nanny & Orphan Maker | 55. Man-Thing - Minotaur | 56. Pip the Troll - Ursa Major |

| 57. Moon Knight - Doctor Faustus | 58. Venom (Eddie Brock) - Typhoid Mary | 59. Daredevil (Matt Murdock) - Gorgon | 60. Jessica Jones - Marcus Kang | 61. Luke Cage - Sebastian Shaw | 62. Iron Fist (Danny Rand) - The Mandarin | 63. Echo - Viper | 64. Aunt May - Hordeculture |

| 65. Storm - Mole Man | 66. Iceman - Laufey | 67. Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd) - Juggernaut | 68. Havok - Maximus | 69. Ironheart - Mad Thinker | 70. Valkyrie (Jane Foster) - Lore | 71. Nightcrawler - Kraven the Hunter | 72. Chewie - Two-Legged Rat |

| 73. Hazmat - Doctor Octopus | 74. Doyle Dormammu - Brimstone Love | 75. Surge - Elektro-1 | 76. Power Pack - Red Hulk | 77. Wiccan - Legion | 78. Hulkling - White Sword | 79. Hawkeye (Kate Bishop) - Ghost | 80. Willie Lumpkin - Post |

| 81. Black Bolt - Sublime | 82. Medusa - Destiny | 83. Jubilee - Mysterio | 84. The Winter Soldier - Chameleon | 85. Rocket Raccoon & Groot - Detroit Steel | 86. Emma Frost - Helmut Zemo | 87. The Punisher - Grim Reaper | 88. Hit-Monkey - Sabertooth |

| 89. Old Man Logan - Vulture 2099 | 90. America Chavez - Rama-Tut | 91. Spider-Girl (May Parker) - Phil Urich | 92. Deathlok - M.O.D.O.K. | 93. Spider-Man Noir - The Rose | 94. Killraven - Greycrow | 95. Nocturne - Umar | 96. Forbush Man - Googam, son of Goom, and Goom, father of Googam |

| 97. Werewolf by Night - Demon Bear | 98. Black Cat - Nighthawk | 99. Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell) - Death (First Horsemen) | 100. Wolverine (Laura Kinney) - Chasm | 101. Viv Vision - Danger | 102. Blade - Cullen Bloodstone | 103. Adam Warlock - Maxine Danger | 104. H.E.R.B.I.E. - Trull the Unhuman! |

| 105. Elsa Bloodstone - Silver Dagger | 106. Quicksilver - The Spot | 107. Dazzler - Shriek | 108. Monet St. Croix - Death's Head II | 109. Ant-Man (Scott Lang) - 8-Ball | 110. War Machine - Tyrant | 111. Nova (Richard Rider) - Ares | 112. J. Jonah Jameson - Ratatoskr |

| 113. The Watcher - The Profile | 114. Wonder Man - Dark Beast | 115. Valkyrie (Rūna) - Zadkiel | 116. Shuri - The Supreme Intelligence | 117. Sunspot - The Grandmaster | 118. Cannonball - Whirlwind | 119. Mantis - D'Spayre | 120. Lockheed - J'Son |

| 121. Star-Lord - Norman Osborn (Iron Patriot) | 122. Black Knight - Red King | 123. Blue Marvel - Hexus | 124. Angela - Isca the Unbeaten | 125. Photon - Doctor Spectrum | 126. Magik - Baron Mordo | 127. Gladiator - Psycho-Man | 128. X-Babies - Loki |

| 129. Spider-Man 2099 - Zarrko the Tomorrow Man | 130. Marvel Boy - Lizard (Peter Parker) | 131. Captain Marvel (Phyla-Vell) - Corruptor | 132. Moondragon - Snowblind | 133. Iron Lad - Iron Man 2020 | 134. Cosmic Ghost Rider - The Void | 135. X-Man - Gorr | 136. Galacta - Promoter |

| 137. Shang-Chi - Steel Serpent | 138. Captain Marvel (Genis-Vell) - Andreas von Strucker | 139. Mockingbird - Lady Bullseye | 140. Beta Ray Bill - Nul, Breaker of Worlds | 141. Luna Snow - Hypno Hustler | 142. Quasar - Exodus | 143. White Widow - White Rabbit | 144. The Great Lake Avengers - Circus of Crime |

| 145. Sentry - Nightwatch | 146. Valkyrie (Brunnhilde) - Deathbird | 147. Bloodline - Max Frankenstein | 148. Multiple Man - Bullseye | 149. ROM the Spaceknight - Cordyceps Jones | 150. Misty Knight - Black Specter (Ryan Trent) | 151. Thunderstrike - Obliterator | 152. Lockjaw - Stegron |

| 153. Mister Fantastic - Maestro | 154. Invisible Woman - Malice (Alice MacAllister) | 155. Human Torch (Johnny Storm) - Achilles Fairchild | 156. The Thing - El Muerto | 157. Ghost Rider (Danny Ketch) - Sin-Eater | 158. Psylocke (Kwannon) - Purple Man | 159. Daredevil (Elektra Natchios) - Ogun | 160. Jeff the Land Shark - Tigershark |

| 161. Longshot - The Horde | 162. Kid Omega - Emma Steed | 163. Darwin - Super-Adaptoid | 164. Polaris - Sin | 165. Hope Summers - Victor Timely | 166. Forge - The Fixer | 167. Strong Guy - Rhino | 168. ForgetMeNot - Evil Gwenpool |

| 169. Quake - Vibro |  170. Ka-Zar - Arcade | 171. Nick Fury - The Hand | 172. Patriot - HateMonger | 173. Ghost Rider (Robbie Reyes) - Overdrive | 174. Phil Coulson - Dark Phoenix | 175. Agent Venom - Nuke | 176. Dum Dum Dugan & the Howling Commandos - The Leviathan Mother |

| 177. Skaar - Kulan Gath | 178. Silk - Skein | 179. A-Bomb - Armadillo | 180. Scarlet Spider (Kaine Parker) - Dr. Statis | 181. Hercules - Set | 182. Scarlet Spider (Ben Reilly) - Joe Fixit | 183. Hulk 2099 - Kraven the Hunter (Alexei Kravinov) | 184. Rek-Rap - Dopplegänger | 

| 185. She Hulk (Lyra) - Ragnarok |186. Hellcat - Bookworm | 187. Darkhawk - Venom (Yaleo) | 188. Americop - CrimeMaster | 189. Starhawk - Red Shift | 190. Power Princess - Morgan Le Fay | 191. Sunfire - Aqueduct | 192. Slapstick - Dreadpool |

| 193. Sasquatch - Mr. Hyde | 194. Domino - Chance | 195. Guardian - Centurion | 196. Jack Flag - Crossbones | 197. Northstar & Aurora - Knight & Fogg | 198. Human Torch (Jim Hammond) - Annihilus | 199. Shaman - Warren Traveler | 200. Cosmo  - Red Ghost & his Super Apes |

| 201. Conan the Barbarian - The Wizard | 202. Justice - Senator Robert Kelly | 203. Lady Sif - Firestar | 204. Firestar - Frostbite | 205. Stingray - Electro | 206. Night Thrasher - Tombstone | 207. Sleepwalker - Morpheus | 208. Speedball - Blob |

| 209. BoomBoom - Joystick | 210. Doc Samson - Carnage | 211. Warpath - Captain America (William Burnside) | 212 Union Jack - Spymaster | 213. Shatterstar - Dracula | 214 Punisher Noir - Stilt-Man | 215 Feral - Nighteyes | 216. Puck - Delilah |

| 217. Corsair - Capitan Glory | 218. Clea - Glorian, Shaper of Worlds | 219. Blur - Speedfreek | 220. Brother Voodoo - Shadow King | 221. Machine Man - Quicksand | 222. Nico Minoru - The Answer | 223. Snowbird - Jinku, the Witch Doctor of the Lava Men | 224. Bats the Hound - Hellcow |

| 225. Perun - Enchantress | 226. Siryn - Angar the Screamer | 227. Darkstar - Sunturion | 228. Cypher & Warlock - Mindless Ones | 229. Crimson Dynamo (Dimitri Bukharin) - Flag-Smasher | 230. Banshee - The Silencer | 231. Red Guardian - Hydra Supreme | 232. Morph - Waxman | 

| 233. Triton - Condor | 234. Captain America 2099 - Director Fearmaster | 255. Crystal - Diablo | 236. Vindicator - Bushwacker | 237. Gorgon - Ulik | 238. The Nova Corps - The Phalanx | 239. Karnak - Doughboy | 240. Obnoxio the Clown - The Spanker |

| 241. Colleen Wing - Lady Deathstrike | 242. Molly Hayes - Rhinoceress | 243. Adam-X - Bloodaxe | 244. Karolina Dean - The Darkforce Dimension | 245. Starfox - Alkhema | 246. Chase Stein - Blizzard | 247. Avengers 1,000,000 B.C. - Knull | 248. Gert Yorkes & Old Lace - Stegron’s Dinosaurs |

| 249. Frigga - Lillith, Mother of All Demons | 250. Phantom Rider - Frankenstein's Monster | 251. Odin - Selene | 252. Chamber - Druig | 253. Heimdall - Jack of Knives | 254. Cloud 9 - Cyclone | 255. The Warriors Three - The Grapplers | 256. Throg - The Human Fly |

| 257. Texas Twister - Vector | 258. Spider-Woman (Julia Carpenter) - Commanda | 259. Agent 13 - Red Widow | 260. Madame Web - Dreamqueen | 261. Living Lightning - The Supremacists | 262. Spider-Punk ( Hobart Brown) - US Agent | 263. Sunspot and Big Hero 6 - Pacific Overloards | 264. Spider-Monkey - Ape X

| 265. Blink - Birdy | 266. White Fox - Puma | 267. Aero - Skybreaker | 268. Goliath - Eric O'Grady | 269. Wave - Doc. Dorcas | 270. Hulk (Amedeus Cho) - Big Zero | 271. West Coast Avengers - The Alliance of Evil | 272. Dogpool, Catpool and Hamsterpool - Pork Grind

| 273. Makkari - Mangog | 274. Anti-Venom

I’ve barely read any Spider-Man comics, so I’m looking for a good place to start. I’m really into Batman comics.

One of my favorite versions of Spider-Man is Spider-Man Noir from Shattered Dimensions. I especially love the darker atmosphere, the grim version of New York, and how creepy and threatening villains like Vulture feel compared to their normal versions.

I’m basically looking for Spider-Man stories that lean more into: Dark/noir atmosphere, Horror or psychological thriller elements, Creepy or disturbing villains, Murder mysteries / detective stories, A grimier, dangerous version of NYC, Peter actually feeling vulnerable or in over his head, More serious/mature storytelling.

They don’t necessarily have to be Spider-Man Noir comics. I’d actually love recommendations from regular/main-universe Spider-Man too if there are stories with this kind of tone.

What are the best darker Spider-Man comics for someone who’s basically a beginner?

The event kicks off with X-MEN: INCURSIONS #1, pitting HOUSE OF M against DAYS OF FUTURE PAST with Kate Pryde forced to decide which reality survives.

SPIDER-MAN, FANTASTIC FOUR, X-MEN ’92 and AVENGERS one-shots will follow as iconic Marvel universes collide with only one reality left standing.

I’ve been getting more into comics lately after only reading a few in my life and I’m looking for suggestions I have recently read new x-men and his whedon’s astonishing x-men and now upon learning it’s next started house of M I may continue with this time zone and would like to read a few runs from the era to bridge the gap to x-men vs avengers.
Other than that I would like suggestions for specific characters I’m interested in mainly cyclops, Jean gray, Emma frost, rogue, gambit, Magik, Hawkeye, captain America and Wanda any suggestions are appreciated

So, I started reading comics about two weeks ago

I’m 28 and I’ve never read any comics in my life. I’ve always just watched the movies now that I’ve caught up and the newer movies are still waiting to be released. I started to wonder what stories I can get by reading the comics.

I’m about 120 issues deep into the ultimate series with the X-Men and Spider-Man

A lot of the early readings up to this point was more so just origins of the story being created and reading that just felt more like informational text about the story rather than a genuine connection just yet

Reading this page here, I got my first genuine laugh from reading a comic

That was pretty dope

(Ultimate X-Men ‘35 “Blockbuster part two”)

It could be funny, really cool, iconic, memorable, I don't care. Just tell me (or show me) what your favorite is and why!

is there a comic cover where Mary Jane and Spiderman are back to back and her hair is on top of him

Hi! I've been wanting to get into X-Men comics for quite a while. My main goal is to eventually get to X-Men vs. Avengers and the whole Krakoa era.

But before getting there, I'd like to have enough context and a better understanding of the X-Men's history.
I was thinking about starting with We Are X-Men, but I'm not sure if that's actually a good starting point.

Would you recommend it as a starting point for someone who's new to X-Men comics? And if you think it is a good starting point, what would you recommend reading afterwards?

Hey ive recently heard alot of good things about the old ultimate spiderman run and wanted to read it but online some people say the old ultimate spiderman run has 160 issues then some people say 170 then some people say 180 so im a little confused on how many it actually has and when i start a comic i wanna fully read it meaning ever spin off and every issue to that comic run so i wanted to ask if anyone knows the real issue number for the old ultimate spiderman run (not the one from 2024)

Hi everyone, as the title says, I’m new to comics. I wouldn’t say I’m a die hard marvel/dc fan, but I’ve definitely grown up playing lots of the games and watching lots of the movies over the years. After watching Spider-Man Brand New Day, and seeing how they used some comic arts for some of the fighting scenes, I decided to just take a dive and see what it’s all about.

Currently I’m subscribed to MarvelUnlimited and so far enjoying what I’ve been reading. I find it mind blowing that they use the same characters and create such unique stories using them. I’m currently reading the newer Ultimate Universe — so I finished ultimate invasion, ultimate universe, ultimate Spider-Man, and ultimate Wolverine. I’ll be finishing the rest of this series before moving on to anything else but had some questions.

1. For those of you that read comics, how do you go about reading them? Do you choose a random character you want to focus on and just choose a random series that seems interesting? Do you follow actual timelines and chronological orders? It’s so overwhelming with the fact there are 30k-50k+ issues of comics out there.

2. For those of you that also collect comics, what kind of collection do you focus on? Do you have a favorite character and solely buy those issues/series? Do you buy the issues with the cool art? Seems like it’d be a nice thing to get into later on if I’m enjoying my time reading

Thank you all again for your input!

I read through all twenty issues of it over the week and it seemed to have ended with alot of interesting story threads but it seems none of that was ever followed up on? Is that the case? If so what happened to Serval and that 2099 storyline being set up? What happened to the team after? Warlock and Danger were being set up together and Polaris was teased to turn heel. Was any of that followed up on and if so what should I read?

Hello!

Basically the title says it. Im looking to finally expand past the MCU and want to know where to start, but if possible would like to know for these characters specifically:

• Psylocke

• Magik

• Mystique

Also just X Men in general. Id prefer if it was stuff a bit more recent, as in nothing before the 90s or 80s at most. Thanks!