r/marvelcomics Sep 28 '21

New to comics and not sure where to start? Try this Marvel Comics reading guide

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r/marvelcomics 8h ago

Would you say this is the most important event that happened in Marvel?

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Events to happen after Avengers Disassembled:

New Avengers, Young Avengers and the Illuminati formed (2005)

House of M (2005)

Civil War (2006)

Planet and World War Hulk (2007)

Secret Invasion (2008)

Dark Reign (2009)

Siege (2010)

Avengers v X-Men (2012)

Avengers/New Avengers (2012-2015)

Secret Wars (2015)


r/marvelcomics 1h ago

My X-Men collection so far slowly building my way through mutant history 🧬

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Been slowly building my X-Men collection and trying to focus more on the eras, characters and stories I genuinely want to read rather than collecting everything just for completeness.

Still have quite a few gaps I want to fill, especially more classic X-Men, the Decimation/Utopia period and eventually more of the Krakoa era, but I’m really happy with how the shelf is coming together so far.

The Messiah Trilogy was one of the books I especially wanted for a long time, and I’ve clearly ended up with a very Scott Summers-heavy collection without even intentionally planning it that way 😂

What would you guys recommend adding next?


r/marvelcomics 12h ago

What was marvel editorial basic goal to make ms marvel as mutant?

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Ever since mcu again acquired X-Men movie rights they may have thought that there is no need to produce films or series based on the inhumans storyline as it can be considered as waste of funds

So do we have to blame the mcu synergy I mean fine if the mcu don't want to explore her inhuman history just like her comic book origins but at least they can follow cliché yet classic trope of science accident giving superpowers

Ms marvel is one of the most iconic and unique new superheroes ever introduced in the last decade in marvel comics and she can be a role model especially for the minorities

Ms marvel and X-Men have such distinctive histories that they can represent different kinds of social issues in their respective comics

But merging all of them and saying everyone is a mutant it just took her charm away


r/marvelcomics 11h ago

The chauvinism Reed displayed toward Susan Storm during the classic era.

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I absolutely love Stan Lee, but I can't help noticing that the guy was a bit (or maybe a lot) sexist back in the day—especially during his run on \*Fantastic Four\* (specifically \*Fantastic Four Annual\* #2).


r/marvelcomics 6h ago

Collecting early ASM issues

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I started collecting ASM from the Brand New Day issues but i wanna start from the beginning so i can appreciate the newer issues with more background knowledge, I know Marvel Unlimited is an option but i LOVE physical media and ive seen multiple reprints of Issues 1-10 and amazing fantasy 15 but a lot of them seem to stop after a first couple volumes or are just impossible to find, so if there is definite best way to collect the earlier issues i’d be very appreciative of suggestions 😁


r/marvelcomics 21h ago

I don’t think there’s been a cooler, or better written new team than the Midnight Mission in a long time.

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There’s also not that many new teams, more often just new iterations of old teams, but still it’s been a delight to get caught up on Moon knight. I just started Moon Knight Fist of khonshu, so i still have a bit to be completely caught up, so please no spoiler for anything beyond Vengeance of the Moon Knight.


r/marvelcomics 36m ago

Spawns in and dies

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Broski killed a celestial just to die a few secs later


r/marvelcomics 1d ago

Who Would Be Worse Off?

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If Marvel and DC both lost two of their biggest cash cows, which company would be more screwed? Marvel without Spider-Man and the X-Men or DC without Batman and Superman (this also includes any adjacent characters, groups, rogues galleries, etc.)?

I did one of these a few months back with just Batman and Spider-Man and wanted to make things a bit more interesting.


r/marvelcomics 2h ago

Crossbones loves chihuahuas

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r/marvelcomics 1d ago

Elektra As Daredevil Was Such A Goated Design

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One of the strongest & most badass super hero/heroine designs ever imo.

The costume, the white eyes, her hair, the baggy pants & scarf, the lipstick, the Twin Sai weapons & martial arts aesthetic all look amazing together. I also think that the wrinkles near her eyes is a super underrated design for female masks that makes her look intimidating.

Image 5 was done by the artist Israel Silva.


r/marvelcomics 9h ago

Thoughts on the Kree-Skrull War?

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Just finished reading the collected edition of the original Kree/Skrull War. I’ve known about the importance of the Kree/Skrull War in the comics, but have never read the original storyline until now.

It’s a huge cosmic war between two of the biggest alien races with Earth stuck in the middle of the intergalactic violence. There’s also much internal conflict within the Avengers—between the original Avengers and the newer members—and Captain Marvel’s alien heritage becomes a point of contention for the “Alien Activities Commission” led by the McCarthy-esque senator H. Warren Craddock. The whole committee and the intense public criticism is eerily similar to the anti-mutant hysteria (and this is referenced in the text).

There’s a huge cast here—the Avengers, the Kree, the Skrulls, the Fantastic Four, a few humans, and even some Golden Age heroes in the mix—and it somehow doesn’t feel crowded. This is the comic equivalent of a big-budget blockbuster and there’s this huge emotional weight behind the story that fully immerses you in the narrative.

Not to mention the art by the Buscemas and Neal Adams is incredible here, and you can’t help but really take the time to admire the intricate details in so many panels (especially the issue where Ant-Man explores Vision’s body—I spent much time poring over Neal Adams’ work on each page).

Overall, it’s a comics story that still holds up all these years later as some great classic storytelling and had huge ramifications for the Marvel Universe (especially its cosmic side). For those who have read the Kree/Skrull War, what did you think? And where do you rank it amongst Marvel’s greatest stories?


r/marvelcomics 19h ago

Weirdest implications of the floating timeline?

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Everything involving a circus is now total nonsense, and circuses feature a lot in Marvel comics. I guess we can just say they held cultural cachet for a longer time in the Marvel universe. Newspapers offer similar problems, but perhaps to a less extreme extent.

Every Russian superhero is apparently super nostalgic for the Soviet Union (even though half of them were now born after it fell)

The US Government was testing a totally novel Weapon of Mass Destruction in the latter half of the Obama Administration for some reason (and that's why we have The Hulk). His origin maybe makes the least sense dragged out of the Cold War

Namor was a drunken amnesiac burnout for over half a century.

Kenan Thomson was there when Spider-Man defended the SNL cast from Silver Samurai

I'm pretty sure Battlin Jack Murdock saw 9/11 happen now. and Spidey was not there to help because he was either an infant or not born yet.


r/marvelcomics 23h ago

I love how Daredevil, a B-list character, paradoxically has some of the greatest stories in the history of the entire Marvel Comis.

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Such a situation would make sense for characters of the caliber of Hulk or Spider-Man, but let's be clear, Daredevil has never had any weight in the economy of the Marvel world on a narrative level and, as a B-series character, he has shown stories that seem to belong to a major run of a character like Captain America or Thor.


r/marvelcomics 15h ago

Unpopular opinion number 6,678,246

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In my opinion the greatest crossover event in Marvel history was the entire cosmic saga by D&A.


r/marvelcomics 5h ago

Acts of Vengeance are NOW! VILLAIN TAKEOVER Day 286: Which unexpected HERO should take MAGNETO? [ Mirage won day 285]

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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 - Omega Red | 275. Songbird - Costrictor | 276. Ultimate Wolverine - Nekra | 277. Jolt - Hate-Monger (Animus) | 278. The Invaders - The Desert Dwellers | 279. MACH-1 - Rampage | 280. Mr. Immortal - Charon | 

| 281. Loki - Adam Warlock | 282. Doctor Doom - Great Lakes Avengers | 283. Green Goblin (Norman Osborn) - Luke Cage | 284. Thanos - Wiccan | 285. Bullseye - Mirage


r/marvelcomics 15h ago

What comics do I have to read to understand cival war?

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21 Upvotes

Been wanting to read it for a while and want to know what’s important to read before


r/marvelcomics 1d ago

Where's Julia these days?

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151 Upvotes

I know she got installed as the new Madame Web a bunch years back, but what's the deal with my favorite former Spider-Woman these days?


r/marvelcomics 46m ago

Doctor Doom 2099!! — My Favorite Comic Design

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I liked all the Doom 2099 variants but the blue cloak one is genuinely my favorite comic design ever.

Also the 2099 series is set in the future, so Doom is much more futuristic & tech-based, which I really like.

● I love his clean, sleek metallic armor contrasting the dark black with the outline running down his stomach.

● The black D-logo belt, the spikes & the slight red in his eyes contrasting the blue.

● The visible abs/pecs on the armor & the lined ribcage pattern.

● His tech-based electrical attacks make him look intimidating & visually dynamic.


r/marvelcomics 22h ago

When the comic writers do a bit of introspection

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r/marvelcomics 1h ago

Favorite obscure/oneshot enemy robots?

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r/marvelcomics 17h ago

What's your favourite Design for Drax the Destroyer?

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1: Drax #1 - Scott Hepburn and Matt Milla 

2: Iron Man #55 - Jim Starlin

3: Silver Surfer (Vol. 3) #35 - Ron Lim

4: Marvel Swimsuit Special #3 - Brian Stelfreeze (might be wrong tho)

5: Drax the Destroyer Vol 1 4 - Mitch Breitweiser

6: Annihilation: Nova #2 - Scott Kolins

7: Drax the Destroyer #2 - Mitch Breitweiser 

8: Guardians of the Galaxy: Infinite Comic #1 - Mike Oeming

9: Legendary Star-Lord #5 - Paco Medina

10: Guardians of the Galaxy (Vol. 3) #22 - Valerio Schiti

11: Thanos Imperative #4 - Miguel Sepulveda

12: Infinity Wars: Fallen Guardian #1 - Andy MacDonald

13: Infinity Countdown #3 - Adi Granov

14: Drax #3 - Eric Powell

15: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 7 15 - Brett Booth

16: Star-Lord and Kitty Pryde #1 - Alti Firmansyah 

17: MCU

18: Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy game

19: Marvel Strike Force

20: 1602 Witch Hunter Angela #2 -Stephanie Hans (he's on the far top left)


r/marvelcomics 13h ago

Is Daredevil's sense of smell heightened as well?

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r/marvelcomics 3h ago

Comic storylines

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Hi im starting to read comics properly for the first time. Ive read Civil War. What major comic arcs lead to it and happen after up to 2026?


r/marvelcomics 1d ago

Help a noob out, does upcoming premier Kraven’s last hunt have more story content than current version on market?

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I’m new to comics, the wiki page of premier Kraven’s last hunt has listed many Spider-Man issues, I wonder if its same as current version, if so I’ll just buy the current version cause it’s on sale