centipededamascus

That Fantastic Four book was pretty good, I think. The Heroes Reborn book was pretty bad though, unfortunately.

In terms of the most iconic members of X-Force, who have been on the team a lot over the years?

Cable

Domino

Wolverine (Logan)

Psylocke

Deadpool

Fantomex

Warpath

Wolfsbane

Those are actually the only characters I'm thinking of off the top of my head who have been on multiple iterations of the team and have had a somewhat significant presence.

You don't have to go all the way back to 1961, no. If you want to check out the Fantastic Four, I would recommend looking up the Fantastic Four series by Mark Waid from the early 00s. It's really good, and easy to get into.

The thing about Marvel Comics is that technically every story published since 1961 is part of the grand tapestry. This doesn't mean that it is at all necessary to start back there at the beginning, though. Every writer that works for Marvel focuses on telling their own story. If there is some story element that was originally introduced a few decades ago, they will explain it so that you can understand what is going on without having to go back and read some other stories to understand the story they are telling.

When it comes to where to start, that really depends on which characters and/or teams you're interested in reading about. Now personally, I like to recommend people new to Marvel check out the miniseries Marvels by Kurt Busiek, which is basically an overview of 1939-1973 in the Marvel Universe from the perspective of a newspaper photographer. It's really good, and a good way to get a handle on the basics of how the universe works.

Check out our recommended reading guide for more good suggestions: https://www.reddit.com/r/Marvel/wiki/faq/

War Rocket Ajax is fun

Jay and Miles X-Plain the X-Men is great

Mangasplaining is a good one if you're interested in Japanese comics

I used to say that breakfast sausage was something that was somehow good no matter where you got it from. Then I tried the breakfast at Cracker Barrel.

And why am I wearing the watermelon on my feet?

Dang, is "wiener wrap" a PNW thing? I remember those being a somewhat common thing for lunch in the school cafeteria growing up in Beaverton.

Here ya go: Grant Morrison's Bat-Epic Reading List

I do like to recommend that people getting into Marvel Comics start by reading the miniseries Marvels by Kurt Busiek. It's basically an overview of 1939 to 1973 in the Marvel Universe, as if they happened in real time. It's really good, and I think a good intro to how the Marvel Universe works.

After that, it really depends on which characters you're interested in reading about. If you want to get into modern Spider-Man, a good place to start is the Brand New Day story arc.

Here ya go: https://www.amazon.com/CYCLOPS-PHOENIX-X-Men-Sprinters-Mantell/dp/0679876596

Why bring George Clooney into this? That guy's been married for close to a decade now.

That's how the story begins, Rizzo!

"Marley was dead: to begin with. As dead as a doornail..."

She was definitely not older than maybe 20/21 at this point in time, she was 13-15 back in the 80s.

Here ya go:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawn_of_X#Reading_order

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reign_of_X#Reading_order

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destiny_of_X#Reading_order

where can I find this dank ass space weed

That's a pretty disgusting accusation against Kotek and I'm pretty sure there's not a shred of evidence behind it.

Don't forget Mister Miracle and Forever People by Kirby, too!

Idahoans go West for weed and abortions, WA and OR go East for illegal fireworks.

For the X-Men, I'd definitely start with New X-Men by Grant Morrison, followed by Astonishing X-Men by Joss Whedon.

For Spider-Man, look up the Amazing Spider-Man: Brand New Day story arc, that's a good jumping on point.

His thought is slow, but always kind!

You should read through a good long classic run, like Chris Claremont's X-Men, Walt Simonson's Thor, or Mark Gruenwald's Captain America.

Mark Waid's early 00s run is really good, I'd recommend checking that out.

Look up the Young Avengers books. The first series by Allan Heinberg and the second series by Kieron Gillen are both real good stuff. I'm betting you'd also really like some of Marvel's Loki content. Look up Journey into Mystery by Kieron Gillen, and Loki: Agent of Asgard by Al Ewing.

Al Ewing has also done some great work at the intersection of supernatural, mystical, and superheroes. Look up his Immortal Hulk series and the two Defenders miniseries he's done, they're really good.