#astonishing x-men 2006

[snakesinsocks2005]

LITTLE JAMES HOW I ADORE YOU

[petrerpkr]

X men for beginners

2008-2024

Marvel timeline & reading order & marvel comics Release calendar

New x men (2001-2008)

Young x men (2008-2009)

X men (2008-2024)

X-Men: Legacy(2008-2014)

X-force (2008-2024)

Astonishing X-Men /Manifest Destiny reading order(2004-2013)

Uncanny x men 500-534 (2008)

X men Schism(2011)

Avengers vs x men(2012 )

Uncanny xmen (2013-2017)

Wolverine and the X-Men(2013-2014)

All-New X-Men (2013)

Jean Grey (2017-2024)

Amazing X men (2013-2015)

Storm (2014-2023)

Gambit (1999-2023)

Rogue & Gambit(2018-2024)

Mr & Mrs X(2019-2019)

Wolverine (2010-2024)

X-23(2005-2018)

Wolverine Origins (2006-2010)

X Lives & Deaths of Wolverine(2022)

X men gold(2014-2018)

X men blue(2017-2018)

X men red (2018-2024)

Cable (2008-2024)

House of x (2019)/power of x

X men Hickman (2019-2024)

X of swords (2020)

X-Men – Hellfire Gala (2022-2023)

X-Men: The Trial of Magnetto (2021-2022)

Immortal X-Men (2022-2024)

[positivelybeastly]

I'm new to comics and love beast. Is there any comics with beast that you'd recommend? There's so many xmen comics and idk where to start.

Hello there, friend! Getting into comic books is damned hard, but, thankfully, resources like Reddit, Tumblr, and Marvel Unlimited (or your pirating site of choice) all make it a lot easier to get into them these days without having to worry about being confused.

Well. You'll still be a little confused. Comic books are convoluted. But at least you'll be able to engage with them on your own terms. :) And, it's worth it. Mostly.

I'll tell you straight out that if you want some good entry points, like, this is my first X-Men comic, what do I read, I'd recommend the following:

X-Men: First Class (2006)

X-Men vol. 2 (1991)

New X-Men vol. 1 (2001)

Astonishing X-Men vol. 3 (2004)

X-Men vol. 6 (2024)

As for Beast specific recommendations? I have a ton!

For Beast as a character, being examined in his own right, I would recommend the following:

X-Men Origins: Beast - a retelling of his origin, updated with modern art and writing. Written by Mike Carey, whose work you should generally look into if you like X-Men - he focuses a lot on characters like Rogue and Xavier, but also on Beast, which is handy for our purposes!

X-Men: Unlimited vol. 1 #10 and vol. 2 #10 - so, this may be somewhat confusing to a new comic reader, but comics have volumes. This is when a comic of a certain title ends, and it's then relaunched with a new creative team, usually with a very different story.

So, X-Men: Unlimited is an anthology series that tells unconnected stories that fit in other places, between other comics, and there were two different volumes of it, one in the 90s, and one in the 00s. Both volumes have an issue #10 that focuses on Beast, and I'd recommend them both! Vol. 1 #10 especially would be, in my opinion, required reading if you really want to get into Beast.

Amazing Adventures vol. 2 #11 through #17 - the first stab at giving Hank his own solo series, from back in the 70s! Don't let the age get you down, I find this series to be actually fairly modern and easy to get into, and it's a nice sort of superhero/horror blend of tones that I find really effective.

X-Men: Endangered Species - this is a Beast solo story dealing with the aftermath of the Decimation, the event where Scarlet Witch removed the powers of 99% of the world's mutants. It's quite dark, but I think it's probably one of the best examinations of the character in the medium, and it works as an excellent sequel to Unlimited vol. 1 #10. Most of the context you need is given to you in the comic, which is handy. :)

X-Men: S.W.O.R.D vol. 1 - this is kind of a team-up comic, kind of not? The context for this is reliant on reading another run that I'll be recommending, but trust me, it's worth it. This is an outrageously funny book with a good emotional core, and it really captures Beast's essence, as a dual sided goofball jokester with a heart of gold and the intellectual moralistic do-gooder who can't leave well enough alone. One of my favourite comics of all time.

For Beast as part of a team, I would recommend the following:

X-Men: First Class - a prequel book set during the days of the Original X-Men, this series bounces between Cyclops, Angel, Iceman, Marvel Girl and Beast a fair bit, but even in issues that don't focus on Beast, he's still a part of the story and quite well written. Very slice-of-lifey, with a lot of charm to it.

X-Men: Season One - a retelling of certain stories from the original 60s run of X-Men, this is a pretty good one-and-done graphic novel that does change a few things, but keeps the spirit intact and tells you a lot about these characters and how they relate to one another. Just watch out for Iceman's Bieber hair.

Avengers vol. 1 #137-211 - this is a pretty long run of comics that features Hank's initial tenure on the Avengers, and will occasionally require a bit of reading around to make sure that you're reading the Annuals in the right place - usually, the comic will tell you to go read Annual #6 or whatever, but if you find a lot of stuff has happened and the story jumped ahead without you, chances are, it's in an Annual. Very variable in quality, but if you want to see classic Beast in all his glory, there's some really good stuff here, especially the foundation of his lifelong friendship with Wonder Man.

The Defenders/New Defenders vol. 1 #96-152 - probably one of my actual favourite run of comics ever. Beast joins the team a little later than #96, but if you jump in when Hank does, you'll be just a little confused, so it's best to start at #96 and go from there. Especially once Hank reforms the team to the New Defenders in #125, he basically becomes one of the very main characters and gets a lot of focus. Absolutely love this comic.

X-Factor vol. 1 #1-70 - the first six or seven issues of this are pretty bad, but it really comes into its own once it starts being written by Louise Simonson, who makes it much more soap opera, more character driven, gives all the characters a lot to do. There's a lot of crossover with other books, but usually it'll just tell you what to read if you want to know more about a part of a story in little editor's notes!

X-Men vol. 2 #1-95 - the classic 90s run; not my personal favourite, because it's pretty confusingly plotted, but if you want something that hews extremely close to the 90s cartoon, this is that to a tee, to the point where a lot of stories and characters were adapted to and from the comics directly!

New X-Men vol. 1 #114-156 - a landmark run on X-Men by Grant Morrison, this evolves Beast into a new form and changes up his character in a new, tragic manner that, personally, is my favourite iteration of the character. Very high concept sci-fi, occasionally quite confusing and problematic, but extremely good stuff, imo, and essential for getting into modern X-Men.

Astonishing X-Men vol. 3 #1-35 - a sort of sequel to New X-Men, this is again an extremely good entry point into modern X-Men, and it's very, very classic while still progressing the story. Just a note - when you read issue #24, do NOT go to issue #25, you need to go and read Giant Size Astonishing X-Men instead, THEN go to #25. I know, it's confusing, I'm so, so, so sorry, comics are just like this. This is the comic that leads straight into S.W.O.R.D pretty much.

Wolverine and the X-Men vol. 1 #1-42 - a more zany, school focused book, Hank is part of the wider cast here, but he does get some spotlight issues, and I do enjoy him here, especially his relationship with Broo. There are crossovers with Avengers vs. X-Men and other events in here, but those events are kinda sort skippable because they're bad. If you feel confused, you can read them, but I don't necessarily recommend them.

X-Men vol. 6 #1-ongoing - the current run of X-Men, written by Jed MacKay! To put it very bluntly, Beast went through about a decade of being quite badly written and slowly turned into a scummy villain through the recent Krakoa era, which I was not a fan of. There are individual issues between 2013 and 2024 that I can recommend, but if you like Beast, I would not recommend reading them, because I think that they are pretty bad and not fun to read. This is me being kind. But the new series picks up after that's all fixed, and Beast is getting a lot to do in this series, so I'd recommend it!

X-Men: From the Ashes Infinity Comics #15-18 - a supplementary comic that focuses on Beast, best read alongside the above X-Men run I recommended; it can give you all the context you need for where Beast is at, and why he's feeling the way that he is. A very, very good read, way exceeded my expectations, and I'm really pleased I can actually recommend modern comics for Beast again!

These are the main runs I would recommend! There's a lot more, if we want to get esoteric, and I'm sure I'm missing out on a lot of material - Beast has been around for 60 years, he's been in a LOT of stories - but if you want to get stuck into X-Men comics and really immerse yourself into the world and the stories, there's a lot of really good material here!

Welcome to the X-Men comics, friend! Hope you survive the experience!

[stormandforge]

"We had our time. I loved her. I always will. But that's the past."

In X-Force issue #6, Forge finally relegated his relationship with Storm to the past. He'd never done it explicitly before.

It might sound surprising coming from me, but this line made me very, very happy. Specifically because it's Forge who's speaking.

Over the years, many writers have tried to give the Storm/Forge relationship proper closure (after the initial Scott Lobdell fiasco in 1992, I mean. Don't get me started). The last few times this happened, the conclusion was more or less the same: Ororo saying or implying that they'd had their time, but it was over, while Forge reluctantly acquiesced with with his bottom lip quivering. Ororo got to move on; Forge didn't.

[From Uncanny X-Men Annual #1, 2006, written by Chris Claremont. Ororo leaves her relationship with Forge behind in the build-up to her wedding. Forge doesn't stop her, but he clearly isn't ready to let her go either.]

Because he's a much less popular character, no writer cared enough to let him move on. Sure, he had a fling with Mystique immediately after he and Storm broke up, but that was over 20 years ago, and it was never presented as a solid relationship. After that, writers returned to having him pine over Storm again and again.

[Greg Pak's Storm #3, 2015. He tries to get in her pants. She's dating Wolverine.]

[X-Force #9, 2020, by Benjamin Percy and Joshua Cassara. This is in the background of a big panel of the Green Lagoon full of customers, but there's still an effort to make the dynamic very clear in the body language. Forge= still trying and Storm=still not interested.]

You could even argue they used him as a prop for Ororo's other romantic relationships by presenting him as the creepy ex.

[Astonishing X-Men #30, 2009, by Warren Ellis. This arc juxtaposes Storm's marriage to Black Panther with her past relationship with Forge, and considering that he's gone insane at that point, he suffers from the comparison. And he's obviously still obsessed with her.]

[Extraordinary X-Men #6, 2016. In this run Jeff Lemire created a love triangle made up of Storm, Forge and Old Man Logan. Although this takes place 20 years after their breakup, Forge is presented as clingy for some reason, thus making RoLo look like the better option.]

So loving Storm became one of Forge's defining characteristics, like his power or his headband. It also meant he was kept in stasis: a character can't evolve if they're always bound to another.

But now we have the new X-Force, which was pitched as a Forge book from the start, and a writer, Geoff Thorne, who's actually interested in writing Forge. And the best way to make Forge evolve as a character, it pains me to say, is to loosen, if not sever, his ties with Ororo.

By finally saying these words, Forge doesn't just decide to move on from his ex: he breaks free. He becomes his own character. He reclaims power. This is huge.

Does this mean Storm/Forge is over for good? Well, no. He does say he still loves her. His love might just be different from now on, is all. Less all-consuming. Also, it's comics. Nothing is forever and anything can happen.

What it means is that we might get new stories for Forge, instead of constantly going back to Ororo and everything connected to her (like the guilt around the power neutraliser, which he also lets go of in this same issue). That's exciting if you ask me. Ororo herself would be proud. And an independent Forge is so much more worthy of her anyway.

"I always loved you far too much to ever cage you." Forge said this to Ororo in a dreamscape once. It definitely works the other way around, too.

[nightmareinfloral]

Speed- Where to Read?

Tommy Shepherd, also known as Speed, is a mutant and one of Wanda Maximoff’s reincarnated twin sons. He is a speedster and possesses a powerset very similar to Pietro Maximoff, including superhuman speed, stamina, strength, and molecular acceleration. Below the cut is a complete list of Tommy’s appearances updated as of December 2024.

Young Avengers (2005) 10-12

Civil War: Young Avengers & Runaways (2006) 1

The Amazing Spider-Man (1998) 534

Civil War: Young Avengers & Runaways (2006) 2-4

Civil War (2006) 5

Civil War: The Initiative (2007) 1

The Mighty Avengers (2007) 1

Civil War: Battle Damage Report (2007) 1

Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America (2007) 5

Young Avengers Presents (2008) 3

Secret Invasion (2008) 2

Secret Invasion: Home Invasion (2008) 3

Secret Invasion (2008) 3

Secret Invasion: Runaways/Young Avengers (2008) 1

Avengers: The Initiative (2007) 15

Young Avengers Presents (2008) 6

Secret Invasion (2008) 5

Secret Invasion: Runaways/Young Avengers (2008) 2-3

Secret Invasion (2008) 6

The Mighty Avengers (2007) 18, 21, 23-24

Dark Reign: Young Avengers (2009) 1-3

The Mighty Avengers (2007) 28

Dark Reign: Young Avengers (2009) 4

The Mighty Avengers (2007) 29-30

Dark Reign: Young Avengers (2009) 5

The Mighty Avengers (2007) 31

Nomad: Girl Without a World (2009) 4

Siege (2010) 2-3

Siege: Young Avengers (2010) 1

Siege (2010) 4

Avengers (2010) 1

Avengers: The Children’s Crusade (2010) 1

Uncanny X-Men (1981) 526

Avengers: The Children’s Crusade (2010) 2

I Am An Avenger (2010) 1

Avengers: The Children’s Crusade (2010) 3

Avengers: Prime (2010) 5

Avengers: The Children’s Crusade (2010) 4

I Am An Avenger (2010) 5

Avengers: The Children’s Crusade (2010) 5-9

Young Avengers (2013) 6-7, 14-15

Original Sin (2014) 0

The Astonishing Ant-Man (2015) 1, 6

The Vision (2015) 7

Scarlet Witch (2015) 8

Marvel Knights 20th (2019) 3

The Astonishing Ant-Man (2015) 13

Scarlet Witch (2015) 13

The Vision: Director’s Cut (2017) 4

The Unstoppable Wasp (2018) 7

Marvel Comics (2019) 1000

True Believers: Empyre - Hulkling (2020) 1

Road to Empyre: The Kree/Skrull War (2020) 1

Lords of Empyre: Emperor Hulkling (2020) 1

Empyre (2020) 4-5

Empyre Aftermath: Avengers (2020) 1

X-Factor (2020) 7-8

Marvel’s Voices: Pride (2021) 1

X-Factor (2020) 10

Marauders (2019) 23

X-Men: The Trial of Magneto (2021) 1, 3

X-Men (2021) 5

X-Men: The Trial of Magneto (2021) 4-5

Who Is… The Scarlet Witch Infinity Comic (2022) 1

Free Comic Book Day 2022: Marvel’s Voices (2022) 1

Marvel’s Voices: Pride (2022) 1

Marvel’s Voices Infinity Comic (2022) 5, 8-10

Love Unlimited Infinity Comic (2022) 25

Alligator Loki Infinity Comic (2022) 13

The Avengers: War Across Time (2023) 5

Free Comic Book Day 2023: Marvel’s Voices (2023) 1

Love Unlimited Infinity Comic (2022) 49

X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic (2021) 100

Scarlet Witch & Quicksilver (2024) 1-3

Avengers Academy: Marvel’s Voices Infinity Comic (2024) 19, 24-25

Scarlet Witch (2024) 7

[hondafuckingodyssey]

X-men comic recommendations

The other day I went on a rant about how nobody should attempt to read all of the x-men comics in order because if the x-men have no respect for the spacetime continuum, you shouldn't have to respect reading their shit in order.

So here's a list of comics series, some that I've read and some that are on my to read list. Mind the authors and the dates, Marvel likes to recycle titles so sometimes you'll accidentally pick up something that's a completely different story from ten years later.

If you're going to getting your comics from the library and different sources (cough archive.org cough), or skipping around to different eras, I recommend an app like Comic Geeks where you can track which issues you've read. As a bonus, you get a satisfying little dopamine hit every time you check off a comic you read.

The original silver age comics from 1963 Stan Lee and Jack Kirby These are fun, but they kind of suck. I believe X-men was one of their worst selling titles for many years. They are campy fun though, like that island has a giant acme magnet on on top of it, I wonder if that's Magneto's secret base, hmmm? I'm kind of working through these when I just have my phone because they're easier to read on a smaller screen than the new stuff with full page spreads.

Chris Claremont's classic X-men run, starting in 1975. This is the classic starting point I hear recommended again and again. You start with Giant Size x-men number 1, and then go to X-men issue 94. This is where all the classic x-men are introduced. You got your Dark Phoenix saga, and Days of Future Past, and a lot of the storylines that were used in the 90's animated series. Everybody should read some of these. But Chris Claremont was writing the X-men for FOURTEEN years. Do not attempt to read all of these before you move onto the modern stuff.

The Dark Phoenix saga, 1980 Chris Claremont, issues 129-138 Ok, I just finished these last night and they're so good that I want to make a special call out for them. I jumped ahead to read them and I'm so glad I didn't wait. I can't figure out how the movies sucked so bad when they had this source material to work with. We could have had an epic moon battle? If you don't read anything else from this era read these. Pro tip: get the epic version of like a prayer stuck in your head right before starting on issue 137. Really adds to the atmosphere.

X-men Season 1 by Dennis Hopeless, 2012 This is a graphic novel (so published altogether instead of in individual issues) retelling of the original silver age comics. It's mostly from Jean Grey's point of view. It's very fun.

Children of the Atom, 1999 by Joe Casey, 6 issues Sort of a prequel, explains how Charles Xavier recruited a bunch of teenagers. This looks good, but it started out with mutants being lynched, and with the way I always compare being a mutant to being queer, and the election and project 2025 looming, I decided this one was too much for me right now.

X-men First Class, 2006 by Jeff Parker, 8 issues I read the first four of these and they were cute. Bobby is writing home to his parents about his time in school, Scott and Jean go to the beach. Lots of fun character stuff. Originally 8 issues but it looks like they immediately did another run of issues the next year.

New X-men, 2001 by Grant Morrison his run starts with issue 114 This is a great place to jump in if Deadpool & Wolverine got you interested in x-men comics, because it's got Cassandra Nova in it. She's doing her weird finger thing! Supposedly this is one of best places to jump into modern x-men. I've read about 6 of them, so far so good.

Astonishing X-men, 2004 by Joss Whedon This is supposed to be the best x-men run ever. It continues directly from Grant Morrison's run. I'm saving it for next time I have a mental breakdown a rainy day.

All-New X-men, 2013 by Brian Michael Bendis This is what I'm reading the most of right now. Cyclops is being an asshole, and Beast decides the best way to solve this problem is to go back in time and bring the original teenage x-men from '60s back with him to confront him. This works particularly well as a jumping in point because they keep explaining backstory through the kids finding out all the ridiculous things that have happened. Like, poor Jean asking how she died, and they're is like, um which time?

[thequiver]

Who is.... Xuân Cao Mạnh | Karma? - A Reading Guide

Xuân Cao Mạnh is an X-Men affiliated character from Marvel Comics first introduced in 1980. Xuân is a Vietnamese refugee who parents both died on the passage to America, leaving her in the care of her uncle and in charge of herself and her younger siblings. Xuân's family is very important to her and drives much of her story. Xuân is most commonly associated with her first team and close friends, the New Mutants, and spends a considerable portion of her appearances with them. Xuân is also a lesbian and an amputee!

Despite the heavy importance of her heritage to her story, it was not until 2023, some forty-three years after her introduction that her name was officially changed to something recognizable in Vietnamese. This interview, with Vietnamese comic creator, Trung Le Nguyen, who had the opportunity of writing Xuân in 2023, does a great job of breaking down the issues with the spellings we see in earlier comics. While the change has been made to correct her name now, for most of the issues in this reading list you will still see the unfortunate old name of Xi'an Coy Manh and the nickname "Shan."

Reading list under the cut!

Introduction and New Mutants

Xuân was introduced prior to the formation of her first team. She spent a fair amount of time with the New Mutants before moving on to a more personal mission. Please note that this period contains some absolutely disgusting and highly targeted fatphobia towards Xuân specifically.

Marvel Team-Up (1972) #100A Marvel Graphic Novel (1981) #4 New Mutants (1983) #1-6, 29-34 New Mutants Special Edition (1985) #1 X-Men Annual (1970) #9 New Mutants (1983) #35-37 Secret Wars II (1985) #9 New Mutants (1983) #38-40, 43-44, Annual 2 X-Men Annual (1970) #10 New Mutants (1983) #46-48, 50-52 Fallen Angels (1987) #1-2 New Mutants (1983) #53-54

Search for Siblings and Adulthood

Xuân makes the choice to leave the New Mutants to search for her younger siblings, and embarks on what also becomes a journey of self discovery! She doesn't always have a HUGE role in these issues, which is heartbreaking, but when it comes to Xuân it's helpful to have as much information as possible even if she's only in one or two panels...TRIGGER WARNING: during New X-Men there is a deeply uncomfortable plot in which Rahne (Wolfsbane) forms a romantic relationship with a student....and all of the students are mad at the child and the staff (Xuân included) talk about how they need to forgive Rahne....

Wolverine (1988) #4-8 New Mutants (1983) #81 Wolverine (1988) #27-30 New Warriors (1990) #45 X-Force (1991) #33-34 Beast (1997) #1-3 New Mutants: Truth or Death (1997) #1-3 X-Force (1991) #75 Mekanix (2002) #1-6 X-Men Unlimited (1993) #43A New Mutants (2003) #4-13 New X-Men (2004) #7, 9, 13-15 New X-Men Yearbook Special (2005) #1 New X-Men (2004) #16-19 Decimation: House of M- The Day After (2006) #1 X-Men: The 198 (2006) #1 X-Men (1991) #183A X-Men: Manifest Destiny (2008) #1C Uncanny X-Men (1981) #501-503 X-Men: Worlds Apart (2008) #4 Uncanny X-Men (1981) #504 X-Infernus (2009) #2, 4 Uncanny X-Men (1981) #508

New Mutants- Again

In 2009, Xuân joins the newly reformed New Mutants and things are....definitely interesting.

New Mutants (2009) #1-4, 6-10, 12 X-Men: Legacy (2008) #235 X-Force (2008) #26 Uncanny X-Men (1981) #524 X-Men: Second Coming (2010) #2 New Mutants (2009) #15, 17-22 X-Men: Legacy (2008) #246 New Mutants (2009) #25, 27-28 Wolverine and the X-Men: Alpha & Omega (2012) #4-5 New Mutants (2009) #33

Regenesis & Utopians

Following the schism between Cyclops and Wolverine, Xuân followed Wolverine to Westchester where she once again found work at the school. After Utopia was abandoned she joined a group known as the Utopians.

Astonishing X-Men (2004) #48-56, Annual 1 New Mutants (2009) #44, 49 Avengers vs. X-Men (2012) #11 New Mutants (2009) #50 Astonishing X-Men (2004) #57-59 X-Termination (2013) #1 Astonishing X-Men (2004) #60 Age of Apocalypse (2012) #14 X-Treme X-Men (2012) #13 X-Termination (2013) #2 Astonishing X-Men (2004) #62-66, 68 All New X-Men (2013) #40-41 New Mutants: Dead Souls (2018) #1, 4, 6 Uncanny X-Men (2018) #12-19 War of the Realms: Uncanny X-Men (2019) #1-3

Krakoa

Like most mutants, Xuân moved to the island nation of Krakoa, where she rejoined the New Mutants...again and underwent the crucible in order to give her twin brother another chance at life.

New Mutants (2019) #1-2, 5, 7, 9-11, 14-19 Marvel's Voices: Pride (2021) #1L New Mutants (2019) #20-24, 26, 30-31 Love Unlimited Infinity Comic (2022) #31-36 New Mutants: Lethal Legion (2023) #1-5

Extra:

The 2023 Magneto series goes back over some New Mutants (1983) things to bring back Magneto the teacher, Xuân's in it and it's written by JMD so you know I had to recommend it!

[milkydraws8]

Hey milky!!! I just wanna say two things: firstly, I love, love, LOVE you're work. My sister and I practically worship it. Secondly, do u have any reading recs for marvel? I'm a big DC girly and wanna get my toes wet with thst sweet Stan Lee goodness... OKAY THANKS LOVE U BYE!!!!!!!!!!!!

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also forewarning, im not a marvel head but some reccs under the cut

THINGS TO KNOW

Unlike DC, Marvel doesn't reset their timeline, they scale it. The Avengers you see in 1963 are the exact same Avengers you see in 2024, but every so often events are pushed around to keep the characters modern.

There's a few major events/storylines that shake up the status quo both in and out of universe

Kree-Skrull War (1971) Secret Wars (1984-1985) Infinity Trilogy (1991-1993) Introduction of Marvel 2099 (1992) MC2 (1998) Introduction of Ultimate Marvel (2000) House of M (2005) Civil War (2006) Secret Invasion (2008) Fear Itself (2011) Avengers v. X-Men (2012) Age of Ultron (2013) Secret Wars (2015) Civil War II (2016)

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INTRODUCTIONS These cover the origins for many of Marvel's big dogs. They're just fantastic introductions to various teams and characters, as well as the general feel for the world.

Mythos Six issues that serve as introductions to The Fantastic Four, X-Men, Hulk, Captain America, Ghost Rider, and Spider-Man.

MARVELS 4 Issues chronicling Marvel's history, from their 'Golden Age' to the 90's.

Avengers Origins Five issues that serve as introductions to The Vision, Thor, Luke Cage, Ant-Man & The Wasp, and Scarlet Witch & Quicksilver

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STATUS QUO Now that you're familiar with the big shots, here's some stuff you can jump into. Don't be afraid to skip as many issues as you'd like. Hell, skip years at a time if you wish.

Fantastic Four (1961)

Uncanny X-Men (1963)

Avengers (1963)

Daredevil (1964)

New Mutants (1983)

The Sensational She-Hulk by John Byrne (1984)

Weapon X by Barry Windsor-Smith (1993)

Alias By Brian Michael Bendis (2001)

She-Hulk (2004)

New Avengers (2004)

She-Hulk (2005)

House of M

Age of Ultron

Astonishing X-Men

Fantastic Four by Waid and Wieringo

Hickman's Fantastic Four

Uncanny Avengers (2012)

Ms. Marvel (2014)

Spider-Woman (2020)

Wasp (2023)

These are just all the guys I like off the top of my head, I'm sure I'm forgetting even a lot of my darlings. I'm also very much a Marvel noob, so try looking up omnibuses for characters/teams you're interested in or just can't get enough of. Half of my faves I locked in on because of something I learned in passing dialogue, or just cause I liked their costume.

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OTHER These guys are off-shoots of 616 and best enjoyed after you've got a solid grasp on the world/universe

MC2 Marvel Comics 2 was a series of comics in the 90s that take place in an alternate future of the Marvel Universe

Spider-Man 2099 (1992)

Spider-Girl (1998)

Old Man Logan

What-Ifs (Literally just look up Marvel What Ifs and read whatever)

The 'The End' Series Kinda the opposite of Mythos, gives various endings to different characters/teams. Pretty wild at times

Spider-Man Noir (2009)

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A few names I never really called out but ought to put out there Carol Danvers, Hank Pym, The Defenders, Doctor Strange, The Illuminati, The Guardians of the Galaxy, Patsy Walker, Venom, and SHIELD. Also Deadpool's fun!

[nsfwmiamiart]

Incoming Text for @zoesaldana and @rosariodawson: Title: Meanwhile in the Musk-Kendra Universe.

Dear Zoe and Rosario,

Did you notice that Kendra Lust doesn't have an Instagram account anymore? Do you know why?

She still has a Twitter/X account, but no IG. Don’t you see what this means?

Kendra is Elon's porn wifey now, and that’s what it means. She is loyal to Elon.

Did you see her latest Twitter post? She’s in Abu Dhabi—guess what she’s doing there?

I changed Kendra Lust’s life by giving her visibility on my blogs. If you don’t believe me, you can ask her; she will confirm.

Kendra is now the most powerful woman in Hollywood.

Kendra has the most powerful men in the world chasing her pussy.

Kendra quote: "Pussy is power"

Now, I’ll let you decide who the most powerful woman in Hollywood is now.

Also, put on your thinking caps and find ways to profit from your friendship with Kendra; she has power now.

One last question for you both: "Did I teach you some game or what?"

I’m encouraging you to ride the coattails of Kendra and even find some Dominican or Puerto Rican women to follow her into her sex parties with billionaires and Hollywood celebrities. I’m sure your Hispanic escorts will bring home lots of dough for both of you.

I’m the greatest pimp in America. No one knows what I do behind the scenes. I’m on the phone with all my porn wifeys, and they are making lots of dough, thanks to me.

I get blowjobs for breakfast, lunch, and dinner from all my porn wifeys.

Plural blowjobs, not one—plural.

All you have to do is find Puerto Rican baddies and Dominican baddies to follow Kendra Lust when she has her many sex parties; she will help your Hispanic baddies find jobs in the sex industry.

Kendra is the biggest female pimp in the porn industry, and you all wonder why I'm in love with her. It's because she supplies a never-ending list of hot women ready to fuck on command, and that’s heaven on earth, in my opinion.

Elon Musk is the happiest man on earth right now because I introduced him to his porn wifey, Kendra Lust.

Ask her; she will confirm. Elon and Kendra are madly in love now.

I hope you’re smart enough to see the big opportunity in becoming friends with porn actresses like Kendra Lust. She is very powerful—don’t underestimate her. She’s the most sought-after porn actress in the world. She has Indian billionaires, Western billionaires, and UAE billionaires in her DMs asking to fuck.

Zoe and Rosario, don’t be stupid. Be humble and ask her to teach you some game. You will be astonished at what she knows about the sex world in Hollywood.

Kendra Lust is my best friend, and I'm not ashamed to say it.

Okay, this chat was fun.

Love you, Zoe & Rosario! Have fun—big hugs for you.

Angelo (Crown Prince) (I have a love story with Kendra since 2006)

Kendra Lust Twitter: @KendraLust Elon Musk Twitter: @elonmusk

P.S.:

Synopsis of the Letter:

The letter discusses Kendra Lust's recent absence from Instagram, suggesting that her loyalty lies with Elon Musk, whom she is romantically linked to. It highlights the transformative impact the writer claims to have had on Kendra's career through increased visibility on their blogs. The writer asserts that Kendra is now a powerful figure in Hollywood, attracting attention from influential men globally.

Additionally, the letter encourages Zoe and Rosario to leverage their friendship with Kendra for financial gain, suggesting they explore connections within the entertainment industry. The writer expresses admiration for Kendra and encourages the recipients to seek her guidance to navigate the complexities of the sex industry in Hollywood. Overall, the tone is informal and emphasizes the potential benefits of networking with Kendra.

[afaimscorner]

30 essentielle X-Runs:

Das hier sind 30-Runs, die ich für essentiell halte, weil sie gut sind und gelesen werden sollten. Runs, die hier fehlen, fehlen aus Gründen, meistens weil mich etwas an ihnen gestört hat und sie deswegen in Wahrheit eben nicht gut waren, auch wenn andere das anders sehen dürften. Andere fehlen weil ich nur 30 Runs aus diversen Mutanten-Titeln seit den 60ern ausgewählt habe, und daher manches einfach außen vor bleiben musste. Wie im Fall meiner 97 besten Storylines, ist diese Liste chronologisch gehalten. Annuals und Specials vom entsprechenden Autor, die während des jeweiligen Runs (oder kurz danach) erschienen sind, werden nicht extra erwähnt, werden aber in den jeweiligen Run miteingerechnet:

Roy Thomas’ Run  (mit Gast-Autoren): X-Men 20 (1966)- X-Men 66 (1970)

Chris Claremonts Haupt-Run: X-Men 94 (1975) –Uncanny X-Men 280 (1991) + X-Men (2nd Series) 1-3 (1991)

Chris Claremonts New Mutants-Run: Marvel Graphic Novel 4 (1982) + New Mutants 1 (1983)- New Mutants 54 (1987)+ New Mutants 63 (1988)

Louise Simonsons X-Factor-Run: X-Factor 6 (1986)-X-Factor 64 (1991)

Chris Claremonts Excalibur-Run: Excalibur: The Sword is Drawn (1987)+ Excalibur 1 (1988)-Excalibur 34 (1991)

Larry Hamas Wolverine-Run: Wolverine (2nd Series) 31 (1990)-Wolverine (2nd Series) 118 (1997)

Peter Davids 1ster X-Factor Run: X-Factor 70 (1991)- X-Factor 89 (1993)

Fabian Niciezas X-Force Run: X-Force 13 (1992)-X-Force 43 (1995)

Scott Lobdells Generation X-Run: Generation X 1 (1994)-Generation X 28 (1997)

John Francis Moores X-Force Run: X-Force 63 (1997)-X-Force 100 (2000)

Robinsons und Caseys Cable-Run: Cable 44 (1997)- Cable 70 (1999)

Chris Claremonts X-Treme X-Men Run: X-Treme X-Men 1 (2001)-X-Treme X-Men 46 (2004)+ X-Treme-X-Men: Savage Land 1-4 (2001)

Exiles 1st Series (vor Claremont): Exiles 1 (2001)-Exiles 89 (2007)

Chuck Austens X-Men-Run: Uncanny X-Men 410 (2002)-Uncanny X-Men 443 (2004)+New X-Men 155 (2004)-X-Men 164 (2nd Series) (2005)

Frank Tieris Weapon X: Weapon X (2nd Series) 1 (2002)-28 (2004)

New Mutants (2nd Series)+New X-Men: Acadamy X: New Mutants (2nd Series) 1 (2003)-New Mutants (2nd Series) 13 (2004)+ New X-Men: Academy X 1-19: (2004-2005) + New X-Men: Hellions 1-4 (2004)

Joss Whedons X-Men-Run: Astonishing X-Men (3rd Series) 1-24+ Giant Sized Astonishing X-Men 1 (2004-2008)

Kyles und Yosts New X-Men-Run: New X-Men (2nd Series) 20 (2006)-46 (2008)

Peter Davids 2ter X-Factor-Run: X-Factor (3rd Series) 1 (2006)-X-Factor 275 (2013)+ All New X-Factor 1 (2014)-All New X-Factor 20 (2015)

Rick Remenders Uncanny X-Force-Run: Uncanny X-Force 1 (2010)-Uncanny X-Force 35 (2013)

Mike Careys X-Men-Run: X-Men (2nd Series) 188- (2006) – X-Men Legacy 260 (2012)

Zeb Wells New Mutants-Run: New Mutants (3rd Series) 1 (2009)-New Mutants (3rd Series) 21 (2011)

Jason Aarons X-Men-Run: Wolverine and the X-Men 1-42 (2011-2014)

Brian Michael Bendis Uncanny X-Men-Run: Uncanny X-Men (3rd Series) 1 (2013)- Uncanny X-Men 600 (2015)

Cullen Bunns Magneto-Run: Magneto (2nd Series) 1-21 (2014-2015)

Tom Taylors Wolverine-Run: All New Wolverine 1- (2016)-All New Wolverine 35 (2018)

Generation X (2nd Series): Generation X (2nd Series 1)- Generation X 87 (2017-1018)

Marc Guggenheims X-Men Gold-Run: X-Men Gold 1-31 (2017-2018)

Kelly Thompsons Mr. and Mrs. X-Run: Mr. And Mrs. X 1-12 (2018-2019)

Tom Taylors X-Men-Run: X-Men Red 1-12 (2018-2019)

[michaelcosio]

Warren Ellis advice on Storytelling "You Write for Yourself!" Story Tips for Comics /Heroes Con 2006

Since we get so many questions about storytelling and writing advice here at Comic-Jutsu, we are sharing a vintage clip from Heroes Convention 2006 when writer Warren Ellis shared his thoughts on writing with the crowd. "Write for yourself!" Footage not usable without permission. Contact us at comicjutsu (AT) gmail.com.

Warren Girard Ellis (born 16 February 1968) is a British comic book writer, novelist, and screenwriter. He is best known as the co-creator of several original comics series, including Transmetropolitan (1997–2002), Global Frequency (2002–2004) and Red (2003–2004), which was adapted into the feature films Red (2010) and Red 2 (2013). Ellis is the author of the novels Crooked Little Vein (2007) and Gun Machine (2013) and the novella Normal (2016).

A prolific comic book writer, Ellis has written several Marvel series, including Astonishing X-Men, Thunderbolts, Moon Knight and the "Extremis" story arc of Iron Man, which was the basis for the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Iron Man 3 (2013). Ellis created The Authority and Planetary for WildStorm, and wrote a run of Hellblazer for Vertigo and James Bond for Dynamite Entertainment. Ellis wrote the video games Hostile Waters (2001), Cold Winter (2005), and Dead Space (2008). He also wrote the animated TV movie G.I. Joe: Resolute (2009) and served as the head writer on the acclaimed animated Netflix series Castlevania (2017–2021).

Ellis is well known for sociocultural commentary, both through his online presence and through his writing, which covers transhumanist (most notably nanotechnology, cryonics, mind transfer and human enhancement) and folkloric themes, often in combination with each other. He is a humanist and former patron of Humanists UK, a charity focused on promoting humanism and advancing secularism.[1] He is a resident of Southend-on-Sea, England.

from Comic-Jutsu

[petrerpkr]

Scott & Jean comic reading order

Comic timeline & reading order + here

2000-2024

Scott

X-Men First Class(2007)

X-Men Season One(2012)

X-Men Origins – Cyclops(2010)

Cyclops (2001)

New X-Men(2001) #114-141

X-Men (2004) #157 -174

X-Men: Phoenix – Endsong (2005)

X-Men: Phoenix – Warsong (2006)

Young X-men (2008)

Astonishing X-Men Vol. 3 (2004)

X-Men: Endangered Species(2007)

X-Men : Messiah Complex(2007)/reading order

X-Men : Messiah War(2009)/reading order

Avengers/X-Men: Utopia(2009)/Utopia

Nation X (2010)/reading order

X-Men : Second Coming/reading order (2010)

Uncanny X-Men #534.1; 535–539 (2011)

Uncanny X-Men #540–544(2011)

Uncanny X-Men (vol. 2) #1 -10(2012)

X-Men: Prelude to Schism(2011)

X men Schism(2011)/reading order

Avengers vs. X-Men + AvX: Consequences  /reading order

Uncanny X-Men Vol. 3 (2013)

All-New X-Men (2013)

Battle of the Atom

Cyclops Vol. 3 (2014)

Death of X #1 (2016) +

inhumans Vs X-Men

All-New X-Men Vol. 2 (2016)

Champions Vol. 2 (2016)

X-Men: Blue (2017)

X-Men: Gold #13 #14 #15

Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of Jean Grey (2018)

Uncanny X-Men v5 .Annual 1(2019)+ Uncanny X-Men #11 to #22(2019)

X-Men (2019)

House of x/power of x

X-Men by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus

X-Men (2024)

Jean

Phoenix Saga (1976) – X-Men #101-108

Dark Phoenix Saga (1980) – X-Men #129-137

New X-Men #114 -154(2001)

X-Men: Phoenix Endsong + Phoenix warsong (2005) &(2006)

All-New X-Men (2013)

Battle of the Atom

The Trial of Jean Grey

All-New X-Men Vol. 2 (2016)

Inhumans vs. X-Men

X-Men: Blue (2017)

Jean Grey (2017)

Generations: Phoenix & Jean Grey (2017)

Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of Jean Grey (2018)

X-Men: Red (2018)

X-Force (2019)

Giant-Size X-Men: Jean Grey & Emma Frost

Wolverine (2020) #1 #2 #17 #20

X-Men (2019-2024)

Hellfire Gala (2022-2023)

Immortal X-Men (2022)

Uncanny X-Men vol 5 (2019)

House of x (2019)/power of x (2019)

X-Force (2020)

Cable (2020)

X-Men: The Trial of Magneto (2021)

Dark Web (2022)

Dark Web: X-Men (2022)

Original X-Men (2023)

Jean Grey (2023)

X-Men: Forever (2024)

Fall of the House of X/Rise of the Powers of X(2024)

Phoenix (2024)

[apaneladay]

John Cassaday Astonishing X-Men Vol. 3 #14 (2006) Published by Marvel Comics Illustration for the cover

[nightmareinfloral]

Icarus & Aero- Where to Read?

Two of the lesser known Guthrie family mutants, Jay (Icarus) and Melody (Aero) both possess the power of flight, Jay through his wings and Mel through aerokinesis. Below the cut is all their appearances and mentions, together and separate, as well as some important Guthrie family storylines, updated as of April 2024.

Rom (1979) Annual 3

The New Mutants (1983) 42

X-Force (1991) 36

X-Men (1991) 36

Uncanny X-Men (1981) Annual ‘95

What If…? (1989) 92

Generation X (1994) 23

Uncanny X-Men (1981) 437-440

New Mutants (2003) 9

Uncanny X-Men (1981) 441, 444

New X-Men (2004) 1

X-Men (1991) 157

Uncanny X-Men (1981) 445

X-Men Unlimited (2004) 3

X-Men (1991) 158

New X-Men (2004) 2-3

X-Men (1991) 159

New X-Men (2004) 4-5

X-Men (1991) 162

New X-Men (2004) 6

X-Men (1991) 164

New X-Men (2004) 7

X-Men (1991) 165

New X-Men (2004) 8-9

Astonishing X-Men (2004) 8

New X-Men (2004) 10-14

Uncanny X-Men (1981) 460-461

New X-Men (2004) 15

New X-Men: Academy X Yearbook Special (2005) 1

House of M (2005) 8

New X-Men (2004) 20-21

X-Men: The 198 Files (2006) 1

New X-Men (2004) 22

Uncanny X-Men (1981) 469

New X-Men (2004) 23-24

New Avengers (2004) 17

New X-men (2004) 25

New Avengers (2004) 18

New X-Men (2004) 26-29, 32

New Warriors (2007) 2

X-Men (1991) 203

X-Men: Legacy (2008) 260.1

Origins of Marvel Comics: X-Men (2010) 1

Avengers World (2014) 17

Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of Jean Grey (2017) 4

Fearless (2019) 1-4

X-Men (2019) 7

X-Factor (2020) 5

New Mutants (2019) 14

Way of X (2021) 1

X-Force (2019) 32

X-Men: Before the Fall - Mutant First Strike (2023) 1

X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic (2021) 101

[616rogue]

hey! so I really want to get into comic books I've read a few before in the saga series but I was wondering where do you start with xmen? I'm so confused about the order which is why I've haven't started the marvel ones either Is there a guide or something? thanks

hi! comics are very messy and confusing in general, but the x-men's time-line is quite complicated. the x-men have been around since the 60s and are among the most popular superhero teams of all time, so there's a lot of content from them. before i start with this guide, keep in mind that you don't have and shouldn't read all of those titles. there's a lot of content, and you should just read the ones you're truly interested in, and skip the ones you don't like. the concept of canon is really subjetive, and it's really up to you and your interpretation of these titles.

this guide is not as detailed or accurate as i would like. this is just my take on which titles i think you should read, or at least keep in mind. either way, i hope it's useful to you.

x-men, the reading order:

uncanny x-men (1963) → this title is a must read. it's the debut of the x-men as a team, and it has more than #500 issues. this title is probably the main x-men comic-book, because it has a lot of x-men classics. i recommend you to read the following issues: uncanny x-men (1963) [#1 - #93], giant size x-men (1975) #1, uncanny x-men (1963) [#94 - #100], uncanny x-men (1963) [#101 - #108 + #129 - #138] (phoenix/dark phoenix saga). then, continue with the following issues that contain these classic x-men stories, such as: days of the future past, the brood saga, mutant massacre, fall of the mutants, inferno, x-tinction agenda, muir island saga, x-cutioner's song.

x-men (1991) → this title is a must read. alongside uncanny x-men (1963), x-men (1991) is a classic, and it has more than #200 issues. i sugest you to read x-men (1991) [#1 - #109] and go thought the age of apocalypse saga, onslaught, etc.

new x-men (2001) → this title is a must read. it contains key events that shaped modern x-men comics considerably. it contains more than #40 issues.

x-treme x-men (2001) → this title is not as important as the previous ones, but it is interesting. the main plot revolves around the destiny's diaries storyline.

astonishing x-men (2004) → this title is a must read. it contains more than #60 issues and it has a lot of memorable moments. the plot revolves around a genetic cure that is able to neutralize/erase mutant powers.

house of m (2006) → this title is a must read. this event is very significant to the x-men, and it completely changes the status quo of mutantkind.

then, you should read the following storylines, in this order: supernovas, endangered species, messiah complex, dark x-men, utopia, nation x, necrosha, second coming, age of x, schism, avengers vs. x-men. all these storylines are scatered around a lot of x-titles, such as:

uncanny x-men (1963) [#492 - #544], x-men (1991) [#188 - #207], x-men: legacy (2008) [#208 - #275], x-men (2010), x-men: schism (2011), x-men: regenesis (2011), uncanny x-men (2012), avengers vs. x-men (2012), uncanny x-men (2013), x-men (2013), uncanny x-men (2016).

after that, a new era starts:

uncanny avengers (2012), wolverine and the x-men (2015), all-new x-men (2016), death of x (2016), inhumans vs. x-men (2016), astonishing x-men (2017), x-men: gold (2017), x-men: blue (2017).

those are the main titles and storylines that you should keep in mind to get into the x-men and their story. in 2019, the x-men universe got rebooted and a new era started, called dawn of x. to follow the events of the dawn of x era, you should read:

house of x (2019), powers of x (2019), x-men (2019) + x-men (2021).

that would be a really rough and general reading order for the x-men comics. the x-men have a lot of subdivisions/secondary teams, like new mutants, x-force, x-factor, excalibur, generation x, etc. those teams are also key parts on the x-men story, but they aren't main titles. you could take a look at those titles, but if you decide to skip them, it wouldn't really make a huge diference.

i tried to summarize it the best way i could. i hope this was helpful to you!

[thequiver]

Part 2 below!

X-Corporation and Decimation

Following X-Force's break-up, Sam joined X-Corporation, an international mutant task-force. During this time, Sam rekindled his relationship with Lila Cheney at the suggestion of Charles Xavier and would then re-join the main X-Men team prior to the Decimation Event in the wake of M-Day. This is a pretty messy period for Sam (and for his friends), so things do seem to jump around a bit in places.

New X-Men (2001) #128, 130 (small appearances, but help set the tone for this section) X-Men Unlimited (1993) #43A X-Treme X-Men (2001) #24-36, 40-45 New Mutants (2003) #13 X-Treme X-Men (2001) #46 Uncanny X-Men (1981) #444-447 X-Men Unlimited (204) #3B X-Force (2004) #2-6 Cable and Deadpool (2004) #15-18

Post M-Day

During this period, Sam rejoins the X-Men (as led by Nightcrawler and Bishop) and struggled with the death of his brother, Jay. And Sam's experiences in this era do not get better from there. Nobody in X-Comics is having a good time after M-Day, but Sam's having a particularly bad time.

I (Heart) Marvel: My Mutant Heart (2006) #1C (literally the worst characterized SamLila we've seen so far lmao) Uncanny X-Men (1981) #469-474, Annual 2006 New X-Men (2004) #24-28, 32 X-Men (1991) #188-198 Cable and Deadpool (2004) #40 X-Men (1991) #199-204 X-Men: Endangered Species (2007) #1 X-Men: Divided We Stand (2008) #1A (SAM ISSUE OF ALL TIME BABEY) Young X-Men (2008) #3-6 Uncanny X-Men (1981) #503 (kinda plays into the "all Appalachians are racist" stereotype, but over all not *terrible*) Cable (2008) #6 Secret Invasion: X-Men (2008) #1-2, 4 Wolverine: Origins (2006) #33-35 Astonishing Tales: Mojoworld (2008) #1-6

New Mutants 2 Electric Boogaloo

Following Illyana's return from a tormentuous nightmare, the New Mutants reform and kick things off with New Mutants (2009), the opening arc of which features Legion. This period has a lot of strife with Sam and the idea of leadership, Legion existing and the nonsense that follows him, Illyana and the nonsense that follows her, and a whole SLEW of events. Necrosha, Nation X, Second Coming, Heroic Age, Age of X, Regenesis, X-Men: Legacy, and Avengers vs. X-Men ALL happen in this 4-ish year period of comics. This is an incredibly messy and horrible time for the X-Men, and shit's fucked, and not only is shit fucked but nobody knows shit about fuck so it's just a BAD TIME.

New Mutants (2009) #1-10 Nation X (2010) #3 (just a tiny bit of Sam getting trusted to lead a farming venture) New Mutants (2009) #11-12 X-Men: Legacy (2008) #235 X-Force (2008) #26 Second Coming: Prepare (2010) #1 X-Men: Hellbound (2010) #1-3 New Mutants (2009) #15, 17-21 Age of X: Alpha (2011) #1 X-Men: Legacy (2008) #245-247 New Mutants (2009) #24 X-Men: Legacy (2008) #248 New Mutants (2009) #25, 28 X-Men: Regenesis (2011) #1 X-Men: Legacy (2008) #260.1 New Mutants (2009) #33 X-Men: Legacy (2008) #261-265 New Mutants (2009) #44 Wolverine and the X-Men (2011) #9 X-Men: Legacy (2008) #266-267 Avengers vs. X-Men (2012) #10-11 New Mutants (2009) #50

Avengers

Following Avengers vs. X-Men, the Avengers realized that maybe being passive in the face of multiple extinction attempts on the mutants was bad and decided to be more publicly pro-mutant. Sam was invited to join the Avengers as a result, and he and Sunspot joined together. This period of Sam's life covers several comic events (Infinity, Axis, Time Runs Out, Secret Wars 2015, and Civil War II). It's during this era that Sam's relationship with Izzy Kane is formed, a relationship that I have never seen a single person enjoy so....have fun with that. There is also the inherent issue with the complete lack of acknowledgement of Sam's parentification and how that would impact him having a child.

Avengers (2013) #1-6, 9, 11 Fearless Defenders (2013) #9 Avengers (2013) #14-17 Infinity (2013) #1 Avengers (2013) #18-19 Captain Marvel (2012) #16 Avengers (2013) #20, 22-23 Avengers A.I. (2013) #8 All New Marvel NOW! Point One (2014) #1 Avengers World (2014) #1-2, 9-10, 141 Avengers (2013) #24, 35-36, 38-40 Avengers World (2014) #17-18 Avengers (2013) #42-44 New Avengers (2015) #10-18

U.S. Avengers

Sam starts off this era splitting his time between Berto's Avengers and Izzy, but quickly becomes homesick and wants to spend more time on Earth. He then chooses to quit the team and gets embroiled in a whole lot of very complicated things that all happen in not a lot of comics. This period of comics touches on the Secret Empire event.

U.S. Avengers (2017) #1-12 Avengers (2017) #675-678, 684-690

X-Force 2 Electric Boogaloo

Following the Avengers' return home and the disaster time that was Sam's stint as an Avenger- Cable decided he was getting the band back together and then very shortly after also died, and so X-Force reunited for a short time.

Cable (2017) #158 Extermination (2018) 2-5 Uncanny X-Men (2018) #1-10 X-Force (2018) #1-10

Krakoa

Sam and his family would become involved with the mutant ethnostate of Krakoa (his sister, Melody, being the first to die in the Crucible). Despite his strong connections to earth, Sam is also connected to the Shi'ar through Izzy and things get... a bit complicated.

X-Men (2019) #7, 9 New Mutants (2019) #2, 5, 7 X-Men (2019) #17 Cable: Reloaded (2021) #1 S.W.O.R.D. (2020) #9-10 The Secret X-Men (2022) #1 (one of the SamBerto issues of ALL TIME) X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic (2021) #24-25, 39-40, 1010

Fall of X

All terrible governments must come to an end and so too did Krakoa, and not to prove my favorite poet, T.S. Eliot, wrong, but this went out with a bang and not with a whimper- and right as Sam was becoming an X-Man again too.

X-Men: Hellfire Gala (2023) #1 X-Men: Hellfire Gala Last Rites Infinity Comic (2023) #1 X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic (2021) #142 Dead X-Men (2024) #1-4

EXTRA:

The 2023 Magneto series goes back over some New Mutants (1983) things to bring back Magneto the teacher, and Sam's in it and it's written by JMD so you know it's good.

Who is...Sam Guthrie | Cannonball? - A Reading Guide

Sam Guthrie is an X-Men and Avengers affiliated mutant from Marvel Comics. Sam is the oldest of the nine Guthrie children and is the definition of parentification having dropped out of high school to work in the coal mines that killed his father (in either a mine accident or through black lung depending on your preferred retcon). Sam's powers would manifest during a mining accident and allowed him to blast through the rock to safety. Sam would then join the team he's most associated with, the New Mutants. Sam's story is one of overcoming adversities, determination, and of healing. Some of Sam's earlier stories show him being groomed by Lila Cheney and the adults in charge of his safety enabling her.

Sam is also excellent Appalachian representation and is one of the first Appalachian main characters to not be ashamed of being Appalachian while simultaneously not being based on hillbilly humor.

You'll find a reading list under the cut! The list will need to be posted in multiple parts due to length, subsequent parts will be added as reblogs.

Part 1 below!

Introduction and New Mutants Era

Sam's first team immediately after introduction was the original New Mutants (1983). Throughout this period Sam develops the close bonds he's known for, particularly with teammates Roberto Da Costa (Sunspot), Dani Moonstar (Mirage), and Rahne Sinclair (Wolfsbane). New Mutants was written by Chris Claremont and while wonderful, drops the ball in many places, one of which being the way that Sam's dialect is written and the sort of general understanding of Appalachia, as well as a refusal to acknowledge that Sam's relationship with Lila Cheney was based upon grooming. The issue that introduces Lila to Sam's story will have a red asterisk and a trigger warning next to it.

Marvel Graphic Novel (1981) #4 New Mutants (1983) #1-12 Marvel Team-Up (1972) # Annual 6 New Mutants (1983) #13-21 Rom (1982) #Annual 3 New Mutants (1983) # Annual 1 * (TW: Grooming) New Mutants (1983) #23-25 Marvel Team-Up (1972) #149 New Mutants (1983) #29 (Lila is in this issue) New Mutants (1983) #30-34 New Mutants Special Edition (1985) #1 Uncanny X-Men (1981) #201 (definitely not a necessary issue, but it's one that highlights that Sam IS smart, he's just really bad at technology) New Mutants (1983) #37 Firestar (1986) #2 New Mutants (1983) #38-40, 42-44, Annual 2, 45-51, Annual 3, 52 Fallen Angels (1987) #1 (this issue is a good look into Sam and Berto's relationship) New Mutants (1983) #53-66 Spellbound (1988) #4 (Lila's in this issue and you can see the way she almost treats Sam like an accessory) New Mutants (1983) #Annual 4A-B, 67-76, Annual 5A, 77-92, Annual 6A Wolverine: Rahne of Terra (not incredibly Sam focused and it's a bit..different, but what there is of Sam I like) New Mutants (1983) #93-100, Annual 7A

X-Force, X-Men, and X-Force Again

After the end of New Mutants, under the direction of Cable, Sam helped found the team, X-Force, and would be appointed Cable's second-in-command. While in New Mutants we got to see a Sam Guthrie who was coming into his powers, X-Force really gives us a glimpse of a Sam Guthrie who is starting to really apply those powers and who is starting to highlight why the character has come to be known as a powerhouse. During this period we see Sam go from a member of X-Force, to becoming a fully fledged X-Men, and then see him re-join X-Force until the team is disbanded. The change from X-Force to X-Men to X-Force are not represented in different sections as there is still overlap in Sam's character interactions and throughout his period on the X-Men, his former X-Force affiliation is an important factor that helps inform his choices and his outlook on situations, although I have tried to signify the changes with breaks in the text block.

New Warriors (1990) # Annual 1A Uncanny X-Men (1981) #Annual 15A X-Factor (1986) #Annual 6A X-Force (1991) #1-3 Spider-Man (1990) #16 X-Force (1991) #4-5 X-Factor (1986) #77 X-Force (1991) #Annual 1C, 6-15 X-Cutioner's Song Event (this links you to a reading list I made for the event) X-Men (1991) #17 New Warriors (1990) #31 X-Force (1991) #19-26, Annual 2, 27-29, 32-33 New Warriors (1990) #46 X-Force (1991) #34-37 Cable (1993) #15 X-Factor (1986) #106 X-Force (1991) #38 Excalibur (1988) #82 X-Force (1991) #39-45 Uncanny X-Men (1981) #323-325 Wolverine (1988) #93

Uncanny X-Men '95 (1995) #1 X-Men: Clan Destine (1996) #1 Wolverine (1998) #96 X-Force (1991) #48 X-Force and Cable '95 (1995) #1 X-Men vs. The Brood (1996) #1-2 X-Force (1991) #51 X-Men (1991) #48 Wolverine (1988) #99-100 Uncanny X-Men (1981) #332 Wolverine (1988) #101 Uncanny X-Men (1981) #334 X-Men (1991) #54 Onslaught: X-Men (1996) #1 Uncanny X-Men (1981) #335 Cable (1993) #36 Beast (1997) #1-3 X-Men (1991) #59 Uncanny X-Men (1981) #340 X-Men (1991) #60 Wolverine (1988) #111 Uncanny X-Men (1981) #341-342, Annual '97 The Incredible Hulk (1962) #455 X-Men (1991) #62-66 Wolverine (1988) #115-118 Uncanny X-Men (1981) #350 X-Men (1991) #70 New Mutants: Truth or Death (1997) #1-3 X-Men (1991) #71-72, 75-76 Uncanny X-Men (1981) #355 Alpha Flight (1997) #9 X-Men (1991) #77-78 Uncanny X-Men/Fantastic Four Annual '98 (1998) #1 X-Men (1991) #79

X-Force (1991) #83-84 X-Force/Champions Annual '98 (1998) #1 X-Force (1991) #85-93 Uncanny X-Men (1981) #375 (Sam's only in the beginning of this one) X-Force (1991) # Annual '99, 94-98 Cable (1993) #73-75 X-Force (1991) #99-117

Part 2 to follow soon as I've hit the link limit!