The “X-Men are my comic book blind spot” to X-Men mega fan pipeline is super real.

@davidtaylor142

6 күн бұрын

X-Men is arguably the only consistently good comic series

@Mr.DelicateTouch

6 күн бұрын

@@davidtaylor142 Daredevil, Moon Knight, Pre-OMD Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, Batman, Superman, Flash, and Green Lantern are some other consistently great comic series. Edit: Since this clearly needs to be clarified, I’m talking primarily about PRE-OMD Spider-Man comics, specifically in the 70’s, 80’s, early 90’s, and early 2000’s. The Clone Saga in the late 90’s and OMD in 2007 are when things got bad.

@davidtaylor142

6 күн бұрын

@@Mr.DelicateTouch I'm a huge spidey apologist and even I won't touch OMD

@TheKryce

6 күн бұрын

​@@davidtaylor142 Daredevil would like a word

@Pearlem

6 күн бұрын

@@Mr.DelicateTouch Spiderman consistently good? Do you actually read the comics?

As a fan of classic Spider-Man, the advice "it's ok to skip comics if they seem stupid or boring" is extremely relevant

@kbbd6999

6 күн бұрын

Yeah cuz I decided to start reading both Spider-Man and X-Men from the first issue onwards, and early Spider-Man is at least weird enough to catch my attention most of the time but a lot of early X-Men was just boring.

@davidtaylor142

6 күн бұрын

@@kbbd6999 early Spider-Man is fun until around issue 70 when it gets really good

@zoomerjack5435

6 күн бұрын

The less said about the issue where it’s revealed Peter Parker was molested or the one where Gwen Stacy carried Norman Osborn’s twins, the better.

@davidtaylor142

6 күн бұрын

@@zoomerjack5435 neither of those are classic technically but yeah

@rickrivers2021

6 күн бұрын

Classic Spider-Man isn't boring though? Arguably the best Silver Age title

Marcus becoming an X-men nerd was the outcome no one expected from him watching all the movies in a row

@viderevero1338

6 күн бұрын

Jokes on you, I did. No one can resist the pull of X Men comics.

@dajokahbaby1506

6 күн бұрын

It was his destiny as a black nerd

@WCOBDisorder

6 күн бұрын

I've also been marathons them and just finished DoFP, so I guess I am the target audience of this video

@CIII328

5 күн бұрын

@@dajokahbaby1506 As a black nerd who got into X-Men in the first grade, it really does feel like destiny 😭

@theamazingspooderman2697

4 күн бұрын

​@@dajokahbaby1506 😂

This arc on the channel of Marcus becoming the world's biggest X-Men stan outside Comics Explained has been very entertaining. Can't wait for the Bad Movie Picture Show but it's just the Chuck Austen run

@skeletorthepublicnuisance6707

6 күн бұрын

World’s biggest is a HUGE stretch

@ricniks4619

6 күн бұрын

Ikr I wanna see this arc end by having these 2 nerds sit down and have a trivia of X-Men

@RunnyElephant44

6 күн бұрын

Slowly to it youll see​@@skeletorthepublicnuisance6707

@MusicoftheDamned

6 күн бұрын

I kept half-expecting him to troll by recommending the terrible Chuck Austen run despite rightfully warning people away from the very first run of _X-Men_ and especially from the sheer stupidity of the _Avengers vs. X-men_ crossover.

@BeazerProductions

6 күн бұрын

@@MusicoftheDamnedUgh, AvX. The classic Marvel event where they have heroes fight but they can't write each side well enough to make it a compelling debate so they just make one of the groups of heroes act evil.

“When the world needed him most” HE DELIVERED!!

@Elvusmiw

6 күн бұрын

Way to subvert the catch phrase. It's better now

@vincenta8652

6 күн бұрын

Marcus, as a fan of the show Where do I start reading the x man comics?

"It's okay to skip some storylines in Claremont's run" Yeah that makes sense "Like the issue where Storm gets kidnapped by Dracula" Okay well first of all how dare you

@skinc4rver

5 күн бұрын

Some of the weirdo shit he pulled works so well. Nightcrawler going through the 9 layers of hell in one if the annuals is a fave of mine.

@MagicMonkey96

4 күн бұрын

Now I REALLY want to read X Men lmao

I love that the one way he described Batman “sitting in his cave” is the one thing about the character that changed like last week.

@noahfense

6 күн бұрын

Wait what happened?

@yuvalgabay1023

6 күн бұрын

Now hes standing in a cave ​@@noahfense

@tyrellturner5602

6 күн бұрын

@@noahfenseLast I heard Vandal Savage owns Wayne manor and Bruce and Damian are living in a Brownstone

@Macapta

6 күн бұрын

@@noahfense He lost the cave and now bought a manor in central Gotham to renovate and turn into a new hub. Literally happened in the last issue.

@liamroberson440

6 күн бұрын

@@noahfensehe’s standing in the basement of his brownstone

Dont get me wrong Marcus... I like the movie and tv reviews... but this kind of video is why im subbed to you tbh. This, the fighting game video, the D&D videos, the warhammer video. I just really like seeing you talk about your passions and how to get newcomers into them.

@acecutioner

2 күн бұрын

his clone wars video convinced me to watch it and now i'm a huge fan

@bandawin18

7 сағат бұрын

It's cool when a channel specializes in one thing but I also particularly enjoy channels that just talk about whatever tf they want. Makes em feel more authentic to hear someone else's genuine opinions on things they like

I can’t read

@thejustabox

6 күн бұрын

It be like that

@Crano_Brakebart

6 күн бұрын

Comics have pictures

@cyberpuma99

6 күн бұрын

@@Crano_Brakebart thanks I wasn’t aware of that

@spacejam8765

6 күн бұрын

Shut the front door. Comic's have pictures?😂

@RisingJay

6 күн бұрын

jared, 19?

I love how much new x men media we’ve gotten ever since marvel bought back the rights, it just feels right to have marvels best team back

@Shoulderpads-mcgee

5 күн бұрын

We’re so back!

Im glad Steven gets to learn how to read X-Men. But what about the rest of us?

@CoolioChicken

4 күн бұрын

look, let me have this. I felt very validated when he said my name lol

@Fan-do8xy

3 күн бұрын

Yeah like Why he don't ask Antonio 😢

I love how, no matter which superhero you read, the Grant Morrison run is always absolutely essential. Their Batman run is so good its crazy.

@expendableindigo9639

4 күн бұрын

They’re the perfect bridge between the pretentious Vertigo Alan Moore comic world and mainstream edgy capeshit trash.

@TheCatWithTheMAC

Күн бұрын

I wish I loved New X-Men as much as everyone else. But Magneto’s storyline…..whoo boy. Complete character assassination right there.

Cosmonaut Variety Hour is my favourite X-Men KZread channel

If you can’t afford it. I recommend going to lib gen, especially for the older X-Men comics as lib gen has actual, original comic book scans rather than whatever Marvel uses that causes the colors to be obnoxiously bright. I know not everyone cares about that, but I think that’s like the comic book equivalent of adding a modern, cinematic blue filter to an older movie, and it just makes the art look way worse, too. EDIT: Just make sure you have a cbr/cbz reader or something (there’s apps for it if you’re on mobile), as that’s what the comics are all stored as. You could also just extract all the images from the cbr/cbz file if you have a file extractor.

@gizzardgizzard3583

6 күн бұрын

torrenting too :)

@b_delta9725

6 күн бұрын

this is the best option for almost anyone outside of the US as well

@3n3my33

6 күн бұрын

seriously, Marvel makes all their classic comics look like garbage, it's really sad

@dajokahbaby1506

6 күн бұрын

@@3n3my33 What’s doubly annoying is that it’s probably wayyy cheaper to just reprint them all in newsprint like the originals instead of the newer glossy paper

@3n3my33

6 күн бұрын

@@dajokahbaby1506 I think more modern comics ought to do that too. Single issues are way too expensive. I got some issues of Shonen Jump from Japan, and it's on the cheapest paper imaginable. If comics were originally printed on cheap paper and then reprinted on high quality paper for the tpb, I think more people would be enticed to buy them

To add some bonus content, I’ll recommend some Wolverine comics. -Wolverine 1-4 by Chris Claremont -Marvel Comics Presents 72-84 (Weapon X) by Barry Windsor-Smith -Marvel Comics Presents 85-92 (Bloodhungry) by Peter David -Wolverine (Vol 2) 35-37 (Blood and Claws) by Larry Hama -Wolverine (Vol 2) 55-57 by Larry Hama -Wolverine (Vol 2) 119-122 (Not Dead Yet) by Warren Ellis -Wolverine/Gambit 1-4 by Jeph Loeb -Wolverine (Vol 3) 20-31 (Enemy of the State - Agent of Shield) by Mark Millar -Wolverine (Vol 4) 1-20 by Jason Aaron -Death of Wolverine 1-4 by Charles Soule

@roydekock656

4 күн бұрын

I haven’t read Claremont’s X-men yet and have been kinda hesitant cuz I haven’t really read any 70s comics like at all, but I HAVE read his wolverine miniseries and absolutely love it and think it holds up perfectly fine. Is that an indication I’ll like his X-men run or is set wolverine miniseries more of an exception to the rule?

@smashmaster521

3 күн бұрын

@@roydekock656 You'll like Claremont's X-Men if you liked his Wolverine miniseries. Heck, the storyline where the X-Men are trying to get home after their latest battle with Magneto is where Mariko Yashida is introduced as a love interest for Logan.

I just watched a noob become a X-Scholar right in front of my eyes, i'm so proud.

@therodrigosaurio1093

4 күн бұрын

A *X-cholar* if you will

Giant-Size X-Men #1, then start the Chris Claremont run with X-Men #94 from 1975. Claremont IS X-Men. His initial run lasted from 1975 to 1991… Stuff like that just doesn’t happen in comics, especially now. Now, some people aren’t fans of how many words Claremont uses, and some people just can’t connect with comics written before the 21st century for whatever reason, but I dunno… If you don’t like Claremont, it’s kinda hard to be an X-Men fan at all lmao. You don’t have to ready EVERY issue (you can skip around to the most notable story arcs), but part of why Claremont is so beloved is because of his long-term plotting and character development.

@skeletorthepublicnuisance6707

6 күн бұрын

People who only read modern comics are so weird to me

@Numberonedaredevilfan

6 күн бұрын

Marcus pretty much said that in the video

@ee6753

6 күн бұрын

I don't know, I mean I really like the plot elements and everything, but I just can't stand Claremont's writing style at all. I like older comics too so I don't even think it's just because of the era.

@jokesonyou91

3 күн бұрын

In an age where half of all comic runs dont even make it to the double digit issues, and authors are switched in and out like a Wwe the match, its pretty wild to see a single comic run written (Almost) entirely by one guy for nearly 20 years. When you write X-men for almost 20 years, theres going to be a few crap issues, but overall he wouldn't have been on the book for that long if he wasn't making some good shit.

@StrawberrySoaps

3 күн бұрын

The original 1960s X-Men is not my cup of tea, but for completionists like myself, I would read the main story from the following of that run: Issue 1; X-Men Issue 4; The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants! Issue 12; The Origin of Professor X! Issue 13; Where Walks the Juggernaut Issue 14; Among Us Stalk...the Sentinels Issue 15; Prisoners of the Mysterious Master Mold! Issue 16; The Supreme Sacrifice!* Issue 28; The Wail of the Banshee!** Issue 41; Now Strikes...the Sub-Human Issue 42; If I Should Die...! Issue 50; Hail, Queen of Mutants! Issue 54; Wanted: Dead or Alive...Cyclops! Issue 55; The Living Pharaoh! Issue 56; What is...the Power? Issue 57; The Sentinels Live! Issue 58; Mission: Murder! Issue 59; Do or Die, Baby! Issue 60; In the Shadow of...Sauron! Issue 61; Monsters Also Weep Issue 62; Strangers...in a Savage Land Issue 63; War in the World Below! Issue 64; The Coming of Sunfire! Issue 65; Before I'd Be Slave… Issue 66; The Mutants and the Monster After finishing that set, you should proceed to Giant-Size X-Men, Issue 94: “The Doomsmith Scenario!”, and so forth. *Prior to reading the next issue, I would suggest reading X-Men Season One (2012). This graphic novel tells some original issues’ stories from a more modern perspective. **The storyline is not essential, but read issues 19, 26, 27, 28, and 29 for The Mimic storyline.

Bro, PERFECT TIMING!!! Over literally just the past week, I've read about 80 issues of Chris Claremont's run of Uncanny X-Men!!!

@EthanTorres-hb4ph

6 күн бұрын

Hey don’t mean to bother you but how do you go about finding these comic books? Is there a way I could read it online? Buying them physically would be awesome but I assume would cost a fair amount of money and time which I’m not sure I’d want to give up right now.

@darksoulsthanos9940

6 күн бұрын

⁠​⁠@@EthanTorres-hb4phmarvel unlimited is the best legal way to read them. Its $70 a year, but has almost everything published before 3 months ago, and new comics are added every week. If thats too expensive comics can be pirated like anything else.

@BrightHelix

6 күн бұрын

@@EthanTorres-hb4ph Marvel has a service called Marvel Unlimited that has a good deal of their back catalogue

@jaylan7847

5 күн бұрын

​@@EthanTorres-hb4ph Pirate them.

@jp3813

5 күн бұрын

@@EthanTorres-hb4ph 5:24

My boyfriend is a HUGE fan of the X-Men comics (though not the movies) and I wanted to know what the hype was all about. I was almost thinking of just going through them all chronologically, which would’ve taken forever, thank god you released this guide just in time 😂

I love how Marcus mentions Emma Frost extensively in his X-Men vids

It absolutely tickles me pink in every possible way that Marcus will literally read nearly a thousand issues of X-Men before he reads less than 100 chapters of Steel Ball Run.

Watching this as I went through the X-men books. Astonishing X-Men, X-force 2008 and 2010 are so far the best ones I've read.

@julianmiana5955

6 күн бұрын

You haven't read the Krakoan Era? That for me is on top 5, at least.

@mumbo_fuze2484

6 күн бұрын

​@@julianmiana5955 I have mixed feelings with it. I haven't read it but from what I heard about it sounds strange to me. While the idea of Krakoa is unique the X-Men don't feel like X-Men to me. They feel like The Inhumans. The whole deal of X-Men is they are the underdogs trying to live in peace with people that hunt them. You throw them on an island with immortality and now I don't know how to feel.

@smashmaster521

3 күн бұрын

@@mumbo_fuze2484 I'd say read X-Men to get a taste of Krakoa. If you still don't care for the status quo, then you can drop it. Personally, I think Krakoa is just a little too big for its own good, but I'm also comparing it to Jonathan Hickman's prior work on the Avengers, which was contained to two Avengers titles and is one of the best Marvel runs I've read.

You, sir are a LEGEND! I really hope this video does well because I could listen to you talk about comics all day

Krakoa era and Hickman is basically the X-Men getting upgraded from superhero comics to straight up science fiction. And probably some of the best scifi in comics ever. Like Dragonball, it trivialised death but traded it for interpersonal drama. Marcus, if you like Hickman's writing, check out his Avengers run leading up to Secret Wars. You'll understand why everyone stands by Dr Doom ;) Also, T'Challa kicks ass in this series and he's a flippin Necromancer. No, I am not kidding, it's pretty awesome.

@Mrstobastoba

6 күн бұрын

Hickman's Avengers/New Avengers run was peak Avengers run for me. Secret Wars is my favourite comic event to date. Based comment.

@kennethtristangaming3674

6 күн бұрын

​@@MrstobastobaCouldn't agree more,its so peak

@barkley8285

5 күн бұрын

Hickman x men is trash, powers/house of x is incredible then it goes nowhere

@jarviswash2307

4 күн бұрын

I've always thought grant Morrison's new X-Men and forward were science fiction.

AWW hell yeah! X-Men 97 got me interested in the X-Men again after decades.. I'm so glad Marcus is making a guide on getting started on the comics!!

Perfect timing, right as I’m in a comics reading mood and right after payday

The same week I start contemplating on getting into X-Men, Marcus drops this banger video with impeccable timing

Great video, but I really could not disagree more with where you recommend stopping the Claremont run. Mutant Massacre to Inferno has some of the best X-men stories out there

MY GOAT IS BACK

Oh man, Marcus, you gotta read some classic Excalibur! I used to work at a comic shop and I give this my seal of approval. Great starter guide.

You inspired me, I went to my local shop, bought all of the New Xmen run, got obsessed, now I’m signing up for a subscription.

This is such a cool video; not just because it's a nice, concise intro to X-Men, but because it's so cool that you went from having very little interest in X-Men, only reading their comics for context for a video series on the movies, to being enough of an X-Men superfan with strong opinions on how to best take in the story that you can make a video like this. It's really inspiring and helps show that getting into comics isn't as bad as it seems, because for all the reasons you describe, "X-Men" as a whole is one of the hardest. It's like following a soap opera that's been going for multiple decades; yeah there's a ton of backlog to get through, but when you get current and you see that moment where Augustus Thrupp comes back for the first time since season 6 which aired fourteen years ago, and you _know_ Augustus Thrupp and you kinda thought you'd never see him again and yet here he is, being the mastermind of the current plot and actually looking kinda badass and you just feel rewarded for being invested that long ago and getting paid off now.

Now this is a video that I needed because the X-Men comics are so vast and complicated I don't know where to start.

I think there's one crucial omission here, and it's the Larry Hama/Marc Silvestri run on Wolverine. IIRC it starts at issue 31 and ends at 57. These are some of the most enjoyable comics ever published under the X umbrella for sure.

@smashmaster521

3 күн бұрын

Larry Hama's Wolverine as a whole is great...But yeah, Marc Silvestri is his best artist.

@nighmeansnear

3 күн бұрын

@@smashmaster521 I think it got sadly derailed by having the bone claws thing forced on to it. It made so many hanging plot points completely redundant IMO. But those Mark Texeira issues are undeniably boss AF

@smashmaster521

3 күн бұрын

@@nighmeansnear I'm going to have to go the opposite route here. Bone Claw Wolverine is one of Logan's better periods despite the caveman design working better as something only Logan would see, and Mark Texeira...His art's solid, but I much prefer Silvestri. Probably doesn't help that the issues I read with Texeira's art focused more on developing Logan's character while the action scenes took a backseat.

@nighmeansnear

3 күн бұрын

@@smashmaster521 I’m with you on Silvestri 100%. His Logan is the definitive version. I’m going to be a cranky old man forever about the bone claws thing though. To me it was just jumping on the Death of Superman/Knightfall band wagon.

@smashmaster521

3 күн бұрын

@@nighmeansnear How so? I don't think I've ever heard the Bone Claw era compared to either of those seminal stories from the Distinguished Competition.

Peter David's X-Factor Investigation is an incredible run! Much more grounded but also very personal and introspective at times. Very cool.

I really do recommend reading the Claremont run. It has a lot of text but it’s also the best at some of the characters

So glad you mentioned X-Force/X-Statix, it's some of my favourite X-men adjacent comics!

Watching Marcus become an X-men fan has been my favorite Marcus character arc since his Aquaman arc.

I've wanted a cosmonaut video about comics for so long!!! Glad you finally made one

Really like this video Marcus! Its so awesome hearing you talk about comics, especially since youre part of the reason I got into them in the first place, and now my room is filled with boxed lol

These are the kinds of videos you do that I love. I hope you consider doing more for other comic characters or do more videos talking about comics in general!

Bruh, I was contemplating asking you on street at least to tell me very short version of this, but THIS is a treat

Also Clairemont's solo Wolverine run is really rad.

I also recommend Simon Spurrier's X-Men Legacy: Legion. Honestly it's one of the best comics I've ever read. Simon Spurrier in general is great.

Finally, been waiting for a video like this

Peach Momoko's Ultimate X-Men and Jason Aaron's Wolverine and the X-Men are also sick

@----qs4zm

6 күн бұрын

Also X-Men Mythos goes hard

i literally read uncanny x-men #1 a few days ago this is PERFECTLY TIMED. i love you with my entire heart cosmonaut. please do more comic book recommendation videos like this.

It was about time a big channel started making guide videos like this. Thank you!

For me, Grant Morrison’s New X-men was a great start followed by Astonishing X-men

@Lazarus1095

6 күн бұрын

Yeah, I forgot about that. That was cool. Also Joss Whedon's Astonishing X-Men run.

@retro-ronin

6 күн бұрын

Jim Lee's '91 revamp of X-Men was my starting point, then Astonishing X-Men (Whedon's run), then Morrison's New X-Men.

@calebreader5818

5 күн бұрын

this is it. this is exactly the way to do it

I literally started reading x men yesterday this is good timing thank you

I have wanted this specific video recently! And once again you prove why you’re my favorite channel

I’m really happy to hear you’re reading X-Factor. It’s in my top 10 comic runs of all time and cemented Madrox as my favorite mutant character.

Thanks man, I actually really needed this

“Hee heee” is literally the noise I made when I saw this

@rawanalahmed8086

6 күн бұрын

Mj reference

This is actually so god damn helpful. Please make this a series if you are interested, it would be great to get recommendations to other big franchises, even the ones with obvious starters.

As a longtime X-Fan, I think this was a really great video! I’d love to see you provide reading guides for any other comic/book franchises that you like ❤️

Keep ur voice down dude I'm trying to sleep

@antoniobarry

4 күн бұрын

You could turn your volume down

all stevens watching this video shook in their seats

@TheXezat

6 күн бұрын

Like actually, caught me off guard lol

I’ve started reading a ton of the Claremont, Morrison, Whedon and Krakoa era xmen comics, and I feel like I owe all of that to your xmen videos

Honestly have been waiting a long time for a full-on comic focused video by Cosmonaut

First

bruh don't disrespect Ed Piskor like that

Great video, i want to add a thing about the Krakoa era since it's the latest stuff. Everything you said in the video is correct and reading Krakoa requires a bit of prior knowledge to understand it fully, but i also think it's a fantastic point where you can learn about EVERY x-man ever. Everyone has a place where they shine or get at least referenced, everyone who's every been relevant of the x-men mythos appears save for a few characters here and there (like X-man). So yeah, great place to get to know characters without having to jump around the timeline decades at a time.

Marcus this is hands down my favorite video you’ve ever made and I’ve been watching since 2016. Love hearing you talk passionately about comics. With that being said, I can’t believe you didn’t mention ASTONOSHING XMEN into X-MEN BLUE and extermination

Bro completely skipped All-New X-men 😞

@smashmaster521

3 күн бұрын

Uncanny was the better book during that period anyways, if you ask me. Granted, I'm a Cyclops fan, so I may just be a tad biased.

Marcus I want to thank you for every upload, you really make my days better

This is a great guide because it covers all the classics I love and I got some new recommendations to check out

I love that Marcus is doing X-men videos. Please keep talking about them Marcus

So glad you shouted out Uncanny X-Force. It’s easily Rick Remenders strongest Marvel work and the art from Jerome Opena is second to none.

I had a tough time getting into comics, just picking them up and dropping them shortly after, never really loving them too much. This stopped almost immediately after I picked up an X men comic. It's SOOO GOOOD. I'll never recover the number of unproductive days this comic has caused me to go through. And honestly, I don't regret it (or at least not yet😂)

This transition into X-Men Fanboy is so good

Lodbell also has good work on X-Men and Generation X. GenX is where White Queen joins, and we meet a lot of the younger cast like M, Penance, Synch, Blink. There are some fun crossovers like Phalanx Covenant, Fatal Attractions, Legion Quest, and AOA. House of M, Messiah Complex, AvX, EvX, Axis is very skippable.

Bro I swear to god after reading your recent tweets about xmen I really wanted to learn more and I'm so glad you made this video. Thank you so much Marcus

Ever since your madam web video, watching Dakota Johnson interviews is one of my favorite things to watch lol it’s like it’s own genre of entertainment

This was a brilliant video. I’d love to see more of this kind of content, as someone who wants to get more into comic books.

Glad you included Rememder's Uncanny X-Force. It's my favorite X-Men story and Deadpool and Phantomex are INCREDIBLE in it.

Avengers VS X-Men was the first comic series I collected, so I can't help but have a fondness for it.

I have literally been in stores asking how to do this all week. Love the x-men but in terms of reading comic books I have always been a DC guy. Thank you for doing this, I have always respected your point of view when it comes to taste as it largely mirrors my own.

Excellent summary and recommendations! The main thing I'll add is, if you want to read the original Claremont run, I'd recommend X-Men Classic, which was a series that reprinted his original run, but with added pages that served as basically a "director's cut" of the original stories (the art is different, tho, so that can be a bit jarring); this series also came with slice-of-life short stories (by the same artist as the expanded material) that do a GREAT job of fleshing out the X-Men and their allies and enemies. These stories have been collected into two volumes and are essential reading if you've fallen for the characters as much as the setting and drama of the X-Men world!

I cannot stress how much I love this video even though it literally just came out today. I have already watched this like 3 times and it's still really entertaining every time. probably because i like reading comics but idk something about this video is just so good.

As someone who got into X-Men recently (I started reading the Clairmont run based on the recommendation on your original X-Men movies video) I really love and appreciate this and I'm gonna be coming back to this video a LOT in the future

Love your content cosmonaut couldn’t decide what x men to read without this vid

In reference to Hickman’s HoX/PoX era 😂 it was my first journey into X-Men and I LOVED IT. Hickman is my favorite Marvel writer but he takes a while to develop the story, he’s more of a full picture guy and if you’ve read any of his other marvel work there’s a ton of Easter eggs and through context that helps with not knowing much about X-men’s history. That being said seeing the chart that has the levels of Dominion and Phalenx was crazy upon a first read it destroyed my brain

You know it’s going to be a good day when Marcus posts

This is so awesome to see! From no care for x-men, to teaching viewers about x-men! 😂 Your character arc has been a long and hilarious one, my friend! 🙌 🔥

Bro I’ve been watching your channel for years now and every time you talk about X-Men, everything sounds so sick. But comics have always been overwhelming for me so knowing what to read is actually really helpful, especially when it’s coming someone who I agree with most of the time with your reviews and takes.

I recently just started reading James Tynion IV’s psychological horror series The Nice House On The Lake and I cannot recommend enough.

I jumped in at Krakoa (had some knowledge on previous events) and it’s incredible. There is in fact a ton to read.

Im obsessed with the krakoa era as it was my intro to the comics. Will definitely be jumping around to other series thanks to your recs :O

Just finished the available krakoa era X-men on marvel unlimited after having read miscellaneous X-men comics for years. This is actually a perfect list for me, thanks Marcus!!

Thank you for this, this is exactly what I needed and super helpful

Thanks for this! As someone who grew up watching X-Men Evolution and knows it by heart, a handful of years ago I decided to start reading the comics. Without guidance, I was the "let me start with issue #1" guy. Endured a dozen of issues or so and had to give up, I just couldn't endure it. Since then I read some of the "newer" stuff and found out it could indeed be really good, just never found out the ideal starting point to follow it up consistently. You can bet I'll do it now!

I only checked out X-Men in the 90s for the art because, holy hell, it was confusing. They would drop crazy plot twists or super important backstory in a single tiny panel and move on like we were late for a sale at JC Penney. Seeing how storylines jump around from title to title makes me super happy this video exists and somewhat validates why I haven't read many X-Men comics.

I think Roy Thomas/ Neal Adams' run is very underrated, they tried to save the series before Claremont took over. It's the run that inspired Claremont and episodes of TAS

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It is underrated but only cause of the Adams art. Story is pretty forgettable. The Steranko issues are also nice to look at.

I just threw myself into Astonishing first and loved it (as much as I don't like Whedon) then I just kinda jumped around between Morrison's New X-Men and Claremonts run. Probs ot the best way to get into comics but it worked out in the end

As someone who got into X-Men via Ultimate X-Men and then mainline X-Men around the Astonishing X-Men era, this video is a fantastic guide. I'm about to go back and read the Grant Morrison run for the first time and then go through the eras to get current

Literally downloaded Marvel Unlimited after watching 97’, had a hard time getting into it and thought to myself multiple times “Wish Marcus would make a video about how he got into it” not knowing you were cooking

Loved this vid, I’d like to see more comic posts like this

This video is gonna helppp sooooo much thank you Marcus if you read this. I picked up god loves man kills this week and now you’ve given me a clear path forward of what to read

This is your best video on this channel it was dope