If you’re coming off a contact buzz from Iron Man 3 and you feel like you might want to jump back into the world of comics: I have good news. Marvel’s line right now is as strong as it’s been in years and has recently (under the Marvel NOW push) relaunched most of their books at #1. The Marvel Universe is a much different place than the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but there’s a lot of quality to be found. You may need some catching up (Cyclops is the new Magneto, Wolverine is the new Professor X, Peter Parker is dead…kind of, Hulk works for SHIELD, there are like five Avengers teams, there’s more but the best way to catch up is to just pick up a book and start reading).
These are my top five favorite ongoing titles, but it can change month-to-month. If you have a tablet device, reading comics digitally is an extremely cool interface and will spare you the eventual problem of long-time comic readers have of trying to tote around dozens of boxes filled with issues.
1. Hawkeye
2. Wolverine and the X-Men
3. Thor: God of Thunder
4. Daredevil
5. All-New X-Men
Hon. Mention: Uncanny Avengers, New Avengers, Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man, Avengers and Incredible Hulk.
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