my comic book titles

* alpha flight
amazing spider-man
astonishing x-men
avengers
* cable/deadpool
* excalibur (vol. 2) <- not the british mutant group
* identity crsis <- d.c.
* iron fist
* iron man
liberty meadows <- image
marvel knights: 4
marvel knights: district x
marvel knights: spider-man
* new x-men: academy x
* secret wars
she-hulk
* spectacular spider-man
* superman <- d.c.
supreme power <- modern retelling of squadron supreme
* thor
* thor: son of asgard
ultimates
ultimate fantastic four
ultimate spider-man
ultimate x-men
uncanny x-men
* x-men
witches

* collecting only until current story arc ends.

apparently, having grown up reading marvel, i gravitate towards their 'universe'.

if you're planning to start reading comic books again, i recommend the 'ultimate' titles. this is separate from the current 'marvel universe' and everyone's origins are re-told so you dont have to have any marvel background. start with the ultimates (essentially the avengers: captain america, iron man, thor, wasp, etc...) i thought this was the best! (currently only 13 issues have been released in the past two years. that story arc ended as well. they'll be releasing 'ultimates, vol.2' later in the year.) you can follow it up with ultimate x-men and ultimate fantastic four. ultimate spider-man is also good, but peter parker is back in high school here so if you dont mind teenage drama and mediocre art...

'supreme power' is another good title to pick up. if you're familiar with the 80's squadron supreme, this is the 21st century version. imagine the JLA, but with a realistic response from the rest of the world!

in the current marvel universe, i recommend marvel knights: 4 (this is fantastic four) and marvel knights: spider-man. the writing and art is simply great! these titles also recently started so getting back issues would be easier and not too expensive.

astonishing x-men #1 came out last month so you might consider that also. it's written by joss whedon (of buffy and angel fame) and drawn by john casaday. art is pretty good, not the best, but i'm intrigued by how joss whedon would handle this title.

uncanny x-men has been handed back to superteam claremont and davis (two months ago) so you're sure it's written and drawn well.

superman, for jim lee fans only.

she hulk, simply sensational!

amazing spider-man, well come on! it's spider-man! btw, dont forget to catch the movie on openning weekend! i want this to do even better than the first one!

anyway, aside from ryan, does anyone else here still read comic books?