I want to get back into comics, where do I start?

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twesterm on 28 March 2011

So I haven't seriously read comics for about 15 years. I keep wanting to get back into comics but it's just really hard after such a long break. I made a good start in the mid 2000's with Grant Morrison's New X-Men (which I really liked) but didn't stick with it due to other things.

This weekend I got a fancy iPad 2 and I want to get into digital comics but I have no clue where to start. I generally only read Marvel back in the day but I don't mind reading DC now, I just don't know where to begin. There's so much lore that I've missed out on that I need a good entrance point.

Any suggestions?

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dsister on 28 March 2011

You can try Rocketpig's comic for starters!

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=126219

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Lostplanet22 on 28 March 2011

A suggestion?

I can only recommend you something you MUST read...

And that is the Marvel civil war comics..

The premise of the Civil War storyline is the introduction of a Superhuman Registration Act in the United States. The act requires any person in the United States with superhuman abilities to register with the federal government, (which includes revealing his/her true identity to the authorities), and receive proper training. Those who sign also have the option of working for S.H.I.E.L.D., earning a salary and benefits such as those earned by other American civil servants.

Characters within the superhuman community in the Marvel Universe split into two groups: one group advocating the registration as a responsible obligation and the other group opposing the law on the grounds that it violates civil rights and the protection that secret identities provide. Some compare the act to a form of slavery. Others compare it to the way police and soldiers must operate.

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twesterm on 28 March 2011

Civil War is one of the few things I know I should read since I hear it mentioned so often, I just hope it's in digital comic form.

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Coverofnight on 28 March 2011

I would check out the Comics by comiXology iPad app, they have over 7200 digital comics to choose from - perfect for the iPad. Enjoy!

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Porcupine_I on 28 March 2011

i am just re-reading Top 10, one of the best Superhero Comics ever made! i recommend!

“It appeared that there had even been demonstrations to thank Big Brother for raising the chocolate ration to twenty grams a week. And only yesterday, he reflected, it had been announced that the ration was to be reduced to twenty grams a week. Was it possible that they could swallow that, after only twenty-four hours? Yes, they swallowed it.”

- George Orwell, ‘1984’