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My uncle told me to skip the 90s X-Men comics and start with the 2000s stuff, but I think he missed the point of being a fan.
He said the older stories were 'dated and messy' and that Grant Morrison's New X-Men run was the only real starting point, but after reading both, I found the classic Claremont issues way more fun (and important) for understanding the characters, so what's the worst 'skip this era' advice you've gotten from another collector?
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robin8962mo ago
Who cares what order you read them in?
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williams.luna2mo ago
My Star Wars book club started with episode five.
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patel.morgan2mo ago
Tell your uncle he's wrong and @robin896 is right, reading order doesn't matter if the story's good.
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anthony_jackson319d ago
I mean, I used to be the guy who told people to skip the silver age stuff and just start with modern comics, so I get where your uncle's coming from. But reading this post and seeing williams.luna mention starting Star Wars with episode five actually made me realize how backwards that thinking is. The Claremont stuff is messy sometimes but it's like, the foundation of everything that came after. Skipping it to jump into Morrison's run is like watching Return of the Jedi before you know who Vader even is, you miss all the emotional weight. I used to think older comics were just too dated to bother with but now I see how much context you lose. What's the point of being a fan if you're only following the "best" versions of stories instead of actually experiencing how the characters grew over time?
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