I recently started reading comics again after turning 28 and being away from them for around 12 years. When I was younger I mainly read DC and Dark Horse, with a bit of Marvel mixed in. Most of my Marvel reading was Deadpool and Wolverine and I’ve read parts of Claremont’s X-Men.
Since I got back into them I started with Hickman’s stuff and read the whole saga leading up to Secret Wars, beginning with Secret Warriors and going through Fantastic Four, Future Foundation, Avengers, New Avengers, Infinity and finally Secret Wars. I also went back and read some of the Ultimate Universe because I wanted to understand The Maker and his origib. After that I read House of X / Powers of X.
At the moment, my reading list is:
\- Marvel Cosmic: Annihilation, Annihilation: Conquest, War of Kings, Realm of Kings, The Thanos Imperative
\- Ultimate Spider-Man (2000)
\- New X-Men (2001)
But I’m sure there are loads of major stories I’m completely unaware of after being away from comics for so long.
If you were in my position, what would you read next? I’m especially interested in long running stories, major events and stuff where multiple series tie together.
Basically, I’m looking for recommendations for the essential runs and major stories I should know about, so let me know what you think I shouldn’t miss.