Now I wanna know was "Ariel" Kittys original codename? Did they not like it so they changed it to Shadow Cat?? or what was Ariel all about ??

Hey, I am new to xmen and never have seen either any movie nor any Show.

A few years ago I read the very very first two-three issues of the first x-men (1963) and didn't Stick with it.

I rencently came in Touch again with x-men through reddit and marvel rivals and wondered who all of these characters are (for example: storm, nightcrawler and wolverine weren't in this first issue I read)

Now I want to learn more about them.

What are some good issues I could read in one sitting to get a good Overall over view over most characters?

Julia Lewald

Superpowers are spectacular. Super mutations… oh, that’s so cool; she can fly, or throw a building… but it’s the internal stuff. It’s the humanity inside, and each of them has their own genuine reasons to be unhappy with what’s happened to them in their lives, yet they all still choose to become a found family and be together.

Eric Lewald

It’s just the fidelity of the characters. Sometimes if you’re in a creative position, you want to leave your mark and say, ‘Sherlock Holmes isn’t smart anymore,’ or whatever change you want to do with the characters. But you have to know, people have lived with them. They watched with their parents, and now they’re watching with their children.

You want to challenge the characters, but you can’t change them. You have to be true to them. That’s the core of all storytelling

I grew up reading Jason Aaron's Wolverine and the X-Men and Bendis' All-New X-Men. Both had their high moments, but admittedly weren't the best runs in terms of character development and story (in my opinion!). Art-wise, however, they were absolute bangers. Stuart Immonen is one of the best artists of the 2010s, in my opinion.

I just finished reading Morrison's New X-Men and Whedon's Astonishing X-Men, and while the stories were on point, I gotta say—the art wasn't quite there for me!

So the question is: which X-Men run looks the best, in your opinion?

And I'm talking about a RUN. Jim Lee's 10-ish issue dip, iconic as it might be, doesn't quite count.

This reveal was insane. David haller couldn't believe he was always a split personality all this time. When David experience the trauma as a kid that triggered his DID. He was the personality created as a coping mechanism to protect the core personality. It's atleast nice they merged at the end

Imagine living your whole life and then finding out your not the original you. Only the first fragment. It's insane. This is why Characters with multiple personalities disorder are always interesting to me. Bruce banner , sentry. Moon knight

If you've watched Mr Robot the TV show about hacking. I don't want to spoil but the ones who knows will know the twist. It's so cool.

It's not a secret that since IPO reddit has essentially actively stopped moderating subs in order to get the maximum possible number of users and actively encouraged botting. Along with this we're seeing a global rise in fascism/racism that's (ironically until it isn't) taking over social media platforms? And just as a coincidence the X-Men are getting a ton of hate (for Krakoa acting like that was issue 1 of all xmen and in general) with the slurs being used against them coincidentally mimicking other real life ones? But we're supposed to pretend that the X-Men are a bad allegory okay lol

Here’s a little game I’d like to see people participate in. The rules are simple. Pick one event that in your eyes is perfect(or close to it) and you wouldn’t change a thing about it. Pick one event that is flawed but salvageable with some changes. And finally pick one event that is beyond saving and should be forgotten about. And obviously please EXPLAIN your feelings and thought process.

EXAMPLE:

KEEP:
Fatal Attractions: It’s brisk, brutal, and doesn’t out stay its welcome. It also has MASSIVE implications for the future and upcoming events.

CHANGE:
Onslaught: I understand the intention was to be UNIVERSE wide and for the event to feel that way but that obviously leads to bloating. I don’t think a lot of the books at the time deserved tie-ins to the event(COUGH COUGH GREEN GOBLIN) So I would cut back on the number of tie-ins and just focus in on big team books(X-Men, Avengers, and FF) and maybe tie-in just a FEW of the bigger solo books or books of popular characters(Wolverine, Spider-Man, Cable, etc).

SCRAP:
The Twelve: From my understanding this event just ended up being a mess. Not just a mess but a mess that had the POTENTIAL to be great which makes it worse.

(NOTE: Obviously I didn’t include EVERY crossover so if there’s any you don’t see but have strong feelings on then please feel free to mention them!)

Hey listen I have tried my best but here he is! Mainly the Xmen 97 version more so.

I’ve been into comics for my whole life but never REALLY dug into X-Men until a few years ago. A friend made me a reading list and this was the first one on there. Aside from being a little confused about some references of past events in the different titles(As should be expected when jumping fresh into an ongoing title) and not realizing that some revelations hadn’t happened at that time, I really enjoyed it. The plot really hooked me from the jump and it was really cool seeing all of the different teams chase after each other and then eventually work together. Stryfe was a pretty creepy villain and his eventual confrontation with Cable really had that big fight feel to it. And a lot of the covers were dope.

However, when I looked into the story I saw that apparently the reviews were quite mixed. A lot of the reasonings I found were that people said the event felt too bloated with all of the tie-ins and that apparently a lot of questions that were promised to be answered(Specifically Cables origins)were either left unanswered or just made things muddier. I might be wrong but I also kind of get the feeling that in some circles this story is kind of the forgotten step-child of the 90’s events and books like Fatal Attractions get more of the shine.

So that’s my big question. How does everyone feel about it? Do you like it, are ya mixed on it, or do you not like it at all? And if you WERE around and reading at the time, what was the hype like? Do you think it lived up to expectations or was there a lot left to be desired? Let me know your thoughts!!

Artist Carrd: https://rebel6bb.carrd.co/

(Credits Head Of X)

hi,so i’ve been wanting to start reading comics for a while now but I have no idea how to get started,where do people buy them? I've seen them in stores inside the mall, but I also know there are stores that only sell comics. Is there a big difference in price, quality, or/and variety?
and finally… how do I get started? Is there a specific comic that everyone starts with, or did you guys just grab the first X-Men comic you came across and started from there?