Are there any Marvel or DC Comic Book compilations?

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I'd love to read the old Comics I never got a chance to from the start and was just curious if they ever put together compilations of old comics out on the market so those of us that cant afford the original comics could buy em and read.

 

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yes

 

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names? Where can they be bought? Amazon? Which series are available?

 

[Shadowknight]

There are plenty of trade paperbacks out there. Hundreds. Go into a comic store, or just search amazon by a particular titles (Hulk, Spider-man, whatever). Nowadays, they trade EVERYTHING, so the trick is to know what's worth getting, and what's a waste of paper.

 

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well I dont mean Paperback books, I want the actual comics..or maybe I'm not understanding what you're saying

 

[Shadowknight]

Trade paperbacks are collections of comics.

 

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So where could I find the X-Men comics starting from Day 1? I dont even know where to start. THere's a billion commic books

 

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Just looking for a good place to start

 

[Shadowknight]

You don't need to go from the very start; there are HUNDREDS of X-Men issues, some good, some bad, some mediocre.

You can find some recommended lists on different comic forums, but here's a thread I and several others posted in that have different recommendations: http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com...hp?showtopic=1879022&st=1860&p=5571502

 

[DaveSimmons]

I went to Amazon and typed "x-men collection" to find a 461-issue DVD-ROM ($50)

For printed versions, going to Books and typing "x-men" turned up "Uncanny X-Men Omnibus (Hardcover)" (X-Men 94-131) among other books.

Libraries also carry some of the collections, you're likely to find at least the Batman "Dark Night Returns" and "Year One" books.

 

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Thanks for the info guys!

EDIT: That thread has some great info!

 

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Just got the Astonishing X-Men Vol.1 and 2. Wow, this stuff is cool! Reminds me of when I was a young tyke and my cousin and I would sit around reading comics and drawing our own!

 

[Skel]

Originally posted by: rnp614
So where could I find the X-Men comics starting from Day 1? I dont even know where to start. THere's a billion commic books

If you're ok with reading off your computer, these are direct scans

http://www.digitalcomics.biz/pilot.asp?pg=default

 

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I actually bought a DVD that has tons of comics on it from amazon. Seems like a really complete selection from the 60s through the 00s

 

[JohnAn2112]

Originally posted by: rnp614
Just got the Astonishing X-Men Vol.1 and 2. Wow, this stuff is cool! Reminds me of when I was a young tyke and my cousin and I would sit around reading comics and drawing our own!

Yep. Astonishing is an awesome series. Plus, Joss Whedon is writing it, too.