Marvel is the number one name in superhero comics. The publisher has dominated the industry for decades now, creating some of the greatest superheroes and weaving a plethora of gripping stories. Thanks to the MCU, Marvel's audience has grown, introducing many to classic characters and plotlines.

From Silver Age classics to modern epics, Marvel has no shortage of incredible comics that connect with readers. With so many titles to choose from, it can be difficult to decide what to read next. No matter if one is a casual reader or a long-time Marvel fan, there are certain comics everyone should read.

Updated by David Harth on March 21, 2024: Marvel has created many of the best comics in the history of the industry. From the many great new releases that come out every month to a bunch of wonderful classics, Marvel fans always have something excellent to read.

Best Current Marvel Titles

X-Men: Forever Fills In Some Of The Blanks From Rise Of The Powers Of X

Immortal X-Men was a great ride for X-Men fans. Writer Kieron Gillen was putting out the best book of the later stages of Krakoa Era and this got him tapped to write Rise Of The Powers Of X, one-half of the end of the Krakoa Era. However, the first issue of that book left readers with some questions - how did Xavier get his hands on Mother Righteous? Why does Doug Ramsey have Mister Sinister in him? How did they get the No-Place outside of space and time? That's where X-Men: Forever comes in.

The first issue answers a lot of the questions and honestly feels like another issue of Immortal. In another book, that might not be great - and one can argue that Marvel should have had this book come out earlier - but Gillen is able to pull it off. This is a fantastic X-Men comic, answering questions that readers have had for a few months.

Ultimate X-Men Takes Mutants To New Places

The new Ultimate Universe has been a smash hit with fans. It's basically impossible to find first printing copies of the first issues, and each of the three launch books are getting praised by fans and critics. Ultimate X-Men was the most interesting of the three for many fans, all because of writer/artist Peach Momoko. Momoko's manga sensibilities have given readers great stories like Demon Days, and she's known for doing unconventional stories, using Japanese culture to recontextualize American comic concepts. Putting her on Ultimate X-Men was an interesting choice and she knocks it out of the park with the book's first issue.

The first issue focuses on Hisako Ichiki, a character familiar to X-Men fans as Armor. She's lost her best friend Tsurayaba and is stalked by a dark force. She's unpopular in school and things get a lot worse for her when she manifests giant energy armor. Ultimate X-Men feels like a horror manga, taking the building blocks of the typical mutant comics and looking at them from a different perspective. This book is perfect for fans who want more from their X-Men comics than what they've seen before. It's a beautiful comic.

Ultimate Black Panther Takes The Black Mythos To New Places

Black Panther fans have gotten a lot of great Black Panther stories in the last decade. Marvel has made sure to put him front and center, where the character has always belonged, and he hasn't been without a solo book in ages. The new Ultimate Universe is the perfect place for a new Black Panther comic. The Maker has created a universe where the heroes never dawned, so seeing how that affects the Black Panther mythos is a great idea. Marvel put the perfect team on this book, as Bryan Edward Hill has been killing it on Blade and Stefano Caselli has become a superstar because of his work on the X-Men books during the Krakoa Era.

The book introduces the new status quo for Black Panther, showing readers old characters in new ways. It also takes the idea of the god Khonshu and the concept of Moon Knight in an entirely new direction. This book is perfect for fans who want to get in on the ground floor with Black Panther, taking the familiar and tweaking it just enough to make it something new and exciting.

Avengers: Twilight Takes Readers To A Frightening Future

Chip Zdarksy has taken his place atop the comic industry's writing pecking order. Zdarsky is writing Batman over at DC and has been doing stellar work at the Big Two and the indies. His latest Marvel project sees him getting a chance to tell his own Avengers story, but this one is quite different from anything readers have seen in a while. Marvel is known for its dystopian futures, and Avengers: Twilight takes that to a new level. The Avengers were destroyed on a terrible day known as H-Day, with heroes outlawed, other than those controlled by the government and under the command of Iron Man and Wasp's son James Stark, who is working with the mysterious Kyle Jarvis.

Captain America has sat by as the US has become a fascist country, and is approached by Luke Cage, who has something for him - a booster for his supersoldier serum and the chance to break the power of the terrible new government. That's the premise for this excellent comic, as Zdarsky and artist Daniel Acuña give readers an action-packed book. Marvel has often tried to have their own Kingdom Come and this book looks like it can finally give the publisher that sort of comic.

Scarlet Witch & Quicksilver Continues The Story Of The Maximoffs

Scarlet Witch is more popular than ever, mostly thanks to the MCU, and got another chance at solo book stardom under the pen of Steve Orlando. Scarlet Witch (Vol. 3) took readers into her life and gave fans the kind of Scarlet Witch stories they always wanted. Readers got a glimpse of her and Quicksilver working together, reminding readers of how great they are as a team. Scarlet Witch (Vol. 3) ended, but the adventures of Wanda Maximoff weren't over.

Scarlet Witch & Quicksilver sees Orlando joined by artist Lorenzo Tammeta to tell the story of the two siblings working together. The book opens with the two of them not very happy with each other, but they're forced to work together when the Wizard attacks with his Frightful Four Hundred. This book is giving readers all the exciting magical adventures they expected, along with some great drama to keep them coming back.

Fall Of The House Of X Kicks Off The End Of The Krakoa Era

Writer Gerry Duggan has been the mastermind of Fall of X, so it's fitting that he gets to help close out Fall of X and the Krakoa Era. Fall of the House of X addresses a long-simmering plot from X-Men — the trial of Cyclops — and mixes it with the underground X-Men's preparations for their final battle against Orchis. Duggan is joined by Immortal X-Men artist Lukas Werneck, and this first issue throws readers into the burgeoning war.

While there was a bit of filler in this first issue, namely the Fastball Special throwback between Wolverine and Colossus, there are plenty of things to like. Raising the stakes for the X-Men and their allies, Fall of the House of X is worth checking out, especially for fans who have been following the Krakoa Era since the beginning.

Rise Of The Powers Of X Deals With The Coming Dominion

Writer Kieron Gillen has been giving readers the best X-Men stories in the post-Hickman Krakoa Era line-up, with Immortal X-Men wowing readers constantly. Jonathan Hickman's departure left a yawning void in the middle of the X-books, but Gillen has done a great job of filling that void. Rise of the Powers Of X looks to be another stellar showing from the writer. The book deals with the X-Men trying to stop the mysterious Enigma, an AI based on the original Nathaniel Essex, from becoming a Dominion.

The first issues takes readers into an alternate future where Orchis has won, as Nimrod and Omega Sentinel bring the Phalanx to Earth and Doctor Stasis makes his play for Dominion-hood. Rise of the Powers of X feels more like HoX/PoX than Fall does, buoyed by the return of PoX artist R.B. Silva. The book's first issue is exactly the kind of X-Men story many X-Men fans have been missing since Hickman left. It has everything that makes X-Men stories so grand and it's looking to be the MVP of Fall of X.

The Resurrection Of Magneto's Title Says It All

Kieron Gillen wasn't alone when it came to upholding Hickman-level storytelling on the X-Men books; there was also Al Ewing. Ewing has been dropping many of the best Marvel comics of the last ten years, including the all-time great The Immortal Hulk. Ewing was responsible for SWORD and X-Men Red, the big sci-fi books of the era, and has told amazing stories with Storm. However, Magneto also benefited from Ewing's talents, becoming an important part of X-Men Red before his death in A.X.E. Judgment Day. Magneto and Storm alike both destroyed their Krakoan memory back-ups to show the Arakki that they respected their traditions, and Magneto's death has remained when many other characters' demises haven't.

The Resurrection of Magneto looks to change that. With Orchis ascendant and Krakoa destroyed, Storm is going to need help to lead the Arakki and there's only one person she can trust. This begins a quest for Storm, as she decides to do something that could destroy her relationship with the Arakki — try to bring Magneto back to life. It's often been joked that Magneto's secondary mutation is resurrection, but Magneto himself left that behind when he joined the Arakki. It'll be interesting to see how this book deals with that aspect of the character, but with Ewing aboard, fans have a lot of confidence in this book.

Dead X-Men Is A Do-Over For An X-Men Roster Everyone Wanted To See

X-Men: The Hellfire Gala (2023) #1 was something of a bloodbath. Jean Grey and Iceman were killed, as was the newly unveiled X-Men roster, with Synch and Talon escaping the attack by Orchis with their lives and Juggernaut getting captured by Orchis. Cannonball, Prodigy, Jubilee, Dazzler, and Frenzy died in the attack and with Krakoan resurrection off the table, they've stayed dead. However, Dead X-Men stars that lost team, resurrected all this time later to help defeat Orchis and save Xavier's dream... or die trying.

Dead X-Men is written by Steve Foxe, whose work on books like X-Men '92: House of XCII and Fall of X's Dark X-Men has garnered him a lot of trust with X-Men readers. On top of that, readers loved this roster of X-Men when they were introduced, a page before Nimrod's attack destroyed them. This sent fans into a stir, so a book that brings them back to life is something that a lot of fans have wanted.

Ultimate Spider-Man Is The First Book In A New Ultimate Marvel Universe

Back in the year 2000, Ultimate Spider-Man kicked off the original Ultimate Universe and two decades later, it's doing so again. Writer Jonathan Hickman can do whatever he wants at Marvel, and his recent resurrection of the Ultimate Universe has already made fans extremely happy. The man who brought readers the best Fantastic Four, Avengers, and X-Men stories of the 2010s has turned eyes to Spider-Man, but this new Ultimate Spider-Man isn't the young one who came before. No, this new Peter Parker is in his mid-thirties, married with children to Mary Jane.

Uncle Ben is still alive and working at The Daily Bugle. J. Jonah Jameson is actually friendly with Peter. Given a gift from this universe's Tony Stark, Peter decides that it's time to take back who he could have been from the Maker, who has engineered this new universe to be exactly what he wants it to be: and he didn't want a Spider-Man. Being a Spider-Man fan can be tough, but Ultimate Spider-Man definitely feels like a balm to a beaten fandom. Readers have wanted Peter and Mary Jane back together for years, and this book gives them that and more. Hickman is an amazing superhero writer, and having him unleashed on a new Spider-Man book in his very own new Ultimate Universe is something everyone can be happy about.

The Punisher Is A New Take On Old Concept

The Punisher has a long history. However, Frank Castle's history has ended for now. Marvel has put the classic version of the Punisher on the shelf, and it's time for an all-new version to hit the streets. Writer David Pepose and artist Dave Wachter introduce readers to a new skulled killer in Punisher, which follows former SHIELD assassin Joe Garrison on a mission to solve the mystery of who destroyed his family and avenge them.

This new Punisher series supplies the kind of action that fans have come to expect from the character. Garrison is a different character from Castle, but both share a tendency towards ultra-violence that binds them together. This series is oly a few issues in, but it's already something special.

Spider-Gwen: Smash Promises More Spider-Gwen Goodness

Spider-Gwen has always been something of a popular character since her debut in the first Spider-Verse story. Since then, the character has reached all new levels of popularity. Spider-Gwen has helmed her own series and even co-headlined the Spiderverse movies, which are two of the most beloved Spider-Man adaptations ever. Additionally, Spider-Gwen also stars in Disney Junior's Spidey And His Amazing Friends, making her a character with multi-media legs like few others.

Spider-Gwen: Smash follows Gwen Stacy as she embarks with her band on a tour, all the while trying not to suit up as Spider-Gwen. However, some situations call for some drastic measures, especially when an assassin starts to go after the headliners. This story is perfect for all Spider-Gwen fans.

The Thunderbolts Strike Again

The Thunderbolts are an interesting Marvel property. The publisher has been trying to make them happen since the MCU film was announced. Last year brought a new Thunderbolts book that barely made a ripple, and this year featured another release. However, this comic takes it marching orders more from the upcoming MCU version when it comes to its roster, as well as spinning out of Captain Of America: Sentinel Of Liberty.

This book follows Winter Soldier, having an unearthed a cache of secrets as the Revolution, ready to bring justice to the world. Bucky Barnes decides to target someone who has deserved it for a long time, the Red Skull, and brings together the best possible team for the job. With the writing team Hivemind behind the book, Thunderbolts has proven to be special, despite its status as an MCU cash-in book.

G.O.D.s Is Hickman At His Finest

Jonathan Hickman is Marvel's hottest ticket. When the writer isn't revitalizing franchises like the Ultimate Universe and the X-Men, he's telling the best sci-fi superhero stories out there. Since leaving the X-books, Hickman hasn't done a lot, but one book was teased from the writer: G.O.D.s. This book was going to take what everyone knew about the Marvel Universe's cosmology and turn on its head. So far, that's exactly what the book has done.

Jonathan Hickman is giving Marvel their own version of DC's Endless, going deeper than ever into cosmic Marvel. Hickman is known for big idea comics, and G.O.D.s feels like it's bigger than anything else he's done so far. This is a special, once in a generation comic, and better than all of that, it's an ongoing. This is a book for every Marvel fan who wants something different from Marvel and its usual characters.

Alien Gives Readers Some Wonderful Sci-Fi Horror

Disney getting control of Twentieth Century Fox gave it access to multiple classic franchises. That meant that Marvel got access to a lot of great franchises, including Alien. Marvel has created some excellent Alien comics in the past, and now they've geared up to deliver another epic. Alien #1 re-teams Declan Shalvey and Andrea Broccardo on Marvel's new Alien series.

On a planet overrun by Xenomorphs, Weyland-Yutani is up to their normal tricks: trying to exploit the lifeform for its own profit. A classic tale of corruption and the toll it charges, Alien gives readers exactly what they want from a story about the most deadly bugs in the universe.

Deadpool: Seven Slaughters Brings Back The Classic Killer

Deadpool is huge in pop culture, but hasn't been as big in comics lately. The character's had some failures and underwhelmed readers a bit, but Deadpool is still Deadpool and deep down, everyone loves him. Marvel has pulled out all the stops to bring Deadpool back into the spotlight, including getting some of the biggest creators from the past and present to work on Deadpool: Seven Slaughters.

Deadpool: Seven Slaughters follows Deadpool through a week of his life as an assassin. The book is full of violent, fun shenanigans, and the first issue is a non-stop thrill ride. It's clear that the creators behind Deadpool: Seven Slaughters are having tons of fun with the character, which means readers are too.

Superior Spider-Man Brings Back A Fan-Favorite Spider-Man

Superior Spider-Man is a fan-favorite version of the Web-Slinger. Putting Doctor Octavious into the body of Peter Parker was a risky move, but it paid off. The post-One More Day Spider-Man comics needed a serious shake-up, and the series delivered. Superior Spider-Man is widely considered the best part of Dan Slott's long run on Spider-Man. Ten years later, it's still beloved by fans.

Superior Spider-Man brings original writer Dan Slott back and teams him with classic Spider-Man artist Mark Bagley. The first issue revolves around an enemy of Superior Spider-Man attacking Spider-Man, endangering the city, just as Doc Ock comes to a realization. Slott and Bagley are Spider-Man pros, so teaming them up for this story bodes very well for fans.

Captain Marvel Flies High Again

Captain Marvel is coming off a brilliant five-year run. Marvel has teamed up two up-and-coming creators — Alyssa Wong and Jan Bazaluda — to relaunch Carol Danvers' adventures. The good Captain gets a new costume, supporting cast, and status quo in this new book, ready for a new era of Captain Marvel comics.

Captain Marvel is Earth's first line of defense, but what happens when an enemy is able to get through that? Can Captain Marvel still save the day? Wong and Bazaluda show readers Captain Marvel like they've never seen her before, pushing her to brand new heights.

Captain America (Vol. 11) Puts A Great Creative Team On The Sentinel Of Liberty

J. Michael Straczynski created Babylon 5 and started doing comics in the late '90s with Rising Stars. He'd soon move to Marvel, taking over The Amazing Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, and Thor. Straczynski gave readers the best Spider-Man of the 21st century, but eventually moved away from Marvel. In 2023, he returned, joining with artist Jesus Saiz for a new volume of Captain America.

This volume of Captain America follows Cap as he deals with a threat from his past, while also working to help his old neighborhood. This is classic Steve Rogers, playing on Captain America's history and giving readers a great ride. Fans who want a new Captain America need to check this one out.

The Immortal Thor Promises To Be A Brilliant Take On The Classic Character

Writer Al Ewing is Marvel's most beloved current writer. Pretty much everything Ewing does sells, and when Ewing is on, he's the best. He proved this to the world with The Immortal Hulk, a book that is widely considered the best Hulk has been in decades. That's why The Immortal Thor, with artist Martin Coccolo, excites readers so much.

Thor has a rich history, and unleashing Ewing on it is just what everyone ordered. Thor is facing off against a new threat, one seemingly greater than anything he faced before. Ewing and Coccolo did a fabulous job on the first issue, and it's certain to be a brilliant ride. The Immortal Thor has an immaculate pedigree and everyone should get in on the ground floor.

Daredevil Continues Its Run Of Excellence

Daredevil in the last few years has been phenomenal. Writer Chip Zdarsky and artist Marco Checchetto have been killing it, but all good things must end. However, that doesn't mean Daredevil is going to suffer that much. Marvel has looked out for Daredevil for years now by putting the best writers and artists on the book, and the newest series is no different.

A new chapter begins in Matt Murdock's life in writer Saladin Ahmed and artist Aaron Kuder's Daredevil run. This book is on fire, since Daredevil's life is always in flux. Ahmed and Kuder are an intriguing team to pick for ol'Hornhead, and the comic continues to deliver.

The Incredible Hulk Is A New Horror Take On The Character

Hulk was vastly underrated by readers. The book had the tough job of following The Immortal Hulk, which is considered the best Hulk book of the last decade by far. Many even consider it the best Marvel book of the last decade. Fans wanted something more like that and weren't quiet about it. Marvel got the message and looks to serve those fans with The Incredible Hulk, by writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson and artist Nic Klein.

Johnson and Klein kick off a new Hulk epic with this book: The Age of Monsters. Horror has always been an important part of the Hulk and was key to The Immortal Hulk's success. Putting out a new Hulk horror book is exactly what many fans want, and Johnson and Klein are an amazing team to bring that to readers. The first issue dropped in June and it quickly became a must-read.

Blade Is The Return Of A Legend

Blade is a Marvel legend. The character was long a C-lister at best, but that changed in the late '90s. Blade was the first big Marvel movie in 1998 and since then the character has been much more popular. Fans have been itching for him to come back to comics, and the last few years have seen them getting their wish in big books like The Avengers. However, that wasn't a solo book. Readers wanted the vampire hunter back and Marvel has finally listened.

Blade, by writer Bryan Edward Hill and artist Elena Casagrande, brings the vampire hunter back. Blade accidentally unleashes a terrible ancient evil and the rest of the supernatural community turns to him to solve the problem he created. This book has been amazing, and exactly what fans have wanted from a Blade comic for ages.

The Avengers Promises To Bring Earth's Mightiest Heroes To The Top Of The Charts

The Avengers are Marvel's most powerful team, but their book hasn't exactly been the most powerful when it comes to sales and reader esteem. After Jason Aaron's five-year run, Marvel relaunched The Avengers in May with a new first issue, by rising superstar writer Jed MacKay and artist C.F. Villa. Building out of 2022's Timeless #1, The Avengers sees Captain Marvel create a new team of Avengers.

Carol is joined by Iron Man, Thor, Sam Wilson as Captain America, Black Panther, the Vision, and Scarlet Witch. It's a classic team, with the right mixture of new. MacKay hasn't missed at Marvel, giving fans high hopes for The Avengers. The first issue proved a success with readers, and there's plenty more where that came from.

Doctor Strange Is A Magical Good Time

The Sorcerers Supreme have been powerful defenders for millennia, and Stephen Strange's death saw his wife Clea step up to do the job. Clea was a great protector of reality, but the doctor is in again. Doctor Strange, by writer Jed MacKay and artist Pasqual Ferry, brings back the classic hero, ready to protect Earth and beyond from the most dangerous threats.

MacKay was writing the Clea starring Strange, which was a fan favorite book, so the Doctor is in good hands. Ferry is a brilliant artist who definitely does justice to Strange's amazing adventures. Reuniting the Strange, Wong, and Clea, this book has everything fans could want.

Fantastic Four Is The Best Classic Team Has Been In Ages

The Fantastic Four is a unique Marvel team, standing among the industry's best sci-fi books, but they've had a rough go of things since writer Jonathan Hickman left the book. While they still had good runs from Matt Fraction and James Robinson, Marvel canceled the book because they didn't have the film rights. Once Disney bought 20th Century Fox, they put out another book, with divisive writer Dan Slott at the helm.

After Slott left, Marvel relaunched the book with writer Ryan North and artist Iban Coello. The book began after a mysterious disaster that broke the FF up. However, the story has been leading them back together, ready to reveal the secret of what happened. While this type of mystery box storytelling hasn't worked with The Amazing Spider-Man, Fantastic Four has been a hit with readers.

X-Force Continues The Adventures Of The X-Men's Black Ops Team

X-Force, by writer Benjamin Percy and artist Robert Gill, has been one of the more interesting books in the Krakoa Era. The black ops X-team is back to its old tricks, protecting mutantkind from the worst threats by cutting them down before they can strike. Unfortunately, they've had nearly as many enemies within as they've had without.

Beast had joined the ranks of the most untrustworthy Marvel leaders, Colossus became an unwitting pawn against his teammates, and then Krakoa itself fell. Percy's long-term storytelling has done an amazing job of bearing that out. Like Wolverine, he uses shorter stories than most other creators to tell narratives that play into the long-term plot threads he's building. Gill's art continues to impress, with GURU-eFX's lush coloring making it all pop.

Wolverine Is The Best There Is At What It Does

Wolverine is the X-Men's biggest solo star. Even with the popularity of the Krakoa Era, he's still the only member of the team with his own solo ongoing. Wolverine has been hitting on all cylinders since it debuted in 2020, giving Wolverine fans the kind of action and characterization they missed while Logan was dead.

Percy has an understanding of who Wolverine is as a character. He writes Wolverine as a warrior poet by way of a dive bar, a brawler with the soul of a samurai. Wolverine is in the midst of the ten-part epic, "The Sabretooth War," which spun out Victor LaValle's two stellar Sabretooth miniseries. LaValle joins Percy for the story, as Sabretooth brings a multiversal corps of Sabretooths to Earth-616 to take revenge on Wolverine. Wolverine has been excellent throughout its run, but this story is taking it to the bloodiest levels possible.

Classic Avengers Stories

Avengers: Under Siege Followed The Team At Their Lowest

The Avengers have become the most popular superhero team ever because of the MCU. For fans who want to see why they earned the appellation "Earth's Greatest Heroes" in the comics, they need look no further than Avengers: Under Siege, by writer Roger Stern and artist John Buscema. The story pits the team against the Masters of Evil in their most desperate battle.

Under Siege throws the Avengers into a situation they aren't used to, defeated by their enemies. With their home taken from them and their greatest members down and out, the team has to pull a victory from the jaws of defeat. Stern and Buscema are an amazing team, and they created an Avengers story no one will forget.

Captain America By Ed Brubaker Omnibus Vol. 1 Contains The Greatest Modern Captain America Story

Captain America comics have their ups and downs in quality, but the best overall run in decades is Ed Brubaker's. Captain America By Ed Brubaker Omnibus Vol. 1, with artists Steve Epting, Mike Perkins, and Michael Lark, is the beginning of Brubaker's epic, collecting the first twenty-five issues of his run, including the classic Winter Soldier storyline.

Collecting the entire epic of Captain America's battle against his former friend, Captain America By Ed Brubaker Omnibus Vol. 1 presents peak Captain America. There are few Cap stories out there that can match it, and it's definitely a story that every Marvel fan needs to check out. There's a reason Captain America: The Winter Soldier is such a great movie — because its source material is a million times better.

Classic X-Men Titles:

X-Men: Mutant Genesis Is A Classic New Beginning

The X-Men are among Marvel's most important teams, and there are many excellent stories to choose from. X-Men: Mutant Genesis, by writer Chris Claremont and artist Jim Lee, lays out exactly who the X-Men are at their core. Introducing the Blue Team to readers and pitting them against Magneto and his Acolytes, it's as close to a perfect encapsulation of the X-Men as possible.

X-Men: Mutant Genesis delivers an action-packed epic that has it all: killer art, amazing writing, and an introduction to the X-Men mythos that will make a new reader want to dive deeper. Even thirty years later, it still stands out as a highlight for the X-Men.

Wolverine: Old Man Logan Is A Superhero Western Unlike Anything Else Out There

Wolverine has starred in some harrowing adventures. The character works in just about any type of story, and Old Man Logan, by writer Mark Millar and artist Steve McNiven, is a perfect example of that. The story is basically a superhero Western set in an apocalyptic future.

Old Man Logan follows a pacifist Wolverine embarking on one last job with an elderly Hawkeye to get money to pay off the Hulk Gang. An action-packed book full of great characterization and world-building, it shows not just the versatility of Wolverine but the Marvel Universe in general. It's a blood-soaked epic, and it behooves every Marvel fan to read it.

Classic Marvel Events And Miniseries:

Infinity War Doesn't Get The Credit It Deserves

Infinity War, by writer Jim Starlin and artist Ron Lim, is the sequel to Infinity Gauntlet, which is a tough act to follow. For this reason, Infinity War remains Marvel's most underrated event book, overshadowed by what came before. This is completely unfair to the comic, which, in a lot of ways, is superior to its predecessor.

Infinity War follows the heroes of the Marvel Universe battling against a hidden foe, Adam Warlock's dark side, the Magus, who has them beat at every turn. Starring the best and brightest Marvel heroes, it even makes Thanos a convincing hero. It's a masterwork of plot and art, with brilliant characterization and pulse-pounding action.

Secret Wars (2015) Is The Best Marvel Event Of The 21st Century

Marvel's event cycle throughout the 2000s hurt the publisher in a lot of ways, but it produced some fantastic event books. One of the best events is 2015's Secret Wars, by writer Jonathan Hickman and artist Esad Ribic. Building out of Hickman's Fantastic Four, Avengers, and New Avengers, it presented the aftermath of the Incursions, with Doctor Doom of all people saving creation.

More than just a simple battle between the heroes and Doctor Doom, Hickman dives deep into Doom and his conflict with Reed Richards in this story. Between that and Ribic's breathtaking art, Secret Wars demonstrates exactly what a Marvel comic can do.

Marvel Boy (Vol. 2) Is Grant Morrison At Their Finest

Grant Morrison's time at Marvel was short, but they produced some great work. One of the best is Marvel Boy, with artist J. G. Jones. This six-issue Marvel masterpiece stars Noh-Varr, an alternate universe genetically engineered Kree soldier. His ship is shot down in the 616 universe, the crew killed, and he's captured by the evil Doctor Midas and his daughter Oubliette.

What follows is Morrison unleashing their personal brand of superhero wildness on the Marvel Universe. Morrison makes Noh-Varr into the perfect superpowered brat, but one who readers can't help but sympathize with. Marvel Boy is a unique comic, one that finds a way to impress and surprise readers. Full of big ideas, wonderful art, and more witty humor than one can shake a stick at, Marvel Boy proves a wild ride that has to be read to be believed.

Earth X Is A Love Letter To Marvel's Past Set In Its Future

Superhero comics are full of amazing alternate universes, and Marvel is no different. One of the finest comes from Earth X, based on an idea from and with covers by Alex Ross, written by Jim Krueger, with art by John Paul Leon. Taking place in an alternate future where everyone has superpowers, the Inhumans return with a warning just as a new evil attacks the US.

Earth X touches on every corner of the Marvel Universe in an epic that will change the way readers look at Marvel forever. Tying the origin of superpowers to its narrative, it's as much about Marvel history as it is its future. Earth X is brilliant because it works for casual fans, as each issue kicks off with several pages describing the origin of an important character, team, or faction, as well as for fans who know everything about Marvel. While its sequels Universe X and Paradise X aren't in the same league, Earth X is basically perfection.

Infinity Gauntlet Is Ridiculously Important To Marvel History

Infinity Gauntlet redefined the event book at Marvel. Written by writer Jim Starlin with art by George Pèrez and Ron Lim, the epic battle between the heroes and cosmic beings of Marvel against the Infinity Gauntlet-wielding Thanos has become legendary in the minds of Marvel fans. This book took the dormant event book formula pioneered by classics like Secret Wars (1984) and Crisis On Infinite Earths, dusted it off, and showed readers that having a massive epic with the greatest heroes versus the most powerful villains can be great again if its down right.

This amazing story gave the MCU the inspiration it needed to become the biggest movie franchise ever. Infinity Gauntlet made Thanos a big deal again in the Marvel Universe, reintroduced Adam Warlock to a new generation of readers, and is chock-full of action. It's expertly written and masterfully drawn, a true epic in every sense of the word.

Squadron Supreme Is A Forgotten Classic

Marvel doesn't have the same artistic pedigree as DC, but it has some gems of its own. Foremost among them is Squadron Supreme, by writer Mark Gruenwald and artists Bob Hall, Paul Ryan, and John Buscema. Its complicated and ambiguous narrative stars Marvel's Justice League pastiche deciding to take power over their world. What follows is a story that asks questions about how much power is too much, and how much freedom people are willing to sacrifice for safety. It's a much smarter comic than it gets credit for.

Squadron Supreme took a serious look at superheroes in a way few Marvel books have. It's still definitely a Marvel-style superhero comic. However, that's not always a bad thing, and Squadron Supreme has its moments of brilliance. Squadron Supreme is a powerful story, one that questions the role of superheroes in its world, and what could happen in a real-world setting if people with superpowers existed.