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John Byrne
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| Posted: 04 November 2025 at 11:59am | IP Logged | 1
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I thought about NEXT MEN because it is, in my opinion, his best work. Iabsolutely love it.But I wasn’t sure it would be where I would suggest someone start.••• I’ve often said that “The City on the Edge of Forever”is the best episode of the original STAR TREK, but it’s not one I would use to introduce someone to the series. Too far off-model. That’s what I would say about NEXT MEN. Some of my best work, but quite atypical.
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Brian Miller
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That was my thoughts, as well. Same for COLD WAR.
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Wallace Sellars
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Add me to the list of those proclaiming JBNM to be JB's best work. It is an incredibly underrated series.
If COLD WAR had continued... Whew!
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James Woodcock
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I’d love more COLD WAR.
but I was part of the problem there. I didn’t buy it until quite a while after
publication.
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Jason K Fulton
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| Posted: 04 November 2025 at 11:57pm | IP Logged | 5
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If its a gift and I'm trying to hook someone on comic books, I'm handing them the JB FF omnibus that collects his run. If that doesn't work, it probably wasn't meant to be.
And yeah, COLD WAR is a great candidate as well.
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Peter Martin
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| Posted: 05 November 2025 at 2:46am | IP Logged | 6
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The FF run. That's the best intro to JB's storytelling.
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Jason K Fulton
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I'm biased, because that run was my introduction to Marvel. And you really get just about everyone in that first 30+ issues. Really just felt like everything was connected.
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ron bailey
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I would vote for Next Men over FF primarily, but certainly not only, because it is all his. No "since Kirby" muddying app the impression.
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Michael Hogan
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| Posted: 05 November 2025 at 2:27pm | IP Logged | 9
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In my opinion, it's your five-year run on FF. 'Nuff said.
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Andrew Bitner
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I'd suggest FF, though Alpha Flight is self-contained enough that a new reader wouldn't need to be an expert on all things Marvel.
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Trevor Smith
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Virtually anyone even remotely interested in comics will
know Batman and Superman, so my vote would go to
Generations. And they're straight-up fun!
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Harry Dounis
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| Posted: 07 November 2025 at 5:24am | IP Logged | 12
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Alpha All day!!!
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