Old Man Logan got me into the X-Men

I saw a post here a few weeks ago asking if the Old Man Logan series from 2003 was a good way to start reading the X-Men. While I'd be inclined to say no, it probably shouldn't be your first comic, it was actually the one I first picked up.

I wasn't allowed to watch the X-Men movies growing up, and I didn't have any of the comics to read, so my uneducated impression was that the X-Men were over hyped, boring characters, especially wolverine. I don't know, maybe it was because of the lack of costume flair, maybe it was hugh Jackman being praised by everyone I knew who'd watched the movies, maybe I was just sick of wolverine popping up in those Walmart posters with Spider-Man and the Hulk, but I thought the X-Men were stupid.

Then, when I was an adult, I started taking driver's lessons, and my instructor told me I should watch Unforgiven and Old Man Logan. While I have yet to watch the former (I'm an uncultured swine), I got my hands on the later. And, mama. Wow. It's a great book.

I have not read the entirety of Mark Miller's run (the old Man Logan storyline starts in #66), and honestly, maybe I should. This story is what you'd expect, a brutal what if scenario where characters are unceremoniously killed off or soured by the now western inspired world around them. Somehow, Logan is the sweetest he's ever been, trying to remain peaceful and take care of his family, and even when shit hits the fan, you still get the sense that he is trying to make the world a better place. I was in love, with the writing, Logan himself (Logan can GET IT), and from there on I read the old Man Logan ongoing series (2016), and read parts of X-Men Red (2018) and weapon X (2017, I think). Then I began reading Claremont, and it was over from there.

While I can't say there wasn't a lot lost when I started at what's technically the end of the X-Men, I will say old Man Logan paved the way to the best comics I've ever read. Wolverine is now one of my favorite characters, maybe even more so than Vesemir (sorry Theo James). I'm really glad I took my instructor's advice, and if you are a new reader too, and this kind of story appeals to you, feel free to look at the comics I've listed above.

I saw a post here a few weeks ago asking if the Old Man Logan series from 2003 was a good way to start reading the X-Men. While I'd be inclined to say no, it probably shouldn't be your first comic, it was actually the one I first picked up.

I wasn't allowed to watch the X-Men movies growing up, and I didn't have any of the comics to read, so my uneducated impression was that the X-Men were over hyped, boring characters, especially wolverine. I don't know, maybe it was because of the lack of costume flair, maybe it was hugh Jackman being praised by everyone I knew who'd watched the movies, maybe I was just sick of wolverine popping up in those Walmart posters with Spider-Man and the Hulk, but I thought the X-Men were stupid.

Then, when I was an adult, I started taking driver's lessons, and my instructor told me I should watch Unforgiven and Old Man Logan. While I have yet to watch the former (I'm an uncultured swine), I got my hands on the later. And, mama. Wow. It's a great book.

I have not read the entirety of Mark Miller's run (the old Man Logan storyline starts in #66), and honestly, maybe I should. This story is what you'd expect, a brutal what if scenario where characters are unceremoniously killed off or soured by the now western inspired world around them. Somehow, Logan is the sweetest he's ever been, trying to remain peaceful and take care of his family, and even when shit hits the fan, you still get the sense that he is trying to make the world a better place. I was in love, with the writing, Logan himself (Logan can GET IT), and from there on I read the old Man Logan ongoing series (2016), and read parts of X-Men Red (2018) and weapon X (2017, I think). Then I began reading Claremont, and it was over from there.

While I can't say there wasn't a lot lost when I started at what's technically the end of the X-Men, I will say old Man Logan paved the way to the best comics I've ever read. Wolverine is now one of my favorite characters, maybe even more so than Vesemir (sorry Theo James). I'm really glad I took my instructor's advice, and if you are a new reader too, and this kind of story appeals to you, feel free to look at the comics I've listed above.