Hello all,

I have recently, and by that I mean in the last 3 months, just gotten into the X-Men.  Great stuff, and I cannot believe I took so long to dive in.

I started with House of M, moved on to Decimation, and last week completed Messiah Complex.  At the moment, I am working through the first 3 volumes of the X-Force trades.  I read the first one Sunday, and I hope to read the second and third this week.

Anyway, I'm just posting here because I always end up having all kinds of questions about the X-Men, and I never know where to turn.  Is anyone here an X-Men fan?  The owner of the shop I go to for my comics is a huge fan, so on Wednesday's I do get to chat with him for a few.  But I'm stuck otherwise.  Won't you help me?  :)  haha.

-B.

Hi Eric, I know what you mean about it being a tad frustrating just jumping in.  But I had to start somewhere manageable.  And for me, that was House Of M.  Which I thought was fantastic.  I subscribe to Marvel Digital Unlimited, so I was able to get all the issues that way.  And the cover to House of M #2 is burned in my mind.  It has Wolverine on the front looking up at all the new mutants.  And you can just tell something is wrong by looking at his face.  :)  I loved it.

My first question might involve a spoiler.  So perhaps we should ask Ian/Marc to label this thread as such?  I don't know what the policy here is with regards to spoilers, and I personally don't like to read them.  So try to avoid them if you can.

So when I started Messiah Complex, after Decimation (I skipped Endangered Species), all of a sudden Charles Xavier is walking around like Locke in Lost.  What happened to the wheel chair?  If you know what I should read to find out, that would be best.  Otherwise, if you could just explain it a bit.

Thanks!  I have more questions too, but I'll start here.  I have to get back to work too.  :)