Waiting for the Trade The 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time #13 – 10. written by Stan Lee, Mark Millar, Frank Miller & Larry Hama art by Jack Kirby, Adam Kubert & David Mazzuchelli collects Incredible Hulk #1, Ultimate X-men #1, Daredevil #227 & Wolverine #75   Why I Bought This: It was a $1.50 at my local comic shop and I’ve actually never read Hulk #1 before so that alone made it worth picking up. The Plot : So in 2001 Marvel ran a poll asking for the 100 greatest stories of all time and then turned that into a series of four issue trades priced at $7.50 each. This one has the first appearance of the Hulk, the first issue of Ultimate X-Men , the first chapter of the Daredevil “Born Again” story arc, and the final chapter of the X-Men’s “Fatal Attractions” crossover. (spoilers below)

Waiting for the Trade’s Cosmic Countdown   So today Guardians of the Galaxy hits theaters and I cannot wait to see it. I have been giddy for this movie since it was announced two years ago. I love cosmic marvel in general and I greatly enjoyed DnA’s run on the Guardians a couple years ago. So in honor of the film I present a countdown of Marvel’s best cosmic trade paperbacks and because the Guardians are such an unusual team I am doing a top 15 rather than a top 10. Furthermore in honor of the obscurity of the Guardians since many of the stories in the countdown are super famous already I will recommend a second story in the same vein of each primary pick throughout the countdown. So without further ado click below.