Hey guys after watching ASM again on Blu-Ray and reading about all the hype about The Amazing Spiderman ending, I decided I want to get more into Spiderman. He really is a cool character and I would like to catch up with him. Venom and Carnage also are pretty awesome characters. So the point of this thread is to ask you Spidey fans what are some good trades to pick up. What are some good Spiderman stories that I can read?

Coming Home- JMS's First arc on Spidey is maybe my favorite ever.

Marvel Knights Spider-man 1-12. A great story, full of some of the best action I've ever seen.

If you want to read about Flash Thompson Venom, you could pick up some trades of the newest series by Rick Remender. I think all the issues he's written for Venom have been collected by now.

If you'd prefer to read Eddie Brock as Venom then this would be good. http://www.amazon.com/Spider-Man-Vengeance-Venom-David-Michelinie/dp/0785157603/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1353542620&sr=8-14&keywords=Venom

It isn't specific about what issues are contained in it, but it's The Venom stories that were written by David Michelinie, with three awesome artists involved so I think that's a safe bet.

If you're looking to get caught up with what's happening then this is a good place to start. 15 issues for 25 bucks is pretty nice. http://www.amazon.com/Spider-Man-Big-Time-Ultimate-Collection/dp/0785162178/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1353542910&sr=1-5&keywords=spiderman

For Carnage, A crossover story involving him just wrapped up in Venom and Scarlet Spider. According to Amazon it'll be collected in January so you could get it then or try to hunt down the issues.

Also for Carnage Zeb Wells and Clayton Grain pretty recently put out some pretty nice stories about Carnage that you could check out. http://www.amazon.com/Carnage-U-S-Zeb-Wells/dp/0785160736/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1353543103&sr=1-1&keywords=carnage

http://www.amazon.com/Carnage-Family-Feud-Zeb-Wells/dp/0785151125/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1353543103&sr=1-2&keywords=carnage

And if you're just looking for dumb fun from back in the 90s you could buy Maximum Carnage.

Anyway those are some of my recommendations.

If you'd like to be pretty up to date with the current status of Spidey, I'd recommend starting with Big Time.

Thanks @VeganDiet I definitely appreciate those recommendations. I will take a look at them.

@vicske77: Hope you enjoy them!

Btw, The Carnage crossover was Called "Minimum Carnage". Here's the rundown of what issues it ran through in case you wanna try and find them. http://www.comicvine.com/minimum-carnage/39-56935/

Ultimate Spiderman,no doubt....Bendis-Bagley run..!! http://www.comicvine.com/ultimate-spider-man/49-7257/

@The_Tree said:

If you'd like to be pretty up to date with the current status of Spidey, I'd recommend starting with Big Time.

I just started with this and it's great!

Thanks guys. I appreciate all the responses.

you could read Spider island. it has spidey and venom.

I'd recommend Kraven's Last Hunt, Spider-Man Reign, Cosmic Spider-Man, and the regular Spidey comics starting at BND.

Civil war, The Other, Black in Black, Grim Hunt, anything that Slott has done if your looking for more recent work.

@The_Tree said:

If you'd like to be pretty up to date with the current status of Spidey, I'd recommend starting with Big Time.

I'd follow this advice. This is where I jumped in into current Spider-Man.

@vicske77: Minimum Carnage is about to have its last issue (Omega). It has been a great series starring Venom, Carnage, and Scarlet Spider along with some new characters like the Redeemer and Radu. You could wait and pick up the TPB.

Otherwise Big Time is the perfect to place to get caught up with the current Spidey. But, if you really want to get into the real Spidey (pre-Brand New Day). It's tougher to recommend something. Perhaps getting the recently reprinted Amazing Fantasy 15 would be the best to begin with (worth having even if you already know the story). The Back in Black series was great along until they changed the Spider-Universe with Brand New Day. But, to understand this new (Mary Jane-less) Spidey you might want to read both arcs.

If you really liked the Lizard the SHED series is SWEET and involves the new Spidey (post-BND) if you prefer to read about him.

Thanks @FatFriar_16 i'll keep those in mind as well.

Spider-Man Torment I personally think is a good story. Very intense and dark both the story and how it is told is very good some of Todd McFarlane’s best. I’m not a huge fan but this story he nailed pretty good. The enemy is Lizard but is more like a monster/creature/animal than human.

Spider-Man: Blue is a comic booklimited series written by Jeph Loeb and illustrated by Tim Sale. It ran for a total of six issues and has been reprinted in trade paperback form.

I just finished reading Spiderman Blue......it was fantastic....one of the best limited series out...DEFFENETALLY recomend it!!...

It is Valentine's Day, and Spider-Man describes himself as feeling "blue". Gwen Stacy, one of Parker's true loves, died a while ago, but he still feels blue for her to this day. So, Spider-Man recounts into a tape recorder how Gwen and he fell in love.

The series then recounts the events from The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 1 #43-48 and #63, though it switches time order and implies that Kraven the Hunter, who appeared in #47, is behind all of the villains who attack Spider-Man. It retells Peter standing between Gwen and Mary Jane Watson, berated by his friend Harry Osborn.

In the end, it is Valentine's Day, and Gwen asks Peter to be her valentine. Peter states how her death has scarred him. Her one-time rival Mary Jane taught Peter to love again, but he reveals how much he misses Gwen. Suddenly, he notices his wife Mary Jane listening. Instead of being angry, Mary Jane feels deep sympathy for her husband and tells Peter to say hello to Gwen for her and to tell her how much she misses her, too. On this note, the story ends.