I have the opportunity to purchase Fear Itself and its accompanying graphic novels, should I? How is the Fear Itself event compared to others such as AvX, Court of Owls, Civil War, Dark Angel Saga, etc. I don't really know that much about comics and to purchase them all is a fair amount of cash, so any advice or opinions would help. Thanks.

I have TPBs of X-Men Manifest Destiny, Nation X, and Utopia. I was wondering if that was the right order in which to read them and if I was missing any major events between books. If anyone knows the answer please let me know, thanks.