I'm listing out comic series I'm currently reading that I'd recommend people give a try.
Marvel was, for many years, my "go to" company, especially once DC went with their New 52 "Let's Make All Our Heroes Unheroic and Stories Grim 'n' Gritty" direction. Various editorial decisions and more-often-than-not misguided cross-over events have tarnished that Marvel primacy in my eyes — though I have to give Marvel some credit that, after their recent generally awful Axis event (Heroes turn evil! Villains turn good!) they are shaking things up by having some of those involved (Sabretooth and Iron Man, at least) retain their shifted alignments, and some others dance around the edges.
I still buy a lot more Marvel comics than this, but they're sort of popcorn — stuff I read and moderately enjoy without wanting to necessarily recommend to others.
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In Album Dave Does the Comics – Recommendations 2014 (Marvel)
I don't read Miracleman or Thor, but I heartily concur as to the other five. I'm surprised you didn't include Captain Marvel or Guardians of the Galaxy, though.
They were in an earlier version of the list. But both of them fall into the "popcorn" category — stuff I enjoy but that aren't stuff I would actively recommend to others. I'd throw the Bendis X-titles into the same category.
I feel conflicted about Captain Marvel. I read it — and I enjoy it, but never quite as much as I feel I should.
I especially liked her in the GotG annual.
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+Scott Randel I've enjoyed her character more outside of her own title.
3 issues in, I am really liking Lady Thor. Great art, an interesting story, and terrific action.
I have also liked Batgirl since it "changed" three issues ago. Babs has become Stephanie Brown with red hair, which may not have been my first choice (I would have preferred Steph). But it's still a lovely change from all the angst and serial killing brothers in the previous stories.
Noto continues to kick ass in BW – I liked seeing Matt and Laura appear recently.
Sadly, I cannot buy any title that has Gambit in it.
Are you reading Superior Iron Man?
+Scott Randel Nope. I was about done with IM, and nothing I was reading about the character changes made me all that interested in continuing.
Well, he's in Daredevil's city now, and that makes for some interesting interactions.