I thought the movie was kinda average :/

Any recommendations on x-men comics to read?
thinking of something like maybe the dark phoenix thing,
is that a bit of a classic and is it easily available in a collection? Honestly I find getting into stuff like Marvel and DC very daunting because there are so many "universes" and retcons etc over the years I would have no idea where to begin and am worried jumping in somewhere would just be overwhelming.

Quote Originally Posted by shockNwave View Post
Recently got myself hyped up for the X-Men Apocalypse movie by rereading The Rise of Apocalypse graphic novel. Also I've been reacquainting myself with titles from the Age of Apocalypse event that happened in 1995. That's when the X-titles were renamed for 4 months. Observe:

Uncanny X-Men = Astonishing X-Men
X-Men = Amazing X-Men
X-Force = Gambit & the X-Ternals
Generation X = Generation Next
X-Factor = Factor-X
Wolverine = Weapon X
Xcalibur = X-Calibre
Cable = X-Man