With Brian M. Bendis’s upcoming crossover, The Trial of Jean Grey, in January, now is the perfect time to introduce new readers to both of his titles, All New X-Men, and Guardians of the Galaxy. Bendis, as always, does an excellent job of creating drama between characters, like bringing back the original X-Men team to antagonize their current incarnations, and gives the reader more in character development/personality than the typical heroes vs. villains wrestling match. Also, with both movies coming out next summer, X-Men: Days of Future Past, and the first Guardians of the Galaxy, this would make a great gift idea. A combo of the first volumes of All New X-Men, and Guardians of the Galaxy would be especially good for someone who’s a former X-Men/Marvel reader looking to get back into comics with a fresh start.