Marvel has a series of comics called Grand Design, which are retellings of long comic series like X-Men and Fantastic Four. Those are the only two series they have so far (the X-Men series has 3 volumes, FF has 1 so far.) I just finished reading the second X-Men volume, Second Genesis. I really like this series and how it makes it easy to understand the long and complicated history of these series. So there are definitely many other Marvel characters who could have a Grand Design series. Multiversity Comics did an article about the top Grand Design comics that them and their readers want. So I thought I could do a list of the top 5 Grand Design series that I want.
Top 5
5. Eternals
The Eternals would be a great group to do a Grand Design series as they getting a movie next year. It would a great introduction to them for people that don't yet know their history. And I would love this series because I love these characters and I have only read Neil Gaiman's series and their appearance in Jason Aaron's Avengers, so I would like more on the rest of their history from other series. Plus the continuity is very confusing, so it would be good if they were to streamline it more for the canon. The Eternals would also go with the theme of grand design because they (along with humans and deviants) were designed by the Celestials.
4. Cosmic Marvel/ Guardians
I would very much like to see a series with the Guardians of the Galaxy and the entirety of Cosmic Marvel History. From Infinity Gauntlet to Annihilation. Personally I just want to see all of this history, that I haven't read in the form of Grand Design. As for the Guardians, they have a very long history which doesn't even include the current team from the beginning. They can include things like Guardians 3000 and characters like Nova. I just want to be able to have all of the history of these characters in a digestible way.
3. Inhumans
Inhumans, like Eternals is another series that works very well with grand design. The Inhumans were designed by the Kree. They do have a very interconnected history with the Fantastic Four and I'm not sure how involved they are in the FF's Grand Design series. But even if they are, Marvel could spin it off from that. The Inhumans and the lore is so big and is a great story. There are some plot holes and discrepancies in their continuity. Those could be filled in for this and other series as the narrator for Grand Design is The Watcher. So we could get more adventures from these characters that happened off-panel. I love the Inhumans and I really want to know more about them.
2. Avengers
The Avengers are one of the most popular and legendary teams in Marvel, with so many comics spanning so many years with so much history. The giant cast of characters that the Avengers includes would make for an amazing book. There is a lot of history to go over that would make this book very fun and awesome. Avengers assemble. Nuff said.
1. Spider-Man
Spider-Man is my favorite Marvel character and he is definitely the most qualified character to have their own Grand Design series in terms of amount of lore in my opinion. There are so many complicated events and storylines centered around just this one character, the Clone Saga, Absolute Carnage, Spider-verse, Superior Spider-Man, Kraven's Last Hunt, and I can go on and on. Chip Zdarsky had a series called Spider-Man: Life Story, which told the story of Spider-Man's life if he actually aged reguarly. But I would love a series about Spider-Man 's life in the canon and the history of the character and lore. RIP Juice WRLD, rapper who worked on Into the Spider-Verse died. :(
I really hope that Marvel makes some of these series. Thank you for reading and stay connected.
Links: http://www.multiversitycomics.com/previews/reader-poll-results-grand-design/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Marvel/comments/bzyazx/xmen_grand_design_and_spiderman_life_story_give/
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