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Gridgm:
i don't abide by mainstream with the exception of ultiamtes at the moment

personally read the classics (invisibles, watchmen, sandman)

and then nearly anything from vertigo esp. powers: supergroup and fables

alonelyargonaut:
take it from a guy who was a total noob to the comic universes merely 3 years ago (and is now a walking dictionary).  You need to start here:

For the DC Universe:

DC The New Frontier Volumes 1 and 2 by Darwyn Cooke
----these offer a great starting point, giving you a general (though not continuum exact) story of the Justice Leauge.

JLA Year One by Mark Waid
----This is a little bit more in the actual continuum.  It's a reboot of the JLA, but done well enough to be truely entertaining.

The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller
----This brough comics from the happiness of the silver age into the dark and grim 80s and helped to forge the true art form that is comics.

The Justice Society Returns by David Goyer
----This is a great one covering the back story of the Justice Society (basically the golden age DCU)

For the Marvel Universe:

Marvels by Alex Ross
----This will give you exactly what you need to know about the Marvel Universe, painted beautifully and set in the original eras that the Marvel Universe was created in.

It's alot harder to really give a good starting point for the Marvel Universe, because there is so much, and the stories keep getting redone on new series (Uncanny, New, whatever XMen).  Basically for marvel just grab a book start reading and fill in the blanks as you go, winging it is the best bet.  That and read the Ultimate Universe.  It's still fairly young and te quality is amazing (especially with the Ultimates)

For later times when you start really getting into the Marvel Universe, or are feeling like overwhelming yourself and giving yourself a reason to kill hours if not days on Wikipedia, I would highly suggest checking out the Earth X cycle.  It covers everyone and everything and where they are going to be in lik 20 years.  Any character, place or concept ever mentioned in teh Marvel universe gets intertwined and answered.  Be warned Earth X is not for noobs.  it'll overwhelm you to the point of migranes.  But if you can survive it, and read it a couple of times it'll be well worth it.

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