Where should you start when beginning a Marvel Comic Book collection?

Simply start with whichever character from the Marvel comics you like. Then, find a place to start. It'll be hard at first, especially with how heavy Marvel gets with their universe-affecting events and story lines. But, you'll be able to eventually get into it no problem.Currently, Marvel has begun a line called Marvel NOW!, madespecificallyfor new readers. Unlike their Ultimate brand, or DC's New 52 reboot, Marvel NOW! keeps ALL of it's past history, but it instead focuses on the future. They promise that the books won't be held back by the 50+ years of stories, but that's sort of a lie... Not a BIG lie. But, a small one. Not ALL of their books are heavy on the continuity, but some of them are... You'll know which ones I'm talking about when you pick up some of the books and read something that involves a story from before that issue...

MOST of Marvel's books have been renumbered back to #1. So, you'll be able to catch up if you've missed a few issues, assuming your local comic shop still has a few copies of stuff...