Since dating my woman friend, she gave me the nudge I was looking for to get stuck into comic books. I had been into X-Men in a big way when I was much younger and have decided to get back into it.
Just started reading Secret Wars - Marvel's universe reboot without being a reboot (go figure). Holy fuck, best thing I've read, ever and I'm only 2 issues in.
In the comic book world, Wolverine is dead and will be superseded by a female Wolverine clone called X-23. There's a shit load of Hulks, grey hulk, savage hulk (green), red hulk, prof green. Each one representing a different repressed personality (except for Red Hulk, he is someone different). Prof Hulk is the current Hulk, which shows the Hulk as retaining his super intelligent side together with his massive strength. Whats more, in the comic book world, Hulk's strength is unlimited, infinite and has gotten strong enough to destroy planets. The movie version of Hulk is a shadow of what he is capable of.
Comic book world's Thor is now unworthy of MJLONIR (hammer) and the new Thor is now a woman, and a hell of a lot more powerful.
Jane Foster is now Thor, and she is dying of cancer due to being a mortal while wielding MJOLNIR. Odinson (old Thor) had his arm chopped off and now has a false arm and wields an axe, made from the same dwarf race that crafted MJOLNIR. Nick Fury whispered something in old Thor's ear which made him unworthy of wielding MJOLNIR.
If you ever wanted to get into Comics, after the Secret Wars arc, now will be your time. Everything is being re-started at #1 due to the events that will happen in Secret Wars (2 universes colliding).
Want to know about the Marvel Universe(s) that you don't see in the movies? Ask, and I'll do my best to answer. But be prepared to get confused because the Marvel Comics run separately from the Marvel Movies.