Reddit reviews X-Men: The Complete Age of Apocalypse Epic, Book 1
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Well for starters, Age of Apocalypse and Messiah Complex don't really have anything to do with each other, so don't worry about that bit.
Second, you're going to want to start with the original AoA epic, which is handily collected in four books.
For more information about other appearances of the Age of Apocalypse timeline, check out Wikipedia.
From what I understand, the omnibus is basically complete. I own the omnibus and can vouch that it is a beautiful book and the story is a great read. I am told that the omnibus is a (very slightly) abridged version of the story and that the graphic novels 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 are actually more complete
That said, I am not sure exactly what is missing from the omnibus. And to be perfectly honest, I did not feel like I was missing out on anything critical.
There are several jumping on points for Modern X-men. I would recommend New X-men by Grant Morrison as it starts off the X-men from the start of the new millenium and sets up stories for many years to come. From there go straight into Astonishing X-men by Joss Whedon. As for super modern titles I'd go for Wolverine and the X-men by Jason Aaaron and All New X-men by Brian Bendis.
As for the Age of Apocalypse event, you could start this in one of two formats, first there is the two omnibuses which feature the whole story, links to those: http://www.amazon.com/X-Men-Age-Apocalypse-Omnibus-Printing/dp/0785195092?ie=UTF8&keywords=age%20of%20apocalypse%20omnibus&qid=1464699337&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1
And: http://www.amazon.com/X-Men-Apocalypse-Omnibus-Companion-Hardcover/dp/0785185143?ie=UTF8&keywords=age%20of%20apocalypse%20omnibus&qid=1464699337&ref_=sr_1_2&sr=8-2
Or you could start with the smaller paperback books, these are called "epic collections" and are more affordable over a longer period of time and as far as I'm aware collect pretty much the whole story as well. The first one is here: http://www.amazon.com/X-Men-Complete-Apocalypse-Epic-Book/dp/0785117148?ie=UTF8&keywords=age%20of%20apocalypse&qid=1464699433&ref_=sr_1_2&sr=8-2
Age of Apocalypse would be the most obvious, An alternate universe is created when Charles Xavier is killed in the past and Apocalypse rules north America with Magneto leading a team of X-men against him.
Its a big crossover across all the X-men line, currently collected in 4 trades. Its very 90s, but I love it.
This is what i'm thinking about ordering, but this is book #1