I have only recently begun reading superhero comics. For webcomics and regular graphic novels (or even some of the smaller superhero runs), there is just a singular story to stick to. I've been finding it hard to think about how people absorb these giant legacies. With alternate universes like Ultimate or Absolute, it's easy to jump in since that's not the same character, but what about the main timelines, the 616s etc? Do you only read a run that interests you, or do you try to keep up with the whole history for characters you like? Do you create stopping points for yourself to better catch up to things? Or do you try to read as much as possible? I'm really curious how people think around bad runs or mischaracterizations etcSo far, I've been enjoying myself reading early Claremont X-Men, but I don't know if I should stop at 1991, reading through other series from the time period instead, or give the future a chance. Haven't been through a moment where everything gets reset to an old status quo yet. I've also heard that DC fans might have a different perspective as well, that they're more likely to skip the team ups or events than others. Is that true?
>>151821269The stopping point is when you stop liking it. Just take things as they come, read it for the moment to the moment story telling and quit being a hyper fixating retard who wants to rush to an ending before he's even started. Just read the fucking comic. If you don't like the comic stop reading it and read something else. This isn't hard.
>>151821445But anon, I'm asking about how you feel. Do you care for big events at all or do you tend to avoid them? What are your preferences when it comes to what to read next? Reading has been great and brought me a sense of peace, but I'm curious if people tend to bounce around a bit or if they stay along for the entire ride.
>>151821566I just bounce around, honestly I'm old enough to remember picking up a random issue and having no idea what was going on so it's not that big a deal to me. I will feel like reading 80s Avengers so I'll just go read it. It kind of gives me a broad scope of what has happened in the universe even if there are holes in what I've read
>>151821269I try to only read good comics. I stick to widely recommended stuff, or stuff that has a small but dedicated following, or something a venerated creator is attached to when it comes to superhero runs. Even with this, more than half of what I've ended up reading has been trash. I never liked following characters, either.I hated early Claremont-Men. Didn't start liking it until Paul Smith.
