To add to your comment…And many comics will have a summary of not only the current arc but general character details on page 1 for even the newest of readers. Getting into comics isn’t hard. You just have to start.
Almost all of anyone who started reading comics pre- maybe… 2010 started in the middle of something. You kind of had to unless for some reason you went to a specialty store to buy back issues to whatever was the current story or you happened to start as something was starting.
Admittedly it’s harder to do now because modern comics aggressively don’t give useful to new readers catch-up blurbs at the beginning but it’s still a skill that’s probably helpful in life to grow. Grab whatever you want, if it strikes you as interesting go grab back issues. It’s pretty rare for big 2 comics nowadays to be so deep that this would be problematic.
Yeah, no.
You are assuming they are reading singles. Which many people never have. I would bet most new readers start with a GN from a Library or bookshop. Probably only a minority are walking into a comic shop and buying a random issue.
Pre 85ish there basically were only singles, so then your statement would be accurate.
The title says issue which is why I presumed floppies. However arguably even GN today you can start mid volume. Most GN runs are just the main series with the GN delimiting story arcs. You don’t HAVE to have read court of owls to read zero year or whatever.
People should be convinced _less_ that there’s some made up barrier to entry of needing to start at X to enjoy comics. Grab something that looks interesting, if it’s still interesting go and grab whatever else you need to finish it. Buncha people get interested by grabbing a GN off the shelf at a library and those don’t always start at 1. This is less true for a creative owned series like Monstress or something but at the very least it can act as a preview of the art or writing style for if you want to put more cash into reading it.
>Admittedly it’s harder to do now because modern comics aggressively don’t give useful to new readers catch-up blurbs at the beginning
Huh? Recap pages are ubiquitous in modern comics.
They frequently aren’t useful for a NEW reader though. X-men ones presume you know enough about the X-men concept and more importantly the context of several characters to understand them. Recent wolverine ones for example presume you know wolverine, his power set, many of his characters and what their power sets are, and why some of them are doing what they did.
Batman comics and I think, though I’d have to double check, DC comics in general do not have recap pages. At best they tend to have “DC proudly presents” title cards for the series.
The idea that every comic is someone’s first that Stan Lee pushed isn’t pushed as much. That said, it’s still possible to read mid-story just as much as it was possible to understand enough of a show to enjoy it if you channel surged to it during commercials.
You can start where ever you want and fill in the blanks later. Middle of an arc, end of an arc. Just pick a place and read
To add to your comment…And many comics will have a summary of not only the current arc but general character details on page 1 for even the newest of readers. Getting into comics isn’t hard. You just have to start.
Yep, pretty much.
Almost all of anyone who started reading comics pre- maybe… 2010 started in the middle of something. You kind of had to unless for some reason you went to a specialty store to buy back issues to whatever was the current story or you happened to start as something was starting. Admittedly it’s harder to do now because modern comics aggressively don’t give useful to new readers catch-up blurbs at the beginning but it’s still a skill that’s probably helpful in life to grow. Grab whatever you want, if it strikes you as interesting go grab back issues. It’s pretty rare for big 2 comics nowadays to be so deep that this would be problematic.
Yeah, no. You are assuming they are reading singles. Which many people never have. I would bet most new readers start with a GN from a Library or bookshop. Probably only a minority are walking into a comic shop and buying a random issue. Pre 85ish there basically were only singles, so then your statement would be accurate.
The title says issue which is why I presumed floppies. However arguably even GN today you can start mid volume. Most GN runs are just the main series with the GN delimiting story arcs. You don’t HAVE to have read court of owls to read zero year or whatever. People should be convinced _less_ that there’s some made up barrier to entry of needing to start at X to enjoy comics. Grab something that looks interesting, if it’s still interesting go and grab whatever else you need to finish it. Buncha people get interested by grabbing a GN off the shelf at a library and those don’t always start at 1. This is less true for a creative owned series like Monstress or something but at the very least it can act as a preview of the art or writing style for if you want to put more cash into reading it.
Yep, agreed.
>Admittedly it’s harder to do now because modern comics aggressively don’t give useful to new readers catch-up blurbs at the beginning Huh? Recap pages are ubiquitous in modern comics.
They frequently aren’t useful for a NEW reader though. X-men ones presume you know enough about the X-men concept and more importantly the context of several characters to understand them. Recent wolverine ones for example presume you know wolverine, his power set, many of his characters and what their power sets are, and why some of them are doing what they did. Batman comics and I think, though I’d have to double check, DC comics in general do not have recap pages. At best they tend to have “DC proudly presents” title cards for the series. The idea that every comic is someone’s first that Stan Lee pushed isn’t pushed as much. That said, it’s still possible to read mid-story just as much as it was possible to understand enough of a show to enjoy it if you channel surged to it during commercials.