A question that has been frequently mentioned recently is also a question that many readers want to ask. That is, how should we read Marvel comics?
As we all know, the origins of Marvel comics are very early. The earliest origins can be traced back to the thirties and forties of the last century, which has been 70 or 80 years since then.
Moreover, the Marvel comics universe has been continuously added and modified over the years, expanding more and more, and the content is also getting bigger and bigger. This makes many newcomers who come into contact with this kind of American comics for the first time very painful. How should we read such comics?
The following are a few common misconceptions about Marvel comics.
1. Marvel comics are a mess, and they are rebooted everywhere. If it doesn't work, then they will restart it.
A: The Marvel universe has never been rebooted. The only one that has been rebooted is the neighboring DC universe. Because of the effects of time backtracking caused by characters such as the Flash, the universe was rebooted.
The story line of the Marvel universe is actually a very clear linear story.
2. There are many Marvel universes, this universe, that universe, what zombie universe, what Spider-man universe, and so on. These universes are intertwined, and it is impossible to figure out what the comics are talking about!
A: In fact, although Marvel has a multiverse setting, in fact, these universes do not intersect most of the time. And the settings of each universe are different, for example, the zombie universe that many people boast about.
The zombified Hulk seems to be very strong, and even Thanos was eaten. But in the universe press conference, he was defeated by the ultimate universe's Rock Man (the Rock Man in the Fantastic Four) with one punch. And the ultimate universe has always been known for its weak strength, so the zombie universe is probably the universe with the lowest strength in the Marvel universe. Perhaps the Spider-man of the main universe (616) could become a god by himself in the past, punching Thanos and kicking Odin.
Here, we also need to clarify the main story of Marvel. The main story of Marvel takes place in the main universe (616). This is where all the main story of Marvel takes place. The stories of other universes can all be regarded as extras, and whether you read it or not will not affect the story of the main universe at all.
So excluding the gimmicks of the multiverse, if you want to understand Marvel simply, you only need to read the story of the main universe of 616.
3. The story of Marvel is a mess, and there is no way to find out how to read it. And you don't know what the main story is.
A: This is caused by many reasons. This was because some domestic UP Masters were playing to the gallery when popularizing Marvel's knowledge. They deliberately brought up a certain plot in Marvel's story and then forcefully used a story to explain how Marvel's story was. This eye-catching method attracted traffic and newcomers, but it also formed a psychological hint for people who wanted to understand comics. That is, Marvel Comics are all doodles.
Also, Marvel had been serialized for too long. Many of the plot connections might have been filled in after ten or twenty years. This was indeed difficult to adapt to.
Next would be the problem of the Chinese version. Since we are not native speakers of English, only looking at the Chinese version would miss out on some content.
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Okay, this was a problem that newcomers often encountered. Now let's talk about how to read comics.
Compared to Japanese manga, where a manga artist was responsible for the entire story from beginning to end, the artists and scriptwriters of Marvel Comics were all mobile. It was normal to change people midway, so sometimes the style would suddenly change. This was something that could not be helped.
After watching the Marvel movies, I believe many people have a general understanding of Marvel characters and stories. Here, I will explain the main components of Marvel's story.
With Marvel Universe 616 as the main focus, other branches of the universe could be read or not, and it would not affect the plot at all.
Marvel Comics were roughly divided into three categories: individual publications, group publications, and major events.
For example, individual publications: "The Amazing Spider-man", "The Invincible Iron Man", and "Captain America" were mostly individual stories, occasionally with characters from other publications. But they were mainly based on the life stories of the protagonists of the publications.
Organization publications: "The Avengers", "The Extraordinary Avengers", and "New X-Men" This was a comic story within the organization, covering the comic stories of all the heroes who participated in the organization. It was a comic about a group event, and it would also be a supplement to the major events.
Major events: This was the main story of the Marvel Universe. It was the background of the entire world, and it was the fate that all heroes could not escape. Such comics included "Civil War", "Dark Reign", "The Avengers", and so on.
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The following was a simple recommendation and reading order for newcomers to read comics.
First of all, there was no need to read any ancient comics before the 21st century. There was not much use in reading them. If the editor suddenly wanted to fill in a hole left over from the 1980s, you could Baidu it if you didn't understand it.
First, individual publications:
"The Amazing Spider-man series", "The Invincible Iron Man series", the anti-hero "The Punisher", "Ghost Rider series". "Doctor Strange series", and so on. Individual publications were completely based on personal preferences. If you liked a hero, you could read that hero's comic.
And you didn't have to worry about reading other parallel universe's individual hero publications. Because in fact, there were very few individual hero publications in other universes, and parallel universes were usually a collection of incidents. For example, the zombie universe or something.
Even if there were individual publications, there would be a note, such as "The Ultimate Spider-man", and the main universe's was "The Amazing Spider-man". The ultimate prefix indicated that it was the publication of the Ultimate Universe 1616. You could read it, or not.
There were also various "XX Massacre of the Marvel Universe" series, which were basically parallel universes. They had nothing to do with the main universe's story and did not affect the main plot. So when you saw the title "XX Massacre of the Marvel Universe", you could just read it for fun and not use it as a reference. They were a group of foreigners used to sell sales.
Organization publications:
"The Avengers", "The Illegal Avengers", "X-Men", "New X-Men", "The Illuminati", "Agent S.H.E.L.D.", "The Legend of the Holy Shield", and so on. There were basically not many parallel universe publications for this kind of story. Even if there were, it would be marked as a parallel universe publication like individual publications. You could skip the parallel universe publications.
Then the last and most important one was the big event:
The big event was the story that drove the entire process of the comic. It was the hero's individual publication, the organization's collective publication, and the various small events that were constantly intertwined during the usual serialization. In the end, it accumulated into an irresistible inertia.
Here, I recommend the reading order of the big event (only representing my personal opinion):
Prelude: "The Avengers" and "The M Royals"
1. "Civil War" supplemented "Civil War Illuminati", "Civil War Spider-man", "Civil War Iron Man and Captain America", "Winter Soldier".
2. After the Civil War, there was a small branch "Hulk's World War" that could be read or not. But to read "Hulk's World War", you need to supplement the story of "The Illuminati".
3. Then there was the Skrull's "Secret Invasion" series. In this part, you need to supplement some "Fantastic Four" publications as a branch.
4. Then there was the "Dark Reign" established by Norman Osborn. This was not a specific big event, but refers to a period.
5. During the period of "Dark Reign", there were two big events that were neither big nor small, "Fortress Besieged" and "Shadow Domain".
6. Then there was the "War of Chaos" as the foreshadowing, and the "Fear Origin" as the beginning of the big event. 7. Personally, I don't think it was a very good big event "The Avengers VSX-MEN"
8. Then there was "Infinity", which I thought was a little interesting.
9. After the big event of "Infinity" was "Original Sin". The book mentioned that Tony modified Banner's design was also from the story of this big event. (Well, it seems so, I can't remember clearly.)
10. The story of "Axis of Good and Evil" was a little interesting, interspersed with some extraordinary story branches of the Avengers.
11. Marvel's biggest big event, "Secret Invasion".
12. I think it was more like "Battleworld" with more side events than big events.
13. The somewhat bad "Civil War 2"
14. After that, Marvel entered a brand new era, including individual hero publications, and some had a brand new and different prelude. And in the brand new and different era, the biggest event was the Hydra Mermaid incident, "Secret Empire", which was discussed by many people.
That was about it, but there might be some omissions, some missing parts, or some mistakes.
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