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fleetsparrow
fleetsparrowI'm not gonna lie, DC is (much like Marvel), a nightmare to jump into. They're constantly resetting their own universes, having multi-title crossovers, and generally fucking up their own canon for so-called excitement.
My advice: You wanna do the DC? You start with wikis. Comic panels and wikis are great places to learn the history of comics and characters.
"But Fleet! I want to read current comics and get into things NOW, and also I hate happiness and good things in life."
Yeah, yeah, I hear ya.
Start with the all-ages comics.
Don't you roll your eyes at me! I know you're a big person now, but hear me out:
All-ages comics are fun. They're funny. They're goofy, but they also have a lot of heart and great interpersonal dynamics.
Read Batman Knightwatch. Read the Batman & Scooby-Doo team ups. Read the graphic novels (word on this: definitely start with trades if you want to get the history and backstory of any currently running comic, too. It's cheaper in the long run and they're all RIGHT THERE for you to read). Read Batman: Wayne Family Adventures on Webtoons. There's really good stuff out there if you want it.
And, if you're so desperate for broken people doing fucked up things to each other and not talking about dick until it's too late, by all means, jump into the newest Batman issue or whatever.
But don't say I didn't warn you.
My advice: You wanna do the DC? You start with wikis. Comic panels and wikis are great places to learn the history of comics and characters.
"But Fleet! I want to read current comics and get into things NOW
Yeah, yeah, I hear ya.
Start with the all-ages comics.
Don't you roll your eyes at me! I know you're a big person now, but hear me out:
All-ages comics are fun. They're funny. They're goofy, but they also have a lot of heart and great interpersonal dynamics.
Read Batman Knightwatch. Read the Batman & Scooby-Doo team ups. Read the graphic novels (word on this: definitely start with trades if you want to get the history and backstory of any currently running comic, too. It's cheaper in the long run and they're all RIGHT THERE for you to read). Read Batman: Wayne Family Adventures on Webtoons. There's really good stuff out there if you want it.
And, if you're so desperate for broken people doing fucked up things to each other and not talking about dick until it's too late, by all means, jump into the newest Batman issue or whatever.
But don't say I didn't warn you.
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Never really getting pay off, entirely by design of the genre, is fucking cursed.
Yes ...
Just wait until they find out that Batman was raped, in canon.
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I first got into DC when I was a nanny for a nerdastic family who loved all things DC as much as I loved all things Marvel--only the dad had been WAY more into comics from way farther back than I had, so he kind of schooled me on both. But, he did introduce his kiddos (and me by default) on all the DC things the way you suggested The All Ages comics and the Scooby Doo. ♥ ♥