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A question that has been frequently mentioned recently, and one that many book lovers want to ask, is how should we read Marvel Comics?

As we all know, Marvel Comics has a very early origin. The earliest origins can be traced back to the thirties and forties of the last century, seventy or eighty years ago.

And the universe of Marvel Comics has become more and more expanded and the content has become larger and larger through continuous additions and modifications over the years. This makes many newcomers who are new to this type of American comic very painful, how should we read such comics?

Here are a few common Marvel Comics misconceptions.

1. Marvel Comics is messy, and it is restarted everywhere, and if it doesn't work, it will be restarted.

A: The Marvel Universe has never been rebooted, only the DC next door has been restarted, and the universe has been restarted because characters such as the Flash's speed force users have caused effects such as time rewind.

The storyline 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, etc. These universes are so intertwined that it's impossible to figure out what the comics are about!

A: In fact, although Marvel has a multiverse setting, in fact, these universes do not intersect most of the time. And the setting of each universe is different, for example, the zombie universe that is touted by many people is very good.

The zombie-like Hulk seems to be so strong that even Thanos has eaten it. But in the cosmic publication linkage, he was punched down by the stone man of the ultimate universe (the stone man in the Fantastic Four). And the Ultimate Universe has always been known for its weak strength, so the Zombie Universe is probably the most powerful universe in the Marvel Universe. Maybe the Spider-Man of the main universe (616) was able to become a god alone in the past, punching Thanos and kicking Odin.

Here we also need to clarify the main story of Marvel. Marvel's main story takes place in the main universe number (616). This is where all of Marvel's main story takes place. All other cosmic stories can be regarded as sidelines, and whether you watch them or not will not have an impact on the main universe stories at all.

So excluding the gimmick of the multiverse, if you want to understand Marvel simply and basically, you only need to look at the story of the 616 main universe.

3. The plot of Marvel's story is disorganized, there is no trace at all, and I can't find how to watch it. I don't know what the main story is.

A: This is due to a variety of reasons. Because some UP masters in China are grandstanding when popularizing Marvel knowledge, they deliberately extend a certain plot in the Marvel story, and then forcibly use a story to tell how the Marvel story is. This eye-catching approach attracts traffic and newcomers, but it also forms a psychological cue for people who want to learn about comics. That is, Marvel Comics are all scribbled.

There is also the fact that Marvel has been serialized for too long, and the correlation of many plots may have passed more than ten or twenty years before suddenly filling the hole. It's really uncomfortable.

Then there's the problem of domestic sinicization.,Because we're not an English-speaking country.,If you only look at the Chinese version, you'll be missing some of the content.。

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Well, this is a problem that most newcomers often encounter. Next, we're going to talk about how to read comics.

Compared to Japanese comics, where a manga artist is responsible for the entire story from beginning to end, Marvel Comics' artists and screenwriters are fluid. It's normal to change people halfway, so sometimes the style of painting will change suddenly, and there is no way to do it.

After watching the Marvel movies, I believe that many people have a general understanding of Marvel's characters and stories. Here are the main components of the Marvel story.

is dominated by Marvel's main universe 616, and other branch universes love to watch, and they don't like to watch or don't like to watch, which does not affect the plot at all.

Marvel Comics is broadly divided into three categories: personal publications, organizational group publications, and major events.

Personal publications are examples: "The Amazing Spider-Man", "Iron Man (Iron Man)" and "Captain America" are mostly single-player stories, and occasionally linked with characters from other publications. However, it is mainly based on the life story of the protagonist hero of the publication.

Organization Publications: "The Avengers", "The Extraordinary Avengers", "The New X-Men" This is a comic book story within the organization, covering the comic stories of all the heroes involved in this organization. It is a cartoon of a collective event, and it will also be used as a supplement to the big event.

Big Event: This is the main story of the Marvel Universe. It is the background of the rotation of the whole world, and it is also the fate that all heroes cannot escape. Such comics include Civil War, Dark Dynasty, The Avengers Disbanded, and more.

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The following is a simple recommendation and reading order for newcomers to read comics.

First of all, I don't need to read all the ancient comics before the 21st century. It's not much use to read it, and if the editor suddenly wants to fill in a hole left over from the 80s of the last century, if you can't read it, you can take a look at it.

The first is a personal publication:

"The Amazing Spider-Man Series", "The Invincible Iron Man Series", "The Punisher" of the anti-hero, "Ghost Rider Series". "Doctor Strange Series" and so on. Personal publications are completely based on personal preferences, and if you like that hero, you read that hero's comics.

And don't worry about seeing individual hero publications comics from other parallel universes. Because in fact, other universes rarely publish personal hero publications and comics, and parallel universes are generally a collection of events. For example, the zombie universe or something.

Even if there is a personal publication, it will be noted that for example, "The Ultimate Spider-Man", and the main universe is "The Amazing Spider-Man". The pre-stamped with Ultimate indicates that it is a publication of Ultimate Universe 1616. You can watch it or not.

There are also various "XX Massacre Marvel Universe" series, which are basically parallel universes, and have no connection with the story of the main universe and do not affect the main plot. So whenever you see the title of "XX Slaughter of the Marvel Universe", everyone can just watch it for fun, and it can't be used as any reference. They are a group of outsiders who are used to sell sales.

Organizational Publications:

"Avengers", "Illegal Avengers", "X-Men", "New X-Men", "Illuminati", "S.H.I.E.L.D.", "Aegis Legends" and many more. There are basically no parallel universe publications for this kind of story, and even if there are, they will be marked as parallel universe publications like individual publications. If you see the publications of the parallel universe, you can skip it.

And then the last and most important thing is the big event:

The big event is the story that drives the entire comic process, and it is a kind of irresistible inertia that is interwoven by the hero's personal publication, the collective publication of the organization, and the continuous interweaving of various small events in ordinary times.

Here I recommend the reading order of the major events (only the following represents my personal opinion):

Prelude: "The Avengers Disbanded" and "M Royal"

1. "Civil War" complements "Civil War Illuminati", "Civil War Spider-Man", "Civil War Iron Man and Captain America", "Winter Soldier".

2. After the Civil War, there is a small side line "Hulk World War" to watch or not. But watching "Hulk World War" requires the story of "Illuminati".

3. After that, the Skrull's "Secret Invasion" series was connected. This part needs to make up some "Fantastic Four" publications as a branch.

4. Then there is the "Dark Dynasty" established by Norman Osborne, which is not a specific major event, but refers to a period.

5. During the period of "Dark Dynasty", two major events that were not big or small, "Siege" and "Shadowland".

6. After that, "Chaos War" is the foreshadowing, and "The Origin of Fear" is the big event that starts with the big event. 7. Personally, I don't think it's a very good-looking big event "Avengers VSX Men"

8. And then there's "Infinity" that I personally think is a bit interesting

9. The events of "Infinity" are followed by "Original Sin", and Tony's alteration of Banner's design mentioned earlier in the book is also based on the story of this event. (Well, it seems to be, I don't remember exactly.) ）

10. The story of "Axis of Good and Evil" is a bit interesting, interspersed with some extraordinary Avengers story branches.

11. Marvel's biggest event "Secret Invasion".

12. I think it's like "Fighting World" with more side lines than big events.

13. "Civil War 2", which is a bit unfinished

14. After that, Marvel entered a new and completely different era, including individual hero publications, some of which were added with a new and completely different prestamp. And in the new and completely different era, the biggest event is the Hydra American Team incident "Secret Empire" that has been noisy by many people.

That's about it, but there may be omissions, missing parts, or wrong places.

The above content is for reference only.