Lessons From Reading a Thousand Comics: An Intro

All in all, I'm proud(?) to say I've read 1,000+ comic books. If you're curious, the rough lineup looks something like this:

1. Daredevil (1964) #413-659 (currently reading)
2. Immortal Hulk (2018) #1-18 (currently reading)
3. Spider-Man
   • Amazing Spider-man (1963) #471-921 (currently reading)
   • Ultimate Spider-man (2000) #1-160
   • Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man (2011) #1-28
   • Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man (2014) #1-12
   • Spider-Man (2016) #1-21, #234-240
   • Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2018) #1-29
4. X-Men
   • New X-Men (2001) #114-150
   • Astonishing X-Men (2004) #1-24
   • Ultimate X-Men (2001) #1-13
5. Fantastic Four
   • Fantastic Four (1961) #489-524, #570-600
   • FF #1-22 (2011)
6. Hickman's Secret Wars
   • New Avengers (2013) #1-33
   • Avengers (2013) #1-44
   • Secret Wars (2015) #1-9
7. Captain America (2004) #1-71
8. New Avengers (2004) #1-28
9. Ghost Rider (2006) #1-35
10. Spider-Man 2099 (1992) #1-33
11. Vision (2015) #1-12
12. Hawkeye (2012) #1-22

I think consuming that much of any kind of content is interesting. You remember little of the details, but the overall perspective you form is not so easily forgotten. You gain an intuition for what works and what doesn't, and you pick up patterns that can only be learned by reading so much of any one genre. If you'd like to skip the >28,000 pages of comics and hear my own conclusions, I'm happy to share my(:) Lessons From Reading a Thousand Comics.

I have a bit to say on the topic of comics, so I'll split this up into a few shorter blog posts. This is what I have for now, and as I publish new posts, I'll update the list:

1. Third-party narration never works
2. Address Contemporary Issues with Intention
3. Tie Together Smaller Arcs with an Overarching Story