Those Years when Marvel was a Superhero

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A question often mentioned recently is also a question that many book friends want to ask, that is, how should we read Marvel comics?

As we all know, the origin of Marvel comics is very early. The earliest origins can be traced back to the 30s and 40s of the last century, and it has been seven or eighty years ago.

And the universe of Marvel Comics has been expanding and expanding through these years, and the content has become larger and larger. This makes many newcomers who are new to this type of American comics very painful. How should we read such comics?

Here are some common mistakes in Marvel comics.

1 Marvel comics are messy, and restart everywhere, if not, restart.

A: The Marvel Universe has never been restarted. Only the DC next door is restarted, because characters such as Flash users such as the Flash have caused effects such as time tracing and restarted the universe.

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, etc. These universes are intertwined with each other, and it's not at all clear what the comic is talking about!

A: Although Marvel actually has a multiverse setting, in reality these universes do not intersect most of the time. And the setting of each universe is different, for example, the very powerful zombie universe blown by many people.

The corpse-like Hulk seemed to be very strong, and even the Tyrant was eaten. But in the linkage of space publications, the stone man of the ultimate universe (the stone man in the Fantastic Four) was punched down. The Ultimate Universe is always known for its weak power, so the Zombie Universe is probably the most powerful universe in the Marvel Universe. Perhaps the Spider-Man of the main universe (616) used to be a single person in the past, punching out the bully 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 number (616). This is where all the main story of Marvel takes place. All other cosmic stories can be treated as a fan. Whether or not to look at them will not affect the story of the main universe.

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

3. The storyline of Marvel's story is chaotic and disorderly, and there is no trace at all. I don't know what the main story is.

Answer: This is caused by various reasons. Because some UP masters in the country popularized Marvel knowledge, they deliberately extended a certain plot in the Marvel story, and then forced a story to tell how the Marvel story was. This blogger's eye-catching approach attracts traffic and newcomers, but also forms a psychological suggestion for those who want to understand comics. That is, Marvel comics are all doodles.

Also, Marvel's serialization is too long, and it may take more than ten or twenty years before the sudden connection of the plot is filled. This is really uncomfortable.

Then there is the problem of domestication in China, because we are not a native English-speaking country, and if we only look at the Chinese version, some content will be missing.

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Well, this is a problem that newcomers often encounter. Next we are talking about how to read comics.

Compared to Japanese comics, a cartoonist is responsible for all the stories from the beginning to the end, Marvel Comics's painters and screenwriters are fluid. It's normal to change people in the middle, so sometimes the style of painting will suddenly change, which is also impossible.

After watching Marvel movies, I believe many people have a general understanding of Marvel characters and stories. Explain the main components of the Marvel story here.

Mainly based on Marvel's main universe 616, the other branches of the universe love to see, do not love to see, do not affect the plot at all.

Marvel comics are roughly divided into three categories: personal publications, organized group publications, and major events.

Personal publications are examples: "Magic Spider-Man", "Invincible Iron Man (Iron Man)" and "Captain America" ​​are mostly single-player stories, occasionally linked to characters from other publications. But the main story is the life story of the hero of the publication.

Organization publications: "Avenger", "Avenger Avengers", "New X-Men" This is a comic story within an organization, covering the comic stories of all the heroes participating in this organization. Comics that are collective events and will complement major events.

Big event: This is the main story of the Marvel Universe. It is the turning background of the whole world and the fate that all heroes cannot escape. Such comics include "Civil War", "Dark Dynasty" and "The Avengers Disband".

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

Let me start by saying that all the ancient and early days before the 21st century do not need to be read. It's not very useful after reading it. If the editor suddenly wants to fill a hole left in the 1980s, if you don't understand it, Baidu will be fine.

The first is a personal publication:

"Magic Spider-Man Series", "Invincible Iron Man Series", anti-hero "Punisher", "Evil Knight Series". "Dr. Strange Series" and so on. Personal publications are based solely on personal preferences. If you like that hero, read the hero ’s comics.

And don't worry about seeing comics from other parallel universe's personal hero publications. In fact, there are very few personal hero publication comics in other universes, and parallel universes are generally collections of events. Such as the zombie universe.

Even if there is a personal publication, there will be notes such as "The Ultimate Spider-Man", and the main universe is "Magic Spider-Man". The ultimate poker indicates that it is the publication of the Ultimate Universe 1616. You can see it or not.

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

Organizational publications:

"Avenger", "Illegal Avenger", "X-Men", "New X-Men", "Light Meeting", "Aegis of SHIELD", "Legend of the Holy Shield" and so on. Stories of this type are basically not published in parallel universes, and even if they are, they will be marked as parallel universe publications as personal publications. You can skip the publications that see the parallel universe.

Then the last and most important thing is the big event:

The big event is a story that promotes the progress of the comics. It is a personal publication organized by the hero, a collective publication organized, and various small events that are constantly intertwined in the usual serialization. The final accumulation is an irresistible one. inertia.

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

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

1. "Civil War" supplements "Civil War Illumination", "Civil War Spider-Man ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ Civil War Iron Man and Captain America" ​​"Winter Soldier".

2. After the Civil War, there is a small sideline "Hulk World War" can be seen or not. But to watch "Hulk World War", you need to make up the story of "Lighting Society".

3. The next step is the "Secret Invasion" series of the Skuru. This part needs to supplement some "Fantastic Four" publications as spurs.

4. Then came the "Dark Dynasty" established by Norman Osbourne. This is not a concrete event, but a period.

5. During the period of "Dark Dynasty", two big events, "Surrounding City" and "Shadow Field".

6. Afterwards, "War of Chaos" was used as a foreshadowing, and "Fear of Origin" started as a big event. 7. Personally think that the big event "Avenger VSX Police" is not very good-looking

8. Then there is "Infinite" which I find a little interesting

9. "Infinite" after the big event is "original sin", Tony mentioned in the book to modify Banner's design is also from the story of this big event. (Well, it seems, I can't remember it.)

10. The story of "The Axis of Good and Evil" is a bit interesting, in which some extraordinary avenger story lines are interspersed.

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

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

13. "Civil War II"

14. Afterwards, Marvel entered a new and totally different era, including some heroic publications with new and completely different frontiers. In a completely new era, the biggest event was the Hydra American team event "Secret Empire", which was heated by many people.

This is probably the case, but there may be omissions, some parts will be missing, or wrong.

The above content is for reference only.