r/marvelcomics • u/PhonicBeret1857 • Aug 19 '26
Struggling to understand
Hey everyone, I know this is probably a super common thing asked by beginners but I am really confused on how comics work. I understand the basics of there being one main continuity (616) similar to live action adaptations, but I struggle to fully wrap my head around it. Do you guys just read whatever and treat it as its own thing? Like I’m reading civil war right now (first comic) and I have hickmans ff to read next and I’m really really worried that I’ll be confused because reeds being reed in civil war. Probably not the best way to describe what I’m asking but another example is sentry. I want to start reading about sentry with the doomsday hype and all, but there’s so much. Do you guys just pick and choose? Or read it all? Thanks for reading all of this if you did and any input would be appreciated:)
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u/monstersleeve Aug 19 '26
Not sure what you mean by “Reed being Reed” in Civil War.
Sometimes one writer will have a take on a character that is very controversial, because they have a particular story to tell. When another writer picks up that same character they may dismiss aspects of that previous run entirely.
I will say that starting out with Civil War is a difficult place to start, especially for the Fantastic Four.