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Comic Book Learning Curve

Reading a comic book for the first time can be a tricky thing. They are filled with history and knowledge that has been in the works for years. To know it all and embrace it all is a doubtless task. But don’t be afraid of it. Embrace the fact that there is a lot to learn, after all, you don’t go into a brand new story knowing exactly everything. When I first got into reading comics I was about 10 year old. My favorite character was and still is Batman. But my first comic book was not really a comic book at all. For this I think I was a bit fortunate. The book was a Wizard 30 th Anniversary X-Men issue. It let me in on all the characters of the X-Men that appeared over the 30 year history of the X-Men. It was quite a chore taking it all in. At the time the ‘90s X-Men cartoon was coming on and everyone was into it. With the book I had not only a small guide as to what to expect with the cartoon but also the rich history of the Marvel Universe. The first thing I noticed was th