Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24540496-20140212225528

Hey guys and girls.

I am in need of some serious help! I am 28 years old and I want to get in to reading and collecting comics. I have been exposed to the superhero world through TV and Film all my life, but I want to leave Hollywood behind and get into the true world.

Trouble is… I don’t have the first idea what I’m doing! I ventured into my local comic store at the weekend and was completely BLOWN AWAY with the whole experience… I was presented with a world of stories and characters 90% of whom I had never heard of! For example before Sunday I had never heard of Ant-Man, yet he was a founding member of the Avengers, something Hollywood decided to omit for the franchise. On top of this there are multiverse’s crossovers, different people playing the hero’s…

Where do I start? who should I read?

I ventured in to getting Civil War as I figured this would be a good way to introduce myself to characters, but it’s a reprinted compilation of all the series. I would like to collect the paper issues but this seemed very confusing in its self… most seemed to be mid story (and I’m confused enough without joining a story mid-point), but then maybe imp supposed to just dive in mid story? and if not how do I know when new story lines are coming up?

In all seriousness I feel like Columbus searching for India and finding America… I’ve got no idea what I’m doing!

I need help… any advice will be greatly received. 