A Beginner's Guide To Comics
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- čas přidán 7. 07. 2024
- We all had to start somewhere. Admittedly, I wish there'd been a video like this for when I wanted to get into comics and graphic novels. I didn't know the terminology, the formats, release schedules, where's the best place to begin,, where to buy comics from and how easy it is to become part of this community.
We need new readers for this community to continue. So I hope this helps at least one person find a way to enjoy the hobby.
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WOOF WOOF! I know this video may not be for a lot of people, but I wanted to make this early in the life of this channel. If this helps one person get into comics, then it was worth the time. This is the video I wish existed when I was younger and wanting to get into comics, so hopefully there's someone else like me.
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This really helped me, I’m a beginner. I’ve only ever watched the movies. I’ve just started getting into the comic books.
Glad you liked it, Taylor! Hope you enjoy comics too, I do a series called Where To Start if there's a specific character you're interested in. Thanks for watching the video mate! WOOF WOOF! 🐶
Same here, this channel is very useful
Me too I js go into it especially wen the pandemic hit nd the omnibus are addicting to collect on god you helped a lot wit my purchase of king in black and war of realms thanks 🙏🏼
40-year-old beginner here. I read comics religiously as a kid in the 90s, but I never had anyone to explain any of this stuff to me, so I just kinda faded out of it. Now that I’m older, less insecure, and have (a little bit) more money to invest in the hobby, I’m embracing it with both hands. I couldn’t care less about collecting comics as “assets” with the intent of having it increase in value, instead I’m collecting them to appreciate the artistry, the stories, the “thrill of the hunt”, and to make 11-year-old me proud.
Thanks so much for making some beginner-oriented content, mate. The intended audience of this video really appreciates it!
I’m a manga collector and I’ve always found getting into comics very confusing, this video helped a lot, thanks
Didn’t need the guide but still wanted to watch and show my support 🤘🏻very helpful for new comers
You've always had my back mate, and I'll always appreciate it :) hopefully new readers will find this useful, I know I made a lot of mistakes when I started reading haha. Thanks for watching mate :)
I am noticing more openness and chiller vibes to newbies in comic shops and online in recent years. Everyone is a newbie at some point. So this video is great.
Woof Woof! Comics are for everyone, thank you for uploading a guide for others, I sure hope we get more comic fans!
Woof Woof! That's true indeed, more readers is better for everyone and if I can do my part to help with that, then I'll do it :) Thanks for checking out the video mate and for joining the live stream on Friday! :)
I wish I saw this video 10 years ago lol because When I first got into the comics I went to the comic book store near me and was overwhelmed and didn't know what to do so I just bought some random comics and 1 day later I realized I goofed up.
Which ones and how had u goofed?
I've been reading comics for arond 2 years and I'm happy there are videos like that out there.
you're doing a great job dude!
This has helped me so so much! Thanks bro. I have always been distant to the Comic world but now I'm ready to start after so many years loving the movies and series
Thank you so much for making this video I’ve wanted to get into comics for a long time and this videos encouraging me to start collecting ☺️☺️
Just took a humanities class my last semester and learned about comics a bit and they really interested me. Really want to get into them but don’t know where to start. It just seems a bit intimidating, but videos like these make it a bit easier to digest so thank you!
Thanks for being so welcoming to new people! Being exposed to the internet from a young age has left me with some… issues. I tend to feel bad for liking anything because I know there’s always gonna be someone that says I shouldn’t like it or that I’m not a real fan for not liking this other thing. It helps a lot when someone like you are so helpful and assure people that they can like whatever they like without judgement. My birthday is in four days and I’m really hoping to get some of the recommended starting volumes for some characters I like ^_^
Just been getting back into art and I’m so glad I found this because I’m trying to learn what I can from the comic kings and have fun reading great stories and this seems perfect!
I’ve collected an few Comic Books before planning to get some next year, thinking and talking about comics has gotten really inspired to create my own.
This is a huge help. I've been wanting to get into comics so much time, and didn't really have a good idea where to start. Here's hoping by this same time next year i have a great collection.
Thank you so much for this video!! It was really helpful, and I'm very excited to start reading comic books!
Great breakdown of the terminology used by the comic industry and us as fans! I imagine people will find this helpful in a lot of different ways, and hopefully more people will start to collect or at least read more comics in the future 😇.
Thank you Daniel! I thought it best to do this video sooner rather than later and hopefully someone found it useful, the more people in the community, the more books there'll be! Thanks for checking it out mate :)
So helpful, much appreciated!
This is perfect. Starting to get into comics, starting on TPBs for now
very helpful guide! I'm into manga, but I was curious about starting some comics and this was really helpful!
Awesome video dude. Just got back into comics and really enjoyed this video!!
Definitely very helpful!
My favorite thing starting out was to wander around my comic book shop looking at covers until I found something cool that was either a #1 or a stand alone and read that. Helped me discover lots of writers and artists, learn what I liked.
Didn't know the terminology till now! Thanks for this video
Great video and breakdown. Didn't need the vid, but still watched to support! I wish I had something like this when I was collecting too.
Thank you Vatche and for supporting the channel :) me too, there was such a learning curve at first that might scare some people out of the hobby, so if this helps even one person, it was worth the time :)
Great video! Very helpful❤
This Video Helped Me Greatly. Thank You For This Very Informative Video.
aye have no idea if you’ll see this but wanted to say thank you. genuinely had no idea how or where to start and join this comic community but after watching your video i went to my local shop and got recommended Nemesis and The Batman Who Laughs. Couldn’t be happier i got into it and this video really does help a newcomer get their start, thanks again man!
That means a lot to me, Kapo :) I wanted to just make a video that I would have wanted to watch when I was getting into the hobby, and wanted it to help someone in that situation :) Hopefully you'll like some of my other videos, I did a Where To Start: Batman if you like the one who laughs! Thanks for watching! WOOF WOOF!
@@MaddoggComics I actually did watch that video and got Batman Year One as well! Appreciate you man, stay safe!🙏🏾
Another great video, hope this helps a bunch of new readers
Thank you Ace! Always gonna do what I can to help bring people into the community :) cheers for checking it out mate :)
One exception between mixing up marvel and DC characters and that's if and only IF you are talking about one of the few rare crossover events
Thanks a ton,I've been reading comics since I was 4(I'm 13 this year)and it was really just my dad's old Archie comics but in the past 5 years I've started actual comics.This helped me figure out what a run was,as I couldn't figure out what it really was so thanks,keep up the good work
Thank you Katana! Hope you enjoy the comics you pick up! :)
Thank you so much, helped me so muchhh
It’s the perfect video for beginners for sure, learned a few things, thank you 😊 I really enjoy your channel, great videos!
Thanks, Jo! Glad this video was useful, I just wanna make the videos I wish existed when I was getting into comics :) hope you like some of the future videos too! :)
THANK YOU!!!
I watch a lot of comic CZcamsrs because I don’t have the means to collect myself. I know a lot of things (or I thought I did) but this video definitely gave me a few new things to look out for. Thanks dude!!
Thank you Eliza! I'm glad it helped :) hopefully this will help you to take the plunge into collecting too! It's a great hobby! Thanks for checking out the video :)
I do not need videoes like this, but like to see them, to find out how many mistakes i did back then. Also it helps putting into words, when friends ask me where to start regarding with Marvel and DC. Nice video. :)
Thank you!
Thanks! Very useful going to pick up my first comics next week
Hope you pick up some decent titles mate! Thanks for watching! WOOF WOOF! 🐶
Don’t forget to check your local library! Some libraries have great comic book and graphic novel selections and it’s a great way to sample many series for free.
Thanks man well said 👍❤️
Thanks for this
This was helpful. I've bought and read a few Comics already, but I never delved deeper into the terminology, etc. My favorite writers so far are Warren Ellis and Matt Fraction. Recently bought a collection from the Charles Soule DD run.
Awesome video!
I bought comics every now and then. Mostly completed stories. But I really started with manga. After that, thanks to the New 52, I started getting comic regularly. And it took me a while to understand the therminology, know artists and writers. Then I went to forums to ask and that´s how I learned.
This certainly helped me WOOF WOOF
I'm glad it did mate! Thanks for watching the video mate! WOOF WOOF! 🐶
Thanks for the info, I'm just starting to research on comics and I was thinking on starting with my all time favorite, TMNT! and I like Invincible too!
Thanks to you now I know that I was thinking the right way!
Thank you so much for the vid!
I'm glad this video got recommend to me...👌🏼 I'm getting into comics and I'm trying to seriously learn all the ins and outs of this...💁🏻 This video was a good breakdown on everything and helped me understand quite a bit more...🤘🏼💯✔️
Glad it helped mate! Always just wanted help people get into the hobby, still focused on that with this channel too :) hope you read some good comics!
This was a good overview, especially for the newbies, but at around 4mins40s you say that the whole series of Bendis' DD is contained in 2 x TPBs, however you meant to say Omni's - obvious what you meant but might confuse the those learning about the formats for the first time.
Ahh thank you mate, it must've just been a brain slip during an unscripted part, but I appreciate you pointing it out :) hopefully people interested will see this comment so it clears things up :) thanks for watching the video mate! WOOF WOOF! 🐶
Literally me rn
Thank you so much
Great video Dogg! You clearly took the time to consider knowledge that I've taken for granted for so long might not actualy be that clear to a complete newcomer... i.e. what is a "run", what does TPB stand for... I can see this video being helpful to many people just starting out. Wish I'd have better understood at an earlier point the differences between formats and how things eventually get collected into better editions over time. Some things I bought straight away in TBP or standard sized HC where I would have happily waited for an OHC or omni if I'd have known more about how that happens.
Thanks brother! I wanted to do this one for a while, and figured it was better sooner rather than later. I know I made a lot of those mistakes early on too 😂 if someone else can avoid my mistake and save some money, my job is done 😂
I just started collecting comic books today I found a comic book store down the street from my house. I chosen them by my favorite superheroes. Wolverine, Punisher, Carnage. Amazing comics..❤
Thanks for this video! Everyone has the same starting line 🤙🏽🤙🏽
I collect the old ones
Thank you maddogg, i love your vids man, you are the one person that got me into comics.
Lately i started reading and downloading comics digitally because money's tight... but whenever i get a chance to spend some I will run to my local CBS
Thank you for the kind words :) I'm glad I could help you get into this hobby, sometimes when there are just negative comments coming through I wonder why I keep making videos, so it's nice to hear this has had a positive impact :) what books have you read so far? 🐶
@@MaddoggComicsI'm sorry about that...
When you post videos, do it because you like it, don't give a damn about Trolls, whenever you post a new video I get interested in watching it!
Btw, thank you for asking, lately I've been trying to keep up with all the series coming out lately, like Ultimate Spider-man, Ressurection of Magneto, Wonder-Woman, X-men 97, Green Arrow, The Incredible Hulk.
And aswell some oldies like Uncanny X-men, Batman (in general), some of star wars
Thanks!
I needed this i dont collect comics i only read graphic novels probably got alittle over 100. I have been in and out of them over the years, but really dont know where to start. Your Daredevil video really helped me because that is someone i am really wanting to get into, and only had the yellow book.
This was an awesome video again and really helpful.
Like some others, I got into comics from the films.
First comics I got were the Back to the future IdW ones, then got a couple of Spider-Man ones.
Apparently mine are tpb ones.
Only have a small collection so far but no doubt it will grow.
Great video bro
Me as a veteran collector of 14 boxes and a binder full of the 90s trading cards how I started out was at a young age moms use to buy me books from newsstands and take me to comic shops. I just grabbed any cover that looked cool rather marvel dc image etc and read some majority of my books I never read I just put in the boxes move on to grabbing more books. I still use this method today when I buy books especially back issues which I only collect.
I am 40 new to comic collecting living on the the other side of the world. I order online no comic stores arnd here .. shipping is a pain but I still love doing it and intend to continue buying and reading comics going forward. First book I got is the king spawn 1 n pre order . Loved the content will check all the other content you have put out ..new subscriber
Great video man. Keep up the good work 👍
Thank you Cade! Glad you liked the video, hope you enjoy what's coming up too :)
This video inspired me to start collecting comics. I bought the set of 3 Universal Soldier comics from 1992 today.
That verse stung bub, but I've already recovered. I'll call you tomorrow morning if I need my toast buttered
Hey man, new subscriber. Loving the content so far. Great video! Woof woof!
Thanks for subscribing Moriarty! Hope I can keep bringing out enjoyable content and welcome to the Doggpound! WOOF WOOF! 🐶
I am a die hard. I am already so deep. But I love your channel and videos. But this was magnificent. I will keep this video forever. Honestly this is beautiful. Perfectly explained and well put in every way. I was already a fan but definitly a fan for life now. Again keeping this video forever. Exactly how I feel. And all the people I have met in the comic world are so nice and awesome. Definitly talk to people about it. Heck's yeah. Woof Woof.🤘
Great vid Maddogg.
Cheers Will! Glad you enjoyed it, hope it helps some people :)
Thank you
I am thinking of applying for an job at a comic book store. I have already been reading all my life but never deep dived and got all the terms. Thank you
As someone who’s been reading comics for a good while I wanna add on a good store I go too, if you live in the US try Half Price books, very good book store with affordable prices!
Always good to review the formats and sizes...wait that's not how I meant it...anyway it's normally the reason people see huge price fluctuations for the same content. Only seeing 'Hardcover' can be super misleading when getting started in the hobby if you don't know your OHC, from your Standard from your Omni.
Gets like immediately for the woof woof 😀
Starting my Invincible collection lead me here...
Ik this is almost a year after this video, but I have to say how timeless this video feels.
If there’s one thing I recommend for any newcomers as a newcomer myself: look at reboots.
I’m becoming obsessed with Ultimate Marvel comics, which was sorta designed for newer modern readers. If you want to feel like you’re starting from the beginning, get an intro to characters without years’ worth of relationship drama and baggage, reboots are really good for that, ie Ultimate Marvel. Ultimate X-Men in particular was inspired by the first movie, so if you like the movies, that might be a decent place to start. Not all of it has been perfect, but I feel it gives me something to look forward to when I start really reading mainline Marvel comics.
…or just read Ultimate Spider-Man bc it slaps pretty hard lol.
Just a tip! You should improve the contrast of your text in the video, we can barelly read some of those notes. Great overview video though!
Thank you 🙏
Hey man, this helped a comic newcomer heaps! Used to read some graphic novels as a kid now and again, but never had the opportunity to really get into comics. After some reddit-ing I realised that there was a fair bit more to understand than I initially expected. Particularly your breakdown of the acronyms was super helpful, the only ones I had managed to figure out from context were TPB and OHC.
Anyway, just a friendly hello and message of appreciation from someone looking to get started!
Thanks for this video! I've been wanting to get into Spiderman comics ever since Spiderverse came out but have been too nervous
If you want to make reading series less difficult for you, and even less expensive. Buy Omnibuses/Compendiums, they’re the best bang for you buck IMO.
Good stuff
Love your video, … , I was just thinking on the Hawkeye comic. I’ve never read a Hawkeye comic before, but I like the character from the movies, and went they say the v series was going to be based on that comic, I pick up and read it and I like it a lot. But, like you say, it was because it was something I was interested. I DO like superhero comics, but my thing it’s more the Ninja Turtles.
I believe the gate keeping in comics is one of the worst things, like, if you do not know a tiny detail of character you got bullied or similar. So, it’s good to see there is people with a positive approach in recommendations and help… you sir, got a new subscriber!
Thank you for the kind words! A lot of people like the Fraction run of Hawkeye, I need to go back and read it again :) But I fully agree with you about the gatekeeping, I sometimes get it in the comments if I mispronounce something haha, so I just wanted do my part to help people get into the hobby :) hope you like some of my other videos too!
@@MaddoggComics yeah I’m enjoying your other videos as well. As a TMNT fan, I validate your video for beginners, hehehe
Explain also about
Tie ins
Volumes
Annuals
great video
Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it :)
Woof woof!maddogg putting in the work!!!🤘💪👌👌already knew these (learned at my expense😋)but its so helpful for new comers!already forwarded to 2friends(which i already made them start to make orders from abroad with me😂😋)
Woof Woof! I'm too broke to be lazy :P but thanks for checking out the video :) hopefully it can help some people avoid the mistakes we made haha! Thanks for sharing it with your friends, hopefully they'll become part of the DoggPound too! :)
I was a beginner about a year ago. Unfortunately, comic book stores really turned me off to it all. The employees at multiple shops in my area were all so rude, dismissive, and always unpleasant. I really couldn’t stand walking in to ask for anything, let alone if I could see a certain stack or box. There was literally only one guy who I enjoyed talking to about comics because he was super helpful and informative. Ultimately the rest of the people outweighed him and ruined my experience to where I stopped reading altogether. But I’m back at it now, although in digital form only for the time being.
Anyways, I really do love your Where To Start videos. My god are they helpful 😂
Ahh mate, I'm sorry that was your first experience, but glad it didn't taint the overall hobby :)
And thank you! Should have another Where To Start out this weekend! :) Thanks for watching!
@@MaddoggComicsI'm new to comics myself. I'm 36 but just started the hobby, I don't know if that's weird or not? I've always read novels , mainly Sci-Fi. At least one book a week for a long time now. But comics are something different. They really can be confusing for a beginner, and the price can be off putting as well sometimes! But still, you have to start somewhere and I'm learning as I go.
helpful!
Thanks mate, glad it was useful :) just hope people can avoid some of the mistakes I made when I first started getting into comics :) cheers for watching the video!
Thanks for the info. I’m in my 30s and I’m just getting into this.
Never too late to start, welcome to the hobby! :) Hope you find some good titles you love! WOOF WOOF! 🐶
Already knew all of this and still watched it hahaha
Thanks Greg, cheers for supporting the channel :) just hope it helps keep the community going :)
This is sweet im new to comics and im wondering what to start collect besides venom
Thank you very much very good information for new comer like me to comic
No worries mate! Thanks for checking it out :) always trying to help it become easier for people to get into comics! Got a video later today that should also help 🐶🐶
@@MaddoggComics i have subscribed to your channel. not many UK comic book collectors on youtube
Fantastic video. I've collected some comics but I'm starting to really get into it so this was very helpful. Thanks. Also, if you don't mind me asking, where did you get your shelving?
Thank you, I’m going to buy Darth Vader vol.1 as my first comic
(except for this one Batman comic I got a long time ago)
A great choice Zain! If it's by Keiron Gillen, that's one of my favourites, so I hope you enjoy! Thanks for watching the video mate! WOOF WOOF! 🐶
@@MaddoggComics Hey ..I know this might seem very stupid , but I will ask :
So I don´t really want to get into comics , .but there are some individual completed graphic novels that I *really want to* read like : *watchmen , the swamp thing saga , the long holloween , top10 forty niners , the court of owls ,the dark knight returns , v for vendetta* ...maybe invincible ...etc . So I just want to to read them *specifically* like for myself ...& without doing any deepdiving into comics ...so is that fine ?
@@infoopinion515 yeah it's fine ofcourse
Thank you men iam a beginner to start reading comic and iam gettin confuse, thanks for the guide! Sorry if my english bad im from indonesia, iam your new subscriber woof woof haha
Hey Katoteki! Thank you for watching, and never apologise for trying to speak a language that isn't your native one, the effort is appreciated :) glad the video was helpful, and thanks for subscribing, hope you like some of my other videos! WOOF WOOF from the UK to Indonesia! 🐶
Up to the early mid 2000s is great, by the mid 2010s things kinda start to suck.
quick question what websites can i order comic books ive been craving to get some comic’s
I've decided to start by wanting the The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1-4 (first since I'm un-DYING to watch TWD on Netflix because I missed 3 seasons that came out and I got to watch S1:E1 only because my parents said "no"; and back then there were only 8 or 7 seasons); the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles compendium volume 1-4; Batman Black and White Volume 1 and 2; and the Alien Vs Predator omnbius series.
I loved this video mate and what's your first comic you started reading mine is The Fantastic Four by Jack Kirby and what are the comics you would recommend to read for new readers 😊
Near Mint Condition brought me here. Just recently subscribe.
This video helped a lot! But I still don’t know where to buy comics because Amazon doesn’t have Omnibus.
I started comics around October 2022 and I can say Amazon is surprisingly good for comics but for older comics and omnibus just search up comic shops with 5 stars and find the closest to you for me when I started I found a comic shop but after going to other I found my perfect one so just keep looking for a shop and trust me you’ll find it quick
What website or app do I need to download to get updates on new comic books