Regarding Character Reading Orders
Most character reading orders I have been making are characters who have appeared in movies, TV shows, and video games. When making character reading orders I try to choose characters whose reading order will be at least 50 issues, just to kind of ensure a minimum value to each reading order.
Recently when looking at characters to make reading orders for I've come across several who I think would be interesting to have reading orders for but the issue count would be below 50. For example some niche characters from the MCU, characters from games like Marvel Snap/Marvel Rivals, and characters whose reading order might be made up mostly of events.
While I don't currently have any planned, if I do post a character reading order with less than roughly 50 issues there will be a second reading order posted that week, the regular Wednesday reading order plus a bonus reading order posted on Thursday. I will make a comment under the Wednesday reading order to say that another reading order is coming on Thursday.
As usual if there are any characters you would like to see reading orders for feel free to leave a comment letting me know.
Comments (4)
I don’t have a character to suggest but I was wondering, do you plan on doing reading orders for Marvel’s new Ultimate Universe and DC’s Absolute Universe?
Yes I will. I was actually going to start working on an Ultimate Universe (2023) reading order a few months ago but then there were rumors that Marvel was ending it so I figured I would just wait until the whole thing was finished. It appears this is still the case and the new Ultimate Universe will finish at the end of the year so I plan to have the reading order complete then.
Just a suggestion, but I know a lot of us are waiting for the master reading orders, is there any thought to maybe not necessary doing as many character reading orders weekly, and just dedicating that time to the master orders? Even if it means a weekly drop doesn’t happen. I know for myself personally the value for me is in the master orders and I’m happy to keep supporting if I know master orders are on their way, but a lot of the specific character stuff (especially getting more niche) I’m not sure if the value is there for me with that stuff. Another thought would also be, instead of super niche characters, a lot of the really popular characters that you’ve already done reading orders for have had a ton of books come out since those orders were finished, so maybe up to date reading orders for the really popular characters that are behind would be nice too. Just some thoughts. As always, appreciate everything you do!
This is certainly something to think about. I'll give this some thought. The weekly reading orders certainly do slow down everything else regarding the site. I'll put all my thoughts and options together and maybe post a "State of the Patreon" next week laying out different ways forward, whether using the Patreon kind of as-is (new reading orders) or using it as more of a 'general support' thing to continue updating and expanding the website.