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. . If you're new to the channel, remember to subscribe and click that bell notification! If you want to support the channel, just click the Amazon links and treat yourself to a book using it :) . We're coming up to the end of the month, which mean the haul will be soon! As well, I've got a review coming up, and hoping I get chance to discuss the DC Fandome announcements!
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! 🐶
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 🙏🏼
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.
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
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!
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!
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! 🐶
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!
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 :)
I watch a lot of comic TH-camrs 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 :)
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
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!
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.
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.
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.
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 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. :)
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.
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!
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..❤
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.
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! :)
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.
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.
@@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 ?
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
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!
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! 🐶
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 :)
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!
Man I have a box of comics and I started looking today and some of them are pretty cool. I have all of the old gi joes. But I have no idea what to do with them
Hey man I actually just got 4 comics 1:Marvel Team up spiderman and Ghost rider 2:Codename wolverine top secret 30th anniversary 3:The return of the sinister six the Amazing spider-man 4:The dark Phoenix saga X-Men any thought about them
Got into comics a year ago and keeping up with the current issues is a breeze for Marvel and DC with their respective comic apps. The issue is when characters I haven’t met yet but are established already show up. Then I do a quick bit of research but I plan on getting a history of the marvel universe book that was updated a few years ago to help with that. Ninja turtles is easy to keep up with. I do have one question though. What’s the difference when people use Vol and run? Like for Iron man 2020 is that whole series a run or Vol? Is Iron Man 2023 then a new run or Vol? Or are those just classed as series?
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! :)
Would it surprise you to know I collect trades and at 500 volumes not one of them is Marvel or DC. I don't really like superhero stories so 80% of my collection is image comics.
A little late from the video being released but im gunna start collecting doctor strange and daredevil, where can i find lists of runs so i know what i need to purchase ? Thanks
Hey Sam, I appreciate you checking it out! I did a video on the channel called Where To Start: Daredevil, which may help :) for Doctor Strange, I really like the run by Donny Cates! Hope this helps! WOOF WOOF! 🐶
I'm still new into Comics and since everything is digital i read it online, if the story is dope to me i go out and try to hunt for the 1st issue comic book or an issue with a cool variant cover to keep in my collection, is that weird at all?
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 😊
If I ever miss out on a release I don't pay outrageous inflated prices, I just add it to my wishlist and wait until there's a reprint because inevitably there will be one. FOMO is for the birds.
I'm from Poland and it's sad that European comics are treated as low class or not existing. We have in my opinion great comics and we've pushed the line in many areas. Check out Thorgal, Druuna, Yans or Funky Koval
Thanks mate, I should've put them on the video, my bad. The UK and EU ones are: Amazon, BooksETC, SpeedyHen, BookDepository, Forbidden Planet, Reed Comics and Cheap-Comics :) hope this helps mate! :)
Hmm, not from personal experience, I tend to write novels. However, if you know an artist, it would be good to team up and create something that you can then put forward to publishers :) how far have you gotten? :) thanks for watching the video!
A cross over is when characters from titles who normally don’t interact come together in a few issues like whenever spider-man and daredevil cross paths and team up. An event is a big storyline where they stakes are raised and a bunch of crossover happens to stop a big threat like the movies Avengers infinity war and Endgame
@@President-Ratman thank u so much dude, I had wanted to know the meaning of crossover and had gone to quora and Google and couldn't find anything, thank u so much
Who on earth is gatekeeping??? If a person wants to read something and don't and their excuse is because "This or that person said something" they didn't really want to read the item in question. If anything it's the people WITHIN the industry that are gatekeeping with them insulting paying customers because they don't agree with them? who does that?? Where you have actual comicbook writers telling fans that "if you don't like my politics don't buy my book"?? Thats gatekeeping for you right there.
Do not buy baxter paper. Stay with Marvel Titles like ASM and Uncanny X-men Under 60 cents cover price. Thirty second solution for a lifetime of collecting.
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!
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! 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'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...🤘🏼💯✔️
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
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.
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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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If you're new to the channel, remember to subscribe and click that bell notification! If you want to support the channel, just click the Amazon links and treat yourself to a book using it :)
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We're coming up to the end of the month, which mean the haul will be soon! As well, I've got a review coming up, and hoping I get chance to discuss the DC Fandome announcements!
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 🙏🏼
I’m a manga collector and I’ve always found getting into comics very confusing, this video helped a lot, thanks
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?
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
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!
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!
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!🙏🏾
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
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!
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 :)
Didn't know the terminology till now! Thanks for this video
I watch a lot of comic TH-camrs 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 :)
This certainly helped me WOOF WOOF
I'm glad it did mate! Thanks for watching the video mate! WOOF WOOF! 🐶
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! :)
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!
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
This Video Helped Me Greatly. Thank You For This Very Informative Video.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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! 🐶
I collect the old ones
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 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. :)
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.
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!
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 😂
Definitely very helpful!
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 :)
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! 🐶
Gets like immediately for the woof woof 😀
So helpful, much appreciated!
Great video man. Keep up the good work 👍
Thank you Cade! Glad you liked the video, hope you enjoy what's coming up too :)
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..❤
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.
Starting my Invincible collection lead me here...
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! :)
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.
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.
Thank you so much for this video!! It was really helpful, and I'm very excited to start reading comic books!
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
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
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
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! 🐶
Thanks for this video! Everyone has the same starting line 🤙🏽🤙🏽
Good info. I watched & noticed you mentioned Image Comics bought Top Cow. Incorrect info. Check Wikipedia.
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 :)
Thanks for this video! I've been wanting to get into Spiderman comics ever since Spiderverse came out but have been too nervous
Thank you so much, helped me so muchhh
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!
Man I have a box of comics and I started looking today and some of them are pretty cool. I have all of the old gi joes. But I have no idea what to do with them
great video
Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it :)
Thanks for this
Thanks!
Hey man I actually just got 4 comics 1:Marvel Team up spiderman and Ghost rider 2:Codename wolverine top secret 30th anniversary 3:The return of the sinister six the Amazing spider-man 4:The dark Phoenix saga X-Men any thought about them
Thank you so much
Thank you
Got into comics a year ago and keeping up with the current issues is a breeze for Marvel and DC with their respective comic apps. The issue is when characters I haven’t met yet but are established already show up. Then I do a quick bit of research but I plan on getting a history of the marvel universe book that was updated a few years ago to help with that. Ninja turtles is easy to keep up with. I do have one question though. What’s the difference when people use Vol and run? Like for Iron man 2020 is that whole series a run or Vol? Is Iron Man 2023 then a new run or Vol? Or are those just classed as series?
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! :)
Would it surprise you to know I collect trades and at 500 volumes not one of them is Marvel or DC. I don't really like superhero stories so 80% of my collection is image comics.
My collection is also all image, it's only 13 books though lol
A little late from the video being released but im gunna start collecting doctor strange and daredevil, where can i find lists of runs so i know what i need to purchase ? Thanks
Hey Sam, I appreciate you checking it out! I did a video on the channel called Where To Start: Daredevil, which may help :) for Doctor Strange, I really like the run by Donny Cates! Hope this helps! WOOF WOOF! 🐶
@@MaddoggComics thanks mate, thats exactly what im looking for, i shall watch later on tonight
Near Mint Condition brought me here. Just recently subscribe.
Can you please help me I’m legally blind, and I cannot read comics however, I love comics in the format. What do I do?
Uh just ordered a set of Batman reptilian and urban legends. Will I know what’s going on or should I read something before these.
What website or app do I need to download to get updates on new comic books
Great vid Maddogg.
Cheers Will! Glad you enjoyed it, hope it helps some people :)
I'm still new into Comics and since everything is digital i read it online, if the story is dope to me i go out and try to hunt for the 1st issue comic book or an issue with a cool variant cover to keep in my collection, is that weird at all?
Great video bro
This is sweet im new to comics and im wondering what to start collect besides venom
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 😊
Where can I buy these on online platform ??
Which is easier to get? A TPB or Omnibus?
Thank you 🙏
If I ever miss out on a release I don't pay outrageous inflated prices, I just add it to my wishlist and wait until there's a reprint because inevitably there will be one. FOMO is for the birds.
Just going to a comic place name that includes manga make a video about how to read it?
I'm from Poland and it's sad that European comics are treated as low class or not existing. We have in my opinion great comics and we've pushed the line in many areas. Check out Thorgal, Druuna, Yans or Funky Koval
I have only bought singels 😅
Ok
Awesome Video, could u spell the online comic shops
Thanks mate, I should've put them on the video, my bad. The UK and EU ones are: Amazon, BooksETC, SpeedyHen, BookDepository, Forbidden Planet, Reed Comics and Cheap-Comics :) hope this helps mate! :)
Maddogg Comics thanks
I want to become a comic writer I don’t know if you have any tips?
Hmm, not from personal experience, I tend to write novels. However, if you know an artist, it would be good to team up and create something that you can then put forward to publishers :) how far have you gotten? :) thanks for watching the video!
What's a crossover and event? Can u explain??
A cross over is when characters from titles who normally don’t interact come together in a few issues like whenever spider-man and daredevil cross paths and team up. An event is a big storyline where they stakes are raised and a bunch of crossover happens to stop a big threat like the movies Avengers infinity war and Endgame
@@President-Ratman thank u so much dude, I had wanted to know the meaning of crossover and had gone to quora and Google and couldn't find anything, thank u so much
@@anirudhmylavarapu5608 no problem. Glad I helped
hey can you do avengers ?
Like a Where To Start Avengers? :) I can put it on the video list! WOOF WOOF!
@@MaddoggComics YES!!! thank you
For sure! Might take a bit of time, wanted do a Justice League one in time for next month, but it should hopefully be the one after that :)
Who on earth is gatekeeping??? If a person wants to read something and don't and their excuse is because "This or that person said something" they didn't really want to read the item in question.
If anything it's the people WITHIN the industry that are gatekeeping with them insulting paying customers because they don't agree with them? who does that??
Where you have actual comicbook writers telling fans that "if you don't like my politics don't buy my book"?? Thats gatekeeping for you right there.
I think it’s also important to talk about how Amazon destroys comic book shops.
Do not buy baxter paper. Stay with Marvel Titles like ASM and Uncanny X-men Under 60 cents cover price. Thirty second solution for a lifetime of collecting.
Never say woof woof ever again
Thanks for the video, this really helped me to understand a lot better what I'm buying. I will share it with a few friends.
I hope you still don't start your videos by barking
Yea I just want to read comics but I don’t want to read woke comics with all these gay or lgbtq characters that don’t make sense
just read older comics
I'm 36...I think I'm about 23 yrs too late.
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!
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'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!
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
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.