The upside of the breadth and variety of the line is that there’s a custom point of entry for pretty much anyone interested in reading X-Men. I pay my rent podcasting about X-Men continuity, which should be a pretty good indication of both how much of it there is, and how confusing readers find it. It’s complicated - clones, time travel, and retcons galore - but it’s also just really, really big. The Internet has brought with it the possibility of previously near-impossible completism, and with it, the overwhelming implicit weight of years of continuity and the necessity of “catching up” before you dive in.Īmong the already forbiddingly convoluted worlds of shared-universe superhero franchises, X-Men continuity is legendary for its density. Back in the old days (I say, settling into my rocking chair to dream dreams of VHS tapes and floppy disks), getting into a new superhero universe was largely a matter of cracking open an issue - or borrowing a few favorites from a friend - and catching what you could as you went.
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