Rebel the Wolfgirl

Not entirely, but it could compliment yours.

I just don't like how many long-running comic books can alienate people who are coming into it new for the first time, and then get overwhelmed with tons of comic history they are expected to keep up with. From there, it's either hard to find copies of old comics, or they have to resort to internet piracy, not to mention how trade/collection books sometimes changes or alter the original art.

I am not going to say comics should be more like manga, since that's apparently threatening the industry. But what I like about manga is that (most of the time), they tell a full and complete story and then they end. That's it. They don't carry on forever. They don't reboot or retcon. People can collect all the volumes and have one solid, complete experience. I wish comics were more like that.

Of course, I've heard horror stories about the comic book industry constantly rebooting. Sometimes for better, sometimes for worse, sometimes just because they can. I don't mind starting over if you really think you can do it better, but at least complete the last thing you started. Don't reboot just because you can. And if you end up rebooting for whatever reason, stick to it. Don't pretend this backlog of history never happened, then change your mind later down the line, and try to make everything old fit in with everything new. Let new iterations stand on their own.

@Toshigami Equine Yes, exactly! Comics are not like manga. They're not written specifically to be collected in volumes, or tell a single story. The problem with the modern comics industry is that they're trying to appeal to "teh fanboiz" with no concern for the casual reader. Hence why I feel comics need to start from scratch - no shared or cinematic universes, no trying to be overtly political or social, just fun stories about superheroes solving problems through punching stuff.

But I like that "collect in volumes" aspect!  I just don't want any one line of comics to go on forever. I want there to be a stopping point where the story gets complete. I hate when I'm reading a comic, they make a reference I don't understand, and then there's a box at the bottom that says "Read issue #____" (and that's if you're lucky enough for them to point out the previous issues at all). Doing that once or twice might be okay, but not when you open up an endless rabbit hole. "I had to read these issues, to understand this issue and this issue, to understand this other issue, to FINALLY understand the current issue." It's a wonder the comic book industry doesn't sell cliffs notes about this stuff.

My ideas could compliment yours, though. I'm not against crossovers and events, but it needs to be something rare, special, and handled with care. A reward, basically. Not a chore, and not a main event. And if you never read these crossover stories, it should be handled in a way that makes interested in those heroes rather than making you feel like you need to do a lot of research first.