Comic Circuit

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Comic Circuit selections

Curated reading orders

Character journeys and complete story paths, sequenced with a clear reason for every stop.

Early-career continuity · collected editions

Batman: The Early Years

Follow Bruce Wayne from Year One through Gotham’s early crime sagas, then continue into the beginnings of Robin, Batgirl, and Nightwing. Each stop is a complete collected story rather than a single teaser issue.

Length
8 books / issues
Best for
Readers who want a clear, collected-edition path through Batman’s early career.
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1998 relaunch · opening year

Avengers: Heroes Return — Opening Year

Read the first twelve issues of Kurt Busiek and George Pérez’s Avengers relaunch in exact publication order. The route keeps the complete opening year together instead of recommending only a launch issue.

Length
12 books / issues
Best for
Readers who want a substantial Avengers run without jumping between unrelated universes.
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January 2003–May 2004

Invincible: The First Thirteen

The opening thirteen issues in original publication order, covering the material collected across the first three early trade volumes.

Length
13 books / issues
Best for
New Invincible readers who want the first complete stretch without jumping ahead.
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Community-created routes

Every comic below comes from the indexed collection. The order and placement notes belong to its creator.

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