Originally Posted by
Stormcall
In some books, Vol 2 is NOT, in fact, a new volume and picks up EXACTLY where Vol 1 ended, and Vol 2, Issue 1 is a direct story followup to Vol 1, issue 15. Sometimes even the creative team doesn't change, and Vol 1 issue 1-15, Vol 2 issue 1-15, and Vol 3 1-15 are all one ongoing 45 issue story with events in Vol 3 issue 10 directly relating to something that happened back in Vol 2 issue 5, and if you have not read all the previous volumes, much of the story will be lost on you. A new reader, understandably, will be confused, since "issue 1" implies the start of a series and seeing 3 issue 1's implies 3 different beginnings, not that Vol 2 issue 1 is actually Vol 1 issue 16 in all but name.
Yet for other books, Vol 1 issue 15 ends the run, and Vol 2 issue 1 is a complete reboot, restart, or whatever of the character, and may not be tied into Vol 1 in any way, aside from featuring the same main character. You may read Vol 1 issues 1-15, then you pick up Vol 2, issue 1, expecting a continuation of the story and it's like everything in Vol 1 did not happen, no references to it, different supporting cast, maybe even a different tone of writing.
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So you're like a child with no attention span, who wants everything dumbed down? Sad, but common.