Hot take: Binging the entire Dark Phoenix saga in one night was a mistake

I collected all the X-Men comics from the 80s run on Ebay and tried to read through the whole Dark Phoenix storyline in one sitting last Saturday. By issue 8 my brain was fried and I realized I mixed up which character betrayed who. Has anyone else ruined a classic run by trying to speed through it?

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holly_sanchez7519d ago

Yeah I used to think speed reading through a series was the best way to go. But I tried doing the same thing with the Death of Jean Grey and by the end I couldn't keep track of who was a clone or not. It totally changed my mind about binging comics. They're really meant to be enjoyed one issue at a time so you can let each story beat sink in. Now I force myself to space out the big arcs over a few days at least.

the_ryan19d agoMost Upvoted

Yeah I learned that lesson the hard way too. Now I keep a sticky note inside my longbox with the date I finished each issue so I know when I can pick up the next one. For something like Hickman's X-Men run I actually set a timer on my phone - 48 hours minimum between issues. Makes a huge difference when you're dealing with time travel or alternate reality stuff.