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Read a big story in the right order

Story arcs: one story told across several series (Civil War, Knightfall), as a reading list in order.

In Broadcast: Library, Comics, Story arcs.
In Classic or Neu: Library, the Comics tab, Story arcs.

  1. If it applies Comics aren’t set up yet

    They need a free ComicVine key first: that’s where the series and issue details come from. Set up comics walks you through it in a couple of minutes.

  2. Your comics

    Every series you have, on shelves. A series is one run of a comic, like Saga or Amazing Spider-Man, with its issues numbered #1, #2 and on.

  3. Story arcs

    Big comic stories often run through several series at once, so the issues come out in different places and the order is hard to work out. A story arc here is that story’s reading list, in the right order, with what you have and what’s missing.

  4. If it applies Find an arc

    Type the story’s name (Civil War, Secret Wars, Knightfall) and press Find.

  5. If it applies Get the issues too?
    The whole arc, or just the list
    Get the whole arcAdds the reading list and looks for every issue in it, so it’s ready to read.A big event can be dozens of issues to download.
    Just the listAdds the reading list only: see what’s in it and what you already have.Missing issues stay missing until you get them.

    ★ Just the list first, if you’re not sure how big it is.

    ↻ Get the whole arc is on the arc’s page too, any time.

  6. If it applies Pick it

    Press Just the list on the one you want.

  7. If it applies Open an arc

    These are the household’s story arcs, with how far along each is. Tap one.

  8. The reading order

    Top to bottom is the order to read in. Issues you have say Read (or Read again); the others say Wanted, Downloading or Missing.

  9. Start reading

    Opens the first issue you haven’t finished, whichever series it’s in. Next time it says Continue reading.

  10. Your arc is ready

    “Story arcs for you” on the Comics shelves suggests arcs that run through series you already have.

    Next time: Comics, Story arcs, your arc, Continue reading.