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What Is a Comic Event and How Do I Read It?

Marvel has Secret Wars, DC Comics has Convergence, and Marvel recently announced Civil War 2. What are comic events? Do you have to read them?

Swapna Krishna

Staff Writer

Swapna is the Comics Editor at Book Riot. She's a Space Columnist for Paste Magazine and writes for Syfy Wire—Fangrrls, Tor.com, Bustle, and other sites. She co-hosts a podcast called Desi Geek Girls. You can find her incessant ramblings on Twitter at @skrishna. She lives outside Philadelphia.

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Marvel has Secret Wars, DC Comics has Convergence, and Marvel recently announced Civil War 2. What are comic events? Do you have to read them? How will they affect the titles you’re reading, such as Ms Marvel and Squirrel Girl? We’ve got an explanation and a guide to how to handle comic events in this latest edition of Adventures of a Comic Book Newbie.