“Yes, we are all individuals” is from Monty Python’s Life of Brian – their take on the story of Jesus. Comic books are notorious for fiendishly complicated plots. Here’s a dirty little secret about comic books in general: they’re soap operas, but with costumes. Yes, it’s true. Anyone who reads comic books for the stories contained within them (instead of just buying them for the art) would immediately understand the appeal of soap operas if watching them for, say, a week.

I don’t, by the way. I work during the day.

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