LogFAQs > #975508067

Even when scratching the surface, when you start a manga you go to chaper 1 and read until it's done. Death Note, HxH, Jojo, etc, there's no crossing over stuff.

For comics, DC and Marvel canon is a mess and you're sort of expected to have at least a passing familiarity with most of the universe already because sometimes the whole conceit of a character's portrayal in a run is "check it out, they're different from before!"

Yes, there's standalone western comics outside of this bubble, but let's be real, like 99% of discussion online is happening around these superhero comics, just like most manga discussion is around Weekly Shonen Jump.