I'm definitely a Marvel fan, but my three favorite characters are Iron Man Thor and Hulk/Bruce Banner. So, I've been looking online at some reading guides. I'm currently in the 1960s version of those three characters so I haven't gotten to the complex tie ins and events of later Marvel. The thing is for example, I only care about reading about Thor and the Asgardians and by extension Avengers since both he and Iron Man are part of that group. Once I get to a certain event whether it be Axis Fear Itself Infinity or whatever because each event is sometimes over 100 issues including tie-ins plus 6 issues of the main event, I'd like to read the Thor tie in issues plus the 6 issue main event. But once I get back to the main track of Thor comics, then Thor might refer to an event that he experienced in a Nova crossover tie in issue with (insert Marvel event here) I'll feel like I'm missing part of Thor's story by skipping it, so now I feel like I'd have to wade through all tie-in issues plus the event because it seems like all the tie ins affect Thor Iron Man Hulk. A lot of reading just to find out what happens to my favorite characters! I hope I'm wrong though...