I find the arguments of " too many characters i know nothing about" or " too much history" so funny. Coming from the viewpoint of a kid who srarted reading comics in the 70s, almost every main book had been around decades before me. ...., and coming to the Legion around 1981ish, that was a lot of back history.
But you would try a book, or read sonething exciting and want to learn about these back stories, and search out backissues. There would be brief explanations ( " as seen in issue 356!") When something was referrenced......but it seems like everyone wants to just present something new and easily digestible....but it's also so lazy.
The constant reboots haven't helped for sure. Ive tried to like the new book, and i like it's vibe, but it's sooooo different thst it can be hard to figure out who is whom. Some sort of single issue " Who's Who in the LSH" with just illustrations, brief histories and bios would go a long way.
People read comics differently now. There's barely any content in a comic now. And maybe there isn't a good way to cater to today's market with a LSH book. But that's a pity, because there's a wealth of fun and potential there.
And yes this all seems very " ok boomer" but i'm Gen X...lol.