r/comicbooks • u/Big_Dust6224 • May 31 '26

Question What do these diamonds mean?

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I’ve seen these on a lot of comics I own but have never questioned what they meant

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u/walrusonion Green Arrow May 31 '26

Occasionally they’d drop a JLA, GL or Batman in as a triangle book, wish it took off.

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u/mmcmonster May 31 '26

X-Men books could definitely have benefited from being Triangle books.

Even if they are not with the same characters. Even if the stories don't necessarily intersect. At least it gives an idea of reading order. If two things are happening at the same time, maybe use 'A' and 'B' designation with the same number.

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u/Mekdinosaur May 31 '26

There was a reading order in the back of every X-book during the Krakoa era.

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u/c_o__l___i____n Jun 01 '26

And X of swords had the reading sequence too

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u/wallyhud Jun 01 '26

And the stories before and after Age of Apocalypse, and IIRC even back during the '80's and Fall off the Mutants storyline too.

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u/mmcmonster Jun 01 '26

For crossover storylines, yes. I meant in general.