Flipping through a run vs reading a collected edition - which is better for getting into a character?

I started reading Moon Knight a few months ago and couldn't decide if I should dig through back issues at my local shop or just buy the Epic Collection trade. I went with floppies first, got about 15 issues from the 80s run, but half of them had ads torn out and the story kept getting interrupted. Then I grabbed the collected edition and read the same arc in one afternoon, but I felt like I missed the original letter columns and backup features. Anyone else find one format changes how you connect with the character?

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nora545d ago

I started with the 2014 Moon Knight run in single issues and the backmatter like the letter columns and sketch pages made me feel closer to the character. But once I grabbed the collected hardcover, I noticed plot points I missed because I was flipping through ads every few pages. The floppies give you the vibe, but the trade gives you the story.

zarar755d ago

Nora's out here catching plot points while I'm still trying to figure out what happened in the ads I skipped.