My Guide to the Massive-Verse

I talk a lot about the Massive-Verse but some of you aren't as familiar with it as I am. So, I decided to put together a little introduction to it, for all of you. I'm going to be rather vague on the descriptions, to avoid spoilers. Just giving a bare-bones rundown.

The Massive-Verse is mostly based around the Henshin variety of the genre of Tokusatsu. (This is stuff like Kamen Rider and Super Sentai. The live action Japanese films and TV shows that heavily rely on special effects are called Tokusatsu, and the kind of Tokusatsu where characters use devices or powers to transform are what I mean by the Henshin variety of Tokusatsu. That's a very simplified explanation, but even so.) It's also for mature audiences, due to language. Lots of F bombs.

The Massive-Verse technically began with C.O.W.L. , but only kind of. What I mean is that C.O.W.L. exists as an IP within the Massive-Verse. So, it's as fictional to them as it is to us.
Aside from that, the Massive-Verse begins with Radiant Black. It's about a character who comes in contact with powers that transform him into a superhero. As time goes on, other similar heroes and villains show up. This leads to the two mini-series Radiant Red and Radiant Pink. I won't describe those 2, because spoilers.

Supermassive is a crossover that includes Radiant Black, and the introduction of both Rogue Sun and Inferno Girl Red. It also teases The Dead Lucky.

Rogue Sun is about a jerk who inherits the mantle of a superhero from his father. While Radiant Black is more sci-fi, Rogue Sun is more of an urban fantasy.
The Dead Lucky is about a veteran who lives in a San Francisco that resembles the Detroit from Robocop, in the sense that a private company has a "peace-keeping" force in it.
Inferno Girl Red is a teenage superhero who ends up fighting demons to save her city.

A villain named Shift has a story that takes place in the pages of issues 1-4 of the Image 30th Anniversary Anthology.

There's a new maxi-series that, as of writing this (on April 4th 2023), has no direct connections with the rest of the Massive-Verse. It's a crime thriller about a mysterious killer who is part of a political movement. Each issue is accompanied by an in-universe podcast that acts as a true crime podcast, and adds more insight to the story.

Here's the reading order:
Read the first 9 issues of Radiant Black before reading Radiant Red or the Shift story. Neither of those are important for further reading, as of the time of writing this. After that, read issues 10-12 of Radiant Black. That would be the ideal time to read Supermassive. After that, you can pick up Rogue Sun, Inferno Girl Red, and The Dead Lucky. After issues 13-20 of Radiant Black, you can dig into Radiant Pink. Technically, you could start Radiant Pink directly after issue 12 of Radiant Black but 20 was just her last appearance before her own comic.

NO/ONE can be started whenever.

If you've got any other questions about the Massive-Verse, don't hesitate to ask me. If you read these and add any of the current titles to your pull list, tell me. I'd love to know!