How do you get into a comic?

If it's random and out of the blue, I'll read the first chapter or so. If i like it, continue, if not, stop reading. Like the art, read the story, if you don't like the story, you can still admire the art. I think it's a lot of personal preference. I haven't ever had access to American comic books though, which is why I haven't really read the Marvel/DC type ones. I pick it up every now and then when I go to a bookstore, but then again i just go to read for kicks. I don't have the time and patience to do this any more, so it's rare that i get a chance to do so.

What I find about picking up and getting into western comics is that you've got them running around with different authors, multiple different series for the same character, crossovers, changing canon, and so forth. It seems kind of daunting when you put it in perspective and it seems hard to find a place to even start. After a while and a conversation about this subject, I've concluded that comics are usually made for newcomers to jump in and not feel lost. Comics tend to give brief explanations on who characters are to make them easier for new readers to pick up and it's also fanservicing (loosely used here) those well educated on the characters. Also, alternate universe canon tends to be easier to follow because it's so self-contained compared to all sorts of crossovers and so forth, i.e. Civil War, Marvel 1602, and so forth.