Young Marcus Expanded Ongoing Version 010

For new readers, no. Start with Version 001: The Kite Ceremony . For lapsed readers, absolutely. is the emotional anchor of the entire saga. It is the chapter where the "Young" in the title starts to feel like a cruel irony. It is where the "Expanded" universe contracts into a single, piercing point of pain. And it is where the "Ongoing" nature promises that this wound will not heal next week—it will fester, change, and perhaps become something beautiful or monstrous.