Why drop date is not the same as chapter one
A Marvel NFT comic drop is a file becoming visible on a shelf. A chapter is a unit of plot. Those events share a title more often than they share a sequence. When a guest artist finishes a tie-in early, the marketplace can present that file while the spine issue is still in lettering.
Collectors who sort strictly by drop time then meet a villain before the street-level book has introduced the stolen object. Dual-column guides keep both clocks. The left column is honest about when the collectible appeared. The right column restores the writer’s handoff.
Bangkok clubs meeting after work feel this gap sharply because evening drops pile up. An index that only copies the feed order will teach the wrong alley first. We annotate the mismatch instead of pretending the shelf is an editor.