Just got through the compendium that collects #1-48. Yeah the middle parts were really dragging on but I slogged through it.
#48 (or end of vol. 8 for the tpb). Holy fuck. I almost put it down for good it was so depressing but then went and picked up volumes 9 & 10 but haven't got through them yet.
I don't think it's a book I could enjoy getting single issues, so I stick to the collected volumes which make some of the slower parts easier to take.