ArchivesTag : Marvel Comics
Marvel’s Fantastic Freemium: Why Giving it Away Sets the Comic Publisher Apart
Marvel Comics has been giving away a LOT of free stuff lately. And not just your standard “here’s an old issue of a second-tier story” digital giveaway. Recent Marvel freebies have included every #1 issue in their publishing history, as well as the starting issues of their digital Infinite Comics line. As a fan, this [...]
Full StoryLinking 101 – Marvel’s Ultron Chronology
This one’s a quickie: I was all set to praise for Marvel for their well-crafted and genuinely useful Ultron timeline in anticipation of this year’s Age of Ultron… and then I realized where all their links went.
Full StoryThe Ultimate Guide to Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited
1,440 comics. That’s how many issues my Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited subscription says I’ve read since signing up 2 years ago.
Full StoryShould You Read Sean Howe’s Marvel Comics: The Untold Story?
For a readership obsessed with origin stories and continuity, it’s somewhat remarkable just how inarticulate the history of Marvel Comics can be. Show up to Marvel Comics in the 2000’s, and everything tells you this is the house that Stan Lee built. It doesn’t take much digging, though, to figure out there’s more to the [...]
Full StoryMarvel Avengers Initiative iPhone & iPad App: Mobile Comic Book Gaming Done Right
I leap onto the S.H.I.E.L.D hellicarrier and Hawkeye immediately taps into my communicator with some intel. “You might not be ready for this, Hulk,” he warns. What a wimp, I think. I lay waste to one of Fury’s S.H.I.E.L.D. Mandroids, finishing the puny robot with a Gamma Smash, and continue searching the hellicarrier. He’s here somewhere. [...]
Full StoryMarvel Comics The Untold Story Rewind Review: Fantastic Four Number One
Through my usual series of suave and gentlemenly maneuvers (lucky, I just got lucky), I managed to get my hands on an advance copy of Sean Howe’s Marvel Comics: The Untold Story. The insanely detailed biography covers the complete insider history of Marvel, from Captain America punching Hitler to present. I’m still making my way through the book [...]
Full StoryDaredevil: Lady Bullseye #111 – #115 Review
Guys… I haven’t been the biggest fan of Ed Brubaker‘s run on Daredevil. It’s a shame, and I love Brubaker’s work on a number of characters, from Captain America to Iron Fist, but it’s been a questionable run since The Devil In Cell Block D. A lot of this is unfair because Daredevil has been one of Marvel’s [...]
Full StoryAnnihilation Graphic Novel Review
Annihilation marks the beginning of Marvel’s cosmic renaissance of the late 2000′s. Full review to come – keep reading for the Comic Book Herald Overview.
Full StoryInfinity Gauntlet Graphic Novel Review
One of the first and most famous Marvel Events: Infinity Gauntlet set the bar for what it truly means to save the world. Full review to come – keep reading for Comic Book Herald overview.
Full StoryEssential Captain Marvel Volume 2 Review – Thanos’ First Appearance & Cosmic Cube War
The epic Life of Captain Marvel and the first appearance of Thanos the Mad Titan! Keep reading for the full Comic Book Herald overview.
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