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Marvel Fresh Start Reading Order!
Marvel Fresh Start Reading Order
Marvel Fresh Start is the 2018 summer rebranding of the Marvel Comics publishing line, following hot on the barely-walking-yet heels of late 2017’s Marvel Legacy. As the name suggests, Marvel is desperately positioning this rebrand as a great time to jump onboard with any number of comics getting … [See the Reading Order!] about Marvel Fresh Start Reading Order
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The Complete Marvel Reading Order Guide
Welcome to the Comic Book Herald Complete Marvel Reading Order Guide. Some quick words of explanation that should help answer the most frequent questions. In the years I've worked editing and updating this guide, I've focused primarily on the modern era of comics from the late 90's through the … [See the Reading Order!] about The Complete Marvel Reading Order Guide
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Jonathan Hickman X-Men Reading Order!
Marvel took C2e2 2019 by storm with the in-person announcement that writer Jonathan Hickman is returning to the publisher to write two congruent X-Men series. From 2008 to 2015, Hickman stood out as one of the best Marvel Universe writers, delivering impressive work across titles like Fantastic … [See the Reading Order!] about Jonathan Hickman X-Men Reading Order!
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Batman Reading Order
Let's face it: Batman is the coolest. Even for a comic book fan like me, one who spends an inordinate amount of time fixated on the Complete Marvel Universe, reading Batman is almost always a good decision. It's no surprise there are 6 (nearly 7) Batman stories within my top 50 of the best comics … [See the Reading Order] about Batman Reading Order
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My Favorite Graphic Novels of September 2024
This month’s journey through the best comics of 2024 was especially fun because we’re deep enough into the year that I got to perform my annual ritual of organizing and bingeing all the floppies sitting in my to-read longboxes. My office floor is literally covered with Kaya, What’s the Furthest Place From Here, Usagi Yojimbo, […]
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On my weekly livestream, Comic Book Herald Live, I review the week’s most interesting comics and related news, and answer your big questions LIVE. This week: Today, we go all in on the first 3 months of the X-Men From the Ashes era. How are X-Men comics holding up after Krakoa? And where do X-Men […]
2008 Pt. 6: Thunderbolts, Avengers The Initiative, & Invincible Iron Man
Dave and Charlotte finish the Ellis/Deodato Thunderbolts before digging into the launch of the much-celebrated, Eisner-winning “The Invincible Iron Man” by Matt Fraction and Salvador Larocca.
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On my weekly livestream, Comic Book Herald Live, I review the week’s most interesting comics and related news, and answer your big questions LIVE. This week: Today we’re talking the first issues of Wolverine and Exceptional X-Men, Ultimate Black Panther, Immortal Thor, and Gail Simone’s Uncanny X-Men.
2008 Variant Cover B: When Does MMY End?, Agatha, and Friends Recommend Friends
Dave, Charlotte and Zack talk about Charlotte watching Agatha All Along, Dave wonders when MMY could end, and friends recommend comics, video games, movies and places!
2008 Pt. 5: Captain America
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Rage and Revolution: Cyclops Was Never The Villain of Bendis Era X-Men
There is an oft-repeated belief that Cyclops was the villain of the Revolution era of X-Men comics—the period mostly written by Brian Michael Bendis that includes Uncanny X-Men volume 4, All New X-Men, and to a lesser extent, Jason Aaron’s Wolverine … [Read the Review] about Rage and Revolution: Cyclops Was Never The Villain of Bendis Era X-Men
A Dave in the Life: Peter or Miles? Who Wins Spider-Man 2?
Every week in the Comic Book Herald newsletter, I write a column called "A Dave in the Life," where I explore the issues or news in comics. Now, you can also find these columns published here on CBH. To get the full newsletter alongside reading … [Read the Review] about A Dave in the Life: Peter or Miles? Who Wins Spider-Man 2?
Spider-Gwen & the Trans Subtext of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
There is something both incredibly heartwarming and deeply frustrating about Across the Spider-Verse's transness. Let's start with the heartwarming part: as a trans woman myself, as well as a Spider-Gwen fan who has for many years now interpreted … [Read the Review] about Spider-Gwen & the Trans Subtext of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
X-Men: The Animated Series Season 3 Rewatch!
The third season of X-Men: The Animated Series is a showcase of all the qualities that make the series memorable in their distilled, purest forms. Season-long plots? Here in spades. Multi-episode story arcs? We’ve got four of those, including … [Read the Review] about X-Men: The Animated Series Season 3 Rewatch!
DIRECTOR OF SHIELD | The Fall of the Invincible Iron Man
For decades, the Invincible Iron Man has been a character defined through constant cycles of self-destruction and reinvention, rising above the problems of today to look towards tomorrow. But what becomes of this hero when he is confronted with an … [Read the Review] about DIRECTOR OF SHIELD | The Fall of the Invincible Iron Man