A Comic Book Reading Order Guide For Beginners & Fans
As I've said before, the Punisher is made up of a simple formula: a soldier comes home from war to become a family man; a family man loses everything; a man who's lost everything becomes a soldier and starts a war. Frank Castle is just a normal man whose only superpower is murder. And yet from … [Read More...] about The 3 Punisher Graphic Novels Every Fan Should Start With
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
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
It's been a good long while since we've heard from Morlun, the ultimate enemy of spiders first introduced way back in part one of the Marvel reading order, during J. Michael Straczynkski and John Romita Jr.'s run on Amazing Spider-Man. Defeating him once nearly cost Peter Parker everything. In a … [See the Reading Order!] about Spider-Man Spider-Verse Reading Order
Heroes in Crisis is DC's late 2018 mega event, an instantly controversial dive into how the heroes of the DC Universe manage PTSD and trauma. With a story by Tom King and Clay Mann, the seven issue event series promises a serious, grounded look at the psychological impact superheroes would … [See the Reading Order] about Heroes In Crisis Reading Order
The Punisher turns 45 this year and is celebrating with a second season of his Netflix show. But if you’re curious about Marvel’s favorite murderer, there’s at least four other incarnations that are every bit as awesome as Jon Bernthal, with some of them even bigger and badder than our paltry reality could ever allow. […]
For the longest time, my understanding of Conan the Barbarian was the 1982 feature film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as the hunka hunka manly barbarian. It’s only as I’ve gotten deeper and deeper into comics that I even realized Conan was a consistent part of Marvel Comics from 1970 through 1990, with creative talent like Roy […]
DC Comics has been publishing Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman comics starting all the way back in the late 1930s (Whereas Marvel Comics has a relevant continuity dating back to a paltry 1961). If you want some context around Superman and Batman’s longevity, the characters’ creation predates World War II, the Cleveland Indians’ World Series […]
Sandman: Season of Mists turns 30 this year. It deserves a look back in reflection on what went into this masterpiece.
This week I binge over 30 issues of Deadly Class, consider what kind of comics make for the best TV shows, and praise the My Marvelous Year listeners!
This week on My Marvelous Year we look back on Marvel’s first full year of comics in 1962, sharing listener letters, poll results, and questions.
“What’s your conceptual continuity?” — Frank Zappa “Continuity is the devil…” — Matt Fraction Ever wonder how your favorite hero is often up to their eyes in some ongoing situation in their solo title and then later that same month is off having some other unrelated adventure in a team book?
We've all had enough of origin stories. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse course corrects with the perfect reinvention of origins, looping recurring beginnings through a multiversal processor until the residual DNA is part of a broader narrative. … [Read the Review] about Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Review!
As a Chicago Bears fan, there's such a low bar for quarterback play that even the slightest signs of skill require rapturous applause. The Bears are notorious for a long lineage of untalented underachievers, which means that when the likes of a … [Read the Review] about State of Marvel Netflix: Luke Cage & Iron Fist Season Two Reviews!
This week I put down the PS4 controller, perch on a skyscraper ledge, and turn down the Wu-Tang in order to review Spider-Man PS4. Plus, the first edition of "Comics Thing I Love." … [Read the Review] about PREVIOUSLY ON… #39: Spider-Man PS4 Review!
About halfway through Ant-Man and the Wasp I started thinking about Lebron James. The brand new Los Angeles Laker has been so good at basketball, for such a sustained period that it's easy to take his talents (to South Beach) for granted. An average … [Read the Review] about Ant-Man & The Wasp Review! Small Stakes
I love peanut butter. Maybe too much (impossible!). Nonetheless, when I get in a true PB binge, and I've got the jar in front of me, maybe some apple slices (graham crackers and chocolate chips if I'm feeling carefree), the chances that I overdose on … [Read the Review] about Save Fu Jitsu, My Favorite Comic Book Of June 2018!