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One World Under Doom!
One World Under Doom (2025) Reading Order
Just when I think I'm out... Ryan North's Fantastic Four pulls me back in! I wasn't planning on falling headfirst for a Marvel event outside the Ultimate 2niverse in 2025, but North's Fantastic Four has been so good (it's one of my favorite comics of 2024!), and I'm such a lil' Doom boi, I'm … [See the Reading Order!] about One World Under Doom (2025) 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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Collect The Complete DC Comics Reading Order Through DC Finest Collections
Take it from someone who's tried: If you want to read the complete history of Batman in comics, and you don't want to do it digitally, you have your work cut out for you! Take a look at Comic Book Herald's complete Batman reading order and you'll see … [Read the Review] about Collect The Complete DC Comics Reading Order Through DC Finest Collections
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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?
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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!
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