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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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War of the Realms Reading Order
The longest running "run" in Marvel Comics of the 2010's escalates to a full out Marvel Universe event with 2019's War of The Realms spiraling out of the pages of Thor. Writer Jason Aaron began his time in Asgard with 2012's Thor: God of Thunder, through the Jane Foster era of Thor, … [See the Reading Order!] about War of the Realms Reading Order
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DC Rebirth Reading Order
In May 2016, DC Comics launched a refreshed comic book universe, calling the initiative DC Rebirth. The publication of DC Universe Rebirth #1 marked the end of DC's New 52, which controversially rebooted the DCU from 2011 to 2016. The promise of DC Rebirth is a return to the long and rich … [See the Reading Order] about DC Rebirth Reading Order
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Marvel’s Best Phoenix Comics!
The Phoenix is one of the coolest cosmic entities in Marvel Comics, with inextricable codename ties to the X-Men’s original Marvel Girl, aka Jean Grey. Despite Jean’s associations as Phoenix, the fiery bird of retribution has played a role across the Marvel Cosmos, and has a history dating all the way back to the era […]
What the Hell is Anime? Part 3: The Seven Deadly Sins, Death Note, and Product Placement.
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Marvel Year Seven: 1968 Variant Cover
Zack & Dave cover your questions, poll results, and add some new heroes & villains for the MMY club members.
How The MCU Has Influenced Marvel Comics
Marvel’s characters have always been larger than life and, in that, no one art form has ever been able to singularly contain them. It’s something the late Stan Lee’s been hawking as a life’s mission from easily as far back as the 1960s. And in that spirit, certainly the Marvel Cinematic Universe is an achievement […]
Road to Absolute Carnage
I provide background and recommended reading to set you up for Marvel’s Absolute Carnage!
Dark Detective – Steve Englehart vs DC Comics, and Everyone Else
Englehart, Pre-DC Steve Englehart is one of the great, unsung heroes of the Bronze Age. Englehart got his start as a member of the Crusty Bunkers (a team of largely uncredited artists who helped out at Neal Adams’ studio), where his official role was as a proofreader, although Englehart has said he coscripted stories for […]
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Marvel Comics Without Movies (Options for the Future of the MCU!)
It’s only been a few short weeks since the release of Avengers: Endgame and, as expected, speculation is huge as to what comes next. Certainly, there’s already some definite franchises to anchor the MCU into Phase 4 and beyond. However, for as much … [Read the Review] about Marvel Comics Without Movies (Options for the Future of the MCU!)
Avengers: Endgame Review!
There’s a part of me that buys into the idea - the non-controversial idea - that good stories have endings. This defies my love of superhero comics because the whole shared universe promise is that these stories never actually end. There are … [Read the Review] about Avengers: Endgame Review!
Predicting the Future of the Avengers After Endgame
Avengers: Endgame is almost upon us and while anticipation is understandably insane, speculation is absolutely unchartable! In terms of adapting straight from a comic book source, the upcoming film has no direct equivalent. Keeping that notion of … [Read the Review] about Predicting the Future of the Avengers After Endgame
Heroes in Crisis & The Breakdown of Tom King’s Formula
"What does it mean for the world to end?" This is the core concept at the heart of Heroes in Crisis and, regardless of its execution, it's worth pointing out why it's such a provocative question. The apocalypse is always around the corner in comic … [Read the Review] about Heroes in Crisis & The Breakdown of Tom King’s Formula
Shazam! Review – Sparklefingers Rides Again
It feels regressive, and frankly boring, to talk about the degree of "fun" in a comic book movie. For me, any movie reviewer honing in on the fact that Shazam feels light, positive, and joyously heroic, is just more of the lazy baseline assumptions … [Read the Review] about Shazam! Review – Sparklefingers Rides Again