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A Comic Book Reading Order Guide For Beginners & Fans

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Dave founded Comic Book Herald in 2011 and has written a lot about comics since that time. See for yourself below!

Dr. Strange Review!: Or, How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Origin Movies

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I had a revelation reading Wild Cards, the George R.R. Martin co-edited superhero universe anthology, for the first time this past month. When new superhero stories are told with confidence, by effective and committed fans of the craft, it’s thrilling, exciting, and flat out FUN to learn where new characters come from, and to welcome them to this new universe you’re developing.

There’s a reason we fell for origin stories in the… origin… first place. Where we come from matters, establishing both motivation and character in the canonical carbonite template for all future character appearances. [Read more…] about Dr. Strange Review!: Or, How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Origin Movies

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Comic Book Reading Order

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I’ll be the first to admit, I made a lot of false assumptions about Buffy the Vampire Slayer without ever having watched an episode. When my wife suggested we watch the series together, I scoffed. “The cheesy, campy… GIRLY CW show?!” I said, reverting into an uncouth caveman, and not noting for a moment the irony that this was coming from a guy who talks about the X-Men animated series like it’s Citizen Kane.

I was, and forever remain, a bonehead. Buffy the Vampire Slayer is brilliant, one of my all-time favorite TV show Universes, and the show that introduced me to a life long love of the creative mind of Joss Whedon.
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Halloween ComicFest 2016: Quick Hit Reviews of the Free Comics!

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Since Free Comic Book Day has been such a success for 15 years, 5 years ago comics publishers and retailers launched Halloween ComicFest.

Today at your local comic shop you’ll find 32 different free comic book titles from 20 individual publishers, including Big 2 superhero stalwarts Marvel and DC. [Read more…] about Halloween ComicFest 2016: Quick Hit Reviews of the Free Comics!

Astro City Reading Order: Where to Start With Kurt Busiek’s Astro City Comics

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Astro City is one of the best non-Big 2 superhero universes in comics. Writer Kurt Busiek has written some excellent stories for some of comics most well known figures, such as the Avengers and Justice League. Nonetheless, it’s been Busiek’s ability to find the realism and humanity at the heart of superhero comics, particularly in his work with Alex Ross in Marvels, that sets the stage for Astro City.
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