Welcome back to the Comic Book Herald reading club. This week we read Jeph Loeb (current Marvel head of TV, and longtime comics scribe) and Tim Sale’s “color series,” including Daredevil: Yellow, Spider-Man: Blue, and Hulk: Gray. [Read more…] about CBH Reading Club #3: Loeb & Sale’s Color Series
The 25 Essential Trades to Marvel Comics From 1961 to 2000
For the life of Comic Book Herald, I’ve concentrated most heavily on what I consider the modern Marvel era, 1998 to present day. This is all well and good for catching up with the Marvel comics scene, and there are plenty of great comics from this time period, but obviously it overlooks the fantastically varied and full library of Marvel comics from 1961 (the publication of Fantastic Four #1) to the new millennium. [Read more…] about The 25 Essential Trades to Marvel Comics From 1961 to 2000
CBH Reading Club #2: 30 Years Later… Marvel’s Secret Wars
Welcome to week two of the Comic Book Herald reading club! This week we covered Jim Shooter and Mike Zeck’s Secret Wars #1 through #12 from 1985, one of the most iconic events in Marvel Universe history. [Read more…] about CBH Reading Club #2: 30 Years Later… Marvel’s Secret Wars
The Most Interesting Comic Book Trade Releases – February 2015
Every month throughout 2015, I’ll be taking a look at the most interesting comic book trade collections released, or available for pre-order. The goal is to give new and long time comic book lovers a good sense of what’s available this month, and what comic book trades you might want to add to your growing collection. Without further ado: [Read more…] about The Most Interesting Comic Book Trade Releases – February 2015
CBH Reading Club #1: Avengers, Avengers Everywhere!
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Welcome back to week one of the Comic Book Herald reading club! This week we covered Kurt Busiek and George Perez’s Avengers #1 – #3 and #19 – #22, including the return of the Avengers after Heroes Reborn, a medieval alternate universe with Morgan Le Fay, and a genocidal Ultron story. Hopefully everyone had a chance to read this week! [Read more…] about CBH Reading Club #1: Avengers, Avengers Everywhere!