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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!

Question of the Week: What Are the Best Dark Reign Comics?

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I’ve been getting this one a lot lately, and I can understand why. Unlike the Marvel events from 2004 to 2008, Dark Reign was functionally a state of the union. Instead of varying degrees of essential tie-ins, you have a status quo reaching its sinister, and slightly green fingers into the heart of the Marvel Universe.

The end result is a whole lot of Marvel fanatics getting to the Dark Reign reading order and going “Wait, wut? That is so many comics!” [Read more…] about Question of the Week: What Are the Best Dark Reign Comics?

QoW: How is Valiant Comics Able to Give Their Comics Away in Scribd?

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As more and more comic book publishers are willing to place sizable portions of their library on “all you can eat” subscription services like Marvel Unlimited or Scribd, it raises the question how this impacts sales.

I took an in-depth look at the impact Marvel Unlimited may have had on Marvel trade sales (shortcut: Trade sales have actually increased as Marvel Unlimited adoption has increased), but I find it similarly interesting on a smaller scale.

Which brings us to this week’s question: [Read more…] about QoW: How is Valiant Comics Able to Give Their Comics Away in Scribd?