It defies basic understandings of origins, but in general, you don’t need to read too much of Marvel’s actual first published comics to understand the state of the Marvel Universe in present day. The Marvel Universe begins in the Golden Age of comics during the late 1930’s and early 1940’s, but it’s the Silver Age (1960’s) Marvel Comics that really define the state of the superhero world we know today. [Read more…] about The 10 Best Golden Age Marvel Comics To Enjoy the Publisher’s Origins
PREVIOUSLY ON… #50: Daredevil Season Three Review, 2019 predictions, and my 2018 Favorites in Music!
This week I share my thoughts on Daredevil’s final season (and where the series fits in the overall MCU), make some predictions for comics in 2019, and rank my favorite albums of the year!
The Best Aquaman Comics To Read With The 2018 Movie!
Few DC heroes have an identity crisis (but not that Identity Crisis) to rival Aquaman. Is he a goofy sea-faring adventurer who talks to fish? Is he a gritty 90’s action hero with a hook for a hand? Does he look like a Dothraki bro, or a clean cut royal Atlantean? [Read more…] about The Best Aquaman Comics To Read With The 2018 Movie!
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Review!
We’ve all had enough of origin stories. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse course corrects with the perfect reinvention of origins, looping recurring beginnings through a multiversal processor until the residual DNA is part of a broader narrative. Miles Morales’ own origin is streamlined and merged with Marvel’s 2014 Spider-Verse event, somehow defining the character more clearly and more engagingly with an additional cast of Spider-Man origins on the side.
[Read more…] about Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Review!Best Comics Ever #24: Best of Marvel Unlimited (12.1 to 12.15)
This pod I talk about a slew of great new story arcs added to Marvel Unlimited, including several that made it onto my list of the best 20 comics of 2018!
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Comics discussed include:
Week of 12/3
Lockjaw #1 to #4
Marvel 2-in-One #1 to #6
You Are Deadpool #1 to #5
Week of 12/10
Astonishing X-Men #1 to #12
Dazzler: X-Song #1
Rise of the Black Panther #1 to #6
X-Men Red #1 to #5, X-Men Red Annual #1
Week of 12/17
Marvel 2 in One Annual #1
S.H.I.E.L.D. #1 to #6
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