It’s no secret that I’ve been critical of Agents of SHIELD. I wanted to review the all-new SHIELD comic from Marvel based on the show’s characters for 2 reasons: 1) Writer Mark Waid is one of the best comic book writers of the last 25 years, and if he can’t infuse life into AoS, nobody can and 2) The Agent Carter interim offers a great chance for the SHIELD comic series to breathe ideas and new life into an inconsistent, if improving, TV series. [Read more…] about SHIELD #1 Review! Agents of SHIELD TV vs. Agents of SHIELD Comics
Marvel Ultimate Universe Reading Order Now Live!
The complete Marvel Ultimate Universe reading order is now live on Comic Book Herald. It’s a great starting place for new Marvel comics fans, and my guide will cover you from launch in 2000 through present day.
Happy new year everybody! Enjoy the Ultimate Universe!
The 2015 Guide to Catching Up With Ongoing Comics
Since 2013, I’ve been putting together mid-year and start-of-the-year guides to the best ongoing comics for new fans, collectors, and first (second, third…) time readers. As we begin 2015, though, I feel a need for a change to the approach, largely because 2014 marked the year I largely stopped collecting ongoing comics on a weekly basis. [Read more…] about The 2015 Guide to Catching Up With Ongoing Comics
Announcing Comic Book Herald Forums!
We get a lot of questions at Comic Book Herald. What’s up with this part of the reading order? Do I read this X-Men event before this Avengers event? Wait, how much money did you lose on fantasy football this year? (Hang on, that one might just be my wife.)
I’m happy to announce we now have the Comic Book Herald forums for all questions and comic book reading discussion! Hoozah! [Read more…] about Announcing Comic Book Herald Forums!
Agents of SHIELD S2 E10 Review: What Did They Become?
I made a pact with myself (and my wife) that if tonight’s Agents of SHIELD midseason finale didn’t deliver on the show’s promise, I’d go ahead and stop watching. After last week’s offensively stationary episode (which I mistakenly watched thinking it was the finale), I was about ready to call it quits, but obviously I had to see for myself how Agents of SHIELD delivered the long (long, long, longggggg) anticipated reveal of the Inhumans. So did the midseason finale deliver on all that Marvel Universe promise? [Read more…] about Agents of SHIELD S2 E10 Review: What Did They Become?