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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!

CBH Review: Avengers Endless Wartime New Graphic Novel

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Avengers: Endless Wartime is the first of Marvel’s new Original Graphic Novel series, and on the surface everything sounds like a huge win for Marvel fans. Comic book legend Warren Ellis writing an all-new, standalone Avengers graphic novel? I couldn’t pre-order the book fast enough.

Now that I’ve had time to read Endless Wartime, though, I’ve found it’s not quite the runaway success I was hoping. Is this graphic novel worth your dollars? Let’s take a closer look: [Read more…] about CBH Review: Avengers Endless Wartime New Graphic Novel

Every Single Pop Culture Reference in Y: The Last Man

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Brain K. Vaughn and Pia Guerra’s Y: The Last Man is notable for a number of reasons, not least of which is that this comic series is stuffed to the brim with pop culture references. That’s not exactly a primary reason why Y: The Last Man is a shoe-in on any “best graphic novels” list, but is a hugely central component of the reading experience. [Read more…] about Every Single Pop Culture Reference in Y: The Last Man

Marvel Digital Unlimited Problem – Desktop Flash Reader Too Darn Small!

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I got an interesting and relatively important MDCU related question from a reader today. I’m paraphrasing, but the question was basically: Why are my comics in Marvel Unlimited smaller than Muggsy Bogues?

Think I have the answer. [Read more…] about Marvel Digital Unlimited Problem – Desktop Flash Reader Too Darn Small!

The Death of Odin – OR How Thor Becomes the Lord of Asgard

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Spoilers suck. I find it consistently amazing how important spoiler-free integrity can be to popular art.

Take TV for example. I don’t watch Game of Thrones in the moment. No HBO subscription, and honestly I haven’t found a show that makes for a quicker, better, binge-watch DVD bull rush. Dexter comes close. But Game of Thrones is an easy first. [Read more…] about The Death of Odin – OR How Thor Becomes the Lord of Asgard

That Time Thor Beat Up Thanos and Everyone Wept – Thor #21-#25 Review

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There are certain things that really shouldn’t happen. Elephants shouldn’t fly. Baseball players shouldn’t cry. Humans shouldn’t eat mushrooms willingly (it’s a fungus y’all, come on).

Perhaps more importantly than any of the above, Thor should NOT beat Thanos in a standalone knockdown dragout brouhaha. And of course that’s exactly what happens in Dan Jurgens and John Romita Jr’s early 2000’s Thor #21-#25. [Read more…] about That Time Thor Beat Up Thanos and Everyone Wept – Thor #21-#25 Review