A Comic Book Reading Order Guide For Beginners & Fans
On my weekly livestream, Casual Krakoa Live, I review the week’s X-Men comics, and answer big questions about what’s going on with Marvel’s merry mutants! You can listen or watch below:
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
This week’s Casual Krakoa will answer:
+ Who’s coming to the X-Office after Hickman?
+ What’s up with X-Men continuity now?
+ What does Isaac Asimov have to do with X-Men? [Read more…] about Casual Krakoa: New Mutants #22, Excalibur #24, Hellions #16 Reviews!
After the pandemic-impacted 2020, Marvel’s 2021 is slowly but surely back on track, with a wide variety of excellent comics. All in all, it’s a good time to be a Marvel fan, and I’m listing out my favorite picks for those looking to dive in.
It’s an interesting year for Marvel, three years after the launch of the “Fresh Start” era, as some of the line’s biggest titles (Black Panther, Immortal Hulk, Venom, & on a technicality, Jonathan Hickman’s X-Men) wind down throughout the year. Even with that turnover, “Fresh Start” is heartily sustained through the Krakoa era of X-Men, an exciting new Marvel Space Age, and a healthy variety of quality throughout the broader universe. Honestly, even some of the big time runs I’m least enthused by (Jason Aaron’s Avengers and Nick Spencer’s Amazing Spider-Man) are remarkably consistent, and offer plenty of intriguing moments. It’s a truly good time to be a fan of Marvel Comics. [Read more…] about The Best Marvel Comics of 2021 (So Far!)
This week on Creannotators, I talk Glorious Wrestling Alliance
On Comic Book Herald’s ‘Creannotators’ I’ll be interviewing some of my favorite creators in comics about specific runs, graphic novels or series, looking for their insights on the inspirations behind the work and ideas or hidden material readers may have missed. Creannotators is an audio annotative guide to enjoying the intricacies and thinking in the art. Thanks for listening, and enjoy the comics!
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
[Read more…] about Creannotators #61: “Glorious Wrestling Alliance” with creator Josh Hicks!Marvel comics of 1992. Zack and guest Al Kennedy (House to Astonish) talk Spider-Man 2099
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
[Read more…] about 1992 Pt. 7: Spider-Man 2099 & Carnage! (W/ Al Kennedy!)
While historically ‘best of’ lists are best suited at year’s end, the reality is that waiting until then actually leaves some doubt throughout the year itself what is considered great as it’s happening. With that in mind, throughout 2021, I’ll be regularly updating Comic Book Herald’s best comics of 2021 guide, so that the work can function as a check-in for your next series to read, and by year’s end, a summary of everything we recommend.