A Comic Book Reading Order Guide For Beginners & Fans
Gotham is saved, the future finds hope, and the Dark Knight has returned. But when the world is at its worst, it’s time for the Dark Knight to strike again.
In 2001, Frank Miller returned to DC Comics for a belated sequel to his highly influential Batman dystopia Dark Knight Returns
The Fantastic Four stand as Marvel’s first family. A band of brilliant misfits whose cosmic adventures changed them in ways they never expected. And ever since their creation by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in 1961, the FF have stood as the encapsulation of what makes Marvel Comics special. At once both heroically aspirational and relatably flawed. A found family of sharply characterized individuals who grow together through incredible adventures that test their bonds and values.
Over the decades, the FF have had their core as a family of explorers reinterpreted by astounding creative teams that each uniquely emphasize different central tenets of the team. And in 2002, writer Mark Waid took over the lives of Reed Richards, Susan Richards, Johnny Storm, and Ben Grimm with a run that would last a total of 36 issues through 2005, largely brought to life by the late Mike Wieringo, creating a modern classic Fantastic Four run.
Over the course of Waid and Wieringo’s run, the Fantastic Four would encounter new challenges, the return of a villain hellbent on destruction, unimaginable loss, the chance at redemption, and ideas that test the bonds of reality. But for all its grand exploration and strange new worlds, this is the story of a family that breaks apart, reforms, and finds the strength to move forward together. This is the story of Mark Waid and Mike Wieringo’s Fantastic Four. [Read more…] about Waid & Wieringo’s Fantastic Four: A Family Reforged
What do you get for the man who has everything?
A simple question that speaks to preconceived notions of Superman. That he’s perfect. That he has no human needs. That he’s elevated to a degree both morally and physically as to be completely unrelatable to the common reader.
That’s all, of course, not true. But it’s a question that lies at the center of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ 1985 story, “For the Man Who Has Everything,” originally published in Superman Annual #11
For Matt Murdock, Daredevil is the reason he was put on this earth. A dark figure of justice that tips the scales when no one else can. But what is the meaning of that purpose when justice seems impossible to find?
After 2 seasons and a crossover miniseries, the third season of Netflix’s Daredevil is a collision course between the crushed, often overwhelmed forces of good and the growing forces of evil, embodied in a climactic clash between Daredevil and the returning Kingpin. This is the battle between corruption and justice, mercy and condemnation. But these battles draw us to a central question – why are we here on earth and what is the purpose of our lives? [Read more…] about Daredevil Season 3 – A Fearless Search for Purpose | Darecember #4
There’s a lurking evil waiting to consume New York City and the only ones that can save the day have been training their entire lives, ever since they were changed by a radiation accident, ever since they became masters of the ninja arts. They are … The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
If an 80s-born comic about gritty superheroes fighting waves of deadly ninja assassins sounds more Daredevil than TMNT to you, well, that’s because it is. [Read more…] about Daredevil & TMNT: The Parody Comic That Ruled The World | Darecember #3