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Where to Start With Marvel Comics in 2016?

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Update 1.3.23: Comic Book Herald is now updated with a simpler guide for starting with Marvel Comics in 2023. There’s still plenty of good info below about how to get into comics for brand new readers.

So you’re new to Marvel comics in 2016. Welcome. Whether you used to be a fan and dropped off for years (curse you, Clone Saga!) or you just watched Guardians of the Galaxy for the first time and want more, this guide will help you choose starting places that are fun, excellent, and most importantly, accessible. Jumping into Marvel comics, with 75 years of celebrated continuity, can be a bit intimidating. This guide is designed to help get you rolling and to fall in love with the books! [Read more…] about Where to Start With Marvel Comics in 2016?

1960s Marvel Comics In Review – Every Series Ranked! Character Reading Orders!

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If you’ve been a part of the My Marvelous Year reading club since Jan 1. 2016, you know full well that we have now covered an entire decade of Marvel Comics, plowing through the 1960s in eight weeks.

If this is the first you’re hearing of My Marvelous Year, we’re reading 10 Marvel stories published during one calendar year each week. So the first week of 2016 we read Marvel Comics published during 1962 (plus Fantastic Four #1 in November 1961), the second week of 2016 we read Marvel Comics published during 1963, and so on. We just finished the 1960s and will start the 1970s on 3/4/16! You can sign up here! [Read more…] about 1960s Marvel Comics In Review – Every Series Ranked! Character Reading Orders!

The Best Star Wars Comics To Read Before The Force Awakens

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After over 30 years, December 18th, 2015 will mark the first time the Star Wars saga has continued after the events of Return of the Jedi. For comics (and novel) fans, though, the Star Wars Universe has expanded in many ways since Darth Vader’s sacrifice and Luke’s ascension to last Jedi in the galaxy.

Below you’ll find the Star Wars comics that do the best job answering the question: What could have happened in the aftermath of Star Wars Episode VI, and beyond? [Read more…] about The Best Star Wars Comics To Read Before The Force Awakens