A Comic Book Reading Order Guide For Beginners & Fans
Any way you slice it, 2017 is the finest year of collected comic book movies in the history of the medium. From top to bottom the films released this year range from good to truly transcedent.
The year’s consistency in quality is remarkable, severely damaging the frequent shouts of a mythical superhero bubble about to burst (not that it will stop them). [Read more…] about The 5 Best Comic Book Movies of 2017
2017 brings us Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the hotly anticipated follow-up to the generally thrilling (if derivative) The Force Awakens. [Read more…] about The Best Star Wars Comics To Read After The Last Jedi
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The post Secret Wars landscape has been a rough ride for Marvel, with a loss of identity and some serious reputation managment issues.
All of the negativity would suggest there are no essential Marvel Comics from this time period, which would be entirely false. [Read more…] about All-New All-Different Marvel Fast Track Guide: 20 Essential Comics!
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Much like Liam Neeson, I’m always making lists. If you’re familiar with Comic Book Herald, you know these are typically massive reading order lists, with a primary focus on Marvel comics (and some DC!). [Read more…] about Dave’s Faves: All The Best Comics I’ve Ever Read
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There’s a prevailing theme in comics coverage this year that Marvel Comics are in a state of unrelenting disaster. Marvel has done little to assuage these fears, with PR disaster after PR disaster, and an uncanny mutant ability to stick a foot directly in a mouth.
In truth, it’s been a startling fall from grace for Marvel since the conclusion of 2015’s Secret Wars – actually since October 2016, when Marvel bewilderingly decided to release the start of All-New All-Different Marvel 3 MONTHS before Secret War had even ended. After spending the vast majority of the 2010’s in control of the Big 2 power rankings, and watching DC Comics bumble through (an increasingly underrated) New 52, Marvel found themselves directionless and without a map in 2016. [Read more…] about The Best Marvel Comics of 2017 (So Far)