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(Re)Read Hickman’s X-Men: X-Men #8-11 & Empyre: X-Men #1-4

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All Set-Up and… A Fun Side Romp in Someone Else’s Big Event–

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With Hickman having once again upped the cosmic ante for Krakoa in 2020’s X-Men #8-11, hopefully readers won’t have to wait for his eventual return to the X line for the resolution to these alien mysteries—more to the point, let’s see these story elements get some development in 2022. The world’s looking at you, Mr. Ewing!! Aliens, aliens, so many aliens, oh my!!!

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Batman Swallowing His Own Cape: The Modern Caped Crusader’s Narrative Autocannibalism

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“Rest in peace, Batman!”

The story of Batman ended about ten years ago with Christopher Nolan and Grant Morrison.

That’s the sort of thesis statement you either spend an entire thinkpiece dancing around to set up or you frontload, looking like a maniac completely divorced from cultural and commercial reality and having to explain yourself to whoever’s left reading at the end of the article. But I stand by that statement: What we’ve been watching and reading for the past decade has been the (extremely lucrative) post-flatline flailings of a corpse whose brain hasn’t stopped firing neurons yet. Victory did, in fact, defeat him. [Read more…] about Batman Swallowing His Own Cape: The Modern Caped Crusader’s Narrative Autocannibalism

Casual Krakoa: X Deaths of Wolverine, X-Men #7, Marauders Annual & Black Panther #3!

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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:

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Marvel Then: The Brilliance of Hawkeye

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In October 2012, Marvel rebranded their entire line of comics under the “Marvel Now” banner, an era that would effectively last for three years until 2015’s Secret Wars. It’s a fan favorite era of comics, under the editorial reign of Axel Alonso, with titles like Hawkeye, Superior Spider-Man, Thor: God of Thunder, and Jonathan Hickman’s Avengers among many others.

2022 marks the 10 year anniversary of Marvel Now, so at Comic Book Herald, we’ll be looking back at the best, most interesting, or just downright most confounding Marvel Now titles. This is “Marvel Then.” [Read more…] about Marvel Then: The Brilliance of Hawkeye

Madelyne Pryor (Goblin Queen) Reading Order!

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Madelyne Pryor Reading Order

Most notably known for her role in “Inferno” (1989), Madelyne Pryor – the Goblin Queen – was first introduced in Uncanny X-Men #168 as a pilot that greatly resembled Jean Grey. She and Scott start dating and, soon, they marry and have a son, Nathan Christopher Charles Summers – aka Cable.

Below you’ll find a brief history of Maddie, or skip ahead to the reading order to experience it all for the first time yourself! [Read more…] about Madelyne Pryor (Goblin Queen) Reading Order!