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X-Men Dark Phoenix Saga Reading Order!

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The “Dark Phoenix Saga” is among the most pivotal stories in Marvel Comics history, and without question one of the X-Men’s most iconic moments. The resurgence of Uncanny X-Men by Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum, John Byrne and collaborators all builds to a five-years-in-the-making trial by fire of both Jean Grey and Marvel’s merry mutants.

As the My Marvelous Year reading club reads through these essentials in Marvel, I’ll be re-exploring some of the fringe comics and stories that expand the traditional read, both to establish a reading order and to determine how much value is added branching outside the core comics issues.

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Previously On #97: A Dad at Disneyworld – Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge Review!

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I spent the past week at Disneyworld with two very young children (including myself, my wife had to manage three!), and while I have some general dad tips, the big new adventure is the Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge land in Hollywood Studios. While Galaxy’s Edge opened in California’s Disneyland first, Florida’s Disneyworld is the first to offer the Rise of the Resistance ride, which brings some very unique changes to the Disney experience.

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G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Reading Order

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Although the G.I. Joe toyline has been a pop culture institution for well over half a century, the version boasting the tag “A Real American Hero” is easily the most recognizable and fan-beloved.

While the brand has existed to varying success on store shelves since the 1960s (scaled roughly in keeping with Barbie dolls), by the late ‘70s/early 1980s toymakers Hasbro are losing a battle to smaller action figures, championed largely by upstart competitor Kenner’s licensing of the Star Wars juggernaut.

Looking to take the fight to this (downsized) arena, a relaunch of Joe is greenlit- except it’s still missing its “hook.” Serendipitously, Marvel Comics is set to reboot a new S.H.I.E.L.D. book roughly envisioned as “Fury Force”- focusing on an all-new elite super-spy/commando team. When Hasbro’s ad execs tap Marvel for a consult on “Operation Joe,” the two projects sort of merge into a multi-format endeavor the likes of which is rarely seen- especially as it continues to endure to this day. [Read more…] about G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Reading Order

Previously On #96: The Decade in Comic Book Herald

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I don’t know the exact date, but I must have settled on the name Comic Book Herald sometime around August 2010 (that’s when my Twitter handle debuted!), a few months into my first real world job, and around a year before I’d get married. It’s strange to consider, but I’ve had nearly a full decade with Comic Book Herald now, although any site traffic data doesn’t begin in earnest until 2012.  [Read more…] about Previously On #96: The Decade in Comic Book Herald