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PREVIOUSLY ON… #60: Captain Marvel’s Ultimates, Reading Free Comics Online, and The Best Animated Comic Book TV Crossovers

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Welcome back to “Previously On” where this week I’m digging in to Carol Danvers’ role with the Ultimates, making sense of easy free comic book streaming online, and loving Doom Patrol GO! [Read more…] about PREVIOUSLY ON… #60: Captain Marvel’s Ultimates, Reading Free Comics Online, and The Best Animated Comic Book TV Crossovers

Oh Snap, It’s a Skrull!!! The Best Skrull Reveals in Marvel Comics

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Skrulls: Marvel’s O.G. little green men! The shape-shifting space invaders have been around nearly as long as the Marvel Universe itself but their profile is about to gain new levels of prominence courtesy of the Captain Marvel movie. As we dive into some of their most memorable appearances, there will be many shocking reveals. However, make no mistake- for as many stunned gasps there will be an equal amount of incredulous “wait, wha….huh?!?!”, possibly testing the exact limits of how much head-shaking the human neck and cranium can endure. [Read more…] about Oh Snap, It’s a Skrull!!! The Best Skrull Reveals in Marvel Comics

Sandman Universe Reading Order!

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Neil Gaiman’s work writing Sandman (co-created by Mike Dringenberg and Sam Keith) is a towering achievement in comics, defining the 90’s Vertigo aesthetic and welcoming in a new generation of readers. The first issue was published in early 1989, and the series ran for 75 issues (plus a handful of specials and short stories) until 1996.

While the initial recommendations are easy – Sandman is my *second* favorite comic book series of all time, and the first 10 volumes of collected editions are absolutely the best starting place – once you get past the core series, there’s a whole Sandman Universe that is significantly more challenging to follow. [Read more…] about Sandman Universe Reading Order!