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Deathstroke Reading Order

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Deathstroke has proven his chops as one of DC Comics’ best villains time and time again, during everything from his creation in Marv Wolfman and George Perez’s New Teen Titans to video games like Batman: Arkham Origins.

There’s a reason you see all sorts of DC heroes trying to pluck Deathstroke out as their own antagonist, with everyone from the Teen Titans to Batman to Green Arrow building serious cases for their enmity. Deathstroke the Terminator is just that good. [Read more…] about Deathstroke Reading Order

Namor (Sub-Mariner) Reading Order

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It’s often overlooked, but historically speaking the shared Marvel Universe starts with Namor the Sub-Mariner (and, of course, Jim Hammond the original human torch). I remember interviews with Stan Lee during the 80’s in which he repeatedly championed his efforts to get a Namor movie to the big screen, well before Blade opened the floodgates of superhero cinema that we know and love today. [Read more…] about Namor (Sub-Mariner) Reading Order

The Year In Comics – Comic Book Herald’s 2017 Favorites!

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Another good year for comics on the page, if not in the news. While Big 2 publishers Marvel and DC were called out for their internal rot (indie publishers were hardly spared as well), comics kept on comic’ing, and we got a number of great stories and art across a variety of mediums. [Read more…] about The Year In Comics – Comic Book Herald’s 2017 Favorites!

My Favorite DC Comics of 2017!

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In terms of what’s on the actual comic book page (and not who’s working in the actual comic book office), DC Comics had a terrific 2017. The earned respect and praise of DC Rebirth carried through much of a year that saw the best event in superhero comics (Metal) and easily the year’s most respected “superhero” title in Mister Miracle. [Read more…] about My Favorite DC Comics of 2017!