A Comic Book Reading Order Guide For Beginners & Fans
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In anticipation for DC Comic’s latest 2019 event, I began putting together a “Road To” the return of the Legion of Super-Heroes. In doing so, I realized I’d have to simultaneously launch my DC Rebirth Year 4 reading order. Oh the challenges of running the world’s most manual guide to comics!
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Professor Charles Xavier is one of the most complex characters in the Marvel Universe, equal parts warm father figure and scheming manipulator. Although he’s well known as the telepathic leader of the X-Men, Professor X is also a deeply complicated individual trying to solve the endlessly complex challenge of mutant and human relations. [Read more…] about Professor X Reading Order!
Since late 2017, writer and comic book creator Donny Cates has been one of the fastest rising talents at Marvel Comics, making particularly strong Infinity War infused waves with the story “Thanos Wins
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Wildstorm was Jim Lee’s imprint under Image Comics. It was begun as a home for his attempt at creating his unique comics universe, which had three great ideas early on:
1. Make every character origin be about technology and/or government secrets
2. Print holographic, foil, and other gimmicky covers
3. Give up control and invite the best creators in the industry
That last part lead to Wildstorm being bought out by DC in an event they cheekily called “Shattered Image.” [Read more…] about Wildstorm Universe Reading Order!
Marvel doesn’t ever really do the whole “kid sidekick” thing but there’s certainly never been a shortage of young super-powered people trying to make their way in a crazy comic book universe.
Although the landscape doesn’t really reflect it as much these days with the prominence of Young Avengers and the teenage Champions, for years there wasn’t much of a “Junior League Avengers” in the same way DC could seemingly always throw to the Teen Titans. Sure, there was New Mutants but they all wore matching uniforms, clearly signifying as the farm team for the mutant-centric X-franchises. As far as the mainstream hero-base is concerned, this went as a completely unfulfilled niche until the late 1980s. [Read more…] about New Warriors Reading Order