Comic Book Herald

A Comic Book Reading Order Guide For Beginners & Fans

Comic Book Herald Reading Orders

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The Modern Marvel Universe in 25 Trade Collections: 2000 to 2012 Fast Track

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It’s recently occurred to me that although I have my comprehensive reading order guide to the Marvel Universe (often imitated, never duplicated),  I don’t really have a fast track guide.

You know, for people that aren’t as obsessively inclined to read all of the comics in the history of ever. Wimps, if you will. (Jokes, my little wimpy, jokes!)

So here it is – the fast track guide to the Modern Marvel Universe, giving you all the essential story lines in 25 trade collections. Save money, save time, and get your true believer on all at once! [Read more…] about The Modern Marvel Universe in 25 Trade Collections: 2000 to 2012 Fast Track

A Look Back At Early 90’s Valiant Comics: Unity, A Modern Prelude to the Crossover Era

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Crossovers get a lot of flak these days, and a lot of it is vindicated.

When I started getting back into comics, the idea of the shared universe was one of the primary things that excited me. There might be an alien invasion of earth, and it impacted the Fantastic Four in their own unique way, as it did Spider-Man. [Read more…] about A Look Back At Early 90’s Valiant Comics: Unity, A Modern Prelude to the Crossover Era

Marvel Crossovers & Cross-Issue Tie-Ins – Age of Apocalypse, Maximum Carnage & More!

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In theory, crossovers fulfill comic books’ promise of shared universes. The events and actions that impact one character in one book also affect another hero across town.

This is all fine and dandy – at least until you start trying to apply a chronological order to the cross-comic sequence. [Read more…] about Marvel Crossovers & Cross-Issue Tie-Ins – Age of Apocalypse, Maximum Carnage & More!