A Comic Book Reading Order Guide For Beginners & Fans
There are many ways the world may end. But some endings bring new beginnings.
After 7 years of stories, author Mike Mignola brought Hellboy’s long-running narrative to a boil with Conqueror Worm
Conqueror Worm is the culmination of the initial story Mignola had been building since Seed of Destruction
The Zeb Wells written run on New Mutants (the 2009 to 2011 volume) is definitely an underrated gem of the era, bringing the Xavier School students of the 1980’s Chris Claremont X-Men into the 2010’s as fully formed young adults, graduating to X-Men status.
Through connections to X-Men history and lore, Wells and company weave in developments for Legion, Inferno, and the realm of Limbo, all concepts and characters that have plenty of resonance in the X-Men comics of 2020.
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[Read more…] about Krakin’ Krakoa #53: How Zeb Wells’ New Mutants Leads to 2020 Inferno 2.0Mike Carey’s time writing the X-Men from 2006 to 2012 is the second longest consecutive run by any creator in Marvel history (trailing Chris Claremont), and despite a goldmine of concepts and character studies, the run is frequently overlooked in broader discussion of the best X-Men comics. Certainly, Carey’s work is referenced nowhere near as often as Grant Morrison’s time on New X-Men, or even the later run by Brian Michael Bendis.
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‘Fully captures Elric’s sense of utter decadence. The saga of the albino I would have written myself had I thought of it first!’ – Michael Moorcock
‘I’d like to join with Moorcock in declaring this to be the most successful, true-in-spirit re-imagining of his fate harrowed icon.’ – Alan Moore
Right now, you likely belong to one of two groups:
Group A- You know Elric. At least of Elric, even if not about Elric. You have at least a basic cultural osmosis idea of what the deal is. Or perhaps you’re far more familiar than that. Perhaps you’re a fan and a reader and you’re curious on this new Titan Trilogy.
Group B- Who is the heck is this sword-toting dude? What’s an Elric? Why am I meant to care or get interested in this at all? This is the first I’ve heard of all this! [Read more…] about Underrated Gems: The Elric Trilogy Of Titan!
Avengers #32 falls smack in the middle of perhaps the densest portion of the Jonathan Hickman written Avengers that ran from 2012 to 2015 before culminating in the best comic book event of all time, 2015’s Secret Wars. It’s a crucial juncture in the intersecting master plan of Hickman’s New Avengers / Avengers dueling stories, and the kickoff to “Time Runs Out,” when the blend between issues of New Avengers and Avengers wholly consumes the distinct differences in each series.
For more on why I’m reviewing my favorite 32nd issues of comic books, check out the intro review of Amazing Spider-Man #32! [Read more…] about 32nd Birthday Challenge Pt 2 – Avengers #32 (Hickman Era) & Marvel Futures