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Zack and Charlotte complete our first miniseries on Superhero Subversions with a discussion of the Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips spy noir, Sleeper. We cover all 24 issues in the two volumes.

Topics discussed:

– Her online work: Strong Female Protagonist, Darkest Night, How The Best Hunter In The Village Met Her Death, Lord of the Rings fan comics, Hourly Comics

You can find Charlotte at twitter.com/mymarvelousyear

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Music for Extra Issues is credited to FM Skyline.

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Dave, Charlotte and Zack talk about Bill Willingham declaring Fables is public domain, what it means for comic book creators, and then answer some great listener questions.

Up Next: My Marvelous Year — 2004 pt. 7

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Music for My Marvelous Year is credited to Disasterpeace. Support for My Marvelous Year comes via Patreon backers, for as little as $1 a month.

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On my weekly livestream, Comic Book Herald Live, I review the week’s most interesting comics and related news, and answer your big questions LIVE. This week:

We review the day’s comics and I share the latest additions to CBH’s best comics of 2023. Plus…are the X-Men dying?

This Week’s Comics

Venom #25

X-Men Red #15

X-Force #44

Children of the Vault #2

Astonishing Iceman #2

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Dave is joined by writer and Broadway producer Vivek Tiwary to talk about the 10th anniversary of The Fifth Beatle, a graphic novel story of The Beatle’s manager Brian Epstein. We talk Beatles, how to write comics set to music, Green Day and Alanis Morrissette on Broadway, and much more!

On Comic Book Herald’s Interviews I’ll be interviewing some of my favorite creators in comics about specific runs, graphic novels or series, looking for their insights on the inspirations behind the work and ideas or hidden material readers may have missed. CBH Interviews is an audio annotative guide to enjoying the intricacies and thinking in the art. Thanks for listening, and enjoy the comics!

The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story (Anniversary Edition)

Writer: Vivek Tiwary

Artists: Andrew C. Robinson, Kyle Baker

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics

About the Author:

Vivek Tiwary is an award-winning stage musical producer with esteemed credits including Jagged Little Pill, Green Day’s American Idiot, A Raisin in the Sun, and The Addams Family. He’s also been at the forefront of innovations in immersive theater experiences and has consistently pushed to merge the auditory medium of music with the visual medium of comics.

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Music for Best Comics Ever by Anthony Weis. Check out more music at anthonyweis.com.

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Dave and special guest Charles Pulliam Moore talk the end of Morrison’s New X-Men and the start of Joss Whedon and John Cassaday’s Astonishing X-Men!

On this episode we cover the following issues (all available via Marvel Unlimited):

Up Next: My Marvelous Year — 2004 pt. 7

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Comic Book Herald’s Marvel Reading Order

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You can find more Marvel Comics guides on Comic Book Herald at:

mymarvelousyear.com

Music for My Marvelous Year is credited to Disasterpeace. Support for My Marvelous Year comes via Patreon backers, for as little as $1 a month.

Make sure to subscribe now in order to get every reading list for every year of Marvel Comics! Subscribe to the Podcast! — iTunes, Google Play, Pod Feed

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On my weekly livestream, Comic Book Herald Live, I review the week’s most interesting comics and related news, and answer your big questions LIVE. This week:

We review the day’s comics, I get pulled into a 15 minute rant on the state of comics coverage on Youtube, and I share the latest additions to CBH’s best comics of 2023. Plus… what’s up with Marvel’s G.O.D.S. pricing and marketing?

This Week’s Comics

Immortal X-Men #15

X-Men #26

W0RLDTR33

SWOLEMATES

The post So Who’s Buying G.O.D.S. #1? Immortal X-Men #15! X-Men #26 | CBH Live! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

Charlotte and Zack discuss Marvel Knights Spider-Man and Wolverine: Enemy of the State!

On this episode we cover the following issues (all available via Marvel Unlimited):

Up Next: My Marvelous Year — 2004 pt. 6

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Comic Book Herald’s Marvel Reading Order

Downloadable Checklist!

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You can find more Marvel Comics guides on Comic Book Herald at:

mymarvelousyear.com

Music for My Marvelous Year is credited to Disasterpeace. Support for My Marvelous Year comes via Patreon backers, for as little as $1 a month.

Make sure to subscribe now in order to get every reading list for every year of Marvel Comics! Subscribe to the Podcast! — iTunes, Google Play, Pod Feed

If you like the show, please consider leaving a rating or review on iTunes, or your podcast player of choice!, to help us reach more readers & listeners!

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Dave, Charlotte and Zack talk about the state of Marvel Comics, the most overrated comics of all time, and other listener questions! Plus, My Mangaless Year returns with more Berserk.

Up Next: My Marvelous Year — 2004 pt. 5

Play along with:

Comic Book Herald’s Marvel Reading Order

Downloadable Checklist!

This week’s episode is brought to you by:

https://go.foursigmatic.com/mmy (enter code MMY at checkout for 30% off!)

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You can find more Marvel Comics guides on Comic Book Herald at:

mymarvelousyear.com

Music for My Marvelous Year is credited to Disasterpeace. Support for My Marvelous Year comes via Patreon backers, for as little as $1 a month.

Make sure to subscribe now in order to get every reading list for every year of Marvel Comics! Subscribe to the Podcast! — iTunes, Google Play, Pod Feed

If you like the show, please consider leaving a rating or review on iTunes, or your podcast player of choice!, to help us reach more readers & listeners!

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On my weekly livestream, Casual Krakoa Live, I review the week’s X-Men comics, and answer big questions about what’s going on with Marvel’s merry mutants! You can listen or watch below:

Al Ewing is modern Marvel. Talking Al Ewing’s impact on Marvel Comics, new Immortal Thor, and today’s new X-Men comics. PLUS, the death of CBR continues, and I consider what it means for comic book websites in 2023.

Comics Discussed Today:

Immortal Thor #1

Realm of X #1

Jean Grey #1

X-Force #43

The post On Ewing & a Prayer! Immortal Thor #1 (2023), Realm of X #1, Jean Grey #!1 | CBH Live! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

Dave, Charlotte and Zack dive even deeper into Brian Michael Bendis comics with Secret War (no, not the plural ones) and Jessica Jones in a huge Green Goblin story in The Pulse.

On this episode we cover the following issues (all available via Marvel Unlimited):

Up Next: My Marvelous Year — 2004 pt. 5

Play along with:

Comic Book Herald’s Marvel Reading Order

Downloadable Checklist!

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You can find more Marvel Comics guides on Comic Book Herald at:

mymarvelousyear.com

Music for My Marvelous Year is credited to Disasterpeace. Support for My Marvelous Year comes via Patreon backers, for as little as $1 a month.

Make sure to subscribe now in order to get every reading list for every year of Marvel Comics! Subscribe to the Podcast! — iTunes, Google Play, Pod Feed

If you like the show, please consider leaving a rating or review on iTunes, or your podcast player of choice!, to help us reach more readers & listeners!

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