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This week on Creannotators, I interview comic writer Brad Meltzer on his recent series, Stories Change the World which starts with I Am Superman and I Am Batman. We discuss his writing process, his favorite past works, and his thoughts on the impact comic have had in his life.

On Comic Book Herald’s ‘Creannotators’ 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. Creannotators is an audio annotative guide to enjoying the intricacies and thinking in the art. Thanks for listening, and enjoy the comics!

I Am Superman / I Am Batman

Writer: Brad Meltzer

Artist: Christopher Eliopoulos

Publisher: Dial Books

About the Writer:

Brad Meltzer is a comic writer and novelist. He’s the brilliant mind behind DC’s Identity Crisis and the children’s non-fiction series, Ordinary People Change the World.

Link to his website

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Dave, Charlotte and Zack kick off Marvel Comics of 2000 with the grand Sentry hoax, Grant Morrison’s Marvel Boy, and the less good Marvel Knights team-up!

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

Up Next: My Marvelous Year — 2000 Pt. 2

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

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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:

This week we’re talking the end of Marvel’s Judgement Day event!

*Spoilers Follow*

This Week’s Comics

Wolverine #26

Judgement Day #6

X-Terminators #2

X-Men #16

New Mutants #31

X-Force #33

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This week on Creannotators, I interview comic artist and writer Blue Delliquanti about their hit webcomic O Human Star! We discuss the state of webcomics, queer graphic novels, and their new YA graphic novel, Across a Field of Starlight.

On Comic Book Herald’s ‘Creannotators’ 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. Creannotators is an audio annotative guide to enjoying the intricacies and thinking in the art. Thanks for listening, and enjoy the comics!

O Human Star

Writer/Artist: Blue Delliquanti

Publisher: Blue Delliquanti

About the Artist:

Blue Delliquanti is a comic artist and writer with an accomplished career that has earned them a Lambda and Prism Award. They also teach comics courses at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.

Link to their website

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

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Charlotte and Zack review Earth X, a 12 issue alternate reality maxiseries!

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

Up Next: My Marvelous Year — 2000 Pt. 1

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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Hello and welcome to Comic Book Herald’s Hickmania, a series running through 2022 where we’ll be reading and analyzing the creator-owned works of writer Jonathan Hickman, from his debut The Nightly News through to his most recent output. We’ll be reading one creator-owned work a month through 2022, and each month I’ll release a new analysis with a new guest discussing the comic!

Today we’re talking The Black Monday Murders and I’m joined by Harry Kassen! We’ll analyze the work in depth, so expect spoilers! In its incredibly inventive 8 issues, The Black Monday Murders is a remarkable (to be completed!) tale of magic, murder, mystery, money and the secret history of wealth!

Previously: Past episodes of Hickmania

Hickmania on Youtube

Topics today include:

The Black Monday Murders is:

Writer: Jonathan Hickman

Artist: Tomm Coker

Colors: Michael Garland

Letters: Rus Wooton

Publisher: Image

Schedule:

January 2022 – The Nightly News/Click Here for Episode

February 2022 – Pax Romana/Click Here for Episode

March 2022 – Transhuman / Ultimates/Click Here for Episode

April 2022 – A Red Mass For Mars/Click Here for Episode

May 2022 – The Red Wing/Click Here for Episode

June 2022 – The Manhattan Projects/Click Here for Episode

July 2022 – Secret/Click Here for Episode

August 2022 – God is Dead

August/Sept 2022 – East of West/Click Here for Episode

October 2022 – The Dying and the Dead

November 2022 – The Black Monday Murders

December 2022 – Decorum

December 2022 – 3W3M

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Charlotte, Dave and Zack review the full season of She-Hulk on Disney+ and Werewolf by Night!

Up Next: My Marvelous Year — 2000 Pt. 1

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

mymarvelousyear.com

https://www.comicbookherald.com/the-complete-marvel-reading-order-guide/

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:

This week we’re talking the nine new Judgment Day tie-ins (good grief!) and all the X-Men news that came out at New York Comic Con this past weekend.

*Spoilers Follow*

This Week’s Comics:

Wolverine #25

A.X.E. Eternals #1

Fantastic Four #48

A.X.E. Death to the Mutants #3

Immortal X-Men #7

Legion of X #6

X-Force #32

A.X.E. Iron Fist #1

Captain Marvel #42

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This week on Creannotators, I’m joined by comic artist Gene Ha to talk volume two of DC’s Black Label Wonder Woman: Historia. Ha is also the writer and artist behind the comic “Mae” and was one of the chief artists involved in his comic “Top 10.”

On Comic Book Herald’s ‘Creannotators’ 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. Creannotators is an audio annotative guide to enjoying the intricacies and thinking in the art. Thanks for listening, and enjoy the comics!

Wonder Woman Historia #2

Writer: Kelly Sue Deconnick

Artist: Gene Ha

Colors: Wesley Wong

Publisher: DC Comics

About the Artist:

Gene Ha is also the writer and artist behind the comic “Mae” and was one of the chief artists involved in his comic “Top 10.”

Link to his website

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

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For the Comic Book Herald reading club through every year of Marvel Comics, check out mymarvelousyear.com

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Dave and Charlotte talk X-Men crossovers! Looking at 1999’s “The Hunt for Xavier” and “Magneto War“! At least one of these issues is good!

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

Up Next: My Marvelous Year — 1999 Pt. 4

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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