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  • Casual Krakoa: FCBD X-Men ’22 and X-Men #11

    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:

    * Spoilers Follow *

    This week’s Casual Krakoa will answer:

    + What are all the biggest reveals from X-Men stories in Free Comic Book Day?

    + Unholy Guacamole, what do we make of that final page reveal in X-Men #11?!

    + How is Zeb Wells bringing X-Men into the Amazing Spider-Man?

    + Listener questions!

    This week’s Comics:

    X-Men #11

    Free Comic Book Day A.X.E. Judgment Day
    Free Comic Book Day Amazing Spider-Man

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    1 hr 3 min
  • 1996 Pt 2: X-Men Onslaught!!!

    Dave, Zack and Charlotte talk the X-Men’s Onslaught saga!

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

    X-Men: Onslaught
    X-Men 53, UXM 334, X-Men 54, Fantastic Four #415, X-Men 55, UXM 336, X-Men #56, X-Men #57, Onslaught: Marvel Universe #1, UXM #337
    Full event: https://www.comicbookherald.com/the-complete-marvel-reading-order-guide/x-men-onslaught-reading-order/

    Up Next: My Marvelous Year – 1996 Pt. 3

    Spider-Man: Revelations
    Spectacular Spider-Man #240, Sensational Spider-Man #11, Amazing Spider-Man #418, Spider-Man #75
    Carnage: Mind Bomb
    #1
    Green Goblin
    #1 to #6

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

    The Complete Marvel reading order

    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, Spotify, 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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    1 hr 17 min
  • Hickmania #5: The Red Wing (W/ Sean Dillon!)

    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 Red Wing and I’m joined by Sean Dillon! We’ll analyze the work in depth, so expect spoilers!

    Previously: Past episodes of Hickmania

    Hickmania on Youtube

    Topics today include:

    • What we look for in Time Travel stories?
    • Why The Red Wing feels less advanced than previous Hickman comics?
    • Whether the book’s twist ending works well
    • The Red Wing is:

      Writer: Jonathan Hickman

      Artist: Nick Pitarra

      Colors: Rachelle Rosenberg

      Letters: Rus Wooten

      Publisher: Image

      Referenced interviews / essays:

      https://www.cbr.com/hickman-bodenheim-hold-a-red-mass-for-mars/

      Schedule:

      January 2022 – The Nightly News

      February 2022 – Pax Romana

      March 2022 – Transhuman / Ultimates

      April 2022 – A Red Mass For Mars

      May 2022 – The Red Wing

      June 2022 – The Manhattan Projects

      July 2022 – Secret

      August 2022 – God is Dead

      August/Sept 2022 – East of West

      October 2022 – The Dying and the Dead

      November 2022 – The Black Monday Murders

      December 2022 – Decorum

      December 2022 – 3W3M

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      50 min
    • 1996 Variant Cover A: Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness!

      Dave, Charlotte and Zack talk about the MCU’s Doctor Strange and Moon Knight! Spoilers ahead!

      Up Next: My Marvelous Year – 1996 Pt. 2

      X-Men: Onslaught
      X-Men 53, UXM 334, X-Men 54, Fantastic Four #415, X-Men 55, UXM 336, X-Men #56, X-Men #57, Onslaught: Marvel Universe #1, UXM #337
      Full event: https://www.comicbookherald.com/the-complete-marvel-reading-order-guide/x-men-onslaught-reading-order/

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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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      1 hr 23 min
    • Creannotators #82: “Tuki” & “Bone” with creator Jeff Smith!

      This week on Creannotators, I’m talking Tuki and Bone with living legend Jeff Smith! We talk remixing Jeff’s current project Tuki, exploring human pre-history, the cancellation of Netflix Bone, and what’s next in Boneville.

      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!

      Tuki Is:

      Writer/Artist: Jeff Smith

      Publisher: Cartoon Books

      Pre-Order for “Fight For Family”

      About the Artist:

      Jeff Smith is the creator of Bone, RASL, and writer/artist of Shazam and the Monster Society of Evil.

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

      Subscribe on iTunes

      To learn how you can support Best Comics Ever and receive more exclusive content from Comic Book Herald, check out the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/comicbookherald

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

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      59 min
    • 1996 Pt 1: Avengers 400, Cap, & Hulk!

      Dave, Zack and Charlotte talk the milestone Avengers #400, the end of Mark Waid and Ron Garney’s Captain America (for now), and Peter David’s incredibly long run on Incredible Hulk.

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

      Captain America
      #449 to #454
      Waid and Garney arc concludes
      Avengers
      #400
      Milestone, Waid & Wieringo
      Incredible Hulk
      #436 to #440
      Hulk grows an incredible beard.

      Up Next: My Marvelous Year – 1996 Pt. 2

      X-Men: Onslaught
      X-Men 53, UXM 334, X-Men 54, Fantastic Four #415, X-Men 55, UXM 336, X-Men #56, X-Men #57, Onslaught: Marvel Universe #1, UXM #337
      Full event: https://www.comicbookherald.com/the-complete-marvel-reading-order-guide/x-men-onslaught-reading-order/

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

      The Complete Marvel reading order

      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, Spotify, 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!

      The post 1996 Pt 1: Avengers 400, Cap, & Hulk! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

      52 min
    • MUY #24: Ultimate Comics Avengers 2 & Spidey!

      Charlotte and Zack continue their coverage of the Ultimate Marvel line of comics!

      Topics discussed include:

      – Aunt May’s Home for Wayward Super Boys.

      – Mark Millar, please explain yourself.
      – Nick Fury is simply irresistible, no matter how many times he sleep with your mom.

      Comics covered in this episode:

      – Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #7 – #15

      – Ultimate Comics Avengers 2 #1 – #6

      Up Next for Episode Twenty-Five (6/01/22):

      – Ultimate Enemy #1-4

      – Ultimate Mystery #1-4
      – Ultimate Doom #1-4
      – Ultimate Comics Captain America #1-4
      – Ultimate Comics New Ultimates #1-5

      You can find Charlotte at https://twitter.com/fierrocharlotte

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

      mymarvelousyear.com

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

      Music for My Ultimate Year is credited to By Divine Right. 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

      If you like the show, please consider leaving a rating or review to help us reach more readers & listeners!

      The post MUY #24: Ultimate Comics Avengers 2 & Spidey! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

      50 min
    • Casual Krakoa: Knights of X #1 & Sabretooth #3 Live Chat

      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:

      * Spoilers Follow *

      This week’s Casual Krakoa will answer:

      + How’s the debut issue of Knights of X?

      + What’s making Sabretooth one of Marvel’s best comics?

      + What is was like interviewing Bone’s Jeff Smith!

      + Listener questions!

      This week’s Comics:

      Knights of X #1

      Sabretooth #3

      The post Casual Krakoa: Knights of X #1 & Sabretooth #3 Live Chat appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

      58 min
    • Creannotators #81: “Squire” with creators Nadia Shammas & Sara Alfagee!

      This week on Creannotators, I’m talking Squire, one of my favorite comics of 2022, with creators Nadia Shammas and Sara Alfagee. We talk about Squire’s themes of omitted histories and racial wars, the all ages charm of Aiza and this cast of characters, the comics influence of Kamala Khan, and much more!

      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!

      Squire Is:

      Writer: Nadia Shammas

      Artist: Sara Alfagree

      Publisher: Quill Tree Books

      About the Artist:

      Nadia Shammas is the writer of Ms. Marvel: Stretched Thin, X-Force Annual, and many great self-published comics.

      Sara Alfagee is a brilliant illustrator and co-founder of One More Multiverse

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

      Subscribe on iTunes

      To learn how you can support Best Comics Ever and receive more exclusive content from Comic Book Herald, check out the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/comicbookherald

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

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      1 hr 2 min
    • 1995 pt 6: The Age of Apocalypse!

      Dave, Zack and Charlotte talk the X-Men’s Age of Apocalypse!

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

      X-Men: Legion Quest
      Uncanny X-Men #320 – Legion Quest Part 1

      X-Men #40 – Legion Quest Part 2

      Uncanny X-Men #321 – Legion Quest Part 3

      X-Men #41 – Legion Quest Part 4

      Cable #20

      Legion Quest leads in to Age of Apocalypse, which we’ll read next in the series. You can go ahead and start now with the linked reading order if you’re feeling like getting a jump start.
      Age of Apocalypse
      X-Men Alpha #1, Amazing X-Men #1, Astonishing X-Men #1, Factor X #1, Gambit and the X-Ternals #1, Generation Next #1, Weapon X #1, X-Calibre #1, X-Man #1, X-Men Omega #1
      I highly recommend reading the whole thing: https://www.comicbookherald.com/the-complete-marvel-reading-order-guide/age-of-apocalypse-reading-order/

      Up Next: My Marvelous Year – 1996 Pt. 1

      Captain America
      #449 to #454
      Waid and Garney arc concludes
      Avengers
      #400
      Milestone, Waid & Wieringo
      Incredible Hulk
      #436 to #440
      Hulk grows an incredible beard.

      ——————————————————————————————————————

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

      The Complete Marvel reading order

      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, Spotify, 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!

      The post 1995 pt 6: The Age of Apocalypse! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

      1 hr 10 min

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