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Zack & Dave continue their coverage of the Ultimate Marvel line of comics! Topics discussed include: * Are we starting to feel the effects of the 10+ year Bendis run of USM? * Is Kitty/Peter a smart choice for the Ultimate Universe? * How do we give credit to By Divine Right for our theme music?! Comics covered in this episode: -Ultimate Spider-Man #78-85 -Ultimate Spider-Man Annual #1 -Ultimate X-Men #66-74 -Ultimate X-Men Annual #2 Up Next for Episode Fifteen (02/01/21): -Ultimate Spider-Man #86-96 -Ultimate Spider-Man Annual #2 -Ultimate X-Men / Fantastic Four #1 -Ultimate Fantastic Four/X-Men #2 -Ultimate Fantastic Four #27-32 -Ultimate Fantastic Four Annual #2 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 #14: Spidey & the X-Men! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

This week on Creannotators, I talk with the I Walk With Monsters creative team about one of our favorite comics of 2021! We talk monster design, writing deeply personal horror metaphors, Sally & Dearbhla’s upcoming horror work with Peter Milligan, 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! I Walk With Monsters Is: Writer: Paul Cornell Artist: Sally Cantirino Colors: Dearbhla Kelly Editor: Adrian Wassel Publisher: Vault Comics Selected portions of our conversation follow, and have been edited for clarity. CBH: Let’s start with you, Sally. One of the things that definitely hooked me first, with I walk with monsters was the monster design. It is not a traditional monster horror comic necessarily, and we’ll talk about that. But how do you determine the visuals for the designs of these monsters because they were very, very appealing and they very much pull you in? Sally Cantirino: Paul was very clear from the beginning that we weren’t drawing a traditional like werewolf. It’s not a werewolf. It doesn’t have that cultural baggage that comes with werewolf stories. It’s more of a shapeshifter it the monster is what David needs it to be and then later on, there has to be a similar but different monster. So I wanted to create something that had this staticky feel to it. Like the way that um, the way that the light looks at dusk or dawn, when your eyes are adjusting and things are sort of fuzzy, and staticky. Or, like it’s a blur in the corner of your vision. I wanted it to have this texture. CBH: Dearbhla there’s a looseness to the coloring of the monsters that I think helps them it makes them feel somewhat unknowable, which is always scarier. It’s like it could transform at any moment. How do you determine kind of your your palette and like your approach for these transformations, which again, like the book is very, it’s very non monster based. It’s very human centered and character focused. But then when you get these moments to explore and explode with color, like what’s what’s your approach there? Dearbhla Kelly: The monsters are this kind of big empty space in reality nearly so I kind of went for this very one color approach. I actually wanted to do something that’s extra where the colors bleed out from the edge of the monster and just kind of feel like the lights being sucked into them you know, like they’re pulling your eye to this darkness. This big kind of like, black holes, kind of monster. CBH: Paul, as far as this story goes, it’s, there’s clearly a very personal element to it. But then your writing is very understated throughout, what was the relationship like, with you in the creative team here in terms of working together to make sure that like, the story has clarity, even with less dialogue, with less exposition with those sorts of things? How was that process for you? Paul Cornell: Well, it’s been one of the best creative partnerships I’ve ever been involved with. With this amazing team. When one is writing something so very personal, it’s actually just the best possible luck to find people who can add so much to the material. And who seemed to have an implicit understanding of the material. So many times I find myself taking dialogue out because Sally could do it with the acting. And one of the reasons the book is so stripped down, is because the acting is so great. Check out the audio podcast for the full interview! ——————————————————————————————————- 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 The post Creannotators #53: “I Walk With Monsters” w/ Paul Cornell, Sally Cantirino, & Dearbhla Kelly appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

Marvel comics of 1991. Jim Starlin & Ron Lim’s Silver Surfer setting up… The Infinity Gauntlet!!! Our guest today is Matt Draper. Find more from Matt: On Twitter On this episode we cover the following issues (all available via Marvel Unlimited): Silver Surfer #44 to #50 Infinity Gauntlet #1 to #6 Starlin! Reading Order will provide all the tie-ins, but you can largely read Infinity Gauntlet as is. Matt Draper Guesting! Up Next: My Marvelous Year – 1991 Pt. 6 Muir Island Saga Reading Order: Uncanny X-Men #278 to #279, X-Factor #69, uxm #280, xf to #70 X-Men #1 to #3 Claremont and Lee reach peak comics sales. The end of the Claremont era of X-men!! X-Factor #71 to #73 Peter David launches All-New All-Different X-Factor. I picked this over an Apocalypse epic! 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 1991 Pt. 5: Infinity Gauntlet Event (w/ guest Matt Draper)! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

This week on Creannotators, I talk with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles writer and artist Sophie Campbell! We talk all things “Turtles Reborn,” how long Sophie’s planning to stay in the Turtle-verse, the debut of Tokka and Rahzar in the IDW Ninja Turtles comics, and creator-owned works like Shadoweyes! 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! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Is: Writer: Sophie Campbell Artists: Sophie Campbell, Ronda Pattison, Jodi Nishijima Story: Kevin Eastman Editor: Bobby Curnow Publisher: IDW Comics Selected portions of our conversation follow, and have been edited for clarity. CBH: First question I have for you is I was reading up on some interviews you had done in the past. And one was in the comics journal circa like 2016, you mentioned that you were offered ongoing artwork as the artists with the turtles, but that you felt like you were maybe too much of a fan. Like you’d be too invested. And I’m curious now that you’re doing it: What changed? Sophie Campbell: Before the northhampton Ark, back then, you know, Tom waltz was still, you know, doing his thing, but they offered me like a full run doing the art. I can’t remember what like, if it was just one story arc or what. But, yeah, I said no, because the Leonardo micro issue, which was the first one I did in like, 2011, it was just like, it was a real ordeal for me. Yeah, I think everybody was kind of just like, you know, walking on eggshells a little bit. And, you know, every fan has, like, their own idea of like, what the characters are going to be and what they’re going to look like. I like the turtles with tails, like in Mirage; Everybody has their own idea. And, you know, being a fan, you know, I went into it, like, Okay, I’m just gonna draw the turtles, like how I do in my fan art all the time, or whatever, without kind of any regard for what [others were doing] and that kind of stuff. That was no good. I drew them kind of shortened stumpy. And, you know, they’re, like, the turtles are a little too short. You know, could you make them a little bigger? This really minor stuff that like, nowadays would be like, no problem, like, sure. Taller turtles. You got it? But like, at the time, you know, it was like, my first full turtles issue that I’d ever done. So I was just like, Okay, this is it, it has to be the best. That’s the like, you know, like, this is what I’ve been waiting for since I was a child, you know? Mentally I was just like, losing sleep over it and stuff like that. Like, it’s too much. You know, I was too invested. And when they offered me like a bigger job, I was just like, I can’t imagine doing like, you know, say 12 issues of like, you know, like take that Leonardo experience and multiply it by 12. I don’t know if I can handle that emotionally, it’s a little too much. So I said no. And, um, you know, they managed to get me back for northampton, which was great. Things loosened up, everybody kind of loosened up. And, you know, there were a lot less notes that I would get back, you know, approval process was like, you know, in the old days, it was just like this hair pulling process or whatever. But nowadays, it’s like, you know, no problem, approval process, no big deal. And I think that was a lot of it, where, you know, they let me spread my wings more. And also, you know, I’m, like, 10 years older, I’m, like, more jaded, I guess, in the industry. And, you know, I like to think I’m more flexible now. You know, if my editor is like, you know, this one thing isn’t quite working. I’ll be like, sure, fine. Let’s change it. No big deal. Yeah. My editor Bobby, his best piece of advice was don’t sweat the small stuff. And at the time, I was just like, That’s insane. The small stuff is important. But like nowadays, I’m like, yeah, you know, don’t sweat the small stuff. Sure. I changed as a person and a creator. And, you know, it’s just yeah, it just felt it felt right. To do it. And, yeah, um, I actually had said, no, when Bobby offered me to take over writing at first. I was like, wow, that sounds like a lot of stress. I was working on another book at the time. I was like, Yeah, I kind of want to finish this, this other book. And then, you know, I slept on it, you know, for like, a day or so. And I was like, Yeah, I should really do that. That sounds great. And then, you know, luckily the position was still available. Because it was pretty early on. And, you know, it’s been great. C

Zack & Dave cover your questions as we read through the Marvel Comics of 1991! Topics discussed include: Listener questions! Find the MMY shared universe Wiki here: https://my-marvelous-year.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Patron_characters Up Next: My Marvelous Year – 1991 Pt. 5 — Silver Surfer #44 to #50 Infinity Gauntlet #1 to #6 Starlin! Reading Order will provide all the tie-ins, but you can largely read Infinity Gauntlet as is. Matt Draper Guesting! ————————————————————————————– 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! The post 1991 Variant Cover B: Definitive Runs For Every MCU Avenger! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

Krakin’ Krakoa live with Verno from the Cerebros podcast and Ernie from Blerd Without Fear! We talk all things X-Men comics, including Planet-Size X-Men #1 and tons of theories about what’s to come! Blerd Without Fear The Cerebros ——————————————————————————————————- 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 The post Planet-Size X-Men Post-Game Review (Live w/ Blerd Without Fear and The Cerebros)! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

This week on Creannotators, I talk with New Mutants artist Rod Reis on a special Creannotators/Krakin’ Krakoa crossover! We talk all things Krakoa, differences working with writers like Jonathan Hickman and Vita Ayala, and what’s to come from the Shadow King! 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! New Mutants Is: Writer: Vita Ayala Illustrator: Rod Reis Publisher: Marvel Comics ——————————————————————————————————- 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 The post Creannotators #51: “New Mutants” with Artist Rod Reis! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

Marvel comics of 1991. Barry Windsor-Smith’s Weapon X and then Larry Hama Wolverine returns to Weapon X! Our guest today is Jeremy Greer. Find more from Jeremy: On Twitter On this episode we cover the following issues (all available via Marvel Unlimited): Marvel Comics Presents / Wolverine #72 to #84 / #48 to #50 Barry-Windsor Smith’s Weapon X, my favorite Wolverine comic of all time. Followed up by Larry Hama on Wolverine! Up Next: My Marvelous Year – 1991 Pt. 5 Silver Surfer #44 to #50 Infinity Gauntlet #1 to #6 Starlin! Reading Order will provide all the tie-ins, but you can largely read Infinity Gauntlet as is. Matt Draper Guesting! —————————————————————————————————————— 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 1991 Pt. 4: Weapon X Wolverine (w/ guest Jeremy Greer)! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

Marvel comics of 1991. New Mutants ends, Deadpool begins, and X-Force by Rob Liefeld & Fabian Nicieza is here! Our guest today is Jeremy Greer. Find more from Jeremy: On Twitter On this episode we cover the following issues (all available via Marvel Unlimited): New Mutants #98, #99, #100 Deadpool is here. X-Force / Spider-Man / X-Force #1 to #3 / #16 / #4 New X-team! Spidey read after X-Force #3, not super necessary but gives you McFarlane art. Up Next: My Marvelous Year – 1991 Pt. 4 Marvel Comics Presents / Wolverine #72 to #84 / #48 to #50 Barry-Windsor Smith’s Weapon X, my favorite Wolverine comic of all time. Followed up by Larry Hama on Wolverine! —————————————————————————————————————— 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 1991 Pt. 3: X-FORCE (w/ guest Jeremy Greer)! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

This week on Creannotators, I talk with comics legend – seriously he’s one of my favorite creators of all time! – Jim Starlin and inker Jaime Jameson about the upcoming Dreadstar Returns, an all-new graphic novel from Ominous Press. We talk about the team’s approach to relaunching the Dreadstar universe, why Starlin continues to escalate cosmic stakes in work on Thanos and now Dreadstar, and whether Marvel Studios has appropriately compensated Starlin for his many Marvel Cosmic creations, including Thanos, Drax, Gamora, & Shang-Chi (among many 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! Dreadstar Returns is: Creator: Jim Starlin Inker: Jaime Jameson Publisher: Ominous Press Dreadstar Reading Order! The easiest way to collect Starlin’s complete Dreadstar in order is through the Kickstarted Omnibus editions released by Ominous Press in 2020. Dreadstar Omnibus Vol. 1 Collects: Metamorphosis Odyssey, The Price, Dreadstar Graphic Novel #1, Dreadstar in Epic Illustrated #15, Dreadstar #1 to #8 Dreadstar Omnibus Vol. 2 Collects: Dreadstar #9 to #24 Dreadstar Omnibus Vol. 3 Collects: Dreadstar #25 to #40 If you’re reading via back issues like myself, you’ll want to follow the following order! Metamorphosis Odyssey The Price Dreadstar Graphic Novel #1 (This doubles as Marvel Original Graphic Novel #3) Dreadstar in Epic Illustrated This is probably the hardest to track down – at least that has been my experience – as there’s a short story in the pages of Epic Illustrated #15 by Starlin including Dreadstar and Darklock that sets the stage for the ongoing to follow. Dreadstar #1 to #40 After Starlin’s final issue (at the time), Peter David took over writing Dreadstar from issue #41 to #64, when the series ended in 1991. To my knowledge, these are uncollected, and only available via back issues. Dreadstar Returns OGN ——————————————————————————————————- 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 The post Creannotators #50: “Dreadstar Returns” with Creator Jim Starlin & Inker Jaime Jameson! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

Zack & Dave continue their coverage of the Ultimate Marvel line of comics! Topics discussed include: * Why is Ultimate Gah Lak Tus such a disappointment? * What even is Miller’s sense of humor? * Could 2020 Marvel get away with killing a U.S. first lady? Comics covered in this episode: -Ultimate Extinction #1-5 -Ultimates (v2) #6-13 -Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk #1-6 Up Next for Episode Fourteen: -Ultimate Spider-Man #78-85 -Ultimate Spider-Man Annual #1 -Ultimate X-Men #66-74 -Ultimate X-Men Annual #2 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 #13: Ultimate Gah Lak Tus! Wolverine vs Hulk! Ultimates v2! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

Zack & Dave cover your questions as we read through the Marvel Comics of 1991! Topics discussed include: Listener questions! What did we think of the Eternals trailer, what Marvel characters do we NOT want to see in the MCU, how do we feel about the burst of “indie” comics adaptations, and more! Find the MMY shared universe Wiki here: https://my-marvelous-year.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Patron_characters Up Next: My Marvelous Year – 1991 Pt. 3 — X-Tinction Agenda Reading Order: ————————————————————————————– 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! The post 1991 Variant Cover A: Eternals in the MCU & Comics Adaptations! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

X-Men: Curse of the Man-Thing is the finale of a three part “Curse of the Man-Thing” miniseries, spanning the worlds of Marvel’s Avengers, Spider-Man, and now X-Men. In “Curse of the Man-Thing” the adopted niece of Hordeculture – remember them? – is magically manipulating the abilities of the Man-Thing so the entire world, and possibly multiverse, always remember that whatever knows fear BURNS AT THE MAN-THING’S Touch! Today I’ll Answer: + What does the Man-Thing have to do with Krakoa and the X-Men? + Who is on Magik’s new X-Men team, the Dark Riders? + What happens to Hordeculture here that might have major ramifications for the Hickman era of X-Men? Writer: Steve Orlando Artist: Andrea Broccardo Colorors: Guru-eFX Throughout the Avengers and Spider-Man first two issues, with a full story broken into 9 chapters, we see plant-like growths effectively disrupting and exploding across the world, with Man-Thing’s fear-burning powers amplified on a worldwide scale. Overall, I enjoyed the story more than expected, not because I don’t like Orlando’s work (I do, a lot!) but because I’m not usually that into much post-Steve Gerber 70’s Man-Thing. Ted Sallis, the original Man-Thing, has his abilities manipulated here by Harrower, again we’ll talk about her connections to Hordeculture here shortly, and throughout the story is visited by a wide array of Marvel heroes inside his “Man-Thing-Scape” (there is no better way to say that, you’ll just have to trust me) such as Captain America, Spider-Man, and Magik. Meanwhile on Krakoa, “The human world burns while Krakoa suffers nothing more than a new hedge piece.” Krakoa is uniquely positioned to manage these plant-based uprisings, so Krakoa is perfectly safe. Magneto, and the Winter Council, are all satisfied to let the world burn, but Storm does the X-Men heroism thing, before we officially have our “heroic duty” X-Men officially protecting the world after the Hellfire Gala announcement, and the new ongoing of a relaunched X-Men from Gerry Duggan and Pepe Larraz. Now as Krakoa is deciding to, once again after King in Black, show up to save the day for humanity, Ted Sallis wrestles with the truth of his turn into the Man-Thing. He tells Captain America the Man-Thing experiments that turned him into Not-Swamp-Thing were meant to replicate the Super-Soldier formula, and reveals as the story progresses that Sallis’ science couldn’t actually crack the formula. Instead he turned to dark magics, bringing our good creepy pal, Belasco, then ruler of Limbo, later to be replaced by Illyana Rasputin into the picture. So Man-Thing made a deal with the devil – of sorts – which, yes, gives the Marvel Universe Man-Thing, but more dramatically unleashed the interdimensional magic that opened a portal in space-time and created the Nexus of All Realities. Ok, this is new, and kind of a big deal! What’s the Nexus of All Realities? Ok, from the Wiki “a cross-dimensional gateway which provides a pathway to any and all possible realities.” Man-Thing’s guardianship, and connection to the Nexus was generally a mystery up to this point. Who are the Dark Riders? Magik Marrow – Throws sharp bones out of her body and is extremely sarcastic w/ a devil may care attitude. For more, I recommend Si Spurrier’s run on X-Force Shark-Girl – Really fun newer character, who – get this – looks like a shark! I liked her character in the Ed Brisson written Old Man Logan believe it or not. Forearm – OG Mutant Liberation Front, and probably the best pun name Rob Liefeld ever gave a character. Intriguingly, also a part of SWORD’s security division. Mammomax – Big strong Elephant bro and former Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. Fights Juggernaut in one of the less very bad Chuck Austen written Uncanny X-Men stories! Wolf Cub – Debuted in the never-discussed early aughts Chamber mini written by Brian K. Vaughan. I’ll admit my general knowledge of Wolf Cub is “Not Wolfsbane or Feral,” but the character’s had a decent role in the Yost/kyle New X-Men days, and Young X-Men afterwards. The Original Dark Riders debuted in X-Factor #65 to #69, aka the Jim Lee, Whilce Portacio, and Chris Claremont issues where Apocalypse kidnaps baby Nathan Summers and Jean and Scott are forced to give him up to the future to save him from the techno-organic virus. I had read this story for My Marvelous Year podcast like days before writing this video, and I still didn’t remember any of their names, so the Dark Riders weren’t exactly primo Apocalypse horsemen material. The Return of Hordeculture Looking a bit more closely at our antagonist, Harrower has been raised and trained by Hordeculture, the ecoterrorists introduced in Hickman’s X-Men #3, and shown again in Empyre: X-Men, making this Hordeculture’s 3rd appearance. Harrower refers to her “Aunt Augusta,” but is clearly at odds with the groups mandate to protect the biome above all else, wishing they would go further in their stated goals, effectively wiping humanity from the Earth. Think

Marvel comics of 1991. Venom returns, Thunderstrike enters town, & Simonson writes Dave’s favorite Doctor Doom vs Reed Richards throwdown! On this episode we cover the following issues (all available via Marvel Unlimited): Amazing Spider-Man #345 to #347 Dope Venom covers. Fantastic Four #347 to #349, #350, #352 World’s weirdest Fantastic Four, then the return of Doom Thor #432 to #433 There’s a new Thor in town. Up Next: My Marvelous Year – 1991 Pt. 3 Marvel Comics Presents / Wolverine #72 to #84 / #48 to #50 Barry-Windsor Smith’s Weapon X, my favorite Wolverine comic of all time. Followed up by Larry Hama on Wolverine! —————————————————————————————————————— 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 1991 Pt. 2: Venom, Thunderstrike, & Doom vs Richards! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

From the unforgettable Dave Cockrum design to the swashbuckling heart of the X-Men in the pages of Chris Claremont and company’s comics, Nightcrawler has long been my favorite mutant. I remain elated by the opening sequence of Nightcrawler in X2: X-Men United, and forever lament the character’s general absence in the 90s animated series. As the character develops in comics, Kurt Wagner’s Christianity becomes a more integral part of his story, not quite as integral as say Daredevil’s Catholicism, or even Kamala Khan’s Islamic faith, but certainly notable among the X-Men. Today I’ll Answer: What has Nightcrawler’s religion looked like through comics history? Is there space for Christianity on Krakoa? What does this history tell us about what to expect in 2021’s Way of X and beyond? In the present, Nightcrawler’s role as the religious thinker among Krakoa’s Quiet Council of mutant leaders leads into the new series, Way of X, in which Kurt’s quest for a mutant religion and finding meaning in this new era of mutantkind takes the forefront. I find it interesting to contemplate how Kurt’s Christianity has progressed through the decades, where it’s lead to, and what it means now for the Hickman era of X-Men comics. The first time we really see Nightcrawler’s religion comes during the original Brood Saga, by Chris Claremont and Paul Smith, particularly in Uncanny X-Men #164. Wolverine observes Nightcrawler praying – in Latin no less – and is surprised. It’s a really beautiful moment of developing friendship, as Logan and Kurt briefly examine their diametrically opposed views on finding comfort in religion, with Kurt lamenting how alone Wolverine must feel, and Wolvy saying “I ain’t alone, bub, I got you.” Crawler’s religion resurfaces significantly during the Uncanny X-Men tie-ins with Secret Wars II (an atrocious Marvel event that disgraces the Secret Wars name, but Claremont is one of the original tie-in masters). Secret Wars II focuses on the nigh all powerful Beyonder coming to Earth, and for the X-Men this leads to events like a showdown with Rachel Summers, Phoenix, and the Beyonder unmaking the New Mutant kids basically on a whim. Following a confrontation with the Beyonder, Nightcrawler, then leader of the X-men, literally flees to church to talk to his priest: “I need to talk Michael, or I shall go mad. I fear have beheld the face of God – only to discover that he is a monster.” It’s an interesting conversation because in the Marvel Universe beholding literal gods is very much a possibility! Kurt mentions as much, but notes that in comparison to the Beyonder they are as nothing. The Beyonder’s god-like powers, the absolute omnipotence of them, really makes Kurt question his faith, and in the absence of that faith, he can’t help but sink into utter despair. I find this whole thread fascinating because growing up with religion, there are a lot of parallels and metaphors that make Nightcrawler’s relationship to God relatable. Drawing strength from prayer in moments of strife, resolving oneself to faith in a higher unknowable power for security… I get that. But when you start to work that relatable situation up against the flippin’ Beyonder, the parallels wash right out the door. In my day to day, the closest I’ve come to seeing the face of God is standing next to Patrick Ewing at an airport urinal. Not quite the same. This definitely highlights one of the challenges with traditional religions in our world as carried through to the Marvel Universe: the sheer amount of cosmic and supernatural miracles heroes encounter over decades of storytelling. It makes me think of Daredevil in War of the Realms quite literally transformed into a God, and then returning heavily to his Catholic guilt and roots in the pages of the Chip Zdarsky written Daredevil shortly thereafter. Or of Reed Richards somewhat famously espousing a version of atheism or agnosticism to his children in the Matt Fraction written Fantastic Four, in a world where the Fantastic Four literally traveled to Heaven to bring Ben Grimm back to life in the Mark Waid and Mike Wieringo run. Appropriately, The Beyonder *really* shakes up Nightcrawler. “Thanks to the Beyonder all the things that had meaning for me – that gave my existence purpose – are todt! dead! destroyed! I don’t know who I am anymore Amanda, or even why I am!” This is a recurring theme for me with Nightcrawler, and one of the things I admire most about his character, in that Nightcrawler is a Christian who questions. He’s a character with a tremendously empathetic heart, and a deep curiosity to explore and question the dogma and unwavering rigidity that can accompany the worst examples of religious manifestation. Nightcrawler *doubts*, and given everything he’s experienced, he sho

This week on Creannotators, I talk with creator Juni Ba about his upcoming graphic novel Djeliya from TKO Studios! We talk about the West African folklore’s influence, inspiration from Samurai Jack to Disney’s Atlantis to Mike Mignola’s Hellboy, and themes of hidden or omitted national histories, among 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! Djeliya is: Creator: Juni Ba Publisher: TKO Studios ——————————————————————————————————- 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 The post Creannotators #48: “Djeliya” with Creator Juni Ba! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

Marvel comics of 1991. The X-Men in “X-Tinction Agenda” from Claremont, Jim Lee, Rob Liefeld, Louis Simonson, and more! On this episode we cover the following issues (all available via Marvel Unlimited): X-Tinction Agenda Reading Order Up Next: My Marvelous Year – 1991 Pt. 2 Amazing Spider-Man #345 to #347 Dope Venom covers. Fantastic Four #347 to #349, #350, #352 World’s weirdest Fantastic Four, then the return of Doom Thor #432 to #433 There’s a new Thor in town. —————————————————————————————————————— 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 1991 Pt. 1: X-Men X-Tinction Agenda! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

This week on Creannotators, I talk with Ahoy! Comics editor-in-chief Tom Peyer about his books Penultiman and The Wrong Earth: Night and Day, and we talk about what it’s like to be an editor-in-chief of a comics publisher in 2021! 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! Penultiman is: Author: Tom Peyer Artist: Alan Robinson Publisher: Ahoy! Comics ——————————————————————————————————- 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 The post Creannotators #47: “Penultiman” & Dragonfly-verse with Ahoy Editor-in-Chief Tom Peyer! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

Hey so… what’s going on with the Avengers as we enter the 90s! We talk Walt Simonson, John Byrne, and Larry Hama’s runs from late 89 through 1991. Our guest today is Vishal Gullapalli: On Twitter On this episode we cover the following issues (all available via Marvel Unlimited): Walt Simonson Avengers – 291 – 299, Annual #7 John Byrne’s Avengers run Larry Hama Avengers – 326 to 333 Up Next: My Marvelous Year – 1991 Pt. 1 X-Tinction Agenda Reading Order —————————————————————————————————————— 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 90s Avengers Special (W/ Vishal Gullapalli)! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

This week on Creannotators, I talk with Ken Quattro about his book Invisible Men: The Trailblazing Black Artists of Comic Books. We discuss the history of black comic book artists in the Golden Age, Ken’s research into these missing histories, and what comes next in the ongoing project. 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! Find more from Ken at: http://www.comicsdetective.com/ Invisible Men: The Trailblazing Black Artists of Comic Books is: Author: Ken Quattro Publisher: Yoe Books (IDW) ——————————————————————————————————- 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 The post Creannotators #46: “Invisible Men: The Trailblazing Black Artists of Comic Books” with author Ken Quattro appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

Marvel comics of 1990. Deathlok rebooted, Todd McFarlane’s Spider-Man, and New Warriors begins! Our guest today is Ashley from Bookish Realm. Find more from Ashley: On Twitter On Youtube On this episode we cover the following issues (all available via Marvel Unlimited): Deathlok (1990) #1 to 4 Spider-Man #1 to #5 New Warriors #1, 2, 3 Up Next: My Marvelous Year – 1991 Pt. 1 X-Tinction Agenda Reading Order —————————————————————————————————————— 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 1990 Pt. 6: McFarlane Spider-Man, New Warriors Begins! (W/ Ashley aka Bookish Realm) appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

Zack & Dave continue their coverage of the Ultimate Marvel line of comics! Topics discussed include: * Why does Dave yell at us? * Do artists like Steve Dillon and Jae Lee work best only with certain kinds of stories? * When/if will someone besides Millar or Bendis soar in the Ultimate U? Comics covered in this episode: – Ultimate Secret #1-4 – Ultimate Vision #0 -Ultimates (v2) #1-5 -Ultimate X-Men #61-65 -Ultimate Fantastic Four #19-26 -Ultimate Fantastic Four Annual #1 Up Next for Episode Twelve (5/01/20): -Ultimate Extinction #1-5 -Ultimates (v2) #6-13 -Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk #1-6 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 #12: Ultimate Secret & Ultimates Vol. 2! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

This week on Creannotators, I talk with Fabian Nicieza about his recent X-Men books X-Men Legends and Juggernaut, as well as his long and varied career in comics, plus his upcoming novel, Suburban Dicks! 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! Juggernaut is: Creator: Fabian Nicieza Artist: Ron Garney Colors: Matt Milla Publisher: Marvel Comics ——————————————————————————————————- 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 The post Creannotators #45: “X-Men Legends” & “Juggernaut” Interview With Author Fabian Nicieza! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

Marvel comics of 1990. But the greatest of these is BRUTE FORCE #1! On this episode we cover the following issues (all available via Marvel Unlimited): Incredible Hulk #373, #376 Fantastic Four #337 to #341 Daredevil #278 to 282 Brute Force #1 Up Next: My Marvelous Year – 1990 Pt. 6 Deathlok (1990) #1 to 4 Spider-Man #1 to #5 New Warriors #1, 2, 3 —————————————————————————————————————— 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 1990 Pt. 5: Hulk, Daredevil & Fantastic Four! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

This week on Creannotators, I talk with Kat Leyh about Thirsty Mermaids. We talk about creating graphic novels vs. single issue comics, creating Thirsty Mermaids right after the release of Snapdragon, 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! Thirsty Mermaids is: Creator: Kat Leyh Publisher: Gallery 13 ——————————————————————————————————- 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 The post Creannotators #44: “Thirsty Mermaids” Interview With Creator Kat Leyh! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

Zack & Dave cover your questions as we read through the Marvel Comics of 1990! Topics discussed include: Listener questions! Muppets! SEO! Falcon and the Winter Soldier and how the MCU talks about race! Find the MMY shared universe Wiki here: https://my-marvelous-year.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Patron_characters Up Next: My Marvelous Year – 1990 Pt. 5 — Incredible Hulk #373, #376 Fantastic Four #337 to #341 Daredevil 278 to 282 Brute Force #1 ————————————————————————————– 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! The post 1990 Variant Cover B: Comics Websites, Falcon & the Winter Soldier, & More! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

This week on Creannotators, I talk with Steve Foxe about Cheat(er) Code his erotic graphic novel, as well as his work editing Razorblades and The Department of Truth. We talk Steve’s varied comics career, writing erotica, working on a horror anthology with James Tynion IV, 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! Steve on Twitter! Cheat(er) Code is: Writer: Steve Foxe Artist: Daz ——————————————————————————————————- 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 The post Creannotators #43: “Cheat(er) Code” Interview With Writer Steve Foxe! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

Marvel comics of 1990. A new Ghost Rider! Wolverine vs. Apocalypse? Black Widow’s graphic novel! Guest Host: Sara Century! On this episode we cover the following issues (all available via Marvel Unlimited): Ghost Rider #1 to #6 Wolverine: The Jungle Adventure OGN Black Widow: The Coldest War OGN Up Next: My Marvelous Year – 1990 Pt. 5 Incredible Hulk #373, #376 Fantastic Four #337 to #341 Daredevil #278 to 282 Brute Force #1 —————————————————————————————————————— 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 1990 Pt. 4: 90’s Ghost Rider, & Wolverine & Black Widow (W/ Sara Century)! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

This week on Creannotators, I talk with Stephanie Williams about “Living Heroes,” “But What If Tho,” and her comics career. We talk the humor in superhero universes, Stephanie’s excellent coverage of the MCU on Disney+, her Monica Rambeau story in Marvel Voices: Legacy, 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! Stephanie on Twitter! Living Heroes is: Writer: Stephanie Williams Artist: O’Neill Jones ——————————————————————————————————- 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 The post Creannotators #42: “Living Heroes” Interview With Writer Stephanie Williams! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

Marvel comics of 1990. Rebirth of Thanos, Stan Lee Silver Surfer, and Guardians relaunch! On this episode we cover the following issues (all available via Marvel Unlimited): Silver Surfer / Thanos Quest #34 to #38 / #1 to #2 Silver Surfer: Enslavers OGN Guardians of the Galaxy #1 to #4 Up Next: My Marvelous Year – 1990 Pt. 4 Ghost Rider #1 to #6 Wolverine: The Jungle Adventure OGN Black Widow: The Coldest War OGN —————————————————————————————————————— 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 1990 Pt. 3: Jim Starlin Returns! Thanos Quest! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

Zack & Dave continue their coverage of the Ultimate Marvel line of comics! Topics discussed include: * What spark does the Ultimate U really need to soar? * Why does the Ultimate Universe bring such so-so work out of acclaimed writers? * What does it mean to malt something? Comics covered in this episode: *Ultimate X-Men #54-60 *Ultimate X-Men Annual #1 *Ultimate Nightmare #1-5 *Ultimate Spider-Man #70-77 *Ultimates Annual #1 Up Next for Episode Twelve (5/01/20): – Ultimate Secret #1-4 – Ultimate Vision #0 -Ultimates (v2) #1-5 -Ultimate X-Men #61-65 -Ultimate Fantastic Four #19-26 -Ultimate Fantastic Four Annual #1 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 #11: Ultimate Nightmare & Friends! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

This week on Creannotators, I talk with Dan Watters about his ongoing Image Comics series Home Sick Pilots (one of my favorite comics of 2021 so far!), as well as his work across series like Lucifer, Coffin Bound, and Future State: Superman/Wonder Woman. We talk 90s punk, writing a “pop” comic, and much 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! Home Sick Pilots is: Writer: Dan Watters Artist: Caspar Wijngaard Letters: Aditya Bidikar Designer: Tom Muller Publisher: Image ——————————————————————————————————- 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 The post Creannotators #41: “Home Sick Pilots” Interview With Writer Dan Watters! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

Zack & Dave cover your questions as we read through the Marvel Comics of 1990! Topics discussed include: Listener questions! Snyder Cut! Falcons! Winter Soldiers! Socks! Find the MMY shared universe Wiki here: https://my-marvelous-year.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Patron_characters Up Next: My Marvelous Year – 1990 Pt. 3 — Silver Surfer / Thanos Quest #34 to #38 / #1 to #2 Silver Surfer: Enslavers OGN Guardians of the Galaxy #1 to #4 ————————————————————————————– 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! The post 1990 Variant Cover A: Snyder Cuts, Falcons, & Socks! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

This week on Creannotators, I talk with Nick Roche about his IDW miniseries Scarenthood, one of my favorite comics of 2021 so far! We talk parenting, horror, and Nick’s work on Transformers among other topics! 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! Scarenthood is: Writer/Artist: Nick Roche Colors: Chris O’Halloran Publisher: IDW ——————————————————————————————————- 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 The post Creannotators #40: “Scarenthood” Interview With Creator Nick Roche! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

Marvel comics of 1990. Enter Cable & Gambit! Cross Time Caper Concludes! Finally! On this episode we cover the following issues (all available via Marvel Unlimited): Excalibur 24 to 25 New Mutants #87 to 90 Uncanny X-Men #266 to #268 Up Next: My Marvelous Year – 1990 Pt. 3 Silver Surfer / Thanos Quest #34 to #38 / #1 to #2 Silver Surfer: Enslavers OGN Guardians of the Galaxy #1 to #4 —————————————————————————————————————— 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 1990 Pt. 2: Cable & Gambit Debut! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

This week on Creannotators, I talk with Ibrahim Moustafa about his work on Count, a new graphic novel inspired by “The Count of Monte Cristo” from publisher Humanoids. We talk Ibrahim’s artistic process, Monte Cristo, the modern relevance of “revenge fantasy,” Ibrahim’s hobby customizing miniatures, 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! Count is: Writer/Artist: Ibrahim Moustafa Colors: Brad Simpson Letters: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou Publisher: Humanoids ——————————————————————————————————- 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 The post Creannotators #39: “Count” Interview With Creator Ibrahim Moustafa! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

Marvel comics of 1990. Acts. Of. Vengeance! On this episode we cover the following issues (all available via Marvel Unlimited): Acts of Vengeance reading order Up Next: My Marvelous Year – 1990 Pt. 2 Excalibur 24 to 25 New Mutants #87 to 90 Uncanny X-Men #266 to #268 —————————————————————————————————————— 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 1990 Pt. 1: Marvel’s Acts of Vengeance Event! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

This week on Creannotators, guest hosts Mark Turetsky and Stuart Wellington talk to comics writer Kieron Gillen about Warhammer 40,000: Marneus Calgar, and his vast comics library! They talk about all things Warhammer, the intersections between hobby gaming and comics, and Kieron’s creative approach. 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! *Please note there’s some explicit language in this episode!* You can find Mark Turetsky: @mturetsky You can find Stuart Wellington: @flophousecat Warhammer 40,000: Marneus Calgar is: Writer: Kieron Gillen Artist: Jacen Burrows Colors: Javier Tartaglia Letters: Clayton Cowles ——————————————————————————————————- 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 The post Creannotators #38: “Warhammer 40k” Interview With Writer Kieron Gillen! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

Zack & Dave cover your questions as we read through the Marvel Comics of 1989! Topics discussed include: Listener questions! Find the MMY shared universe Wiki here: https://my-marvelous-year.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Patron_characters Up Next: My Marvelous Year – 1990 Pt. 1 — Acts of Vengeance The CBH Reading Order 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! The post 1989 Variant Cover B: The End of the 80s! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

This week on Creannotators, I talk with writer David M. Booher about Canto and Canto II: The Hollow Men from IDW. We talk about creating modern mythologies, the challenges of all ages comics, and what’s next in the saga of Canto! 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! Canto is: Writer: David M. Booher Artist: Drew Zucker Colors: Vittorio Astone Letters: Deron Bennett, Andworld Design ——————————————————————————————————- 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 The post Creannotators #37: “Canto” Interview With Writer David M. Booher! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

Marvel comics of 1989. Damage Control debuts, She-Hulk gets Sensational, and welcome to the MMY Jubilee! On this episode we cover the following issues (all available via Marvel Unlimited): Damage Control (1989) #1 to #4 Sensational She-Hulk #1 to #4, #8 Uncanny X-Men #244 Up Next: My Marvelous Year – 1990 Pt. 1 Acts of Vengeance reading order 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 1989 Pt. 6: Damage Control & Sensational She-Hulk Begin! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

Zack & Dave continue their coverage of the Ultimate Marvel line of comics! Topics discussed include: * How does good dialogue function? Does tonal coherence with the story matter? * Why does Ultimate Fantastic Four exist? * How Brian K. Vaughan created a new and improved version of Mr. Sinister. Comics covered in this episode: *Ultimate Spider-Man #65-69 *Ultimate Fantastic Four #13-18 *Ultimate X-Men #40-53 Up Next for Episode Eleven (4/01/20): *Ultimate X-Men #54-60 *Ultimate X-Men Annual #1 *Ultimate Nightmare #1-5 *Ultimate Spider-Man #70-77 *Ultimates Annual #1 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 #10: Brian K. Vaughan’s Ultimate X-Men! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

This week on Creannotators, I talk with Aditya Bidikar about his work lettering everything from Blue in Green to The Department of Truth to Future State: Batman and beyond! We talk about what it’s like to letter all my favorite comics, the importance of lettering in a comics narrative flow, and how to balance a virtuoso approach to your creative output. 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! Aditya can be found on the podcast Lines and Letters: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/letters-lines/id1377279954 The Department of Truth is: Writer: James Tynion IV Artist: Martin Simmonds Letters: Aditya Bidikar Editor: Steve Foxe ——————————————————————————————————- 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 The post Creannotators #36: Interview With Letterer Aditya Bidikar! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

Marvel comics of 1989. Venom vs Spider-Man, and John Byrne’s West Coast Avengers. On this episode we cover the following issues (all available via Marvel Unlimited): Amazing Spider-Man #315, #316, #317 West Coast Avengers #42 to #49, #52 Up Next: My Marvelous Year – 1989 Pt. 6 Damage Control (1989) #1 to #4 Sensational She-Hulk #1 to #4, #8 Uncanny X-Men #244 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, 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! The post 1989 Pt. 5: Venom Returns & “Vision Quest”! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

This week on Creannotators, I talk with Kelly Thompson about Black Widow and her Marvel Universe comics. We talk all things Natasha, writing a comic with a huge upcoming MCU film, & whether she’d return to Krakoa (among many other things)! 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! Black Widow is: Writer: Kelly Thompson Artist: Elena Casagrande Colors: Jordie Bellaire Covers: Adam Hughes ——————————————————————————————————- 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 The post Creannotators #35: “Black Widow” Interview With Writer Kelly Thompson! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

Zack & Dave cover your questions as we read through the Marvel Comics of 1989! Topics discussed include: Listener questions! Byrne vs Claremont Hidden gems to look forward to in the 90s Find the MMY shared universe Wiki here: https://my-marvelous-year.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Patron_characters Up Next: My Marvelous Year – 1989 Pt. 5 — Amazing Spider-Man #315, #316, #317 West Coast Avengers #42 to #49, #52 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! The post 1989 Variant Cover A: Byrne vs. Claremont, Marvel’s 90’s Hidden Gems & More! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

This week on Creannotators, I talk with Ryan North about Slaughterhouse-Five: The Graphic Novel, an incredible comics adaptation of the Kurt Vonnegut classic novel. We talk Vonnegut, Squirrel Girl, Power Pack, and a whole lot 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! Slaughterhouse-Five is: Author: Kurt Vonnegut Writer: Ryan North Artist: Albert Monteys ——————————————————————————————————- 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 The post Creannotators #34: “Slaughterhouse-Five” Interview With Writer Ryan North! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

Marvel comics of 1989. Triumph & Torment by Stern and Mignola, Iron Man and Doom back in Camelot, and Excalibur in the “Cross Time Caper.” On this episode we cover the following issues (all available via Marvel Unlimited): Doctor Strange & Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment OGN Iron Man #249 to #250 Excalibur #12 to #16 Up Next: My Marvelous Year – 1989 Pt. 5 Amazing Spider-Man #315, #316, #317 West Coast Avengers #42 to #49, #52 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, 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! The post 1989 Pt. 4: Doctor Doom Teams Up w/ Doctor Strange & Iron Man! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

This week on Creannotators, I talk with Chip Zdarsky about the Eisner-winning Afterlift, Daredevil, and a whole bunch more. We dig into the religious themes of Afterlift, Chip’s upcoming work on Marvel What If works like Spider-Man: Spider’s Shadow, and the challenge of writing in the shadow of Daredevil’s legacy! Note: Some spoilers for discussed comics follow! 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! Afterlift is: Writer: Chip Zdarsky Art: Jason Loo Colors: Paris Alleyene Letters: Aditya Bidikar Editor: Allison O’Toole ——————————————————————————————————- 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 The post Creannotators #33: “Afterlift” & “Daredevil” Interview With Writer Chip Zdarsky! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

Zack & Dave continue their coverage of the Ultimate Marvel line of comics! Topics discussed include: * Is being breezy and fun enough for a comic? * Does USM do justice to Gwen Stacy’s end? * Is Ultimate Adventures really the hidden gem/ masterpiece that Dave Zack says it is? Comics covered in this episode: *Ultimate X-Men #34-39 *Ultimate Adventures #1-6 *Ultimate Spider-Man #54-64 Up Next for Episode Ten (03/01/21): *Ultimate Spider-Man #65-69 *Ultimate Fantastic Four #13-18 *Ultimate X-Men #40-53 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 #9: Ultimate Carnage & Ultimate Adventures! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.