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Dave founded Comic Book Herald in 2011 and has written a lot about comics since that time. See for yourself below!

Marvel Unlimited App For Android – Bugs, Facepalms, and Comics Galore

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Did you know Android smartphones consist of more than 80% of the mobile phone market? The stat always amazes me.

Attention on the iPhone is always so great that it’s easy to forget that as of the most recent quarterly market share reports, iOS only accounts for 12% of the total market. It’s not even close to Android.

And yet, back in the olden times we knew as March of 2013, Marvel unexpectedly announced the release of their exciting Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited app for iOS only. It wasn’t until a couple months later that the Android version of the Marvel Unlimited app was released, and in many ways it still doesn’t feel quite ready.

One major question remains: Just how functional is Marvel Unlimited for Android? [Read more…] about Marvel Unlimited App For Android – Bugs, Facepalms, and Comics Galore

The Best All Ages Comics For Kids

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Bad Boys 2. I’m ten years old, and she hands me a DVD of Bad Boys 2.

My aunt isn’t necessarily the most age appropriate gift-giver. One time for my brother’s 12th Birthday, she gave him a package containing 2nd-grade learning trivia cards. I think my brother’s a bone-head, but that’s a BIG four grade miss, even for his limited intellectual capacity.

So it should come as no surprise that for Christmas as a 10 year old, my aunt handed me a DVD of the R-rated, Martin Lawrence starring, Bad Boys 2. At 10, my mom wouldn’t let me watch Batman & Robin (in retrospect, this was a godsend. I may have grown up hating Batman, Robin, and movies in general). Yet here I am with a disc full of cusswords, sex, guns, and who knows what else. Just think of the pot weed! And my innocent little (yet surprisingly accomplished) mind!

Age appropriate? Not quite. [Read more…] about The Best All Ages Comics For Kids

What Tablet Device Should You Buy For Your Digital Comic Books?

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Update: There is a more recent version of this post for deciding on a tablet for comics in 2023.

More often than not, decisions involving comic books don’t create too much financial stress. There are obvious exceptions (Nic Cage’s copy of Action Comics #1 comes to mind), but generally speaking a $2.99 (or, gasp!, $3.99) comic won’t break the bank.

This all gets thrown out the window when we start considering the device you want to use to read your digital comics. Do you stick to a laptop/desktop? Do you invest in a sleek 10 inch tablet? What about a mini tablet to save a few dollars? And what about the Kindle or Nook e-reader devices? What’s the best device for comic book reading? [Read more…] about What Tablet Device Should You Buy For Your Digital Comic Books?

CBH Review: Avengers Endless Wartime New Graphic Novel

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Avengers: Endless Wartime is the first of Marvel’s new Original Graphic Novel series, and on the surface everything sounds like a huge win for Marvel fans. Comic book legend Warren Ellis writing an all-new, standalone Avengers graphic novel? I couldn’t pre-order the book fast enough.

Now that I’ve had time to read Endless Wartime, though, I’ve found it’s not quite the runaway success I was hoping. Is this graphic novel worth your dollars? Let’s take a closer look: [Read more…] about CBH Review: Avengers Endless Wartime New Graphic Novel

Every Single Pop Culture Reference in Y: The Last Man

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Brain K. Vaughn and Pia Guerra’s Y: The Last Man is notable for a number of reasons, not least of which is that this comic series is stuffed to the brim with pop culture references. That’s not exactly a primary reason why Y: The Last Man is a shoe-in on any “best graphic novels” list, but is a hugely central component of the reading experience. [Read more…] about Every Single Pop Culture Reference in Y: The Last Man