A Comic Book Reading Order Guide For Beginners & Fans
One of my absolute favorite Arrested Development gags comes from that master of sleuthery, Gene Parmesean. His ability to sneak into nearly any scene (to the delighted terror of Lucille) tickles me every time. Just when you forget about good ol’ Gene, there he is again, ready and waiting.
The Skrulls are the Gene Parmesean of the Marvel Universe, but significantly less jovial. [Read more…] about Skrulls Reading Order: Essential Skrull Comics!
Since his creation in 2001, Robert “Glob” Herman has become an unlikely fan-favorite member of the young mutants debuting throughout the 2000’s. Created as part of Grant Morrison’s time writing New X-Men (with art by Ethan Van Sciver), Glob even has the cinematic credit of a cameo in X-Men: The Last Stand to his name. [Read more…] about Glob Herman (X-Men) Reading Order!
This Patreon request for a “Midnight Sons” reading order sent me down a deep (sometimes literally) dark hole into the supernatural mythology on the fringes of the Marvel Universe. [Read more…] about Midnight Sons & Darkhold Reading Order!
“X-Man”. Singular. To the uninitiated, it’s a frequent misnomer for Wolverine- the mutant franchise’s most popular and recognizable member. Sometimes the eye-blasting Cyclops gets tagged with this handle and, okay, maybe even occasionally bald mentalist founder Professor Charles Xavier is mistaken. But really who we’re talking about is the character Nate Grey. [Read more…] about X-Man (Nate Grey) Comics Reading Order!
As I’ve said before, the Punisher is made up of a simple formula: a soldier comes home from war to become a family man; a family man loses everything; a man who’s lost everything becomes a soldier and starts a war.
Frank Castle is just a normal man whose only superpower is murder. And yet from this simplicity comes so much depth. [Read more…] about The 3 Punisher Graphic Novels Every Fan Should Start With