The Boys Reading Order: How to read Garth Ennis’ satirical comics ?

The Boys Reading Order: How to read Garth Ennis’ satirical comics ?

This article will not be updated anymore. Since we have launched a blog dedicated to comic book reading orders, you can find an up-to-date version of this Boys Reading Order here. If there was only one Garth Ennis to read, it wouldn’t be The Boys, because nothing is better than Preacher. That said, in my…

Hellblazer: John Constantine Reading Order: How to read the stories of the antihero of the DC universe

Hellblazer: John Constantine Reading Order: How to read the stories of the antihero of the DC universe

Spinning out of the hit series Saga of Swamp Thing by Alan Moore, Steve Bissette and John Totleben in 1984, John Constantine became a popular character quite quickly and joined the new Vertigo line with his own title: Hellblazer. John Constantine is a working class occult detective and con man from London who is known…

Night of the Monster Men Reading Order: A Guide to the Batman mini-event

Night of the Monster Men Reading Order: A Guide to the Batman mini-event

After The Lazarus Contract, I’d like to go back to another mini-event from DC. I quite like the way they’re cross-promote their series. It gives a cohesive vision to the DC Universe. In that case, to the batfamily world. What is the Night of the Monster Men? Night of the Monster Men is the first…

Green Lantern by Geoff Johns Reading Order: How to read the most ambitious run in Green Lantern history?

Green Lantern by Geoff Johns Reading Order: How to read the most ambitious run in Green Lantern history?

When I started this blog, this reading order was one of the first on my to-do list. I pushed it away, but I finally came back to it when I read that there’ll be a new reprint next year. What about Green Lantern by Geoff Johns? I didn’t really know a lot about Green Lantern,…

X-Men by Jonathan Hickman Reading Order: How to read the most ambitious X-Men run in a long time?

X-Men by Jonathan Hickman Reading Order: How to read the most ambitious X-Men run in a long time?

For a long time, X-Men comics were just a second thought at Marvel Comics. And then, Jonathan Hickman came. What is the X-Men by Jonathan Hickman series about? A new era begins for the mutants of the Marvel World. With artists Pepe Larraz and R.B. Silva, writer Jonathan Hickman used past, present, and future to…

Watchmen Reading Order: How to read Alan Moore books and more?

Watchmen Reading Order: How to read Alan Moore books and more?

Soon, there will be a Watchmen TV show on HBO that will have some connexions with the original comics. It’s not new, DC writers don’t seem capable of stopping expanding the world created by Alan Moore. Here is a guide. What is the Watchmen comic book series about? Published by DC Comics in 1986 and…

Green Lantern by Grant Morrison Reading Order: How to read Grant Morrison and Liam Sharp’s run of Emerald Warrior comics?

Green Lantern by Grant Morrison Reading Order: How to read Grant Morrison and Liam Sharp’s run of Emerald Warrior comics?

Grant Morrison is back on a regular DC Comics series, but not on Batman. What is Green Lantern by Grant Morrison about? As part of the DC Rebirth relaunch in 2016, the regular Green Lantern series was canceled and replaced with “Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps” and “Green Lanterns.” After that, Scottish writer…

Batwoman Reading Order: What to read with Kate Kane?

Batwoman Reading Order: What to read with Kate Kane?

Meet the new super-heroine of the Arrowverse… Who is Batwoman? Remember Kathy Kane from the ’50s? Well, we’re not talking about her, but about Kate Kane, the modern incarnation of Batwoman. She is younger, as she makes her first appearance in 2006, when Batman is absent. She’s also Bruce Wayne’s cousin and one badass super-heroine,…

Secret Empire Reading Order: How to read the Evil Captain America crossover?

Secret Empire Reading Order: How to read the Evil Captain America crossover?

It’s the end of the Secret Empire event, it’s time to get to the reading guide : What is Secret Empire? Big Marvel crossover published between April and September 2017, Secret Empire is one of those Universe Redefining massive events. Of course, the most important thing here is that Captain America is a f***ing Hydra…

World War Hulk Reading Order: How To read the follow-up of Planet Hulk?

World War Hulk Reading Order: How To read the follow-up of Planet Hulk?

It seems that the news MCU movie, Thor: Ragnarok will integrate some bits and pieces from the World War Hulk storyline. It’s a good time to revisit it. What is World War Hulk? Written by Greg Pak with John Romita, Jr. as penciler, World War Hulk is a comic book crossover storyline published by Marvel…

Marvel Runaways Reading Order: How to follow The Runaways in the Marvel Universe?

Marvel Runaways Reading Order: How to follow The Runaways in the Marvel Universe?

There are a lot of new adaptations of comics coming our way in the months to come. One of them is Marvel’s The Runaways. If you don’t know them yet, here is your guide to change that. But first… Who are the Runaways ? The Runaways are a group of six teenagers who discover that…