As I said in my first message, even if the main point of this website is to provide the best reading order guide I can produce, I also want to write about some great comics that don’t require a lot of guidance. I’m starting with a modern classic, Criminal by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips….
If you ask Eric Powell, he will probably recommend you to skip some of the early goon books, but I’m here to give you a reading order, so let’s start at the beginning. What’s The Goon? The Goon is not a what, he is a who. He is the enforcer for the gangster known as…
The Batman of the ’00s. What is Grant Morrison’s Batman about? Well, it’s about The Dark Knight, the Caped Crusader, the most famous vigilante of the world, but mostly of Gotham City, the alter ego of Bruce Wayne. This is an epic saga written by author superstar Grant Morrison from 2006 to 2013, from the…
HULK SMASH!!! Who is The Hulk? The Jekyll/Hyde of the Marvel Universe created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Saving the life of Rick Jones during the experimental detonation of a gamma bomb, scientist Bruce Banner was hit by the blast resulting in the absorption of gamma radiation. Banner didn’t die, but he wasn’t the…
For a long time, I’ve heard of Love & Rockets. I recently decided to start reading the series, but didn’t know where to start. So, I did some research and here it is. I’ll probably update this guide during my readings, but it could take some time, so don’t be afraid to add more in…
There is a new Netflix series about The Punisher. It’s a good time to talk about the comic books and where to start reading them. Who is The Punisher? Created by writer Gerry Conway and artists John Romita Sr. and Ross Andru, The Punisher made his first appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #129. His real…
In every generation, there is a chosen one. She alone will stand against the vampires, the demons, and the forces of darkness. She is the slayer. Who is Buffy Summers? She made her first appearance in the 1992 film Buffy the Vampire Slayer, before becoming the badass heroine of her own television show and comic…
Barry Allen is so fast, he will be on the small and the big screen at the same time this year. He also is in the pages of his own comics. If you want to read some of his adventures on paper, here is a little guide to help start. Who is Barry Allen? Barry…
After watching the trailer for the next Wolverine movie, it seems clear to me that X-23 is gonna be big in a few months and some people will certainly want to know more about this mini-wolvy. Why wait for the movie? Let’s start now! Even if this is a relatively new character in the X-Men…
Writing reading guides for some minor characters, I realized how unhelpful this kind of approach will be for major ones. It’s especially the case with Spider-Man my favorite Marvel Superhero. I think I’ll come back to write about specific storylines, but to start, I think it’s better to go with a guide to the best…
At first, I thought that Gwenpool was Lady Deadpool, but she is not. When I read about her story, I wanted to discover her books immediately, but where to start? Good question, here is the answer! But first… Who is Gwenpool? At one point, Marvel had fun with Gwen Stacy on the covers of a…
At the beginning of this blog, I was motivated by doing long and comprehensive reading guides, especially for comics. It’s time to get back at it with a big chunk of Spider-Man recent history. Spider-Man by Dan Slott, The Longest run Dan Slott took over in 2010. Before that, he was one of the multiple…
