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Comic Book History: Marvel’s Original Sin
Marvel’s first event for 2014 (it’s sad that it needs to qualified as the first) was a murder mystery. The Watcher was horrifically murdered, his eyes stolen, and with it, his secrets. His secrets were...
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Comic Book History: DC’s Trinity War & Forever Evil
Two years into DC’s line wide reboot, the New 52, they launched their first line wide crossover, Trinity War. What was billed as a battle between the three Justice League teams (Prime, of America, and...
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Comic Book History: Marvel’s Ultimate Universe Pt. 2
After years of phenomenal stories, Marvel’s Ultimate Universe was starting to flounder. The line had become stagnant, with the publisher hitting the reset button, cancelling many books and launching...
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Comic Book History: Batman Zero Year
Scott Snyder has been guiding Batman since the New 52 launched. After a few amazing opening arcs like Court of Owls and Death of the Family, Snyder looked to the past, retelling Batman’s origin with...
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Comic Book History: Marvel’s Death of Wolverine
Marvel’s unstoppable killing machine is dead. Much like the Death of Spider-Man, the title was literal, the murdering mutant has fallen. What finally ended Wolverine’s near immortal life? Magneto,...
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Comic Book History: Marvel’s Fear Itself
Marvel was on a role with event books, having revitalized the concept with House of M in 2005. While there were certainly ups and downs, generally they succeeded in telling at minimum a descent story...
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Comic Book History: The Death and Return of Superman
The Death of Superman is the apex comic book series. There has never been a bigger event in the industry, nor will their be again. DC comics did the unthinkable, killing their premier character, the...
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Comic Book History: Marvel’s Avengers vs. X-men: AXIS – Utterly Disappointing
Marvel’s been firing on all cylinders since their Marvel NOW! relaunch following Avengers vs. X-Men. While not everything has been a winner, the good far out weighed the bad. This is the best the...
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Comic Book History: Marvel’s Hunger & Cataclysm (Ultimate Universe)
Nearly 5 years after Cataclysm, the time came once again to wipe the slate clean in Marvel’s Ultimate Universe. With many titles floundering, or stories having run their course, things needed to change...
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Comic Book History: Batman: The Killing Joke
A story that fundamentally changes established characters for decades, and continues to remain celebrated is a rare occurrence. Stories come and go, but the status quo is always resumed at some point....
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