Episode #119 – Where to Begin
The world of superheroes can be daunting, especially for newcomers. With superhero movies and shows being as popular as they are now, more than ever new fans are interested in checking out their favorite heroes in their original medium: comic books. But where to start? That’s where we come in! We’re going over some of the most popular heroes and listing our choices of safe places for new readers to jump on board.
Credits
Panel:
Zack Slater
Frank Melman (on Twitter)
Tommy Smithereens (on Twitter)
Clifton (on Twitter)
Produced by Zack Slater
Produced/Edited by Clifton (on Twitter)
Engineered by Mike BlueLion209
Music: Arpy – Dan Henig
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Episode Notes for Jumping into Comics
Moon Knight
Moon Knight # 1 – by Warren Ellis & Declan Shalvey
West Coast Avengers: Lost in Space-Time
Doctor Strange
Doctor Strange: The Oath by Bryan K. Vaughn & Marcos Martin
Doctor Strange & Doctor Doom: Triumph & Torment by Roger Stern & Mike Mignola
Doctor Strange: The Way of the Weird by Jason Aaron & Chris Bachelo
Ms. Marvel
Ms. Marvel # 1 by G. Willow Wilson & Adrian Alphona
Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers): The Uncanny X-Men #164: “Binary”
All new-All Different Avengers # 1 by Mark Waid & Adam Kubert
Thor
Thor by Jason Aaron. Starts with The God Butcher – The Goddess of Thunder
Thor by Walt Simonson starting in Thor #337
Loki mini series by Rob Rodi & Esad Ribic
Thor: The Mighty Avenger by Roger Langridge & Chris Samnee
Batman
Batman: The Long Halloween / Batman: Dark Victory by Jeph Loeb & Tim Sale
Batman: Hush by Jeph Loeb & Jim Lee
Batman: Year One by Frank Miller & David Mazzucchelli
Spider-Man
Amazing Spider-Man #300 – First Appearance of Venom
Amazing Fantasy #15 – Amazing Spider-Man #13 collected in Marvel Masterworks Vol. 1 & 2
Spider-Verse comic event by Dan Slot & Various
Ultimate Spider-Man by Brain Michael Bendis & Mark Bagley
Superman
All Star Superman by Grant Morrison & Frank Quitely
Superman in the Sixties by Various
Superman: “Whatever Happened to The Man of Tomorrow?” by Alan Moore and Curt Swan
Action Comics #775: “Whatever Happened to Truth, Justice, and the American Way?” by Joe Kelly & Doug Mahnke
Superman Annual #11 :”For the Man Who Has Everything” by Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons
DC Comics Presents #85: Superman & Swamp Thing in “The Jungle Line” by Alan Moore & Rick Veitch
Supreme Originally Created by Rob Liefeld. We reccommend the run of the comic starting with Supreme #41 that was by Alan Moore & Various Artists
Stills from Superman: The Animated Series: “Last Son of Krypton”
Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four: 1234 by Grant Morrison & Jae Lee
Fantastic Four: The Trial of Galactus by John Byrne
Fantastic Four: Trial of Reed Richards by John Byrne
Fantastic Four # 48 – 50: “The Coming of Galactus” by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby
Flash
Crisis on Infinite Earths #8 by Marv Wolfman & George Perez
Flash: Rebirth by Geoff Johns & Ethan Van Sciver
Flashpoint by Geoff Johns & Andy Kubert
Showcase Presents The Flash vol. 1 & 2 by Various
Trial of The Flash
The Flash: Return Of Barry Allen by Mark Waid & Greg LaRocque
DC: The New Frontier by Darwyn Cooke
Green Lantern
Green Lantern: Rebirth By Geoff Johns & Ethan Van Sciver
Sinestro Corp. War by Geoff Johns & Various
Tales of the Green Lantern Corp. by Alan Moore Collected in DC Universe: The Stories of Alan Moore
Captain America
Captain America: The Winter Soldier begins the epic run by Ed Brubaker
Captain America: “Castaway in Dimension Z” by Rick Remender & John Romita Jr.
Captain America: War & Remembrance by Roger Stern & John Byrne
