Essential Reads: Captain America

On our latest podcasts (issue #51) we gave our recommendations for the star-spangled sentinel of liberty: Captain America!

The good Captain has been around for close to a century (!!!!) now, so there are quite a lot of Captain America comic books! Wanna start reading some awesome Captain America comics but aren’t sure where to start? Here are our recommendations (and some honorable mentions) for some awesome Cap comics!

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Essential Reads: Green Arrow

On one of our latest podcasts (issue #48) we gave our recommendations for the emerald archer: Green Arrow!

Here are some honorable mentions and both Chris and Erik’s picks for their favorite- or at least most recommended- Green Arrow stories!

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Essential Reads: X-MEN

Be sure to check out Episode 38 of the podcast for our thoughts on all-time great X stories “The Dark Phoenix Saga” and “Days of Future Past”.

There are oh-SO many X-Men stories, and a lot of them are really good to great, so it’s very difficult to provide a recommended reading list that isn’t very, very long, but we’ve narrowed it down to some favorites. Keep in mind that these don’t include stories only found in books like New Mutants, Wolverine, X-Factor or X-Force, as they honestly deserve their own lists. 

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Essential Reads: HELLBOY

On our latest podcast episode (issue #34) we gave our recommendations for Mike Mignola’s “HellBoy” from Darkhorse Comics!

Chris’s Pick: HELLBOY IN MEXICO by Mike Mignola and Richard Corben

Erik’s Pick: HELLBOY: KRAMPUSNACHT by Mike Mignola and Adam Hughes (Eisner Award-winning one shot)

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Essential Reads: THE INCREDIBLE HULK

On our latest podcast episode (Issue #30) we gave some recommendations for THE HULK!

Chris’s Pick: THE IMMORTAL HULK by Al Ewing and Joe Bennett

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Essential Reads: FANTASTIC FOUR

On our latest podcast episode (Issue #26) we gave some recommendations for the FF!

Erik’s Pick: “FANTASTIC FOUR: 1234” by Grant Morrison and Jae Lee (Marvel Knights)

Chris’s Pick(s): “Fantastic Four: Unthinkable” by Mark Waid, Mike Wieringo, and Casey Jones *AND* “Fantastic Four: Authoritative Action” by Mark Waid, Howard Porter, and Mike Wieringo!

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