#comics recommendations

Please read comics!!!!

Here are my comics reading orders

https://www.comicbookherald.com/the-complete-marvel-reading-order-guide/

https://www.comicbookherald.com/reading-dc-comics/

https://batcave.biz/

https://readcomiconline.li/

https://readallcomics.com/

As some of you may know, I've been working on a long project where I curated a comics reading list for my friend, M, who has had almost zero prior exposure to DC comics or other media. Though lengthy, this list is in no way comprehensive: the focus is primarily on the post-crisis era, and primarily follows storylines revolving around characters who have been Robin (as well as some major general Bat stories). After each "part" we get together to record a podcast episode to discuss their thoughts on their comics journey. I'm still in the editing phase for those, but in the meantime I wanted to share the first few sections of the list!

Part One of this list (in terms of in-universe chronology, it jumps around a lot re: publication date) goes from Bruce's early days as Batman until the end of Jason's time as Robin. Part Two picks up right afterwards and deals with the fallout of Jason's death, the introduction of Tim Drake and his early days as Robin, and also introduces a number of other important cast members such as Stephanie Brown, Helena Bertinelli, and Jean-Paul Valley (and of course, the ever-expanding rogues gallery). Part Three is pretty much just all Knightfall.

If you want to go back and read about my descent into madness as I compiled this list, or check out occasional screenshots and reactions from M as they read, I organize that under my blog tag "in which I force M to read Batman."

I know it can be really overwhelming knowing where to start, so while this is a rather bespoke list I made for my friend, I hope this can maybe make it a little easier for other people to jump into reading comics as well. Please always feel free to ask questions about this project or just chat with me about comics in general. I love to blab about my nerdy hobbies. :D

Original notes/commentary (like reasons why I included or left out certain things) from when I posted Part One under the cut:

Comic recommendation: Golden Rage from Image Comics

Described as “Golden Girls meets Battle Royale”, Golden Rage is a series about grandma-aged women trapped on an island after society decides to banish women that are no longer fertile. The women fight, make alliances, and try to survive in their new conditions. There are characters of color and LGBT characters, and the series is quick, funny, and touching by turn.

It's fantastic, Eddie and Venom have been separated and they're finally back together, and Eddie calls Venom darling and my love and it's great, and it's really clear that they have something going on that other symbiotes don't have with their hosts.

if you guys are curious this is a very small, very incomplete, and not at all in order list of my recommended dinah reads.

Hey, it’s Pride Month! 

Looking for some queer comics series made by queer creators to read?  Here are a few titles @iolanda-zanfardino and I have created:

 ALICE IN LEATHERLAND: https://blackmaskstore.com/collections/alice-in-leatherland/products/alice-in-leatherland-vol-1

A THING CALLED TRUTH:  https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/a-thing-called-truth-tp