

My Marvelous Year
By Dave Buesing (Comic Book Herald), Charlotte Fierro, & Zack Deane
Dave, Charlotte & Zack read the essential Marvel Comics universe, one publication year at a time, starting with Fantastic Four #1 in the 1960’s and progressing through to present day! It’s the Comic Book Herald reading club phenomena brought to life for your ears!
Episodes
Mentioned books

Jan 19, 2026 • 1h 19min
My Marvelous Year 2013 Variant B: Marvel and DC Crossover, Doomsday Teasers
Zack and Charlotte trade stories about what Dave means to them in this uplifting, tear-jerking Variant.
Up Next: My Marvelous Year — 2013 pt. 5
Comic Title
Issues
Notes
Infinity
See reading order
You’ll definitely want to follow the Infinity reading order because Hickman weaves between Infinity, Avengers and New Avengers.
Mighty Avengers
#1 to #3
Al Ewing is here already? Infinity tie-ins
Play along with:
Comic Book Herald’s Marvel Reading Order
A Marvel Unlimited subscription!
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You can find more Marvel Comics guides on Comic Book Herald at:
mymarvelousyear.com
Music for My Marvelous Year is credited to Disasterpeace. Support for My Marvelous Year comes via Patreon backers, for as little as $1 a month.
Make sure to subscribe now in order to get every reading list for every year of Marvel Comics! Subscribe to the Podcast! — iTunes, Pod Feed
If you like the show, please consider leaving a rating or review on iTunes, or your podcast player of choice!, to help us reach more readers & listeners!
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Jan 12, 2026 • 1h 5min
My Marvelous Year 2013 Pt. 4: Hickman takes the reins of the Marvel Universe
Charlotte, Dave, and Zack discuss the most exciting Avengers comics… ever? And a new run of Captain America kicks off!
Today’s episode is sponsored by GIT Collections, offering complete digital comics collections of the full histories of characters like Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Captain America, Iron Man and X-Men. Visit today and use promo code MMY at checkout for free shipping.
On this episode we cover the following issues (all available via Marvel Unlimited):
Comic Title
Issues
Notes
New Avengers/Avengers
#1 to #6 / #7 to #9
The whole New Avengers / Avengers cycle weaves together as Hickman progresses. In the early days though it’s pretty safe to read them separately.
Captain America
#1 to #5
Remender and John Romita run
Up Next: My Marvelous Year — 2013 pt. 5
Comic Title
Issues
Notes
Infinity
See reading order
You’ll definitely want to follow the Infinity reading order because Hickman weaves between Infinity, Avengers and New Avengers.
Mighty Avengers
#1 to #3
Al Ewing is here already? Infinity tie-ins
Play along with:
Comic Book Herald’s Marvel Reading Order
A Marvel Unlimited subscription!
[Disclosure: Affiliate link – CBH may earn from qualifying subscriptions]
You can find more Marvel Comics guides on Comic Book Herald at:
mymarvelousyear.com
Music for My Marvelous Year is credited to Disasterpeace. Support for My Marvelous Year comes via Patreon backers, for as little as $1 a month.
Make sure to subscribe now in order to get every reading list for every year of Marvel Comics! Subscribe to the Podcast! — iTunes, Pod Feed
If you like the show, please consider leaving a rating or review on iTunes, or your podcast player of choice!, to help us reach more readers & listeners!
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Jan 5, 2026 • 1h 33min
My Marvelous Year 2013 Pt. 3: Who is that in Spider-Man’s Suit???
Dave gets DIRTY and Zack is demure, discussing the Marvel Comics of 2013!
Today’s episode is sponsored by GIT Collections, offering complete digital comics collections of the full histories of characters like Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Captain America, Iron Man and X-Men. Visit today and use promo code MMY at checkout for free shipping.
On this episode we cover the following issues (all available via Marvel Unlimited):
Comic Title
Issues
Notes
Superior Spider-Man
#1 to #5, #17 to #19
24 issues in one year? Good grief!
The Superior Foes of Spider-Man
#1 to #6, #7
#7 added by Patreon backer David A
Up Next: My Marvelous Year — 2013 pt. 4
Comic Title
Issues
Notes
New Avengers/Avengers
#1 to #6 / #7 to #9
The whole New Avengers / Avengers cycle weaves together as Hickman progresses. In the early days though it’s pretty safe to read them separately.
Captain America
#1 to #5
Remender and John Romita run
Play along with:
Comic Book Herald’s Marvel Reading Order
A Marvel Unlimited subscription!
[Disclosure: Affiliate link – CBH may earn from qualifying subscriptions]
You can find more Marvel Comics guides on Comic Book Herald at:
mymarvelousyear.com
Music for My Marvelous Year is credited to Disasterpeace. Support for My Marvelous Year comes via Patreon backers, for as little as $1 a month.
Make sure to subscribe now in order to get every reading list for every year of Marvel Comics! Subscribe to the Podcast! — iTunes, Pod Feed
If you like the show, please consider leaving a rating or review on iTunes, or your podcast player of choice!, to help us reach more readers & listeners!
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Dec 29, 2025 • 1h 32min
My Marvelous Year: 2025 Holiday Variant! Best of the Year! Kidney Stones! Zack Finally Snaps!
Dave keeps Zack and Charlotte laughing and laughing, and they praise him for an hour straight!
Today’s episode is sponsored by GIT Collections, offering complete digital comics collections of the full histories of characters like Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Captain America, Iron Man and X-Men. Visit today and use promo code MMY at checkout for free shipping.
Up Next: My Marvelous Year — 2013 pt. 3
Comic Title
Issues
Notes
Superior Spider-Man
#1 to #5, #17 to #19
24 issues in one year? Good grief!
The Superior Foes of Spider-Man
#1 to #6, #7
#7 added by Patreon backer David A
Play along with:
Comic Book Herald’s Marvel Reading Order
A Marvel Unlimited subscription!
[Disclosure: Affiliate link – CBH may earn from qualifying subscriptions]
————————————————————————————-
You can find more Marvel Comics guides on Comic Book Herald at:
mymarvelousyear.com
Music for My Marvelous Year is credited to Disasterpeace. Support for My Marvelous Year comes via Patreon backers, for as little as $1 a month.
Make sure to subscribe now in order to get every reading list for every year of Marvel Comics! Subscribe to the Podcast! — iTunes, Pod Feed
If you like the show, please consider leaving a rating or review on iTunes, or your podcast player of choice!, to help us reach more readers & listeners!
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Dec 15, 2025 • 1h 10min
My Marvelous Year 2013 Pt. 2: Age of Ultron!
Charlotte and Dave mourn Zack’s absence this week for most of this episode… and probably talk about comics, I guess.
Today’s episode is sponsored by GIT Collections, offering complete digital comics collections of the full histories of characters like Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Captain America, Iron Man and X-Men. Visit today and use promo code MMY at checkout for free shipping.
On this episode we cover the following issues (all available via Marvel Unlimited):
Comic Title
Issues
Notes
Age of Ultron
#1 to #10
Not the movie.
Nova
#1 to #5
Charlotte’s intro to comics!
Up Next: My Marvelous Year — 2013 pt. 3
Comic Title
Issues
Notes
Superior Spider-Man
#1 to #5, #17 to #19
24 issues in one year? Good grief!
The Superior Foes of Spider-Man
#1 to #6, #7
#7 added by Patreon backer David A
Play along with:
Comic Book Herald’s Marvel Reading Order
A Marvel Unlimited subscription!
[Disclosure: Affiliate link – CBH may earn from qualifying subscriptions]
————————————————————————————-
You can find more Marvel Comics guides on Comic Book Herald at:
mymarvelousyear.com
Music for My Marvelous Year is credited to Disasterpeace. Support for My Marvelous Year comes via Patreon backers, for as little as $1 a month.
Make sure to subscribe now in order to get every reading list for every year of Marvel Comics! Subscribe to the Podcast! — iTunes, Pod Feed
If you like the show, please consider leaving a rating or review on iTunes, or your podcast player of choice!, to help us reach more readers & listeners!
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Dec 8, 2025 • 1h 17min
My Marvelous Year 2013 Pt. 1: Thor: GOAT of Thunder
Dave wields his power to attempt to bully Zack and Charlotte into prostrating themselves before him… but we will not be cowed!
Today’s episode is sponsored by GIT Collections, offering complete digital comics collections of the full histories of characters like Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Captain America, Iron Man and X-Men. Visit today and use promo code MMY at checkout for free shipping.
On this episode we cover the following issues (all available via Marvel Unlimited):
Thor: God of Thunder
#4-#11
Gorr the Godbutcher. A read it all run?
Uncanny Avengers
#6 to #11
Remender continues his Uncanny X-Force saga
Up Next: My Marvelous Year — 2013 pt. 2
Age of Ultron
#1 to #10
Not the movie.
Nova
#1 to #5
Charlotte’s intro to comics!
Play along with:
Comic Book Herald’s Marvel Reading Order
A Marvel Unlimited subscription!
[Disclosure: Affiliate link – CBH may earn from qualifying subscriptions]
————————————————————————————-
You can find more Marvel Comics guides on Comic Book Herald at:
mymarvelousyear.com
Music for My Marvelous Year is credited to Disasterpeace. Support for My Marvelous Year comes via Patreon backers, for as little as $1 a month.
Make sure to subscribe now in order to get every reading list for every year of Marvel Comics! Subscribe to the Podcast! — iTunes, Pod Feed
If you like the show, please consider leaving a rating or review on iTunes, or your podcast player of choice!, to help us reach more readers & listeners!
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Dec 1, 2025 • 1h 14min
My Marvelous Year 2012 Pt. 10: Marvel NOW and Insane Punisher MAX comics
Dave and Zack discuss a sample platter of Marvel NOW, and ONE OF US fulfilled his responsibilities to our loyal listeners and read their comic suggestions.
Today’s episode is sponsored by GIT Collections, offering complete digital comics collections of the full histories of characters like Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Captain America, Iron Man and X-Men. Visit today and use promo code MMY at checkout for free shipping.
On this episode we cover the following issues (all available via Marvel Unlimited):
X-Men Legacy
#1 to #3
Marvel NOW sample platter
FF
#1 to #2
Avengers
#1 to #3
Punisher Max
#17-22
Added by Patron backer Armand
Up Next: My Marvelous Year — 2013 pt. 1
Thor: God of Thunder
#4-#11
Gorr the Godbutcher. A read it all run?
Uncanny Avengers
#6 to #11
Remender continues his Uncanny X-Force saga
Play along with:
Comic Book Herald’s Marvel Reading Order
A Marvel Unlimited subscription!
[Disclosure: Affiliate link – CBH may earn from qualifying subscriptions]
————————————————————————————-
You can find more Marvel Comics guides on Comic Book Herald at:
mymarvelousyear.com
Music for My Marvelous Year is credited to Disasterpeace. Support for My Marvelous Year comes via Patreon backers, for as little as $1 a month.
Make sure to subscribe now in order to get every reading list for every year of Marvel Comics! Subscribe to the Podcast! — iTunes, Pod Feed
If you like the show, please consider leaving a rating or review on iTunes, or your podcast player of choice!, to help us reach more readers & listeners!
The post My Marvelous Year 2012 Pt. 10: Marvel NOW and Insane Punisher MAX comics appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

Nov 24, 2025 • 1h 4min
My Marvelous Year 2012 Variant E: Worst TV Show Endings, and Jonathan Hickman’s Future Plans
Zack, Dave, and Charlotte talk about what we’d most like to see from Hickman’s career in the future, and bemoan our favorite tv shows cancelled too soon.
Today’s episode is sponsored by GIT Collections, offering complete digital comics collections of the full histories of characters like Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Captain America, Iron Man and X-Men. Visit today and use promo code MMY at checkout for free shipping.
Up Next: My Marvelous Year — 2012 pt. 10
X-Men Legacy
#1 to #3
Marvel NOW sample platter
FF
#1 to #2
Avengers
#1 to #3
Punisher Max
#17-22
Added by Patron backer Armand
Play along with:
Comic Book Herald’s Marvel Reading Order
A Marvel Unlimited subscription!
[Disclosure: Affiliate link – CBH may earn from qualifying subscriptions]
————————————————————————————-
You can find more Marvel Comics guides on Comic Book Herald at:
mymarvelousyear.com
Music for My Marvelous Year is credited to Disasterpeace. Support for My Marvelous Year comes via Patreon backers, for as little as $1 a month.
Make sure to subscribe now in order to get every reading list for every year of Marvel Comics! Subscribe to the Podcast! — iTunes, Pod Feed
If you like the show, please consider leaving a rating or review on iTunes, or your podcast player of choice!, to help us reach more readers & listeners!
The post My Marvelous Year 2012 Variant E: Worst TV Show Endings, and Jonathan Hickman’s Future Plans appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

Nov 17, 2025 • 1h 41min
My Marvelous Year 2012 Pt. 9: Thor: God of Thunder! Charlotte’s last ep? Listen to the end to find out!
Charlotte, Dave, and Zack all claim the powers of a god in this epic battle of comic criticism!
Today’s episode is sponsored by GIT Collections, offering complete digital comics collections of the full histories of characters like Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Captain America, Iron Man and X-Men. Visit today and use promo code MMY at checkout for free shipping.
On this episode we cover the following issues (all available via Marvel Unlimited):
Uncanny Avengers
#1 to #2
Marvel NOW begins!
All-New X-Men
#1 to #4
Thor: God of Thunder
#1 to #3
Up Next: My Marvelous Year — 2012 pt. 10
X-Men Legacy
#1 to #3
Marvel NOW sample platter
FF
#1 to #2
Avengers
#1 to #3
Punisher Max
#17-22
Added by Patron backer Armand
Play along with:
Comic Book Herald’s Marvel Reading Order
A Marvel Unlimited subscription!
[Disclosure: Affiliate link – CBH may earn from qualifying subscriptions]
————————————————————————————-
You can find more Marvel Comics guides on Comic Book Herald at:
mymarvelousyear.com
Music for My Marvelous Year is credited to Disasterpeace. Support for My Marvelous Year comes via Patreon backers, for as little as $1 a month.
Make sure to subscribe now in order to get every reading list for every year of Marvel Comics! Subscribe to the Podcast! — iTunes, Pod Feed
If you like the show, please consider leaving a rating or review on iTunes, or your podcast player of choice!, to help us reach more readers & listeners!
The post My Marvelous Year 2012 Pt. 9: Thor: God of Thunder! Charlotte’s last ep? Listen to the end to find out! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

Nov 10, 2025 • 59min
My Marvelous Year 2012 Pt. 8: There’s a New Spider-Man???
Charlotte and Zack discuss the many sins of our absent cohost… and also some Spidey and Venom comics…
On this episode we cover the following issues (all available via Marvel Unlimited):
Amazing Spider-Man
#682 to #687, #698-#700
Ends of the Earth, big ol’ milestone
Venom
#16 to #22
Remender run on the title concludes.
Up Next: My Marvelous Year — 2012 pt. 9
Uncanny Avengers
#1 to #2
Marvel NOW begins!
All-New X-Men
#1 to #4
Thor: God of Thunder
#1 to #3
Play along with:
Comic Book Herald’s Marvel Reading Order
A Marvel Unlimited subscription!
[Disclosure: Affiliate link – CBH may earn from qualifying subscriptions]
————————————————————————————-
You can find more Marvel Comics guides on Comic Book Herald at:
mymarvelousyear.com
Music for My Marvelous Year is credited to Disasterpeace. Support for My Marvelous Year comes via Patreon backers, for as little as $1 a month.
Make sure to subscribe now in order to get every reading list for every year of Marvel Comics! Subscribe to the Podcast! — iTunes, Pod Feed
If you like the show, please consider leaving a rating or review on iTunes, or your podcast player of choice!, to help us reach more readers & listeners!
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