

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

Oct 6, 2025 • 1h 11min
My Marvelous Year 2012 Pt. 5: More Hickman FF and a Winter Soldier solo series!
Charlotte, Dave, and Zack wrestle for control of the multiverse while discussing the end of Hickman’s Fantastic Four run.
On this episode we cover the following issues (all available via Marvel Unlimited):
Fantastic Four / FF
#600 / #12… #604 / #16
Alternate issues of Fantastic Four and FF: https://www.comicbookherald.com/jonathan-hickman-marvel-universe-reading-order-2008-to-2016/#hickman4
Winter Soldier
#1 to #3
Brubaker and Lark on Bucky.
Up Next: My Marvelous Year — 2012 pt. 6
Fantastic Four / FF
#605-606 / 17-18 … #611 / #23
Alternate every 2 issues of Fantastic Four and FF: https://www.comicbookherald.com/jonathan-hickman-marvel-universe-reading-order-2008-to-2016/#hickman4
Astonishing X-Men
#50-#51, 56-57
Underrated Marjorie Liu run
Play along with:
Comic Book Herald’s Marvel Reading Order
A Marvel Unlimited subscription!
[Disclosure: Affiliate link – CBH may earn from qualifying subscriptions]
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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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Sep 29, 2025 • 1h 17min
My Marvelous Year 2012 Pt. 4: Avengers vs. X-Men!
Charlotte, Dave, and Zack get into a friendship ending argument in the first 30 seconds of the podcast and spend the next 90 minutes duking it out around the world!
On this episode we cover the following issues (all available via Marvel Unlimited):
Avengers vs. X-Men
#1 to #12
Read the tie-ins IF YOU DARE
Uncanny X-Men
#12-14
Added by Patreon backer Justin W. AvX tie-ins
Wolverine & the X-Men
#17
Added by Patreon backer Kyle S.
Up Next: My Marvelous Year — 2012 pt. 5
Fantastic Four / FF
#600 / #12… #604 / #16
Alternate issues of Fantastic Four and FF: https://www.comicbookherald.com/jonathan-hickman-marvel-universe-reading-order-2008-to-2016/#hickman4
Winter Soldier
#1 to #3
Brubaker and Lark on Bucky.
Play along with:
Comic Book Herald’s Marvel Reading Order
A Marvel Unlimited subscription!
[Disclosure: Affiliate link – CBH may earn from qualifying subscriptions]
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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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Sep 23, 2025 • 1h 19min
My Marvelous Year 2012 Variant B: We solve comics publishing, and talk Silksong!
Dave forces Zack to weigh in on “Video Game Difficulty Discourse” irt Silksong, and Charlotte pitches “The French Method” of comic publishing.
Up Next: My Marvelous Year — 2012 pt. 4
Avengers vs. X-Men
#1 to #12
Read the tie-ins IF YOU DARE
Uncanny X-Men
#12-14
Added by Patreon backer Justin W. AvX tie-ins
Wolverine & the X-Men
#17
Added by Patreon backer Kyle S.
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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Sep 15, 2025 • 55min
My Marvelous Year 2012 Pt. 3: Finale of Remender’s X-Force!
Dave and Zack give a send off to one of the best Marvel comics of the millennia so far.
On this episode we cover the following issues (all available via Marvel Unlimited):
Uncanny X-Force
#24 – #35
Final Execution. End of the Run.
Up Next: My Marvelous Year — 2012 pt. 3
Carnage U.S.A.
#1 to #5
Zeb Wells and Clayton Crain. Cool covers?
Scarlet Spider
#1 to #3
I remember this being surprisingly good. Stopping in the middle of the first volume in case not!
Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe
#1 to #4
Wonder what’s gonna happen
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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Sep 8, 2025 • 43min
My Marvelous Year 2012 Pt. 2: Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe & Carnage USA
Charlotte and Zack read the peak of mid-2000s edgy Marvel!
On this episode we cover the following issues (all available via Marvel Unlimited):
Carnage U.S.A.
#1 to #5
Zeb Wells and Clayton Crain. Cool covers?
Scarlet Spider
#1 to #3
I remember this being surprisingly good. Stopping in the middle of the first volume in case not!
Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe
#1 to #4
Wonder what’s gonna happen
Up Next: My Marvelous Year — 2012 pt. 4
Avengers vs. X-Men
#1 to #12
Read the tie-ins IF YOU DARE
Uncanny X-Men
#12-14
Added by Patreon backer Justin W. AvX tie-ins
Wolverine & the X-Men
#17
Added by Patreon backer Kyle S.
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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Sep 3, 2025 • 1h 14min
My Marvelous Year 2012 Variant A: Eyes of Wakanda review!
Zack (king of podcasts in 2050), Charlotte, and Dave chat about Eyes of Wakanda and have another “state of the MCU/DCU” talk. Also, some Predator and Alien talk!
Up Next: My Marvelous Year — 2012 pt. 3
Carnage U.S.A.
#1 to #5
Zeb Wells and Clayton Crain. Cool covers?
Scarlet Spider
#1 to #3
I remember this being surprisingly good. Stopping in the middle of the first volume in case not!
Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe
#1 to #4
Wonder what’s gonna happen
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 A: Eyes of Wakanda review! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

Aug 25, 2025 • 1h 16min
2012 Pt. 1: More Kieron Gillen Asgard!
Charlotte and Zack rewrite history to make this the best episode of MMY yet!
On this episode we cover the following issues (all available via Marvel Unlimited):
Journey Into Mystery
#633-#636, 639-641
More like Journey into Mastery am I right?
The Mighty Thor / Journey Into Mystery
JiM #642, TMT #19, #643, TMT #20, #644, TMT #21, #645
Everything Burns
Up Next: My Marvelous Year — 2012 pt. 2
Uncanny X-Force
#24 – #35
Final Execution. End of the 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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Aug 18, 2025 • 1h 2min
2011 Pt. 8: X-Men, X-Men, & MORE X-Men
Charlotte, Dave, and Zack GET IN THE MECH and OBLITERATE this comic book review!
On this episode we cover the following issues (all available via Marvel Unlimited):
X-Men: Schism / X-Men: Regenesis
#1 to #5 / #1
A new era of X
Wolverine & The X-Men
#1 to #3
Uncanny X-Men
#1 to #3
Up Next: My Marvelous Year — 2012 pt. 1
Journey Into Mystery
#633-#636, 639-641
More like Journey into Mastery am I right?
The Mighty Thor / Journey Into Mystery
JiM #642, TMT #19, #643, TMT #20, #644, TMT #21, #645
Everything Burns
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, Google Play, 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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Aug 11, 2025 • 1h 28min
2011 Variant D: Fantastic Four (2025) Movie Review!
The Gruesome Threesome review Fantastic Four: First Steps and Zack can’t remember who is going to eat a bug.
Up Next: My Marvelous Year — 2011 pt. 8
X-Men: Schism / X-Men: Regenesis
#1 to #5 / #1
A new era of X
Wolverine & The X-Men
#1 to #3
Uncanny X-Men
#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, Google Play, 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 2011 Variant D: Fantastic Four (2025) Movie Review! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

Jul 28, 2025 • 1h 12min
2011 Pt. 7: Norman Osborn solo series & Dave forces us to read Alpha Flight
Dave forces us to read Alpha Flight, but Zack and Charlotte try their best to steer the conversation towards better comics.
On this episode we cover the following issues (all available via Marvel Unlimited):
Alpha Flight
#0.1
Defend yourself, Zack
Osborn
#1 to #5
Kelly Sue Deconnick and Emma Rios
Red Skull: Incarnate
#1
Added to the list by Patreon back Etha
Secret Avengers
#16 to #20
Ellis and Cassaday
Up Next: My Marvelous Year — 2011 pt. 8
X-Men: Schism / X-Men: Regenesis
#1 to #5 / #1
A new era of X
Wolverine & The X-Men
#1 to #3
Uncanny X-Men
#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, Google Play, 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 2011 Pt. 7: Norman Osborn solo series & Dave forces us to read Alpha Flight appeared first on Comic Book Herald.