

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

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!
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]
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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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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]
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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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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!
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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!
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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!
The post My Marvelous Year 2012 Pt. 8: There’s a New Spider-Man??? appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

Nov 3, 2025 • 1h 19min
My Marvelous Year 2012 Variant D: Best Spider-Man stories & Gamer Shame
Dave and Zack have a wide-ranging discussion about the best Spider-Man stories, sports podcasts, beat-em-up arcade games, the joys of powerwashing, and Zack’s gamer shame.
Up Next: My Marvelous Year — 2012 pt. 8
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.
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 D: Best Spider-Man stories & Gamer Shame appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

Oct 27, 2025 • 1h 31min
My Marvelous Year 2012 Pt. 7: MMY Finale (Hawkeye Drama)
Dave schools Zack so completely, with the full aid of Charlotte’s backing, that Zack apologizes profusely for every questioning him! What a good episode! Listen with your friends and family to fully understand the healing power of forgiveness (Dave’s for Zack slandering Hawkeye but ultimate admitting full guilt before a jury of his peers).
On this episode we cover the following issues (all available via Marvel Unlimited):
Captain Marvel
#1 to #6
Kelly Sue Deconnick begins her run
Hawkeye
#1 to #5
Zack can eat a rock!
Daredevil
#9-10, 14-15, #17
The 3 best villains in the Marvel Universe all in one package.
Up Next: My Marvelous Year — 2012 pt. 8
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.
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. 7: MMY Finale (Hawkeye Drama) appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

Oct 20, 2025 • 1h 9min
My Marvelous Year 2012 Pt. 6: Marjorie Liu’s X-Men! And more Hickman FF??? wtf
Dave and Zack eat a double-sized helping of Hickman Fantastic Four! And Marjorie Liu’s underrated X-Men run begins!
On this episode we cover the following issues (all available via Marvel Unlimited):
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
Up Next: My Marvelous Year — 2012 pt. 7
Captain Marvel
#1 to #6
Kelly Sue Deconnick begins her run
Hawkeye
#1 to #5
Zack can eat a rock!
Daredevil
#9-10, 14-15, #17
The 3 best villains in the Marvel Universe all in one package.
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
The post My Marvelous Year 2012 Pt. 6: Marjorie Liu’s X-Men! And more Hickman FF??? wtf appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

Oct 13, 2025 • 1h 28min
My Marvelous Year 2012 Variant C: DC Movies/TV, the end of the Ultimate line, and our favorite RPG podcasts!
Dave, Charlotte, and Zack have a very chaotic series of conversations about whatever this week. Want Avatar talk? It’s here! Want 25 minutes of Dave silently listening to Charlotte and Zack talk about D&D podcasts? You got it!
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]
————————————————————————————-
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 C: DC Movies/TV, the end of the Ultimate line, and our favorite RPG podcasts! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

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]
————————————————————————————-
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. 5: More Hickman FF and a Winter Soldier solo series! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.


