

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

Aug 14, 2023 • 1h 27min
2004 Pt. 3: Avengers Disassembled!
Dave, Charlotte and Zack kick off the modern era of Marvel events with Avengers Disassembled! Great jumping on point!
On this episode we cover the following issues (all available via Marvel Unlimited):
Avengers Disassembled
Full CBH reading order OR Avengers #500 to #503, Avengers Finale #1
You can definitely just read the core event issues. That said, this begins the modern era of Marvel events, which means there are a bunch of related tie-ins. For my money, Thor Disassembled is the most essential.
Up Next: My Marvelous Year — 2004 pt. 4
Secret War
#1 to #5
Not plural.
The Pulse
#1 to #5
Jessica Jones’ first series after Alias.
Play along with:
Comic Book Herald’s Marvel Reading Order
Downloadable Checklist!
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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, 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 7, 2023 • 1h 5min
2004 Variant Cover A: Should the MCU Be on TV?
Dave, Charlotte and Zack talk Secret Invasion, and the upcoming new Invincible podcast!
Up Next: My Marvelous Year — 2004 pt. 3
Avengers Disassembled
Full CBH reading order OR Avengers #500 to #503, Avengers Finale #1
You can definitely just read the core event issues. That said, this begins the modern era of Marvel events, which means there are a bunch of related tie-ins. For my money, Thor Disassembled is the most essential.
Play along with:
Comic Book Herald’s Marvel Reading Order
Downloadable Checklist!
This week’s episode is brought to you by:
https://go.foursigmatic.com/mmy (enter code MMY at checkout for 30% off!)
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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, 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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Jul 31, 2023 • 1h 20min
2004 Pt. 2: Fantastic Four, Iron Man, & She-Hulk
Dave, Charlotte and Zack learn whether all Things go to heaven, watch Tony Stark straight up join the Bush administration, and kick off the Dan Slott written era of She-Hulk!
On this episode we cover the following issues (all available via Marvel Unlimited):
Fantastic Four
#509 to #513
Waid and Wieringo run into the Hereafter
Iron Man
#78 to #82
That one time comics got POLITICAL
She-Hulk (2004)
#1 to #4
Dan Slott and Juan Bobillo tenure on Shulkie begins
Up Next: My Marvelous Year — 2004 pt. 3
Avengers Disassembled
Full CBH reading order OR Avengers #500 to #503, Avengers Finale #1
You can definitely just read the core event issues. That said, this begins the modern era of Marvel events, which means there are a bunch of related tie-ins. For my money, Thor Disassembled is the most essential.
Play along with:
Comic Book Herald’s Marvel Reading Order
Downloadable Checklist!
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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, 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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Jul 24, 2023 • 52min
2004 Pt. 1: Daredevil & Runaways
Dave sings, and Charlotte and Zack conclude the first volume of Runaways and talk more Daredevil by Bendis and Maleev.
On this episode we cover the following issues (all available via Marvel Unlimited):
Daredevil
#56 to #64
Bendis and Maleev continue with “King of Hell’s Kitchen”
Runaways
#13 to #18
The conclusion of the first Runaways arc by Brian K. Vaughn and Adrian Alphona.
Up Next: My Marvelous Year — 2004 pt. 2
Fantastic Four
#509 to #513
Waid and Wieringo run into the Hereafter
Iron Man
#78 to #82
That one time comics got POLITICAL
She-Hulk (2004)
#1 to #4
Dan Slott and Juan Bobillo tenure on Shulkie begins
Play along with:
Comic Book Herald’s Marvel Reading Order
Downloadable Checklist!
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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, 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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Jul 17, 2023 • 1h 1min
2003 Variant Cover DD: 2003 Daredevil Movie!
Charlotte and Zack watched 2003’s Daredevil.
Up Next: My Marvelous Year — 2004 pt. 1
Daredevil
#56 to #64
Bendis and Maleev continue with “King of Hell’s Kitchen”
Runaways
#13 to #18
The conclusion of the first Runaways arc by Brian K. Vaughn and Adrian Alphona.
Play along with:
Comic Book Herald’s Marvel Reading Order
Downloadable Checklist!
This week’s episode is brought to you by:
https://go.foursigmatic.com/mmy (enter code MMY at checkout for 30% off!)
————————————————————————————-
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 2003 Variant Cover DD: 2003 Daredevil Movie! appeared first on Comic Book Herald.

Jul 10, 2023 • 1h 35min
2003 Pt. 8: Marvel 1602 & Alias
Dave, Charlotte and Zack talk all of Alias (aka Jessica Jones) by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Gaydos, before being held hostage and forced to read Marvel 1602 (which most of them like).
On this episode we cover the following issues (all available via Marvel Unlimited):
Marvel 1602
#1 to #8
Neil Gaiman written, and included per an exclusive My Marvelous Year Slack poll. I would have left it out!
Alias aka Jessica Jones
#1-#9, #24 to #28
Bendis and Michael Gaydos create Jessica Jones. Just read the whole thing.
Up Next: My Marvelous Year — 2004 pt. 1
Daredevil
#56 to #64
Bendis and Maleev continue with “King of Hell’s Kitchen”
Runaways
#13 to #18
The conclusion of the first Runaways arc by Brian K. Vaughn and Adrian Alphona.
Play along with:
Comic Book Herald’s Marvel Reading Order
Downloadable Checklist!
————————————————————————————-
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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Jul 3, 2023 • 1h 16min
2003 Pt. 7: New X-Men
From Riot at Xavier’s to Planet X, it’s a New X-Men special!
On this episode we cover the following issues (all available via Marvel Unlimited):
New X-Men (2001-2004)
#134 to #150
Grant Morrison’s X-Men epic comes to a fiery end.
Up Next: My Marvelous Year — 2003 pt.8
Marvel 1602
#1 to #8
Neil Gaiman written, and included per an exclusive My Marvelous Year Slack poll. I would have left it out!
Alias aka Jessica Jones
#1-#9, #24 to #28
Bendis and Michael Gaydos create Jessica Jones. Just read the whole thing.
Play along with:
Comic Book Herald’s Marvel Reading Order
Downloadable Checklist!
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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, 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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Jun 26, 2023 • 1h 17min
2003 Variant Cover C: Secret Invasion on Disney+!
Dave, Charlotte and Zack talk about Secret Invasion episode one, and then look at Zack’s rankings of the best and worst Marvel Comics of all time!
Up Next: My Marvelous Year — 2003 pt. 7
New X-Men (2001-2004)
#134 to #150
Grant Morrison’s X-Men epic comes to a fiery end.
Play along with:
Comic Book Herald’s Marvel Reading Order
Downloadable Checklist!
This week’s episode is brought to you by:
https://go.foursigmatic.com/mmy (enter code MMY at checkout for 30% off!)
————————————————————————————-
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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Jun 19, 2023 • 59min
2003 Pt. 6: Exiles, X-Statix, & Wolverine/Doop
Charlotte and Zack take on Exiles, X-Statix and a Patreon-listener suggestion to read Wolverine & Doop!
On this episode we cover the following issues (all available via Marvel Unlimited):
Exiles
#23 to #24, #33 to #34
Multiverse hopping with gay smooches!
X-Statix
#12 to #18
Wolverine/ Doop
#1-2
Added by Patreon Backer Jacob C.
Up Next: My Marvelous Year — 2003 pt. 7
New X-Men (2001-2004)
#134 to #150
Grant Morrison’s X-Men epic comes to a fiery end.
Play along with:
Comic Book Herald’s Marvel Reading Order
Downloadable Checklist!
————————————————————————————-
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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Jun 12, 2023 • 1h 13min
2003 Pt. 5: Amazing Spider-Man & Daredevil
Dave, Zack and Charlotte talk about Amazing Spider-Man, Doctor Octopus: Negative Exposure (by Brian K. Vaughan!), and Daredevil by Bendis and Maleev!
On this episode we cover the following issues (all available via Marvel Unlimited):
Amazing Spider-Man (1999-2013) / Doctor Octopus: Negative Exposure
#47 to #50, #57-#58, #500 / #1 to #5
Don’t skip Negative Exposure, a great Doc Ock miniseries from Comic Book royalty Brian K. Vaughn.
Daredevil (1998-2011)
#41 to #50
The Bendis Maleev era of DD continues to impress.
Up Next: My Marvelous Year — 2003 pt. 6
Exiles
#23 to #24, #33 to #34
Multiverse hopping with gay smooches!
X-Statix
#12 to #18
Wolverine/ Doop
#1-2
Added by Patreon Backer Jacob C.
Play along with:
Comic Book Herald’s Marvel Reading Order
Downloadable Checklist!
————————————————————————————-
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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