Murdock and Marvel: 2005 Part 1

Episode 68 - Murdock and Marvel: 2005 Part 1 It was a great year in comics, and maybe a turning point. Movies, events and accolades abounded. But somehow it all worries me a bit, in retrospect. The Year in Comics Comics in Other Media DC Comics Other Publishers Sales & Industry Information Beginnings & Endings Eisner Awards Dan's Favorite The Year in Marvel Marvel steamed ahead in 2005, with Joe Quesado taking on additional responsibilities, and Brian Bendis in charge of Marvel’s first big event in years. New stories with new characters by some of the best young talents in the industry made for a spectacular year! TOTAL SERIES: 449 TOTAL NEW SERIES: 331 TOTAL ENDING SERIES: 304 THIS YEAR'S EVENT(S): House of M BEST SELLING COMICS: New Avengers, House of M Events & Happenings New Titles (Ongoing and Limited) New Characters Series Ending Who's in the Bullpen/Passings Bendis is credited 77 times this year. The equivalent of over 6 books a month! ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Ed Brubaker Dan's Favorite Next week: 2004 Part 2 - The year in Daredevil Questions or comments We'd love to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] or find us on Twitter @comicsoftime. ------------------ THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING CREATORS AND RESOURCES Music: Our theme music is by the very talented Lesfm. You can find more about them and their music at https://pixabay.com/users/lesfm-22579021/. The Grand Comics Database: Dan uses custom queries against a downloadable copy of the GCD to construct his publisher, title and creator charts. Comichron: Our source for comic book sales data. Marvel Year By Year: A Visual History DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_based_on_English-language_comics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Marvel_Comics_superhero_debuts https://comicbookreadingorders.com/marvel/event-timeline/ https://www.comic-con.org/awards/eisner-awards/past-recipients/past-recipients-1990s/