The 1970s saw a dramatic rise in appreciation for the martial arts, due in a large part to Bruce Lee and the like. With inspiration from...

Dracula. One of the most recognizable figures in fictional history. Lord of the Vampires who was first chronicled way back in 1897. And...

Luke Cage. The Power Man and the second Black character to get his own ongoing comic in Marvel history, leaving quite a legacy in his...

Captain Marvel, in the beginning, was never a character that shined brightly. Especially not the one who started it, Walter Lawson. Born...

The Defenders is probably one of the most random titles to come from Marvel Comics in the 70s as it was more happenstance than anything....

Doctor Strange is my favorite Marvel character after both Spider-Men. Growing up, I always loved magic and stories involving it like...

The X-Men are one of Marvel's biggest titles, nay, franchises. At this point, we have the world of Spider-Man, the world of X-Men, and...

Daredevil is a character who sadly started out as just a gimmick and never really found his footing. Stan Lee clearly had fun with the...

Captain America. The Sentinel of Liberty. One of Marvel's first ever heroes and one of the greatest of all times. Also in my top personal...

The Avengers. Earth's Mightiest Heroes. While many comics faltered or fell short in this decade from the change in writers and...

Spider-Man is without a doubt Marvel's most popular character and one of the most popular superheroes of all time. He's so recognizable...

Iron Man was the character that introduced me to the Marvel Universe when I saw the 2008 film with my brother. Before then, I'd had no...

Thor was one of the series that neither faltered in the 70s nor did it soar to new heights after its success in the 60s. By the time the...

The Hulk is one of the most well-known and popular comic book characters in history. But the fact is throughout the 60s and for most of...

The Fantastic Four. The superhero team that launched comics into the Silver Age and was one of the main titles and biggest sellers for...

If there's one way to describe the Marvel comics of the 1970s, it's 'experimentative.' After the 60s launched what is known as the Silver...

The final book in the series where everything gets turned up to 11. As with almost everything he writes, Rick Riordan saved the best for...

This is the part in the story where two things happen: one, the overall story really kicks into high gear as it sets everything up for...

Rick Riordan has a tendency with his 5-book series to start off slow with the first two books, to set things up and get prepared, and...

I think with the first book, Rick Riordan kind of just wanted to hit a lot of bases. By that I mean he wanted to include a lot of the...