Episode 72 - Murdock and Marvel: 2007 Part 1
America continues to deal with the consequences of 9/11, and we are not mid-way through the 8 year Iraq War.  Something seems to be changing on the comics landscape, as dark themes, destruction and war get more prevalent, and stories retreat to more conventional and traditional themes. 
Preshow
Where did the podcast go?
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 had a huge year, with stories and events that would resonate into the company’s future, both in the comics and on screen.  As usual they won no awards, but they sold a lot of comics… 
TOTAL SERIES: 470
TOTAL NEW SERIES: 326 
TOTAL ENDING SERIES: 306
THIS YEAR'S EVENT(S): One More Day (4), Silent War, The Initiative (80), World War Hulk (52), X-Men: Endangered Species (17), X-Men: Messiah Complex (13)
BEST SELLING COMICS: Civil War #7
Events & Happenings
New Titles (Ongoing and Limited)
New Characters
Series Ending
Who's in the Bullpen/Passings

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Jonathan Hickman

Dan's Favorite
 
Next week: 2007 Part 2 - The year in Daredevil 
 
Questions or comments
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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/ 

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