How do the pros #MakeComics? We’re here to tell you. Comicosity is picking the brains of someone who is killing it in the comics industry, and this week I was lucky enough to talk to Valiant’s Executive Editor, Joseph Illidge! Bloodshot: Rising Spirit, Livewire, Faith: Dreamside, Forgotten Queen and many more are titles that should…
Interview: Steve Orlando Heads into DC’s Future with ELECTRIC WARRIORS
The future is literally now. The DC Universe’s future, that is. With tomorrow’s arrival of Electric Warriors #1 from writer Steve Orlando and artists Travel Foreman and Hi-Fi, the future of the DC Universe restarts from the seeds of Jack Kirby’s Great Disaster. Here to share his thoughts on the impending adventure, Orlando brings us…
Cómix Latinx Interview: LESTER REY
Puerto Rico has long been a land stuck in political limbo and the ongoing struggle back from the aftermath of Hurricane Maria proves how much worse the situation really is. Though the world allows Puerto Rico to disappear to the back of its collective mind the people and it’s diaspora continue to struggle ahead in…
Interview: Ben Blacker Talks HEX WIVES
For as long as there have been powerful women, there have been men doing their damnedest to oppress them. With Hex Wives, writer Ben Blacker teams with Mirka Andolfo and Marissa Louise to tell the tale of a group of Witches, stuck in a new kind of war with a group of real bastards. Blacker…
Cómix Latinx Interview: ALE JUVERA
Fat and lazy drunks or sweaty and ugly villains are about the only ways you usually find Latinx characters portrayed in Old Western movies. That is, when they weren’t white-washed out of the picture altogether. Comic book artist Alé Juvera (Xeno-Guardian Red Visor GO!) , however, wants to change that. “It always bothered me that…
Interview: Shand and Pearson Are Gonna SNAP FLASH HUSTLE Forward
Social media is a huge part of our lives, whether directly or tangentially. What if one of the most accessed and accessible forms of media was a convenient cover for criminal activity? In Pat Shand and Emily Pearson’s Snap Flash Hustle from Black Mask Studio, we get to see firsthand how people can make a…
Interview: Boothby and Lagace Unleash the EXORSISTERS
It’s always a drag when demons are ruining the good things in life. Weddings just aren’t the most fun when a portal from Hell disrupts the show. Luckily, the Exorsisters are around to sort things out. Ian Boothby and Gisèle Lagace’s new creator owned series hits stores October 17th and the two were kind enough to…
#MakeComics: Artist Kit Seaton
How do the pros #MakeComics? We’re here to tell you. Comicosity is picking the brains of a pro who is killing it in the comics industry, and this week I was lucky enough to talk to Kit Seaton! You’ve seen her art in Afar and you’ll want to make sure you check out the upcoming…
Interview: Lee C.A. and Jack Gross Deliver Their DREAM DADDY
Last month, Oni Press began the digital-first comic version of the wildly popular video game, Dream Daddy, and the excitement is just beginning. Today, issue #2 drops and there’s a new Dad in the cul-de-sac… and he’s already sunk his fangs into the neighborhood! But Robert knows a vampire when he sees one, and he’s…
Cómix Latinx Interview: BARBARA PEREZ MARQUEZ
Barbara Perez Marquez use of “slice of life” style of writing in her creations helps readers connect not only with the character but with her intended message. “Often we feel we are going around in life having all these isolated experiences and stories/media are the way we can tell each other ‘hey, you are not…