Joseph Phillip Illidge started his editorial career at Milestone Media, Inc., the first Black-owned mainstream comic book company and home to Static Shock!, the award-winning Warner Bros. cartoon. The first African-American to become an editor of the Batman line of comic books and graphic novels for DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros., Joseph was…
Interview: Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo Revisit Batman’s ZERO YEAR
Wizard World Chicago had its share of high profile creators this August, and among them were the team responsible for what is quite possibly the best collaboration in comics today — writer Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo. With their huge critical success Batman topping the charts every month, Snyder and Capullo were surrounded by…
Interview: Kyle Higgins on Juggling the Two Dick Graysons
This August, Wizard World Chicago brought a plethora of creators to the Windy City to meet fans and share their experiences, but none have the odd opportunity to tell monthly adventures for two versions of the same character like Kyle Higgins does. Now the monthly scribe on the recently relaunched Batman Beyond 2.0 — available…
The Comics Classroom: American Mythology in EAST OF WEST
Many times when the word “mythology” crops up in conversation, the trend is to think of ancient, distant lands with foundational gods and religions — the Norse, the Egyptian, the Chinese, etc. We tend to conceive of the mythic entities like Odin and Ra as being those who were once worshipped. How do we then…
Interview: Ales Kot Examines Warfare in ZERO
This September, prepare to see another side of the effects of war. In Zero, Ales Kot tells the tale of Edward Zero, a killer hired to get jobs done no matter the mess or cost. Kot was kind enough to take time with Comicosity to discuss his new project and what fans can expect from…
Interview: Dan Parent Blazes a Trail with KEVIN KELLER
Wizard World Chicago was held August 8-11 this year, with guests aplenty filling up a rather large artist alley. Chief among them was Dan Parent, writer and artist of numerous Archie Comics, most famously Kevin Keller starring Riverdale’s first gay teenager. Parent is the recent recipient of a Media Award for Outstanding Comic Book for…
WE TALK COMICS Episode 88: Fanboys on Location
CubReporterK has been everywhere, man! This week Keith & Comicosity Senior Editor Matt Santori-Griffith check in to talk Wizard World Chicago, as well as the Calgary Horror Convention! Keith interviews Tim Seeley of Revival fame as well as Patricia Tallman, formerly of Babylon 5! The episode rounds out with a Comic Book Attractions focusing on…
Interview: Guggenheim Takes Castle to Court in TRIAL OF THE PUNISHER
The baddest vigilante in the Marvel Universe has always been the Punisher. His crimes are many, his body count immense, and it is time for Frank Castle to take the stand. Marc Guggenheim is the man to bring the infamous crime buster to court in the upcoming Punisher: Trial of the Punisher from Marvel Comics.…
THE HANGOUT: August 14, 2013
With three weeks of special guests coming up, Karen (she’s back!,) Alison, Jessica and Cici talk about the books that gave them all the feels, chills, sads and glads. They try to avoid spoilers at all costs, but warn you when they just can’t help themselves. Lots of books, lots of comics.
The Comics Classroom: Loki the Deceiver
Few characters in the Marvel pantheon of deities are as dangerous or as cunning as Loki, the Asgardian deity of chaos and mischief. Loki has been portrayed, like many other Marvel villains, frequently in comics and video games. Currently, however, he has two incarnations that resonate the most in the average person’s mind. One is…