MARA #2 Written by Brian Wood Art by Ming Doyle and Jordie Bellaire Release Date: January 30, 2013 The second issue of Brian Wood’s female lead mini-series sheds some much-needed exposition on the life Mara is leading. The futuristic, corporate-controlled and technologically driven society surrounding Mara is going through what our own society is currently dealing with: the fall…
ACCESS ALL AGES: January 2013
Welcome to the first official Access All Ages column. It’s the beginning of a new year, and while there is plenty of excitement about where the comic industry is going, there is lots of questions about the all-ages market. All-ages books have never sold very well and they are a labor of love for those…
Review: BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT #16
BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT #16 Written by Gregg Hurwitz Art by Ethan Van Sciver Release Date: January 30, 2013 For most its first year, Batman: The Dark Knight was a title selling itself mostly on its art. The addition of writer Gregg Hurwitz in #10, however, shifted The Dark Knight from being a title that…
INTERVIEW: Ray Fawkes Braves the Dark with CONSTANTINE
Writer/artist Ray Fawkes has quickly become one of the most prolific new creators to join the ranks of DC Comics’ New 52, co-writing Justice League Dark with Jeff Lemire, and now launching an ongoing series starring one of its most popular lead characters, Constantine! Fawkes generously took time out of his busy schedule to answer…
HOT FIVE: Week of January 30, 2013
Every week, Comicosity brings you our Hot Five, a short list of the top books we think you’ll want to be checking out. Be they new title launches, key issues or just continuing stories from some of the industry’s most acclaimed books, this list is your guaranteed gold for the week in the comic market.…
Review: BEFORE WATCHMEN: MINUTEMEN #6
BEFORE WATCHMEN: MINUTEMEN #6 (OF 6) Written by Darwyn Cooke Art by Darwyn Cooke Release Date: January 23, 2013 The premier book of the Before Watchmen line ends its run with a conclusion to the tale of the last days of activity for Hollis Mason and his masked colleagues. The Minutemen are no more, but…
ACCESS ALL AGES: The Primer
What is Access All Ages you ask? As frequent listeners of the We Talk Comics podcast can attest, I tend to discuss (sometimes at length), the importance of bringing children into the comic collecting market. Access All Ages is for those people who may not have enough time to read every single all-ages comic out…
TRADE WAITING: Week of January 30, 2013
Trade Waiting features the top 5 trade releases for this coming Wednesday, January 30, 2013. If you love to read collections, this is the place for you, and this week has a little bit for indie and big two fans alike. Check out five of the hottest collections hitting stores this Wednesday! DEAR BELOVED STRANGER…
WE TALK COMICS Episode 64: Laff-A-Lympics
We Talk Comics is back on the air and in your ear, bringing you the Laff-A-Lympics this week, a podcast focusing on the best humour and light-hearted comics of the past and today. The weekly news with Cub Reporter K delves into some Marvel NOW! news and some news about Kyle Baker. WeViews includes Young…
Interview: Fred Van Lente Takes G.I. JOE Public
G.I. JOE has been protecting the world from the terrors of Cobra for a great many years, but always under the veil of secrecy and away from public scrutiny. That’s all going to change in the relaunch of G.I. JOE on February 13, 2013. Writer Fred Van Lente teams up with artist Steve Kurth to…