WATCHMEN Creator: Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons, John Higgins Publisher: DC Comics Originally published: 1986-1987 Collected edition: Watchmen: The Deluxe Edition, 2014 There’s gonna be spoilers. This comic is thirty years old, for Pete’s sake. I might be the only person who’s never read it. That’s right. I’m writing this because I have never read Watchmen.…
52 In 52: A CONTRACT WITH GOD
I remember when I first heard about this book, I was curious. The only graphic novel I had really heard of that had placed an emphasis on the Jewish experience front and center was Maus and as a young Jewish girl myself, hey, I’m always drawn to see portrayals of the Jewish experience. I had…
52 In 52: SCALPED: THE DELUXE EDITION BOOK ONE
SCALPED: THE DELUXE EDITION BOOK ONE Creator: Jason Aaron, R. M. Guéra, Lee Loughridge, Giulia Brusco Publisher: Vertigo Comics Originally published: 2007 Collected edition: Scalped: The Deluxe Edition Book One 2015 I’m a fan of a LOT of Jason Aaron’s other work, but missed the launch of Scalped and decided to ride that out, avoiding…
52 In 52: the gods lie.
Aimlessly, I walked through the rows of graphic novels and manga at the Barnes and Noble near my home. I had come here for a purpose: to find something to read for the 52 in 52. I had tried reading Challengers of the Great Unknown Must Die!, but I was struggling. It felt weird how…
52 In 52: TOP 10
TOP 10 Written by Alan Moore Art by Gene Ha & Zander Cannon Published 1999-2000 Going into my second addition to the “52 In 52” column here at Comicosity I wanted to read a lesser known comic by a legend. I think it’s safe to say that Alan Moore is considered a comic book legend,…
52 In 52: AT WAR WITH YOURSELF
With this iteration of 52 In 52, my goal was to whittle down my “to-read” pile, a terrifying stack that exists in both the real world and digital that has a very real possibility of injuring someone when it falls over. This project would have me knocking one title off that list every month and,…
52 in 52: HERCULES: PRINCE OF POWER
When Aaron Long and John Ernenputsch started the 52 in 52, as I understand it, the intent was to dig into the Marvel Unlimited offerings a bit. So I figured for one of my reads, I’d take a look at a Marvel mini that I’ve never read, but can easily find – the1982 Bob Layton-written…
52 in 52: Through the Woods
When I was a child, my grandmother had bought me a cassette that would play a case from The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes radioplay from the 1940s on each side. I had grown curious of radioplays after that cassette, and had one day decided to embark on a quest to find one amongst the…
52 in 52: THE UNDERWATER WELDER
When I was invited to participate in Comicosity’s 52 in 52 event, I couldn’t have felt more validated. Yes, I’ve been writing for Comicosity for right around a year now, but it was the original Aaron Long-John Ernenputsch 52 in 52 that made me a regular Comicosity reader before I ever joined up. Now it’s…
52 In 52: SWEET TOOTH BOOK ONE: DELUXE EDITION
52 In 52 continues with one of Jeff Lemire’s earliest works, Sweet Tooth from Vertigo Comics. EiC Aaron is at the helm this week and well…don’t expect this column to be an uplifting affair, folks. Consider this your spoiler warning. SWEET TOOTH BOOK ONE: DELUXE EDITION The creator: Jeff Lemire The publisher: Vertigo Comics The…