Cons. They are here, it’s that season. And yet…comics keep coming out! We have great spoiler filled picks for you to check out, so let’s get to it! SPIDER-GWEN #1 – Corey Fryia Spider-Gwen #1 arrived this past “Gwensday” with the hype train in full effect. While the issue delivered a highly entertaining read that…
52 In 52: AVENGERS: RED ZONE
Welcome to 52 in 52, one man’s look at the vast world of Marvel Unlimited. I will be reading and sharing my thoughts each week regarding a different single arc or event from somewhere within the world of Marvel Unlimited, trying to find things I haven’t read that are relevant to the current comic or…
THE COMICS CLASSROOM: Swords as Restoration, Part 1
Introduction – Why swords? Is there anything in the armories of fantasy and science fiction more iconic than a sword? While the bow and the spear are technically more dependable weapons of violence from man’s past, the sword is versatile in ways these are not: it is a tool which is uniquely personal as it…
GAME CHANGERS: Tim Seeley on EFFIGY
Welcome to GAME CHANGERS, an interview series at Comicosity looking at female protagonists in comic books from the last decade or two (or more!) — and the original creators who brought them to life. Here with the second of two features this week, narrowing in on the new crowds of women populating DC’s Vertigo Comics…
Comic Love: Stories that Cure the Winter Blues
Our readers come from all over, but no matter where you are there is a strong chance you are either freezing or buried in snow. After weeks of wearing long johns under my khakis because of negative degree wind chills, I’ve pretty much cracked. Luckily I have comics to provide a nice distraction and get me…
HOT FIVE…er, Six: Week of February 25, 2015
Welcome to Comicosity’s Hot Five. Hot Five is 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.…
GAME CHANGERS: Caitlin Kittredge on COFFIN HILL
Welcome to GAME CHANGERS, an interview series at Comicosity looking at female protagonists in comic books from the last decade or two (or more!) — and the original creators who brought them to life. This week, we are returning to Game Changers with two features — both from the Vertigo imprint at DC Comics, and…
TRADE WAITING: Week of February 25, 2015
It’s another Monday and that means another look at some of the hottest trade paperbacks, collected editions, and graphic novels in this week’s “Trade Waiting” –your weekly spotlight of five noteworthy comic book collections that are being released to stores this Wednesday and why you should watch out for them! FADE OUT TP VOL 01…
THE HONOR ROLL: February 18, 2015 Releases
Half of the US is covered is snow, the other half is living in a spring time wonder land. In these times of uncertainty we have comics at least. We have great spoiler filled picks for you. Let’s get to it! BITCH PLANET #3 – Jessica Boyd Kelly Sue is going to have a reckoning…
52 In 52: MARY JANE
Welcome to 52 in 52, one man’s look at the vast world of Marvel Unlimited. I will be reading and sharing my thoughts each week regarding a different single arc or event from somewhere within the world of Marvel Unlimited, trying to find things I haven’t read that are relevant to the current comic or…