Imagining the future can be tricky. On one hand, we picture ourselves wearing jetpacks, flying through the open sky to get to work in the morning, and sending our relatives off (if we’re lucky) to live in space colonies on the moon. Love triumphs over our petty hatreds and we live in peace, not just…
Kids’ Corner: OLIVIA AND THE FAIRY PRINCESSES
OLIVIA AND THE FAIRY PRINCESSES Written by Ian Falconer Illustrated by Ian Falconer Published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers Release Date: August 1, 2012 Price: $17.99 Chances are you’ve seen Ian Falconer’s spunky pig around and about somewhere, as Olivia is everywhere…but did you know that while Olivia is great, Falconer has really hit…
Baltimore Comic-Con 2014: Growing Up & Branching Out
This year was the first year Baltimore Comic-Con ran a 3-day show, and they moved it to a new space from my previous years attending. My nerd instincts had me suspicious of change, but I needn’t have been: this was their best con yet. I honestly don’t understand why more people don’t come to…
#TenTweetsThursday with @LFLJ
Happy Thursday and welcome to another edition of Ten Tweets! This week Leo Johnson (@LFLJ), writer with Multiversity, Geek Syndicate, and nerdbastards, is sitting in the hot seat, see how he fared with the infamous Ten Tweets. #1 What is the first comic you remember reading? A reprint of an old DC Captain Marvel book.…
HERoes: Suzannah Rowntree
We get a chance to have a pressure free conversation about comics with female creators in the community. Their creativity is inspiring to people throughout the comic fandom who enjoy their work. They are our HERoes. Today we talk to Suzannah Rowntree, who in the past has been the editorial and creative mind behind many…
BALTIMORE COMIC-CON 2014: Cosplay Gallery
We saw a lot of incredible cosplay at Baltimore Comic-Con. From the show floor on Saturday to the Costume Contest on Sunday, there were so many great cosplays, we just had to share them! Scroll through the gallery and see if you spot yourself! All photo credits to Karen D., Alison Baker & Scott Berry
HOT FIVE: Week of September 10, 2014
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!…
Comicosity Book Club: #XStatixClub Week Ten Roundup
Holy cow it’s been ten weeks of reading X-Statix (and X-Force)! This week for the Comicosity Book Club we were fortunate enough to enjoy issues 14, 15, and 16 of X-Statix by Peter Milligan and Mike Allred. In this week’s reading we learned a bit more about Robbie (El Guapo), and Henrietta became team leader!…
THE HANGOUT featuring Clayton Cowles: September 8, 2014
Letterer of Fantastic Four, Uncanny Avengers, Inhuman, Elektra, Black Widow, Zero, Pretty Deadly, The Wicked + The Divine, the upcoming Bitch Planet and more, Clayton Cowles come to talk about the magic of placing dialogue, the feel of fonts in genre and how he stumbled onto this artistic love. Follow Clayton Cowles on Twitter @ClaytonCowles…
TRADE WAITING: Week of September 10, 2014
We are a mere 48 hours away from new comic books, and a whole fresh crop of collections as well! If your bookshelf is in need of a trade or hardcover infusion, look no further than the top five releases of September 10, 2014: ALL-NEW X-MEN VOL. 5: ONE DOWN Written by Brian Michael Bendis…