This is the bad place. – Eleanor Shellstrop, The Good Place Season 1, Episode 9 Riding high off the renewed interest in the Fourth World generated by Mister Miracle’s success — and armed with the industry’s foremost talent in deconstructing the gendering of our bodies and experiences of them in Cecil Castellucci — the six…
On Fighting the Patriarchy: DC Comics and FEMALE FURIES
I recently joined a comic book club in my city. During our recent meet we discussed Tom King’s Mister Miracle, so it was inevitable that the new Cecil Castellucci and Adriana Melo’s Female Furies series came up in conversation. One of the moderators mentioned reading about how the new series was absolutely terrible; that beauty…
Exclusive Preview: PLASTIC MAN #4
DC Comics has given Comicosity exclusive access to preview pages from PLASTIC MAN #4! Check ’em out below: PLASTIC MAN #4 Written by Gail Simone Art by Adriana Melo, Kelly Fitzpatrick, Simon Bowland Edited by Kristy Quinn Published by DC Comics Release Date: September 12, 2018 Plastic Man fondly remembers his days as a simple…
Review: PLASTIC MAN #1
PLASTIC MAN #1 Written by Gail Simone Art by Adriana Melo, Kelly Fitzpatrick, and Simon Bowland Edited by Kristy Quinn Published by DC Comics Release Date: June 13, 2018 Reintroducing Eel “Plastic Man” O’Brian as he tries to balance work, a murder mystery, his recent death and mysterious resurrection, and thwarting a shadow conspiracy to…
DC Announces PLASTIC MAN Miniseries by Simone and Melo
On June 13, celebrated writer Gail Simone debuts a new monthly six-issue miniseries for PLASTIC MAN. After making her DC debut with BIRDS OF PREY, Simone has written fan-favorite hits such as SECRET SIX and BATGIRL, as well as CLEAN ROOM for Vertigo, which earned her an Eisner Award nomination for Best New Series. “This has…