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LGBT Visibility: Green Lantern and the Consequence of Gay Death

LGBT Visibility: Green Lantern and the Consequence of Gay Death

I have a problem. I’m tired of seeing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) characters in film, television and print experience a disproportionate amount of tragedy and death in comparison to their heterosexual and cisgender counterparts. In fact, I’m exhausted by it. Queer Media Images: LGBT Perspectives (2013) makes a poignant declaration that “[i]n an

NUMBERS GAME: DC Comics — August 2013

August was a fair period for DC Comics, with a month trailing behind an event-launching Marvel Comics by about 3% in both unit and dollar share. This is traditionally a decent place for DC to land, although it’s barely a breath between a July where DC took the dollar share and a September where they

Marc Andreyko takes the reigns on BATWOMAN

After a surprising departure from the previous creative team, DC Comics has announced the new writer on BATWOMAN, beginning with November’s #25. Comicosity does not as yet have the updated solicitation copy for that inaugural issue, but the correct solicitation for December’s Batwoman #26 is as follows: BATWOMAN #26 Written by Marc Andreyko Art by

LGBT Visibility: Batwoman and the Agency of Marriage

Thursday, Batwoman co-authors J.H. Williams III and W. Haden Blackman released a joint statement announcing their departure from the title due to conflicts with DC editorial staff. One of the most significant revelations out of this statement was the fact that Batwoman (Kate Kane) and girlfriend Detective Maggie Sawyer would not be allowed to marry,

Crisis of Epic Proportion: Is Batwoman the Marrying Kind?

Two weeks ago and for the first time in over eight years, the government of the United States, my home nation, recognized my marriage. My husband and I are now considered legally wed, with all rights, responsibilities, and privileges — for better or for worse — as any other married couple would be, opposite or

Review: BATWOMAN #21

BATWOMAN #21 Written by J.H. Williams and W. Haden Blackman Art by Francesco Francavilla and Todd Klein Release Date: June 19, 2013 Batwoman reaches its third interlude (following similar stories from #0 and #15), this time focusing on Killer Croc in the aftermath of his transformation by Medusa in the last story arc. Waylon Jones,

MOM’S COVER WATCH: June 19, 2013

It’s a mixture of heavy hitting cover giants as the mother of all comics, Jessica Boyd, takes a look at the best covers for the week of June 19, 2013 in this week’s MOM’S COVER WATCH. HARBINGER #13 Written by Joshua D. M. Dysart Cover art Patrick Zircher Published by Valiant Entertainment Instead of having

MOM’S COVER WATCH: May 15, 2013

Single, bold colors and center layouts dominate for the best cover art this week. At least, that’s what the mother of all comics, Jessica Boyd says in MOM’S COVER WATCH for May 15, 2013. DREAM MERCHANT #1 (of 6) Written by Nathan Edmondson Cover art by Konstantin Novosadov Published by Image Comics A heart-broken face,

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