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MOM’S COVER WATCH: April 17, 2013

The Mother of All Comics is focusing in on the leading ladies (mostly), and having them take center stage for the wall-worthy covers in MOM’S COVER WATCH for April 17, 2013. CAPTAIN MARVEL #12 Written by Kelly Sue DeConnick Cover art by Joe Quinones Published by Marvel Comics Joyous. This cover is joy trapped in

Interview: BATWOMAN and LGBT Visibility with J. H. Williams III

J. H. Williams III (Promethea, Detective Comics, Batwoman) has in essence become a comic book legend. A three-time Eisner Award winner, critics and audiences continuously praise his artwork which has been described as positively gorgeous. He is also the recipient of the 2012 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comic Book for his work on Batwoman

Where on Earth is Renee Montoya, or Where Have All the Lesbians Gone?

I’m forced to admit, my initial reaction to the historic announcement of the comic book industry’s first lesbian engagement was “Aww, ****!” Obviously, I’m not disappointed there is going to be a lesbian wedding within DC Comics — this is, in fact, a watershed moment in the history of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)

LGBT Visibility: You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby

As the decades have worn on, the comic book industry has made a conscious effort to focus on diversity by creating, reinventing and promoting characters that defy what is considered normative. Popular fiction often represents the general mind-frame of the time in which it is written and the comic book industry is a prime example

MOM’S COVER WATCH: February 20, 2013

Mom returns for another round of covers — horrifying, heroic, happy* and hilarious. * happiness may not be included. HELLRAISER: THE DARK WATCH #1 Written by Clive Barker and Brandon Seifert Cover Art by Tim Bradstreet and Nick Percival Published by BOOM! Studios Has there ever been a cover that is so elegantly horrifying? I

NUMBERS GAME: DC Comics – January 2013

January saw DC losing market share to Marvel again, no surprise really given that we are in the midst of the Marvel NOW! release of new titles. Curiously enough, however, there are still some salient facts that reflect the staying power of DC’s NEW 52 promotion, despite recent naysayers in the publishing industry. Individual titles

MOM’S COVER WATCH: January 23, 2013

The Mother of All Comics, Jessica Boyd, is skirting the rules again, for choosing the five best covers for the week of January 23, 2013. She’s got five covers for you, however one is a two for one deal. So really, you should cry foul for shorting you a cover. Forget it — we’ll let

Outstanding Comics Nominated for 2012 GLAAD Awards

Nominees for the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards have been announced and include those for Outstanding Comic Books. The GLAAD Media Awards celebrate outstanding representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community and our allies on TV, in film, and in the news. These are the images and stories that bring us closer

TRADE WAITING: Week of January 16, 2013

Mwuh-ha-ha-ha! I have deposed Editor-in-Chief Aaron Long (he might or might not be tied down to a train track as you read this.) and taken over TRADE WAITING for this week. Check out the five hottest collected editions being released on January 16, 2013, while I continue to gleefully twirl my moustache: FABLES Volume 18:

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