Graphic novels. Collected editions. Omnibuses. Trades. These are really all just words for “a kickass way to read comics”. So, with this column we’re going to look at all of those kickass bound pages that are hitting comic shops, bookstores and online outlets this week! (Note that in some instances, the release dates to comic…
Interview: Greene and Jones Discuss Fraternities, Blackness in Media and More
Editor’s Note: This interview was conducted by Sean Z. and Allen Thomas. There is no way to process 2020, or American history, without discussing Black lives, Black experiences, and Black narratives. Through COVID and burgeoning summer protests against police murder of Black people, there has been a necessity to put Blackness at the center of…
Anatomy of a Panel: David F. Walker and BITTER ROOT
To say that David Walker is a creative super-force of nature would be an understatement. Prodigious author of award-winning comics. Author of widely acclaimed YA and adult fiction. Writer of incisive pop cultural criticism and journalistic scholarship. Maker of documentary films. Passionate and dedicated professor across all the storytelling arts at Portland State University. It’s…
Review: BITTER ROOT #3
BITTER ROOT #3 Written by David F. Walker and Chuck Brown Art by Sanford Greene, Rico Renzi, Clayton Cowles Edited by Heather Antos Released by Image Comics Release Date: January 9, 2019 David F. Walker, Chuck Brown, and Sanford Greene’s Harlem Renassiance era tale of an African American family of demon hunters that protects the…
Review: BITTER ROOT #2
BITTER ROOT #2 Written by David F. Walker and Chuck Brown Art by Sanford Greene, Rico Renzi, Clayton Cowles, and Jarreau Wimberly Edited by Heather Antos Published by Image Comics Release Date December 12, 2018 With the beginning of a new series, there is always quite a bit of heavy lifting for the first few…
THE HONOR ROLL: November 14, 2018
Well well well here we are again. A week of comics? Yep. A week of great comics? Yep yep! We have great spoiler-filled picks for you to check out, so let’s get to it! SUPERMAN #5 – Martin Gray In Superman #5 the Man of Steel wonders if he should use his powers to decisively…
Review: BITTER ROOT #1
BITTER ROOT #1 Written by David F. Walker and Chuck Brown Art by Sanford Greene, Rico Renzi, Clayton Cowles, and Jarreau Wimberly Edited by Heather Antos Published by Image Comics Release Date: November 14, 2018 Bitter Root, set against the backdrop of 1920’s Harlem, focuses on the Sangerye family stand as the only force fighting…
HOT FIVE (ish): Week Of November 14, 2018
Welcome to Comicosity’s Hot Five(ish). Hot Five(ish) is a short(ish) 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 in the comic market. AVENGERS #10 (700)…
Image Announces BITTER ROOT by Walker, Brown & Greene
PORTLAND, OR, 09/08/2017 — Image Comics is pleased to announce at this year’s Rose City Comic Con an all-new ongoing series from David Walker, Chuck Brown, and Sanford Greene that will launch in 2018 titled, BITTER ROOT. BITTER ROOT is set in 1920s with the Harlem Renaissance in full swing. The new series will follow the Sangerye Family—New York…