Every week, Comicosity brings you our Hot Five, 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.…
BEST OF 2012: Matt Santori
2012 was a brilliant year for the comics industry. We saw the best industry growth in terms of dollars since the early 1990s, thanks in no small part to the jumpstart DC Comics’ New 52 initiative gave to comic purveyors everywhere. We saw a continual growth of the digital comics market without any discernible damage…
BEST OF 2012: Keith Callbeck
2012: the year everything changed. From the industry-rattling announcement of Before Watchmen to the game-changing Kickstarter projects that topped six figures, the state of comics and creator rights it profoundly different than it was a year ago. Not since the dawn of Image has there been this much of a sea change in the relationship…
Review: WORLDS’ FINEST #6
WORLDS’ FINEST #6 Written by Paul Levitz Art by Kevin Maguire, George Perez and Sandra Hope Release Date: November 7, 2012 The children of the Batman finally meet, as Earth 2 refugee Helena Wayne faces off against prime Earth mainstay (and little bugger) Damian Wayne. It’s the Huntress versus Robin for the title of best…
Review: EARTH 2 #5
EARTH 2 #5 Written by James Robinson Art by Nicola Scott and Trevor Scott Release Date: October 3, 2012 The battle against the Grey wages on as the Green Lantern, the Flash, Hawkgirl and the Atom face the ever-growing threat that is Grundy! 24 hours before the planet will be devoid of oxygen-producing living material,…
Review: EARTH 2 #4
EARTH 2 #4 Written by James Robinson Art by Nicola Scott, Eduardo Pansica and Trevor Scott Release Date: August 1, 2012 The Atom makes his bombastic (and surprising) debut as the second generation of heroes begins to come together on this alternate Earth. They’re not quite the Justice Society yet, but Green Lantern, the Flash…
Crisis of Epic Proportion: The Case of Alan Scott
As a young comic reader, I imagined that when you died, one significant perk of heaven would be the ability to read every comic book ever written — past, present or future. Who would be a member of the Justice League in 2086? (Betcha Superman’s going to be there.) Would the Teen Titans have teens…
Review: Earth 2 #1
EARTH 2 #1 Written by James Robinson Art by Nicola Scott Released: May 2, 2012 Reading note: Earth 2 #1 should be read prior to Worlds’ Finest #1 The multiverse returns! To fanfare or dread, depending on how you feel about pre-Crisis DC. But this is not your parents’ Earth 2. Completely reimagined by James…