2015 has been a big year for queer representation in comics. We’ve seen an explosion of LGBT protagonists in the indie market. We’ve seen some amazing firsts pop up for the community at large. We’ve watched as many publishers embraced gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender characters, just as one big name publisher has chosen to…
TRADE WAITING: Week of August 26, 2015
It’s another Monday, which means a look at the week’s hottest trade paperbacks, collected editions, and graphic novels in this edition of “Trade Waiting” – your weekly spotlight of five noteworthy comic book collections that are being released this coming Wednesday and why you should watch out for them! SCALPED HC BOOK 02 DELUXE EDITION…
We’re Here and We’re Queer: 35 Indie Titles Doing Right by LGBTA Fans
It’s been a very challenging week for LGBT comic fans. Without any visible LGBT leads for their All-New All-Different relaunch in the fall, Marvel Comics has given its queer fans a lot to think about. This concern crescendoed with the stone cold declaration that a character who had been identified as bisexual by previous writer…
ECCC 2015: DC Comics/Vertigo “New Blood” Panel
At Emerald City Comic Con this weekend, DC Comics is sharing a collection of spectacular artwork from Vertigo (and DC) titles out now… AND coming soon! Vertigo: New Blood Celebrate the end of an era for Fables as we countdown to issue 150 and reveal secrets, tell lies and most important: win Fables-related prizes. You’ll…
GAME CHANGERS: Tim Seeley on EFFIGY
Welcome to GAME CHANGERS, an interview series at Comicosity looking at female protagonists in comic books from the last decade or two (or more!) — and the original creators who brought them to life. Here with the second of two features this week, narrowing in on the new crowds of women populating DC’s Vertigo Comics…
Review: EFFIGY #1
EFFIGY #1 Written by Tim Seeley Art by Marley Zarcone and Ryan Hill Published by DC Comics/Vertigo Release Date: January 28, 2015 What happens when child stars fall out of the limelight? Ask Chondra Jackson, the famous Bebe of Star Cops, a sci-fi police show featuring kids (and one cute anthropomorphic dog) solving space crime!…