One of the biggest surprises yet of 2014 has been the mad success of Harley Quinn — DC Comics’ brand new ongoing series starring the anti-heroine of Batman and Suicide Squad fame. Not only has the book debuted and remained as the comic market’s highest selling female-led book, but the first three issues have remained solidly…
Review: HARLEY QUINN #3
HARLEY QUINN #3 Written by Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti Art by Chad Hardin and Alex Sinclair Published by DC Comics Release Date: February 19, 2014 Love is literally in the air, as Harley Quinn embarks on a night out solo and soon becomes an object of affection for dozens of suitors — suitors who…
NUMBERS GAME: January 2014
The Overall Top 10 Batman #27 (115,492) Detective Comics #27 (88,702) Avengers World #1 (86,727) Justice League #27 (84,674) Superior Spider-Man #25 (77,311) All New X-Men #22.NOW (76,565) Superior Spider-Man #26 (72,591) Harley Quinn #2 (66,363) Avengers #25 (65,591) Justice League of America #11 (65,365) Comic sales have been steadily declining since September of 2013,…
Review: HARLEY QUINN #2
HARLEY QUINN #2 Written by Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti Art by Chad Hardin and Stephane Roux Published by DC Comics Release Date: January 22, 2014 50 dogs and cats ready to be euthanized. A murder wax museum. A stinking corpse in desperate need of refrigeration. And a hitman gunning for our leading lady. Oh,…
NUMBERS GAME: November 2013
November Sweeps Batman #25 (125,602) Harley Quinn #0 (114,212) Amazing X-Men #1 (112,337) Superman Unchained #4 (110,611) Forever Evil #3 (105,755) Infinity #6 (100,292) All New X-Men #18 (82,365) Superior Spider-Man #22 (81,250) Batman Superman #5 (77,198) Superior Spider-Man #21 (74,940) With both Big 2 companies currently in a bit of downtime with new series…
Review: HARLEY QUINN #1
HARLEY QUINN #1 Written by Amanda Conner & Jimmy Palmiotti Art by Chad Hardin Colors by Alex Sinclair Release date: December 18, 2013 Goodbye meta, hello derby-girl. If you picked up the zero issue of Harley Quinn you might think you know what to expect. Throw those expectations out the window because this first issue…
Review: HARLEY QUINN #0
HARLEY QUINN #0 Written by Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti Art by various Published by DC Comics Release Date: November 20, 2013 I’m going to dispense with my normal flowery nonsense and just tell you what you need to know: Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti did backflips through a minefield and stuck the landing. Harley Quinn’s…
Review: INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US ANNUAL #1
INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US ANNUAL #1 Written by Tom Taylor Art by Xermanico, Mike S. Miller, and Bruno Redondo Published by DC Comics Release Date: November 13, 2013 No one should have ta justify th’ greatness of a mustache. It’s a world where Superman is a dictator, working hand in hand with the likes of…
HOT FIVE Extended Edition: Week of November 6, 2013
For the past year Senior Editor Matt Santori-Griffith has been bringing you Comicosity’s Hot Five. As some of you may have heard last week’s column was Matt’s final edition of your favorite rundown of the week’s top comic book releases. He has passed the proverbial torch on to me. My name is John Ernenputsch, and…
Interview: Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti on Making Friends with HARLEY QUINN
Harley Quinn is getting her first solo title in 10 years, co-written by fan-favorite artist Amanda Conner and prolific creator Jimmy Palmiotti. Harley has been stealing fan’s hearts since her debut in Batman: The Animated Series, and there has been a lot of talk around the new book. At Baltimore Comic Con, Amanda and Jimmy…