Greetings and salutations comic fans! It’s another Monday and that means another look at some of the hottest trade paperbacks, collected editions, and graphic novels in this week’s “Trade Waiting” – your weekly spotlight of five noteworthy comic book collections that are being released to stores this Wednesday and why you should watch out for…
…And Now, A Haiku: SECRET WARS #2
…And Now, A Haiku features a haiku poem inspired by a comic released each week. Some will be silly, some will be serious…all will be haiku. This week, the subject is SECRET WARS #2 by Jonathan Hickman, Esad Ribic and Ive Svorcina. *SPOILER WARNING – THIS HAIKU CONTAINS SPOILERS ABOUT THE CONTENTS OF SECRET WARS…
Review: SECRET WARS #2
SECRET WARS #2 Written by Jonathan Hickman Art by Esad Ribic Published by Marvel Comics Release Date: May 13, 2015 Everything is dead. From the ashes of Secret Wars #1 rises Battleworld, a construct that Hickman gives life in this second issue, a masterfully created comic that gives this event a whole lotta life. Jonathan…
HOT FIVE: Week of May 13, 2015
Welcome to Comicosity’s Hot Five. Hot Five is 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 in the comic market! CHRONONAUTS #3 Written…
Review: SECRET WARS #1
SECRET WARS #1 Written by Jonathan Hickman Art by Esad Ribic, Ive Svorcina Published by Marvel Comics Release Date: May 6, 2015 Time has run out. Only two worlds remain. The Secret Wars begin here. Secret Wars #1 has been years in the making, and the long arc planning of Jonathan Hickman is evident in…
Review: NEW AVENGERS #33
NEW AVENGERS #33 Written by Jonathan Hickman Art by Mike Deodato Published by Marvel Comics Release Date: April 29, 2015 The saga of Doom/Rabum Alal is examined in the final issue prior to Secret Wars, a comic that acts as a primer for Avengers and answers some questions that existed as time has been running…
Review: AVENGERS #44
AVENGERS #44 Written by Jonathan Hickman Art by Stefano Caselli, Kev Walker Published by Marvel Comics Release Date: April 29, 2015 …and all things must come to an end. Hickman’s epic Avengers run, and arguably parts of his Fantastic Four run and time in the Ultimate Universe has been leading to this point. The point…
Review: AVENGERS #43
AVENGERS #43 Written by Jonathan Hickman Art by Mike Mayhew Published by Marvel Comics Release Date: April 1, 2015 The Illuminati decides what to do with a caged Tony Stark as the Shi’ar and their allies prepare to decimate Earth. Just another day in the life of an Avenger as time runs out. Jonathan Hickman…
Review: NEW AVENGERS #32
NEW AVENGERS #32 Written by Jonathan Hickman Art by Mike Deodato Published by Marvel Comics Release Date: March 25, 2015 A storyline nears its end as the deep exploration crew faces The Beyonders face on in an epic showdown with major consequences. Jonathan Hickman hasn’t visited this particular crew for a few issues, but the…
Review: NEW AVENGERS #31
NEW AVENGERS #31 Written by Jonathan Hickman Art by Kev Walker Published by Marvel Comics Release Date: March 11, 2015 Rabum Alal. An ominous name since the very first issue of New Avengers, when Black Swan uttered that the end would come by his hand. Doctor Strange has been searching for Alal and access to…