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 for the week in the comic market!…
Advance Review: THOR #1
THOR #1 Written by Jason Aaron Art by Russell Dauterman Published by Marvel Comics Release Date: October 1, 2014 From Easter eggs and long made promises in the God of Thunder series, to new intrigues and cliff hangers, the first issue of Thor promises to welcome all. From the depths of the ocean to the…
Crisis of Epic Proportion: Time for Change
September marked two years since I came on to Comicosity as Senior Editor and co-owner, and it’s remarkable how much has changed. I don’t mean just with the site itself, although that transformation is almost overwhelming to think about. We’ve gone from a staff of four to eighteen, doubled our reach year over year, expanded…
LGBT Visibility: Trans-Modification
Back in July, our dear senior editor Matt Santori spoke about the recent changes to major characters in DC and Marvel comics. A woman shall wield Mjölnir and be known as Thor. The first African American superhero Falcon will be succeeding Steve Rogers as Captain America. The mantle of Ms. Marvel now belongs to a…
Review: ORIGINAL SIN #5.2: THOR & LOKI – THE TENTH REALM #2
ORIGINAL SIN #5.2: THOR & LOKI – THE TENTH REALM #2 Written by Al Ewing, Jason Aaron Art by Simone Bianchi, Lee Garbett Published by Marvel Comics Release Date: July 23, 2014 Thor & Loki continue their quest into the Tenth Realm in Original Sin #5.2: Thor & Loki – The Tenth Realm #2 (catches…
Crisis of Epic Proportion: I Want a Gay Iron Man
This time last week, I was still reveling in the miracle that was nearly unanimous praise for my first love, DC Comics, over its new direction for the Batgirl comic book. In a manner of three days, more than 500 pieces of fan art for Barbara Gordon’s new costume were produced and shared online (and…
Marvel Announces THOR
New York, NY – July 15th, 2014 – Marvel is excited to announce an all-new era for the God of Thunder in brand new series, THOR, written by Jason Aaron (Thor: God of Thunder, Original Sin) complimented with art from Russell Dauterman (Cyclops). This October, Marvel Comics evolves once again in one of the most…
HOT FIVE: Week of November 13, 2013
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 for the week in the comic market!…
The Comics Classroom: Practitioners of the Bizarre — Part 1
Mage. Witch. Heretic. Sorcerer. Mystic. Wizard. These are but a few of the terms applied to countless comic characters across numerous pantheons of characters — some good and some evil. The characters that wield the art of “magic” are about as varied in comic history as the sources their mystic powers come from. These characters…
MOM’S COVER WATCH: August 28, 2013
Reds, blues, blood and a double dose of Thor all lay waiting for you as the mother of all comics takes a look at the best covers for the week of August 28, 2013 on MOM’S COVER WATCH. LARFLEEZE #3 Written by Keith Giffen and J. M. DeMatteis Cover art by Howard Porter Published by…