The week went by so quickly for Gotham Central Club! It was great seeing everyone jump in to talk about the first ten issues of Gotham Central by Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka, and Michael Lark. In case you missed it, we had a fun mid-week roundup with some of my favorite tweets from the first…
Comicosity Book Club: #GothamCentralClub Mid-Week Roundup
Welcome everyone to our mid-week roundup for Gotham Central Club! We hope you haven’t missed the news that this week we’re reading DC Comics’ Gotham Central in honor of the new show Gotham that premiered on September 22. All week you can join us using the hashtag #GothamCentralClub to discuss your favorite moments, post your…
Comicosity Book Club: #XStatixClub Finale
After twelve weeks, we’re closing the book on the Comicosity Book Club’s reading of Peter Milligan and Mike Allred’s X-Statix run. Thank you so much for everyone that participated! There were some great conversations, and of course some great comics read over the past few months. Now that our conversation for #XStatixClub has reached its…
Comicosity Book Club: #XStatixClub Week Ten Roundup
Holy cow it’s been ten weeks of reading X-Statix (and X-Force)! This week for the Comicosity Book Club we were fortunate enough to enjoy issues 14, 15, and 16 of X-Statix by Peter Milligan and Mike Allred. In this week’s reading we learned a bit more about Robbie (El Guapo), and Henrietta became team leader!…
Review: SWAMP THING: FUTURES END #1
SWAMP THING: FUTURES END #1 Written by Charles Soule Art by Jesus Saiz Published by DC Comics Release Date: September 3, 2014 This is a flash forward in Swamp Thing that accomplished little and made me wonder why the creators felt it was a story worth telling. For those who may not have been paying…
Comicosity Book Club: #XStatixClub Week Nine Roundup
You know what time it is! Oh, you don’t? Well, it’s time for another edition of our Comicosity Book Club roundup! This week we were lucky enough to read issues 11, 12, and 13 of X-Statix written by Peter Milligan with art by Mike Allred. This was a fun week – we see some new…
Review: SILVER SURFER #5
SILVER SURFER #5 Written by Dan Slott Art by Mike Allred Published by Marvel Comics Release Date: August 27, 2014 Mike Allred illustrates a knockout issue of Silver Surfer, but I’m not sure if the story’s pacing can keep up. Silver Surfer was my most anticipated All-New Marvel Now! title, and five issues in, it…
Comicosity Book Club: #XStatixClub Week Eight Roundup
It’s Tuesday, which means another edition of our Comicosity Book Club roundup! This week we read issues 9 and 10 of X-Statix, as well as the Darwyn Cooke illustrated Wolverine / Doop two issue miniseries. For those who had the omnibus edition of the book, you might have also seen the “A Hard Day’s Fight”…
Review: THE WRENCHIES
THE WRENCHIES Written by Farel Dalrymple Art by Farel Dalrymple Published by First Second Meet the Wrenchies. They’re strong, powerful, and if you cross them, things will quickly go very badly for you. Only one thing scares them-growing up. Anyone who survives to be an adult lives in constant fear of the Shadowsmen. All the…
Review: THE FADE OUT #1
THE FADE OUT #1 Written by Ed Brubaker Art by Sean Phillips, Elizabeth Breitweiser Published by Image Comics Release Date: August 20, 2014 The first project from their groundbreaking five-year deal at Image will have Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips fans, old and new, at the edge of their seats, as they weave an epic crime…