May saw DC Comics recuperate a bit of its market share after April’s massive gap between them and Marvel, spurred on by… nothing too significant. What this demonstrates is that market share is not nearly as important as the bottom line dollars, which continue to show massive gains — up 22% — against the market…
NUMBERS GAME: DC Comics — March 2013
If there’s one word that describes DC Comics’ March sales, it would likely be “plateaued.” It was a month where not too much could have moved the needle for DC, as there was only one new #1, no major creative team changes, and most storylines wrapping in advance of April’s gatefold cover month (designed in…
MOM’S COVER WATCH: March 20, 2013
It’s March 20, 2013, and MOM is back in the saddle, ready to rumble and share just a few of her favorite covers of the week. SAGA #11 Written by Brian K. Vaughn Cover Art by Fiona Staples Published by Image Comics One of the things that has helped the Saga covers stand out is…
Review: CONSTANTINE #1
CONSTANTINE #1 Written by Ray Fawkes and Jeff Lemire Art by Renato Guedes Release Date: March 20, 2013 There are two ways to try to evaluate DC’s new Constantine title. The first is to try to compare it to the once glorious but recently cancelled Hellblazer title. Longtime readers might fear that a mainstream DC…
HOT FIVE: Week of March 20, 2013
Every week, Comicosity brings you our Hot Five, 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.…
Review: BATGIRL #17
BATGIRL #17 Written by Ray Fawkes Art by Daniel Sampere Release Date: February 13, 2013 The fallout from “Death of the Family” is touched on in this issue as Barbara Gordon heals up, hunts down the Joker’s henchmen and has another run-in with her brother. Also, Young Romance #1 promised Ricky would get his chance with…
INTERVIEW: Ray Fawkes Braves the Dark with CONSTANTINE
Writer/artist Ray Fawkes has quickly become one of the most prolific new creators to join the ranks of DC Comics’ New 52, co-writing Justice League Dark with Jeff Lemire, and now launching an ongoing series starring one of its most popular lead characters, Constantine! Fawkes generously took time out of his busy schedule to answer…
DC Announces Lemire & Fawkes to Write CONSTANTINE
DC Comics has announced Jeff Lemire & Ray Fawkes will be taking over writing duties on the upcoming Constantine series. Official Press Release Earlier today we announced that Jeff Lemire and Ray Fawkes will be writing the new ongoing series CONSTANTINE. We asked Jeff Lemire about writing his favorite character. Check out what he had to…
Read Between the Lines: Constantine’s Bulletin Board
Years ago, Rip Hunter’s chalkboard in the mini-series 52 gave readers many hints for upcoming stories all over the DC Universe. Though Rip hasn’t reappeared so far in the New 52 (though we know from the Justice League International Annual that he does exist), his chalkboard has been replaced by John Constantine’s bulletin board. In…
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