It’s unavoidable. You look back at the 1940s, 50s, and 60s in comics, and the super-heroes all… look the same. Sure, costumes vary and powers are different, but all-in-all, most heroes were pretty much universally white, straight, and male, even though the world was as diverse then — in color, gender, and sexuality — as…
The Second Annual MILES MORALES AWARDS
Happy New Year! By now, if you’re an avid Comicosity fan, you’ve seen our team’s choices for the Best of 2015. We want to throw out one last hurrah and kudos to the year that was, with a look at new characters added to the DC and Marvel sandbox in the last year who are…
Year of the Queer: DC Comics in 2015
2015 has been a big year for queer representation in comics. We’ve seen an explosion of LGBT protagonists in the indie market. We’ve seen some amazing firsts pop up for the community at large. We’ve watched as many publishers embraced gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender characters, just as one big name publisher has chosen to…
HOT FIVE: Week of August 19, 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! DOOMED #3…
Review: DC Sneak Peek: DOOMED #1
DC Sneak Peek: DOOMED #1 Written by Scott Lobdell Art by Javi Fernandez and Kyle Ritter Published by DC Comics Release Date: May 6, 2015 Reiser is just like every other college student — he worries about his grades, family, friends, girls, battling the Alpha Centurion in the streets of Metropolis as a Doomsday-infected monster……
DC Comics Rolls Out 8 Page Preview Stories for June Relaunch
Beginning with the May issues of the CONVERGENCE miniseries, DC Comics is including 8-page “sneak peeks” at the new and continuing titles arriving this June. This isn’t excerpted content, but all new, standalone stories that give a glimpse of what fans can expect after CONVERGENCE. Not only will these previews be included in issue #2…
THE HONOR ROLL: May 14, 2014 Releases
This week looked like it would be small at first. Then all the comics came out. And we read them. And we have great spoiler filled pics to show you. Hope you enjoy, let’s get to it! Avengers #29 – Ken Godberson III The punch over forty issues in the making. About Me: When he…
HOT FIVE: Week of May 14, 2014
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!…