What makes a villain transition in your mind’s eye from being good to being iconic? In some ways, the status of being iconic is simply one of textual longevity, i.e. being a character who has remained as part of a mythos despite their flaws, and thus has become enmeshed into the narrative so much that…
Review: DOOMSDAY CLOCK #8
DOOMSDAY CLOCK #8 Written by Geoff Johns Art by Gary Frank, Brad Anderson Published by DC Comics Release Date: December 5, 2018 A tense political thriller set against the backdrop of a DC Universe struggling with the Supermen Theory, Doomsday Clock #8 is quite possibly one of the series most intense issues yet. Geoff Johns…
H5*: Ten, Five, One – November 2018
Welcome to the first monthly installment of “Ten, Five, One” where we take a trip back in time. The latest addition to the H5* family will look back at the Diamond sales charts from ten years, five years, and one year ago and use those charts as a springboard for discussion. While there will be…
HOT FIVE (ish): Week Of September 26, 2018
Welcome to Comicosity’s Hot Five(ish). Hot Five(ish) is a short(ish) 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. DOOMSDAY CLOCK #7…
HOT FIVE (ish): Week of July 25, 2018
Welcome to Comicosity’s Hot Five(ish). Hot Five(ish) 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. DOOMSDAY CLOCK #6…
Geoff Johns Launching New Pop-Up Imprint, SHAZAM Title at DC
Geoff Johns is launching Mad Ghost Productions and is entering into an exclusive writer/producer deal with Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment to create content across multiple divisions of the Studio, including films, television and comic books, based on current DC properties as well as new and reimagined IP. As part of this deal, he will…
Review: DOOMSDAY CLOCK #5
DOOMSDAY CLOCK #5 Written by Geoff Johns Art by Gary Frank, Brad Anderson, and Rob Leigh Edited by Brian Cunningham and Amedeo Turturro Published by DC Comics Release Date: May 30, 2018 It’s all beginning to come together. Characters are meeting, storylines are converging and progressing, and the Doomsday Clock continues to tick with ample…
Review: DOOMSDAY CLOCK #4
DOOMSDAY CLOCK #4 Written by Geoff Johns Art by Gary Frank, Brad Anderson, and Rob Leigh Edited by Brian Cunningham and Amedeo Turturro Published by DC Comics Release Date: March 28, 2018 The secret origin of the new Rorschach is revealed — and believe it or not, his fate is tied to the origins of the…
Review: DOOMSDAY CLOCK #3
DOOMSDAY CLOCK #3 Written by Geoff Johns Art by Gary Frank, Brad Anderson, and Rob Leigh Edited by Brian Cunningham and Amedeo Turturro Published by DC Comics Release Date: Janurary 24, 2018 As the countdown towards the inevitable conflict between Superman and Dr. Manhattan marches on, Geoff Johns continues to make revelations in the story…
HOT FIVE: Week of January 24, 2017
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. ABBOTT #1 Written…