Walter Simonson is, by any measure, one of the greatest comic book creators ever. He also might be the best post-Kirby creator on Kirby’s best creations: especially on Thor in the 80s and Orion in the early aughts. Both runs are classics. For my money, which I spend on too many comics, I don’t think…
How We Talk Comics as a Community: Part 2
Out in the depths of the internet, where all manner of trolls dwell, there is a meme that I sometimes half-heartedly like to join in on just because it makes me laugh so damn much. The idea that “Reed Richards is the greatest supervillain in the Marvel Universe” as always been comical, given the kinds…
The Comics Classroom: Decades of Doom, Part 1
Is there any villain more fascinating than Dr. Doom, the Master of Menace, the Monarch of Latveria, the Emperor of Evil? While the Fantastic Four have always hosted a large and interesting number of rouges in their gallery, Doom has constantly risen to the top over the decades to be both a dangerous enemy as…
HOT FIVE: Week of April 22, 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! What a week…
52 In 52: FANTASTIC FOUR: UNTHINKABLE
Welcome to 52 in 52, a look at the vast world of Marvel Unlimited. I will be reading and sharing my thoughts each week regarding a different single arc or event from somewhere within the world of Marvel Unlimited, trying to find things I haven’t read that are relevant to the current comic or cinematic…
HOT FIVE: Week of January 21, 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 for the week in the comic market!…
TRADE WAITING: Week of August 27, 2014
We are a mere 48 hours away from new comic books, and a whole fresh crop of collections as well! If your bookshelf is in need of a trade or hardcover infusion, look no further than the top five releases of August 27, 2014: FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 1: FALL OF THE FANTASTIC FOUR Written by…
Review: FANTASTIC FOUR #3
FANTASTIC FOUR #3 Written by James Robinson Art by Leonard Kirk Published by Marvel Comics Release Date: April 23, 2014 The First Family of Marvel Comics continues to fracture as forces conspire against the Fantastic Four in issue #3 by James Robinson and Leonard Kirk. James Robinson is coming at this family full force, attacking…
Original Sin Fractures the Family in FANTASTIC FOUR #6
This June, witness another nail in the coffin of the first family, as they are torn further apart in FANTASTIC FOUR #6 – an ORIGINAL SIN tie-in! From Eisner Award-Winning scribe James Robinson and fan-favorite artist Leonard Kirk comes the next blockbuster chapter of the world’s greatest comic magazine that will have you gasping! They…
Marvel Teases ORIGINAL SIN Tie-In for FANTASTIC FOUR
Marvel Comics has released a teaser for Original Sin Fantastic Four tie-in issue. Official Press Release