If comics can be said to be a conduit for mythological symbols, both ancient and modern, to help us solve problems, what does this look like in practice when we turn from the familiar to the unexpected? For many American readers, there is a tendency to absorb and appropriate Japanese terms such as “samurai” and…
Exclusive Preview: SUICIDE SQUAD MOST WANTED #5
DC Comics has shared with Comicosity its EXCLUSIVE preview for next week’s Suicide Squad Most Wanted: Deadshot and Katana #5. Scroll down to view the full size preview images. SUICIDE SQUAD MOST WANTED: DEADSHOT & KATANA #5 Written by Brian Buccellato and Mike W. Barr Art by Viktor Bogdanovic, Diogenes Neves, Richard Friend, Ruy Jose,…
Review: SUICIDE SQUAD MOST WANTED: DEADSHOT AND KATANA #1
SUICIDE SQUAD MOST WANTED: DEADSHOT AND KATANA #1 Written by Brian Buccellato and Mike W. Barr Art by Viktor Bogdanovic, Diogenes Neves, Richard Friend, Michael Spicer, and Carrie Strachan Published by DC Comics Release Date: January 27, 2016 Two 20 page stories. Two creative teams. Two anti-heroes going off the reservation. Deadshot is saddled with…
Interview: Mike W. Barr Unsheathes the Sword of KATANA
With the Suicide Squad film on its way in 2016, DC Comics has its eye on some of the characters who are going to make a splash into pop culture, and there’s no better place to start than with Deadshot and the mysterious samurai known as Katana! Sharing the headline in a double-sized anthology 6…
The Comics Classroom: Swords As Revenge, Part 2
While we previously got to examine the sword Mugenjin from the Kenshin manga by Nobuhiro Watsuki (a manga whose full title is Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story), the next article will delve more into a manga with a very unique fusion of eastern and western styles called Berserk, a series created by Kentaro Miura.…
DC Reveals New Katana Villain “Swagger”
DC Comics has released design sketches and information about a new Katana villain, Swagger. Official Press Release Katana’s latest adventures have sent her all the way to Japan in an attempt to repair her treasured sword. But her journey will hardly be an easy one, especially with The Outsiders on her trail. And when a…
NUMBERS GAME: DC Comics — April 2013
Not a ton of excitement to report for DC Comics this month as both it and its colleague across the aisle lost 2% market share to some rather aggressive indie publishers between March and April. While the market is up overall, it’s got to smart a little to drop share in the midst of a…
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…
Crisis of Epic Proportion: Comics are a Business
I think it’s fair to say that comic book fans are some of the best conspiracy theorists around. And why wouldn’t we be? We’ve spent decades piecing together mysteries, looking behind cowls, and helping our heroes uncover plots against society perpetrated by their most fiendish foes. And, no offense to admirers of the House of…
Review: JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #1
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #1 Written by Geoff Johns Art by David Finch Release Date: February 20, 2013 There’s a new League in town and this one is specifically designed to kick your ass. An obvious blend of B-Team Justice Leagues of the past and the government run Suicide Squad, the brand spanking new Justice…
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