“In Sparta are to be found those who are the most enslaved and those who are the most free.” -Kritias of Athens (460-403 B.C.E.) Nearly one hundred and twenty years after the 300 held off the mighty Persian empire at Thermopylae, three helot slaves do the unthinkable: In one blood-soaked night, they rebel against their…
Review: THREE #5
THREE #5 Written by Kieron Gillen Art by Ryan Kelly, Jordie Bellaire Published by Image Comics Release Date: February 26, 2014 History favors the privileged in who it remembers, but beneath every enduring tale lies the truth: that not all glory is deserved, and the most deserving are the least recalled. Three – a vividly-drawn,…
Review: YOUNG AVENGERS #15
YOUNG AVENGERS #15 Written by Kieron Gillen Art by Jamie McKelvie, Becky Cloonan, Ming Doyle, Joe Quinones Published by Marvel Comics Release Date: January 8, 2014 If you read Comicosity on the regular, you know Young Avengers is my favorite book, so this review is a little hard for me. The final issue was wonderful,…
HOT FIVE: Week of December 24th, 2013
Welcome to to a special Christmas week edition of 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…
Review: YOUNG AVENGERS #14
YOUNG AVENGERS #14 Written by Kieron Gillen Art by Jamie McKelvie, Matthew Wilson, Emma Vieceli, Lee Loughridge, Christian Ward, Annie Wu, and Jordie Bellaire Published by Marvel Comics Release Date: December 18, 2013 The penultimate issue to writer Kieron Gillen and artist Jamie McKelvie’s run on Young Avengers arrives this week and it comes in…
The Rings of the Mandarin Return in IRON MAN #23.NOW
Marvel Comics has released information about the upcoming Iron Man arc, Rings of the Mandarin. Official Press Release This March, Tony battles for his life against supernatural forces unlike anything he’s ever faced before when the explosive Rings of the Mandarin arc begins in IRON MAN 23.NOW! From blockbuster writer Kieron Gillen and red hot…
Review: YOUNG AVENGERS #11
YOUNG AVENGERS #11 Written by Kieron Gillen Art by Jamie McKelvie Published by Marvel Comics Release Date: October 23, 2013 The day before Young Avengers #11 came out, I logged into Tumblr, only to find an untagged picture on my dash of Tom Hiddleston (a.k.a. movie Loki) holding up a big spoilery page from the…
Interview: Kieron Gillen Assembles the YOUNG AVENGERS
From its bold and frenetic action to its unique brand of humor (including the Tumblr recap page), Young Avengers is unlike anything else at Marvel Comics. It stands apart from the rest of the Avengers line as a more conceptual adventure focused on characters, rather than sprawling interstellar wars. As the book prepares to conclude…
Image Announces Sell Out for THREE #1
Image Comics has announced a first print sell out for Three #1. Official Press Release In THREE #1, writer Kieron Gillen, artist Ryan Kelly, colorist Jordie Bellaire, and letterer Clayton Cowles tell the story of what happens when three Helots—slaves to the citizens of Sparta—go on the run after escaping a brutal massacre. Today, Image…
Review: THREE #1
THREE #1 Written by Kieron Gillen Art by Ryan Kelly, Jordie Bellaire Published by Image Comics Release Date: October 9, 2013 Classics majors of the world rejoice: Three is here to keep you from tearing your hair out every time someone asks you if you liked the movie 300. Kieron Gillen did his homework –…