We are not at war. There is no enemy. This is a rescue operation. – Mister Six, The Invisibles Volume 3 #12 The comic book industry is in the midst of a full blown crisis in the representation of transgender, non binary, and otherwise gender non-conforming people. The decision by Man-Eaters writer Chelsea Cain to…
The Horror of Internment: MAN-EATERS Under The Microscope
Trying to define “horror,” ultimately, is one of the toughest and most subjective artistic projects because, at its heart, horror relies of value judgement and opinions. What one person considers “horrifying” won’t have the same impact on another person, at least not all the time. You might read a comic, such as some of the…
Transmyscira: The Cat Eats Its Own Tail in MAN-EATERS
We were rooting for you! We were all rooting for you! – Tyra Banks, America’s Next Top Model Season 4, Episode 7 (2005) Man-Eaters is, bafflingly, best described as an interesting failure. The idea seemed like a license to print money when it first got floated. The creative team behind Marvel’s polarizing Mockingbird miniseries:…
Review: MAN-EATERS #1
MAN-EATERS #1 Written by Chelsea Cain Art by Kate Niemczyk, Stella Greenvoss, Rachelle Rosenberg, Joe Caramagna Published by Image Comics Release Date: September 26, 2018 A mutated disease turns menstruating women into killer cats, and a young girl finds herself on the cusp of womanhood and facing a society that considers her a monster. Man-Eaters #1 follows Maude…
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…
POETIC LICENSE: September 26, 2018
The following poems of various formats could contain spoilers for Doctor Who: Thirteenth Doctor #0, Heroes In Crisis #1, Justice League Odyssey #1, and Man-Eaters #1. While poetry is interpretive, read at your own risk. HEROES IN CRISIS #1 King, Mann, Morey – DC Comics I’m Just Warming Up I’m just warming up But, by the end,…
Chelsea Cain and Kate Niemczyk Launch MAN-EATERS at Image
Eisner-nominated and New York Times bestselling thriller writer Chelsea Cain reunites Mockingbird creative team and returns to comics. Mockingbird artist Kate Niemczyk, colorist Rachelle Rosenberg, letterer Joe Caramagna, and writer Chelsea Cain are joined by Lia Miternique and Stella Greenvoss for a new ongoing series—MAN-EATERS—from Image comics this September. “Pop culture has a long tradition of…