Graphic novels. Collected editions. Omnibuses. Trades. These are really all just words for “a kickass way to read comics”. So, with this column we’re going to look at all of those kickass bound pages that are hitting comic shops, bookstores and online outlets this week! (Note that in some instances, the release dates to comic…
HOT FIVE: Week of September 29, 2021
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. ADVENTUREMAN #5 Written…
TRADE WAITING #1: Week of September 8, 2021
TRADE WAITING RETURNS! It’s been a bit, but we’re back, baby. And with this return, we’re going to call this column “issue #1”, cause comics have volumes and issues and stuff, right? Yeah. Yeah, let’s do this. Graphic novels. Collected editions. Omnibuses. Trades. These are really all just words for “a kickass way to read…
Preview: BRITANNIA: LOST EAGLES OF ROME #4
BRITANNIA: LOST EAGLES OF ROME #4 (of 4) Written by PETER MILLIGAN Art by ROBERT GILL Colors by JOSÉ VILLARRUBÍA Letters by DAVE SHARPE Cover A by DAVID MACK Cover B by ROBERT GILL Variant Cover by RAFA GARRES At last, the mystery of the lost eagles revealed! Deep within the heart of Egypt, there…
Review: THE PRISONER: THE UNCERTAINTY MACHINE #1
THE PRISONER: THE UNCERTAINTY MACHINE #1 Written by Peter Milligan (Original Plot by David Leach) Art by Colin Lorimer, Joana LaFluente, and Simon Bowland Edited by David Leach Published by Titan Comics Released April 25, 2018 Sequel? Reboot? Reimagining? This new The Prisoner comic will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed, or numbered.…
Review: KID LOBOTOMY #3
KID LOBOTOMY #3 Written by Peter Milligan Art by Tess Fowler, Lee Loughridge, and Aditya Bidikar Published by IDW Publishing/Black Crown Release Date: December 13, 2017 After a debut issue that felt like a suitcase full of too familiar references and stereotypes, followed by what felt like a complete abandonment of narrative pretentions in favor…
Preview: KID LOBOTOMY #2
Kid Lobotomy #2 Peter Milligan (w) • Tess Fowler (a & c) Lee Loughridge (colours) Aditya Bidikar (letters) “A Lad Insane, Part Two: Vile Bodies,” Failed rock star and medical guinea pig Kid Lobotomy apparently lies dying in America’s weirdest hotel: The Suites, where delusion is always your dirty one-night stand. Take a tour of the…
Review: BLACK CROWN QUARTERLY #1
BLACK CROWN QUARTERLY #1 Creative Team: Rob Davis, Cathi Unsworth, Cara McGee, Will Potter, Carl Puttnam, Philip Bond, Aditya Bidikar, David Barnett, Martin Simmonds, Jamie Coe, Tini Howard, Gilbert Hernandez, Peter Milligan, Tess Fowler, Lee Loughridge, Cindy Whitehead, Nicole Goux, Frank Quitely Published by Black Crown Release Date: October 25th, 2017 If you have not…
Review: KID LOBOTOMY #1
KID LOBOTOMY #1 Written by Peter Milligan Art by Tess Fowler, Lee Loughridge, and Aditya Bidikar Published by IDW Publishing/Black Crown Release Date: October 18, 2017 As 2017 heads into the homestretch, it’s becoming clear that one of the dominant stories about the year in comics will be the role of editor as talent scout,…
Preview: BRITANNIA: WE WHO ARE ABOUT TO DIE #4
BRITANNIA: WE WHO ARE ABOUT TO DIE #4 (of 4) Written by PETER MILLIGAN Art by JUAN JOSÉ RYP with RYAN LEE and ROBERTO DE LA TORRE, FRANKIE D’ARMATA, DAVE SHARPE Cover A by DAVID MACK (MAY171982) Cover B by JUAN JOSÉ RYP (MAY171983) Variant Cover by LEIF JONES (MAY171984) Variant Cover by ADAM GORHAM…