SUPERMAN #1 Written by Brian Michael Bendis Art by Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, Alex Sinclair, and Josh Reed Edited by Jessica Chen, Michael Cotton, Brian Cunningham Published by DC Comics Release date: July 11, 2018 Superman #1 launches readers into a series of new beginnings for the Man of Steel. It takes readers straight from…
HOT FIVE(ish): Week Of July 11, 2018
Welcome to Comicosity’s Hot Five(ish). Hot Five(ish) 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. DISNEY PIXAR’S THE…
DC Partners with Walmart for Four 100-Page GIANT Ongoing Titles
This summer, Walmart shoppers will receive a personal invitation to discover the lore behind their favorite DC experiences as DC Entertainment announced today that a series of “giant” monthly comics will be sold exclusively in more than 3,000 participating Walmart stores around the country. Available for $4.99, each 100-page anthology features all-new stories written exclusively…
Review: MAN OF STEEL #2
MAN OF STEEL #2 Written by Brian Michael Bendis Art by Doc Shaner, Steve Rude, Jay Fabok, Alex Sinclair, and Josh Reed Edited by Jessica Chen, Michael Cotton, and Brian Cunningham Published by DC Comics Release Date: June 6, 2018 Superman tries to catch an arsonist who eludes his powers while keeping the secret of…
HOT FIVE: Week of June 6, 2018
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. BATMAN #48 Written…
Modern Mythology, Death, and Resurrection in Comics
You might consider this two-part series a kind of ‘companion’ or ‘extension’ piece to a three part column series I did way back in 2014 (!). While those three articles dealt with some specific characters such as Superman, Wolverine and the Phoenix manga, these particular entry will touch more on Captain America directly, thus keeping…
Transmyscira: Comics, Culture War, and “¡No Pasarán!”
Ten guys jump one, what a man You fight each other, the police state wins Stab your backs when you trash our halls Trash a bank if you’ve got real balls – Dead Kennedys, Nazi Punks Fuck Off In a since automatically deleted tweet, Vox journalist and podcaster Matt Yglesias replied to the perceived…
Review: THE MAN OF STEEL #1
THE MAN OF STEEL #1 Written by Brian Michael Bendis Art by Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, Jason Fabok, Alex Sinclair, Cory Petit Edited by Jessica Chen, Michael Cotton, Brian Cunningham Published by DC Comics Release Date: May 30, 2018 Superman is back. Of course, he wasn’t gone but there is something special about this issue that signals a return…
Review: DC NATION #0
DC NATION #0 Written by Tom King, Brian Michael Bendis, Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, and Joshua Williamson Art by Clay Mann, José Luis García-López, Jorge Jimenez, Dexter Vines, Jordie Bellaire, Alex Sinclair, Alejandro Sanchez, Clayton Cowles, Josh Reed, and Andworld Design Edited by Jamie S. Rich, Brittany Holzherr, Brian Cunningham, Jessica Chen, Mike Cotton,…
Review: ACTION COMICS #1,000
ACTION COMICS #1,000 Written by Various Art by Various Edited by Bob Harras and Pat McCallum Published by DC Comics Release Date: April 18, 2018 The 80-page giant that acts as the celebratory issue for Action Comics 1000th issue is here and were treated to an all-star lineup of creators old and new giving us…