52 In 52 continues with one of Jeff Lemire’s earliest works, Sweet Tooth from Vertigo Comics. EiC Aaron is at the helm this week and well…don’t expect this column to be an uplifting affair, folks. Consider this your spoiler warning. SWEET TOOTH BOOK ONE: DELUXE EDITION The creator: Jeff Lemire The publisher: Vertigo Comics The…
TRADE WAITING: Week of September 2, 2015
It’s another Monday, which means a look at the week’s hottest trade paperbacks, collected editions, and graphic novels in this edition of “Trade Waiting” – your weekly spotlight of five noteworthy comic book collections that are being released this coming Wednesday and why you should watch out for them! MAD MAX FURY ROAD TP Written…
COMIC LOVE: This Is How the World Ends
It’s amazing how much we want to see ourselves reflected in the animal kingdom. From horoscopic astrological signs to Disney’s The Lion King, we seem to desperately want to understand humans by terms of bestial natures and vice versa. We ascribe personalities to all manner of animals — from those snooty giraffes at the zoo…
Trade Waiting: June 19, 2013
This new comic book day, like every Wednesday, means a slew of great collections and trades! This week’s Trade Waiting features releases from across the board, all publishers, and tons of heavyweight creators! SAGA VOL. 2 Written by Brian K. Vaughan Art by Fiona Staples Release Date: June 19, 2013 Price: $14.99 Publisher: Image Comics…
COMIC LOVE: Pick Your Apocalypse
So, it seems the world didn’t end as planned. No earth-shaking apocalypse or mind-changing revelation occurred on December 21st — just some last minute Christmas shopping and a whole lot of Twitter commentary about how wrong the Maya were (P.S. They weren’t. Y’all just misunderstood them.). Real life isn’t like the comic books, after all.…
Review: SWEET TOOTH #40
SWEET TOOTH #40 Written by Jeff Lemire Art by Jeff Lemire Release Date: January 9, 2013 Saying goodbye is never easy. Sweet Tooth #40 marks the end of Jeff Lemire’s creator-owned tale of young Gus, an animal/human hybrid born into a world that’s dying around him. While an unexplained pandemic rages across the world, simultaneously…
HOT FIVE: Week of January 9, 2013
Every week, Comicosity brings you our Hot Five, 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 for the week in the comic market.…