DC Comics has provided Comicosity with the EXCLUSIVE early reveal on four titles from its Vertigo line. Scroll down to check out each one! ASTRO CITY #45 Written by KURT BUSIEK Art by BRENT ANDERSON Cover by ALEX ROSS “WHAT BROKE THE BROKEN MAN?” part one of two! Astro City’s tangled history of superheroes,…
TRANSMET: Human Reaction and Criminal Enterprise #4
With the riot fading into the distance for the time being, we get the first solid look at what Spider thinks journalism is for and The Beast enters stage right. While the first couple issues were dense with ideas about the future to analyze, the third issue — which also serves as the opening issue…
Exclusive Preview: LUCIFER #15
DC Comics has shared its EXCLUSIVE preview with Comicosity for next week’s Lucifer #15 from its Vertigo Comics imprint. Scroll down for full sized preview images. LUCIFER #15 Written by Richard Kadrey Art by Lee Garbett and Antonio Fabela Published by DC Comics/Vertigo Release Date: February 15, 2017 Writer Richard Kadrey continues to chart Lucifer’s…
TRANSMET: Human Reaction and Criminal Enterprise #3
Something special is happening in Austin tonight: http://t.co/RpbnCbO6zw #StandWithWendy — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 26, 2013 In possibly the most disturbingly specific bit of prescience Transmetropolitan can offer, Spider, via Ellis and Robertson, invents the now commonplace act of live tweeting a political crisis. Last week, I put forward the idea that the second issue…
TRANSMET: Human Reaction and Criminal Enterprise #2
Once re-established in The City, Spider finds his first story opportunity in Fred Christ, a former record producer who’s found a new purpose in life by leading a cult of people turning themselves into aliens. There probably isn’t another single issue that sums up the hit or miss nature of Transmetropolitan’s political allegory, which has…
Exclusive Preview: EVERAFTER: FROM THE PAGES OF FABLES #4
DC Comics has shared its EXCLUSIVE preview with Comicosity for next week’s Everafter: From the Pages of Fables #4. Scroll down to view the full size preview images. EVERAFTER: FROM THE PAGES OF FABLES #4 Written by Lilah Sturges and David Justus Art by Travis Moore and Michael Wiggam Published by DC Comics/Vertigo Release Date:…
Dissecting the Trilogy of Best Intentions: OMEGA MEN, VISION, and SHERIFF OF BABYLON
A civil war in outer space. An android living in the suburbs. A soldier stationed in Baghdad post-9/11. Let’s be honest. We see a lot of strange things in comics. Most of them slide off our backs as part of a suspension of disbelief — this acceptance of internal logic without having to justify how…
Vertigo Comics Launches Sequel to THE LOST BOYS
THE LOST BOYS never grow old, never die, and have a new miniseries from Vertigo on behalf of Warner Bros. Consumer Products hitting shelves October 12. The stakes are high in this nostalgic and unstoppable sequel to the ’80s cult classic vampire film. Featuring the surviving characters from the film, THE LOST BOYS comic book is…
Review: THE DARK AND BLOODY #6
THE DARK AND BLOODY #6 Written by Shawn Aldridge Art by Scott Godlewski and Patricia Mulvihill Published by DC Comics/Vertigo Release Date: July 13, 2016 At long last, Shawn Aldridge’s story of pain and loss that starts in Iraq and ends in Kentucky comes to a close. While Iris ushered up a bloody final panel…
Transmyscira: CLEAN ROOM #9
CLEAN ROOM #9 Written by Gail Simone Art by Jon Davis-Hunt and Quinton Winter Published by DC Comics/Vertigo Release Date: June 15, 2016 Reminding us again of just how little we still know about Astrid Mueller’s world, new players enter the game as she lies on the brink of death and Chloe enacts her master…