by Rick Coste | Jan 28, 2021 | News
“Right now, the most underrated character at DC Comics is Poison Ivy,” fan-favorite writer Gail Simone tweeted last year. “When she is given a proper spotlight, she steals every scene. Readers love her. Why she doesn’t get the treatment of...
by Rick Coste | Jan 26, 2021 | News
Two formidable careers. Two unique creators. Ann Nocenti is aware she is the Lou Reed of Marvel Comics. I could go on at length about her carving out space in mainstream comics for more nuanced characters, or how confronting the military-industrial complex in the...
by Rick Coste | Jan 22, 2021 | News
It’s amazing the difference a decade-and-a-half makes. In 2006 and 2007, Marvel Comics published Women Of Marvel trade paperbacks, collecting stories starring female characters. The first included a couple of writers/artists, the second had none. Source: Louise...
by Rick Coste | Jan 20, 2021 | News
The Old Guard: Tales Through Time Anthology Recruits Bendis, DeConnick and More The Old Guard: Tales Through Time anthology will feature all-star creators like Brian Michael Bendis and Kelly Sue DeConnick tackling the immortals. The success of the Image Comics...
by Rick Coste | Jan 18, 2021 | News
It’s dangerous to buy anything on name value alone (just ask Cyberpunk 2077 players), but sometimes, a person can be tempted. The Seeds , a comic from Ann Nocenti and David Aja , is that temptation. Nocenti’s a world-traveling comics veteran, and Aja, you...
by Rick Coste | Jan 16, 2021 | News
Superheroes are inescapable on the big screen, and they’ve dominated comics for more than half a century. But what about those of us who just can’t get enough prose? Where’s the long-form fiction aficionado supposed to get their daily dose of superhero? Source: Eight...
