Death Becomes Her: The 'Pretty Deadly' Mixtape
Pretty Deadly, by Kelly Sue DeConnick, Emma Rios, and Jordie Bellaire, is a story about stories. It's a fantasy western about Death's daughter Ginny, but it's truly a gorgeous, lyrical, epic poem about...
View ArticleAll The Image Comics Announcements From Emerald City Comic Con [ECCC '17]
When Image Comics has new titles to announce, it doesn't play by halves; the publisher has been known to throw down a massive number of awesome sounding titles led by amazing creators, before dropping...
View ArticleThe Eye In Team: What Do We Lose When A Comic Doesn't Have Its Own Artist?
Recently, the subject of rotating art teams in superhero comics reached a tipping point, and people have started to wonder if the concept does more harm than good in the long run. With double-shipping...
View ArticleComicsAlliance Gift Guide: What To Buy For Young Readers
The holiday season is fast approaching, and that means it's time to hit the shops! If you're looking for inspiration for gifts for all the important people in your life, ComicsAlliance has put together...
View ArticleRepetition & Replicants: Sampling in King and Walta's 'Vision'
Tom King and Gabriel Hernandez Walta's The Vision features a lot of quotation and repetition. Dialogue and scenes are reprised a few pages or issues later; objects that make a quick appearance in issue...
View ArticleStrip Panel Naked: The Lime Green And Purple Of 'Hawkeye'
You've got to hand it to Jordie Bellaire; she really understands color in comics. There's something effortless, restrained, and yet bombastic and intelligent about her work in basically everything I...
View ArticleScott Snyder Reveals How He Keeps Batman's Villains Scary
All-Star Batman, one of the flagship titles in DC Comics's Rebirth initiative, is something of a showcase for writer Scott Snyder, allowing him to work with the highest caliber of collaborates from...
View ArticleWelcome To The Gun Show In 'Deadpool Versus The Punisher'
Those two Marvel guys you like with the guns are in one book together this spring. Deadpool Versus The Punisher is a five-issue miniseries written by Fred Van Lente with art by Pere Perez. It seems...
View ArticleAll The Image Comics Announcements From Emerald City Comic Con
When Image Comics has new titles to announce, it doesn't play by halves; the publisher has been known to throw down a massive number of awesome sounding titles led by amazing creators, before dropping...
View ArticleWhat Do We Lose When A Comic Doesn't Have Its Own Artist?
Recently, the subject of rotating art teams in superhero comics reached a tipping point, and people have started to wonder if the concept does more harm than good in the long run. With double-shipping...
View ArticleJeff Parker Talks Lord Death Man And 'Batman '66'
If you've been wondering why I've been a little more excited lately, why bird songs are a little sweeter or why food tastes a little better, it's because the latest storyline of DC's digital-first...
View ArticleLast Man On Earth: Should You Be Reading 'The Autumnlands'?
Kurt Busiek and Benjamin Dewey's Autumnlands is set in a fantasy world that may or may not be the far-off future. Magic is dying, and the humanoid animal members of a highly hierarchical society devise...
View ArticleMockingbird and Moon Knight Go Solo, Silver Surfer Returns
The Diamond Retailer Summit is underway in Baltimore this weekend, timed to coincide with Baltimore Comic Con, and Marvel has taken the opportunity to unveil more new titles for the All-New...
View ArticleShould You Be Reading 'They're Not Like Us'?
When you look at the sheer range and number of original stories being told in comics form today, it’s hard to imagine a better time to be a comics reader. Online and in print, from all around the...
View ArticleThe Question: What's The Best Comic About Women By Women?
The comics world is full of questions, from, “Who would win in a fight?” to, “Who came up with that weird idea?” Here at ComicsAlliance, we spend a lot of time thinking about all of it, from the big...
View Article'Scarlet Witch' #1 Spins a Story of Witchcraft and Redemption
Scarlet Witch #1 opens with a flashback to the press conference from Avengers (vol. 1) #16, in which Hawkeye, Quicksilver, and the Scarlet Witch officially join the team. It’s hard to imagine now, but...
View ArticleComics Alliance Best of 2015: Outstanding Colorist of 2015
Our judges have adjudicated; our readers have voted. We’re proud to present to you the outstanding colorist of 2015 — and four great runners up. Continue reading…
View ArticleEric Stephenson Talks About The Return Of 'Nowhere Men'
Image Comics' Nowhere Men is one of the most talked-about series of the last few years, but public opinion is fickle. A pop-sci fi tour de force by Eric Stephenson, Nate Bellegarde, Jordie Bellaire,...
View ArticleStep Into The Mind Of Marc Spector In 'Moon Knight' [Preview]
Since its revitalization at the hands of Warren Ellis, Declan Shalvey & Jordie Bellaire, Moon Knight has been one of Marvel’s standout characters and his book has become a playground for writers to...
View ArticleFaith Erin Hicks Offers A Glorious Tour Of 'The Nameless City' [Review]
The rise of Faith Erin Hicks and Jordie Bellaire in the last decade is easy to explain. Both women are insanely talented and ridiculously prolific. Bellaire's racked up hundreds of credits as a...
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