Identity Crisis

Fantastic Five: DC Comics Deaths
Fantastic Five: DC Comics Deaths
Fantastic Five: DC Comics Deaths
If there’s one thing we’ve learned from our years on the Internet, it’s that there’s no aspect of comics that can’t be broken down and quantified in a single definitive list, preferably in amounts of five or ten. And since there’s no more definitive authority than ComicsAlliance, we’re taking it upon ourselves to compile Top Five lists of everything you could ever want to know about comics. There's nothing fun about the topic, but death is unquestionably a huge part of superhero comics, and this week we're looking at five of the deaths that had the most profound effect on the DC Universe.
Fantastic Five: Best Heel Turns
Fantastic Five: Best Heel Turns
Fantastic Five: Best Heel Turns
If there’s one thing we’ve learned from our years on the Internet, it’s that there’s no aspect of comics that can’t be broken down and quantified in a single definitive list, preferably in amounts of five or ten. And since there’s no more definitive authority than ComicsAlliance, we’re taking it upon ourselves to compile Top Five lists of everything you could ever want to know about comics. Complementing our countdown of the Five Best Face Turns from a few weeks ago, this week we're counting down the five best (or, to be honest, sometimes worst), most shocking, and most devastating instances of a character turning bad or revealing themselves to have been bad all along.
Fantastic Five: Worst DC Comics Events
Fantastic Five: Worst DC Comics Events
Fantastic Five: Worst DC Comics Events
If there’s one thing we’ve learned from our years on the Internet, it’s that there’s no aspect of comics that can’t be broken down and quantified in a single definitive list, preferably in amounts of five or ten. And since there’s no more definitive authority than ComicsAlliance, we’re taking it upon ourselves to compile Top Five lists of everything you could ever want to know about comics. Nobody’s perfect, and just because DC is home to some of the world's greatest superheroes and some of the most memorable villains in comic history, that doesn’t mean it hasn’t had its fair share of awful moments as well. This week, we point our all-seeing eye of judgment at five of the worst events in DC's history.
Heroic Sacrifice & Crossover Corpses
Heroic Sacrifice & Crossover Corpses
Heroic Sacrifice & Crossover Corpses
The practice of human sacrifice is as ancient as human civilization and has been practiced variously by various cultures, but most often to pacify gods or nature in the same manner of animal sacrifices. For example, maidens being tossed into volcanoes to keep them from erupting, or victims being buried at the foundations of castles, temples or bridges to protect the constructions from ruin. We're way past human sacrifice now, of course, but fictional character sacrifice? Today's super-comics creators seem rather devoted to that particular ritual, with many an "event" story arc beginning with the death of a character, as if they were being sacrificed to bless the ensuing narrative. The latest example is DC Comics' three-book Trinity War crossover, which begins in earnest this week but has been slowly ramping up in several books, most notably Justice League of America, where one of the publisher's oldest and best-known characters was seemingly killed recently. Be warned, for below there are spoilers for stories as old as 2004's Identity Crisis and as recent as Justice League of America #5.
War Rocket Ajax #117: The Crew Breaks Down Dan DiDio’s DC Favorites, Part One [Podcast]
War Rocket Ajax #117: The Crew Breaks Down Dan DiDio’s DC Favorites, Part One [Podcast]
War Rocket Ajax #117: The Crew Breaks Down Dan DiDio’s DC Favorites, Part One [Podcast]
Back in March, DC Comics Co-Publisher Dan DiDio made a list of his ten favorite titles published during his tenure with the company. This week on ComicsAlliance, Chris Sims, Matt Wilson and Andy Khouri sit down for the first ever two-part episode of War Rocket Ajax, as they break the list down, give their reactions to each title, and discuss what this means for the direction of the company -- and
DC Comics Co-Publisher Dan DiDio Lists his 10 Favorite Projects of the Last 10 Years
DC Comics Co-Publisher Dan DiDio Lists his 10 Favorite Projects of the Last 10 Years
DC Comics Co-Publisher Dan DiDio Lists his 10 Favorite Projects of the Last 10 Years
It's been ten years since Dan DiDio first walked into DC Comics as a Vice President of Editorial, beginning a chain of events that led to the native New Yorker ascending to the position of Co-Publisher of the storied comic book house. Among the notable events DiDio's presided over in his time with DC include its ambitious run of weekly comic book series; the reinstallation of long-absent character
Grant Morrison Talks Straight about Superhero Sexism and the ‘Death Spiral’ of Comic Books
Grant Morrison Talks Straight about Superhero Sexism and the ‘Death Spiral’ of Comic Books
Grant Morrison Talks Straight about Superhero Sexism and the ‘Death Spiral’ of Comic Books
Supergods and Action Comics writer Grant Morrison has long been known for his frank, revealing interviews, and his latest Q&A at Rolling Stone is no exception, full of blisteringly (and admirably) straight talk on a wide range of topics: sexism in superhero comics; the disturbing use of rape in Identity Crisis and Alan Moore's work; why he no longer hangs out with Mark Millar; and perhaps most