John Rozum

Electric Bluegaloo Interlude: Pulp Heroes, Part Two
Electric Bluegaloo Interlude: Pulp Heroes, Part Two
Electric Bluegaloo Interlude: Pulp Heroes, Part Two
Of all the strange transformations Superman has undergone in his 78-year history, none has been quite so derided as the year where his familiar costume and powers were replaced with a blue and white "containment suit" and a tenuous relationship with electricity. But that raises the question, was it really all that bad? Two decades later, we want to find out, so ComicsAlliance is taking a look back at the Electric Blue Era of Superman to find out not just what worked, but if anything worked. This is... Electric Bluegaloo. This week, we finish the 1997 annuals with more letters about how much readers hate the new costume, a guest appearance in this column from Mike W. Barr, and the shocking return of... Super-Chief?!
The X-Files Cold Cases #6: 'Donor'
The X-Files Cold Cases #6: 'Donor'
The X-Files Cold Cases #6: 'Donor'
From 1995 to 1998, Topps Comics published a comics tie-in to The X-Files that featured original stories and, among other artists, some of Charlie Adlard's earliest US art. With Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully about to return to television, we at ComicsAlliance are revisiting this classic series, and highlighting some of the best stories it had to tell. This week, Mulder and Scully (and we, the reader) confront disquieting existential questions about what happens after we die — not just what happens to our souls, but to the bodies we leave behind — in the form of a grisly serial murderer taking back the donated organs of a dead man.
The X-Files Cold Cases, #5: 'Thin Air'
The X-Files Cold Cases, #5: 'Thin Air'
The X-Files Cold Cases, #5: 'Thin Air'
From 1995 to 1998, Topps Comics published a comics tie-in to The X-Files that featured original stories and, among other artists, some of Charlie Adlard's earliest US art. With Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully about to return to television, we at ComicsAlliance are revisiting this classic series, and highlighting some of the best stories it had to tell. This week, Mulder and Scully's investigation into a classic Bermuda Triangle mystery provides an opportunity for a discourse on the virtues of skepticism, in a story that has only grown in relevance over the past twenty years.
Scott McDaniel Speaks Out On The ‘Static Shock’ Creative Meltdown
Scott McDaniel Speaks Out On The ‘Static Shock’ Creative Meltdown
Scott McDaniel Speaks Out On The ‘Static Shock’ Creative Meltdown
Static Shock co-writer John Rozum spoke out recently about what he said was "really going on behind the scenes" of the cancelled DC Comics title, which besides being one of the first New 52 series to be discontinued was also one of the very few superhero comics starring an African American hero in the leading role and...
Digital ComicsAlliance: The Cream of the Neo-Milestone Comics Crop
Digital ComicsAlliance: The Cream of the Neo-Milestone Comics Crop
Digital ComicsAlliance: The Cream of the Neo-Milestone Comics Crop
A few years ago, DC Comics announced that they'd licensed the characters from Milestone Media and would be folding them into the DC Universe at large. Milestone was one of the most forward-thinking and best-produced comics companies of the '90s, and built a truly inclusive universe that reflected a variety of ages, ethnicities, nationalities, sexual orientations, religions, political alignments,
Former ‘Static Shock’ Writer John Rozum on ‘What was Really Going on Behind the Scenes’
Former ‘Static Shock’ Writer John Rozum on ‘What was Really Going on Behind the Scenes’
Former ‘Static Shock’ Writer John Rozum on ‘What was Really Going on Behind the Scenes’
Mister Terrific and Static Shock, two of the very few "solo" series starring African American superhero characters in lead roles, were among the six New 52 titles canceled by DC Comics earlier this month. The loss of these titles was greeted by ComicsAlliance readers with several levels of disappointment...
DC Comics Announces New Teen Titles; Tim Drake Sighted
DC Comics Announces New Teen Titles; Tim Drake Sighted
DC Comics Announces New Teen Titles; Tim Drake Sighted
Tim Drake fans can rest easy as DC just announced the covers and creative teams for their September-shipping 'teen' titles, with extra interview information courtesy of io9. Today, we've got Teen Titans, Hawk & Dove, Legion of Super-Heroes and Legion Lost, and the long-awaited new Static Shock series. C...