Black Canary Archives

Fandom Stories: The Great, The Lousy, and the Harassers

December 7, 2019December 6, 2019Corrina Lawson

My long, twisted, and ultimately wonderful journey through superhero comic fandom.

NYCC: Interviews With the Creators of ‘Black Canary: Ignite’

October 29, 2019October 28, 2019Corrina Lawson

Meg Cabot talks about her new graphic novel featuring Black Canary: ‘Black Canary: Ignite,’ out on October 30th.

New York Comic Con Coverage: Here’s What’s Coming

October 2, 2019October 2, 2019Corrina Lawson

Reading Time: 3 minutes New York Comic Con by Reed Pop, from October 3-6, 2019. New York Comic Con is a massive event taking place from October 3-6. It would be impossible to cover the con in full. But the GeekFamilyNetwork is going to do their best to bring you as much as possible in […]

Get to Know a Hero: Green Arrow

November 9, 2016December 9, 2017Shiri Sondheimer

Happy 75th to the Emerald Archer!

DC This Week: Bruce (Batman) Wayne is Back

February 11, 2016December 7, 2017Corrina Lawson

Yes, Bruce Wayne takes back the mantle of the Bat but we’re having the most fun reading The Legend of Wonder Woman, Black Canary, Constantine and the Batman/TMNT crossover!

Black Canary's Space-Time Sound Warp

January 27, 2016December 7, 2017Corrina Lawson

Black Canary is killer, Dick Grayson is fun and sexy, Omega Men has it’s best issue yet, plus reviews on all the DC Comics to come out this week.

Women Lead This Week’s DC Comics

December 30, 2015December 4, 2017Corrina Lawson

This week’s favorites feature women. Cassandra Cain is spotlighted in Batman and Robin: Eternal, Lois is the co-lead in Superman: Lois & Clark, and Black Canary, of course. Sadly, Superman/Wonder Woman and the Wonder Woman title suffer by comparison.

The Rogue Is Dead. Long Live The Rogue.

November 12, 2015December 4, 2017Shiri Sondheimer

In fantasy land, rogues make sure the punishment fits the crime and they do it with a smirk and a gorgeous sarcasm. In the end, however, they always do it with good intentions. They Do the Right Thing even when they do it really, really badly.

‘Prez’: Political Polemic or Entertaining Satire?

September 16, 2015December 4, 2017Corrina Lawson

Secret Six leads a batch of fine comics this week but the most interesting one is Prez, where Ray and I have a sharp disagreement.

New Creative Team: “We Want to Create an Iconic Black Canary.”

June 24, 2015December 2, 2017Corrina Lawson

A rock-n-roll superhero? The creative team wants to make this Canary iconic.

The Many Lives of Black Canary

June 24, 2015December 2, 2017Corrina Lawson

Did you know that Black Canary once switched bodies with her daughter? We explore that and other incarnations.

#DCYou Week Three: The Art Take Center Stage

June 17, 2015December 2, 2017Corrina Lawson

DC has some fine #1 issues this week. Now, if they can just fix Wonder Woman.

GeekMom: Comic Book Corner — Doctor Who, Metal Gods, X-Files, The Flash, and Batgirl

October 8, 2014December 16, 2017Dakster Sullivan

Happy new comic book release day! This week, we check out The Flash, Batgirl, Doctor Who, The X-Files, and a lot more!

Paul Dini Works His Magic in Black Canary and Zatanna: Bloodspell

May 20, 2014November 26, 2017Kelly Knox

Black Canary and Zatanna: Bloodspell is a fun, easy read that any fan of either character should immediately add to their library.

Watch the Arrow Season Two Trailer; Prepare For DC Character Explosion

September 5, 2013November 26, 2017Ruth Suehle

Just over a month until Arrow’s second season starts, and we’ve got a trailer to get you reacquainted with where things left off as well as a short list of some of the additional DC characters we can expect to see.

The Cliffs of Insanity: Cosplayers

April 5, 2013November 24, 2017Corrina Lawson2

I followed the controversy surrounding how a member of the press treated Lara Croft cosplayers at PAX East, mourned Roger Ebert and Carmine Infantino, and went shopping for refrigerators.

GeekMom: Comic Book Corner — September 26th, 2012

September 26, 2012December 15, 2017Dakster Sullivan

Happy Comic Release Day! Welcome to another installment of GeekMom Comic Book Corner, where we recap our adventures in comics for the week. This week we take a look at Time Masters: Vanishing Point, Birds of Prey #0 as well as what’s on sale on Comixology this week.

GeekMom Comic Book Corner – April 18th, 2012

April 18, 2012December 15, 2017Dakster Sullivan1

Happy Comic Release Day! Welcome to another installment of GeekMom Comic Book Corner, where we recap our adventures in comics for the week. Corrina I attended the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo aka C2E2 on Sunday and picked up a comics from one of my favorite independent companies, Spinner Rack Comics. I picked up the […]

The Tipping Point: Geek Girls, Superheroes, and the DC Comics Reboot

October 25, 2011Corrina Lawson28

Want to attract women? Publish good material that doesn’t actively chase them away.–Kurt Busiek, on Twitter, 10/24/2011 I have been a reader of superhero comics since I could read, buying them off the spinner rack for a quarter. My love for them was sealed when I watched (in reruns) the first appearance of Batgirl on […]