ComicsAlliance is an American website dedicated to covering the
comic book
A comic book, comic-magazine, or simply comic is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panel (comics), panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are often accompanied by descriptive prose and wri ...
industry as well as comic-related media, and is owned by
Townsquare Media. The site has been nominated for multiple awards including a 2015
Eisner Award win in the category Best Comics Periodical/Journalism.
History
ComicsAlliance was established in 2007 as part of an online network of sites owned by
AOL, and run by editors-in-chief John Anderson and Chris Dooley. The site featured writing from critics including David Brothers, Andy Khouri, Caleb Goellner and Chris Sims. Laura Hudson became the editor-in-chief in 2009. In 2012 Hudson left the site, with former
Vertigo Comics editor Joe Hughes later announced as the new editor-in-chief.
On April 26, 2013, ComicsAlliance and the AOL Music properties were abruptly shut down. On June 2, 2013, AOL sold ComicsAlliance and several of the AOL Music blogs to
Townsquare Media,
with editors Joe Hughes, Andy Khouri, and Caleb Goellner remaining in position on the site.
In 2015 the site was the recipient of an
Eisner Award in the category Best Comics Periodical/Journalism.
In April 2017, ComicsAlliance was placed on hiatus by Townsquare Media and the most recent editorial staff was dissolved.
In July 2021, Comics Alliance had new content posted on its site and social media accounts but there was no new content published since then.
Regular features
The longest-running column on the site is Ask Chris, written by Chris Sims, which has run on the site since 2010. In 2011, Sims was featured on ''
The Daily Show
''The Daily Show'' is an American late-night talk show, late-night talk and news satire television program. It airs each Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central in the United States, with extended episodes released shortly after on Paramount+ ...
'' as part of a feature on the
Batman
Batman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on M ...
comics series, credited as a 'Batmanologist'.
Additional features of note for the site have included ''Kate or Die'', a regular comic from cartoonist
Kate Leth
Katrina Jade "Kate" Leth (born 1988) is a Canadian comic book creator, known for works such as '' Patsy Walker, A.K.A. Hellcat!''.
Career
Leth was born in Ottawa and lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and attended NSCAD University, studying photogra ...
; as well as Best Art Ever (This Week), a weekly feature showcasing new comics-related art. The
podcasts ''War Rocket Ajax'' and ''The Arkham Sessions'' have both been serialised on the site.
References
External links
ComicsAlliance official website
{{Comics information sources
Defunct websites
Websites about comics
American entertainment news websites
Internet properties disestablished in 2017