Comic writer Joe Corallo joins the Capes and Tights Podcast for Episode 125 on September 6, 2023. To prepare for the conversation, we have compiled five comics by Corallo you should read right now.
Corallo is an Eisner and GLAAD nominated, Ringo winning editor and comic book writer. He co-created She Said Destroy at Vault Comics and Dahlia in the Dark at Mad Cave Studios. Joe is co-writer of Seeds of Eden and The Never-Ending Party. Corallo edits Oh S#!t It’s Kim & Kim at Black Mask Studios, the Mine! anthology at ComicMIx, and the Dead Beats anthology at A Wave Blue World.
She Said Destroy (Vault Comics)
Over millenniums, Brigid, Goddess of the Sun, has conquered and converted the entire solar system into worshipping her and her alone, save one space colony. The witches of Fey are the last believers of The Morrigan, Goddess of Death, Brigid’s sister and the only other God left. As Brigid’s forces prepare for one final battle, The Morrigan prepares to do what she does best: Destroy!
She Said Destroy is available digitally or in trade paperback.
Becstar (Mad Cave Studios)
Becstar is a star hopping mercenary-gone-full time-gambler light years away from earth. Leaving her old life behind with the help of her magical luck dagger and her fan-turned-regret filled-friend Sally Soolin, Becstar ekes out a living under the nefarious Shadow Syndicate’s radar. But when a mysterious girl appears with grim news and an urgent quest where the fate of the universe hangs in the balance, Becstar has no choice but to join… and regret it immediately.
Becstar is available digitally or via trade paperback.
The Never Ending Party (ComiXology / Dark Horse)
Twenty-five years after losing her lover Lulu in a cult ritual for Dionysus gone wrong, Mindy Morrow is trying to live her life and put the past behind her. Unfortunately for Mindy, the past won’t let her go. While she’s taking care of her friend Flavia, her frenemy Kate is trying to lure Mindy back into the old club scene, and something more ancient and terrifying awaits them all.
The Never Ending Party was first released digitally via ComiXology Originals and later via Dark Horse Comics in trade paperback.
Born of Blood (Merc Publishing)
Ancient Sparta is a dangerous place. It requires a strong hand to keep its rivals at bay, and for years King Cleomenes’ strength did just that. But after losing his Queen who only offered him one heir, his daughter Giaris, he’s decided he must put her through a baptism of fire to prepare her to one day take his place in defending Sparta. Will she rise to the challenge or will she and Sparta fall?
Born of Blood is available via Merc Publishing.
Dahlia in the Dark (Mad Cave Studios)
A washed up hitman, Donny Dahlia, takes one last job transporting a package cross country in the hopes of seeing his estranged daughter again. Little does he know this job is going to get him caught in the middle of a war between the fairy realms that could determine the fate of humankind. Dahlia in the Dark is a fast-paced, action, fantasy thriller about family and hidden truths. Ringo award winner and Eisner nominated author Joe Corallo joins rising star artist Andrea Milana for an all-original mini-series that will take readers on one wild ride!
Dahlia in the Dark is available digitally and trade paperback.