Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Some comments on one of Scott’s articles got me thinking about an old maxim of mine: I have frequently told fans to drop a book if they don’t like and voice their disdain with buying power. I’ve followed this rule…
If twitter had existed in 1971 I can only assume that we would have seen tweets like this: What? Spider-Man doesn’t have six arms! Thanks for ruining this book @roythomas! Or if it had existed in 1984 this would be…
There is no superhero, not even Batman, that is much of a worldwide cultural icon as Superman. Everyone knows who he is, what clothes he wears, and what powers he has. Everyone knows who his girlfriend is, who his best…
There is no end to comic book related podcasts on the internet, but I would be amiss if I didn’t share with our readers a little about Ink Pulp Audio, which is, pound for pound, the best comic book related…
One of the aspects of the comic book industry that you rarely hear about are pedagogy and mentorship. There is no clear path on how to hone your craft and break into the business, and many industry professionals care deeply…
This year was my first time attending The Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo, or C2E2, and I will say that I was very impressed. While the show is geared towards all manner of geek pop culture, its primary focus is on…
Personal improvement is a passion of ours here at CBD and we’ve done a lot of conventions, so I thought I’d pass on some helpful hints now that con season is in full swing. I would also like it make…
Awards are, by their nature, subjective and really just the opinions of a select few. That doesn’t mean that awards have no merit, or that those who receive awards are not deserving. I actually think that the benefit of awards…
Scott and I have recently taken on the role of coordinators for the Harry Kremer Retailer Award (part of the Joe Shuster Awards) that is given each year to an outstanding comic book retailer. Past winners have included The Silver…
We all have our favourite television show, right? It might be Game of Thrones, or The Simpsons, or Golden Girls and it most likely airs once per week. That is sort of the rule of television in that you get…
Lately I have been thinking about death. Specifically death in comic books and malleable nature of what should be a permanent state. It seems like there is more death in comic books nowadays, but, as Walt would say “old farts…
In preparation for the G.I. Joe: Retaliation movie CBD is taking at look back at G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. Our 2 biggest G.I. Joe fans, Ed and Anthony, dusted off their copies of ROC and set out to…
The comic book world was abuzz this week with the news that Damian Wayne, the fourth Robin, was going to die in the upcoming Batman Incorporated #8. I didn’t bother posting a spoiler alert because once something appears in the…
I was looking at a list of the discounts that Marvel is offering to local comic book shops (Bleeding Cool has a good breakdown here) and I wonder if we will ever be able to have accurate sales figures for…
My first thought on Champ’s love letter to the Django Unchained Comic was “geez Danny, get a room”, but his sledgehammer to open a walnut approach to titling columns has generated a good deal of discussion. And that is a…
One of the unique aspects of the comic book medium is that it is completely dominated by a single genre. I cannot think of any other artistic media where this is true, for if we saw movies or music dominated…
There have been very few titles that have caused as much of a stir as Superior Spider-Man. I wanted to wait a bit before writing this review so that it wasn’t necessary to plaster spoiler alerts every second sentence, but…
Comedy is very personal and either you find something funny or you don’t. So I’m not surprised when someone tells me that they don’t like such and such show or they don’t think that Jim Belushi is very funny. Deciding…
There are certain comic books that you are supposed to have read. Ones that have critical and/or commercial success behind them. Books like Maus and Watchmen and Love & Rockets and The Dark Knight Returns. Things that you know you…
Once upon a time I didn’t really care about over-sized hardcovers, collected editions, or trade paperback anthologies. I really just bought issues, and only issues, and liked it. I also possibly walked to the comic book store through ten feet of snow.…