Halloween Costumes
Halloween is fast approaching and time is running short to find a costume. If you are creative and can whip something together you’re already off to a good start. But if you are like me, who can’t sew worth a…
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Halloween is fast approaching and time is running short to find a costume. If you are creative and can whip something together you’re already off to a good start. But if you are like me, who can’t sew worth a…
Transformers Dark Of The Moon hits the Blu-Ray and DVD shelves Friday September 30th. This installment of the Transformers franchise has the Autobots fighting against their nemesii Decepticons and a former ally. Aiding the autobots are Sam Witwicky, Capt. Lennox,…
The title says it all. What is “THE” comic? What is the comic that changed everything for you? Did it change the way you think? Did it hook you in, that you had to buy the next issue, then all…
Now that fall is upon us, images are popping up on the interwebs of the toys that will be coming to Canadian retail before Christmas and early 2012. As you know from my other columns, I collect toys. G.I. Joe…
This past weekend I toured a couple of comic shops. One was my local favourite (Blue Beetle), the other was a comic shop in downtown T.O. I thought I would just check things out. See what was in stock. Get…
This summer’s blockbuster hit Thor comes to Blu-Ray and DVD Sept 13/11 (also available on 3D combo pack). The Blu-Ray comes with 80 minutes worth of extras, but more importantly it comes with 20 minutes of deleted scenes that include…
By time you read this Justice League #1 has been on the shelf for a week, and shipping this week were the #1s for Action Comics, Batgirl, Batwing, Green Arrow, JLI and Swamp Thing (to name a few). Before I was…
X-Men First Class is available on Blu-Ray and DVD tomorrow (Sept 9/11). Some of the special features include Cerebro Mutant Tracker (a BD live feature), X Marks The Spot (an “in-film” feature that includes bonus scenes and making of featurettes),…
Everybody looks cooler when you have a cool vehicle. Superheroes are no exception. Here are some of my favourite Superhero vehicles. #5 Fantasticar The Fantastic Four is a family. Families take vacations and road trips, like to the Negative Zone. The Fantasticar…
Fan Expo is all done for another year, and it was a great show indeed. The reactions I have seen for this year’s Fan Expo have been very positive. I know for myself I was very happy with this year’s…
Today was the final day of Fan Expo. Typically Sunday is the lighter day, which was true for the beginning of the morning. The afternoon got much busier. Since I spent all day at the show yesterday, and left the…
Saturday was the big day for the Fan Expo weekend. When I showed up at the convention center the lines were very long. You could hear a murmur in the crowd if this would turn out like last year. I…
That’s right. I was on vacation this week. So I haven’t had much time to write a column. I didn’t bring any comics with me either to read during my down-time. I could have easily finished my Thor Walt Simonson…
The poster for Ghost Rider Spirit of Vengeance has been released. This film is the sequel to the 2007 cult classic Ghost Rider. The cast includes Nicolas Cage returning as Johnny Blaze/Ghost Rider, Johnny Whitworth as Blackout, Ciaran Hinds as…
I got lucky recently. Over the past couple weeks I have found several DC animated movies for sale in the discount bins. I picked up Wonder Woman, Tales of the Black Freighter, Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, Superman &…
This weeks Pick 5 is a little bit different. Since there are many lists that feature “this day in”, I thought I would try it here. So this week’s Pick 5 are big events in a given year. The year…
I have been reading DC Retroactive. When I first heard about it, I thought it was a gimmick (which it is), but I would buy them anyway. Some of the stories from the 70’s issues were pretty weak. Some were very…
On a previous Pick 5, I highlighted 5 songs that feature Superheroes While reflecting on this Pick 5, I thought of music that has been featured in comic book movies. Comic book movie soundtracks feature many songs, but some don’t…
This past Sunday, I (and a couple CBD’ers) went to the 80’s Toy Expo in Mississauga. It was held in conjuction with TFcon (Canada’s Annual Transformer Convention), and it was a very busy convention. Some of the special guests included…
Hobby Star/Fan Expo just sent out a newsletter about the latest additions to this year’s Fan Expo. One in particular caught my eye: Hasbro will be selling some of this year’s exclusives at Fan Expo. As you can…