Time Capsule: DC Direct Currents 4, April 1988
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time DC Direct Currents 4 April 1988. V For Vendetta, Tailgunner Jo, Animal Man, plus Denys Cowan interviewed.
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Scott VanderPloeg
Scott works in I.T. but lives to eat and read. His other ramblings can be found at AE Index and eBabble. Art collection at Comic Art Fans.
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Web Arted Feb 5th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Ditko, Heck Roussos, Plastino, Caniff, Miller, Janson.
Review | The Sandman Gallery Edition
Features stories by Neil Gaiman and art by Sam Kieth, P. Craig Russell, Charles Vess, Kelley Jones and others. Highlights include the complete art from The Sandman #1, by Sam Kieth and Mike Dringenberg, and P. Craig Russell’s complete art for…
Canadian Comic Shops: 5% Tax on Books
It's 5% tax on books in ON, NS, NB and PEI. Retailers who are charging the full HST amount are doing it wrong. Here are the facts you and they need.
Time Capsule: DC Direct Currents 3, March 1988
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time DC Direct Currents 3 March 1988. Power Of The Atom, COPS, Batman: The Cult, The World Of Metropolis, plus William Messner-Loebs interviewed.
Web Arted Jan 29th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Roth, Heck, Tartaglione, Sakai, Oksner, Adams, Toth.
Time Capsule: DC Direct Currents 2, February 1988
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time DC Direct Currents 2 February 1988. Wow, what a month. Batman: The Killing Joke, History Of The DC Universe hardcover, Action Comics Weekly, plus a profile on Mike Baron.
Web Arted Jan 22nd
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Kirby, McWilliams, Windsor-Smith, Bialy, Ayers, Roth, Manning.
Review | P. Craig Russell’s Murder Mysteries and Other Stories Gallery Edition
Continue to the Artist’s Edition Index for the complete review. This gallery edition features high-quality scans of master illustrator P. Craig Russell’s original art, printed at art-board size, in a collection of stunning, complete adaptations of works by Neil Gaiman,…
Time Capsule: DC Direct Currents 1, January 1988
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time DC Direct Currents 1 January 1988. Glossy, colour, and a whole new direction for DC and its free solicitations. Interviews, golden age covers, and a little history.
Web Arted Jan 15th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Heck, Buscema, Windsor-Smith, Eisner, Sekowsky, Sachs, Ditko.
Review | Usagi Yojimbo: Samurai and Other Stories Gallery Edition
Hailed as one of the true masterpieces of the comics medium,Usagi Yojimbo gets its first gallery edition, reproducing Stan Sakai’s breathtaking artwork at full size and in living color. This edition includes the art from the very first Usagi story,…
Time Capsule: Marvel Requirer November 1992
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time Marvel Requirer Vol 1 Number 33 November 1992. Eight pages dedicated to origin stories of Spider-Man, Captain America and The Fantastic Four. Plus Marvel picking up Fish Police and A1.
Web Arted Jan 8th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Anderson, Wrightson, Green, Poplaski, Trimpe, Kane, Sutton.
Review | Star Wars Artifact Edition
IDW Publishing is pleased to offer under license from our good friends at Marvel Comics the first Star Wars Artifact Edition! Featuring scans of original art mainly from the initial 10 issues of Marvel Comics’ groundbreaking Star Wars comics, as…
My Best Of 2015
Best books of 2015 as chosen by me. This only includes works published in 2015 and read by your truly. Yes, it's a completely biased list based on my own tastes, but aren't all "best of" lists?
Time Capsule: Dark Horse Insider December 1991
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time Dark Horse Insider Vol 1 No 28, December 1991.
Web Arted Jan 1
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Wood, McWilliams, Windsor-Smith, Wiacek, Heck, Adkins, Anderson.
Time Capsule: Dark Horse Insider November 1991
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time Dark Horse Insider Vol 1 No 27, November 1991.
Web Arted Dec 25th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Mignola, Meskin, Kirby, Rubinstein, Miki, Quesada, Hernandez, Buscema.