Review | Frank Bellamy’s Heros the Spartan
A sumptuous collection of amazing British 1960s strips by Tom Tully and Frank Bellamy, Heros The Spartan is a must for comic art fans.
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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DC partners with Graphitti Designs for Gallery Editions
IDW has garnered a significant amount of fans and industry awards for its Artist’s Edition line of books that reprint original comic art full size, utilizing colour scans of the original penciled and inked comic art boards. They’re beautiful giant…
Corto Maltese Animated Film
I recently stumbled my way across an animated Corto Maltese filmed titled La cour secrète des Arcanes, or The Arcane Secret Court, released 2002. Like almost all Corto Maltese material it’s not in English. What few copies on DVD I could…
Web Arted Jun 13th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly from the collection of James Halperin, founder of Heritage.
Sin City: A Dame To Kill For Trailer Two
I’m really not sure about this film. After watching the trailer below everything looks overly stylized, over processed and excessively digital. Have a look and judge for yourself.
Are comics a rich man’s hobby?
This is not a column about collecting comics: this is about reading comics. I've been an avid comic reader for 34 years now and things have changed in the industry and in my life that affect how I buy comics.
Web Arted Jun 6th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days.
ComiXology: free, digital and rights revisited
Last week I posted about ComiXology’s 20 days of free comics campaign dubbed Summer Reading. I’ve been pleasantly surprised by some of their offerings, including a My Little Pony collection and a Jason graphic novel from Fantagraphics. Much more than…
Web Arted May 30th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly from ComicLink’s May Featured Auction.
ComiXology Summer Reading offers one free comic a day
ComiXology has had their share of bad press lately, with the Amazon buyout and the shutting down of in-app purchasing. To counter some of those woes with the public they're running a promotion called Summer Reading, offering one free comic every day until June 14th.
Review | Tarzan – In The City Of Gold
An oversized first volume of Burne Hogarth's epic run, Tarzan - In The City Of Gold is an excellent look at his first three years on the strip.
Web Arted May 23rd
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly from Heritage’s 2014 May 15 – 17 Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction.
Web Arted May 23rd
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly from ComicConnect's June Event Auction.
Web Arted May 9th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly from ComicLink’s May Featured Auction.
Web Arted May 2nd
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly from ComicLink’s May Featured Auction.
Web Arted Apr 25th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly from ComicLink's May Featured Auction.
Darwyn Cooke’s Batman Beyond DC Nation Short
Here's the second 75th anniversary Batman short for the Cartoon Network's DC Nation: this time Darywn Cooke returns to Batman Beyond.
Web Arted Apr 18th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly at ComicLink's April 2014 Focused Auction, Original Art.
Web Arted Apr 11th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days.
Bruce Timm’s Batman: Strange Days DC Nation Short
Hailed as one of the greatest visions of Batman outside of print, Bruce Timm's Batman: The Animated Series gave us a definitive take on the caped crusader. Now Timm applies his talents to a new two minute short that appeared on The Cartoon Network Wednesday. Enjoy.