Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
I was reading Secret Avengers By Rick Remender Volume 1 last week when I noticed it didn’t have a dust jacket: the colourful wraparound cover was printed on the hardcover. I’ve harped about dust jackets before and their complete uselessness…
This is an old irritation for me but other than on Comic Book Daily doesn’t seem to be gaining any traction. Why oh why do websites continue to review comics but only include a shot of the cover with no…
Heritage just wrapped up their 2012 July 26-28 Vintage Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction- Beverly Hills #7063, resulting in the first comics auction over ten million. Yes, that’s crazy but the volume was incredibly high. We’ll be looking at the…
My all time favourite fairy tale has been adapted to comics by master P. Craig Russell. The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde is the story of a statue and a bird that care for the city below them; it’s a…
Comic Book Daily is a small community by most standards; we’re passionate about comics and, just as our tagline says, “discussing the minutiae of the comic book world”. To that end we’re looking for people who are also passionate about…
I’m quickly becoming a fan of First Second Publishing and their wonderful graphic novels. After thoroughly enjoying Friends With Boys I spotted Marathon on their publishing schedule but it looked a little too manga-like for my interests so I skipped…
Last night got a chance to check out the new Batman flick The Dark Knight Rises and in Comic Book Daily tradition, Scott and Anthony are going to go Head to Head and let you know what they thought of…
Panel layout is one of those features, or more accurately functions, of a comic that goes completely unnoticed unless it breaks out of the established boundaries. The other function that slips by is lettering but that’s a topic for another…
A hearty congratulations to Jennifer Haines and her comic shop The Dragon in Guelph Ontario. We’re previously featured The Dragon as one of our Progressive Comic Shops and now they’ve won the 2012 Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award.…
As part of Comic Book Daily’s look at auction highlights of original comic art we’re taking stock of Sotheby’s recent bande dessinée auction held in Paris on July fourth. This was the first Sotheby’s auction dedicated to comics work. Here’s…
Diamond released their sales numbers last week of the top-selling comics and related merchandise. ICv2 took that data and added real volume numbers, as they do every month; I don’t know why Diamond can’t just do this but they don’t.…
Something a little different this week as Chris Owen is away on his honeymoon. Host Walter Durajlija welcomes Comic Book Daily EiC Scott VanderPloeg and show producer Anthony Falcone to discuss Marvel Now, Fan Expo, and lots more so why…
Lots of buzz about a new series from Image led me to pick up The Activity Volume 1 trade paperback by Nathan Edmondson and Mitch Gerads. The evolution of global conflict necessitates the evolution of warfare to rise and meet…
Just received this press release from Diamond announcing their digital partnership with iVerse goes live July 23rd, allowing comic retailers to sell digital comics to their customers. It’s basically everyone but Marvel, DC and Dark Horse. Diamond, iVerse Set Diamond…
My family moved in April from a large house to a more modest dwelling. At the old place I had a home office and a good sized library; now I had one room to make it all work. This post…