Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
A book review by Tim Marchman for the Wall Street Journal that barely mentions the book has attracted a lot of attention from the comic internet, leading with the following. If no cultural barrier prevents a public that clearly loves…
Thanks to Titan Magazines I had the opportunity to read CLiNT Magazine 2.1, their relaunch issue. Three brand new comics begin in a special relaunch issue! Supercrooks – Part 1 of Mark Millar and Leinil Yu’s new comic The Secret…
I picked up Green Lantern Vol 1: Sinestro HC last week as I’m a Doug Mahnke fan and wanted to see what the New DC 52 had in store. Looks like a straight continuation of the story, including references to…
DC announced on the weekend that a major male character, previously heterosexual, will be reintroduced to the new DC 52 as gay. And they are about to reintroduce a previously existing DC character who was previously straight and now will…
The latest from Humanoids, bringing English translations of European works. Megalex was a three-volume work released in French in 1999, 2002 and 2008. This is its first English release. On the planet-city of Megalex, urban sprawl and technology consume all,…
The summer is almost upon us and as such seems to mark a dramatic slowdown in my comic buying. I’m not quite sure why but every summer material I’m interested in dries up and my ordering list gets smaller and…
Having sworn off superhero comics I couldn’t help picking up this double dose of personal favourites: Captain America and Alan Davis. Cap struggles to find his faith when the new Hydra rises from the ashes and makes its first deadly…
Another Image book that garnered a lot of buzz is The Strange Talent Of Luther Strode. Luther Strode is just your average geek until he sends for an exercise course from the back of an old comic book. What he…
CGC, the Certified Guaranty Company, announced a new service yesterday: grader notes. Here’s the info straight from the source. What are CGC Grader Notes? When CGC graders examine a comic book or magazine, they often enter comments about the collectible’s…
IDW solicited a complete Doug Wildey Rio collection recently and that shook a few cobwebs loose about a hardcover from years back. Hot on the trail I was browsing a comic shop for old hardcovers and came across Rio by…
There has been a lot of press coverage about creator rights in the light of DC’s upcoming Before Watchmen and the new Avengers movie. Important topics, but to what extent should it affect the average reader? I’m offering three articles…
John Byrne has been doing some great work recently with The Next Men relaunch so I didn’t hesitate to pick up Cold War Volume 1: The Damocles Contract. Acclaimed creator John Byrne releases his latest creation, MI-6 agent Michael Swann.…
