Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
I just read a wonderful article by retailer Brian Hibbs about selling trade paperbacks and collected editions. Give it a read and come right back…alright, let’s get into it. Is your local comic shop a bookstore selling mostly collected editions,…
It was October 1978 that Empire, the first graphic novel, appeared on bookstore shelves. That’s the same month Eisner’s A Contract With God made its début, and Empire is one illustrated story while Eisner’s work is a collection of short…
Welcome back to Absolute-ly, a feature that focuses on what comic should receive the “absolute” treatment: any story from any publisher. A call to arms of hardcover comic book fans. Mike Mignola was in the second phase of his career;…
Michael Cho is right up there in my list of all time favourite artists. He lives in Toronto and attends all the local shows so if I’m lucky I pick up a few pieces from him a year. I’ve been…
Courtesy of MTV’s Splash Page we present the first trailer for Batman: Year One animated film. It looks to match the classic Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli comic in tone and colour but the animation has that manga look to…
This came across my email in DC’s weekly retailer newsletter. Is anyone actively collecting variant covers? [quote]DC COMICS ANNOUNCES SPECIAL 1:200 VARIANTS FOR SEPTEMBER With anticipation for DC Comics’ New 52 continuing to build, DC Comics announces new 1:200 black…
At no point did I ever imagine writing a CD review for Comic Book Daily, yet here it is. I received The Music Of DC Comics: 75th Anniversary Collection in the mail via Sony Music. It’s a collection of 31…
The official Marvel site has a video section that is featuring a lot of Marvel cartoons from the last two decades. Highlights include Spider-Man (1967 series), The Avengers: United They Stand, X-Men: The Animated Series and lots more. Other than…
Came across this wonderful letter in my inbox this morning: Captain America has sold out to Corporate America! [quote]Dear Customer, Celebrate Captain America at Baskin Robbins! With the highly anticipated release of Captain America: The First Avenger out this summer,…
Based on their website Wizard has shortened Wizard World Toronto 2012 to two days: March 24-25. Comic Book Daily attended in force last year and determined two days was really all the show needed: I could see tumbleweeds blowing through…
Here is DC’s relaunch video/commercial courtesy of Bleeding Cool and Youtube. It hits all the points of the relaunch including young new heroes and digital day and date availability.
During their retailer summits Dan DiDio made a statement that Modern Myths took note of and posted in their summary on Facebook. [quote]Another change DC is making is that they won’t be ‘writing for the trade’ anymore. Writers have…
Welcome to Retailer Q, spinning 52Q’s format at top Canadian comic retailers. Comic Book Daily asks the question and our retail friends give their perspective. [box type=question]Free Comic Book Day is now a huge event and one no retailer can…
Marvel just released details to The Mighty Thor issue 4, including this stunning Olivier Coipel cover. Reminiscent of the classic Silver Surfer 4 cover by John Buscema it brings an updated and modern approach. Spinning hammer of Thor makes an…
We don’t focus on upcoming books enough here at Comic Book Daily so for the last Pick Five of the month I’ll be looking at the top July 2011 collections that are supposed to ship. It’s a solid month with…
Here’s the latest theatrical trailer, 2:30 long. We’re treated to a new tag line: “heroes are made in America”. As well here’s the new “George Hamilton” poster.
Reflecting on the collected editions I’ve read over the last three months one thing stands out: publishers are skimping or dropping extras and supplemental material. Since the birth of the trade paperback softcovers have rarely included any extras, but their…
Via their weekly retailer newsletter Image Comics announced they would be adopting the same ratings system DC uses. Here’s the full text: [quote]Greetings, retail partners! We have some exciting news this week and we wanted you to hear it first:…
Hot on the heels of a disappointing opening weekend for the big budget Green Lantern film comes Cartoon Network’s promotion of Green Lantern: The Animated Series.
So concludes Humanoids week here at Comic Book Daily. Here’s a list of reviews available: I Am Legion Madwoman Of The Sacred Heart Weapons Of The Metabaron Day Of The Magicians Legend Of The Scarlet Blades Screaming Planet Elias The…