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Championing Comics

Green Arrow #1

Andrew Ardizzi
September 13, 2011
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This week we're also taking a look at another of the new DC 52 number ones, this time the Emerald Archer himself, Green Arrow. Coming off a tumultuous year in the life of Oliver Queen, the series has been rebooted, taking Oliver Queen back to a location he's not been in some time. Intrigued? Then read forth.

Action Comics #1

Andrew Ardizzi
September 12, 2011
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Last week the second wave of DC's New 52 hit shelves, among them the first issue of the relaunched Action Comics penned by star writer Grant Morrison. This week we're taking a look at the first issue of DC's most renowned series.

Batman Live: The Review

Danny Champion
September 8, 2011

On August 24th Comic Book Daily’s intrepid London reporter Daniel Champion attended the opening night of Batman Live stage show at the O2 arena in London. His comicbookdaily press pass in hand Dan experienced the extravaganza up close and personal.…

Chimichanga

Scott VanderPloeg
September 8, 2011

This is billed as a humour story for children eight and up. The story is very straightforward with that Powell sensibility: a bearded girl finds a monster and takes it back with her to the circus. She encounters a witch that later makes a deal with a pharmaceutical company; in the process she's kidnapped and eventually is freed by her monster.

Little Island Comics

Anthony Falcone
September 8, 2011
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“But, aren’t all comic shops for kids?” That is the common response I get when I tell people about Little Island Comics, the new comic store for kids that has opened up in Toronto. Steps away from Honest Ed’s the…

Like A Sniper Lining Up His Shot

Scott VanderPloeg
September 7, 2011

My local comic shop received this last week although everyone seems to be listing today as its release date. I’ve been waiting all year for Tardi’s Like A Sniper Lining Up His Shot. [quote]Martin Terrier, ice-cold mercenary-turned-contract-killer, has his future…

Superhero Vehicles

Ed Campbell
September 6, 2011
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Everybody looks cooler when you have a cool vehicle. Superheroes are no exception. Here are some of my favourite Superhero vehicles. #5 Fantasticar The Fantastic Four is a family. Families take vacations and road trips, like to the Negative Zone. The Fantasticar…

Flashpoint #5

Andrew Ardizzi
September 6, 2011
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Last week the fifth and final issue of "Flashpoint" was release, resetting the DCU in the process.

Death Of Cap

Scott VanderPloeg
September 6, 2011
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Just came across the web site of amazing artist R. Kikuo Johnson: another stunning illustrator I’ve missed along the way. Take a look at this amazing piece that was done for the New York Times. Invoking raising the flag on Iwo…

Beginning’s end bittersweet for ‘Kill Shakespeare’ creators

Andrew Ardizzi
September 5, 2011

Life could be perceived as a series of acts, each of us living out the drama of our lives in a microcosm of the whole day in and day out. Existence is a play, with each component of the greater story being told a piece at a time; before we know it, the curtains close on a chapter of life and the crowd disperses for intermission, anticipating the next part of the story.

#3: Steranko’s Fury

Scott VanderPloeg
September 1, 2011
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Unfortunately Jim Steranko is a name fading from the collective comic book memory, to its detriment. Exploding onto the comics scene in the late 1960s and then quickly leaving the medium, he stands out as a master of page layout, design and motion.

Comic Culture August 31st

This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija old comic books selling for tons of money, the new Ghost Rider movie, the new Sin City movie, comic book “pressing”, as well as a complete recap of the just…

Kill Shakespeare #12 – To Thine Own Self Be True

Andrew Ardizzi
August 30, 2011

The final issue of Kill Shakespeare hit stands last week. CBD takes a final look at the immensely successful, critically acclaimed series that brought Shakespeare's greatest characters together into a solid, organic universe.

Top Five Interview Tips

Alexa Tomaszewski
August 29, 2011

Scoring an exclusive interview, on record, at Fan Expo can be a difficult but rewarding task. The artists and writers featured at this event have a lot of interesting things to say – be it about their current titles or…

Walter Durajlija
August 24, 2011

This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija discuss Classic Comics, the Conan movie, Wolverine movie news, Avengers movie news, Harvey Award winners, DC’s new #1s, the new Ultimates comic, this weekend’s Fan Expo convention and lots more…

Andrew Ardizzi
August 23, 2011

This week CBD takes a look at the final issue of Green Lantern Corps before the big DC 52 relaunch.

Edwards’ Galactus

Here is a stunning Galactus commission by Tommy Lee Edwards, blasting the Eiffel tower with a tiny Silver Surfer doing a flyby. Wow.

Turf

Turf from Jonathan Ross and Tommy Lee Edwards looked interesting; 1929 New York with a vampire problem and aliens. After reading it I think they should have done 1929 New York with vampires and a second book with 1929 New…

Andrew Ardizzi
August 22, 2011

The third issue of the series that will split the X-Men in two hit stands last week. Check out CBD's exclusive review on the growing divide between Cyclops and Wolverine.

Top 5 Fan Expo Guests

Fan Expo is this week and here’s my Pick Five: top five Fan Expo guests. Completely my opinion but that is the one that matters most…to me. 5. Chris Claremont I can’t remember the last time I saw Claremont at…