Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Championing Comics
With a title that exciting The Hounds Of Hell was a must read for me this week after a visit to my local comic book shop. Here’s the publisher’s blurb: Philippe Thirault (Writer) Christian Højgaard (Line art) Drazen Kovacevic (Line…
Hammers have fallen from the sky left and right, one of which lands in Beijing near Sun Wukong, the Monkey King. After failing to lift the hammer, Absorbing Man and Titania arrive to secure it. Soon after, the Immortal Weapons arrive after being summoned together to close the gate to the eighth city. Wukong awaits them as they regain consciousness, while James Rhodes struggles to understand why he's there with them at all.
Coming off the worst stretch of his life, Matt Murdock left New York and travelled cross-country to find himself. After a brief stay in New Mexico, Murdock rediscovered his nature after helping a small town overcome its problem with some aggressive locals. Upon returning to New York though, Murdock must face the consequences of his actions.
Marvel released their October 2011 solicitations and I’ve picked the best five to share with you here. 5. Punisher Max #18 by Dave Johnson. Johnson has a unique composition style that works well with every cover he tackles. A great…
Mutantkind has been to the brink and back, and at least it would seem, have finally found some measure of peace for themselves. That all gets thrown out the window as Schism promises to drive a wedge between their ranks leaving Cyclops and Wolverine on opposite sides of the battlefield.
Lotus Root Children is the first graphic novel from Wei Li. The story is about a poor lotus root farmer called Ah Lan who is part of a child trafficking ring in China. Ah Lan’s role in the child trafficking…
Courtesy of Travis Charest’s blog comes this stunning piece of a World War II era Wolverine. Charest notes “I’ve still got a long way to go but here’s another look at something in the hopper…”. Few artists are as wonderful…
There has only been one item, in your toolbox, that has been featured the most in the comics world, and that is the hammer. So this week let’s get hammered and Pick 5. #5 Justin Hammer Justin Hammer is a…
Green Lantern #67 arrived in stores last week, and with its arrival, the War of the Green Lanterns epic also concluded. With this issue, volume four of the title ended. The only question is whether it ended on a low-note or a high one. Forward!
This past Friday July 17th was the wrap-up party for the 7th annual Joe Shuster awards, which took place at the new location of the Toronto Cartoonist’s Workshop in downtown Toronto on 578 College Street. It was an intimate affair with…
Great show this week as hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija discuss Batman Live scoops dug out by Daniel Campion, Comic Culture’s own intrepid London report, TinTin movie news, troubles at Archie Comics and much more. Our regular features include…
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;…
After a few weeks of back and fourth, Sim and I finally sat down to discuss his adventure into Glamourpuss. It was a muggy day in June when we met at the Metropolitan Hotel at Chestnut St. and Dundas Ave. to discuss Glamourpuss and were she's headed in the future - when she gets out of jail for allegedly smuggling cocaine that is.
For every man there is a defining moment that separates the life he knew from that which he must now acclimate himself to. The event propels him to the next stage of his existence and beyond any semblance of inaction their prior life knew. This is a story of Vengeance.
Issue three of Flashpoint sped onto shelves last week, and after an issue in which Barry Allen appeared badly injured, fans were left to wonder of his fate. Would this be the end of Barry Allen, or would he return in a flash?
My recent Pick 5 focused on Canadian Superheroes. Since Independence Day just recently passed, I got thinking of heroes who fought for “Old Glory”. Here is my list of American Patriotic Superheroes. #5 Iron Patriot The Iron Patriot was Norman…
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…
Great show this week. Hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija are joined by comic book artist Vince Marchesano. Vince talks about his days as a ghost artist drawing titles like Batman and Fantastic Four. Topics discussed this week include, Thor…
Bokurano: Ours is a manga created by Mohiro Kitoh. The Earth will be attacked fifteen times by a giant robot. The robot will be different each time. Fifteen junior high school kids are “tasked” to defend Earth by piloting a…
Hope is a special young lady. Saddled with a destiny that will either save the world or destroy it, depending on who you ask anyway, she indirectly leads a team of the first new mutants since M-Day stripped mutantkind of their numbers. Continually a target, Hope has found some refuge on the island of Utopia with the rest of the X-Men.