Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Championing Comics
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…
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…
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;…
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…
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…