Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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This week hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija tackle issues as wide ranging as the trouble plagues Spider-Man musical, the Wonder Woman TV series, the Conan movie trailer, getting ready for comic book conventions and lots more. So kick back,…
Writer: Rick Remender Penciler: Tony Moore Inks: Crimeland Studios with Sandu Florea (p. 6) and Karl Kesel (p. 12-13) Colourist:John Rauch Letterer: Joe Caramagna Cover: Joe Quesada; Paulo Siqueira and Morry Hollowell (variant) Publisher: Marvel Comics Welcome to Project Rebirth…
Writer: William Harms Artist: Eric Nguyen Letters: Wes Abbott Cover: Doug Mahnke and Jorge Gonzalez Publisher: DC Comics Continuing the recent trend of adapting video games into the comic book format, the mini-series inFamous brings us back into the…
Welcome to another installment of Pick Five, where one of our writers picks five of whatever comic related “fill in the blank” that tickles their fancy. Video games and comic books go together like peanut butter and chocolate. Or at…
I love documentaries; and a documentary about the history of DC comics sounds right up my alley. Secret Origin is narrated by Ryan Reynolds and interspersed through his narration are excerpts of interviews done for this doc by key figures…
Pick Five | Shot Glasses Welcome to another installment of Pick Five, where one of our writers picks five of whatever comic related “fill in the blank” that tickles their fancy. A few days ago Chris Owen and I recorded this…
This week Comic Culture’s Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija host their annual CFMU fund raising show. Special guests on this week’s show include Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sir Sean Connery, Charlie Sheen, Kermit the Frog, Stan the Man Lee and more. Our…
Writers: Geoff Johns and Peter Tomasi Artists: Patrick Gleason, Ivan Reis, and Joe Prado Inkers: Mark Irwin, Keith Champagne, Norm Rapmund, Christian Alamy Colour: Peter Steigerwald and Nathan Eyring Letters: Rob Clark Jr. Cover: Gary Frank and Nathan Eyring; Ivan…
This one caught me by surprise. As I read more and more collected editions my library of Fantagraphics books grows with new releases and older material “discovered” online and at my local comic shop. I was perusing their 2011 catalogue…
Another great piece of art made available today: Simone Bianchi’s cover to Age Of X: Universe issue 1.
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk about Justin Beiber’s Mad Magazine cover, the new Thundercats cartoon, the new G.I. Joe movie, the new Walking Dead video games and the new Walking Dead toys , some…
Writer: Fred Van Lente Pencils/Inks: Wellington Alves and Nelson Pereira (p. 1-9, 21-22) Art: Pere Perez (p. 10-20) Colours: Bruno Hang (p. 1-9, 21-22), Antonio Fabela (p. 10-20) Letterer: Joe Caramagna Cover: Mike Perkins and Dan Brown Publisher: Marvel Comics…
A new artist on an entire story arc of Spider-Man, in one hardcover package. Spider-Man: Big Time Premiere hardcover collects Amazing Spider-Man 648-651 by Dan Slott and Humberto Ramos. Here’s the publisher’s blurb: Big changes are happening for the Amazing…
Kids today have it so easy. They have the internet; they don’t need to get up off the couch to change the channel and in the last 10 years we have seen some great movies based on comic books. However,…
I love comic books and if I don’t have comic books themselves to read, I love to read books about comic books. Consider this review a brief warm-up before I tackle the monstrous 75 Years of DC Comics: The Art…
Writer: Daniel Way Penciler: Jason Pearson Inker: Karl Story Colourist: Sonia Oback Letterer: Cory Petit Cover: Jason Pearson; Michael Kaluta and Dave Stewart (variant) Publisher: Marvel Comics Iiiiiiiiiit’s baaaaaaaaack…again. Yes ladies and gentlemen, the series you’ve long forgotten is…
Writers: Conor McCreery and Anthony Del Col Artist: Andy Belanger Colours: Ian Herring Letters: Shawn Lee Cover: Kagan McLeod Publisher: IDW Publishing Following the cliffhanger revelation of the last issue, Del Col and McCreery return us to the land of…
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija discuss a possible new direction for the X-Men, a possible role for Kevin Costner in the new Superman movie, a possible improvement to the poorly received Spider-Man Broadway musical and…
Writer: Rick Remender Pencils: Esad Ribic Inks: John Lucas Colours: Matt Wilson Letters: Cory Petit Cover: Esad Ribic Publisher: Marvel Comics Five issues into the latest incarnation of X-Force, Remender’s run has taken a very early twist. Whether it’s for better or…
Welcome to another installment of Pick Five, where one of our writers picks five of whatever comic related “fill in the blank” that tickles their fancy. The success rate of adapting comic book properties into other media is astonishing and…