Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Musings of a Comic Book Goddess.
On Monday night, I had the pleasure of attending the midnight release party of the sixth volume of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s Scott Pilgrim series, Scott Pilgrim’s Finest Hour. A tad sad to learn that I would be going alone earlier…
The Bestselling Graphic Novels for June 2010 (Bookstore Channel) Nielsen BookScan has released its rankings for the bestselling adult graphic novels in the bookstore channel for June 2010. Using sales data provided by major book chains, online retailers, mass merchants,…
In my last article, I discussed the ritualistic nature of comic book collecting and participating in comic book fandom. I then outlined the challenges facing the industry in terms of increasing a readership that has been diminishing over the last…
The second day of the Toronto Comicon/Fan Appreciation event was just as awesome as the first. Perhaps more so as I got to interview the fantabulous Mr. Greg Rucka. In other news, I began and almost completed my collection of…
Since Hobby Star’s Fan Appreciation Toronto Comicon (in the very nice south building of the Metro Toronto Convention Centre) is a fairly small event, we tried an experiment. Instead of having me go to the con, come home, write and…
When CEO Steve Job introduced the world to Apple’s new tablet device in January, many comic book fans and industry insiders questioned how the iPad would impact comics. Some hailed it as the saviour of the industry, while others stated…
The following is an article I presented at the 28th Annual Meeting of the Southwest Texas Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association (PCA/ACA) in Albuquerque, New Mexico in February 2007. It examines and analyzes the popularity of Yaoi (or Boy Love)…
When I mentioned the other day that I had been listening to a Blaxploitation mix that I had picked up in Paris made me think about my trip (done in September 2007) to Berlin, the south of France, and Paris.…
Reflections on Day One: On the drive into the city today for the second day at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF), I had a few moments to reflect about yesterday, what I did, and what the atmosphere of the…
On Saturday afternoon, I sat in on a panel on censorship of manga. Generally speaking, I feel that censorship ultimately does more harm than good. I think that being told what is “safe” for me to read is incredibly paternalistic and…
This morning, I had the opportunity to sit in on a panel on that aligned comics production to any product manufactured on an assembly line. That is, where parts are added to a product – usually in some kind of…
Excelsior, True Believers! I return from my school-induced exile, returning to post before burying my head back in the books to revise a proposal, write a giant 20-page paper, and finish a take home exam. *le sigh* On top of…
If you read my article on the March 2010 numbers in terms of dollar sales and market share, then it comes as no surprise that top-tier comic book and graphic novel publisher IDW has been advanced to “premier” status classification…
I wrote this little piece a while back and, as I’m a little slow in terms of transcribing my Gail Simone interview (squee!), I thought I’d post this. Women in Refrigerators (WiR) is the name of the list compiled by Gail Simone…
Excelsior! Today was the first day of Wizard World Toronto and it was awesome! Pete and I arrived just before the con opened and we slowly made our way through the Direct Energy Centre. It was a little slow to…
“The time has come,” the Walrus said, “to speak of many things….” The most important of which is this weekend’s Comic Con! We here at CBD are excited to announce that we will be out – in full force! –…
It’s one of those weeks. Three assignments due in seven days and I have a cold. But it’s not one of those awesome colds where you’re so sick you can’t get out of bed. It’s one of those colds where…
Warning! Spoilers for Garth Ennis’ Battlefields books be ahead! Proceed with caution! I suppose now, that the Master’s major research project has been accepted, that I’m something of a comic book scholar when it comes to the representation of women…
As I was scouring Twitter, I heard a lot about the Chris Handley case. Handley, a 40-year-old US manga collector, was sentenced to six months in prison for importing and possessing manga that was classified by the Protect Act as…
For the past two weeks, Ive been deep in the final research stages of my major research paper, which is a feminist analysis of comic books and comic book adaptations. Once this is done (hopefully by next week *fingers crossed!*)…