Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
In comics, zombies have become kind of old news. Superhero zombies, world war two zombies, hell they’re currently attacking GI Joe, Transformers and The Ghostbusters over at IDW. But the one rather unique voice is the comic that started the…
So I was going to do a big article on The Walking Dead DVD: it is coming but I felt I had to address a few something that came up a lot this weekend. Why I wasn’t at Wizard World…
So I took a look at my columns from the past little while and decided it was time to do a little bit of a more personal edition. Then fellow columnist Scott VanderPloeg posted his article on sketches. Inspiration…or down…
As I’ve mentioned, this summer is yet again chock full of comic book based movies. Some I’m looking forward to (Captain America), others not so much (Green Lantern). For the record, the film I’m looking forward to more than anything…
As I’ve previously mentioned on a few occasions, I’m a pretty big fan of pro wrestling. And as I’ve previously mentioned on those previous occasions, yes, I’m well aware that it’s scripted. I like my stories, OK? Wrestlemania is upon…
The other day I’m headed home from the day job and I have local classic rock station, Q107 on in my car and they play the new single from Robbie Robertson. I’m a big fan of Robertson’s, both of The…
Last week the shop I frequent was having a sale on Marvel hardcovers. I went through them and found a great copy of a book I hadn’t read in years Daredevil: Born Again. I wasn’t the only one. Ed (one…
Have you seen Stan Lee’s NHL super heroes yet? Wow…just wow. I can’t blame Stan and his POW company for trying to make a buck but…wow. While I love comics, there is no doubt in my mind that there have…
Have you taken a look at how many comic book based (and other films that aim at the same fan base) films are coming out this summer? A lot. We have Green Lantern, Thor, X-Men: First Class, Captain America, Transformers…
Remember last week when I mentioned that my next column would be all about an alternate X-Men universe? Yeah… well… it didn’t go as planned. Here’s the story. About two or three weeks ago, I get a brilliant idea for…
*to be sung to Duran Duran’s Girls on Film – Pete Like a lot of comic fans, I love it when I hear the words “(insert title) will begin filming early next year. Based on the popular comic book, (insert…
Last week I took a look at my favorite comics of the year and the normal thing to do at this point is to crack into the worst of last year…except honestly there wasn’t a lot of bad I actually…
So it is the end of the year and everyone and their mother is doing a best of list. I’m not a huge fan of using the word “Best” in these terms. Just because I like something doesn’t mean your…
So we are at the end of the year and I thought it was time to do a bit of reflection. In this week’s column, I’m going to take a look at all of the rumors and ideas I’ve reported…
After doing my usual comic book website reading, I noticed that Doomsday was set to return to the DC Universe, but apparently not running into Superman. While I think a lot of his original impact has been lost, Doomsday happens…
Last week was a little bitter-sweet for me in terms of comics. I arrived to the comic shop to find the last trade of Planetary, waiting for me in my pull box. It was an excellent read but something interesting…
It’s the holiday season again and a lot of you out there have little or big nerds to buy for. It can be daunting, especially if you’re not someone who is into comics. But here I am with not only…
Earlier this week it was announced that Warner Brothers was proceeding with pre-pre-production on a new Buffy the Vampire Slayer film WITHOUT Joss Whedon. Given my love of the tv series and current comic series, my reaction of “Urgh!” is…
If you’ve been following Comic Book Daily the last little while, you may have noticed that editor Pete DeCourcy has been asking interesting questions to the rest of the CBD staff. The question this week was based around a recent…