Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Recently an article here on CBD about the Django Unchained comic piqued my interest, as there was no writer mentioned, just Quentin Tarantino’s name. No mention anywhere of who wrote the comic, including the credits of the first issue or DC’s website. It…
It’s time for another update from BIFF SOCKO, TWO-FISTED NEWSHOUND. Biff Socko covers Comic Book News like zits on the A-V Club. Faster than Perry White! Stronger than J. Jonah Jameson! He is…BIFF SOCKO! DATELINE: NEW YORK –…
I collect stuff. A lot of stuff. Between my comic books, action figures, DVDs, CDs and video games. I have a lot of stuff. Having this much stuff doesn’t lead to every day being a “shiny happy day”. There are…
I was looking at a list of the discounts that Marvel is offering to local comic book shops (Bleeding Cool has a good breakdown here) and I wonder if we will ever be able to have accurate sales figures for…
In a wonderful essay at The Comics Journal Eddie Campbell, yes that Eddie Campbell, argues against comics being held to the same standard as literature. It’s a shot across the bow of those who ask if the story would hold…
It’s time for another update from BIFF SOCKO, TWO-FISTED NEWSHOUND. Biff Socko covers Comic Book News like zits on the A-V Club. Faster than Perry White! Stronger than J. Jonah Jameson! He is…BIFF SOCKO! DATELINE: NEW YORK – Marvel Sources…
1) Downloads. Download 2 things immediately: Bottom of the Ninth digital comic app and The Orbiting Pod Podcast. Bottom of the Ninth is a digital comic app created by Ryan Woodward and should be shared with any person whom is…
It seems that there is one debate that never goes away with comics. No it isn’t who is the best Superhero. That is a debate for another day. The debate I am talking about is the Comic Book Shop. People…
My first thought on Champ’s love letter to the Django Unchained Comic was “geez Danny, get a room”, but his sledgehammer to open a walnut approach to titling columns has generated a good deal of discussion. And that is a…
Inspired by Daniel Champion‘s list of UK Conventions, I have complied as many Cons in Toronto that I could find (that are nerdy related) into the convenient list below. I tried to keep the list to Toronto, if I missed…
Easily the coolest storyteller in the history of cool storytellers’: Quentin Tarantino is a formidable force in the wonderful world of favourable fiction. His fans love him almost unconditionally and why shouldn’t they? His work often has funny, cool, smart…
January 20th/2013 was the latest edition of the Canadian ToyCon (formerly known as the Burlington Toy Show) held at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington. This edition of the Canadian ToyCon was different because it included the Fantasy and Gaming…
It’s time for another update from BIFF SOCKO, TWO-FISTED NEWSHOUND. Biff Socko covers Comic Book News like zits on the A-V Club. Faster than Perry White! Stronger than J. Jonah Jameson! He is…BIFF SOCKO! DATELINE: NEW YORK – The next…
January 20th/2013 was the latest edition of the Canadian ToyCon. A welcome addition to this show (and hopefully a permanent attraction) was Cosplay For A Cure. This relatively new group (only formed 7 months previous to time of writing) has…
One of the unique aspects of the comic book medium is that it is completely dominated by a single genre. I cannot think of any other artistic media where this is true, for if we saw movies or music dominated…
Don’t worry, It’s nearly the end of January and I’m told “there will always be a Spring”. If we take that literally, the sky will soon be blue again, trees will once again have actual leaves on them and nerds…
Something has been bugging me for a really long time, and I need to get it off my chest. Lately there has been a lot of talk about movies and comic books. One of the big topics has been the…
Comedy is very personal and either you find something funny or you don’t. So I’m not surprised when someone tells me that they don’t like such and such show or they don’t think that Jim Belushi is very funny. Deciding…
Monday evening Alice Quinn (from TDot Comics) and The Comic Book Lounge threw an all Ladies Comic Nerd night where geeky ladies could get together and talk about their love of nerdery. No men were allowed; even the owner of…