Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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: GOTHAM CITY – To…
I was checking out Brian Michael Bendis’ Tumblr feed this week as he features a lot of great art when I came across this statement about Scarlet ever being released in trade paperback format. No. I know this is not…
[Just a warning, there may be spoilers ahead] Spider-Man is one of Marvel Comics most beloved characters. The character has been around for 50 years. That’s longer than some of your parents have been alive. Another beloved Marvel character is…
Once upon a time I didn’t really care about over-sized hardcovers, collected editions, or trade paperback anthologies. I really just bought issues, and only issues, and liked it. I also possibly walked to the comic book store through ten feet of snow.…
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: LOS ANGELES – The firestorm…
Dear Damon, Carlton, JJ and friends, please can we have a LOST comic book? The stereotypical nerd-culture fan – for whom this suggestion would cause a desperate drowning in their own misplaced, protective high-horsedness – could easily hide behind “they should…
I am away this week on vacation, so this is going to be short and sweet. I hope everyone had an amazing holiday and New Year! I would love to hear if you have any New Years resolutions, especially if…
Now that 2012 is one for the history books we look ahead to the new year. And there are a lot of titles that have piqued my interest. Star Wars While this series might be cancelled once Dark Horse’s contract…
2012 was a milestone year for comics at the movies. Marvel’s characters blew everything else away in the biggest movie-event of the summer and the general interest in comic characters reached new heights as ‘nerdism’ was celebrated among civilians as…
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! Through my usual secret sources,…
Every yin has a yang, and I’ve already shared my thoughts on the best of 2012, so here are some of my opinions on the worst stuff that came out this year. Avengers Vs X-Men: Despite being a fanboy’s dream…
On behalf of everyone at Comic Book Daily I’d like to wish you all a very merry Christmas. A Visit From Saint Nicholas by Clement C. Moore is in the public domain and freely available from Project Gutenberg. You may…
I sit here (a couple of days before December 21st) looking at my Mayan-Day-At-A-Glance calendar and realize that there are only a couple of days left to the Mayan calendar. Now to many people (and Doomsday Preppers) this means the…
It’s time for another update from BIFF SOCKO, TWO-FISTED NEWSHOUND! Nobody can give you the stories that BIFF can, because they are mostly B.S.! 59% void of any factual content! He is…BIFF SOCKO! DATELINE: NEW YORK CITY- Marvel has done…
Ok, look I admit it, I am terrified of zombies. I have and always have had an irrational fear of the fictional characters. I have had many people try and convince me other wise, they suggestions things like the Zombie…
In the discipline of Classics, there is a particular branch, aptly named the Classical Tradition, that concerns itself with the study of how Classics was received and maintained by later cultures. I believe that similarly one could study The Comic Book…
It’s winter. It’s the holiday season. For some that means Christmas. But for most, it means giving gifts. Buying for a “geek” can be difficult. We are passionate about our collections, and sometimes we can’t wait for somebody to give us…
During this very festive of seasons we at the Comic Book Daily offices enjoy making lists and checking them twice, but our lists mostly are about the comic books we feel should be considered naughty or nice. In general I…
It’s time for another update from BIFF SOCKO, TWO-FISTED NEWSHOUND! Nobody can give you the stories that BIFF can, because they are mostly B.S.! 59% void of any factual content! He is…BIFF SOCKO! DATELINE: CULVER CITY- December 13th, hit television…
I’ve had the flu this past week and have spent a lot of time in bed or lying on the couch feeling sorry for myself. This isn’t going to be a long post. With all that free time I’ve been…