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: HOLLYWOOD- It’s official: IRON…
Tragically losing the rather astonishing Heath Ledger after his first and only portrayal of the greatest comics villain to ever grace our movie theaters was… beyond all else, bad news for the future of DC Movies. If you remove the hearts and…
I don’t think I’m supposed to like Turtles. I’m talking about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles… not the candy. Because I love the candy… maybe a little bit too much. When the Ninja Turtles first busted onto the scene back…
Experienced or hardened comic readers and collectors see the word crossover and experience a cold shudder or at a minimum a slight frown. We’ve all followed a story arc from one book to the next, only to be disappointed by…
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: ABC– Marvel C.C.O. JOE QUESADA appeared…
September was another strong month for comic book sales, and Marvel’s AVX and DC’s New 52 Zero issues led the way. The zero issues allowed readers to have a look into the past history of their favourite heroes, and while…
Happy days. I recently received my tickets for the up-coming MCM London Comic Con on the 26th through 28th of October at the ExCel Center in the heart of London’s Royal Docks. Cheers. Since then, I’ve been receiving the marketing updates and…
As the autumn air cools and the days grow shorter I, like many, find myself seeking out spooky tales to enjoy while nestled in front of a crackling fire and sipping hot cider. Coming Oct. 23 from IDW is a…
Back in the beginning of summer I posted part 1 of this article. I had so much fun reading the answers from the Comic Book Daily Nation, I decided it was time for Comic Book Things That Make You Go…
Marvel has been including a digital code in their monthly books for some time but they’ve also started filtering into select Marvel hardcovers; my most recent volumes was Hulk Season One. There’s a handy ad sticker on the book’s plastic…
The background in a comic is a place where nothing happens. In comics, a lot of the background space is often sacrificed in order to tell the story with dialog and narration AKA: the words. The background is also occasionally…
Wow…. This has been one busy week. I am only getting the opportunity to sit down now and bang out this column. I’ll try to get some comic talk into this column, but it’s basically going to be a bunch…
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXujzTZjFYk&feature=youtu.be] This is my second video blog. I will be trying to post my vlogs monthly, so keep an eye out for them! In this episode, I go over what I am currently reading, why Halloween is awesome for…
Do the big 2 need to provide a solid creator owned platform for their regular talent? Or is it better that Marvel and DC maintain a primary mind-set of “Our property, edited our way.”? allowing the second tier publishers…
It will come as no surprise to longtime readers that I am a huge Spider-Man fan. It is the book that I have collected the longest, the character that I have always liked the most, and the one that still…
I have a lot of comics. I don’t have more than some of you reading this right now, but I do have a lot more than an average reader. Many of the comics I have bought have disappeared. Some were…
Anthony forwarded a link to me today for BlogTO and their Best Comic Shops In Toronto. It’s a nice snapshot of comic shops, listing one to nine, but absolutely no criteria are defined for what put these shops on the…