Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
If you regularly read my column, or my comments on other columns on the site, you’ll know that I’ve been working at reading and cataloguing my entire comic book collection. When I started, I thought I would read through my…
I’ve been on a bit of a nostalgia kick recently as last week’s “it came from the long box” column is a sure sign of. Being a bit of a dreary day, I decided to take a look at the…
Part of me thought initially that DC’s recent reboot was first born, in preparation for a crossover with Marvel… crazy right? Marvellous, Marvel’s, magnificent men and women finding themselves in a ‘stand-off’ with dirty DC’s, dangerous, dudes and dames. …
This Halloween I went to a party dressed as Captain America. I bought the movie style shield for my costume. I also bought an army helmet and painted it blue with a big “A” on it. While I was at…
I’m moving soon. It sort of sucks. Not that I’m moving for any bad reasons really. I’m moving in with my girlfriend (who is incredibly pro-comic book) and I’m lucky in the respect that due to my living situation I…
I had the opportunity this week to visit The Beguiling in Toronto for the first time. Having heard they had a very large selection of books, I wanted to see what was available. For those who have never been there…
A couple of weeks ago our Editor-In-Chief wrote about a recent trip to the Dragon where Scott Chantler was charging for sketches at a store signing. This generated some discussion on why and when artists may charge for sketches and…
Georges Prosper Remi – probably better known under pen name – Hergé, was a Belgian comics writer and artist renowned for his creation ‘The Adventures of Tintin’ – which he wrote and illustrated between 1929 and 1983 – when he…
Back by popular demand, Comic Book Daily asks the question and the crew (and special guests) give their answers. Tip of the hat goes to Stanley Jon for this week’s question. [box type=question]Who has the best rogues gallery? Please provide…
This week I couldn’t think of one thing to write about, but I could think about a whole bunch of little things. Arkham City Like most of you (hopefully) I picked up my copy of Batman Arkham City last week. …
If you think you’ve read this particular column before, I wouldn’t blame you. I first covered rumors of a Watchmen sequel/prequel nearly two years ago (Scott: previous column). At the time, there wasn’t much attached to idea in terms of…
I’ve been a comic reader and collector for thirty one years. In that time I have never discussed comics with anyone outside of immediate family who didn’t bring up the subject first. I’m not entirely sure why comics has a…
There comes a time in every collectors life when they simply cannot find that key issue that they are looking for. They have tried online or in their local shop and have had little success. Even when at a convention…
If Captain Britain vanished from the red pages of Marvel without a trace, would anyone (Stateside) care? Or even notice?! With Disney’s (fairly) recent decision that “all Marvel Superheroes must originate in the United States” we may well see that happen very soon – and only then…
This past weekend was New York Comic Con. This would be an event I would love to go to someday (San Diego being the other convention I’d love to go to). Since I wasn’t there, and away from my computer…
I had a whole column planned out and then this got pointed out to me and I had to change gears. Mark Hamill’s Joker is no more. Or at least that’s what he says via twitter this morning. It isn’t…
In a recent Jiminy Christmas I had a nice heartfelt memory of store appearances by comic creators, meeting the fans and sharing in the comic spirit. With eager anticipation I went to a store signing recently where two local artists…