Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
By time you read this Justice League #1 has been on the shelf for a week, and shipping this week were the #1s for Action Comics, Batgirl, Batwing, Green Arrow, JLI and Swamp Thing (to name a few). Before I was…
Okay, Fan Expo has me kind of tapping out this week. Between that and some pending interview requests, this week’s column is a good chunk of reviews, starting with something a little different. Kirby Krackle – Super Powered Love mini-review…
I read a lot of reprints, from golden and silver age superheroes to classic comic strips and everything in between. How the material is presented is as important as the contents itself. Unless published after 1990 most comics were printed…
At the last TCAF Scott and I got a chance to chat with Darwyn Cooke. We talked about a number of things, but one of the topics was people getting sketches from artists at conventions for the sole purpose…
Fan Expo is all done for another year, and it was a great show indeed. The reactions I have seen for this year’s Fan Expo have been very positive. I know for myself I was very happy with this year’s…
How was your Fan Expo weekend? Glad to hear it. How was mine? Oh you know, My FF workshop was the buzz of the internet for a weekend, Brian Azzarello, Jill Thompson and Matt Fraction tried to convince me to…
Today is the big day for the DC 52 relaunch with the release of Justice League issue one. I received an email this morning at 7:00 AM EDT proclaiming “Buy Now At The DC Digital Comics Store“. Here’s the message…
Another Fan Expo has come and gone and the folks at Hobbystar must be congratulated for producing another top-notch con that excited fans of all genres. It is necessary to mention last year’s overcrowding debacle, if only to note that no such…
That’s right. I was on vacation this week. So I haven’t had much time to write a column. I didn’t bring any comics with me either to read during my down-time. I could have easily finished my Thor Walt Simonson…
The big show of the year in Toronto, Fan Expo Canada 2011, starts today. Last night I was scrambling around the house trying to get everything ready. My focus at shows the last few years is original art, sketches and…
I can feel the excitement in the air as we are only two days away from Fan Expo, the biggest and baddest nerd gathering in the Great White North. While the summer may be drawing to a close there is…
I got lucky recently. Over the past couple weeks I have found several DC animated movies for sale in the discount bins. I picked up Wonder Woman, Tales of the Black Freighter, Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, Superman &…
Last week, I had a number of special guests write about who they thought was the best superhero ever. From music guru Alan Cross to librarian Genevieve Kwant, the people and responses to the question and interpretations of the question…
Fan Expo is next weekend so this column will mentally prepare you to haggle. That’s right, haggle. There’s no reason you should look at the prices at a dealer’s booth as nothing more than a starting point in your negotiation.…
Long time readers are well aware of my support for digital comic books and the trend towards a digital shift in the medium. Customers are able to purchase digital copies of their favourite books from Marvel, DC, and Dark Horse…
I have been reading DC Retroactive. When I first heard about it, I thought it was a gimmick (which it is), but I would buy them anyway. Some of the stories from the 70’s issues were pretty weak. Some were very…