The Best Superhero Ever Part 1
I’m pretty lucky. I’ve got a lot of friends. Not just those of the Facebook variety either. I also happen to be on good terms with a lot of people who work in various types of media; writers, musicians, librarians,…
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I Spend What On Comics?
Comic buying and reading is an expensive hobby. I’m not talking about buying high-grade silver age keys and socking them away in the bank; that’s comic collecting or comic investing. Right here and now I’m talking about spending your money…
The Fantastic Farel Dalrymple
It’s been a pretty good few years for the Fantastic Four/Future Foundation (no matter what Eddie Campbell says). After being largely neglected by the comics community at large – probably since the Waid/Wieringo era – it seems like the books…
52Q | #50: Literary Leap To Comics
We've been seeing a lot of 'outside the medium' writers tackle comics, but it was mostly them doing 'superhero' work or adapting their properties. Who is the one writer (of any genre) you'd like to see tell original stories through comics?
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80’s Toy Expo (and TFCon)
This past Sunday, I (and a couple CBD’ers) went to the 80’s Toy Expo in Mississauga. It was held in conjuction with TFcon (Canada’s Annual Transformer Convention), and it was a very busy convention. Some of the special guests included…
80’s Toy Show
As many of you might recall, a few weeks ago I wrote a column about my toy buying habits. Writing the column kind of re-awakened my love of toys and my interest in collections. For someone who buys comics, this…
CBR/CBZ & Digital Reading
I was on vacation for a few days over the weekend and had a chance to do some comic reading of the digital variety on my iPad2. I didn’t go for any guided panel reading, just one comic page displayed…
Vacation
I am on vacation this week, so here is a disturbing picture of Wolverine at the beach for you to enjoy.
52Q | #49: Conventions As News Outlets
Every week Comic Book Daily asks the question and the crew (and special guests) give their answers; we’ll be doing this for 52 weeks. Tip of the hat goes to the gang at Scans Daily for the inspiration and Scott…
Captain America; G.I. Joe; Larry Hama; DC Retro
Hmmm…. if you read that title a certain way, it sounds like poetry. This weeks column is just a mix of everything, from my comic inspired week. Captain America: The First Avenger Friday night, Blue Beetle Comics had a table…
Captain America Review
If I were to sum up Captain America in a quick line it would be the following. It’s the adventure movie we all wanted Indiana Jones and The Crystal Skull to be. And I don’t just mean the fact that…
Heer’s Fact Checking
This past Saturday Jeet Heer had an article in the Globe & Mail about Captain America entitled “A pop culture Rorschach test”. I like Heer because he has a deep understanding of the comic community, plus he’s Canadian. Reading the…
Exciting News from San Diego
So for the most part I was pretty meh about the announcements from Comic Con, but there were a few things that I am pretty jazzed about. Incredible Hulk #1. Yep. Another #1 issue. However, in Marvel’s defense Hulk continuity…
52Q | #48: Best Comic Book Weapon
Every week Comic Book Daily asks the question and the crew (and special guests) give their answers; we’ll be doing this for 52 weeks. Tip of the hat goes to the gang at Scans Daily for the inspiration and Anthony…
What the FF???
Last week FF #6 was released. If you haven’t been following along, FF is the Future Foundation, the evolution of the Fantastic Four without The Human Torch Johnny Storm. Spider-Man has been added to the FF roster. And the team…
Miss Harry Potter? How About These Comics?
So say you’re a bit of a young’en. Or maybe you’re just someone who just happens to rather like the Harry Potter series. The final movie is out, the last book has long been out and that Pottermore site isn’t…
Comic Book Reviews
The current format of comic book reviews is all wrong. It's a little clearer when I refer to comics as graphic novels: reviews concentrate on the novel part and largely ignore the graphic portion.
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In Defence of the Local Comic Shop
I love the local comic shop. This may come as a surprise to some of you due to both my support for the digital medium and also my earlier articles about not supporting crummy shops. I still stand by all…
#47: Recommended Reading
We recently had a lively debate about Manga that included a lot of recommended reading, but did anyone read some new manga after that 52Q? As a comic book fan do you pick up new (to you) titles based on recommendations from friends and reviews?
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Bookstore or Newstand?
I just read a wonderful article by retailer Brian Hibbs about selling trade paperbacks and collected editions. Give it a read and come right back…alright, let’s get into it. Is your local comic shop a bookstore selling mostly collected editions,…