Happy Star Wars Day! (Art Roundup)
It's May 4th, which means it's Star Wars Day! (As in "May the 4th be with you"? get it, get it?) Here's a pic dump of a whole lot of Star Wars inspired art! Enjoy!
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Category Minutiae
Minutiae: those happenings in the world of comics.
Comic Books vs. Royal Wedding
It was the morning of the royal wedding. Armed only with a phone and a promise… I started my day with an air of uncertainty. A slow start in Westminster… the station is closed, I jump the tube at St…
I’ll be a Teenage Satan Worshipper
The most anticipated webcomic of the year looks to be one with quite the artistic pedigree behind it: Teenage Satan, a digital comic created by the wife of Darwyn Cooke; Marsha and his niece Candis along with artist Stephanie Buscema (granddaughter…
Buying Comics at the Boston Comicon
Boston Comicon 2011 I spent this past weekend scouring the bins and scanning the walls of the vintage comic dealers at the Boston Comicon. Fellow CBD writer Scott Vanderploeg was also there, check his summary of the show here. Boston…
Boston Comicon 2011
I'm back from the Boston Comicon 2011 this past weekend. This was a very traditional comic book show: comic dealers and creators in a big room with fans milling about. A few toy dealers around but mostly comic retailers set up to sell, plus a ton of comic creators.
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TCAF Is Right Around The Corner
Toronto Comic Arts Festival: Pencil it In from Toronto Comic Arts Festival on Vimeo. The Toronto Comic Arts Festival, or TCAF, is coming up May 7-8, and to promote it some friends of the organizers have created this nifty video…
DC Universe Online 50% Off Today
Over at Direct2Drive they’re offering DC Universe Online for 50% off today only: $24.98 instead of the normal $49.99. Get on this quickly!
No Guarnido in Montreal
Just received an update from Oscar Yaz of the Montreal Comicon: they were unable to get Juanjo Guarnido for this year’s convention. Expect to see a full guest list shortly. Two exciting confirmed guests this year are Stan Sakai and…
Ultimate Spider-Man not really dying
This will come as no surprise to comic fans but Ultimate Spider-Man isn’t dying, Ultimate Universe Peter Parker is dying and will immediately be replaced with a new character in a new Ultimate Spider-Man costume. Lame. It seemed odd that…
Summer Comic Book Movie Run-Down
Our first glimpse of warm weather reminds us that summer is just around the corner. April showers bring more than May flowers; they bring the start of the summer movie season. What comic book movies hit the big screen this…
Tokyopop shutting down U.S. publishing division
Oh man, it’s an end of an era for manga fans. Tokyopop sent out a press release, which you can see below, on April 15th that said they would be closing down their U.S publishing branch. Tokyopop started off in…
Captain Canuck Movie Update
Comicbookdaily.com (CBD) recently spoke with Captain Canuck creator Richard Comely and asked him for a progress report on his efforts to bring a Captain Canuck movie to the big screen. Sinking Ship Productions Inc. did have an option to make…
Toronto ComiCON Fan Appreciation Event Day 2
My second day at the Toronto ComiCON 2011 was full of wonderful art acquisitions. The show ran from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM and the crowds were a little thinner than Saturday: Hobbystar needs to crank the PR machine into…
Things I’ve learned at Fan Expo’s Fan Appreciation Comic Con
I had a pretty eventful time at Hobby Star’s FanApp even if I was hanging out at the ComicBookDaily booth (thanks to everyone who dropped by and said Hello!) and basically just bumming around. I got to talk with Geof…
ComiCON Rumours: Guarnido coming to Montreal and more!
I had a chance on Sunday to walk the floor, talk to creators and overhear tidbits of information. All of this is unconfirmed so take it with a grain of salt. The biggest item concerned the Montreal Comicon taking place…
My day at the Toronto ComiCON Fan Appreciation Event
Yesterday was the first day of the Hobbystar Fan Appreciation Event, a free show that followed on the heels of the Wizard World Toronto show. The guest list for comic fans was awesome with the usual Toronto crowd being represented…
Toronto ComiCON Fan Appreciation Event Day 1
I’m just back from the first day of the HobbyStar Toronto ComiCON Fan Appreciation Event, the free show being put on at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre South building this weekend. This felt like a strictly comic book event: lots…
Ultimate Blog Party Giveaway
Welcome to Comic Book Daily, a website dedicated to bringing a virtual comic shop environment to you: a discussion of the minutiae of the comic book world. Thank you for taking the time to peruse our site. As a thank you for…
Arrrgh! | The Rob Granito Story
Rob Granito is having a rough week. The picture on the right is now being used on Facebook profile pages. Starting last Thursday, Bleeding Cool published a story about a guy named Rob Granito, comic artist. So why the story?…
The Comics Journal Archives
The Comics Journal is the longest running North American publication dedicated to the comics medium. They recently completed a massive change to their website with a new look and new creative team. One item that just came to my attention…