Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Minutiae: those happenings in the world of comics.
I managed to catch the “It’s your Marvel panel” on Sunday at 1pm. Surprisingly or maybe not surprisingly since the Shatner panel was going on at the same time, the room was barely half full of Marvel Zombies waiting to…
Asterios Polyp, Chew, The Rocketeer: The Complete Adventures and The Walking Dead were among the titles winning multiple honors at the 2009 Harvey Awards, presented Saturday in conjunction with Baltimore Comic-Con. The ceremony, hosted by PvP creator Scott Kurtz, also…
Hi Guys, Well, it’s been exactly one year since we launched this website. I won’t lie when I tell you that we literally had no idea what to do – still don’t sometimes. But luckily things slowly started coming together…
Fan Expo 2010 is done for me. None of my Sunday goals were reached and the show remained packed; no last day slow down. It’s solid for the retailers but as a buyer I like bargain hunting at the end…
FanExpo 2010 starts it’s third day with a bit of a cloud over it’s head. Yesterday’s crazy long lines both inside and outside the actual con had most people describing this convention as a ‘clusterf%#&’ – and comparing their experiences…
It’s a safe to say that Toronto’s 2010 Fan Expo is going to be remembered. Whether it’s for the right reasons that’s something that’s going to depend on the person. Most time in the line ups (that stretches down Front…
Marvel animation and Teletoon announced Saturday the debut of Avengers: Earth Mightiest Heroes in the fall. After screening a two episodes featuring the Avengers coming together to fight Graviton, Teletoon`s director of programming Caroline Tyre that Avengers will debut on…
Marvel announced at Fan Expo on Saturday Daredevil’s return to the forefront with a four issue limited series. Starting in January, Daredevil Reborn will launch and it will mostly focus on rebuilding the character from the ground up. The book…
Saturday at Fan Expo was crazier than usual: the crowds were so intense all afternoon there was a long line waiting to get in. If only the deals were that crazy… I dedicated the day to getting various hardcovers signed.…
Boom! Studios CEO Ross Richie announced Saturday Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers as its newest addition to the company’s Disney Afternoon line. Starting in December Boom! Will begin publishing Rescue Rangers as an ongoing title, hot on the heels of…
X-Men fans gathered after a long day at the Con to find out what the future holds for their favourite mutants, and they weren’t disappointed. Joined by Senior Vice President C.B. Cebulski and creators Whilce Portacio, Valentino DeLandro and Leonard…
Writer Brian Clevinger announced back in January that Atomic Robo, his Red 5 Comics creation with artist Scott Wegener, was getting an animated short film courtesy of The Fictory, titled Atomic Robo: Last Stop. Now we have the first teaser…
We’re sitting around Comic Book Daily headquarters getting ready for day 2 of Toronto’s Fan Expo when I saw a tweet from artist Jaime McKelvie which said “Want to have feet like Namor’s?” Clicking the link brought up this webpage…
DC comics’ executive editor Dan Didio delivered a dynamic duo of tidbits to Batman fans at Friday’s DC Nation panel. Opening the panel, Didio asked fans what they thought about the direction Batman titles have taken recently. Many applauded DC’s…
We’ve just gotten back from the first day of Fan Expo and boy are my arms tired. I leave you with just completely random photos snapped by a man who is easily distracted and can’t work an 8oo dollar DSLR…
Fan Expo 2010 started today at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The early bird package had a 2:00 PM entrance and there were hundreds lined up to get in: I’ve never seen a crowd that large buying a premium VIP…
Over the years, as an aspiring comic book writers, I’ve sat in on a number of con panels that offers advice on how to break into comics. Most of the advice cautions against submitting unsolicited Word documents of their scripts…
Sounds off below on all the things You’re looking forward to seeing/doing at this year’s Toronto Fan Expo! Check out the Hobbystar website for the schedule. Publishers ranging from DC Comics and Marvel to BOOM! Studios and Udon will have…
Whatever happened to the Holmes family? HOMES INC features the descendants of the Holmes family, in the year 2010. In the many decades since the Master Detective died back in 1935, the great-grandchildren of Sherlock, Mycroft, and Watson, have managed…
AMC has released the first trailer for their new show, The Walking Dead, realized by Frank Darabont and based on Robert Kirkman’s graphic novel series. The show premieres with a 90 minute movie event on Halloween, appropriately enough.