Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Minutiae: those happenings in the world of comics.
Toronto ComiCon has wrapped up and finished for another year. For the most part Sunday felt the same as Saturday did. There were lots of people. Some parts of the convention floor were very congested and very hard to navigate. …
Toronto Comicon, or is it Comicon Toronto as their website URL would indicate, and for those of us who remember the Paradise Comics show. The two day weekend show wrapped up and it was quite the event, for Star Trek…
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Original Costume For entire Toronto ComiCon 2013 photo set on Flickr, click here. For…
Day one for the 2013 Toronto ComiCon is all wrapped and we are gearing up for Day 2. The ComiCon is being held in the South Building at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. If you are expecting this Con to…
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Borg For entire Toronto ComiCon 2013 photo set on Flickr,…
Well, that is a lot of comics. Diamond just announced the following in their retail newsletter. Comic book specialty retailers worldwide expect record attendance at this year’s Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) and have also pushed their ordering to record levels—with…
Diamond posted some interesting information about participating in Free Comic Book Day, or to be more accurate to be a Free Comic Book Day 2013 Participating Retailer and receive its benefits. Store owners looking to maximize their potential on Saturday,…
Here’s the latest trailer for the new Superman movie, Man Of Steel, due out summer 2013. [youtube ]
Comic sales in November were off by 1.1% compared to November 2011 but when we take into account November 2011 had 5 Wednesday figure show comic sales were actually up. Year to date 2012 the market is up 14.63% over the…
Disney is buying Lucasfilm for a reported $4.05 Billion. Disney gets Lucasfilm, LucasArts, Industrial Light and Magic, and Skywalker Sound. George Lucas, who owns Lucasfilm privately, gets payment in Disney shares and in cash. George Lucas in a statement said…
A new comic book App for the iPad brings independent digital comics to the forefront, affording fans the chance to find new creators and follow them and their work with ease. Emanata, the San Francisco-based company behind the App, has…
As part of their celebration of closing in on 100,000,000 downloads Comixology is giving away one free comic a day until they reach that magic number. Here’s a snippet. With the quickly approaching milestone of 100 million comic and graphic…
The inaugural Las Vegas Comic Expo (LVCE) took place at the Riviera Casino and Hotel on the weekend of September 29 and 30, 2012. The Riviera was not the original venue for the LVCE. The original venue was located off…
PHOTO OF THE CON: The Joker …
The new Silver Snail had it’s grand opening at it’s new location today. I was lucky enough to have time to stop by during my lunch hour to check it out. The new location is at 329 Yonge Street. I have…
I had the pleasure of attending Montreal Comiccon 2012; yes that’s how they officially spell Comiccon and while I see people putting a space in that’s not how the organization spells it. This time around I worked a booth at…
I was put to the test in Montreal this past weekend and unfortunately I failed. I was set up as a vendor at the Montreal Comic Con and at one point during the show a young kid, maybe 11, walked…
The Joe Shuster Awards took place in Montreal Saturday September 15th, during the Montreal Comiccon. Here’s the list of nominees with the winner in bold. Artist Chris Bachalo, Age of X: Alpha 1, Avengers 13, 15, Wolverine and the…