Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Minutiae: those happenings in the world of comics.
Canadian screenwriter Arne Olsen has been chosen to write the script for Richard Comely’s still on track Captain Canuck big screen feature film. Olsen’s screen credits include Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie and Cop and a Half. Regina, Saskatewan’s…
Just received this press release from Diamond announcing their digital partnership with iVerse goes live July 23rd, allowing comic retailers to sell digital comics to their customers. It’s basically everyone but Marvel, DC and Dark Horse. Diamond, iVerse Set Diamond…
I went to a great wedding this weekend. Below is the framed seating arrangement that greeted all guests as they walked into the pavilion. Note that Angela and Chris are Earth’s Favourite Couple. My wife and I were seated at…
Diamond Comics Releases June 2012 Figures I like the June numbers for the comic book market. Marvel, DC and all the rest split the pie getting 1/3 each of the dollar share (though Marvel and DC still together control 3/4…
So Marvel has just announced their big new initiative called Marvel Now! Marvel Now! will launch new titles and re-launch old ones from October 2012 through February 2013. Some of Marvel’s big name talent are being moved around for the…
Captain Canuck has been spotted celebrating the Canada Day weekend in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
The Toronto Comic Arts Festival has announced their 2013 dates: May 11-12. Free Comic Book Day 2013 is May 4th. Yay! In his announcement post Chris Butcher had this to say. Saturday May 11th and Sunday May 12th return us…
Diamond Comic Distributors has release the May 2012 Direct Market figures, here’s how things break down. Marvel Comics was May’s leading publisher in both Retail Dollar and Unit Market Shares to specialty retailers with 35.32% and 38.64% respectively. DC Entertainment,…
The Niagara Falls Comic Con held at the Scotiabank Convention Centre this past Saturday was a pleasant surprise. Attendance was strong; I’d estimate somewhere over 4,000 attendees but that is most likely a bit off. The promoter had promised me…
Comic Book Conventions are big business and the big ones represent a major tourist draw for the cities that host them. While comic convention goers heading to the New York Comic Con represent just a small blip in that city’s…
DC announced on the weekend that a major male character, previously heterosexual, will be reintroduced to the new DC 52 as gay. And they are about to reintroduce a previously existing DC character who was previously straight and now will…
Galloway Park creator Dennis De Pues is back at it again. Crash!!! Dennis’ new web comic made exclusively for comicbookdaily.com will start up next week. I’ve had a sneak peak and I think you’ll enjoy Crash!!!
A work by Roy Lichtenstein has sold at auction for nearly $45m, a new record for the US Pop Art icon. Sleeping Girl, from 1964, went for $44.9m (£27.8m) at Sotheby’s New York sale of post-war and contemporary art. OK…
A CGC graded 9.2 copy of Batman #1 brings $850,000 in a private sale through Heritage Auctions. I’ve always believed Batman #1 to be undervalued so It’s nice to see someone else thinks the same way. These guys however are…
In a Variety article this morning I read that Robert Downey Jr., who in my view is the principle star of the Avengers, is the only one of the core cast whose contract with Disney does not reach the inevitable…
One of the premiere events on the indie comic convention circuit took place in Toronto this past weekend (May 5 to May 6). The 2012 edition of the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) expanded to five venues with its main…
Diamond Comics released their April 2012 sales figures today. The Avengers vs. X-Men event picked up where it left of in March by being the best selling comic. Marvel place 4 comics in the top 10 slowly clawing back from…
CGC, the Certified Guaranty Company, announced a new service yesterday: grader notes. Here’s the info straight from the source. What are CGC Grader Notes? When CGC graders examine a comic book or magazine, they often enter comments about the collectible’s…
This Saturday is the 1st Saturday in May; it’s also the most important day of the comic book calendar because it’s Free Comic Book Day (FCBD)! Over two thousand specialty comic shops around the word will have cleaned their windows,…