Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
I have talked to several artists and writers since I started doing this for CBD, and usually our conversation will evolve into talking about their dream projects. Most times the comic creator will say their dream job is to work…
In March 1970 the axe fell on the original X-Men, and after 66 issues suspended publication. They returned in December of 1970 in reprint form with issue #67 and published bi monthly until issue #94 when the all New X-Men…
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk the comic talk with show Shekky Feldstein. So just relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure you go out and support your local…
When I was a kid, I was fascinated by geography and exotic locations throughout the world. This interest translated into the comic book world as I was fixated by the ways that Marvel and DC depicted the locations for their…
Dear Doc Curmudgeon, I just wanted to check in with you. AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON is really coming along nicely. I wish you would re-consider your decision to not let me cast you in the movie. ROBERT, MARK, JEREMY, and…
There was a lot of buzz this week about Fan Expo. There were some rumours flying around that Fan Expo was going to limit the use of all costume “props and weapons”. You could bring them to the show, but…
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija chit chat about comic type stuff and are joined by producer Shekky Feldstein. So just sit back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure…
IDW has garnered a significant amount of fans and industry awards for its Artist’s Edition line of books that reprint original comic art full size, utilizing colour scans of the original penciled and inked comic art boards. They’re beautiful giant…
The two posts over the last week by Mike Huddleston “Why Did the Original Silver Surfer Run Fail” and “Comics as Emotional Assets” by R.J. Steinhoff both brought up some interesting thoughts for me. The Silver Age Surfer run for…
Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1, First Funnies Inc., April 1939 Please don’t yell. I’ve been called out in the past for picking books that are impossible to find and I’ve been real good about it for such a long time…
I recently stumbled my way across an animated Corto Maltese filmed titled La cour secrète des Arcanes, or The Arcane Secret Court, released 2002. Like almost all Corto Maltese material it’s not in English. What few copies on DVD I could…
As a Cosplayer there are lots of opportunities to get geared up in a costume and get out there. Right now there seems to be a convention every other weekend. But the thing I enjoy most about dressing up, is…