Web Arted Sep 27th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days.
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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Auction Highlights #79
Auction Highlights #79, Comic Link September Focused Auction The Silver/Bronze portion of the September Comic Link Focused Auction has just ended, all results below ended between Tuesday September 24th and Wednesday September 26th. This auction was extremely Marvel heavy. Of…
(Not so) Great Jumping On Point!
I have often found it a peculiarity of comic books that, unlike other media, the industry tries to discourage new readers by telling them that the stories are convoluted and incomprehensible. They don’t come right out and say that of course, but that is the general message when you declare a certain issue or a new number one to be “a great jumping on point”.
Stamp of Approval
If a comic book concept with a fairly slender thread connecting it to Canada (Joe Shuster the illustrator behind the creation of the character was born in Canada) can merit this ceremony, why can't a 75th anniversary of the birth of our own genuine and rock solidly Canadian comic books merit at least an equal value. I know we had that issue in 1995 that contained stamps of Johnny Canuck and Nelvana but this is different.
Campaign of the Week: ‘The F1rst Hero’
Can you imagine a world where anyone who ever had superpowers lost their mind? Ruttgaizer presents such a world in his comic series featuring Jacob Roth, the lone man able to maintain his sanity in a world where anyone who gains superpowers becomes criminally insane.
“I’m a Level 53 $$$ Playboy In the Petroleum Industry”
It’s time for another update from BIFF SOCKO, TWO-FISTED NEWSHOUND. Biff Socko covers Comic Book News like zits on the A-V Club. Faster than Perry White! Stronger than J. Jonah Jameson! Hotter than Cat Grant. He is…BIFF SOCKO!
Undervalued Spotlight #170
Strange Tales #115, Marvel Comics, December 1963 This is about as safe a bet as there is. Strange Tales #115 has long been a staple of the Silver Age. All one has to do is look this issue up in…
Blind Bag Toys Are Addictive
You’ve probably seen them at your local comic book shop, or at your “big box toy retailer”. Poly-bagged toys sitting there on the shelf. They’re not expensive. They are affordable. But you have no idea what is inside the bag. …
Crash 3! Conclusion
Welcome to the finish of Crash!!3. I hope you have enjoyed the exploits of Derrikeen, Rainey and Tureg , as much as I have enjoyed creating them. I know that this format is a difficult one with only one page…
Web Arted Sep 20th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days.
BIFF SOCKO: “Uhh, Walt…Your Nose Just Fell Into the Meth”
It’s time for another update from BIFF SOCKO, TWO-FISTED NEWSHOUND. Biff Socko covers Comic Book News like zits on the A-V Club. Faster than Perry White! Stronger than J. Jonah Jameson! Hotter than Cat Grant. He is…BIFF SOCKO!
Bell Reprints and Covers
The first happened during the WECA period itself when, in 1945, Bell Features decided to issue 6 compendiums of stories from earlier issues. These took features already published and brought them together in large (68 pg.) books that sold for 15 cents.
Nelvana of the Northern Lights is being Reprinted!!
These two ladies had obtained the rights to Nelvana of the Northern Lights, and are working on getting the comics reprinted. If you don’t know why this announcement is so amazing let me fill you in...
Comic Culture September 17th 2013
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Marty Birthelmer discuss a wide variety of topics including a recap of the Montreal Comic Con, the upcoming Hammer Town Comic Con. The boys visit the new this week pile and highlight…
Peter Maresca’s Restoration Process
A brief interview with Peter Maresca at CBR caught my interest about his restoration process in relation to working on Titan's Flash Gordon series.
Nice Cakes
Back in February 2011 I put up a Pick Five post on Birthday Cakes. I had all but forgotten just how marevelous the idea of comic book themed cakes were until I walked past the Cantor Bakery (Gateaux Montreal) booth at…
Undervalued Spotlight #169
Our Undervalued Spotlight today shines for the first time on our favourite God of Thunder the Mighty Thor - Issue #165, dated June 1969, and is a Stan Lee/Jack Kirby collaboration.
Campaign of the Week: ‘Heroes of the North’ Season 2
Rushing from the success of their first season, which has netted over two million views across various online video platforms, the crew behind the series has returned for a second go-around with their Canadian-based superhero universe. The first season of the series was 20, 22-minute episodes long which ultimately won two "Indie Intertube Awards" in 2010 for Best Costumes and Best Opening Sequence.
Crash 3! Page 25
Crash 3! by Dennis de Pues continues exclusively on comicbookdaily.com. If you enjoy this storyline, we are proud to announce that Crash!!1 and Crash!!2 are now available for Digital Download in our CBD Store.
Web Arted Sep 13th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days.
Superheroes and Marriage
Firstly, and I believe that many out there would attest to this, just because you are married doesn’t mean your personal life is all sunshine, lollipops, and rainbows. In fact, one might even say that having characters going through marital troubles would make their personal lives even more difficult.