Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
This past weekend was very busy on the comic and geek themed calendar. Con Bravo was this past weekend in Hamilton, and TFCon (Transformers Convention) in conjunction with the Collectible Toy Expo was in Mississauga. These were two shows I…
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I did it! I picked a character to cosplay! Thank you to all the readers and tweeters who suggested characters for me in my previous article of this series. The inspiration for my costume came from the new Hawkeye trade,…
So another San Diego Comic Con has come and gone and as usual there were a myriad of announcements that hopefully will whet the appetites of potential customers everywhere. Here are some things that I am interested in seeing. Superman…
Mel Crawford was born in Toronto in 1925. His parents divorced when he was four and he went with his mother and her parents to Drumheller, Alberta for a few years and then they all moved onto Oklahoma to live…
I just received an email from Rich Johnston promoting a post on Bleeding Cool. I found it odd since I’ve never received anything from him before and we’ve never met or made contact of any kind. Yet here was the…
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! DATELINE:…
On Saturday, Marvel announced the sequel to their smash-hit Avengers will be titled Avengers: Age of Ultron. Plot details remain scarce. Who created Ultron in the Marvel cinematic universe? Will Hank Pym be in the movie? Will we see Vision? What’s interesting…
Movies are one of my favourite topics. I own a lot of DVD’s and Blu-Ray’s (too many actually). I am so addicted to movies, it is one of my favourite things to talk about to people. It is a great…
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.
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! DATELINE:…
I’d like to take a small respite from this small blog for a few weeks to work on a couple of other things. I plan to post the short columns I did for Leif Peng and his Daily Inspiration blog…
Some comments on one of Scott’s articles got me thinking about an old maxim of mine: I have frequently told fans to drop a book if they don’t like and voice their disdain with buying power. I’ve followed this rule…
An excellent article on The Forbidden Planet site from Richard, a regular contributor who is also a grade school librarian. Through knowledge, contacts in the industry and dogged determination he’s managed to build a substantial graphic novel section. I mercilessly played upon…
My wife just forwarded this to me via children’s clothing sales site Kids Steals. Wow, those are nice looking belt buckles. Not so sure about the colour choices of the canvas belts but I’m sure they’d work with standard 1.5″…
Are you someone who pays attention to the reviews of a movie? If it gets “Two Thumbs Up” do you have to go see it? Or do you even care what someone has to say on TV or in a…