I am Captain America… again!
This past Saturday the city of Barrie had a celebration for the city’s birthday. Big B Comics in Barrie was there to help celebrate the event. I was there to help promote Big B Comics dressed as Captain America.…
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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Another Way to Look at Comic Values
You’ve probably heard that Apple is the world’s most valuable company. But how do we know that, exactly? It’s actually a simple calculation: multiply the number of Apple’s shares outstanding by its current share price. Apple currently has approximately 940…
Crash 3! Page 10
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 May 31st
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last seven days.
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Canadian Comics Panel
Now would be a good time to remind everyone that a Canadian Comics Panel is being held at the Niagara Falls Comic Con on Saturday June 8th at 12:00 noon until 1:00 PM in room 205 of the Niagara Falls Scotiabank…
Breaking Into Comics the Marvel Way
One of the aspects of the comic book industry that you rarely hear about are pedagogy and mentorship. There is no clear path on how to hone your craft and break into the business, and many industry professionals care deeply…
Comic Culture May 29th 2013
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk things Captain Canuck, Man of Steel, the Niagara Comic Con, Star Wars at museums and so much more. Producer Shekky Feldstein opens up the Comic Culture mailbag and as…
Free Comic Book Day 2013: Estimates As Facts
Free Comic Book Day 2013 was, by all accounts, a great success. I ran a free barbeque for my local comic shop and it was busy, very busy. Diamond recently published an article on their retailer site about the numbers.…
BIFF SOCKO: “Graduates ASSEMBLE!! ”
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: MIDDLETOWN,…
Undervalued Spotlight #160
Marvel Team-Up Annual #1, Marvel Comics, (December 1976) Here we have the 1st new X-Men team appearance outside the X-Men title. Better yet they make this appearance in a great little title called Marvel Team-Up, a Spider-Man title. Correct me…
Statues or Action Figures
As you know I am a huge collector of action figures. My collection is pretty extensive when you take into consideration all of my G.I. Joe, Marvel Universe/Select/Legends, DC Figures and any other cool stuff that catches my fancy. Recently…
Crash3! Page 9
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 May 24th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last seven days.
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O Human Star
Alastair Stirling, roboticist and AI inventor wakes up. Which is amazing considering he died sixteen years earlier. Al dreams of more for robots, how advanced, how life-like they can be. Then he wakes to find he is one. What’s more, he’s…
BIFF SOCKO: “All In Color For a Dime..Plus A Couple Million ”
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:…
Auction Highlights #77
Auction Highlights #77, Comic Link May Featured Auction The Comic Link Featured Auction has just ended, all results below ended between Tuesday May 21st and Wednesday May 23rd. This was a good auction with a nice mix of books. The…
Canadian Whites Collection Found
Yesterday marked 1 year and 6 months since my Undervalued Spotlight #103 post. In that post I put the spotlight on Maple Leaf Publishing’s Better Comics #1 and talked about the importance and the scarcity of the book. I remember…
Asthetics Of Print Versus Digital Reading
Came across an interview with Fantagraphics co-founder and co-publisher Gary Groth about their publishing efforts. This quote got me thinking. “One of the things we try to do with most of our books is to create beautiful objects. I think that…
Comic Culture May 22 2013
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija welcome back show producer Shekky Feldstien. Shekky was AWOL for a month but does a great job diving back in. The gang discuss all the talent leaving DC Comics lately,…
Excellent places to buy indie comics in digital format
6 options for buying indie digital comics other than from ComiXology.
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The Wolverine Trailer Two
Here’s the latest extended trailer from The Wolverine, coming to theatres July 26th 2013. [youtube ] Plus, here’s the Silver Samurai teaser movie poster.