Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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! He is…BIFF SOCKO! DATELINE: HOLLYWOOD- It’s been confirmed that…
Last week Leigh Hart wrote a column about Antiheroes in comic books. She had some great characters on her list. And yes, everybody loves a hero who walks that tightrope of right and wrong. In the comments section Laura wrote…
The last of the Big Four WECA publishing companies to come on the scene was Educational Projects out of Montreal. The first WECA books appeared on the West Coast and Toronto through Maple Leaf Publications and Anglo-American Publications respectively in…
This week Comic Culture Radio hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija Chris Powell’s promotion, GameStop store closures, Leigh Hart’s Antiheroes post on comicbookdaily.com and tons more. So now just kick back, relax and enjoy the Comic Culture radio show. Comic Culture…
Being a devout fan of IDW’s Artist’s Editions line of oversized comic art books I’ve been looking forward to Will Eisner’s The Spirit Artist’s Edition since it’s initial announcement at SDCC 2011. An oversized, hardcover collection, WILL EISNER’S THE SPIRIT:…
Micronauts #1, Marvel Comics (January 1979) After World War II Japan was a recovering economy that built cheap toys for export, primarily to Europe and North America. Japan being Japan began to improve their production quality and constantly came up…
My collection is quite minimal and modest compared to most… to be honest. But I do own a few little gems that are definitely cool and I wanted to share the highlights here and encourage you to do the same,…
Heritage is the largest comics auction house and frequently runs internet only auctions with a Sunday close; this Auction Highlights will look at the results of last weekend, picking five items that caught my attention. All prices are in U.S.…
Crash 2! By Dennis De Pues continues. Exclusively on comicbookdaily.com. Full size.
This week there was a real buzz on the internet for toys. February 10-13th was the 110th annual Toy Fair in New York. “Toy Fair® is the largest toy and youth product marketplace in the Western Hemisphere, bringing together more…
While standing in my local comic book shop the other day, I was looking around and noticed something. A lot of comics have anti-heroes as their main characters. This got me thinking, why are there so many anti-heroes? Looking back…
One of the “precious” (not actually in the “Gollumnal” sense of the word, but almost) pleasure of being a comic collector for 50 yrs, is the magic of finding something you’d thought you’d never come across. In the last couple…
This week Comic Culture Radio hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija discuss local comic book shops and Valentine’s Day, are they mutually beneficial? The boys also discuss January’s comic book sales numbers, DC’s new list of cancelled titles, Marvel teasers…
Recently an article here on CBD about the Django Unchained comic piqued my interest, as there was no writer mentioned, just Quentin Tarantino’s name. No mention anywhere of who wrote the comic, including the credits of the first issue or DC’s website. It…
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! He is…BIFF SOCKO! DATELINE: NEW YORK –…
Daring Love #1, Gilmour Magazines (Sept/Oct 1953) Look at that cover! Careful kids, you might start a fire! It’s at moments like this that I wish I was a poet so that I could convey the power of love via…
A fantastic look at a period in a creator’s career, Judge Dredd: The Complete Brian Bolland is a must-have for fans of this artist. This luscious, oversized hardcover volume collects as many Brian Bolland-illustrated Judge Dredd stories as THE LAW*…