Pick 5 | Music Stars in Comic Movies
Super Bowl 47 happened not too long ago, and music mega superstar Beyoncé rocked the half time show. Like a lot of music stars, Beyoncé has been in the movies. Her most famous role (to us people who like comics…
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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Crash 2! Part 9
Crash 2! By Dennis De Pues continues. Exclusively on comicbookdaily.com. Full size.
Web Arted Feb 8th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last seven days.
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Pet Peeves of Collecting
I collect stuff. A lot of stuff. Between my comic books, action figures, DVDs, CDs and video games. I have a lot of stuff. Having this much stuff doesn’t lead to every day being a “shiny happy day”. There are…
Comic Book Sales
I was looking at a list of the discounts that Marvel is offering to local comic book shops (Bleeding Cool has a good breakdown here) and I wonder if we will ever be able to have accurate sales figures for…
Comic Culture February 6th
Welcome back to another episode of Comic Culture Radio. This week our hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk super ads during the Super Bowl, the also discuss the new gimungous Wolverine book being put out by Marvel, preperations for…
Eddie Campbell takes on “The Literaries”
In a wonderful essay at The Comics Journal Eddie Campbell, yes that Eddie Campbell, argues against comics being held to the same standard as literature. It’s a shot across the bow of those who ask if the story would hold…
I like walks on the beach, soft kisses, and Vapors of Valtorr
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 – Marvel Sources…
Few things this week…
1) Downloads. Download 2 things immediately: Bottom of the Ninth digital comic app and The Orbiting Pod Podcast. Bottom of the Ninth is a digital comic app created by Ryan Woodward and should be shared with any person whom is…
Moebius 80s English Volumes Still Only Cover Price
There’s been a lot of talk and buzz online recently about Moebius and the dearth of English translated material, even a Facebook petition. Anything he collaborated on with Jodorowsky makes its way through Humanoids but the rest is languishing. Most…
Undervalued Spotlight #149
Jackpot Comics #4, MLJ Magazines (Spring 1942) I’m not sure how I let this one go for so long. Perhaps it’s because I’ve been on a bit of an Archie kid lately? Anyway, this comic book is currently very undervalued.…
Crash 2! Part 8
Crash 2! By Dennis De Pues continues. Exclusively on comicbookdaily.com. Full size.
Web Arted Feb 1st
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last seven days.
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Why isn’t there a huge chain of Comic Stores?
It seems that there is one debate that never goes away with comics. No it isn’t who is the best Superhero. That is a debate for another day. The debate I am talking about is the Comic Book Shop. People…
Comics I Read Aren’t Sh*t
My first thought on Champ’s love letter to the Django Unchained Comic was “geez Danny, get a room”, but his sledgehammer to open a walnut approach to titling columns has generated a good deal of discussion. And that is a…
What It Costs Retailers To Be Part Of Free Comic Book Day
Diamond posted some interesting information about participating in Free Comic Book Day, or to be more accurate to be a Free Comic Book Day 2013 Participating Retailer and receive its benefits. Store owners looking to maximize their potential on Saturday,…
Toronto Cons 2013
Inspired by Daniel Champion‘s list of UK Conventions, I have complied as many Cons in Toronto that I could find (that are nerdy related) into the convenient list below. I tried to keep the list to Toronto, if I missed…
Brok Windsor
Brok Windsor was a relatively late comer to the WECA period. He debuted in Canada’s West Coast Publisher’s (Maple Leaf’ Publications) Better Comics Vol. 3 NO. 3 from April/May 1944, just over half-way through this Golden Age of Canadian Comics. Brok…
Undervalued Spotlight #148
Fantastic Four #13, Marvel Comics (April 1963) April 1963 was a good month for Marvel Comics, Iron Man was introduced, the Amazing Spider-Man title was fired up and in Fantastic Four #13 the Watcher was introduced. In FF #13 we…
Comics are sh*t.
Easily the coolest storyteller in the history of cool storytellers’: Quentin Tarantino is a formidable force in the wonderful world of favourable fiction. His fans love him almost unconditionally and why shouldn’t they? His work often has funny, cool, smart…
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 (Animated)
Warner’s faithful adaptation of Frank Miller’s magnum opus concludes with Batman’s final confrontations. The Dark Knight and the brave, young Carrie Kelly at his side as Robin have finally reclaimed Gotham City and allowed a ray of hope to penetrate…