Web Arted Dec 21st
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last seven 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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BIFF SOCKO “Let’s Get Ready To JINGLE!!”
It’s time for another update from BIFF SOCKO, TWO-FISTED NEWSHOUND! Nobody can give you the stories that BIFF can, because they are mostly B.S.! 59% void of any factual content! He is…BIFF SOCKO! DATELINE: NEW YORK CITY- Marvel has done…
My Fear of Zombies
Ok, look I admit it, I am terrified of zombies. I have and always have had an irrational fear of the fictional characters. I have had many people try and convince me other wise, they suggestions things like the Zombie…
Comic Books And Slot Machines
In the discipline of Classics, there is a particular branch, aptly named the Classical Tradition, that concerns itself with the study of how Classics was received and maintained by later cultures. I believe that similarly one could study The Comic Book…
Comic Culture December 19th 2012
Hey it’s the Comic Culture Christmas Special this week. Join hosts Chris and Walt as they record in front of a large enthusiastic studio audience. The admission cost was a comic book themed Christmas poem. Listen and enjoy Christmas poetry…
Captain America #1
I try to approach a new #1 issue with cautious optimism but that is the kind of glass-half-full guy I am. A slew of premier issues have been coming out fast and furious thanks to Marvel Now! and while some…
Review | Marked Man
Chaykin’s latest crime drama takes us along a familiar route with some odd turns and unnecessary choices. To the casual observer, Mark LaFarge has it going on. He’s got a beautiful wife, cute kids, a McMansion in the South Bay…
Crash 2!
The story so far: The 2 man crew of the Dionysious, a liqour cargo ship, crash lands on a nondescript planet. The captain is killed leaving the lone survivor, Derrick Keen, to fend for himself. After wallowing in self pity,…
Web Arted Dec 14th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last seven days.
Holiday Geek Gift Giving Guide
It’s winter. It’s the holiday season. For some that means Christmas. But for most, it means giving gifts. Buying for a “geek” can be difficult. We are passionate about our collections, and sometimes we can’t wait for somebody to give us…
Best of 2012
During this very festive of seasons we at the Comic Book Daily offices enjoy making lists and checking them twice, but our lists mostly are about the comic books we feel should be considered naughty or nice. In general I…
Review | Orion: The Gates Of Apokolips
Walt Simonson brings his skills, well honed in the pages of Thor, to Jack Kirby’s Fourth World with tremendous effect. ORION THE GATES OF APOKOLIPS: is a fast-paced tale about a never-ending battle between a father and son with the…
BIFF SOCKO: Let’s Get Trebekkin’!
It’s time for another update from BIFF SOCKO, TWO-FISTED NEWSHOUND! Nobody can give you the stories that BIFF can, because they are mostly B.S.! 59% void of any factual content! He is…BIFF SOCKO! DATELINE: CULVER CITY- December 13th, hit television…
Comic Culture December 12th 2012
This week our hosts Chris and Walt knowledge the Christmas spirit that seems to be everywhere these days they also get to the business at hand and talk up some new comic book releases hitting local comic book shops today.…
Enjoying The Bookshelf
I’ve had the flu this past week and have spent a lot of time in bed or lying on the couch feeling sorry for myself. This isn’t going to be a long post. With all that free time I’ve been…
Superman: Man Of Steel Trailer
Here’s the latest trailer for the new Superman movie, Man Of Steel, due out summer 2013. [youtube ]
Thinking outside the books
Technology has reached a point where story could be created and shared in a new and different way. It’s time to take that opportunity by the scruff of the neck, and discover what’s actually possible by combining print and digital to…
Undervalued Spotlight #143
Superman #61, DC Comics (November 1949) Three years ago in my Undervalued Spotlight #18 I talked about how for his first decade Superman did not fly. In the beginning Superman basically just jumped around “able to leap a tall building…
November Comic Sales Data
Comic sales in November were off by 1.1% compared to November 2011 but when we take into account November 2011 had 5 Wednesday figure show comic sales were actually up. Year to date 2012 the market is up 14.63% over the…
Marvel Now! Report Card
This week saw the release of the highly anticipated Marvel comic book, Avengers #1, by Jonathan Hickman and Jerome Opeña. This book will round out the first wave of releases for Marvel Now! I tried to read most of the…
Web Arted Dec 7th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last seven days.