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! 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last seven days.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
Here’s the latest trailer for the new Superman movie, Man Of Steel, due out summer 2013. [youtube ]
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…
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…
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…
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…
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last seven days.
The Floating 9.2 Grade The 9.2 grade has become synonymous with a quality high grade comic. The 9.2 grade is the right most column in the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide. The 9.2 is the industry standard high grade. Over…