Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris and Walt tackle some interesting topics including Tony Harris’ recent rant, the October comic book sales numbers, good news on the Goon movie front, Michael Arndt’s new gig as screenwriter for Star Wars Episode…
Wonder Comics #1, Fox Features Syndicate (May 1939) This is such a beast of a Golden Age comic. I’ve had Wonder Comics #1 in my scopes for a while but eased up on it after Undervalued Spotlight fan Warren contributed…
I was perusing the DC Entertainment Direct Channel retailer newsletter last night when I came across the following. DC COLLECTIBLES PROVIDES INSTRUCTIONS FOR FIXING THE DARKSEID DELUXE ACTION FIGURE DC Collectibles reports that the shoulder pads on the DARKSEID DELUXE…
Crash 2 by Dennis De Pues is coming soon exclusively to comicbookdaily.com.
Following on from last weeks’ post, I just wanted to share the sketch is it is now. The idea for this ‘make-believe’ storyline is to suggest a catastrophe in NYC with the JLA discovering the discarded remains of the currently…
Continuing the epic journey of Hal Foster’s most famous creation, Prince Valiant Volume 2: 1939-1940 brings Val into conflict with the Huns and Rome itself. In this second volume, Prince Valiant helps his father reclaim his throne in the kingdom…
Carla Speed McNeil’s FINDER is both dense and inviting. Characters appear and disappear, panels jump from dreamscapes to reality, from flashback to flash forward. But each page further illuminates this lush and expansive sci-fi universe, and a little patience with…
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last seven days: Moebius, Steranko, Miller, Dodson, Cho, Stokes, Wyeth, McCay, Canete, Immonen, Pham, Perger and more!
November 4th/2012 was the most recent Canadian ToyCon (formerly known as the Burlington Toy Show). It was at its new home, The Atrium Banquet and Conference Centre in Burlington. The November 4th edition of the CanToyCon felt like the biggest…
This thought came to me the other day while we were trying to get my D&D group together. We have been playing together for about 3 years. First it started out with us playing every Monday. Then because of work,…
DC just announced that day and date comics are now available in Apple’s iBookstore, Amazon’s Kindle store and Barnes & Noble’s Nook store. Basically DC is releasing individual comics across the three major digital platforms in their native formats. Yes,…
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: USA-USA-USA! – The…
This week hosts Chris and Walt talk about how Neil deGrasse Tyson discovered the “real” Krypton, Alan Moore’s new song for Guy Fawkes day, the Art for Sandy Relief art auction, Ben Kingsley’s Mandarin and Jamie Foxx’s Electro. Other topics…
So, I’ve decided to do a little fan-art JLA cover and document the progress here. The idea for this ‘make-believe’ storyline is to suggest a catastrophe in NYC with the JLA discovering the discarded remains of the – currently missing…
One of the biggest stories out of the New York Comic Con was some discussion on the new Spider-Man book. In December Amazing Spider-Man will end after 700 issues. It has already ended once before after 441 issues but it…
Amazing Spider-Mam #583 Obama Variant 1st Print, Marvel Comics, March 2009 I’m posting this Undervalued Spotlight early on November 6th 2012, Election Day in the United States. Regardless of who wins the White House I’m arguing that the Amazing Spider-Man…
Titan’s first volume of Alex Raymond’s Flash Gordon presents the classic material in a comprehensive and affordable package. Beginning the complete library of the greatest science fiction hero of all time. Volume One will spotlight the work of Alex Raymond,…
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last seven days: Rivera, Epting, Robinson, Kirby, Dodson, Allred, Immonen, Canete, Chiang, Bolland, McNiven, Sprouse, Byrne and more!
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: A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY…
HAPPY HALLOWEEN! From Comic Book Daily the Hulks:
I don’t know about your Twitter, but mine had a Nerd-Gasm on Tuesday. In case you haven’t heard (like you were off planet or something), Disney bought Lucasfilm, LucasArts, Industrial Light and Magic, and Skywalker Sound from now multi-billionaire George…