Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
There is a lot of buzz around Captain Canuck lately. A month or so ago CBD reported that Mind’s Eye entertainment hired Canadian writer Arne Olsen to write the script of the promised Captain Canuck feature film. Now, just before…
CTV was a major presence at Fan Expo this year by setting up a large booth on the convention floor, bringing in cast members from Criminal Minds and Flashpoint for panels and autograph signings and holding special screenings of its…
This year at Fan Expo I got a chance to work with Walter and Marc at the Big B Comics booth, which gave me an interesting dealer perspective on the convention. I saw quite a few sales driven by movies…
Over decade ago when the Canadian Fan Expo made the big leap to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC) I really didn’t like our booth placement on the convention floor. We were placed out of the “comic book alley” where…
Sitting back for a moment and really considering this past weekend’s event, it’s difficult to be particularly upset with Hobbystar’s event planning. Despite a Toronto Star report citing the displeasure of several thousand fans who waited in line until 3…
DC Comics kicked off its all-access panel Aug. 25 with multiple Before Watchmen announcements.
Panel: C.B. Cebulski, Axel Alonzo, Leonard Kirk, Nick Lowe, Arune Singh. I am not a regular reader of X-Men. I really like the X-Men but I don’t read it (my theory is if you read one X-Men title, you need…
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Burlesque Poison Ivy For entire Fan Expo 2012 photo set on Flickr, click…
DC Entertainment All Access Sunday Today, on the last day of Fan Expo, I decided to hit up the DC Entertainment panel. They have been having these panels all weekend and each day they have covered a different topic or…
Here’s the full audio from the Fan Expo 2012 panel Creating Comics For Younger Readers. Join Willow Dawson (Hyena in Petticoats), Scott Chantler (Three Thieves), Faith Erin Hicks (Bigfoot Boy), and Jack Briglio (Growing Up Enchanted) for a discussion about…
Here’s the full audio from the Fan Expo 2012 panel It Came From The Great White North: Canada’s Award Winning Graphic Novels. From the Eisners to the Harveys, Canada’s cartoonists are taking the world by storm with some of the…
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Harley Quinn …
Panel: Axel Alonzo, Dan Slott, Ryan Stegman, Steve Wacker and Arune Singh Marvel started off saying that they are really excited for Spider-Man during the next couple of months. The beginning of the excitement for Marvel and Spider-Man was issue…
DC comics hosted its first of three all-access panels at Fan Expo in Toronto August 24, featuring a host of the company's brightest creators as they chatted with fans for the better part of an hour
PHOTO OF THE DAY: The Ring …
Chewing the Fat: Chew Q&A with Layman and Guillory panel I was pretty excited to go to this panel. It was really the only one I wanted to go to today (Friday) so, I got off the expo floor early…
In but a barren wasteland, I have not… except comics. This summer… actually this whole year has been busy. Between real work (the one that pays the bills), Comic Book Daily, family commitments and volunteering for my local fall fair,…
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last seven days: Adams, Chiodo, Kubert, Hughes, Tan, Rivera, Byrne, Salas and more!
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Clark Kent For…
ANIMAL MAN Vol. 1 The Hunt Collects Animal Man #1-6 Written by Jeff Lemire Art by Travel Foreman Published May 2, 2012 DC Comics, 144-page paperback, $14.99 Content rated T+ – Teen Plus Order online: Amazon, Book Depository The launch…
For comic fans in Southern Ontario Fan Expo is upon us, starting Thursday August 23rd at 2:00 PM for fancy pants pass holders and 4:00 PM for everyone else. This year the guest list of top notch comic creators is…