Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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…
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: GOTHAM CITY– Comic book dealers…
Thanks for checking out my first video blog! If you would like more tips and tricks on going to conventions check out a previous article I wrote at Comic Book Daily “How to survive a con“.
Special War Series #4, Charlton Comics, November 1965 Remember that 1974 song ‘Kung-Fu Fighting’ by Carl Douglas? You know, the one that starts …Oh – o –ho –hooooo! If you’re as old as I am you’ll remember it fondly, it…
At the forefront of my excitement in comics today is the birth of my very own website. I’ve put together a ‘stage’ to exhibit my artwork on and to help me continue the journey towards being an independent creator. I’ll…
Being very new to newspaper comic strips the launch of The Complete Steve Canyon Volume 1: 1947-1948 seemed to be a big deal and enough to warrant some attention. Choosing not to preorder from my local comic shop this book…
For the past few months I have had the privilege of working out of The Royal Academy of Illustration and Design, or RAID studios. For those of you who don’t know, RAID studios is a collective of artists based in…
We are in a Golden Age for superhero movies. The Spider-Man, Iron-Man, X-Men, and Batman movies have been for the most part home runs both critically and financially. Sure, Spider-Man 3 and X-Men: The Last Stand suffered from too many…
Dennis De Pues presents Crash!!! Please contact Dennis at [email protected] with any comments or questions. Full size.
August 11/2012 was the Canadian G.I. Joe Convention in Toronto at the Sheraton Airport Hotel. This was the third year that the Canadian G.I. Joe Convention (CanJoeCon) was held at that location. It was a great day indeed. CanJoeCon is the event…
Union Jack is a character that I love the costume design but up until recently, I’ve never really read much of the character. To be fair, he’s never had an ongoing series but I started into Brubaker’s run on Captain…
With the increased, some would say exponentially, prices of original comic art comes far more interest from all comic auction houses. ComicConnect wrapped up part 1 of their Summer 2012 Event Auction that included a small but impressive collection of…
It’s been said lately that we’re in a golden age of comic reprints, with a wide variety of classic material available in quality hitherto unknown. While this material is getting the deluxe treatment content has become something of an issue,…
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: HOLLYWOOD– The reaction to…
Saturday August 11th was the 2012 Canadian G.I. Joe Convention. This year featured many special guests and panels. One panel featured IDW artist Robert Atkins, who has drawn G.I. Joe since IDW acquired the license in 2008. To start off…
Legendary comic book artist Joe Kubert passed away Sunday August 12th. He was born September 18th 1926 and died just over a month shy of his 86th birthday. Kubert’s body of work spanned 70 years and he remained active creating…