Rock, Paper, Cynic
One of the most awesome things about webcomics is all it really takes to make one is the decision to make one. Then you set yourself up with a website and start posting. Oh I know this is also seen…
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Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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Why Review A Comic Without Including Interior Pages?
This is an old irritation for me but other than on Comic Book Daily doesn’t seem to be gaining any traction. Why oh why do websites continue to review comics but only include a shot of the cover with no…
“Good evening Mr. Bond.”
London found herself under the expectant and scrutinising eyes of the world again this week as the 2012 Olympic Games kicked off in England’s capital with a rather fitting and brilliant bang. The opening ceremony was doomed to fail on…
Does Marvel Now! Cause Sales To Go Down?
We all know that rebooting a series or creating a “new jumping on point” causes sales to increase, albeit in some cases temporarily, but I often wonder what this does to the sales of a title before the relaunch. Comic…
TFCon Panel: How to get into voice acting
This past weekend was the Transformers Convention (TFCon) and Canadian Collectible Toy Expo in Mississauga. On Sunday (July 29) the TFCon presented a panel of “How To Get Into Voice Acting”. The panel included Scott McNeil (X-Men Evolution, Beast Wars,…
Auction Highlights #69
Auction Highlights #69 Well the big Doug Schmell/Pedigree Comics collection was finally auctioned this past weekend through Heritage Auctions (HA). Below are excerpts from HA’s press release. BEVERLY HILLS — The multi-million dollar Doug Schmell Collection, featuring the single greatest…
Heritage Jul 26-28 Comic Art Signature Auction
Heritage just wrapped up their 2012 July 26-28 Vintage Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction- Beverly Hills #7063, resulting in the first comics auction over ten million. Yes, that’s crazy but the volume was incredibly high. We’ll be looking at the…
Crash! Part 10
Dennis De Pues presents Crash!!! Please contact Dennis at [email protected] with any comments or questions. Full size.
Web Arted Jul 27th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last seven days: Cardy, Cassaday, Buscema, Adams, Kaluta, Jones, Hitch, Gray and more!
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A Week’s Worth of Rambles and Grumbles
This week I had too many thoughts running through my head. Not enough to write a column about it, but enough that I have to get them out of my head so I don’t have to keep thinking about them. …
Review | Fairy Tales Of Oscar Wilde, Vol 5: The Happy Prince
My all time favourite fairy tale has been adapted to comics by master P. Craig Russell. The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde is the story of a statue and a bird that care for the city below them; it’s a…
Nerds, Comics and Podcasts Oh My!
Every morning I wake up, get ready and walk about half an hour to work, and every time I walk I listen to podcasts. This is my routine. Most people listen to music, but not me. I don’t have a…
Comic Culture July 25th
This week hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija review some cool new comics hitting the shops this week, they also open up the Comic Culture Mailbag. The guys also discuss some industry news on the San Diego Comic Con, the…
We’re Looking For Writers & Questions
Comic Book Daily is a small community by most standards; we’re passionate about comics and, just as our tagline says, “discussing the minutiae of the comic book world”. To that end we’re looking for people who are also passionate about…
2 Things…
1) The Daredevil Speedster. After a fairly heavy week in the press surrounding the Aurora incident, I’d like to keep things pretty light and simple today, bringing our focus back to the familiar and innocent humour of comic-culture. Here goes……
Frank Tieri and Space Punisher
Once upon a time I reviewed Marvel VS Capcom 3. This was relatively early on in my career as a columnist and I threw out the line that it was written by “hack” writer Frank Tieri. In return Frank told…
Undervalued Spotlight #128
Incredible Hulk #102, Marvel Comics, April 1968 Marvel Now is getting a lot of press and rightly so. Any time a comic publisher attempts some sort of relaunch fans pay attention. Marvel has had a few famous re-launches in its…
Review | Marathon
I’m quickly becoming a fan of First Second Publishing and their wonderful graphic novels. After thoroughly enjoying Friends With Boys I spotted Marathon on their publishing schedule but it looked a little too manga-like for my interests so I skipped…
Crash! Part 9
Dennis De Pues presents Crash!!! Please contact Dennis at [email protected] with any comments or questions. Full size.
Auction Highlights #68
Auction Highlights #68 ComicLink’s July Focused Auction ends Friday July 20th. All the books listed below sold between Tuesday July 17th and Thursday July 19th. This auction was even more Marvel skewed than last month’s (and that one was very…
The Dark Knight Rises Colorado Incident
Today is supposed to be a happy day. The Dark Knight Rises is opening in theatres today. There will be lots of people anxiously waiting to see the movie today at theatres around the country. Many theatres had screenings last…