Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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…
Avengers vs. X-Men, the high-octane superhero romp featuring the X-Men and the Avengers continued last week with its tenth issue. The Hope centric plot plodded onward, bringing the expansive mini-series ever closer to its conclusion.
Blacksad: A Silent Hell brings American readers up to date with the series for the first time.
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.
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last seven days: Hicks, Sienkiewicz, Byrne, Kirby, Shaner, Ditko, Weeks, Metsu, Adams, Leyendecker and more!
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…
Largely due tot he buzz deriving from the success of The Walking Dead, it would seem zombie-based comics are rather the norm as companies attempt to mirror the basic horror elements and obtain a measure of success.
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…
Hot Wheels #1, DC Comics, April 1970 The Mattel Toy Company introduced Hot Wheels in 1968. Their first salvo of 1/64 scale die cast cars included 16 models including the Corvette, Mustang and my favorite the VW Beetle. The company…
BATMAN Vol. 1 The Court of Owls Collects Batman #1-7 Written by Scott Snyder Pencils by Greg Capullo Inks by Jonathan Glapion Published May 15, 2012 DC Comics, 176-page color hardcover, $24.99 Content rated T – Teen Order Online: Amazon,…
August 11/2012 was the Canadian G.I. Joe Convention in Toronto. This year’s event had many special guests and panels. One of the panels was G.I. Joe Declassified: The Secrets of G.I. Joe. The panel was presented by JoeDeclassified.com. Their…
Gambit titles have also been an oddity. Popular enough that Marvel has included him in a number of ensemble X-Men titles, but never popular enough to hold his own title, past solo outings for the "Ragin' Cajun" have been a mixed bag of results.
WILD CHILDREN Written by Ales Kot Art by Riley Rossmo Colors/edits by Gregory Wright Letters by Clayton Cowles Published July 2012 by Image Comics 64 pages, full color Order online: Amazon, Book Depository Much like its protagonists, WILD CHILDREN is…
Dennis De Pues presents Crash!!! Please contact Dennis at [email protected] with any comments or questions. Full size.