Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
A hearty congratulations to Jennifer Haines and her comic shop The Dragon in Guelph Ontario. We’re previously featured The Dragon as one of our Progressive Comic Shops and now they’ve won the 2012 Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award.…
O.K, let’s all sing together (sung to “Where have all the Flowers Gone?”): “Where have all the buyers gone, long tiiiiime passing, where have all the buyers gone, from long time ago???” O.K, I admit it, I collect those cheesy…
As part of Comic Book Daily’s look at auction highlights of original comic art we’re taking stock of Sotheby’s recent bande dessinée auction held in Paris on July fourth. This was the first Sotheby’s auction dedicated to comics work. Here’s…
Right now comic fans are descending upon the San Diego Comic Con. By all accounts, the industry is doing very well. Year-to-date orders by Direct Market shops in North America are up 18%. This time last year, sales were down…
Dennis De Pues presents Crash!!! Full size.
To celebrate Canada Day this year, Captain Canuck’s creator Richard Comely toured Southern Ontario visiting Big B Comics three locations. On July 7th, Big B Comics Barrie was the final stop on the Captain Canuck tour. Richard Comely was on…
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last seven days: Davis, Ross, Adams, Ba, Staples, Sook, Ditko, Cox, Stokes and many, many more!
I was chatting with a client at work the other day, and the conversation turned to video games and comic books (as it tends to do when I talk to people). And, the gentleman I was talking to pointed out…
I met Diana Nock at TCAF. Sadly, it was late on the second day and I was pretty much spent out. But she offered to take my last cash for a copy of her first collection of The Intrpeid GirlBot and I’m…
Diamond released their sales numbers last week of the top-selling comics and related merchandise. ICv2 took that data and added real volume numbers, as they do every month; I don’t know why Diamond can’t just do this but they don’t.…
Something a little different this week as Chris Owen is away on his honeymoon. Host Walter Durajlija welcomes Comic Book Daily EiC Scott VanderPloeg and show producer Anthony Falcone to discuss Marvel Now, Fan Expo, and lots more so why…
Everyone who’s ever had a love affair with comics has probably rolled their sleeves up and tried to draw their own at some point. Good, bad or indifferent, we’ve all folded a scruffy piece of paper into a book-shaped rectangle…
Since the announcement of Disney acquiring Marvel was made, I have been wondering when we would see some comic book action at the Disney Theme Parks. This isn’t as much of a slam dunk as some might think: Universal currently…
Avatar: The Last Airbender is an animated series that ran from 2005 to 2008 and its sequel, The Legend of Korra, is set 70 years afterwards. Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Promise is a three part miniseries that is…
Lots of buzz about a new series from Image led me to pick up The Activity Volume 1 trade paperback by Nathan Edmondson and Mitch Gerads. The evolution of global conflict necessitates the evolution of warfare to rise and meet…
Just received this press release from Diamond announcing their digital partnership with iVerse goes live July 23rd, allowing comic retailers to sell digital comics to their customers. It’s basically everyone but Marvel, DC and Dark Horse. Diamond, iVerse Set Diamond…
I went to a great wedding this weekend. Below is the framed seating arrangement that greeted all guests as they walked into the pavilion. Note that Angela and Chris are Earth’s Favourite Couple. My wife and I were seated at…
Dennis De Pues presents Crash!!! Full size.
Diamond Comics Releases June 2012 Figures I like the June numbers for the comic book market. Marvel, DC and all the rest split the pie getting 1/3 each of the dollar share (though Marvel and DC still together control 3/4…
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last seven days: Stokes, Pratt, Kubert, Ball, Ross, Aja, Cho, Stegman and more!
The trade paperback for Battle Scars was recently released. This is the 6 issue series about Marcus Johnson. Who could be the most important man in the Marvel Universe. Just be warned. There are spoilers ahead. Battle Scars is written…