Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Warning: If you have not seen The Avengers there will be spoilers galore. Huge amounts of them in fact. I’m pretty much going to describe a lot of stuff in it. Along with the credits sequence. If you’re still here,…
A work by Roy Lichtenstein has sold at auction for nearly $45m, a new record for the US Pop Art icon. Sleeping Girl, from 1964, went for $44.9m (£27.8m) at Sotheby’s New York sale of post-war and contemporary art. OK…
A CGC graded 9.2 copy of Batman #1 brings $850,000 in a private sale through Heritage Auctions. I’ve always believed Batman #1 to be undervalued so It’s nice to see someone else thinks the same way. These guys however are…
In a Variety article this morning I read that Robert Downey Jr., who in my view is the principle star of the Avengers, is the only one of the core cast whose contract with Disney does not reach the inevitable…
After a long and hard fought Free Comic Book Day I went out and enjoyed the new Avengers movie at the local cinema. I was told to stay through the credits for a pleasant surprise so I did. To my…
After the disappointing ‘non-event’ that was Free Comic Book Day in London, I’m now looking forward to a pleasing plethora of comic conventions happening across the UK in the month of May. An encouraging sign for an obviously healthy and…
One of the premiere events on the indie comic convention circuit took place in Toronto this past weekend (May 5 to May 6). The 2012 edition of the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) expanded to five venues with its main…
Another Image book that garnered a lot of buzz is The Strange Talent Of Luther Strode. Luther Strode is just your average geek until he sends for an exercise course from the back of an old comic book. What he…
Anthony: When this movie was first announced I was a bit worried. I had great concern that this was going to be film that caused the super-hero genre in movies to implode upon itself. Too many characters, too many special…
Diamond Comics released their April 2012 sales figures today. The Avengers vs. X-Men event picked up where it left of in March by being the best selling comic. Marvel place 4 comics in the top 10 slowly clawing back from…
This week saw the release of the new trailer for Dark Knight Rises. The trailer shows us more footage, but at the same time it raises more questions. Did Batman disappear? What did Bane do to Batman? Is Catwoman…
It has been a while since I have eaten at Red Lobster, but I assume that they are still awesome and have a treasure chest full of toys for kids. Once upon a time, when my brother and I were…
Tuesday night I usually don’t stay out too late, I sit and watch TV, but last week I peeled my butt off the couch and walked over to the Cameron House (408 Queen Street West) to meet with Dalton Sharp,…
CGC, the Certified Guaranty Company, announced a new service yesterday: grader notes. Here’s the info straight from the source. What are CGC Grader Notes? When CGC graders examine a comic book or magazine, they often enter comments about the collectible’s…
So an area I haven’t wandered into is webcomics doing what print comics have all sealed up. Superheroes. It’s a tough area, when you have a whole industry that is focused in on that one genre. You are putting yourself…
This Saturday is the 1st Saturday in May; it’s also the most important day of the comic book calendar because it’s Free Comic Book Day (FCBD)! Over two thousand specialty comic shops around the word will have cleaned their windows,…
OK I’m not sure what happened but hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija sound like they are in a cave. We apologize for the sound quality and will make sure it is crystal clear for next week. If you go…