Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
As I roamed the aisles of March’s Toronto Comicon I came across Claudia Dávila promoting her recent work Luz Sees The Light, a graphic novel with a strong environmental message for young people. [quote]Change is in the air. Power outages are…
This article is written purely on opinion and observation. There was no research done for this article. It is just my own opinion on this subject. If you consider this column the equivalent of my super-hero persona, then my alter-ego…
Marvel may be getting the majority of Hollywood kudos in terms of wide theatrical release blockbusters, but DC and Warner Brothers are miles ahead in terms of straight to DVD movies and animated series. Recently there has been a new…
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last seven days: Allred, Leon, Samnee, Cloonan, Bradshaw, Maleev, Steranko and Stewart.
And now it’s time for a trip down the rabbit hole, over the rainbow and through the wardrobe. At least, if you happen to be named Alice, Dorothy or Peter. In that case, you may be a namesake. Namesake by Isabelle Melançon and Megan…
The comic book convention season is already in full swing (is it ever not in full swing anymore?) and while there are the must visit staples like San Diego’s Comic-Con International, Toronto’s Fan Expo, Chicago’s C2E2 and Wizard World and…
Over March break my family was traveling in Ontario and I had an afternoon available to check out four local comic shops. I did an internet search for comic shops and came up with the four locations quickly; putting them…
This week join our hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija as they discuss tons of new trailers in their Trailer Trash feature, the guys also tackle news on Wonder Con, a possible Y the Last Man movie, the new Spider-Man’s…
Looking ahead to the not-so-distant Summer of Superheroes, It’s easy to feel excitement for the coming ‘events’ in comics… on printed pages, glowing screens and – in 3 dimensions in our periphery. As comics-people, we’re all waiting for the same things/events I…
As school boards across Canada are becoming more open to varied strategies to improve student literacy, there has been an increase in the use of graphic novels in the classroom. However, there is still a strong stigma attached to the…
The recent Billy Wright comic book auction set all kinds of price records and for me it confirmed a trend I’ve seen developing over the last couple of years. It seems we’re in a comic book Golden Age revival. There’s no…
Books such as the revered Ex Machina series by Brian K. Vaughan and more recently Brian Bendis' Scarlet immediately spring to mind when considering series which are overtly political in their tone. The series have a distinct message to communicate to its readership whether as a commentary of the contemporary political arena or as a mobilizing rallying call against corruption. For well over 20 years, Tom Morello has presented his politics both as a member of rock bands Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave, as well through his work as a solo artist. Last year Morello turned his attentions towards comic books as an avenue to explore his political side, scripting what would become Dark Horse's 12-issue maxi-series, Orchid.
The first quarter of 2012 is almost at an end—time flies! The theme of 2012 so far has been continued stability. Nothing has rocked the boat on either the positive or negative side. After suffering huge losses since 2009 (which…
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last seven days: Adams, Kubert, Kirby.
And now for something demonic. And pink. Of course, those might be mutually inclusive. In this case, they go together. By accident. Or more accurately by Apathy. The Demon apathy. See, somebody sold their sold to the devil in exchange…
One of the great things about comics is the huge cast of characters involved and the multitude of series that have existed. And we all have our favorites. Think about conversations you have at conventions or at the comic shop.…
Diamond Announces Top Products For February 2012 DC Entertainment had February’s top selling comic book with Geoff Johns and Jim Lee’s Justice League #6 and, for the second month in a row, the publisher swept the month’s top ten best-selling…
This weekend was Hobby Star’s Toronto Comicon. It is the start of my con season. I took a friend for his first Comicon, and after realizing I have been going to different types of cons for quite a few years…
This week join our hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija as they discuss the new Walking Dead Facebook game, The under-performing John Carter movie, the passing of Moebius, the potential Dark Tower movies, more Avengers movie news, the latest trailers…
After 80 years it's difficult to put a new twist on the superhero genre of comics, and yet that seems to be what Keatinge and Image Comics have attempted to do with one of their latest releases in Hell Yeah.
With the final pages of my submission idea complete, it’s time to send my little ‘snowball’ off to Hell – and see what kind of impact it has on the fiery landscape that is graphic publishing. The end product is…