A Zoo in Winter
A Zoo in Winter is the latest translated graphic novel from the mangaka Jiro Taniguchi. A Zoo in Winter is based on Jiro Taniguchi’s youth when he broke into the manga industry as an assistant. I do not think this…
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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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Afrika
Flipping through Previews I had made a note to check out Afrika by Hermann; I didn’t want to commit until I could give it a decent thumbing. It looked solid so I bought my local comic shop’s only copy. [quote]The…
No Place Like Home #1
There's no place like home, there's no place like home, there's no place home. That rings true for Dee, a converted resident of Emeraldsville, Kansas who had left her parents for the big life in Los Angeles. Angelo Tirotto and Richard Jordan present, in association with Image Comics, the first chapter of their tale featuring a young girl returning home, only to find not everything is as she remembered it.
Avengers Movie Poster
This is the new movie poster for the Avengers. It is official and comes from the Marvel website. Why does it look like everyone is photoshopped in? What is Hawkeye looking at? Does Cap not understand that an alien invasion…
Netflix is great for comic book fans
Of course you all have heard of the monthly video streaming service Netflix. For $8 per month (Scott Says: first month is free and you can cancel) you get unlimited access to Netflix’s library of movies and television shows. You…
London’s Super Comic Convention
Furious and frantic comic antics this weekend in ol’ Blighty with the London Super Comic Convention taking over the hearts and minds of thousands of proud, nerdy Londoners, most of whom were dressed in full costume so… a lot of…
Undervalued Spotlight #115
Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories #31, Dell Publishing, April 1943 What a difference 3 short decades can make. Back in 1982 in the 11th edition of the Overstreet Price Guide it was Donald Duck who ruled the roost. Of the…
Amazing Mysteries: The Bill Everett Archives, Vol. 1
After thoroughly enjoying Fire & Water, Bell’s biography of Bill Everett, I eagerly awaited this first collection of early Everett comics. [quote]This book collects over 200 pages of this never-before-reprinted work from titles such as Amazing Mystery Funnies (1938), Amazing-Man…
I, Vampire #6
As one of the newer series to come out of the DC relaunch, I, Vampire has delivered a vampiric dose of horror into the DCU over its first five issues. With a crossover with Peter Milligan's Justice League Dark looming, issue six of this series was released alongside the latter title last week to help kick-off one of DC's first crossover stories within its new status quo. The question left to answer though is how well this book, and its first story arc for that matter, were able to stand on their own.
1st Gen Transformers
If, for some reason, you started buying up G1 Transformers in say 2003, stopped and tried to sell them today, you’d have to ask yourself, “What in the heck has happened to the G1 market?”
Auction Highlights #62 Billy Wright Collection
I can’t remember an auction event this awesome! The Billy Wright collection has just been auctioned on Heritage Auctions and the A list lot of 300 plus books broke all expectations. Pre auctions estimates pointed towards the $2 million mark…
Kids and Comics
Reading is very important. I think that goes without saying. And as comic book fans, it is obvious that we like to read. You can’t just look at the pretty pictures forever, without reading the story to find out what…
Web Arted Feb 24th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last seven days: Reis, Aja, Stewart, Francavilla and more!
Episode #16: Where have all the good ideas gone?
Let's face a simple fact. If you look up and down Diamond's top selling books, it's made up of numerous DC titles, some choice Marvel titles, and from there, a selection of niche books which have their cemented places in fans' comic shop pull lists.
Famous Monsters of Filmland
I have always loved monster movies. I enjoy the distillation of fear into a single malevolent being, I am constantly in awe of the pioneering special effects and makeup, and I will always have a place in my heart for…
The Heroic Age?
Wasn’t The Heroic Age supposed to return us to good ol’ fashioned fun in comic books? Wasn’t it supposed to be a shift away from the these dark, gut wrenching story-lines like House of M, Civil War, Secret Invasion, and…
Elseworlds
The comic book era of the 90’s gets crapped on a lot. And for good reason. It’s not so much that things like chrome covers, variant covers, inter-company crossovers or Image style artists were or are a bad thing, it…
Richmond Monuments
Quick read for you this week. We’re going to take a tour of the sculptures of Richmond Virginia as seen through the eyes of Bizhan Khodabandeh. Wait, I thought this was a webcomic column you say. Well it is, because every…
Undervalued Spotlight #114
Detective Comics #32, DC Comics, October 1939 As far as I’m concerned there is no greater comic book title than Detective Comics. The iconic cover to the March 1937 1st issue is one of the most identifiable covers in the…
Comic Culture February 22nd
This week join our hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija as they answer the comic culture mailbag and discuss the possibility of comic book trade deadlines, the also tackle news on the new Ghost Rider movie, the new John Carter…
Is It Over For Con Sketches?
Original art is near and dear to my heart; I’ve been an active collector for a few years and really enjoy getting a completely unique piece of comic art when attending a comic convention. I diligently check the list of…