Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
This week’s show has hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija discuss a whole bunch of stuff including this weeks batch of new comics, news from the comicconnect Action Comics #1 auction, more comic book auction news, Archie’s gay marriage cover,…
Well Smallville fans, it is finally time. Season 10, the final Smallville season is now available on DVD and Blu-Ray. Season 10 will wrap up the complete series and will we see Clark finally wear the tights and cape? To…
One of the greatest contributions to society as a whole is the invention of the public library. If it didn’t exist it would almost be hard to explain. There is this building, filled with books, and you can go in…
Invincible Iron Man #47, Marvel Comics, June 1972 This week’s Undervalued Spotlight comes recommended by Mike Huddleston. Mike’s email notes that “…this story features great updated origin re-telling from Roy Thomas and artist Barry Smith. These two were in the middle…
After almost 3 weeks with no access to comics, no sign of comics, no comics nerdery nor banta, no internet and no mobile device – my graphic, fictional requirements were boiling over and my (openly guilty) addiction to sequential…
November is coming to a close, and many men around the country have been sporting mustaches in support of “Movember“. This initiative is to bring awareness to men’s health, and especially prostate cancer. In honour of all these men, who’ve decided…
Galloway Park by Dennis DePues part 4, exclusively on Comic Book Daily every Sunday.
A couple of months ago, Anthony Falcone wrote an article telling you to sell your collection. The column was very popular with lots of debate and discussion in the comments section. The idea of selling your collection is a sensitive…
Last week, Ed Campbell wrote a rather intriguing article about the television show The Big Bang Theory and how it has kind of thrown more light on the stereotypical version of a comic book fan. I thought for my part,…
A very funny episode of CBC Radio’s The Debaters features Pat Thorton and comedian David Pryde arguing their case as to whether comic book movies are worth seeing. Fun stuff, great puns and very entertaining. Unfortunately the CBC only gives…
I just added two new trade paperbacks to my collection and they were very enjoyable to read. These books are Zatanna: Mistress of Magic and Zatanna: Shades of the Past. These two books collect all 16 issues of Zatanna from…
The Edmonton Journal published a story last week about a man whose family donated his comic collection to the University of Alberta after his death. Some interesting quotes. [quote]“His is not an old collection, nor is it particularly rare, but…
When my brother and I were kids we loved going to comic conventions. Now these weren’t a big event like Fan Expo or Comic Con, but little, one-day affairs at a local hotel. We paid our $2 (at the time…
Better Comics #1, Maple Leaf Comics, March 1941 Over the years I’ve owned many “Canadian Whites” the cool Canadian black and white comic books of the early to mid 1940s. These books are hard to find especially in higher grades.…
Oh look, a Batman cover from Francesco Francavilla in that retro pulp style of his. Very nice. What’s that? It’s a Black Panther cover for issue 529? Wow: DC, get that lawyer patrol on the case. And why is Black…