Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
This just struck me as odd. IDW is releasing Rocketeer Adventures Volume 1 hardcover on December 7th, and the direct market version will ship with a dust jacket. Here’s the relevant quote: [quote]All direct market copies of this book will…
Part of me thought initially that DC’s recent reboot was first born, in preparation for a crossover with Marvel… crazy right? Marvellous, Marvel’s, magnificent men and women finding themselves in a ‘stand-off’ with dirty DC’s, dangerous, dudes and dames. …
Last week saw the debut of the other crown jewel of the Regenesis saga hit store shelves in the first issue of Uncanny X-Men's second volume. Coming out of Schism, the X-Men are left divided into two factions split along ideological lines. Perhaps at their most precarious, split between Utopia and Westchester, Uncanny X-Men follows Cyclops, Emma Frost, Magneto, Storm, Hope, Namor and others as mutantkind enters a time of great uncertainty.
October sales figures just released by Diamond Comic Distributors show DC Comics emerging as the big winner. DC accounted for almost 51% of the unit sales of comic books in comic shops for the month of October, over 20% points…
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Happy Guy Fawkes Day! What is it? Well it is the day to commemorate the Gunpowder Plot that happened in 1605. On that day Guy Fawkes and a group of other conspirators tried to assassinate the King of England. What does…
Detective Comics #395, DC Comics, January 1970 I meant to post this book right after Undervalued Spotlight #98. The two books go hand in hand as far as I’m concerned since both represent major steps in the development of superhero…
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last seven days. Daredevil cover by Paolo Rivera. Source. Flex Mentallo Deluxe Hardcover cover. Source. Tales Of Suspense cover by Steve Ditko. Source. Edmund Dulac book illustration. Source.
This Halloween I went to a party dressed as Captain America. I bought the movie style shield for my costume. I also bought an army helmet and painted it blue with a big “A” on it. While I was at…
I’m moving soon. It sort of sucks. Not that I’m moving for any bad reasons really. I’m moving in with my girlfriend (who is incredibly pro-comic book) and I’m lucky in the respect that due to my living situation I…
I had the opportunity this week to visit The Beguiling in Toronto for the first time. Having heard they had a very large selection of books, I wanted to see what was available. For those who have never been there…
This week hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija welcomed Lethargic Lad creator Greg Hyland to the show. Greg and the boys shot the breeze for an hour discussing the new Tintin movie, Wizard World Toronto’s change of venue, Dark Horse’s…
The seventh issue of S. Steven Struble and Sina Grace's series about the li'l depressed boy named LDB hit store shelves last week. The story chronicles a down-on-his-luck boy who's thrown from one emotional extreme to the next, which is something I think we all know too well.
Welcome to Retailer Q, spinning 52Q’s format at top Canadian comic retailers. Comic Book Daily asks the question and our retail friends give their perspective. [box type=question]Is the non-superhero market alive and well from a comic shop perspective?[/box] [box type=shadow]Calum…
The other day I was surfing around on Bleeding Cool News. While I was reading a couple of articles, I saw on the bottom of the screen a section for most viewed pics. I saw the picture shown above and clicked…
A couple of weeks ago our Editor-In-Chief wrote about a recent trip to the Dragon where Scott Chantler was charging for sketches at a store signing. This generated some discussion on why and when artists may charge for sketches and…
Georges Prosper Remi – probably better known under pen name – Hergé, was a Belgian comics writer and artist renowned for his creation ‘The Adventures of Tintin’ – which he wrote and illustrated between 1929 and 1983 – when he…
The X-Men's re-genesis is upon us, and one of the first titles of the new era X-Men era features one of the more popular mutants in the X-universe, Wolverine, moving many former Utopians back across the United States to Westchester to re-open "the school." Read on to find out more about the first day of school for Wolverine and his X-Men.
Back by popular demand, Comic Book Daily asks the question and the crew (and special guests) give their answers. Tip of the hat goes to Stanley Jon for this week’s question. [box type=question]Who has the best rogues gallery? Please provide…
ComicLink October 2011 Focused Auction The ComicLink Focused Auction has just ended. OK I thought September’s ComicLink Auction was Marvel heavy but boy this was even worse! There was only 1 DC in the top 75 and that of course…
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