Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Kalila Corliss AKA Kali Navigator Kalila A girl’s name of Arabic origin, meaning “Dearly Beloved”. Corliss Meaning carefree, cheery, benevolent. Characterized by expressing goodwill or kindly feelings. Navigator [nav-i-gey-ter] noun a person who navigates. a person who practices, (or is…
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last seven days.
SVK is a comic created by writer Warren Ellis (Transmetropolitan), artist D’Israeli (2000 AD), and the design studio BERG. SVK is described as an experimental comic because parts of the story are printed in ultraviolet (UV) ink. Using the UV…
This week I couldn’t think of one thing to write about, but I could think about a whole bunch of little things. Arkham City Like most of you (hopefully) I picked up my copy of Batman Arkham City last week. …
Famous Funnies #100, Eastern Color, November 1942 Well here we go, my Undervalued Spotlight #100. Famous Funnies #100 (November, 1942) represents the first comic to reach #100 and it did so in style. Added bonus points for the run being…
Comic Book Resources has a wonderful interview with Dean Mullaney, creative director of The Library Of American Comics, an IDW imprint that has given us a wealth of comic strip reprints. We’re in a golden age of reprints and Mullaney…
If you think you’ve read this particular column before, I wouldn’t blame you. I first covered rumors of a Watchmen sequel/prequel nearly two years ago (Scott: previous column). At the time, there wasn’t much attached to idea in terms of…
I’ve been a comic reader and collector for thirty one years. In that time I have never discussed comics with anyone outside of immediate family who didn’t bring up the subject first. I’m not entirely sure why comics has a…
So I just got the official email that Wizard World Toronto will be held April 14-15, 2012 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (Scott: press release). Check out ticket info here. This is good news in terms of a more…
Another fun show this week as local TV celebrity Marty Birthelmer joins hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija for an hour of comic world insights. The gang discuss the Superman memorabilia auction coming up at ComicConnect, the Tintin movies opening…
Mark your calendars for March 13th 2012 because Corto Maltese: The Ballad Of The Salt Sea will be hitting North American bookshelves in English.
In the wake of Schism, everything has changed for the X-Men. To emphasize that change, Marvel decided to end the long-running X-title, Uncanny X-Men, as of issue 544. With this final issue one door closes on the X-Men's pasts, while another door opens towards their future.
There comes a time in every collectors life when they simply cannot find that key issue that they are looking for. They have tried online or in their local shop and have had little success. Even when at a convention…
Last week the Twitter-verse was all a twitter about Marvel laying off 15 staffers. I found one news blog about the financial situation of Marvel and the working conditions there. To tell the truth I was shocked of what I read.…
If Captain Britain vanished from the red pages of Marvel without a trace, would anyone (Stateside) care? Or even notice?! With Disney’s (fairly) recent decision that “all Marvel Superheroes must originate in the United States” we may well see that happen very soon – and only then…
Historically the Justice League series of comics has been of the preeminent staples in the DCU, almost always featuring the best and brightest DC has to offer. That point was driven home further when Justice League #1 was the first series of the re-launch, ushering in DC comics’ new era. Issue two hit shelves last week, and it continues the story of the first meeting between the DCU heavyhitters.
Marvel Premiere #28, Marvel Comics, February 1976 Can’t figure out why but I was compelled to a Halloween theme this week. In my Undervalued Spotlight #84 I mentioned the proliferation of horror based characters right after the Comics Code Authority…
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last seven days.
After a brief hiatus and 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 Laura Thomas for this week’s question.
Who is the most over-hyped creator, and why?
Captain America: The First Avenger comes to Blu-Ray (and DVD) this Tuesday (Oct 25th). In case you don’t know the story, Steve Rogers is just a regular kid from Brooklyn. He is small (and sickly) and he just wants to…
This past weekend was New York Comic Con. This would be an event I would love to go to someday (San Diego being the other convention I’d love to go to). Since I wasn’t there, and away from my computer…