Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
My recent Pick 5 focused on Canadian Superheroes. Since Independence Day just recently passed, I got thinking of heroes who fought for “Old Glory”. Here is my list of American Patriotic Superheroes. #5 Iron Patriot The Iron Patriot was Norman…
Astonishing Tales #25 features the 1st appearance of Deathlok the Demolisher. The Frankenstein inspired character, a Cyborg reanimated from the corpse of American soldier Col. Luther Manning, was created by Rich Buckler. Doug Moench gets script credits and co-creator credits…
Michael Cho is right up there in my list of all time favourite artists. He lives in Toronto and attends all the local shows so if I’m lucky I pick up a few pieces from him a year. I’ve been…
Courtesy of MTV’s Splash Page we present the first trailer for Batman: Year One animated film. It looks to match the classic Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli comic in tone and colour but the animation has that manga look to…
Every week Comic Book Daily asks the question and the crew (and special guests) give their answers; we’ll be doing this for 52 weeks. Tip of the hat goes to the gang at Scans Daily for the inspiration and Anthony…
This came across my email in DC’s weekly retailer newsletter. Is anyone actively collecting variant covers? [quote]DC COMICS ANNOUNCES SPECIAL 1:200 VARIANTS FOR SEPTEMBER With anticipation for DC Comics’ New 52 continuing to build, DC Comics announces new 1:200 black…
This past weekend I went down to the local movie house, and got to see Transformers: Dark Of The Moon on the big screen. All I can say is… Wow. This is the Transformers movie we have been waiting for.…
Much like Ed and Scott did this week, I’m kind of going off the beaten path of my regular comic book subjects… ok, I know I’ve spoken about pro wrestling a few times in here but that doesn’t count because…
I know that a lot of our readers are parents, and there is a great deal from Fan Expo right now on their website. With a coupon (courtesy of Marvel) you can get 2 free children’s passes with the purchase…
Great show this week. Hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija are joined by comic book artist Vince Marchesano. Vince talks about his days as a ghost artist drawing titles like Batman and Fantastic Four. Topics discussed this week include, Thor…
Bokurano: Ours is a manga created by Mohiro Kitoh. The Earth will be attacked fifteen times by a giant robot. The robot will be different each time. Fifteen junior high school kids are “tasked” to defend Earth by piloting a…
At no point did I ever imagine writing a CD review for Comic Book Daily, yet here it is. I received The Music Of DC Comics: 75th Anniversary Collection in the mail via Sony Music. It’s a collection of 31…
As many of you know I am a big fan of digital comics. Or rather, I am a big fan of Marvel ‘s digital unlimited service. For a mere $60 per year I have unlimited access to over 8000 comic…
The official Marvel site has a video section that is featuring a lot of Marvel cartoons from the last two decades. Highlights include Spider-Man (1967 series), The Avengers: United They Stand, X-Men: The Animated Series and lots more. Other than…
Came across this wonderful letter in my inbox this morning: Captain America has sold out to Corporate America! [quote]Dear Customer, Celebrate Captain America at Baskin Robbins! With the highly anticipated release of Captain America: The First Avenger out this summer,…
In honour of Canada Day, I decided to choose 5 Canadian Superheroes. #5 Scott Pilgrim This bass playing, video-gaming, vanquisher of evil exes lives in Toronto. He had to fight 7 evil exes of the woman he loves, Ramona Flowers.…
If you take a look at the latest copy of Marvel Previews you will see that a number of titles have a “Still #(issue number)”. Marvel seems to be goofing on DC for having all new #1 issues in September.…
Every week Comic Book Daily asks the question and the crew (and special guests) give their answers; we’ll be doing this for 52 weeks. Tip of the hat goes to the gang at Scans Daily for the inspiration and Scott…