Review | Taskmaster: Unthinkable
This one came out of left field. I was at my local comic book shop and spotted Taskmaster: Unthinkable on the rack. I remember reading good things about the series but hadn’t given it any thought; being a light week…
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Undervalued Spotlight #85
Not Brand Echh #1, Marvel Comics, August 1967 Marvel Comics published a satirical parody filled comic called Not Brand Echh #1 in August of 1967. By 1967 the Mighty Marvel comic book beachhead was well established, the publisher was bursting…
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Galloway Park’s third story arc will be posted daily! Comments can be added at the bottom of the post or emailed directly to artist/writer Dennis De Pues at [email protected]. Galloway Park is available exclusively on comicbookdaily.com.
Knowing Is Half The Battle | Thor and Free Comic Book Day
So how did you spend this past weekend? The correct answer is… you saw Thor on Friday night and Saturday you were at your favourite comic book shop for Free Comic Book Day. That is how I spent my weekend.…
Review | Thor: For Asgard
Like most people who shop regularly at a comic store I have a pull list that I submit when a new Previews magazine comes out. Items are picked two months in advance and occasionally you forget what’s coming. Last week…
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Galloway Park’s third story arc will be posted daily! Comments can be added at the bottom of the post or emailed directly to artist/writer Dennis De Pues at [email protected]. Galloway Park is available exclusively on comicbookdaily.com.
New X-Men: First Class Clip
A great new clip from the upcoming X-Men: First Class. They’ve gathered a really outstanding cast for this and we get just a taste.
Just A Thought | Thor and TCAF
I had a comic book weekend that was both ends of the spectrum. First up was Thor on Friday night. The first marvel flick of the year and lucky me my girlfriend was dying to go. Since we hadn’t gone…
Comic Culture May 11th
Great show this week! Hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija welcome Canadian comic book legend Richard Comely to talk about comic book original art, the Spider-Man musical, the Thor movie, graphic novels, Marvel’s MMO game, Free Comic Book Day and…
Upper Deck cutting up vintage comic books as inserts?
Upper Deck produces a lot of novelty cards for a bunch of different fandoms from TV shows to movies to comic books. In each box of cards, they usually include some kind of chase item whether it be a sketch…
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Galloway Park’s third story arc will be posted daily! Comments can be added at the bottom of the post or emailed directly to artist/writer Dennis De Pues at [email protected]. Galloway Park is available exclusively on comicbookdaily.com.
Jiminy Christmas! | $448K Comic Page
On May 5th 2011 Heritage Auctions sold the original art from Batman: The Dark Knight Returns issue three page ten for $448125. That’s right, just shy of half a million dollars for a piece of comic book art. Recorded as…
Review: Fear Itself #2
Writer: Matt Fraction Pencils: Stuart Immonen Colours: Laura Martin Letters: Chris Eliopoulos Cover: Stuart Immonen; Steve McNiven Publisher: Marvel Comics Issue two of Marvel’s huge summer blockbuster series is upon us. I felt the first issue was a little…
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Galloway Park’s third story arc will be posted daily! Comments can be added at the bottom of the post or emailed directly to artist/writer Dennis De Pues at [email protected]. Galloway Park is available exclusively on comicbookdaily.com.
Review | The Spirit: Angel Smerti
I wholeheartedly enjoy the Spirit: it’s a classic character in a crime-ridden city with a colourful supporting cast, mixing action, drama and comedy in equal measure. DC Comics has recently launched their second iteration of a Spirit ongoing series and…
Diary of a Comic Book Goddess :: TCAF Journal, Day 2
I’m happy to report that day two was a little less insane than the first, though, in the afternoon, it was still pretty packed. I managed to pick up a couple of books, get a commission, and chat with a…
The Four People You Meet At TCAF ’11
TCAF is one of the most interesting comics festivals in the world. Managing to bring together all different types of comic creators to celebrate sequential art. Kyrell chose four people at random and just chatted. Here's what she learned:
WHOSOEVER HOLDS THIS HAMMER: Boston Comicon Recap
What a weekend. It was a long drive from Hamilton to Boston (that culminated in some sort of flatulence war, not involving me I might add) but well worth the trip. The Boston Comicon was a great little show. Fantastic…
TCAF 2011
The Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2011 was held at the Toronto Reference Library this past weekend. If you’ve never been TCAF is the antithesis of Wizard World or Fan Expo: its publishers and creators that focus on non-superhero comics. I…
Why are we thinking about this: Artist Popquiz
Art is what makes a comic book a comic book. Without it, we would just have a bunch of words in a script and in which case we might as well read a book. All of us have our favourite…
Pick Five – Italian Comics
Italian Comics I visited Croatia, Serbia and Bosnia in the summer of 2009. I have relatives all over the region and, like the geek I am, I talked comics wherever I went (often while pounding back moonshine brandy made from…