Review: Starborn #5
This week I'm checking in on the fifth issue of Boom!'s Starborn, the Stan Lee creation helmed by Chris Roberson. Excelsior!...and stuff.
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Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
WHOSOEVER HOLDS THIS HAMMER: Do Comic Conventions Cost Too Much?
Kevin and Brent both mentioned in recent columns the uncertainty of getting value for money sometimes at shows. This got me thinking a little bit about comic conventions and whether or not they provide good value for the entertainment dollar.
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ARRRGH! | Pittsburgh Comicon
So this past weekend I drove down to the Pittsburgh Comicon, because the two comic conventions in Toronto in the last month weren’t enough for this fanboy. So my co-pilot Ian, and I set out to steel-town USA, to see…
Pick Five | New Frontier Splash Pages
I'm a huge Darwyn Cooke fan and was recently perusing my Absolute New Frontier, marveling at some of the splash pages. Here are five I picked at random, in order of appearance.
Read MorePick Five | New Frontier Splash PagesUltimate Spider-Man not really dying
This will come as no surprise to comic fans but Ultimate Spider-Man isn’t dying, Ultimate Universe Peter Parker is dying and will immediately be replaced with a new character in a new Ultimate Spider-Man costume. Lame. It seemed odd that…
Undervalue Spotlight #82
Young Men #24, Atlas Comics, December 1953 Many comic book historians point to DC’s Showcase #4 as the symbolic start of the Silver Age of comic books. Showcase 4’s $54,000 high end Overstreet Guide value certainly conveys the collecting and…
I Was A Hero | Prologue (Part Two)
Welcome to Comic Book Daily’s newest web-comic: I Was A Hero. Written and Illustrated by Ryan O’Reilly with colours by Ryan Parent, I Was a Hero is a tale of suspense, intrigue with a super-heroic twist. Presented in the ZUDA…
MSC #52
Mike’s Stupid Comics is the brainchild of Mike Laidman: a semi-autobiographical “slice of life” tale featuring video games, ninjas, paintball and more! You can catch more of it over at msc.biscuitpress.com.
Summer Comic Book Movie Run-Down
Our first glimpse of warm weather reminds us that summer is just around the corner. April showers bring more than May flowers; they bring the start of the summer movie season. What comic book movies hit the big screen this…
Tokyopop shutting down U.S. publishing division
Oh man, it’s an end of an era for manga fans. Tokyopop sent out a press release, which you can see below, on April 15th that said they would be closing down their U.S publishing branch. Tokyopop started off in…
MSC #51
Mike’s Stupid Comics is the brainchild of Mike Laidman: a semi-autobiographical “slice of life” tale featuring video games, ninjas, paintball and more! You can catch more of it over at msc.biscuitpress.com.
CBD’s 52Q | #34: “So bad.. it’s good?”
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. This week’s…
Knowing Is Half the Battle | My Day At Toronto ComiCon Fan Appreciation
“Are you guys with the Harlem Globetrotters?” My day started with that question, and my day only got more awesome from there. I was at the Toronto ComiCon Fan Appreciation on Saturday. I have been to Fan Expo before, however…
Just A Thought | How I Ended Up Hosting A Panel
Remember that interview I coyly mentioned in my tweets or that thing I said I was researching on but couldn’t give more details on? Here’s an insider look at how things are set up for interviews and how they can…
Captain Canuck Movie Update
Comicbookdaily.com (CBD) recently spoke with Captain Canuck creator Richard Comely and asked him for a progress report on his efforts to bring a Captain Canuck movie to the big screen. Sinking Ship Productions Inc. did have an option to make…
Comic Culture April 13th
This week hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk Eisner Award nominees, The Silver Snail moving, a Captain Canuck movie, why the Mouse Guard size format sucks, a World War Z movie, Nicholas Cage’s stolen Action Comics #1 being found…
Bound Together | Mechanics
This is the story of an accidental purchase of a signed and numbered book from the 1980s. I was rummaging among the discount trade paperback section of my local comic shop when I came across Mechanics: A Love & Rockets…
WHOSOEVER HOLDS THIS HAMMER: Toronto comicCON Fan Appreciation
Toronto comicCON Fan Appreciation is different because it focuses mostly on comic books. There was a good range of dealers selling $1 books, $3 books, new hot books, tradepaperbacks, t-shirts, and gold and silver age books. If you were a comic book fan you could find something that would be to your liking.
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Pick Five: Comic Book Television Shows
There have been a lot of comic book properties that have been shown on the small screen, here are 5 of my favorites. I left animated series off the list, just because they could make up a great list on their…
Toronto ComiCON Fan Appreciation Event Day 2
My second day at the Toronto ComiCON 2011 was full of wonderful art acquisitions. The show ran from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM and the crowds were a little thinner than Saturday: Hobbystar needs to crank the PR machine into…
Things I’ve learned at Fan Expo’s Fan Appreciation Comic Con
I had a pretty eventful time at Hobby Star’s FanApp even if I was hanging out at the ComicBookDaily booth (thanks to everyone who dropped by and said Hello!) and basically just bumming around. I got to talk with Geof…