CBD’s 52Q | #35: “Manga?”
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…
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Knowing Is Half the Battle |Free Comic Book Day
The first weekend in May is going to be a busy one. THOR will be in theatres on May 6th; and May 7th is the day that has been written on everybody’s calendar, Free Comic Book Day (FCBD), the 10th…
ARRRGH!! | Newspaper Comics
Do you still read comic strip comics from the newspaper? Do you read them online? Or do you even bother anymore? When I was a kid, I used to read the Saturday newspaper comics religiously. Okay, I know they are…
Just A Thought | Going Hardcore!
What I mean by going hardcore was the moment you crossed from casual fan to that guy who came in to the comic shop on a regular basis. Where you stopped buying from the corner store and started buying comics on Wednesdays at a comic shop.
Comic Culture April 20th
This week hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk Spider-Man musical and Batman circus, superheroes helping the unemployed, Free Comic Book Day news, Pittsburgh ComiCon news, and lots more. Now kick back, relax and enjoy Comic Culture, the radio show…
Jiminy Christmas! | DC Clearing Archives Again
I've looked at the ever waning list of upcoming Archives and even questioned in this column if the line was being discontinued. It seems a strategy is becoming clear: low demand reprints will appear in Archive Editions and high profile material will appear in Omnibus editions.
Suddenly/Meanwhile | Who is Geoff Johns?
Pete thinks that Geoff Johns needs to put more of himself on the page and then talks about how awesome Concrete is. Pretty typical stuff!
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.
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.
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.
Ultimate 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…