Review | Superman: Secret Origin
Over Christmas I had a chance to read Superman: Secret Origin The Deluxe Edition hardcover. I’ve been a long-term Gary Frank fan so I knew what to expect with the art, and Geoff Johns is a major powerhouse at DC…
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Comic Culture February 16th
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija discuss WalMart picking up the new Justin Beiber comic, more Spider-Man the musical news, the Arkham City video game, the Marvel vs. CapCom video game and lots more. Now just…
The Big Comic Comfy Couch – Episode 5: The Comic Book Death
Characters are people too, essentially. They are characters, obviously, but at their heart what makes a character in any comic special is their humanization by the creators of that particular book. At the same time, if we have invested ourselves…
Jiminy Christmas! | Disastrous Marvel.com
I wrote a review of Nemesis this week and as usual I like to link up to the publisher’s page, grab their description and see if anything extra is offered. Every time it’s a Marvel book I cringe internally as…
WHOSOEVER HOLDS THIS HAMMER: Chaos War and Blackest Night, a look at crossovers
Whosoever Holds This Hammer appears every Tuesday (more or less) exclusively on Comic Book Daily. I did not enjoy Blackest Night. It was slow, repetitive, and about 4 issues too long. I was full of optimism when I cracked the spine…
MSC #40
MSC is the brainchild of Mike Laidman and is 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
Review | Nemesis
Like most comic enthusiasts I saw the online campaign for Nemesis, a creator owned series by Mark Millar and Steve McNiven. It’s four issues have finally been collected in a hardcover Premiere edition. I generally like both creators so I…
Undervalued Spotlight #75, The Valentines Edition
I Love You #118, Charlton Comics, June 1976 I’ve been very excited about the Valentines edition of the Undervalued Spotlight for a least a month now. There are so many great Romance Comics to choose from. I’ve already picked Young…
Galloway Park 2 – Page 21
Page 21 Galloway Park’s second story arc is available exclusively on comicbookdaily.com. Comments can be added at the bottom of the post or emailed directly to artist/writer Dennis De Pues at [email protected].
Pick Five | Paul Smith Art
Welcome to another installment of Pick Five, where one of our writers picks five of whatever comic related “fill in the blank” that tickles their fancy. One of my favourite artists of all time is Paul Smith. He had an…
Review: Heroes for Hire #3
Writers: Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning Pencils: Brad Walker Inker: Andrew Hennessy Colourists: Jay David Ramos and Guru eFX Letters: Joe Caramagna Covers: Doug Braithwaite and Rob Schwager; Harvey Tolibao and Morry Hollowell (variant) Publisher: Marvel Comics Spiraling out of…
Marvel wants to kill a character every quarter for your dollars and attention!
So yeah, it’s been reported that at the ComicPro retailer summit, Marvel is going to start killing characters off every quarter in the hopes of boosting sales. David Gabriel said that while they are going to be killing off a…
Review | Usagi Yojimbo: The Special Edition
As loyal Comic Book Daily readers can attest I greatly looked forward to Usagi Yojimbo: The Special Edition two volume slip cased set. It had two things going for it: a long running series by it’s creator, gathering the first…
Just A Thought | Born Again and Again
Last week the shop I frequent was having a sale on Marvel hardcovers. I went through them and found a great copy of a book I hadn’t read in years Daredevil: Born Again. I wasn’t the only one. Ed (one…
MSC #39
MSC is the brainchild of Mike Laidman and is 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
Jiminy Christmas! | Size And Format
I just finished Usagi Yojimbo: The Special Edition and visited my local comic shop to see about volumes after that. The Fantagraphics hardcovers were oversized at 8×11″ and really brought out Stan Sakai’s art. The Dark Horse volumes are smaller…
CBD’s 52Q | #24: “Wooing With Comics”
Every week CBD’s Editor in Chief Pete DeCourcy 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.…
Comic Culture February 9th
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija discuss the Joe Shuster Awards nominees, the NHL Guardian Project, declining comic book sales, Captain America and lots more. Now just kick back, relax and enjoy the show. Comic Culture…
Pick Five | Comic Book Mullets
Welcome to another installment of Pick Five, where one of our writers picks five of whatever comic related “fill in the blank” that tickles their fancy. Superheroes have always been at the forefront of style. I mean look at all…
Suddenly/Maybe… | I’m Full of Questions
Pete talks about his biggest shame as a Paul Pope fan, his love of Brian McLachlan, showcases Derek Charm's Hanna Barbera Seven Soldiers and babbles about Audrey Hepburn's body type. (It. Gets. Weird.)
WHOSOEVER HOLDS THIS HAMMER: Wow! Spider-Man Doesn’t Suck Anymore
Whosoever Holds This Hammer appears every Tuesday (more or less) exclusively on Comic Book Daily. Any of my regular readers know that I am, have been, and always will be a huge Spider-Man fan. Over the years I have owned,…