Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Do Christmas covers on comic books equal easy sales this time of year? Dell Giant #40, Dell Publishing (12/60) Graded by CGC at 9.4 with Cream to Off White pages sold for $51.55 on eBay on December 12th. The 40th…
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.…
DC solicitations for March 2011 went online yesterday and I was shocked, shocked, to see Absolute Promethea Volume 3 solicited. The final Absolute edition of Alan Moore’s epic collects issues #24-32 with the spectacular artwork of J.H. Williams III! ADVANCE…
Page 13 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].
So, JMS has decided to leave monthly comics behind and focus exclusively on writing the sequel to Superman Earth One according to the DC Source blog. Well, I don’t have a problem with that since he simply hasn’t been doing…
Writers: Geoff Johns and Peter Tomasi Artists: Ivan Reis, Scott Clark, and Joe Prado Inkers: David Beaty and Oclair Albert Colour: Peter Steigerwald Cover: Gary Frank (with Nathan Eyring) (A), Ivan Reis (with Hi-Fi) (B) Letters: Rob Clark Jr. Publisher:…
It was the first hardcover collected edition I purchased: The Rocketeer from Eclipse Books, fresh off the press in 1986. A solid 8.5×11.5″ seventy page book for $20; pricey even for that few pages. Sadly my copy shows the wear…
Dell Giant Christmas Parade #1, Dell Publishing, November 1949 In late 1949 Dell had this great idea of throwing together a truly giant Christmas themed book of comics. Christmas Parade #1 was a whopping 132 pages thick and featured a…
After doing my usual comic book website reading, I noticed that Doomsday was set to return to the DC Universe, but apparently not running into Superman. While I think a lot of his original impact has been lost, Doomsday happens…
Comic Culture: December 15th Great Show this week. Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk about the casting of Flash Thompson, the death of Iron Man, the death of one of the Fantastic Four and who the most…
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.…
I am sick today. So in keeping with the season and with me not having to do much work, here is a picture of the Hulk punching Santa. You’re welcome.
As anyone who reads this site can attest I love oversized hardcovers. I want my serving of comic art extra-large if you please. There is a size in the comic industry that companies are using, about 9×16″. DC absolute editions,…
Writer: David Hine Artist: Agustin Padilla Colourist: Tony Avina Letters: Sal Cipriano Cover: Stanley Lau Publisher: DC Detective Comics Annual #12 is the latest comic in the Batman Inc. story. Let’s have a look. Synopsis With his return to the…
Catch more Lethargic Lad by Gred Hyland at www.lethargiclad.com
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
Most people think of the Disney live action film when they hear Rocketeer but for comic fans Dave Steven’s beautifully illustrated character cheerfully fills our thoughts. December 2009 IDW published the collected Rocketeer works in a regular hardcover and in…
Page 12 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].
The Grand Poobah: Stan Lee Writer: Chris Roberson Artist: Khary Randolph Colours: Mitch Gerads Letters: Ed Dukeshire Covers: Gene Ha with Nei Ruffino (A), Humberto Ramos with Edgar Delgado (B), Khary Randolph with Etienne St. Laurent (C) Publisher: Boom! Studios…
Double Life of Private Strong #1, Archie Publications, June 1959 I’ve always felt that the title hurt the collectibility of this book. ‘The Shield’ would have worked better. Oh, what could have been. In 1959 DC Comics’ push to re-establish…
There’s so much going on in this trailer. We can see that there likely will be no real use of Donald Blake, since when he lands he recognizes that he isn’t on Asgard anymore and they probably thought the whole…