Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
I think we can all agree that All Star Superman is the best Superman story since Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow; if you disagree let me know in the comments.. but if you remain quiet, I’ll just assume…
Writer: Ian Brill Artist: Leonel Castellani Colours: Jake Myler Letterer: Jason Arthur Covers: Leonel Castellani (A), Jake Myler (B and C) Publisher: Boom! Studios Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Chip and Dale, Rescue Rangers! Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Chip Dale Rescue Rangers! Sorry… As was first revealed here at…
Walking Dead fans have got so much and yet so little coming their way. This Sunday, we get our season finale with the crew making their way to some kind of lab base. This seems to be where the biggest…
It’s been reported that the actors for Peter Parker’s parents have been cast. According to the Hollywood Reporter; Scott Campbell and Julianne Nicholson have been cast as Richard and Mary Parker respectively. If you don’t know who these guys are,…
Moebius or Jean Giraud is one of those world famous comic book artists that no one in North America (except, of course, true lovers of the medium). He’s known for his far out sci-fi comic strips from Heavy Metal or…
Comic collecting draws all kinds of different collectors. When I first started collecting, I was very young, and was really only interested in Richie Rich comics. Well, that’s not entirely true. I liked all the Harvey comics. Sad Sack, Hot…
A book with two versions listed and a different ship date from every online bookseller: exactly what and when is Fantagraphics offering? A few days ago I was perusing the Fantagraphics website and noticed a solicitation for Usagi Yojimbo: The…
Above you see Fred Ray’s patriotic 1942 cover to Superman #14 Arguably one of those crazy iconic covers that’s been homaged and or just straight up ripped off by a generation of comic artists. The cover was from the collection…
It’s the holiday season again and a lot of you out there have little or big nerds to buy for. It can be daunting, especially if you’re not someone who is into comics. But here I am with not only…
As I mentioned in my latest Jiminy Christmas rant I picked up The Green Lantern Omnibus Volume 1 at a discount bookseller in Toronto for $38. It collects material previously collected in DC Archives Green Lantern volumes 1-3 if you can…
Comic Culture: December 1st This week hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija discuss a wide variety of issues including the very successful Walking Dead TV series, the Spider-Man Broadway play, the trailer for the Wonder Woman XXX adult movie and…
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.…
It took me a lot longer to get my hands on one of these than I would have liked, but last Wednesday on a trip to Silver Snail prior to watching the Toronto Raptors DEMOLISH the 76ers, I found one.…
Whosoever Holds This Hammer appears every Tuesday on Comic Book Daily. If you grew up in the 70s and 80s you will remember that a big chunk of your comic book collection came from a convenience store. Very few of…
I picked up the Green Lantern Omnibus Volume 1 this weekend at a discount bookstore. I was shocked a just shipped item could be discounted more than 50% its first week but that’s another story. Anyway I checked the printed…
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
On Nov. 21 I caught up with Kill Shakespeare creators Anthony Del Col and Andy Belanger at the fall Toronto ComicCon. We chatted for a little over 30 minutes on a variety of subjects: attending small and large conventions, their…
Why are publishers still producing dust jackets? The technology has been around for a good century or so to print whatever you want right on the book cover. In fact the dust jacket was meant as a protection for the…
Writer: Mike Carey Pencils and Inking: Paul Davidson Colours: Brian Reber Letters: Cory Petit Cover: Leinil Yu Publisher: Marvel Comics Coming off a lackluster story arc, Mike Carey returns Rogue and company to the San Francisco area where they finally…
Grand Poobah: Stan Lee Writer: Mark Waid Art: Chad Hardin Colours: Blond Letters: Ed Dukeshire Covers: Scott Clark (A), Chad Hardin (B), Joe Benitez (C) Publisher: Boom! Studios This week brings us the second of Stan the Man’s latest creations.…