Just A Thought | Holiday Gift Guide
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…
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Review | The Green Lantern Omnibus Volume 1
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 Radio Podcast | December 1st
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…
CBD’s 52Qs | #14: “Which wonderful foreign comic needs to get more exposure on this side of the continent?”
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.…
The Big Comic Comfy Couch: Episode 2 – Superman Earth One
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: Collecting Comic Books Like When I Was Ten
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…
Jiminy Christmas! | Canadian Pricing Ripoff
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 #30
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
Interview | Kill Shakespeare's Anthony Del Col and Andy Belanger
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…
Jiminy Christmas! | Dust Jackets Must Die
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…
Galloway Park 2 – Page 10
The 1oth episode finds our Detectives visit their first suspect. Is this the guy behind it all?
Review: X-Men Legacy #242
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…
Review: The Traveler #1
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.…
Cyber Monday Deals: Marvel
It’s Cyber Monday, the online equivalent to Black Friday: expect lots of good deals online today. As the comic deals come in we’ll keep our reader updated. The first to hit is 30% off an annual subscription to Marvel Digital…
Crazy Comic Cover: Lois Lane #73 "The Dummy and the Damsel"
The Cover: Um, I’m not quite sure what else can I say about this cover. Lois Lane seems to have Superman chained down to a table with Kryptonite chains while a crazy-looking puppet Superman is being whipped by Lois Lane…
Undervalued Spotlight #64
Tarzan Lord of the Jungle #1, Marvel Comics, June 1977 Tarzan is one of the most celebrated fictional heroes ever created. Edgar Rice Burroughs was a prolific writer who was adept at Science Fiction, Fantasy and Adventure stories. He created many…
MSC #29
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 | Xenozoic
Long time comic fans will recognize Xenozoic Tales as a long running black and white story told by Mark Schultz, or adapted to the little screen as the animated Cadillacs And Dinosaurs. I had thumbed the various issues and collections…
Just A Thought | When Are Creators The Book?
Earlier this week it was announced that Warner Brothers was proceeding with pre-pre-production on a new Buffy the Vampire Slayer film WITHOUT Joss Whedon. Given my love of the tv series and current comic series, my reaction of “Urgh!” is…
Rumour Du Jour: Fan Expo Canada 2011 To Be 4 Days?
We overheard at Toronto ComiCON a rumour that Hobbystar CEO Aman Gupta is planning to have hold 2011’s Toronto’s Fan Expo over the course of four days. The Thursday hours will be the same as the former Friday’s. For dealers…
Comic Culture Radio Podcast | November 24th
Comic Culture: November 24th This week hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija are joined by CBD columnist Scott VanderPloeg. Topics this week range from the new Buffy movie and the new Spider-Man Broadway play to Scott’s collection of original art…