Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Comic Culture This week hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija are joined by Comic Culture producer Anthony Falcone and by the new Comic Culture engineer James McIntosh. The guys explore a whole range of topics this week including DC’s new…
The Daily Mirror has gotten some set photos of Chris Evans as Steve Rogers during a Manhattan chase scene. It looks like he’s strapped on some prosthetic feet to protect his feet as he does some kind of barefoot chase…
The Doll Man was introduced in a 4 page story called “Meet the Doll Man” in Quality Comics’ Feature Comics #27 (12/39). In the comic research Chemist Darrell Dane invents a formula that shrinks him down to 6 inches (though he’s still as strong as he was when he’s full size). The Doll Man is one of the very first superheroes. He predates the likes of...
“Under normal circumstances, I would follow Morrison and his ongoing Bat-narrative into the next title hosting it, but that new title is going to experience a 33% price increase, which is just way too much for me to be able…
Writer: Matt Fraction Artist: Whilce Portacio Inker: Ed Tadeo Colours: Brian Reber Letters: Joe Caramagna Cover: Terry and Rachel Dodson This is a story about a girl named Hope. We’re now a few issues into the first REAL X-Men arc…
Wow, this book was a pleasant surprise. Ever since this series was started by Jeph Loeb I’ve found each issue to be cringe worthy with things like the Watcher being punched out by the Red Hulk. The series started out…
ComicLink Focused Auction The ComicLink Focused Auctions are never as exciting as the Comic Link Features Auctions. Still, some very interesting things transpired. Let’s have a peek at what went down. Tales to Astonish #57, Marvel Comics (July/1964) Graded by PGX at…
The newest webcomic to join to the Comic Book Daily family is Dressed For Success. Written and Drawn by Egesta Comics‘ Chris Howard and Jeff Wasson. We’ll be updating Tuesday and Thursday until we catch up with their current run.…
Yesterday I picked up the last of the Burke novel series by Andrew Vachss. I’ve been a big fan of his writing for years, especially the Burke books so it kind of surprises me that this book completely slid under…
Comic Culture This week hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija welcome cartoonist and artist Leif Peng. Leif and the guys discuss this weekend’s cartoonist show and seminar taking place at Hamilton’s Mohawk College. Please visit ncscanada.blogspot.com for more details. Now…
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…
Here is the page from SHIELD #5 that somewhat infamously, Stan had Romita redraw the panel that is the closeup of the phone to replace the mouthpiece back on the hook. Deemed too racy to indicate Fury and Val were…
The newest webcomic to join to the Comic Book Daily family is Dressed For Success. Written and Drawn by Egesta Comics‘ Chris Howard and Jeff Wasson. We’ll be updating Tuesday and Thursday until we catch up with their current run.…
So, let’s take a small perusal of just what looks good to me from Marvel’s Solicitations for December. ULTIMATE COMICS DOOM #1 (of 4) Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Penciled by RAFA SANDOVAL Cover by BRYAN HITCH Variant Cover by…
Tom Brevoort Thought we had this city won, but apparently DC Comics is staying in NYC. So the fight goes on… So, it looks like it’s a non-announcement. We all expected something pretty epic – but in the end, we…
Official Press Release DC Entertainment, as part of its ongoing strategy to integrate the DC Comics business, brand and characters into Warner Bros. Entertainment’s content and distribution operations, will relocate its business functions related to and supporting multi-media and digital…
On Saturday September 25th at 4:30 PM at the Beguiling in Toronto Blake Bell will be hosting a launch party for his new book Fire & Water: Bill Everett, the Sub-Mariner and the Birth of Marvel Comics. This is the…
On Saturday September 25th at 4:30 PM at the Beguiling in Toronto Blake Bell will be hosting a launch party for his new book Fire & Water: Bill Everett, the Sub-Mariner and the Birth of Marvel Comics. This is the…
Millie the Model #2, Timely Comics, October 1946 When most of us think of the Blonde Phantom we think of the attractive blonde crime fighter that first appeared in Timely’s All-Select #11, we think of secretary Louise Mason, we think of…
The National Cartoonists Society (or NCS) is coming to Mohawk College (Hamilton, Ontario), and for the first time is opening it’s doors to the public. If you have ever thought to yourself, “How do I become a cartoonist? What steps…