Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Review: Justice League: Cry for Justice (Hardcover) Writer: James Robinson Artists: Mauro Cascioli and Scott Clark Howdy folks, I’m back again with a special review of Cry for Justice, a seven issue mini-series starring a pro-active Justice League aiming…
Kirby Krackle – named after one of the greatest of Jack Kirby’s contributions to comics (which is saying a lot) – is a stellar band. And below, you’ll see the new video for “Up, Up, Down, Down.”
It’s the Furry* book that even non-Furries will own. Blacksad. I’ve never read it. I’ve seen scans over on Scans_Daily, and read about Tim Sale’s love of the series, but I’ve never found a copy that wasn’t outrageously priced. So…
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.…
Marvel Studios has cast Stanley Tucci as Dr. Abraham Erskine in “Captain America: The First Avenger” opposite Chris Evans, Sebastian Stan, Hugo Weaving, and Hayley Atwell. In the early Marvel comics, the Erskine character was a German scientist behind the…
This September, superstars Matt Fraction, Pasqual Ferry and Matt Hollingsworth take the reins of Thor and begin a thunderous new direction! In Thor #615, following the stunning events of Kieron Gillen’s acclaimed Thor epic, the ruins of Asgard are now…
Comic-Con International announced via press release today this year’s nominees for the Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award. Presented to a comics artist “who, early in his or her career, shows a superior knowledge and ability in the art of creating…
Marvel is proud to present your first look at X-Men #1 from the red-hot creative team of Victor Gischler and Paco Medina. In the first X-Men #1 in almost 20 years, Marvel’s mighty mutants enter the Heroic Age to face…
Last night on Saturday June 5th were the 6th annual Joe Shuster awards which honors some of Canada’s greatest comic creators and recognizes their contributions to a fantastic industry. This year’s categories and winners were: Harry Kramer Retailers: The Beguiling,…
The folks over at Spinoffonline.com have gotten what appears to be the new Green Lantern movie logo and poster it looks pretty damn good. Not sure how I feel about the tagline “Anyone can be chosen”. A big part of…
Since Hobby Star’s Fan Appreciation Toronto Comicon (in the very nice south building of the Metro Toronto Convention Centre) is a fairly small event, we tried an experiment. Instead of having me go to the con, come home, write and…
Ahh, there’s very little I look forward to every year other than Anime North, one of the largest fan run anime convention in North America. I’ve been going to Anime North ever since it started and have never missed it!…
For More WHOSOEVER HOLDS THIS HAMMER check out the archives. I was speaking with my uncle and father and they were reminiscing about the dark day in 1962 when comic books jumped from ten cents each to twelve cents. This…
Welcome back loyal readers, I hope my adventures were enough to keep you satisfied until my regular column returned this week. This week we’re going to do a grab bag and a few reviews. I guess we should start at…