Brent’s Anime North Report
You can check out Day One over here! Day 2 Friday, I leave my day job in Barrie and head to Mississauga for the con…only to find out there has been a snafu with the passes for our podcast. Due…
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Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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Review: The Return of Bruce Wayne #2 (or the Further Adventures of Solomon Wayne)
Writer: Grant Morrison Artist: Frazer Irving Greetings all. This week we’re looking at the second issue of Grant Morrison’s mini-series, The Return of Bruce Wayne. Morrison continues his time traveling theme as we follow Wayne into another historical period, and…
Auction Highlights #39 – ComicLink May Auction
The May Featured auction has just ended on ComicLink. Many collectors on the net are alarmed at the dropping prices. Let’s have a look at some results.
Read MoreAuction Highlights #39 – ComicLink May AuctionTalking Salt Water Taffy With Matt Loux
Working in a comic book store you get asked a whole lot of crazy questions – but one of the best questions I’ve ever been asked was ‘what is the most fun comic on the stands right now?” That would…
Warner Brothers Gives Some Release Dates
Time Warner honcho, Barry Meyer, recently did a presentation for TW Investors Day where some details on Warner Bros.’ 2011 slate and beyond were mentioned, says THR.com’s Heat Vision. Among the films in the presentation, Sherlock Holmes 2 was given…
Just A Thought | The Ol’ Anime North Excuse
Hey everyone. I know, I know, there was no column yesterday. Part of that is because in Toronto, it’s Anime North this weekend! Anime North is probably the biggest fan run anime convention in Canada if not North America and…
Dressed For Success | Episode Eleven
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.…
Mythos, Melee, Mayhem & Musings | Webcomics: A Solution For Withdrawal.
Ok, comic collectors. Let’s admit it. Sometimes we can be a pretty selective group. Whether we have heated face-offs regarding Marvel versus DC superheros or the value of indie versus mainstream, there’s always going to be some inevitable backslide into…
Undervalued Spotlight #39
It should be noted that Jack and his writing/drawing partner Joe Simon first developed the concept of the romance story in a teen humor comic called My Date. My Date #1 (July 1947) featured teen humor but also featured a story that was very realistic in its approach to teen age romance. The non humor romance story was a huge success and this success enabled Simon and Kirby to negotiate a deal with the publisher to produce a romance title. Young Romance #1 was
Read MoreUndervalued Spotlight #39Collecting and Investing Tips #39
Consider Superhero Annuals. The super hero annuals as we know them began in 1960 with Superman Annual #1 (fittingly since Superman also launched the whole superhero genre back in 1938). Though annuals started out as vehicles to reprint past issues...
Read MoreCollecting and Investing Tips #39JOE SHUSTER AWARDS CELEBRATE THE 35th ANNIVERSARY OF CAPTAIN CANUCK
Final Nominees Announced for Gene Day Award, HALL OF FAME Inductees Named Toronto, Canada — May 26, 2010. Since it was established in 2004, the Joe Shuster Award has been Canada’s national awards program for recognizing the outstanding achievements of…
Comic Culture Radio Podcast – May 26th
This week Comic Culture’s hosts Walter Durajlija and Chris Owen discuss the decrease in the number of words per pages in today's comic books (versus comic from the old days), the upcoming Shuster Awards, Gene Colan's tough times and a whole bunch of other comic book related stuff . Click on the link below and enjoy.
Read MoreComic Culture Radio Podcast – May 26thWhy are we thinking of this #7
Welcome back to another ever so intellectually fulfilling and challenging discussion of the weirdest and inane topics to come out of comics ever! This week we continue to toe the line a little more and more as we are plumbing…
Diary of a Comic Book Goddess: “Tell Me, What Are Your Thoughts on Yaoi?”
The following is an article I presented at the 28th Annual Meeting of the Southwest Texas Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association (PCA/ACA) in Albuquerque, New Mexico in February 2007. It examines and analyzes the popularity of Yaoi (or Boy Love)…
Jason Aaron Interrogates Dave Lapham
Jason Aaron is Interviewing Stray Bullets, Young Liars Master Mind David Lapham over at the Standard Attrition forum. Well.. what more do you need to know? Go over there and check it out!
Dressed For Success | Episode Ten
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.…
Sneak Peek: Javier Pulido's Art For Black Cat #1
I’ve been a fan of Javier Pulido’s art since I came across it in Catwoman. He’s very much a minimalistic artist in the vein of Toth or Mazzucchelli. When he was announced as artists for the new Black Cat mini…
Sneak Peek: Batman The Return of Bruce Wayne #2
The most anticipated series of 2010 is here! Superstar writer Grant Morrison tackles his most ambitious project to date with THE RETURN OF BRUCE WAYNE, a special six-part series that chronicles the return of the original man behind Batman’s cape…
Review: Kill Shakespeare 1 & 2
Written by: Anthony Del Col and Connor McCreery Illustrated by: Andy Belanger Colored by: Ian Herring Published by: IDW Publishing I took one look at the title of this book and was overwhelmed with head scratching intrigue. Kill Shakespeare? Unless…
Cliff Chiang's Archie 50 Cover Project
Cliff Chiang shares his cover for the Hero Initiative’s newest cover project, which features artists drawing their own rendition of the cover to Archie #600. You can check out more covers and read more about the project here. Is it…
Review: Chloe Noonan: Monster Hunter
So I walked into the office at Comic Book Daily to see Pete (my editor) hanging upside down from a chandelier. “YOU! READ THESE!” At which point he threw a mini comic and a full sized comic down to me.…