Comic Culture Radio Podcast – June 2nd
This week Comic Culture’s hosts Walter Durajlija and Chris Owen discuss coming up with new ideas for comic books, super heroes in wax and a whole bunch of other cool stuff.
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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Read MoreMSC #14I Love Comics: Grant Morrison (Part One)
Disclaimer: I don't know what this is, it's not organized nor is it well thought out - it's just a gut reaction ramble to Grant Morrison's work. It's more about celebrating someone who is pushing the superhero medium into it's next level. If you can handle that... read on.
Green Lantern Movie Synopsis
A little more than a year away from the release of Green Lantern, it appears as if the official synopsis for the highly anticipated Warner Bros. film has hit the Internet. Comic Book Movie has the information on the Martin…
Dressed For Success | Episode Twelve
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.…
Alan Moore Talks Dodgem Logic #3 (Performs Magic… not exactly SFW)
Alan Moore sits down with Hoax of www.thisishoax.com and talks about how excited he is for the release of his third issue of his underground art magazine Dodgem Logic. He speaks with humour and much praise for all the columns…
Undervalued Spotlight #40
Daredevil #1 is counted right up there with Hulk #1, FF#1, Avengers #1 and the rest as an early Marvel Key. Technically you could say thast it’s “keyer” than Amazing Spider-Man #1 since the Spidey issue is a title launch and not a first appearance. Printed in April 1964 Daredevil #1 is considered the last big early Marvel key.
Scott Pilgrim: The Trailer +1
New Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World trailer! Get excited!
Diary of a Comic Book Goddess: Will Apple’s iPad save the Comic Book Industry? (Part One)
When CEO Steve Job introduced the world to Apple’s new tablet device in January, many comic book fans and industry insiders questioned how the iPad would impact comics. Some hailed it as the saviour of the industry, while others stated…
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…
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.
Talking 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
Collecting 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...
JOE 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.