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…
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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.
Why 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.…
Whosoever Holds This Hammer | Where Did All The Words Go?
Every Wednesday I race home with a bunch of comics and start to read through the pile. I do this because of my extreme dedication to excellence in the field of professionalism; in short, I do it for you, the…
Interview with Galavant’s Kayla Marie Hillier
Kayla Marie Hillier’s webcomic Galavant tells those tiny trip details that remain with the traveler long after most of the memories from the trip collapse together. Based on the three-month period she spent in the United Kingdom from December 2009…
Auction Highlights #38 – Pedigree
This is the first time that CBD has taken a look at results from Pedigree Auctions. Pedigree had a very successful Grand Auction that ended April 29th. Lets have a look at some highlights.