Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Unfortunately another of the masters has left the mortal plain. Frank Frazetta has passed away at the age of 81. The influence Frazetta has had on the worlds or art, comics, fantasy and film is almost immeasurable at this point.…
Ain’t it Cool posted this photo of Peter Sarsgaard in makeup for his role of as the big headed GL baddie Hector Hammond. So.. does anyone else get Rocky Dennis from this? I mean – I love it and all,…
Reflections on Day One: On the drive into the city today for the second day at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF), I had a few moments to reflect about yesterday, what I did, and what the atmosphere of the…
Frank Frazetta has passed away. Twitter reaction and a video... it's a sad day for fans of art in general.
On Saturday afternoon, I sat in on a panel on censorship of manga. Generally speaking, I feel that censorship ultimately does more harm than good. I think that being told what is “safe” for me to read is incredibly paternalistic and…
Pete reflects on all the things he learned, observed and eavesdropped on during his wonderful two days at the 2010 Toronto Comic Arts Festival
Not comic related, per se, but still pretty cool. Famed graffiti street artists Banksy is a fairly dynamic figure – known as much for his secret identity and air of mysteriousness as his beautifully subversive street murals. Three new pieces…
The Cover: Booster Gold; the used car salesman of the DC universe is laying a pounding on Superman it seems. He’s smushing his face into the mud while Superman’s chin apparently has a water faucet in it judging by the…
No doubt, you’ve seen some of the pictures we’ve taken at this years TCAF, but let’s take a little closer look at some of the cool stuff that went on. Charles Vess was sitting at the Beguiling Signing area on…
This morning, I had the opportunity to sit in on a panel on that aligned comics production to any product manufactured on an assembly line. That is, where parts are added to a product – usually in some kind of…
TCAF is one of the those exciting comic book experiences that don’t come along as often as they should. A celebration of pretty much everything under the umbrella of comic art. It can be pretty overwhelming when you walk into…
Iron Man seems the obvious theme this week. Make sure you check out the Iron Man 2 movie, and then jump on the net and buy up a bunch of old Iron Man comic books!
You’ll know Toby Jones from his work in INFAMOUS as Truman Capote, his turn as Karl Rove in Oliver Stone’s W or as Olly, the likable clerk from Frank Darabont’s THE MIST. He’s a great actor and has a great…
I guess they’re called flats in the UK, but the premise remains: you can live in the apartment/flat from Spaced, the great British TV show that introduced many to Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, Jessica Stevenson and Nick Frost. Pegg tweeted…
Salutations, dedicated comic clan! Meet your newest contributor to Comic Book Daily. My name is Darah, and when I’m not attending various cons in appropriate costume, performing frighteningly accurate tarot readings, or putting the smackdown on society using infinite amounts…
Sometimes the giants walk the Earth and remind you of how awesome their might is. Case in point. New comic day, I head to the Blue Beetle as I know a new issue of Buffy is out (due to an…
Probably should have posted this one last week (the week before Free Comic Book Day). That’s OK though, we get it done now and it can serve as the rallying cry for all FCBDs to come...
This week Comic Culture’s hosts Walter Durajlija and Chris Owen welcome special guest Anthony Falcone. The three sit down and discuss super hero movies, why the Amazing Spider-Man sucks and a whole lot more. Click on the link below and enjoy.
Screenprint(s) of the Day: Tyler Stout’s handsomely detailed Iron Man 2 posters are finally available for purchase. 24” x 36”. Limited run of 130. Hand-numbered. Signed, sealed, delivered.
Writer Peter O’Donnell, creator of the Modesty Blaise comic strip, died May 3 at age 90. Steve Holland notes that although the prolific novelist suffered from Parkinson’s disease, he “kept in touch with fans and continued to pen introductions for…