Animated Films: Marvel vs. DC
For a while now, DC and it’s parent company Time-Warner, have been trying to figure out Marvel’s movie making secret. “Why do we only have one movie franchise anyone cares about and they have a few?” Here’s a hint DC,…
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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Undervalued Spotlight #19
Batman #25, DC Comics, (10-11/44). Sometimes the obvious isn’t always so obvious. The superhero as we know him dates back to
Crazy Comic Covers: Action Comics #329 "The Ultimate Enemy"
The Cover: Superman’s about to get medieval on your ass! Well, according to this cover anyways. He’s about to walk into certain doom against some unknown foe wielding a sword and…a rainbow colored shield? Check out the onlookers too, it’s…
Stuff to look forward to in 2010
It’s a brand new year for everyone out there and that means we have an entire year’s worth of cool comic stuff to look forward to. Pete’s got a fairly complete list stuff of the best stuff coming in in 2010 but I…
Just A Thought: Comic Book Of The Year
So a lot of people are doing end of year and end of decade lists for what their favorite this is and what their favorite that is. …okay I’m one of those people. In fact my co-host and I have…
Comic Culture: December 29th, 2009
Welcome back to another very special edition of the Comic Culture podcast! This is the last podcast of the year before 2009 so Christopher Owen and Walter Durajlija have pulled out all the stops to make sure this is a…
I Heart Comics | The Most Anticipated Comic Books of 2010 [Part 1]
With 2010 one day away we have much to look forward to at the beginning of this new decade. Here’s at look at what books will be getting all the news coverage over the next 365 days. Scott Pilgrim Vol.…
Market Trends – 2009 in review and looking ahead to 2010
Market Trends - 2009 in review and looking ahead to 2010. The high end back issue comic book market felt no ill effects from this year’s recession. Record prices were reported almost
Spider-Man 2010 Jigsaw
Read MoreSpider-Man 2010 JigsawCollecting and Investing Tips #18
Ignore discounts. I’ve been selling comic books for a long time (since the mid 1980s) and I’d have to say that the most frustrating mistake I see collectors repeatedly make is comparing
Lethargic Lad #116.4
Read MoreLethargic Lad #116.4Review: Wolverine | Old Man Logan HC
Finally got to read Old Man Logan. Yeah, I know, about a month late. I must admit, it was worth the wait. The end. I’m just kidding. Although maybe if Comic Book Daily lets me, maybe I will start writing…
Happy 87th Birthday Mr. Lieber
Happy Birthday Stan, ’nuff said.
What can we expect Post-Blackest Night?
Last night Geoff Johns was a tweeting gold to most of his followers after they gave him some kind words about the latest issue of Green Lantern. Geoff Johns teased the shape of things to come: Thanks for the kind…
Undervalued Spotlight #18
What made the 1978 Superman film so unique for the time was the cutting edge technology that made Superman flying look very realistic. Superman always flew, didn't he? It’s hard to imagine that Superman spent his first decade unable to
Crazy Comic Covers: Superman #270 “The Viking from Valhalla”
The Cover: Surprise, surprise, Superman is letting innocent people walk to their doom? That’s nothing new for Superman followers, but actively preventing some weird Viking dude from saving them? Well, that’s another plateau of dickery reached by Superman. Maybe Superman…
Crazy Comic Covers: Superman #270 "The Viking from Valhalla"
The Cover: Surprise, surprise, Superman is letting innocent people walk to their doom? That’s nothing new for Superman followers, but actively preventing some weird Viking dude from saving them? Well, that’s another plateau of dickery reached by Superman. Maybe Superman…
Sleepy Censors #1
In the mid 1950s the U.S. Senate forced comic book publishers to adhere to the guidelines of a Comic Code Authority. The ‘Code’ was brought in to protect America’s youth from what was then deemed disturbingly graphic and blatantly sexual content in comic books
Auction Highlights #17
Deals. Check out some of the great deals people have been scooping up lately:
Blackest Night #6 leaks…ok so what?
Ok, I’m sure that the more technology inclined of you out there have found out that Blackest Night #6 has been released a week ahead of schedule. When the issue was initialy solicited, retailers were asked to sign an agreement that…
Just A Thought: Brent Talks Rocketeer and The BTAS Bible
There are a few sad things about the late artist Dave Stevens. Obviously the fact that a man so talented was cut down fairly young by cancer is pretty predominant. In conjunction with that is the fact we only ever…