Covered 365: Day 267
House of Mystery #267, DC Comics, April 1979, Artist: Mike Kaluta. Beautiful haunting cover from Mike Kaluta on House of Mystery #267, Kaluta is amazing. I had a flashback to the early days of Covered 365 thanks to Al Milgrom’s…
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Read MoreCovered 365: Day 267
Undervalued Spotlight #464
Tales to Astonish #27, Marvel Comics, January 1962. I was talking to someone recently about how stale the big Marvel Keys have been lately. Stale can be a good thing, especially if you’re in the market to buy. So what…
Covered 365: Day 266
Marvel Tales #266, Marvel Comics, October 1982, Artist: Ron Lim. The thing that struck me about Ron Lim’s cover to Marvel Tales #266 was the way he drew Spider-Man, that’s my Spider-Man! That’s the way I like him drawn. Dick…
Covered 365: Day 265
House of Mystery #265, DC Comics, February 1979, Artist: Mike Kaluta. That “other Bronze Age great” Mike Kaluta gives us some nasty good stuff on his cover to House of Mystery #264. I once had a stunning raw copy of…
Covered 365: Day 264
Sad Sack #264, Harvey Comics, September 1978, Artist: George Baker. Well at least I found one little gem on Day 264, George Baker’s eye catching cover to Sad Sack #264 belongs in every collection and should be looked when you…
Cold War: The Damocles Contract
I have really been enjoying John Byrne’s return to the X-Men on his Byrne Robotics site under the Fan Fic (Fan Fiction) heading. This link will get you to page one of issue one. We are about halfway through issue…
Covered 365: Day 263
Uncle Scrooge #263, Walt Disney, February 1992, Artist: Don Rosa. Any one of these would have handily won the day yesterday. I was always a Carl Barks guy until someone years ago showed me a hardcover book celebrating Don Rosa’s…
Covered 365: Day 262
Mickey Mouse #262, Gemstone, March February 1978, Artist: Ulrich Schroder. I did not find one cover today I could truly celebrate 🙁 We are 262 days in so getting this far along before hitting a rut should be seen as…
Ed Shecter and Lightning Comics
I remember Gerry Lazare telling me that it took Fred Kelly over a year of having his art repeatedly critiqued and rejected by Bell Features’ Art Director Adrian Dingle before Dingle allowed one of Kelly’s stories to be published. Well,…
Covered 365: Day 261
House of Mystery #261, DC Comics, February 1978, Artist: Mike Kaluta. Today had 2 strong contenders for the top spot. I should call it a tie. I’ll start with Mike Kaluta’s masterful cover to House of Mystery #261, the imagery…
Covered 365: Day 260
Captain America #260, Marvel Comics, August 1981, Artist: Al Milgrom. Another guy I’ve learned to appreciate more thanks to this exercise is Al Milgrom, check out his eye-catching cover to Captain America #260. Ron Frenz’s cover to Amazing Spider-Man #260…
Undervalued Spotlight #463
Batman #97, DC Comics, February 1956. We were talking up the new Joker movie at the shop a few days ago, there seems to be good hype around the upcoming release so I challenged myself to dig out a Joker…
Covered 365: Day 259
Blackhawk #259, DC Comics, June 1983, Artist: Howard Chaykin. I’m super impressed by Howard Chaykin’s cover to Blackhawk #259, I’ll be honest and say I wasn’t even aware of this cover, now I want one. David Yardin endlessly impresses me…
Covered 365: Day 258
Amazing Spider-Man #258, Marvel Comics, February 1984, Artist: Ron Frenz. It was tough slogging today, I liked a few covers but I didn’t love any of them. My winner today is Ron Frenz’s cover to Amazing Spider-Man #258, which costume…
Covered 365: Day 267
New Funnies #257, Eastern Color, July 1958, Artist: John Carey. Man! John Carey’s cover to New Funnies #257 was hard to pick, especially since my yesterday’s pick. Yeah, it has the sky blue but you gotta believe me when I…
Covered 365: Day 256
Four Color #256, Eastern Color, December 1949, Artist: Carl Barks. What do you get when you add lots of sky blue to a great Carl Barks drawing? Walt’s cover of the day! Four Color #256 is feel-good comic art from…
Covered 365: Day 255
World’s Finest #255, DC Comics, March 1979, Artist: Jim Aparo. I’ve caught myself looking at your picks for the next day and felt they were swaying my decisions, it’s like I wanted to be nice to everybody. Well, it doesn’t…
Covered 365: Day 254
Superman #254, DC Comics, July 1972, Artist: Nick Cardy. I’ve gained a new appreciation for Nick Cardy thanks to this column. I think his cover to Superman #254 is a standout. Speaking of gaining a new appreciation, David Yardin has…
Covered 365: Day 253
Batman #253, DC Comics, September 1973, Artist: Mike Kaluta. The colours and the mood work really well on Mike Kaluta’s cover to Batman #253. Walt Kelly does it again, we need a good few minutes to drink in all that…
Undervalued Spotlight #462
Avengers #80, Marvel Comics, September 1970. Avengers #80 features the first appearance of Red Wolf, a Native American hero with mystic powers, and his wolf companion Lobo. William Talltrees, son of Cheyenne tribal leader Thomas Talltrees, was the first Red…
Who Should the Canadian Comic Book Hall of Fame Induct Next Year?
Honouring a person who has excelled or who has had a noteworthy contribution to a certain field is a common institutional practice. A hall of fame takes this to another level by enshrining a person as an honoured member in…