Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Covered 365: Day 66
Amazing Spider-Man #66 – Marvel Comics, November 1968 – Artist: John Romita. ASM #66 is the best Mysterio cover in the run. A great comic book cover matching each day of the year, 1 through 365. Please chime in with…
Review | The Wolves Of La Louvière
Belgium, 1940. The German army is spreading across Europe, and tiny Belgium is conquered in 18 days. During the four long years of the Nazi occupation, the women of La Louvière have to figure out some way to stay alive,…
Covered 365: Day 65
Wonder Woman #65 – DC, April 2019 – Artist: Stanley “Artgerm” Lau. Artgerm is contagious people I’ve caught the bug in a big way – stunning. A great comic book cover matching each day of the year, 1 through 365.…
Comic Culture March 6th, 2019
Every week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk the comic book talk. So kick back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please make sure you go out and support your local comic book shop.…
Triumph-Adventure Comics
What would a Canadian newsstand have looked like in terms of comic books during the summer of 1941? Well, there would have been a dearth of them to begin with because the war-time government ban on the importation of almost…
Covered 365: Day 64
Captain Midnight #64 – Fawcett, June 1948 – Artist: Leonard Frank. I had Dogface Dooley and Sgt. Fury but this one really grew on me – great cover. A great comic book cover matching each day of the year, 1…
Undervalued Spotlight #435
Amazing Spider-Man #113, Marvel Comics, October 1972. I’ve been buying up a lot of collections these past couple months, I’m getting my convention season game on and am aggressively trying to hunt down and buy quality books for the bins.…
Covered 365: Day 63
Planet Comics #63 – Fiction House, Winter 1949 – Artist: Unknown. I hope I wasn’t too predictable with this pick. I’m a huge fan of the Planet covers and I’ve been a good boy and only picked two. And what’s…
You Can’t Judge A Book…
The English idiom “don’t judge a book by its cover” is a metaphorical phrase which means “you shouldn’t prejudge the worth or value of something by its outward appearance alone”. Thanks Wikipedia. Now you may be thinking that this doesn’t…
Covered 365: Day 62
Detective Comics #62 – DC, April 1942 – Artist: Fred Ray. One of the iconic Joker covers, I love Robin popping the balloon! A great comic book cover matching each day of the year, 1 through 365. Please chime in…
Covered 365: Day 61
A great comic book cover matching each day of the year, 1 through 365. Please chime in with your favourite corresponding cover, from any era. Day 61 – All American Comics #61, October 1944, Artist – Paul Reinman. This is…
Covered 365: Day 60
A great comic book cover matching each day of the year, 1 through 365. Please chime in with your favourite corresponding cover, from any era. Day 60 – Y The Last Man #60, March 2008, Artist – Massimo Carnevale .…
Reading Umbrella Academy after watching the show
Most comic fans have read Umbrella Academy, having been a big hit about ten years ago from Dark Horse. I read and enjoyed it when released but had no recollection of the story. News hit that Netflix was adding Umbrella…
Covered 365: Day 59
A great comic book cover matching each day of the year, 1 through 365. Please chime in with your favourite corresponding cover, from any era. Day 59 – X-Men #59, August 1969, Artist – Neal Adams. Neal Adams is in…
Covered 365: Day 58
A great comic book cover matching each day of the year, 1 through 365. Please chime in with your favourite corresponding cover, from any era. Day 58 – Catwoman #58, October 2006, Artist – Adam Hughes. I really liked Popular…
Comic Culture February 27th 2019
Covered 365: Day 57
A great comic book cover matching each day of the year, 1 through 365. Please chime in with your favourite corresponding cover, from any era. Day 57 – Avengers #57, October 1968, Artist – John Buscema. There was heavy competition…
Undervalued Spotlight #434
Dead of Night #11, Marvel Comics, August 1975. I just bought a nice little collection of late Silver Age to early Copper Age books with a lot of the key issues present. Luckily the guy liked his early Bronze Age…
Cover 365: Day 56
A great comic book cover matching each day of the year, 1 through 365. Please chime in with your favourite corresponding cover, from any era. Day 56 – Marvel Mystery Comics #56, June 1944, Artist – Alex Schomburg. Fantastic cover…
Covered 365: Day 55
A great comic book cover matching each day of the year, 1 through 365. Please chime in with your favourite corresponding cover, from any era. Day 55 – Wolverine #55 (2003 Series), September 2007, Artist – Greg Land. This cover…