Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
From the people who bring you the Eisner Award-winning Artist’s Edition series, comes the next Artist’s Edition portfolio: 12 reproductions of covers and interior pages from the just-concluded Locke & Key by the series’ artist/co-creator, Gabriel Rodriguez! And, remember, this…
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 44 – Tales to Astonish #44, June 1963, Artist – Jack Kirby. Is this…
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 43 – Airboy Comics #47, July 1947, Artist – Arthur Peddy. Airboy #43 ranks…
True To Life Romances #11, Star Publications, May 1952. Happy Valentines Day everybody. This might be my favorite Spotlight of the year as it means I get to scour the deep and rich history of Romance Comics and pick one…
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 42 – Batman #42, August/September 1947, Artist – Jack Burnley. This cover always worked…
February 16, 1971 will always be remembered in Canada as the date of the “Fuddle Duddle incident.” It was on this day that Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau was accused of using unparliamentary language in the House of Commons. Nearly…
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 41 – Action Comics #41, October 1941, Artist – Fred Ray. I’m enjoying the…
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 40 – Famous Funnies #40, November 1937, Artist – Victor E. Pazmino. I was…
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 39 – Exciting Comics #39, June 1945, Artist – Alex Schomburg. I tried hard…
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 38 – Hedy of Hollywood #38, July 1950, Artist – Christopher Rule (comics.org has…
The Aardvark-Vanaheim Artist Editions begin here with the ten earliest pieces in the Cerebus Archive, six of them published and four of them never-before seen (pages 3 through 5 of the unpublished “Passage” story). Reproduced full size in crystal-clear, state of…
The Top Ten WECA Covers A recent movement that has risen to the surface in comic book collecting seems to be a focus on impactful covers—especially impactful golden age covers. This focus can, of course, overlap with other collecting strains…
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.…
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 37 – Captain America Comics #37, April 1944, Artist – Alex Schomburg. Man did…
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 36 – Shadow Comics, March 1944, Artist – Vernon Greene (though comics.org did have…
Amazing Spider-Man #42, Marvel Comics, November 1966. We have not had a Guest Spotlight in a while so I’m thankful for this submission from my pal Carey. I like this pick and Carey is informative and passionate in his arguments.…
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 35 – Crackajack Funnies #35, May 1941, Artist – Frank Thomas. There were a…
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 34 – Pep Comics #34, Artist – Bob Fujitani. One of the true heavyweight…
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 27 – New Adventure Comics #27, Artist – Creig Flessel. I once owned a…
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 32 – Werewolf by Night #32, Artist – Gil Kane. Yay, I escaped the…