Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Covered 365: Day 18
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 18 – Detective Comics #18, Artist – Creig Flessel. My favorite pre-Batman Tek cover,…
Covered 365: Day 17
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 17 – Phantom Lady #17, Artist – Matt Baker. If there was a Louvre…
Review | Jim Lee DC Legends Artifact Edition
Jim Lee began his career at Marvel comics in the mid-1980s. Rising in popularity at a rapid pace, he soon took over the company’s flagship title and made it his own: The X-Men. In the ‘90s, Lee formed his own company,…
Covered 365: Day 16
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 16 – Catman #16, Artist – Charles M. Quinlan. There are surprisingly a lot…
Comic Culture January 16th 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.…
Covered 365: Day 15
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 15 – Tomb of Terror #15, Artist – Lee Elias. There were so many…
Undervalued Spotlight #428
Giant-Size Conan #1, Marvel Comics, September 1974. This week’s Undervalued Spotlight shines on Giant-Size Conan #1. Giant-Size Conan #1 features the first comic book appearance of Belit, the Shemite pirate known as the Queen of the Black Coast. Belit’s literary debut…
Covered 365: Day 14
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 14 – Brenda Starr #14, Artist – Jack Kamen. Brenda Starr #14 is a…
Canadian Silver Age Collecting Strains & The Utility of Ownership
Happy belated New Year! Thanks to each of you who read my inaugural column last month. Conversing with so many people who posted comments or who contacted me via email was a welcome distraction from my Ph.D. defence on December…
Covered 365 : Day 13
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 13 – Nightmare #13, Artist – Matt Baker. I fought every urge not to…
Covered 365: Day 12
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 12 – Punch Comics #12, Artist – Gus Ricca. Day 12 was such a…
Covered 365: Day 11
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 11 – Startling Terror Tales #11, Artist – L.B. Cole. There are many, many…
Web Arted #343
Covered 365: Day 10
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 10 – Champion Comics #10, Artist – Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. There was…
Covered 365: Day 9
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 9 – Boy Comics #9, Artist – Charles Biro. I’m trying hard not to…
Comic Culture January 9th 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.…
Covered 365: Day 8
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 8 – Classic Comics #8, Artist – Lillian Chestney. Great whimsy cover by early…
Undervalued Spotlight #427
Tally-Ho Comics #nn, Swappers Quarterly, December 1944. My friend Christian was so excited about a recent comic he picked up that he had to call me and tell me all about it. At about the 8-minute mark, I was starting…
TKO Studios
Well, there is a “New Kid in Town” called TKO Studios. They look to do things a little differently than the usual distribution method. The big name that caught my eye was Steve Epting and Garth Ennis WWII era storyline…
Covered 365: Day 7
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 7 – National Comics #7, Artist – Lou Fine. I have no idea why…