Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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…
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…
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…
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…
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Mignola, Moore, Parsons, Murphy, Garcia-Lopez, Giordano, Maroto.
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…
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…
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 8 – Classic Comics #8, Artist – Lillian Chestney. Great whimsy cover by early…
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…
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…
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…
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 6 – Silver Streak Comics #6, Artist – Jack Cole. Stunning, I’ve wanted 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 5 – Torchy #5, Artist – Bill Ward. Schwing! This one is on almost…
A great comic book cover matching each day of the year, 1 through 365. Please chime in with your favorite corresponding cover, from any era. Day 4 – Silver Surfer #4, Artist – John Buscema with inks from brother Sal…
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Buscema, DeZuniga, Chaykin, McLaughlin, Colan, Esposito.
A new year is upon us and that means 2018 is complete and we can vote on the Artist’s Edition format books published in the past twelve months.
These annual awards are named for Scott Dunbier, who at IDW created the Artist’s Edition format in 2010. They are meant to shine a spotlight on the format and the works published in the previous year.
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 3 – Suspense Comics #3, Artist – Alex Schomburg. I remember as a kid…
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 2 – Marvel Two in One Annual #2, Artist – Jim Starlin. The art…
The early post-war period was one of turmoil for publishers of Canadian comics. Montreal’s Educational Projects didn’t even make it into 1946. The last issue of Canadian Heroes carried the cover date of October 1945. The reasons why Educational Projects…
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 1 – Mask Comics #1, Artist – L.B. Cole. So good I have a friend…