Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
I recently picked up the 18 issue run of the great Silver Age Silver Surfer series! Now, I was ten years old when this book came out and that was right after I really discovered the comic collecting bug and how can you not…
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija join producer Shekky to talk comic book talk. So just sit back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure you go out and support…
During the WECA period, Educational Projects in Montreal seemed to be putting out the poor cousins of those Toronto and Vancouver comics which were populated with fictional and fantastic crime and Nazi fighters of all shapes and sizes. Canadian Heroes…
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time DC Direct Currents 11 November 1988. The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told, The Catwoman, plus Denny O’Neil interviewed.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8, #1, Dark Horse Comics, March 2007 Over the past couple of years there’s been all kinds of positive media on the rising number of female comic book readers. It’s often noted that there has…
52 weeks. 52 different writers. 2 trade paperbacks or hardcovers a week. Each week I’ll take a look at a different writer and read two different collected editions from within that person’s repertoire to help in the examination of their…
Heritage Signature Auction February 18th I watched that Amazing Fantasy #15 auction finish live and it was pretty exciting. I wanted to click “Bid” but there was one too many zero in the price, actually there was more like two…
Well it’s been a while. Life got in the way for about 6 months ,and hopefully I will have something to say again about this great hobby of ours that will add to the conversation. I have found over this…
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time DC Direct Currents 5 May 1988. Hawk & Dove by “DC discovery” Rob Liefeld, Haywire, Starman, Best Of The Brave And The Bold, plus Karl Kesel interviewed.
All Star Comics #57, DC Comics, February/March 1951 Who wouldn’t be impressed with a stack of comics that included Showcase #4, Showcase #22, Flash #123, Flash #129, Showcase #55, Green Lantern #40, Justice League #41 and a slew of others?…
52 weeks. 52 different writers. 2 trade paperbacks or hardcovers a week. Each week I’ll take a look at a different writer and read two different collected editions from within that person’s repertoire to help in the examination of their…
High quality scans of Douglas Wheatley’s original art, plus a feature not seen in other “artist’s editions”—the complete scripts from which Wheatley worked, allowing readers to see where he chose to stick to the script, or revise the art to…
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija join producer Shekky to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Each of the boys wrote a poem and performed it on air. We encourage you to vote for who did the best job!…
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time DC Direct Currents 4 April 1988. V For Vendetta, Tailgunner Jo, Animal Man, plus Denys Cowan interviewed.
Cinderella Love #29, St. John Publishing, October 1955 Happy Valentine’s Day everyone. I’d like to shine the Valentine’s Day spotlight on a comic that features a Matt Baker cover. Matt Baker is a legend, a giant, truly one of the…
52 weeks. 52 different writers. 2 trade paperbacks or hardcovers a week. Each week I’ll take a look at a different writer and read two different collected editions from within that person’s repertoire to help in the examination of their…
Features stories by Neil Gaiman and art by Sam Kieth, P. Craig Russell, Charles Vess, Kelley Jones and others. Highlights include the complete art from The Sandman #1, by Sam Kieth and Mike Dringenberg, and P. Craig Russell’s complete art for…
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija join producer Shekky in some comic talk. So just sit back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure you go out and support your…