Web Arted Feb 5th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Ditko, Heck Roussos, Plastino, Caniff, Miller, Janson.
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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Review | The Sandman Gallery Edition
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…
Comic Culture February 3rd 2016
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…
Canadian Comic Shops: 5% Tax on Books
It's 5% tax on books in ON, NS, NB and PEI. Retailers who are charging the full HST amount are doing it wrong. Here are the facts you and they need.
Time Capsule: DC Direct Currents 3, March 1988
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time DC Direct Currents 3 March 1988. Power Of The Atom, COPS, Batman: The Cult, The World Of Metropolis, plus William Messner-Loebs interviewed.
Undervalued Spotlight #277
Space Western #40, Charlton Comics, October 1952 It was a real toss-up. This week’s Spotlight pick, Space Western #40 narrowly beat out issues #44 and #45 of this exquisitely collectible 6 issue run. How did I not pick issue #44,…
Thoughts on “Slabbing: The Results Are In”
Eric Kaylor in response to Charlie Kim’s Slabbing: The Results Are In. Eric started this as a comment on the site but it became so much more. Very nice summary of the CGC grading experience, Charlie. Anyone interested in collecting…
Robert Kirkman
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…
Have Comics Peaked?
If you troll the auction sites as much as I do then you’ve noticed something interesting lately. It’s hard to account for every book but many of our favourite keys seem to be levelling out and some even trending downward.…
Web Arted Jan 29th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Roth, Heck, Tartaglione, Sakai, Oksner, Adams, Toth.
They Call Me Mellow Yellow: Daredevil #1-6
We will begin this month with the start a new series in Arcs & Runs focusing on the first six issues of some of Marvel’s long-time super-heroes. There is no order here, these will be sprinkled intermittently amongst other posts.…
75 Years of the Canadian Comic Book
Just like my last post, I am still mulling over ways to acknowledge and publicize 2016 as the 75th anniversary of the Canadian comic book (Better Comics V. 1 N. 1). I hope that my book on Bell Features artists (which should…
Time Capsule: DC Direct Currents 2, February 1988
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time DC Direct Currents 2 February 1988. Wow, what a month. Batman: The Killing Joke, History Of The DC Universe hardcover, Action Comics Weekly, plus a profile on Mike Baron.
Undervalued Spotlight #276
Amazing Spider-Man #31, Marvel Comics, December 1965 The Amazing Spider-Man (ASM) title has to be the most collected title in comics. Great character combined with dozens of “keys” introducing other great characters has always made this the run to collect.…
Cullen Bunn
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…
Web Arted Jan 22nd
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Kirby, McWilliams, Windsor-Smith, Bialy, Ayers, Roth, Manning.
Review | P. Craig Russell’s Murder Mysteries and Other Stories Gallery Edition
Continue to the Artist’s Edition Index for the complete review. This gallery edition features high-quality scans of master illustrator P. Craig Russell’s original art, printed at art-board size, in a collection of stunning, complete adaptations of works by Neil Gaiman,…
Time Capsule: DC Direct Currents 1, January 1988
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time DC Direct Currents 1 January 1988. Glossy, colour, and a whole new direction for DC and its free solicitations. Interviews, golden age covers, and a little history.
Undervalued Spotlight #275
Annihilation: Conquest – Starlord #1, Marvel Comics, September 2007 The comic book marketplace is giving us quite a bit of volatility heading into 2016. We’re seeing some old standbys actually lose ground over these past few months and that is…
Geoff Johns
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…
Web Arted Jan 15th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Heck, Buscema, Windsor-Smith, Eisner, Sekowsky, Sachs, Ditko.