Spiderverse
Ideally, every comic book story should be able to stand on its own merits and not be read with previous knowledge of a shared universe. Ideally. But, of course, that isn’t always the case. There are certain tales that are…
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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Eddy Smet Donates Whites to Western
About a month ago, Eddy Smet, a retired math professor from Huron College at the University of Western Ontario (1976-2006), long time comic book collector and former comic book store owner (The Comic Book Collector—there was also an Eddy Smet…
Time Capsule: DC Releases May ’88
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time DC Releases May 1988. Action Comics 600, Watchmen limited hardcover, Cinder and Ashe!
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Undervalued Spotlight #265
Deadpool Secret Secret Wars #2, Marvel Comics, June 2015 I was talking with the boys at the shop recently; we were arguing the merits of variants. Needless to say we got nowhere. Variants are a tricky business and I’m smart…
Roger Stern
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…
Into the Sunset
After writing this column for the past twenty months, I have decided to end this column. I want to thank you, my wonderful readers, for spending time at this column. It has been a tremendous pleasure and honour to share my…
Web Arted November 6th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Severin, Elder, Gogos, McLeod, Trimpe, Eisner, Buscema, Giacoia!
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Review | Superman/Batman: Michael Turner Gallery Edition
A clean and precise look at Michael Turner’s output for DC, Superman/Batman: Michael Turner Gallery Edition will make a fan out of most readers. The art of comics legend Michael Turner is seen for the first time in it’s original…
Time Capsule: DC Releases April ’88
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time DC Releases April 1988. Starlin and Wrightson's The Weird, Camelot 3000 trade paperback, and Checkmate!
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Undervalued Spotlight #264
Detective Comics #259, DC Comics, September 1958 What if there was this cool premise for a villain, cool and full of potential and what if it came to nothing. What if this villain’s canon was so bad that a site…
Brian Azzarello
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…
Doc Dave Winiewicz Frazetta Collection Auction
On December 11th one of the largest Frank Frazetta collections will be auctioned off in Hollywood. Profiles In History is auctioning the collection of “Doc” Dave Winiewicz, a long-time collector and friend of Frazetta. The catalogue is available in print…
You Want 2nds? Chewing on Chewie
Hi folks, welcome to ARCHIE G’s. I’m your waiter, Raoul. Here at ARCHIE G’s, we don’t think you can make a dependable Pull List decision based on the first serving of a comic. Publishers throw everything they’ve got at a…
Web Arted October 30th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Kirby, Smith, Heck, Sinnott, Weeks, Giraud!
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What Does Success Look Like?
As many of your know, Scott and I have the privilege of sitting on the selection committee for the Harry Kremer Award for Outstanding Comic Book Retailers. Part of the Joe Shuster Awards, the Kremer is given each year to…
Time Capsule: DC Releases March ’88
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time DC Releases March 1988. Blackhawk by Howard Chaykin premieres with a mini-series, poster and t-shirt. Wonder Woman gets a massive poster. The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told hardcover is announced along with Superman 3-D. Plus Cinder And Ashe!
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Undervalued Spotlight #263
Green Lantern #141, DC Comics, June 1981 This week I had a specific approach I wanted to take with the Spotlight. We were talking shop around the shop recently and we somehow ended up discussing concepts/teams/characters that showed a heck…
Dan Slott
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 October 23rd
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Gleason, Miller, Janson, Wrightson, Perez, Giordano, Kirby, Giacoia!
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Doc Sees Hellfire In the Near Future
“Dear Doc Curmudgeon” is a column by Clint McElroy made up of completely fabricated responses to mostly fabricated questions. But you knew that due to your discerning nature and brilliant mind which would never fall for a columnist trying to…
The Ghost Rider 1967
It is October – Halloween is just around the corner. We need a spooky character for this month’s Arcs & Runs. After scouring around a bit I headed to the deadest genre of comic there is – the Western and…