Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija chit chat about comic type stuff with producer Shekky Feldstein. So just sit back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure you go out…
Comics as art “Words and pictures are yin and yang. Married, they produce a progeny more interesting than either parent.” ― Dr. Seuss Doing this column, with its necessary research and the knowledge gained from that research, has, by default,…
Brave and the Bold #34, DC Comics, February/March 1961 Fan Expo Toronto was both a lot of fun and a lot of work. The fun always wins out though because you get to see lots of old friend, and make…
If you’re in this hobby to read books and be entertained, then far be it for me to tell you what you should be buying. The answer is simple: buy books you like and don’t let guys like me tell…
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 work: Scott Snyder.
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Swan, Klein, Kane, Sutton, Sakai, Heck, Windsor-Smith, Wiacek.
After publishing our review of Mike Zeck's Classic Marvel Stories Artist's Edition I was contacted by Kelvin Mao, the book's editor. He was kind enough to answer questions about the book, his process, working with IDW and how it all began.
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk comics, movies and a little magic with producer Shekky Feldstein. So please sit back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure you go out…
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time DC Releases October '86. John Byrne's The Man Of Steel gets the cover and Batman 400 the back.
Violent Cases, Escape Comics, 1987. Gaiman. McKean. In 1987 neither of these creators had done much of anything, yet together they created a fourty-eight page original graphic novel for a small imprint of Titan, Escape Comics.
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 work: Peter David.
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days.
“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…
As a local comic shop you will most likely end up running two types of store events: Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) and creator signings. Let’s look at the logistics of each. In general both will require something your store…
Hey, We’re back! This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija catch up on a summer full of comics with producer Shekky Feldstein. So kick back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure…
Summertime is a time for me to catch up on reading some of the comic books that I didn’t have time to read. For my recent reading, to pass those lazy days of summer, I decided to read a story…
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time DC Releases September '86. The Watchmen gets the cover, and justly so, using Gibbon's first ad image for the series. The History Of The DC Universe gets the back cover, and lots of interesting items in between.
Friday Foster #1, Dell Publishing, October 1972. So I’m pricing up comics for a big con coming up and I unearth this little gem in a long forgotten box. I leafed through it, liked it so much I’ve decided that this week’s Undervalued Spotlight should shine on Friday Foster #1.
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 work: Kelly Sue DeConnick.
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Springer, Robbins, McNiven, McKone, Leon, Noto.
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…