Web Arted August 28th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days.
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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Somebody Tell My Wife It’s an Action Figure, Not a Doll!
“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…
Running Store Events
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…
Comic Culture August 26th 2015
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…
Review: Uncanny X-Men 26-31
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…
Time Capsule: DC Releases September ’86
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.
Undervalued Spotlight #255
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.
Kelly Sue DeConnick
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.
Web Arted August 21st
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Springer, Robbins, McNiven, McKone, Leon, Noto.
YW2s? 1872 #2
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…
Marvel 1960s Annuals: Reprints
In our final instalment of Marvel Annuals from the 1960’s we will look at some of the best and my favourite reprints from Marvel’s early days. I confess once again to being completely enamoured with these oversize square bound books…
Time Capsule: DC Releases August ’86
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time DC Releases August '86. Some real gems here including Heroes Against Hunger, The Dark Knight Returns and The Shadow, but Angel Love gets the cover...
Undervalued Spotlight #254
Star Wars #7, Marvel Comics, January 1978. There is a heck of a lot of spec on Star Wars comics going on right now. So where to get in on this Star Wars bandwagon? If you had $20k kicking around you could go the 35 cent variant #1 route or maybe a nice high grade Boba Fett #42? It’s hard to play the Star Wars spec game without dishing out some serious coin. Which segues me nicely into this week’s Undervalued Spotlight pick, Star Wars #7.
James Robinson
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: James Robinson.
Web Arted August 14th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Steranko, Yu, Schultz, Norem.
The Night Gwen Stacy Died
There are certain moments in comic books that you always remember. These are the moments that stay will you long after you have closed the comic and re-sealed it back into its polybag. They are key parts of the shared…
Gerald Lazare Canadian War Time Comic Book Artist
Gerald Lazare was born in Toronto on September 25, 1927 to parents who lived in the Junction and operated a millinery. As a four or five year-old , when his older half-brother visited on weekends, he would watch him making…
Undervalued Spotlight #253
Amazing Spider-Man #39, Marvel Comics, August 1966. Story by Stan Lee, Art by John Romita Sr. Inking by Mickey Demeo (pseudonym for Mike Esposito). Mike Huddleston takes the reins of the Spotlight this week and anyone who’s read some of…
Jonathan Hickman
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: Jonathan Hickman.
Web Arted August 7th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Stokes, Mignola, Russell, Steranko, Canete.
YW2nds? : We Stand On Guard #2
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…