The Valleys of the Giants
Finally! I’ve lined up all the numbered boxes from that warehouse collection I bought before Christmas, there are about 1,100 comic long boxes now in some semblance of order. I didn’t show you the pic of the 500 or so…
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Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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Overstreet Price Guide #50
The 50th edition of the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide hit the shelves last Wednesday so it’s a good time to open it up and check it out. For the rest of this post, I’ll simply call it the Guide. It…
Canadian Comics Corner
After last Saturday at Niagara Con, which seems to have found a more than viable venue in our Southern Ontario tourist hub and appears to draw more visitors each year, a bunch of us went back to the new Big…
Fan Expo 2014 is Here!
Can you feel the excitement in the air faithful reader? Do you hear the sound of people printing out comic book wish-lists, or putting the final touches on Borderlands cosplay? That is because Fan Expo, the largest comic book convention…
I am Captain America again!
This past weekend Captain America: The Winter Soldier premiered in theatres. I have been anxiously waiting for this movie, not only because it is the next installment into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but because Captain America is one of my…
I am Captain America… again!
This past Saturday the city of Barrie had a celebration for the city’s birthday. Big B Comics in Barrie was there to help celebrate the event. I was there to help promote Big B Comics dressed as Captain America.…
Comic Culture April 3rd 2013
Solid show this week sees hosts Walter Durajlija and Chris Owen duke it out with producer Marty Birthelmer on a number of topics including the Walking Dead’s continued success, George Lucas’ original 1974 Star Wars script possible becoming a comic…
Stuff This Week in KIHTB (Knowing is half….
Wow…. This has been one busy week. I am only getting the opportunity to sit down now and bang out this column. I’ll try to get some comic talk into this column, but it’s basically going to be a bunch…
Fan Expo | Changing with the Times
Over decade ago when the Canadian Fan Expo made the big leap to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC) I really didn’t like our booth placement on the convention floor. We were placed out of the “comic book alley” where…
Captain Canuck spotted on Canada Day
Captain Canuck has been spotted celebrating the Canada Day weekend in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
My road to AF 15, Chapter the Third: Back to the B
So when you last heard from me about my arduous endeavour, I had just traded for an early appearance of Herbie aka the Fat Fury. This guy: Now some of you scoffed at my trade, but I knew that Marc…
Radio station says no to comic book store radio ad
It’s hard to tell what the issue here is. Is it some form of censorship, is it sound business practices or just plain ignorance. Hamilton Ontario’s Big B Comics has been running some radio ads on a local radio station.…