New Walt Simonson Art
Before you get too excited it’s only a cover but never the less it’s Walt Simonson returning to his longest running work, Thor. Let’s hope someone can talk him into a regular gig; give the image a click to see…
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Jiminy Christmas! | Disastrous Marvel.com
I wrote a review of Nemesis this week and as usual I like to link up to the publisher’s page, grab their description and see if anything extra is offered. Every time it’s a Marvel book I cringe internally as…
WHOSOEVER HOLDS THIS HAMMER: Chaos War and Blackest Night, a look at crossovers
Whosoever Holds This Hammer appears every Tuesday (more or less) exclusively on Comic Book Daily. I did not enjoy Blackest Night. It was slow, repetitive, and about 4 issues too long. I was full of optimism when I cracked the spine…
Review | Nemesis
Like most comic enthusiasts I saw the online campaign for Nemesis, a creator owned series by Mark Millar and Steve McNiven. It’s four issues have finally been collected in a hardcover Premiere edition. I generally like both creators so I…
Marvel wants to kill a character every quarter for your dollars and attention!
So yeah, it’s been reported that at the ComicPro retailer summit, Marvel is going to start killing characters off every quarter in the hopes of boosting sales. David Gabriel said that while they are going to be killing off a…
Just A Thought | Born Again and Again
Last week the shop I frequent was having a sale on Marvel hardcovers. I went through them and found a great copy of a book I hadn’t read in years Daredevil: Born Again. I wasn’t the only one. Ed (one…
WHOSOEVER HOLDS THIS HAMMER: Wow! Spider-Man Doesn’t Suck Anymore
Whosoever Holds This Hammer appears every Tuesday (more or less) exclusively on Comic Book Daily. Any of my regular readers know that I am, have been, and always will be a huge Spider-Man fan. Over the years I have owned,…
Captain America TV Spot
Booya…just booya. Nothing in it looks bad so far that is all. Now that’s just an awesome Red Skull.
CBD’s 52Q | #21: “Which comic book property should be on the Small Screen?”
Every week CBD’s Editor in Chief Pete DeCourcy asks the question and the crew (and special guests) give their answers, we’ll be doing this for 52 weeks. This week we ask: "Which comic book property should be on the Small Screen?"
Read MoreCBD’s 52Q | #21: “Which comic book property should be on the Small Screen?”Bound Together | The Best Of Marvel Comics
I have absolutely no background material on this book. I spoke at length last year with Mariano Nicieza, editor of the Marvel Limited line in the mid 1990s, and he confirmed this book was not part of that line or…
Review | Fantastic Four By Jonathan Hickman Volume 1
Based on the title I get the distinct feeling I should know who Jonathan Hickman is, but I still don’t. I’ve always been a Fantastic Four fan but I haven’t been reading it for a few years so Fantastic Four…
Jiminy Christmas! | 2010 Picks
The new year is finally starting to roll out so I thought to highlight my picks from 2010: one book from each publisher that to me was the best material they put out. Superman: Secret Origin by DC Comics This…
Joe Quesada steps down as Marvel EIC and Axel Alonso takes over
Joe Quesada is no longer the Editor in Chief of Marvel Comics, instead we now have Axel Alonso who will take over while Quesada focuses on his duties as Chief Creative Officer with an emphasis on the media division. Is this…
CBD’s 52Q | #19: "What can we expect from comics in 2011?"
Every week CBD’s Editor in Chief Pete DeCourcy asks the question and the crew (and special guests) give their answers, we’ll be doing this for 52 weeks. Tip of the hat goes to the gang at Scans_Daily for the inspiration.…
Jiminy Christmas! | Variant Dust Jackets
This one has been brewing for a long time but over the holidays my ire was raised considerably as I tried to organize my library. Why, pray tell, does Marvel believe they need to have variant dust jackets for hardcover…
The first complete Thor trailer. Watch it and get excited!
There’s so much going on in this trailer. We can see that there likely will be no real use of Donald Blake, since when he lands he recognizes that he isn’t on Asgard anymore and they probably thought the whole…
CBD’S 52Qs | #15: “Who is the most influential person in comics today?”
Every week CBD’s Editor in Chief Pete DeCourcy asks the question and the crew (and special guests) give their answers, we’ll be doing this for 52 weeks. Tip of the hat goes to the gang at Scans_Daily for the inspiration.…
Jiminy Christmas! | Canadian Pricing Ripoff
I picked up the Green Lantern Omnibus Volume 1 this weekend at a discount bookstore. I was shocked a just shipped item could be discounted more than 50% its first week but that’s another story. Anyway I checked the printed…
Cyber Monday Deals: Marvel
It’s Cyber Monday, the online equivalent to Black Friday: expect lots of good deals online today. As the comic deals come in we’ll keep our reader updated. The first to hit is 30% off an annual subscription to Marvel Digital…
WHOSOEVER HOLDS THIS HAMMER: How I learned to stop worrying and love digital comics.
WHOSOEVER HOLDS THIS HAMMER appears every Tuesday exclusively on Comic Book Daily. The digital age is upon us, or so I have been told. I must admit that when I first heard that comic books were going to be online…