Week 6: Raboy gets his due
No theme again this week, and again I like where my A.D.D. took me. There have been some references to Mac Raboy lately so I thought I’d lead with a monster of a splash page from the man himself. We…
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
No theme again this week, and again I like where my A.D.D. took me. There have been some references to Mac Raboy lately so I thought I’d lead with a monster of a splash page from the man himself. We…
Volume two of Marvel Covers charts NEW territory—literally—featuring covers from the last 25 years! Included in this volume will be gorgeous selections by a vast array of talents as they interpret many of Marvel’s most iconic characters and titles! Marvel…
Courtesy of IDW Publishing comes this preview of Marvel Covers: The Modern Era Artist’s Edition, currently scheduled for a July 27th release. For a list of all Artist Edition style books, upcoming and published, please see our AE Index.
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time DC Direct Currents 5 May 1988. Hawk & Dove by “DC discovery” Rob Liefeld, Haywire, Starman, Best Of The Brave And The Bold, plus Karl Kesel interviewed.
I have talked to several artists and writers since I started doing this for CBD, and usually our conversation will evolve into talking about their dream projects. Most times the comic creator will say their dream job is to work…
It’s time for another update from BIFF SOCKO, TWO-FISTED NEWSHOUND. Biff Socko covers Comic Book News like zits on the A-V Club. Faster than Perry White! Stronger than J. Jonah Jameson! He is…BIFF SOCKO! DATELINE: GOTHAM CITY– Comic book dealers…
Whenever I have a bit of writer’s block or simply can’t think of a topic for a column, the internet provides. Last week Rob Liefeld set Twitter abuzz with his comments about Deadpool, or more specifically about how Deadpool is…
All of us have done something we’ve regretted. A bad hair cut right before school photos. Owning an album by C&C Music Factory. Proclaiming New Coke better than old Coke. Me? I own the entire Deathmate mini series from Valiant…
I kind of sat on this one for a little bit; surprisingly no one really wrote much about it. Rob Liefeld was prompted on twitter to explain the status of his Kirkman penned Killraven series which lead to a back…
Every week Comic Book Daily 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. This week’s…
Homage versus plagiarism. It’s a very fine line between the two and you have to be real good to skate the edge of. I bring this up because this is an issue that has reared it’s ugly head in the…
Okay I promise after this column I’ll try not to throw back to the 90’s so much. But alas for this week, the 90’s are an important aspect to the book I looked at so they’ll be referenced a fair…