Top July Collections
We don’t focus on upcoming books enough here at Comic Book Daily so for the last Pick Five of the month I’ll be looking at the top July 2011 collections that are supposed to ship. It’s a solid month with…
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Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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Farewell Gene Colan
It is a sad day in the world of the hobby we love. Gene Colan passed away in his 84th year on June 23rd around 11:00 pm from on going health issues. I never met Gene Colan but I grew up with him…
Gene Colan: 1926-2011
On Thursday June 23, 2011 at around 11pm, Gene Colan died from complications related to liver disease and a broken hip. He was 84. We’ve lost another one of the Silver Age greats, folks. He made an indelible mark on…
RIP Gene Colan
Another member of Marvel’s silver age bullpen has passed on as Gene Colan passed Friday morning. I’ve written about Colan before but it can’t be overstated how important his work was. Long runs on both Daredevil and Doctor Strange will…
#44: Digital Reading
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 and Scott VanderPloeg for this week’s question.
With all this "digital" talk about comics I'm interested to know who is reading any comics digitally? Our group here is a hardcore comic shop group but have we taken a walk on the interwebs and sampled its wares?
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Undervalued Spotlight #90
Captain America #117, Marvel Comics, September 1969 There’s an old saying that goes ‘timing is everything’ and the time seems right for me do dig this one out of my “Future Undervalued Spotlights” file. I read with sadness today of…
Canadian G.I. Joe Convention (2011) Recap
This past Saturday (July 18th), G.I. Joe fans invaded Toronto for the annual Canadian G.I. Joe Convention (CanJoeCon). This is the highlight of the year for any “Canuck” G.I. Joe fan. It was written on my calendar as soon as…
New Captain America Trailer
Here’s the latest theatrical trailer, 2:30 long. We’re treated to a new tag line: “heroes are made in America”. As well here’s the new “George Hamilton” poster.
Murdoch Mysteries: The Curse of the Lost Pharaohs, Episodes 1-3
Murdoch Mysteries: The Curse of the Lost Pharaohs is an exclusive 13-part original online series. A creative hybrid of live action (featuring all the stars of the series) and animated illustrations by Francis Manapul (The Flash), this web series is…
Summer Movies So Far And Other Ramblings
Howdy. I’m currently sitting on the couch as I write this. I’m on vacation from the dreaded day job so I figured I’d take it easy. I’ve been running around visiting people, delving into my copy of the Walt Simonson…
Package Loss
Reflecting on the collected editions I’ve read over the last three months one thing stands out: publishers are skimping or dropping extras and supplemental material. Since the birth of the trade paperback softcovers have rarely included any extras, but their…
Comic Culture June 22nd
A great show this week. Hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija discuss the Conan movie, 100 Bullets TV show, Green Lantern’s disappointing opening weekend, the death of Ultimate Spider-Man, the Joe Shuster Award winners and DC’s big September re-launch. Now…
Valentine DeLandro Interview (2011 CanJoeCon)
This past weekend was the 2011 Canadian G.I. Joe Convention in Toronto. One of the special guests was comic book artist Valentine DeLandro. I got the opportunity to sit with Valentine and talk to him about comics and of course…
Invincible Iron Man #505 (Fear Itself)
Fear reigns and some of Marvel's physically strongest characters now carry mystical hammers, using them to strike fear in the hearts of their former allies. How can they stand to fight when their worst fears are coming to life? Even more, can they?
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Via their weekly retailer newsletter Image Comics announced they would be adopting the same ratings system DC uses. Here’s the full text: [quote]Greetings, retail partners! We have some exciting news this week and we wanted you to hear it first:…
Wolves
Wolves is the latest mini-comic from Becky Cloonan. It follows a man on a hunt for a werewolf. The story is told in 20 pages of black and white art. I like Wolves a lot. The story is told in…
Animated Green Lantern
Hot on the heels of a disappointing opening weekend for the big budget Green Lantern film comes Cartoon Network’s promotion of Green Lantern: The Animated Series.
DC #1s, and why they are a good thing.
I love it when the industry gives us a news story that causes great debate. We have seen it before, of course, with the Death of Superman, the Clone Saga, and Quesada getting the EIC job; the list is endless.…
DC’s First to Fall
Don’t get me wrong here; I want the new DC to be a huge success. There will be 52 new #1s this September and even the biggest optimist at DC doesn’t expect all 52 to last out even a year.…
Joe Shuster Winners
The winners of the 7th Joe Shuster Annual Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards were announced June 18 at the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo. The awards highlight from coast to coast the Canadian comic book industry’s top talent and recognize…
X-Men: Prelude to Schism 3
Mutantkind stands idle in its darkest hour. With a dire threat quickly approaching Utopia, the X-Men stand waiting for Cyclops, their General, to make a calculated decision on how they are to proceed. Seeking counsel from both Professor Xavier and Magneto, Scott Summers' biggest decision as a leader rests at his feet.
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