Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
So the 2011 yearly totals are in and I thought I’d pass along some data. Marvel was both the unit share winner for the year and the dollar value winner. I’ve included the top 10 publishers below. Publisher Fantagraphics finished…
Pia Guerra was at the Montreal Comiccon this past weekend (Sept 17 and Sept 18). I had a brief opportunity to chat with her after she completed a sketch for me. She is probably most known as the artist for…
The panel began with each creator giving a brief introduction of themselves and their careers. Sergio did most of his introduction in French. Stan Sakai began with a bit of Japanese and then English. Stan noted that issue 141 of…
PHOTO OF THE COMICCON: Smurfette …
Overall, Fan Expo 2011 was a positive experience for me. The programming was diverse and I think it had something for everyone. I’d like to see the official attendance numbers for this year. As a guess, I think it matched…
I attended quite a few panels at Fan Expo. Here are my comments on them. THURSDAY Ethan Phillips He played Neelix on Star Trek: Voyager. His Q&A panel started at 4:00 PM on Thursday right when Fan Expo officially opened. …
This panel discussed vampire literature in general. It was moderated by Nancy Kilpatrick (Evolve Two). The participants were Crissy Calhoun (Vampire Diaries companion), Karen Dales (Chosen Chronicles), David Tocher (Evolve Two), Max Turner (Nightrunner Series) and Alyxandra Harvey (The Drake…
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Marvel Assemble! Weeping Angel Poison Ivy GLaDOS Baroness and Destro Sweet Lolita Mystique Dalek and Dr. Who Belle Seven of Nine Vegeta and Goku Lolita Black Rock Shooter Dead Master Onion Knight For entire Fan Expo…
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Steampunk Rogue R2-D2 and C-3PO Ms. Marvel Benn’Joon The Macho Man Randy Savage The Red Queen Dr. Who Wonder Woman The Riddler and Bane Carnage Renji Abarai Elizabeth (from Gin Tama) Morrigan Aensland and Pyramid Head…
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Team Rocket Chika Peach World of Warcraft and Steampunk Cardcaptor Sakura Batgirl and Batman cosplay Rorschach and Zatanna Steampunk Grendel Sibylline Sister Rogue Darkwing Duck Cybermen Hexadecimal Spock Optimus Prime Seven of Nine Altaïr Officer Jenny…
Jeff Smith is an American cartoonist best known for his comic book series Bone. His current series is RASL. The series follows the art thief RASL who jumps to parallel universes to steal paintings. In this panel, Jeff talks about…
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Bruce Lee Sookie (True Blood) Ikkaku Madarame (Soul Reaper from Bleech) Fourth Raikage Rogue and Storm Super Mario Supergirl J-pop Cosplay Doctor Who (Tom Baker) Faith,…
This panel is about respecting the fan base. It discusses the rewards and challenges of adapting a well known and well loved story from one platform to another. This panel is moderated by The Listener showrunner Peter Mohan. The panel…
This panel consisted of James Davidge (Driftwood Saga series), Greg Lamberson (Jake Helman Files series) and Crissy Calhoun (Vampire Diaries companion books and managing editor of ECW Press). The panel discussed paranormal literature. Unfortunately, the panel got off to a…
For everyone who purchased a Fan Expo pass (premium, deluxe or day) in advance through Ticket Express, today is the first opportunity you can pick it up. The box office is located today at the lobby of the South Building…
Marvel released their October 2011 solicitations and I’ve picked the best five to share with you here. 5. Punisher Max #18 by Dave Johnson. Johnson has a unique composition style that works well with every cover he tackles. A great…
My second day at the Toronto ComiCON 2011 was full of wonderful art acquisitions. The show ran from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM and the crowds were a little thinner than Saturday: Hobbystar needs to crank the PR machine into…