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Jiminy Christmas!

Jan04

Reading To Enjoy, Not Complete

A great article about reading was published today and it really got me thinking about comics and how I consume them. I love comics and graphic storytelling; have been an avid comic reader and collector since 1980. Unfortunately it’s that “collector” part that interferes...

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52Qs

Dec16

52Q | #59: Superhero and comics fans

by Comic Book Daily Staff
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Back by popular demand, Comic Book Daily asks the question and the crew (and special guests) give their answers. Tip of the hat goes to Scott VanderPloeg for this week’s question. Spotted this quote last week. There are two types of fans: superhero fans and comics fans. The problem is that most superhero fans mistakenly believe they're comics fans. This week's 52Q: your take on the above.

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Progressive Comic Shops

Oct13

The Dragon
Guelph Ontario

by Scott VanderPloeg
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Last month I had the opportunity to visit The Dragon in Guelph Ontario. I had heard good things about the store and wanted to see it for myself. The location is in a mall with a unique layout, designed as a covered street. It allows each store to look and feel like a separate building. I...

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Jiminy Christmas!

Oct05

Why shop at a comic store?

by Scott VanderPloeg
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When you collect trade paperbacks and graphic novels there’s Amazon and everything else. They have the market share, deep discounts, availability, free shipping, recommendations and even preview pages. There’s no denying it so retailers need to recognize, adapt and overcome. ...

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Daily News

Aug16

Daredevil Audio Edition

by Scott VanderPloeg
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Marvel posted today an audio (MP3) version of the recently released Daredevil #1. While most would consider comic books a visual medium this dramatic reading by Marvel staffers gives a new perspective for the writing aspect of comics.

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Jiminy Christmas!

Jul20

Comic Book Reviews

by Scott VanderPloeg
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The current format of comic book reviews is all wrong. It's a little clearer when I refer to comics as graphic novels: reviews concentrate on the novel part and largely ignore the graphic portion.

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52Qs

Jul01

#45: What Exactly Is A Comic?

by Comic Book Daily Staff
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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. After reading last week’s 52Q answers (I asked who was reading comics digitally) it seemed unanimous that web comics were not considered mainstream or comics. This week I’d like to explore that and ask why not? What defines a comic for you? Chris Howard (From Egesta Comics, one of the masterminds behind Dressed For Success) I never got around to answering last week,...

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52Qs

Jun24

#44: Digital Reading

by Comic Book Daily Staff
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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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