Original art is near and dear to my heart; I’ve been an active collector for a few years and really enjoy getting a completely unique piece of comic art when attending a comic convention. I diligently check the list of attending guests and then decide who I’m going to try and get a...

In the lead up to London’s Super Convention, I’ve had the privilege of speaking to one of the show’s organisers.  Please visit the Con’s website again (if you haven’t recently) to find the latest updates to schedule/guest appearances etc.  It’s on. Is there any news on Stan...

This will be the first of 2 or 3 Montreal Comic Con posts, as it was a busy weekend. The con was well attended and well organized, but not without some bumps in the road. First I should make it very clear that I was impressed by the Montreal Comic Con. The market can definitely bear the...

Freshly returned from Montreal Comiccon 2011 my head is still full of crowds, books and art.  My focus here is the collected edition market at the show: hardcovers, trade paperbacks, graphic novels. First off this was a comic centric show and had a fair number of comic dealers with a healthy...

Fan Expo is next weekend so this column will mentally prepare you to haggle. That's right, haggle. There's no reason you should look at the prices at a dealer's booth as nothing more than a starting point in your negotiation.

Atten – Hutt!!!! G.I. Joe fans, do you know what June 18/2011 is? That is the day all you G.I. Joe fans will be at the Sheraton Toronto Airport hotel for the 2011 Canadian G.I. Joe Convention. If you just read Brent Chittenden’s blog about this years convention season, you would...

Adam Hughes was at Boston Comicon this past weekend.  I arrived at his table around 10:05 AM on the first day to find his sketch list well over ten names, which I knew meant he wouldn’t get to me even if I was added to the list. I’ve actually seen Adam Hughes four times at...

I’m just back from the first day of the HobbyStar Toronto ComiCON Fan Appreciation Event, the free show being put on at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre South building this weekend. This felt like a strictly comic book event: lots of comic dealers, a few toy dealers and a bustling...

I love comic book conventions. I love walking up and down the aisles aimlessly looking at people dressed up, dealer’s walls, looking for great deals and lining up to get sketches from artists. Well maybe not the lining up process so much. The show got off to a bit of a slow start on Friday...

On the last saturday of the Toronto Wizard  World Con, I had the opportunity to speak with one of my favourite authors, Gail Simone. Here’s a transcript of our conversation…. Shelley Smarz: So I think I speak for everyone at Comic Book Daily when I say that we’re huge fans...