Chasing Down Usagi Yojimbo: The Special Edition

A book with two versions listed and a different ship date from every online bookseller: exactly what and when is Fantagraphics offering? A few days ago I was perusing the Fantagraphics website and noticed a solicitation for Usagi Yojimbo: The Special Edition, a two volume slip-cased 1200 page...

Just A Thought | Holiday Gift Guide

It’s the holiday season again and a lot of you out there have little or big nerds to buy for. It can be daunting, especially if you’re not someone who is into comics. But here I am with not only a gift guide but advice on how to figure out what to get that special...

Just A Thought | Holiday Gift Guide

It’s the holiday season again and a lot of you out there have little or big nerds to buy for. It can be daunting, especially if you’re not someone who is into comics. But here I am with not only a gift guide but advice on how to figure out what to get that special...

Jiminy Christmas! | Canadian Pricing Ripoff

I picked up the Green Lantern Omnibus Volume 1 this weekend at a discount bookstore.  I was shocked a just shipped item could be discounted more than 50% its first week but that’s another story.  Anyway I checked the printed price on the back of the book: $75 U.S. and $88 Canadian. ...

Review | Conan Volume 7: Cimmeria

I was a faithful fan of Dark Horse’s Conan relaunch with Cary Nord as artist but after he left I drifted away.  Came across Conan: Cimmeria or Conan Volume 7, depending how you interpret the spine and title page of the book, at my local comic shop and it looked intriguing.  It’s...

Review | The Amazing Screw-On Head and Other Curious Objects

I’m a big Mike Mignola fan, admiring his work since Marvel Fanfare.  The Amazing Screw-On Head was a one shot comic published in 2002 but somehow I missed it so I was anxious to pick up The Amazing Screw-On Head and Other Curious Objects hardcover.  Here’s the publisher’s...

CBD’s 52Qs | #7: “Which Company Is Currently Putting Out the Best Quality Books?” Oct13

CBD’s 52Qs | #7: “Which Company Is Currently Putting Out th...

Every week CBD’s Editor in Chief Pete DeCourcy 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. Today’s Question: “Which Company Is Currently Putting Out the...

Review: The Terminator: 1984 #1 Oct04

Review: The Terminator: 1984 #1

Writer: Zack Whedon Art: Andy MacDonald Letters: Nate Piekos Colours: Dan Jackson Cover: Massimo Carnevale Publisher: Dark Horse Following his three issue mini-series Terminator 2029 that concluded earlier in the year, Zack Whedon returns to the Terminator universe with another run of stories...

Just A Thought | Just Another Grab Bag Edition

Well it’s time for another random group of comic news and commentary, so strap on your helmets, it’s time for a Grab bag edition of Just a Thought! Image United issue 3 is out. Yup, months late and any general interest in the book by those few of us who pined for our nostaliga...

New BLACKSAD Coming in September!

Blacksad – the furry comic that even non-furries own – is a very special and beautiful thing. Gorgeous artwork and a compelling stories make it one of the most important works of the last twenty years, the Watchmen of anthropomorphic Animals if you will. Dark Horse has recently...

Just A Thought | Predators!

If you are a regular reader to this column, you know that sometimes I yearn for the 80′s. I’m very much a product of my pop culture filled childhood. Case in point, a new Predator movie is on it’s way this weekend called Predators (it amazes me it to a sequel this long to...

Shipping This Week: March 10th, 2010

Check out what comics and graphic novels will be hitting your local comic book shop this Wednesday, March 10th. Included are new Batman and Robin. Another installment of the Classic-In-The-Making storyline from the boys at BPRD. Oh and one of my favourite comics coming out right now: Jersey Gods!

Animated Films: "There's More Than Just Two Companies, ...

Well I got an email or two about the animation article I wrote last week. The gist of one or two of them that 1) I’m awesome and 2) How come I didn’t talk about comic companies other then Marvel and DC. To be honest, it did cross my mind, you get kind of a glimpse when I mention...