On this week's episode of the "Comfy Couch," Andrew Ardizzi chimes in on the recent DC announcement to move forward with 'Watchmen' prequels.

Last week, a rumor made the rounds about a possible Spider-Man/Batman crossover. This rumor turned out to be false but it got me thinking, what crossovers would I like to see? If I could match up characters and licences from other companies and put together mini-series, what would I put...

If you think you’ve read this particular column before, I wouldn’t blame you. I first covered rumors of a Watchmen sequel/prequel nearly two years ago (Scott: previous column). At the time, there wasn’t much attached to idea in terms of names attached (Grant Morrison was a...

As many of you might recall, a few weeks ago I wrote a column about my toy buying habits.  Writing the column kind of re-awakened my love of toys and my interest in collections. For someone who buys comics, this can be a hazardous thought.  Kind of like the coke addict who begins thinking...

I had a comic book weekend that was both ends of the spectrum. First up was Thor on Friday night. The first marvel flick of the year and lucky me my girlfriend was dying to go. Since we hadn’t gone to the theater for a while, it became date night. First off, well done to all of the...

The most anticipated webcomic of the year looks to be one with quite the artistic pedigree behind it: Teenage Satan, a digital comic created by the wife of Darwyn Cooke; Marsha and his niece Candis along with artist Stephanie Buscema (granddaughter of John). Teenage Satan is about a...

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: “With the...

So it is the end of the year and everyone and their mother is doing a best of list. I’m not a huge fan of using the word “Best” in these terms. Just because I like something doesn’t mean your opinion is any less valid. I prefer to use the term favorite instead. For...

My graphic novel of last year was Darwyn Cooke’s adaptation of The Hunter. If you’ve read my column at all in the last year, you know that I love this book a lot. So needless to say, I have been waiting with baited breath for the second adaptation in the series called The Outfit. Okay,...

“Have we done gibbons yet?” Ah Wednesday, the day of new comics. As I’ve previously stated a number of times, Blue Beetle Comics in Barrie is my local shop. I’ve often explained what I like about the store in a physical sense but I’m unsure if I’ve truly...

Ah it’s Fan Expo time again. For those of you outside Ontario, Fan Expo is Toronto’s largest convention. I’ve heard reports that overall it’s the 3rd largest con in North America and after seeing the line ups last year, I’d be hard pressed to disagree. I’m...

What happens when the very powers that drive you to be a hero are also killing you? Do you burn out or fade away? Do you resign yourself to your fate or risk it all to die a hero? Those are just some of the questions being faced by the new heroes that take the mantle of the T.H.U.N.D.E.R....

He talked about it in our interview a while back and now it’s official: IDW Publishing and award-winning creator Darwyn Cooke are pleased to announce an exclusive prelude to The Outfit, the second of Richard Stark‘s Parker novels that Cooke is adapting. Cooke‘s initial Parker...

After the beautiful Mark Chiarello Batman Cover, I wasn’t really sure how Overstreet could top it. Well, that’s probably why they turned to Darwyn Cooke. I can honestly say that I have never seen a Cooke Captain America, and I was not let down. Look at the image below and check out...

Darwyn Cooke to Appear at the Smithsonian American Art Museum Reading and signing for acclaimed graphic novel, The Hunter January 30th, 4:00 PM San Diego, CA (January 18, 2010) – On Saturday, January 30th at 4 PM, award-winning creator Darwyn Cooke will read from his much-lauded graphic...

So a lot of people are doing end of year and end of decade lists for what their favorite this is and what their favorite that is. …okay I’m one of those people. In fact my co-host and I have built a whole episode around it and turned it into a parody awards show called The...

I’ll start this review with a confession. Outside of one issue of Jonah Hex (issue #35 drawn by the amazing J.H. William the 3rd) I don’t really read his comics. This isn’t to say that they’re bad comics by any stretch, In fact from popular opinion they’re quite...

Darwyn Cooke is a bit of a rarity in this business. For one thing, he’s a superstar in a field with very few superstars.  Let’s face it, with the exception of maybe Jim Lee and Alex Ross, there aren’t many people who have the crossover appeal of Darwyn Cooke. Having started...

Chances are you’re pretty familiar with Darwyn Cooke. He’s arguably one of the most critically and commercially succesful artists working in the industry today. His recently(ish) released adaptation of Richard Stark’s The Hunter was one of the best selling books to come out...

Warren Ellis once said, sometime, somewhere long ago that, “the idea of superheroes dominating comic books was as ludicrous as all novels only being written about nurses.” What he means is that we have in ‘sequential art’ is a intelligent and groundbreaking medium that can tell...