The summer is almost upon us and as such seems to mark a dramatic slowdown in my comic buying. I’m not quite sure why but every summer material I’m interested in dries up and my ordering list gets smaller and smaller. In the old days it was believed summer output from Marvel and DC...

  There has been a bit of doom and gloom on our site lately. Andrew, Ed, and I have all written some glass half empty articles recently, and I wanted to let our intrepid readers know that all is fine at the CBD offices. We have not started dressing in all black and writing sad poetry....

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...

An interesting look at graphic novels in the classroom from TVO’s Parents Book Club.  Watch it and then continue. It’s ridiculous listening to the host about how she had to follow the pictures.  Being immersed in comics and reading since I was eight I find it interesting how...

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.

What I mean by going hardcore was the moment you crossed from casual fan to that guy who came in to the comic shop on a regular basis. Where you stopped buying from the corner store and started buying comics on Wednesdays at a comic shop.