World’s Finest #71, DC Comics, (July/August, 1954) World’s Finest #71 was printed at both an historic low point for superhero comics and a major turning point for the American comic publishing industry. Though crime and horror comics ruled the day, behind the scenes Dr. Wertham and the US...

Points of interest from the comics interweb; I sort the chaff so you only get the wheat. Should I have a catchy superhero name like Wheatman or Chaff Smasher?

A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last seven days. Great stuff by Watterson, Mignola, Miller, Rude and many more!

Last week Brent Chittenden published his holiday gift ideas for your favourite nerd boy or girl.  One thing I love about Christmas is, giving someone a “nerd-gift” that they’d never expect and totally geek out about (I was going to reverse that statement, but it is better to...

Another fun show this week as local TV celebrity Marty Birthelmer joins hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija for an hour of comic world insights. The gang discuss the Superman memorabilia auction coming up at ComicConnect, the Tintin movies opening weekend in Europe, comic shops and their own...

I don’t know if you’ve seen this elsewhere yet, but this article really struck a chord with me.  Reuters had a story about Herbert Chavez, a Filipino designer who is a huge Superman fan.  He’s had body modifying surgery to make himself look more like his idol,...

DC held a panel on Aug. 27 focusing on the DC 52 relaunch, where creators talked about their work, while new projects were also unveiled.

At the conclusion of Brightest Day, Alec Holland rose from the grave and again became Swamp Thing. After fighting off his dark doppelganger, the Swamp Thing entity lashed out at transnational corporations responsible for the world's environmental concerns. John Constantine is next on its hitlist, but the question is, why? Constantine visits Gotham to meet with Batman and leaves town after gaining his opinion on combating Swamp Thing and the strange infection that's befallen the wily sorcerer.

My recent Pick 5 focused on Canadian Superheroes.  Since Independence Day just recently passed, I got thinking of heroes who fought for “Old Glory”.  Here is my list of American Patriotic Superheroes. #5 Iron Patriot The Iron Patriot was Norman Osborn.  Osborn replaced Tony...

[via the good people at ComicsAlliance.com] Leave your comments below. I have faith in Morrison.. not so much the rest of...

As we all know, Super Heroes (and comic characters) are pop culture icons.  It only makes sense that these characters would show up in places other than comic books.  Here are 5 songs that feature Super Heroes.  There are lots of songs that feature Super Heroes as well.  Feel free to add...

Last week Action Comics #900 was released, and the world was shocked at Superman’s revelation that he was going to renounce his American Citizenship.  The “right”-minded media jumped on this story, calling Superman “Un-American” and blaming the creators for...

This week hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk Free Comic Book Day, Superman and his American citizenship, the Toronto Comic Arts Festival, the Boston Comic Con, Thor movie news, Dylan Dog movie news, Sony’s compromised site and how it affects gamers, the Royal Wedding and a whole...

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.  This week’s question: Who is your favourite death and resurrection in...

In Action Comics #900, Superman, realizing that the United States of America is no longer the centre of the universe and that we are very much living in a global society, says that he intends to renounce his U.S. citizenship because he’s kind of annoyed that people are assuming that he’s...

I thought it was time to buy another belt buckle. I love them. I have a bunch of different styles and switch them regularly. I started searching online and found lots of really cool looking belt buckles. Here are some of my favourites I found.

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.  This week’s question: What is your favourite “it’s so bad...

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.  Pete’s been busy this week, so the question is mine [David Diep] this...

The Cover: Unless Lois Lane happened to get freaky-deaky with a Native American at some point in the comics and had a baby real quick, it’s safe to say that she has stolen someone’s baby. I can only imagine years of pining after Superman without any success have finally snapped her...

This week hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk about the new Future Foundation comic book, the just past Wizard World Toronto show, Spider-Man and Superman movie news, Stephen King writing a Walking Dead episode, collectible Thor movie tickets and lots more. So kick back, relax and...