Toronto's Fan Expo 2010 | Day One – Pete's E...

Fan Expo is absolutely crazy. Usually Friday is the dead day, the day that you don’t have to worry as much about the crowds. This was definitely not the case. Luckily it’s Canadian comic crowds so everyone is really nice, and you hear lots of “excuse me’s” and...

Fan Expo Starts Now!

Sounds off below on all the things You’re looking forward to seeing/doing at this year’s Toronto Fan Expo! Check out the Hobbystar website for the schedule. Publishers ranging from DC Comics and Marvel to BOOM! Studios and Udon will have programming or booth presences at the...

WHOSOEVER HOLDS THIS HAMMER: Don’t Support Your Local Comic...

First off I want it on the record that I support the concept of the local comic shop. I think that they are a vital part of the industry. However, the majority of comic books stores are awful, nerd-filled gulags that I wouldn’t frequent if you paid me. I live in Toronto (a city that is not...

Brand new Banksy pieces spotted in Toronto. (Possibly Here for TC...

Not comic related, per se, but still pretty cool. Famed graffiti street artists Banksy is a fairly dynamic figure – known as much for his secret identity and air of mysteriousness as his beautifully subversive street murals. Three new pieces done in Banksy’s distinctive style have...

Comic Culture Interview – ComicLink’s Douglas Gillock

The Comic Culture podcast recently had a chance to chat with ComicLink’s Sales and Auction coordinator Douglas Gillock. We sat down with Mr. Gillock in the ComicLink booth at the Wizard World Toronto Comic Convention...

Noir and Beyond: a Darwyn Cooke Exhibit

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...