Based on their website Wizard has shortened Wizard World Toronto 2012 to two days: March 24-25. Comic Book Daily attended in force last year and determined two days was really all the show needed: I could see tumbleweeds blowing through the Direct Energy Centre Friday night.  Saturday and...

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...

Whosoever Holds This Hammer appears every Tuesday (more or less) exclusively on Comic Book Daily. Comic book conventions are funny animals: you first approach them full of wonder, but after 50 or 60 shows you don’t get quite as excited. The problem is that you have seen it all, for, as...

On opening day of Wizard World Toronto 2011 I had the chance to chat with Jesus Merino for about an hour.  It was totally unexpected so I wasn’t prepared for it in any way; no notepad or recorder, just a back and forth between us.  I don’t speak Spanish at all and Jesus has a...

I attended the full first day of Wizard World, roaming the floor from 4:00 – 9:00 PM.  The exhibit hall was significantly smaller than last year and it seemed a better fit, less cavernous. During my initial pre-show walk around I discovered an alarming dearth of retailers: at best it...

I love comic book conventions. I love walking up and down the aisles aimlessly looking at people dressed up, dealer’s walls, looking for great deals and lining up to get sketches from artists. Well maybe not the lining up process so much. The show got off to a bit of a slow start on Friday...

I’ve toyed with this idea for some time, and hopefully I’ll be able to make this a regular thing. So, for my first foray into CBD’s blogosphere, I’ll be looking at the this past weekend’s Toronto Comic Con. Like the other smaller conventions organized by...

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...

Hey it’s toot Brent’s horn week on Just a Thought…urgh maybe I shouldn’t call it that…sounds kind of dirty… and not in my usual fun dirty way. First off, I got a great response from Jennifer Dupuis about my column last week. So good in fact I thought I...

Wizard Announces New Dates for Chicago Comic Con 2010 Moved to August 19-22, 2010 (Thursday-Sunday) Donald E. Stephens Convention Center New York, NY (December 3, 2009) - Gareb Shamus, CEO of Wizard Entertainment, has made the decision to move Chicago’s largest and longest running...

It’s that time of the week again! Time to tune out the world and tune into the smooth comic stylings of Christopher Owen and Walter Durajlija with this week’s edition of the Comic Culture. This week the guys discuss: the role of the JLA at DC, the Wizard World convention...