Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Comic buying and reading is an expensive hobby. I’m not talking about buying high-grade silver age keys and socking them away in the bank; that’s comic collecting or comic investing. Right here and now I’m talking about spending your money…
Making my way through my local comic shop’s discount shelf I came across The Authority: Relentless, the first volume of the award winning series. I hadn’t read this since the individual issues came out and it deserved a second look.…
Another lost (to me) treasure discovered on the used shelf of my local comic shop, Catwoman: Relentless. Always a fan of Brubaker at the time I didn’t care for Stewart or Pulido’s clean lines and simplified styles; now I can’t…
I was on vacation for a few days over the weekend and had a chance to do some comic reading of the digital variety on my iPad2. I didn’t go for any guided panel reading, just one comic page displayed…
Marvel is releasing another motion comic animated feature September 13th, Thor & Loki: Blood Brothers. It’s based on the Marvel mini series featuring artwork by Esad Ribic. A motion comic takes the original art from the comic and adds animation:…
I saw this in a post but have forgotten where or what issue it’s from: an upcoming Catwoman cover by Guillem March. It’s such a striking pose and can be telling so much. Is she doing a quick getaway, half-dressed…
This past Saturday Jeet Heer had an article in the Globe & Mail about Captain America entitled “A pop culture Rorschach test”. I like Heer because he has a deep understanding of the comic community, plus he’s Canadian. Reading the…
With a title that exciting The Hounds Of Hell was a must read for me this week after a visit to my local comic book shop. Here’s the publisher’s blurb: Philippe Thirault (Writer) Christian Højgaard (Line art) Drazen Kovacevic (Line…
It seems to be the biggest news coming out of San Diego Comicon the past few years has been focused on reprinted material. IDW took top spot in my SDCC reading as they announced three new Artist’s Editions. For the…
Marvel released their October 2011 solicitations and I’ve picked the best five to share with you here. 5. Punisher Max #18 by Dave Johnson. Johnson has a unique composition style that works well with every cover he tackles. A great…
Frank Miller is publishing an original graphic novel this September through Legendary Comics. Made available this week are pages and a trailer in motion comic style. Here’s the official press release: [quote]Burbank, CA – July 21, 2011 – Legendary Entertainment…
Feast your eyes on the latest trailer from Green Lantern The Animated Series.
Here’s a new clip from the upcoming Conan The Barbarian movie, in theatres August 19th. It’s bloody.
Although the film is a year away a “teaser” has been release for The Amazing Spider-Man. Right off we have some mystery why Peter’s parents had to go and do something, leaving him with his aunt and uncle.…
DC released their October solicitations yesterday and this one jumps right out at you: [quote]DC COMICS: THE NEW 52 HC Written by VARIOUS Art by VARIOUS Cover by JIM LEE On sale DECEMBER 7 • 1,216 pg, FC, $150.00 US…
Courtesy of Travis Charest’s blog comes this stunning piece of a World War II era Wolverine. Charest notes “I’ve still got a long way to go but here’s another look at something in the hopper…”. Few artists are as wonderful…