Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
This will come as no surprise to comic fans but Ultimate Spider-Man isn’t dying, Ultimate Universe Peter Parker is dying and will immediately be replaced with a new character in a new Ultimate Spider-Man costume. Lame. It seemed odd that…
This is the story of an accidental purchase of a signed and numbered book from the 1980s. I was rummaging among the discount trade paperback section of my local comic shop when I came across Mechanics: A Love & Rockets…
My second day at the Toronto ComiCON 2011 was full of wonderful art acquisitions. The show ran from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM and the crowds were a little thinner than Saturday: Hobbystar needs to crank the PR machine into…
I had a chance on Sunday to walk the floor, talk to creators and overhear tidbits of information. All of this is unconfirmed so take it with a grain of salt. The biggest item concerned the Montreal Comicon taking place…
I’m just back from the first day of the HobbyStar Toronto ComiCON Fan Appreciation Event, the free show being put on at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre South building this weekend. This felt like a strictly comic book event: lots…
Nothing about this book from the outside interested me in the least. When this collection was published site after comics site sang it’s praises so I decided to pick up Daytripper from Vertigo. Here’s the publisher’s blurb: What are the…
IDW had some announcements at Wondercon this past weekend, but the one that caught my eye was the release of Walter Simonson’s The Mighty Thor Artist’s Edition. Here’s their blurb: San Diego, CA (April 1, 2011) – IDW Publishing is…
Fantagraphics keeps the hits rolling throughout 2011 and The Arctic Marauder is the latest in their Jacques Tardi translations line. Here’s the publisher’s blurb: In our ongoing quest to showcase the wide range of Jacques Tardi’s bibliography, Fantagraphics reaches all…
Last year I took the plunge and decided to only read collected editions, cutting out monthly comic books. Overall it’s been a pleasant experience, enjoying entire story arcs and not experiencing hiatus periods of big name books; is All Star…
Anything by Travis Charest goes right onto my “must have” list; he’s an amazing artist that seems to keep getting better. Unfortunately he also seems to be getting slower with new work sorely lacking. I anxiously awaited Weapons Of The…
The Comics Journal is the longest running North American publication dedicated to the comics medium. They recently completed a massive change to their website with a new look and new creative team. One item that just came to my attention…
Here I’m going to discuss how to manage your collection lists: what you have and what you’re looking for. This was sparked by a friend on the weekend at Wizard World Toronto pulling a piece of paper out of his…
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…
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…
The comic convention season will be upon us in Ontario this weekend, kicking off with Wizard World Toronto. For collected edition collectors that means two things: hunting and signing. A convention is good opportunity to find newer books on discount…
In 2008 The Umbrella Academy took the comic world by storm, winning an Eisner for best limited series and cementing the creative team of Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba as up and comers. It was followed up by a second…
This one caught me by surprise. As I read more and more collected editions my library of Fantagraphics books grows with new releases and older material “discovered” online and at my local comic shop. I was perusing their 2011 catalogue…
Another great piece of art made available today: Simone Bianchi’s cover to Age Of X: Universe issue 1.
This one has been brewing for several months but I needed some research; Pete’s post yesterday spurred me into action. All around the internet are scans of either full stories or full comics. I’m not talking about CBR files of…
A new artist on an entire story arc of Spider-Man, in one hardcover package. Spider-Man: Big Time Premiere hardcover collects Amazing Spider-Man 648-651 by Dan Slott and Humberto Ramos. Here’s the publisher’s blurb: Big changes are happening for the Amazing…