Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Writers: Matt Fraction and Kieron Gillen Pencils: Greg Land Inks: Jay Leisten Colours: Justin Ponsor Letters: Joe Caramagna Cover: Greg Land and Justin Ponsor Publisher: Marvel Comics With the mutant flu ravaging Utopia, can Cyclops and the rest of the…
Writer: Grant Morrison Pencils: Yanick Paquette Inker: Michel Lacombe Colours: Nathan Fairbairn Letters: John J. Hill Covers: JH Williams and Yanick Paquette Publisher: DC Batman has gone global! We’re now two issues into Batman Inc., so let’s take a look…
Writers: Anthony Del Col and Conor McCreery Artist: Andy Belanger Colours: Ian Herring Cover: Kagan McLeod Letters: Neil Uyetake Publisher: IDW Publishing The team behind the critically successful series are back again with the eighth issue of their Shakespearean tale.…
Writers: Geoff Johns and Peter Tomasi Artists: Ivan Reis, Scott Clark, and Joe Prado Inkers: David Beaty and Oclair Albert Colour: Peter Steigerwald Cover: Gary Frank (with Nathan Eyring) (A), Ivan Reis (with Hi-Fi) (B) Letters: Rob Clark Jr. Publisher:…
Writer: David Hine Artist: Agustin Padilla Colourist: Tony Avina Letters: Sal Cipriano Cover: Stanley Lau Publisher: DC Detective Comics Annual #12 is the latest comic in the Batman Inc. story. Let’s have a look. Synopsis With his return to the…
Most people think of the Disney live action film when they hear Rocketeer but for comic fans Dave Steven’s beautifully illustrated character cheerfully fills our thoughts. December 2009 IDW published the collected Rocketeer works in a regular hardcover and in…
The Grand Poobah: Stan Lee Writer: Chris Roberson Artist: Khary Randolph Colours: Mitch Gerads Letters: Ed Dukeshire Covers: Gene Ha with Nei Ruffino (A), Humberto Ramos with Edgar Delgado (B), Khary Randolph with Etienne St. Laurent (C) Publisher: Boom! Studios…
After thoroughly enjoying Conan Volume 7 I scanned my local comic book shop and found Conan Volume 6: The Hand Of Nergal softcover. Here’s the publisher’s blurb: A mysterious curse lingers, following Conan as he attempts to return to his…
Was shopping a sale earlier this year and picked up a bunch of Marvel Premiere hardcovers including Black Widow: Web Of Intrigue. Here’s the publisher’s blurb: It’s been a long lively life for Natasha Romanova – in the Avengers, the…
We’re going to take a little departure from the usual format here. I’ve kept mum on the most part about Shadowland mostly due to the sheer volume of titles published since the story began in July. That’s especially the case…
Writers: Geoff Johns and Peter Tomasi Artists: Patrick Gleason and Scott Clark Inkers: David Beaty, Mick Gray, Tom Nguyen, Mark Irwin, Rebecca Buchman, Keith Champagne, Sandra Hope, Patrick Gleason Colours: Brian Buccellato and Peter Steigerwald Cover: David Finch (primary), Ivan…
I think we can all agree that All Star Superman is the best Superman story since Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow; if you disagree let me know in the comments.. but if you remain quiet, I’ll just assume…
Writer: Ian Brill Artist: Leonel Castellani Colours: Jake Myler Letterer: Jason Arthur Covers: Leonel Castellani (A), Jake Myler (B and C) Publisher: Boom! Studios Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Chip and Dale, Rescue Rangers! Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Chip Dale Rescue Rangers! Sorry… As was first revealed here at…
As I mentioned in my latest Jiminy Christmas rant I picked up The Green Lantern Omnibus Volume 1 at a discount bookseller in Toronto for $38. It collects material previously collected in DC Archives Green Lantern volumes 1-3 if you can…
Writer: Mike Carey Pencils and Inking: Paul Davidson Colours: Brian Reber Letters: Cory Petit Cover: Leinil Yu Publisher: Marvel Comics Coming off a lackluster story arc, Mike Carey returns Rogue and company to the San Francisco area where they finally…
Grand Poobah: Stan Lee Writer: Mark Waid Art: Chad Hardin Colours: Blond Letters: Ed Dukeshire Covers: Scott Clark (A), Chad Hardin (B), Joe Benitez (C) Publisher: Boom! Studios This week brings us the second of Stan the Man’s latest creations.…
Dan Brereton has been pigeon-holed as an artist of horror and horror comics. Image has published Dan Brereton: The Goddess & The Monster, a hardcover art book collecting various horror illustrations. Let the pigeon-holing continue. Here’s the publisher’s blurb: After…
Writers: Geoff Johns and Peter Tomasi Artists: Ivan Reis and Joe Prado Colours: Peter Steigerwald Covers: David Finch; Ivan Reis with Hi-Fi Letters: Rob Clark Jr. Publisher: DC Guess who’s back! Yes, despite all my misgivings about this series I’ve…
I was a faithful fan of Dark Horse’s Conan relaunch with Cary Nord as artist but after he left I drifted away. Came across Conan: Cimmeria or Conan Volume 7, depending how you interpret the spine and title page of…
I’m a big Mike Mignola fan, admiring his work since Marvel Fanfare. The Amazing Screw-On Head was a one shot comic published in 2002 but somehow I missed it so I was anxious to pick up The Amazing Screw-On Head…