So Long And Thanks For All The Fish
So this is an interesting column for me but maybe it shows the insight to a creative mind. Or maybe I just have a huge ego that thinks that there are more than three people who read this column. So…
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Category Just a Thought
Retro Review: Union Jack
Union Jack is a character that I love the costume design but up until recently, I’ve never really read much of the character. To be fair, he’s never had an ongoing series but I started into Brubaker’s run on Captain…
Beta Ray Bill, The Dark Knight Rises, Looking To Fan Expo
I miss my old comic shop of Big B Barrie but my new shop, Big B Hamilton is starting to rank up there. Their used section for instance has been mountains of joy to my bookshelf and a bit of…
I Miss Renee Montoya (and other thoughts)
San Diego has come and gone and it’s been a while since I managed to get a column up (anyone want to come to Hamilton and fix my internet? I’ll bring you many sandwiches) so there is a ton of…
The League of Extraordinary Gentleman Century (Spoilers!)
There are two things you have to know before delving into the rest of the article. The first is that I am not the world’s biggest Alan Moore fan. While I love many of his comics, his attack on current…
A Place For My Stuff
I just moved. I hate moving. Seriously. The lady and I moved into our first home of our own (no more land lord HUZAH!) and we went from thinking “Eh, it’s our first place, we’ll stay here, five or ten…
Comic Book Gay Weddings
Please Note: The following column only represents the views of columnist Brent Chittenden and not necessarily the views or opinions of Comic Book Daily, its writers, editors or owners. Please read the entire column before commenting. I go away two…
The Avengers Is A Smash… now what?
Warning: If you have not seen The Avengers there will be spoilers galore. Huge amounts of them in fact. I’m pretty much going to describe a lot of stuff in it. Along with the credits sequence. If you’re still here,…
Review: Bizarre Comics
Reviewing indy comics can be a tough business, that’s why I tend to shy away from it. The problem I see a lot of mainstream reviewers have is that the try to hold independently produced comics to the same standards…
My Wizard World Toronto Panel Experience
It was an interesting weekend for moderating panels… well for me at any rate. I’ve already talked about my general Wizard World thoughts at Geek Hard earlier this week so today I figured I’d let you guys into how panels…
Random Rumblings
I’ve been off for a few weeks. The lady and I are currently in the process of house hunting (like buying a house… I feel so grown up) and it’s taking up a surprising amount of my time. Since WonderCon,…
Characters and Series That Should Be Revived
One of the great things about comics is the huge cast of characters involved and the multitude of series that have existed. And we all have our favorites. Think about conversations you have at conventions or at the comic shop.…
Reflections on the Industry
Take a look at the comic rack of your local store. Now, take look at the Previews catalog. And finally, take a look through various comic book news websites. Now if you’re around the age of 30, a lot of…
Elseworlds
The comic book era of the 90’s gets crapped on a lot. And for good reason. It’s not so much that things like chrome covers, variant covers, inter-company crossovers or Image style artists were or are a bad thing, it…
To Boycott Or Not To Boycott?
The word boycott has been floating around our universe a lot lately, and rightfully so in some cases. “We should boycott The Avengers! Marvel’s treated Kirby like a second class citizen!” “Everyone shouldn’t buy Before The Watchmen because DC screwed…
The Dead Season and other things
Hey there! Did you miss me? Well I missed you guys or at least I began to. As you may (or may not) have noticed, I’ve been on sabbatical for a few weeks due to a combination of personal dealings…
Rock and Comics (revisited)
* I’m on a bit of a music geek kick this week and I thought it’d be interesting to revisit something I wrote for somewhere else and maybe spruce it up a bit and update it. The following article was…
Crossovers I’d Like To See
Last week, a rumor made the rounds about a possible Spider-Man/Batman crossover. This rumor turned out to be false but it got me thinking, what crossovers would I like to see? If I could match up characters and licences from…
2012’s Potential
Now that 2011 is in the books, it’s time to look forward to what’s coming up in the world of comics. Some of these things are confirmed, some are rumor some are just speculation on my part. The Return of…
2011 In Review: Best Monthly Series Secret Avengers
2011 has been a weird year for me in terms of monthly series. Traditionally, I don’t buy a lot of floppies. I buy a crap load of trades but not a lot of actual single issues. But this year I…