80’s Toy Show
As many of you might recall, a few weeks ago I wrote a column about my toy buying habits. Writing the column kind of re-awakened my love of toys and my interest in collections. For someone who buys comics, this…
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Category Just a Thought
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Captain America Review
If I were to sum up Captain America in a quick line it would be the following. It’s the adventure movie we all wanted Indiana Jones and The Crystal Skull to be. And I don’t just mean the fact that…
Miss Harry Potter? How About These Comics?
So say you’re a bit of a young’en. Or maybe you’re just someone who just happens to rather like the Harry Potter series. The final movie is out, the last book has long been out and that Pottermore site isn’t…
What If… (vol 1)
Being a writer, I love the idea of “What if”. Okay not so much the comic book series…not that What If was terrible mind you, I’m speaking more of the question What If as opposed to the comic book What…
Toys
Much like Ed and Scott did this week, I’m kind of going off the beaten path of my regular comic book subjects… ok, I know I’ve spoken about pro wrestling a few times in here but that doesn’t count because…
Simonson Thor Omnibus
I don’t tend to buy a lot of the Omnibus/Absolute format hardcovers. I tend to believe that comics should be able to be read without causing spine damage to the reader. That being said, the minute Pete DeCourcy opened up…
RIP Gene Colan
Another member of Marvel’s silver age bullpen has passed on as Gene Colan passed Friday morning. I’ve written about Colan before but it can’t be overstated how important his work was. Long runs on both Daredevil and Doctor Strange will…
Summer Movies So Far And Other Ramblings
Howdy. I’m currently sitting on the couch as I write this. I’m on vacation from the dreaded day job so I figured I’d take it easy. I’ve been running around visiting people, delving into my copy of the Walt Simonson…
Comic Book Docs
In this post is an idea I wish for someone to use because I have not the resources to do it myself. But we’ll get to that. I love documentaries. Okay, I love good documentaries, especially those about music. Standing…
A (Half) Week of Thoughts
So I'm trying something a little different this week.
I usually write the column in one shot and then go away for a few hours and come back and edit before setting it to post. This week, I'm going to write and add as the week goes on up until Wednesday night (regular posting time for me so the editors have time to make sure I'm doing an ok job).
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DC Reboot
Like you didn’t see this coming a mile a way. I’m writing this on Tuesday. The day of the big DC announcement that they are rebooting the DC universe. 52 titles starting with a new Justice League #1 on August…
On Rob Granito
Rob, Rob, Rob, man did you make waves. Not good ones mind you. In fact, you not only caused problems for you, you may have caused issues for a ton of other people. I know this is a story that…
Just A Thought | Convention Season Begins
A little while ago I wrote about TCAF but I neglected to mention that TCAF has more or less become the kick off for the Toronto convention season. I’m a little more excited this year then last year for a…
Just A Thought | Thor and TCAF
I had a comic book weekend that was both ends of the spectrum. First up was Thor on Friday night. The first marvel flick of the year and lucky me my girlfriend was dying to go. Since we hadn’t gone…
Just A Thought | Scalped
Pete DeCourcy would have made a pretty good drug dealer. A year or two ago, it was Christmas time, I was in The Blue Beetle and I was looking for something new to try out. “Have you read Criminal yet?”…
Just A Thought | Black Dynamite in Slave Island
It is very rare for the first issue of a comic book to enter The Blue Beetle. It’s even rarer for a fight to break out around that first issue. Okay maybe fight is a strong word more like disbelief…
Just A Thought | Going Hardcore!
What I mean by going hardcore was the moment you crossed from casual fan to that guy who came in to the comic shop on a regular basis. Where you stopped buying from the corner store and started buying comics on Wednesdays at a comic shop.
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Suddenly/Meanwhile | Who is Geoff Johns?
Pete thinks that Geoff Johns needs to put more of himself on the page and then talks about how awesome Concrete is. Pretty typical stuff!
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Just A Thought | How I Ended Up Hosting A Panel
Remember that interview I coyly mentioned in my tweets or that thing I said I was researching on but couldn’t give more details on? Here’s an insider look at how things are set up for interviews and how they can…
Just A Thought | A Whole Lot of Grab-bagging
So right now I’m in the middle of research for something. Can’t really say what because honestly it might fall apart and I’ll be in the corner crying. But I’ve still got to put in some work so unfortunately this…