Stuff This Week in KIHTB (Knowing is half….
Wow…. This has been one busy week. I am only getting the opportunity to sit down now and bang out this column. I’ll try to get some comic talk into this column, but it’s basically going to be a bunch…
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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My Favourite Comics
I have a lot of comics. I don’t have more than some of you reading this right now, but I do have a lot more than an average reader. Many of the comics I have bought have disappeared. Some were…
I’ve Gone To The Fair!
Ahhh, it’s fall. You can feel the chill in the air, and the crops are starting to come off. If you live in a rural area, you know what time of year it is, Fall Fair season. And that’s what…
Why am I not reading Spider-Man?
A couple of weeks ago, Spider-Man celebrated his 50th anniversary with the release of Amazing Spider-Man #692. I didn’t pay much attention to that comic because it had been years since I bought my last Spider-Man book. At the most…
My Thoughts On Fan Expo 2012
Well Fan Expo has wrapped up for another year, and I like most of you are tired and beat up from the weekend. It was long. It was hard work. But it was a lot of fun. I think this…
Roughin’ It
In but a barren wasteland, I have not… except comics. This summer… actually this whole year has been busy. Between real work (the one that pays the bills), Comic Book Daily, family commitments and volunteering for my local fall fair,…
2012 Canadian G.I. Joe Convention Review
August 11/2012 was the Canadian G.I. Joe Convention in Toronto at the Sheraton Airport Hotel. This was the third year that the Canadian G.I. Joe Convention (CanJoeCon) was held at that location. It was a great day indeed. CanJoeCon is the event…
Robert Atkins Panel – 2012 Can G.I. Joe Con
Saturday August 11th was the 2012 Canadian G.I. Joe Convention. This year featured many special guests and panels. One panel featured IDW artist Robert Atkins, who has drawn G.I. Joe since IDW acquired the license in 2008. To start off…
Secrets of G.I. Joe Panel – 2012 Can G.I. Joe Con
August 11/2012 was the Canadian G.I. Joe Convention in Toronto. This year’s event had many special guests and panels. One of the panels was G.I. Joe Declassified: The Secrets of G.I. Joe. The panel was presented by JoeDeclassified.com. Their…
Twitter Has Spoken
This week I wanted something different to read. So I asked the Twitter-verse to help me out and tell me which comics I should pick up this week (you can follow me too @EdCampbell_CBD). Just using the hash-tags #comic, #comicbooks and…
TFCon and Canadian Collectible Toy Expo 2012
Last weekend was the latest Transformers Convention (TFCon) and Canadian Collectible Toy Expo held at the Delta Meadowvale Hotel in Mississauga. I attended the show on Sunday July 29th. This was my second time going to TFCon/CCTE, and every year gets…
TFCon Panel: How to get into voice acting
This past weekend was the Transformers Convention (TFCon) and Canadian Collectible Toy Expo in Mississauga. On Sunday (July 29) the TFCon presented a panel of “How To Get Into Voice Acting”. The panel included Scott McNeil (X-Men Evolution, Beast Wars,…
A Week’s Worth of Rambles and Grumbles
This week I had too many thoughts running through my head. Not enough to write a column about it, but enough that I have to get them out of my head so I don’t have to keep thinking about them. …
The Dark Knight Rises Colorado Incident
Today is supposed to be a happy day. The Dark Knight Rises is opening in theatres today. There will be lots of people anxiously waiting to see the movie today at theatres around the country. Many theatres had screenings last…
My thoughts on Marvel Now!
So the big announcement came down the pipe last week that Marvel is going to relaunch, not reboot all of their comic books starting this fall (gee… where have we heard that one before). Essentially every title is going to…
I could’ve been Captain Canuck
To celebrate Canada Day this year, Captain Canuck’s creator Richard Comely toured Southern Ontario visiting Big B Comics three locations. On July 7th, Big B Comics Barrie was the final stop on the Captain Canuck tour. Richard Comely was on…
Battle Scars
The trade paperback for Battle Scars was recently released. This is the 6 issue series about Marcus Johnson. Who could be the most important man in the Marvel Universe. Just be warned. There are spoilers ahead. Battle Scars is written…
Comic Book Things That Make You Go Hmmm!
There are a lot of things that happen in comic books that we accepts as fact. Many of these events have happened generations ago. It’s hard to fathom it sometimes, but yes it’s true, many things happened in comics when…
Review | G.I. Joe Renegades Season 1 Volume 1
G.I. Joe Renegades Season 1 Volume 1 is now on DVD. Renegades is the latest animated series for the G.I. Joe franchise. The idea for Renegades is different from other G.I. Joe animated series. In this incarnation G.I. Joe doesn’t…
Lighten Up Man!
The last couple weeks have been sort of negative for me. First off we had the news that G.I. Joe Retaliation is being pushed back until March 2013, for the addition of 3D and more scenes with Channing Tatum. Secondly,…