Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Minutiae: those happenings in the world of comics.
Nicolas Brendon, more commonly known for playing Xander Harris on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, made fans ‘whoop’ with delight at Wizard World Toronto. Brendon talked to fans at the Wizard World Toronto comic con this Saturday. When Brendon heard Buffy…
Francis Manapul offered tips to up and coming comic book creators during a Q&A session at Wizard World Toronto Comic Con on Saturday. “I would put together a sequential portfolio and just go to as many conventions as possible,” Manapul…
Dylan Dog Investigates His Way Into the Big Scream … er I mean Screen. Early reports are coming in about a big screen version of Italian comic creator Tiziano Sclavi’s title character about the “nightmare investigator”, in Dylan Dog: Dead…
In order to celebrate the excitement of so many comic book movies this summer, the powers that be at Comic Book Daily have decided to provide one lucky winner with this amazing prize package! The winner of our draw will…
Fox has re-opened the Daredevil franchise by acquiring Twilight Saga Eclipse director David Slade. Much like the Fantastic Four, the Marvel Man Without Fear will be re-booted for a new series of movies (hopefully) in the near future. Currently Fox…
Perhaps one of the strangest characters in the Marvel Mythos is M.O.D.O.K. Originally, the character started out as George Tarleton who created the Cosmic Cube. A.I.M. (Advanced Idea Mechanics) changed Tarleton into the being known as M.O.D.O.C. (Mental Organism Designed…
Conan in August! But with so little to see in the teaser it’s hard to tell whether or not the movie will be any good. Fans of the character will always compare it to the Arnold films while people new…
Hey all, I decided to make a quick list of all the comic conventions that are coming up in 2011. Now you can plan to roam North America visiting convention center after convention center. All Con names are linked. Enjoy.…
The creators of IDW’s highly successful series Kill Shakespeare, will be killing off one of the Bard’s greatest creations in the series’ tenth issue. “With the murder of Julius Caesar famously taking place on the Ides of March we thought…
Marvel just sent out a press release about Captain America issue 616: it’s been well covered around the comic sites. What captured my attention was the beautiful Travis Charest cover: why is this man not doing any comic interiors! Although…
I’m not going to lie: the second I heard Dwayne McDuffie was dead, it felt like a tremendous punch in the gut. Such a huge, huge loss to comics. RIP Dwayne McDuffie. I’m at a bit of a loss for…
So yeah, it’s been reported that at the ComicPro retailer summit, Marvel is going to start killing characters off every quarter in the hopes of boosting sales. David Gabriel said that while they are going to be killing off a…
Booya…just booya. Nothing in it looks bad so far that is all. Now that’s just an awesome Red Skull.
Who cares about football? This year the Super Bowl is all about movie trailers-comic book movie trailers. Can’t wait for the game? The Cowboys and Aliens teaser has already made its way online. The Science Fiction/Western was directed by Jon…
Marvel Comics has released a teaser for their latest Moon Knight series. Despite lukewarm successes with its series over the last few years, Marvel is again trying to push a Moon Knight title. Over the last few years, titles featuring…
The nominees were announced this morning for the seventh annual Joe Shuster Awards, which recognize the achievements of Canadian comics creators. The awards are named in honor of Toronto-born artist Joe Shuster, co-creator Superman. Our very own Peter DeCourcy was…
It’s a Bird. It’s a plane. It’s…Henry Cavill? Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures have officially announced their new Superman and it’s Henry Cavill. Unsure of the name? He’s best known for playing Charles Brandon on the historical drama, The…
Fans of Hockey might have heard about the NHL’s Guardian Project where comic legend Stan Lee turned the mascots of each NHL team into a superhero. What they may not know is how this has produced some of the most…
Ok, now that the comic code authority is effectively gone…what’s going change for us comic fans? Probably jack squat. Marvel dropped it in 2001 and you probably didn’t notice. Bongo did in 2010 (just goes to show how much people…
Over at Vertigo’s Graphic Content Blog they tease an actual conversation between 100 Bullets writer Brian Azzarello & Editor Will Dennis: AZZ: I got an idea for a new series. ME: What’s it called? AZZ: SPACEMAN. ME: SPACEMAN? Is that…