Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Minutiae: those happenings in the world of comics.
Over on his blog, artist Sean Phillips teases the next Incognito series by posting a cover sketch for the first issue. The follow-up to Phillips and writer Ed Brubaker’s Eisner-nominated series is actually subtitled “Bad Influences,” Brubaker said on Twitter,…
Whenever we get an excellent trailer, such as the one for Inception last week, people tend to get creative and mix it together with other movies. It happened with 300, The Dark Knight and Watchmen, and it’s happened again with…
DC Comics announced this morning that Jeff Lemire will launch a Superboy ongoing series later this year with artist Pier Gallo. A one-off co-feature in August’s Action Comics #982 will kick off the new title. Lemire, an award-winning cartoonist best…
Where and When: August 27-29, 2010; Metro Toronto Convention Centre, baby! Fan Expo has just announced the guest list for the Comic Book Expo portion of the event! In addition to Adam West (Batman, Family Guy), William Shatner (Star Trek,…
BRAMPTON (ON) – Brampton native Michael Cera has made quite a name for himself in Hollywood, having starred in several popular movies and television shows. It’s his latest movie, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World that has one local business extending…
If you know anything about me at this point it’s that I am absolutely head over heels in love with Frank Quitely’s art. I think he’s the most dynamic and exciting artists today. So in saying that I’ve become completely…
I’ve been a fan of Pasqual Ferry’s art since I came across it through he and Andy Diggle’s Adam Strange mini-series. It was bold and beautiful and filled with dynamic pages. Seriously – every single panel looked like it could…
Deadline NY is reporting that the long-planned Judge Dredd reboot has just gotten financial backing. This is good news for fans of 2000 AD’s version – bad news for the two guys who loved Sly Stallone’s version. Dredd is set…
Unfortunately another of the masters has left the mortal plain. Frank Frazetta has passed away at the age of 81. The influence Frazetta has had on the worlds or art, comics, fantasy and film is almost immeasurable at this point.…
Ain’t it Cool posted this photo of Peter Sarsgaard in makeup for his role of as the big headed GL baddie Hector Hammond. So.. does anyone else get Rocky Dennis from this? I mean – I love it and all,…
Frank Frazetta has passed away. Twitter reaction and a video... it's a sad day for fans of art in general.
Pete reflects on all the things he learned, observed and eavesdropped on during his wonderful two days at the 2010 Toronto Comic Arts Festival
Not comic related, per se, but still pretty cool. Famed graffiti street artists Banksy is a fairly dynamic figure – known as much for his secret identity and air of mysteriousness as his beautifully subversive street murals. Three new pieces…
No doubt, you’ve seen some of the pictures we’ve taken at this years TCAF, but let’s take a little closer look at some of the cool stuff that went on. Charles Vess was sitting at the Beguiling Signing area on…
TCAF is one of the those exciting comic book experiences that don’t come along as often as they should. A celebration of pretty much everything under the umbrella of comic art. It can be pretty overwhelming when you walk into…
You’ll know Toby Jones from his work in INFAMOUS as Truman Capote, his turn as Karl Rove in Oliver Stone’s W or as Olly, the likable clerk from Frank Darabont’s THE MIST. He’s a great actor and has a great…
I guess they’re called flats in the UK, but the premise remains: you can live in the apartment/flat from Spaced, the great British TV show that introduced many to Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, Jessica Stevenson and Nick Frost. Pegg tweeted…
Screenprint(s) of the Day: Tyler Stout’s handsomely detailed Iron Man 2 posters are finally available for purchase. 24” x 36”. Limited run of 130. Hand-numbered. Signed, sealed, delivered.
Writer Peter O’Donnell, creator of the Modesty Blaise comic strip, died May 3 at age 90. Steve Holland notes that although the prolific novelist suffered from Parkinson’s disease, he “kept in touch with fans and continued to pen introductions for…