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Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Category Minutiae
Minutiae: those happenings in the world of comics.
Spider-Man foils theft on Free Comic Book Day
A fun little story from the BBC news where a man dressed up as Spider-Man for Free Comic Book Day prevented a man from stealing an X-Men Omnibus with the aid of The Flash and some Jedi Knights. CCTV footage…
Weaving Is The Red Skull
Marvel Studios announced today that Hugo Weaving has been cast to star as Johann Schmidt aka the Red Skull in the studio’s highly anticipated movie CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER opposite Chris Evans and Hayley Atwell. In the early comics,…
IDW Announces Rocketeer Oversized Artist's Edition
IDW Publishing is selling the “mammoth” hardcover Dave Stevens’ The Rocketeer: Artist’s Edition directly to consumers for pick-up in July at Comic-Con International or for home delivery after the convention. Is this another hit to Diamond Distributors? First Marvel goes…
Lethargic Lad #121.1
Read MoreLethargic Lad #121.1The Smurfs Have Destroyed Hank Azaria's Beautiful Face!
He’s playing Gargamel and frankly.. I’m at a loss for words. Is this thing going to be a hard R? Who’s going to watch this.. it’s horrifying!
The Sequel to Batman Begins’ Sequel Gets a Release Date
The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision blog has confirmed that Christopher Nolan’s next and final Batman film will open July 20, 2012. Presently in postproduction on “Inception,” Nolan is working on the story for the as-yet-untitled Batman film with writer David…
Kevin Smith's FREE COMIC BOOK DAY ad
[from Bleeding Cool.com] Kevin Smith has provided a voiceover for the last-minute Free Comic Book Day ad. Do feel free to retweet, facebook, blog, report or simply spam the video in question around to everyone you know. Go on, annoy…
Incognito to Appear On The Big Screen
It appears that Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’ “Incognito” is headed for the big screen. The critically-acclaimed, Eisner-nominated miniseries published under Marvel’s Icon imprint has been optioned for a feature film by 20th Century Fox, reports the Deadline Hollywood blog.…
Chris Hemsworth Is Looking Like Thor
By Odin’s Mane this is pretty sweet. Yahoo Movies has the first image of Chris Hemsworth as Thor from the upcoming live-action movie directed by Kenneth Branagh. It still gives us a great idea of how Hemsworth will look as…
Jonah Hex Trailer: Now with 100% More Malkovich
Check out the first theatrical trailer for “Jonah Hex” the new Warner Bros. film based on DC Comics’ classic anti-hero of the Old West. Opening June 18, “Jonah Hex” stars Josh Brolin, John Malkovich and Megan Fox. Is it just…
Three Time Shuster Nom Elfsar Comics is Closing it's doors.
In disappointing news three time Shuster Award Nominee Elfsar Comics out of Vancouver has announced that the popular retail store is closing in late May 2010 due to rent increases cutting into profitability.. This is right on the same day…
Today(ish) in Twitter | Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
Today(ish) in Twitter is a regular column wherein our staff troll through the best of the 140 letter updates of the comic book world. ComicBookDaily is not responsible for the content of these tweets, but we will admit to laughing…
ADDITIONAL NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2010 JOE SHUSTER AWARDS
Yay! The Joe Shuster Awards continues their unveiling their nominations. This time focusing on Outstanding Canadian Publisher, as well as the Finalists for the Harry Kremer Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Retailer Award and the Comics for Kids Award, for books aimed at younger readers by Canadian creators.
Peanuts sells for …well not peanuts.
I don’t really have a head for numbers, never have but I know that $175 million dollars is a lot of money. And that’s what Iconix Brand Inc spent to buy United Media Licensing. Doesn’t sound like much until you…
Lethargic Lad #120.4
MSC #11
Read MoreMSC #11Marvel's Second "Shadowland" Teaser is much more interesting than the first.
Marvel Comics has released the second in a series of teasers for “Shadowland,” the new miniseries by Andy Diggle and Billy Tan that’s billed as the “battle for the soul of New York.” This one really should have been the…
Shipping This Week | Wednesday, April 27th, 2010
This week's shipment has a bunch of goodies in it including a soft cover version of one of my favourite graphic novel from last year Abandoned Cars, a new BPRD tpb - which is odd since I thought I was completely up to date and a new copy of previews for you to put in your bathroom. Oh and the uber-dissapointing Flash Rebirth TPB... the irony that it was always late was not lost on CBD.
Exclusive JRJR Overstreet Variant Cover For the Hero Initiative
Artist John Romita, Jr., inker Klaus Janson, and colorist Dean White have recreated 1970’s CONAN THE BARBARIAN #1 for the cover of a limited hardcover Hero Initiative variant edition of THE OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE #40. This is the…