Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Minutiae: those happenings in the world of comics.
One of the biggest stories to come out of Fan Expo has nothing to do with comic books or video games but rather the convention itself. Fan Expo Canada has been acquired by the multinational Informa; see the press release…
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Epona and Link For…
Recently one of Comic Book Daily’s writers posted a blog about a panel that is happening this weekend at Fan Expo. Ivan Kocmarek (click here to see his post) in this post he described each of the panellists. Two of…
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Umbreon – Pokemon …
I tried something new for Friday of Fan Expo… Cosplay. I have written before about portraying Captain America at different comic events. But this time it was my first time being in Cosplay at the biggest comic event in Canada. …
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Carl and Russell – Up …
Fan Expo is underway, and the first day is all wrapped up. The doors opened to the general public at 4pm (while VIP’s package holders hit the show floors at 2pm), and it became clear very quickly, the crowds were…
And so my friends, we find ourselves a week away from the largest of the Canadian comic conventions, Fan Expo. Cosplayers are furiously working on their costumes, collectors are going over their lists, store owners are packing up product, and…
My wife just forwarded this to me via children’s clothing sales site Kids Steals. Wow, those are nice looking belt buckles. Not so sure about the colour choices of the canvas belts but I’m sure they’d work with standard 1.5″…
Captain Canuck Webisode 1 a Big Hit The 1st of 5 planned Captain Canuck animated webisodes aired on July 1st Canada Day to what looks like rave reviews. There was a strong buzz among the growing fan base leading up…
Here’s the final trailer for The Man Of Steel, apparently heavily sponsored by Nokia. Lot’s of reveals included, but since it hits theatres next week that’s hardly surprising. [youtube ] And here’s a different movie poster I dug up.
The nominees for the 2013 Joe Shuster Awards were announced late last night, and it’s quite a list. The nominees cover a wide variety of material and genres. Feel free to make your selections in the comments. The “separate retailer…
Here’s the latest extended trailer from The Wolverine, coming to theatres July 26th 2013. [youtube ] Plus, here’s the Silver Samurai teaser movie poster.
Here’s the first full trailer for Marvel’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D., coming to ABC Tuesdays this fall. [youtube ]
The Toronto Comic Arts Festival celebrated its tenth anniversary this past weekend and was a grand event in and around the Toronto Reference Library. Like all comic shows I attended in the hopes of interacting with favourite creators and scoring…
Bill Amend is the creator of the syndicated newspaper comic strip FoxTrot, which started in 1988. He was one of the featured guests at The Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) 2013. Part of the TCAF 2013 programming was a spotlight…
Captain Canuck Web Series adds Smallville’s Supergirl Laura Vandervoort to Cast. Toronto, Canada – May 9, 2013 –Captain Canuck Inc. and Smiley Guy Studios announce the addition of Laura Vandervoort to the Canadian superhero web series’ cast as the voice…
Free Comic Book Day is fast approaching. We at Comic Book Daily hope you’ve saved the date and made your plans to head down to your local comic book shop. Let’s check in with a few Canadian Comic Shops to…
Came across a great video about the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum on BoingBoing. Basically some artists who do a podcast went there to have a tour and a look at some great original comic strip and comic book…
As the film gets closer the trailers add more and more: this is the best one yet. [youtube ]