Fan Expo | Retailer Recap
This year at Fan Expo I got a chance to work with Walter and Marc at the Big B Comics booth, which gave me an interesting dealer perspective on the convention. I saw quite a few sales driven by movies…
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Fan Expo | Changing with the Times
Over decade ago when the Canadian Fan Expo made the big leap to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC) I really didn’t like our booth placement on the convention floor. We were placed out of the “comic book alley” where…
Episode 19: Final thoughts on Fan Expo 2012
Sitting back for a moment and really considering this past weekend’s event, it’s difficult to be particularly upset with Hobbystar’s event planning. Despite a Toronto Star report citing the displeasure of several thousand fans who waited in line until 3…
Fan Expo | DC All-Access: new Before Watchmen title
DC Comics kicked off its all-access panel Aug. 25 with multiple Before Watchmen announcements.
Fan Expo | X-Men Panel
Panel: C.B. Cebulski, Axel Alonzo, Leonard Kirk, Nick Lowe, Arune Singh. I am not a regular reader of X-Men. I really like the X-Men but I don’t read it (my theory is if you read one X-Men title, you need…
Fan Expo | Masquerade Aftermath – Sunday
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Burlesque Poison Ivy For entire Fan Expo 2012 photo set on Flickr, click…
Fan Expo | DC Entertainment All Access Sunday Panel
DC Entertainment All Access Sunday Today, on the last day of Fan Expo, I decided to hit up the DC Entertainment panel. They have been having these panels all weekend and each day they have covered a different topic or…
Fan Expo Panel: Creating Comics For Younger Readers
Here’s the full audio from the Fan Expo 2012 panel Creating Comics For Younger Readers. Join Willow Dawson (Hyena in Petticoats), Scott Chantler (Three Thieves), Faith Erin Hicks (Bigfoot Boy), and Jack Briglio (Growing Up Enchanted) for a discussion about…
Fan Expo Panel: Canada’s Award Winning Graphic Novels
Here’s the full audio from the Fan Expo 2012 panel It Came From The Great White North: Canada’s Award Winning Graphic Novels. From the Eisners to the Harveys, Canada’s cartoonists are taking the world by storm with some of the…
Fan Expo | Road to the Masquerade – Saturday
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Harley Quinn …
Fan Expo | Spider-Man (and Marvel) Panel
Panel: Axel Alonzo, Dan Slott, Ryan Stegman, Steve Wacker and Arune Singh Marvel started off saying that they are really excited for Spider-Man during the next couple of months. The beginning of the excitement for Marvel and Spider-Man was issue…
Fan Expo | DC creators present the future at all-access panel
DC comics hosted its first of three all-access panels at Fan Expo in Toronto August 24, featuring a host of the company's brightest creators as they chatted with fans for the better part of an hour
Fan Expo | Road to the Masquerade – Friday
PHOTO OF THE DAY: The Ring …
Chewing the Fat: Chew Q&A Panel at Fan Expo
Chewing the Fat: Chew Q&A with Layman and Guillory panel I was pretty excited to go to this panel. It was really the only one I wanted to go to today (Friday) so, I got off the expo floor early…
Fan Expo | Road to the Masquerade – Thursday
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Clark Kent For…
Comic World Mourns Joe Kubert
Legendary comic book artist Joe Kubert passed away Sunday August 12th. He was born September 18th 1926 and died just over a month shy of his 86th birthday. Kubert’s body of work spanned 70 years and he remained active creating…
2012 Canadian G.I. Joe Convention
The Canadian G.I. Joe Convention (CanJoeCon) is just one week away, and this year is looking like it’s shaping up to be a great year for the CanJoeCon. This year’s special guests include Robert Atkins (comic book artist), Valentine DeLandro (comic…
We’re Looking For Writers & Questions
Comic Book Daily is a small community by most standards; we’re passionate about comics and, just as our tagline says, “discussing the minutiae of the comic book world”. To that end we’re looking for people who are also passionate about…
Captain Canuck Movie Gets Writer
Canadian screenwriter Arne Olsen has been chosen to write the script for Richard Comely’s still on track Captain Canuck big screen feature film. Olsen’s screen credits include Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie and Cop and a Half. Regina, Saskatewan’s…
Dirty Laundry! (watch until the end)
Watch the following YouTube video with Tom Jane and Ron Pearlman.