C2E2 2013: Recap
This year was my first time attending The Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo, or C2E2, and I will say that I was very impressed. While the show is geared towards all manner of geek pop culture, its primary focus is on…
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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What is a Canadian comic?
Your friend and mine, Walter Durajlija, the “Big” in Big B Comics, has initiated a panel discussion of Canadian Comics that will take place at Niagara Falls Comic Con (June 8-9) at the Scotia bank Convention Centre.. The panel itself…
Upcoming Comic Book Movies of 2013
If you are both a movie fan and comic book fan like myself, this is an amazing time of year for you. There is a great line up of comic themed movies coming out, and I as sit on my…
Comic Culture May 1st 2013
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija chit chat about the new Superman movie, the new Iron Man movie and they discuss industry news coming out of the C2E2 convention in Chicago. The boys also open up…
Free Comic Book Day
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…
Star Wars/Star Trek crossover
Prior to JJ Abrams’ Star Trek reboot in 2009, it felt to me as though there were 2 distinct groups in the nerdscape. There were a) those whom liked Star Trek and b) everyone else. A common shift towards a…
Removing Books From Your Pull List
After reading Leigh Hart’s column about pull lists, and taking inspiration from a tweet by Hope Nicholson, I got thinking about the eventuality of every comic book pull list… removing a title from your list (or the dreaded cancellation of…
Crash! 3 Begins
“The Story So Far” The 2 man crew of the Dionysious, a liquor cargo ship, crash lands on a nondescript planet. The captain is killed leaving the lone survivor, Derrick Keen, to fend for himself. After wallowing in self pity,…
I PREFER MISS TESCHMACHER!!!
DATELINE: NEW YORK – Warner Brothers now has full license to SUPERBOY, thanks to a ruling April 18th by U.S. District Court. The order by Judge Otis Wright III affirmed a contested 2001 agreement between the estate of Superman co-creator…
Downey Jr & Iron Man 3 Cast In London
With comicsness all around me once again and a heightened swell in my bones for all things popular and cultured, I’m re-impacted with the smell and the sound and the taste of all the stuff I love the most and…
Web Arted Apr 26th
A gathering of wonderful art culled from the internet years ago and forgotten on my hard drive; sources unknown.
My First Canadian White
Interest in Canadian war-time comics, popularly known as the “Canadian Whites” is growing and with a scarce and limited supply of them available, their values continue to escalate. The other day I picked up one of my WECA books and…
How to Eat Healthy and Exercise at a Comic Convention
Personal improvement is a passion of ours here at CBD and we’ve done a lot of conventions, so I thought I’d pass on some helpful hints now that con season is in full swing. I would also like it make…
Promises Promises
Welcome to Promises Fitness. Fiona, Trish and Shanta will be working with you for the next while, firming up you laugh muscles and toning your webcomic enjoyment. Sessions will be Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Proprietor Julie Faulkner runs a great establishment.…
Sourcing Material For Comic Strip Reprints
After viewing the video tour of the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum I wondered about what the original material for comic strip reprint collections cost. Sure, if you can tap a big time collector of original newspaper strips they may…
Undervalued Spotlight #157
G.I. Combat #138, DC Comics, (November/December 1969) DC War comics are a very active collecting strain. I’ve features two DC War comics here on the Undevalued Spotlight. Spotlight #7 featured the 1st Sgt. Rock while Spotlight #2 featured the 1st…
Review | Bedlam #1-6
A look back at the first arc of Bedlam, a violent and beautiful comics that questions the very nature of evil.
Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum Tour
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…
Hard, Soft or Floppy?
How do you like it? Hard? Soft? Floppy??? Wait… what did you think I was talking about? This is a comic blog… I’m talking about comics. When it comes to comics there are three main ways you can enjoy them. …
Superman Man Of Steel Trailer 3
As the film gets closer the trailers add more and more: this is the best one yet. [youtube ]
Web Arted Apr 19th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last seven days.