Review | Dancer
DANCER is a book for sensitive types who appreciate the romance of looking at the world through a sniper scope.
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Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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Web Arted Oct 19th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last seven days: an embarrassment of riches this week, really!
Daredevil, Spider-Man and Fairy Tales
This week the internet and Twitter-verse have been chock full of cool comic book news. So instead of me rambling on, let’s just jump into the stuff that caught my attention. Daredevil Movie Rights Go Back to Marvel It looks…
Review | Saga Volume 1
A compelling and empathetic tale of two people from different cultures trying to make it work, Saga Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples render a “human” tale. From New York Times bestselling writer BRIAN K.VAUGHAN (Y: THE…
New York Comic Con
This weekend my husband and I were lucky enough to go to New York Comic Con. We flew to New York on Friday morning, checked into my hotel and went right to the con. When we got there, the scene…
Comic Culture October 17th 2012
It’s another Halloween themed show this week. Chris and Walt talk about the great ratings the Walking Dead TV show is getting and they discuss the scary attendance numbers that were put up by the New York Comic Con. The…
My Little Pony Hits 90,000 Preorders
The big news to me this week was that My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Issue 1 has hit 90,100 advance orders through Diamond; I was also amused that Rich Johnston has access to Diamond preorder numbers but that’s not…
Biff Socko: While My Grifter Softly Weeps
It’s time for another update from BIFF SOCKO, TWO-FISTED NEWSHOUND. Biff Socko covers Comic Book News like zits on the A-V Club. Faster than Perry White! Stronger than J. Jonah Jameson! He is…BIFF SOCKO! DATELINE: HOLLYWOOD- It’s official: IRON…
Justice League Movie?
Tragically losing the rather astonishing Heath Ledger after his first and only portrayal of the greatest comics villain to ever grace our movie theaters was… beyond all else, bad news for the future of DC Movies. If you remove the hearts and…
Undervalued Spotlight #136
Omega Men #3, DC Comics (June 1983) Now and again Undervalued Spotlight fans will email me with suggestions for future posts. Last week I received an email from Dave with a list of 3 books he felt should make the…
Marvel Vs Capcom: Origins
Superheroes and fighting games go together like peanut butter and chocolate. Perhaps it is the often used plot device of heroes fighting each other before the obligatory team-up, or perhaps it is our own personal joy of taking on the…
3rd Quarter 2012 Review
What goes up must come down and what goes down… must come up! That was the story for comic values during the third quarter of 2012. The two hottest Ages so far this year, the Silver and Modern Ages, declined…
Brent Miller: Vernon Miller & The Birth Of Canadian Comics
In November of 2011 I posted Undervalued Spotlight #103 featuring Better Comics #1. The book was published in March 1941 by Vancouver’s Maple Leaf Publishing. I picked the book for several reasons: it is extremely rare, it is Canada’s 1st…
Web Arted Oct 12th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last seven days: Toth, Adams, Aja, Shaner, Staples, Miller, Kirby, Lee, Simon, Byrne, Janson, Corben, Seth, Charest, Ditko and more!
Turtle Power!!!
I don’t think I’m supposed to like Turtles. I’m talking about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles… not the candy. Because I love the candy… maybe a little bit too much. When the Ninja Turtles first busted onto the scene back…
‘Kill Shakespeare’ follow up announced at NYCC
Upon the success of their initial 12-issue maxi-series, Kill Shakespeare creators Anthony Del Col and Conor McCreery announced the follow up to the critically acclaimed series at the New York Comic Con Oct. 11.
Emanata App brings indie creators to digital storefront
A new comic book App for the iPad brings independent digital comics to the forefront, affording fans the chance to find new creators and follow them and their work with ease. Emanata, the San Francisco-based company behind the App, has…
Collecting Crossover
Experienced or hardened comic readers and collectors see the word crossover and experience a cold shudder or at a minimum a slight frown. We’ve all followed a story arc from one book to the next, only to be disappointed by…
Comic Culture October 10th 2012
This was the 1st of our Halloween themed shows for 2012. Chris and Walt talked all things spooky including comic book sales numbers for 2012 and Peanuts movie news (maybe it will be the pumpkin patch one?). Some scary video…
Biff Socko – Kimmel Has a Quesada, with a Side of Guac
It’s time for another update from BIFF SOCKO, TWO-FISTED NEWSHOUND. Biff Socko covers Comic Book News like zits on the A-V Club. Faster than Perry White! Stronger than J. Jonah Jameson! He is…BIFF SOCKO! DATELINE: ABC– Marvel C.C.O. JOE QUESADA appeared…
DC Zero Issues Should Have Been First Issues
September was another strong month for comic book sales, and Marvel’s AVX and DC’s New 52 Zero issues led the way. The zero issues allowed readers to have a look into the past history of their favourite heroes, and while…