2nd Quarter 2012 Review
Right now comic fans are descending upon the San Diego Comic Con. By all accounts, the industry is doing very well. Year-to-date orders by Direct Market shops in North America are up 18%. This time last year, sales were down…
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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Crash! Part 8
Dennis De Pues presents Crash!!! Full size.
I could’ve been Captain Canuck
To celebrate Canada Day this year, Captain Canuck’s creator Richard Comely toured Southern Ontario visiting Big B Comics three locations. On July 7th, Big B Comics Barrie was the final stop on the Captain Canuck tour. Richard Comely was on…
Web Arted Jul 13th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last seven days: Davis, Ross, Adams, Ba, Staples, Sook, Ditko, Cox, Stokes and many, many more!
There are more of us than you think
I was chatting with a client at work the other day, and the conversation turned to video games and comic books (as it tends to do when I talk to people). And, the gentleman I was talking to pointed out…
The Intrepid Girlbot
I met Diana Nock at TCAF. Sadly, it was late on the second day and I was pretty much spent out. But she offered to take my last cash for a copy of her first collection of The Intrpeid GirlBot and I’m…
Watchmen Sales Numbers Without All The Facts
Diamond released their sales numbers last week of the top-selling comics and related merchandise. ICv2 took that data and added real volume numbers, as they do every month; I don’t know why Diamond can’t just do this but they don’t.…
Comic Culture July 11th
Something a little different this week as Chris Owen is away on his honeymoon. Host Walter Durajlija welcomes Comic Book Daily EiC Scott VanderPloeg and show producer Anthony Falcone to discuss Marvel Now, Fan Expo, and lots more so why…
Drawing for Comics
Everyone who’s ever had a love affair with comics has probably rolled their sleeves up and tried to draw their own at some point. Good, bad or indifferent, we’ve all folded a scruffy piece of paper into a book-shaped rectangle…
Disney and Marvel
Since the announcement of Disney acquiring Marvel was made, I have been wondering when we would see some comic book action at the Disney Theme Parks. This isn’t as much of a slam dunk as some might think: Universal currently…
Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Promise Part 1
Avatar: The Last Airbender is an animated series that ran from 2005 to 2008 and its sequel, The Legend of Korra, is set 70 years afterwards. Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Promise is a three part miniseries that is…
Review | The Activity Vol 1
Lots of buzz about a new series from Image led me to pick up The Activity Volume 1 trade paperback by Nathan Edmondson and Mitch Gerads. The evolution of global conflict necessitates the evolution of warfare to rise and meet…
Diamond Digital Live July 23rd
Just received this press release from Diamond announcing their digital partnership with iVerse goes live July 23rd, allowing comic retailers to sell digital comics to their customers. It’s basically everyone but Marvel, DC and Dark Horse. Diamond, iVerse Set Diamond…
Super Wedding
I went to a great wedding this weekend. Below is the framed seating arrangement that greeted all guests as they walked into the pavilion. Note that Angela and Chris are Earth’s Favourite Couple. My wife and I were seated at…
Crash! Part 7
Dennis De Pues presents Crash!!! Full size.
Comic Book Market in June
Diamond Comics Releases June 2012 Figures I like the June numbers for the comic book market. Marvel, DC and all the rest split the pie getting 1/3 each of the dollar share (though Marvel and DC still together control 3/4…
Web Arted Jul 6th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last seven days: Stokes, Pratt, Kubert, Ball, Ross, Aja, Cho, Stegman and more!
Battle Scars
The trade paperback for Battle Scars was recently released. This is the 6 issue series about Marcus Johnson. Who could be the most important man in the Marvel Universe. Just be warned. There are spoilers ahead. Battle Scars is written…
Marvel Now!
So Marvel has just announced their big new initiative called Marvel Now! Marvel Now! will launch new titles and re-launch old ones from October 2012 through February 2013. Some of Marvel’s big name talent are being moved around for the…
My Home Office & Library
My family moved in April from a large house to a more modest dwelling. At the old place I had a home office and a good sized library; now I had one room to make it all work. This post…
Before Watchmen
What do we think so far? I’ve enjoyed trying to pick holes in the continuity and I’ve also taken some pleasure in the head-aches that must have been inflicted upon the likes of DiDio and Lee, not to mention Cooke,…