Web Arted Mar 23rd
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last seven days: Allred, Leon, Samnee, Cloonan, Bradshaw, Maleev, Steranko and Stewart.
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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Namesake
And now it’s time for a trip down the rabbit hole, over the rainbow and through the wardrobe. At least, if you happen to be named Alice, Dorothy or Peter. In that case, you may be a namesake. Namesake by Isabelle Melançon and Megan…
Niagara Falls Comic Con
The comic book convention season is already in full swing (is it ever not in full swing anymore?) and while there are the must visit staples like San Diego’s Comic-Con International, Toronto’s Fan Expo, Chicago’s C2E2 and Wizard World and…
Exploring & Secret Shopping New Comic Shops
Over March break my family was traveling in Ontario and I had an afternoon available to check out four local comic shops. I did an internet search for comic shops and came up with the four locations quickly; putting them…
Comic Culture March 21st
This week join our hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija as they discuss tons of new trailers in their Trailer Trash feature, the guys also tackle news on Wonder Con, a possible Y the Last Man movie, the new Spider-Man’s…
What are you waiting for?
Looking ahead to the not-so-distant Summer of Superheroes, It’s easy to feel excitement for the coming ‘events’ in comics… on printed pages, glowing screens and – in 3 dimensions in our periphery. As comics-people, we’re all waiting for the same things/events I…
Why Use Comics In The Classroom?
As school boards across Canada are becoming more open to varied strategies to improve student literacy, there has been an increase in the use of graphic novels in the classroom. However, there is still a strong stigma attached to the…
The Rise of Golden Age Comics
The recent Billy Wright comic book auction set all kinds of price records and for me it confirmed a trend I’ve seen developing over the last couple of years. It seems we’re in a comic book Golden Age revival. There’s no…
Orchid #5
Books such as the revered Ex Machina series by Brian K. Vaughan and more recently Brian Bendis' Scarlet immediately spring to mind when considering series which are overtly political in their tone. The series have a distinct message to communicate to its readership whether as a commentary of the contemporary political arena or as a mobilizing rallying call against corruption. For well over 20 years, Tom Morello has presented his politics both as a member of rock bands Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave, as well through his work as a solo artist. Last year Morello turned his attentions towards comic books as an avenue to explore his political side, scripting what would become Dark Horse's 12-issue maxi-series, Orchid.
1st Quarter 2012 Review
The first quarter of 2012 is almost at an end—time flies! The theme of 2012 so far has been continued stability. Nothing has rocked the boat on either the positive or negative side. After suffering huge losses since 2009 (which…
Web Arted Mar 16th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last seven days: Adams, Kubert, Kirby.
Luci Phurr’s Imps
And now for something demonic. And pink. Of course, those might be mutually inclusive. In this case, they go together. By accident. Or more accurately by Apathy. The Demon apathy. See, somebody sold their sold to the devil in exchange…
Characters and Series That Should Be Revived
One of the great things about comics is the huge cast of characters involved and the multitude of series that have existed. And we all have our favorites. Think about conversations you have at conventions or at the comic shop.…
Diamond Posts February Stats
Diamond Announces Top Products For February 2012 DC Entertainment had February’s top selling comic book with Geoff Johns and Jim Lee’s Justice League #6 and, for the second month in a row, the publisher swept the month’s top ten best-selling…
How to Survive a Con
This weekend was Hobby Star’s Toronto Comicon. It is the start of my con season. I took a friend for his first Comicon, and after realizing I have been going to different types of cons for quite a few years…
Comic Culture March 14th
This week join our hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija as they discuss the new Walking Dead Facebook game, The under-performing John Carter movie, the passing of Moebius, the potential Dark Tower movies, more Avengers movie news, the latest trailers…
Hell Yeah #1
After 80 years it's difficult to put a new twist on the superhero genre of comics, and yet that seems to be what Keatinge and Image Comics have attempted to do with one of their latest releases in Hell Yeah.
Dark Horse Submission
With the final pages of my submission idea complete, it’s time to send my little ‘snowball’ off to Hell – and see what kind of impact it has on the fiery landscape that is graphic publishing. The end product is…
TCC 2012: Sunday Photo Parade
For the entire Toronto ComiCon 2012 photo set on Flickr, click here. For Saturday’s photos, click here. All photos courtesy of Stanley Jon.
Undervalued Spotlight #117
Flash Comics #1, DC Comics, January 1940 This week’s post brings another first to the Undervalued Spotlight. This is the first time I’ve featured the same character in back to back posts, granted there are 70 years separating the two books! Flash is…
Animal Man #7
This series has been one of the more under-exposed series among the "New 52," which despite resoundingly positive reviews hasn't quite met the level of acclaim the top 10 on Diamond sales charts. The title puts Buddy Baker in darker situations than he's been before, dealing with the underbelly of his powers, while also juggling the strains of raising a family.