Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Leona Dureau AKA Penelope Pitstop, Penny, Pitstop or Pit-Stains due to her nervous nature. Apprentice Leona Of German origin. The meaning of Leona is ‘Brave as a Lioness’. Dureau As a boy’s name is pronounced “dur-ROW” and is of French…
C.B. Daily Jan 13th: New DC titles, Conan interview, The Shadow and more.
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last seven days. The Spirit by Darwyn Cooke. Source. Kraven by Mike Mignola. Source. Powers by Michael Avon Oeming. Source. Secret Avengers cover by Art Adams. Source. Rawhide Kid splash…
Powernap hits you over the head the minute you see it. I mean, seriously, look at this: Could you see that and not click on the next button? So Powernap is the new work from Maritza Campos and Bachan. Both have…
So the 2011 yearly totals are in and I thought I’d pass along some data. Marvel was both the unit share winner for the year and the dollar value winner. I’ve included the top 10 publishers below. Publisher Fantagraphics finished…
Last week, a rumor made the rounds about a possible Spider-Man/Batman crossover. This rumor turned out to be false but it got me thinking, what crossovers would I like to see? If I could match up characters and licences from…
Millar and Quitely's new book, Prince Valiant colour comparisons, free comics to veterans, and more.
As regular readers are aware I’ve been reading a lot of older works, mostly comic strip reprints. The bulk of the material is pre-1945, and while it shares the a basic framework with modern comics they are vastly different. And…
This week’s show is a continuation of Comic Culture’s New Year’s Special. Join our jolly hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija as they discuss the big blockbuster comic book movies coming out in 2012, December comic book sales, the new…
Simonson on Avengers, Cooke does The Shade, Toronto Comicon details, Faith Erin Hicks profiled, Frazetta comedy movie posters and more.
I excitedly waited for John Byrne’s Next Men Volume 2: Scattered Part 2 in the hope I could get answers to all the questions and dangling plotlines from volume 1. It does. Plus it’s the longest title I’ve encountered this…
Points of interest from the comics interweb; I sort the chaff so you get the wheat. I'm sticking with Chaff Smasher' perhaps someone can create an image for me.
With the ambitious, abiding, aspiring artist inside me still clawing its way to the surface, demanding relentlessly that I pursue a career in sequential story-art… I’ve decided to aim ridiculously high – and knock on the heavy, impenetrable doors of…
Marvel Comics climbed its way back to the top of the comic book heap. The House of Ideas led the market in December, narrowly edging DC Entertainment in both the Retail Dollar (34.43% for Marvel vs. 33.74% for DC) and…
Doctor Who and the Daleks (Movie Classic #12-190-612), Dell Publishing, December 1966 Here’s another submission from Undervalued Spotlight stalwart Mike Huddleston. Mike sure knows how to pick winners and this week’s submission is no exception, it’s another keeper. Mike was…
I found this column very hard to write. For while I agree that creators should be well compensated for their work, I also feel that the large companies do a lot of work in promoting and marketing characters as well.…
Points of interest from the comics interweb; I sort the chaff so you get the wheat. Wheat-tastic.
Milo Manara is a mostly untapped resource to North American comics fans, but that’s all changing with The Manara Library Volume 1: Indian Summer and Other Stories from Dark Horse. [quote]Italian comics legend Milo Manara brings a comprehensive collection of…
This post concludes Galloway Park 4 by Dennis DePues, shown exclusively on Comic Book Daily every Sunday.
Courtesy of Chris Ryall’s blog we get news that Parker: The Score by Darwyn Cooke will be available this May. Plus check out the promo art below.
Points of interest from the comics interweb; I sort the chaff so you only get the wheat. Should I have a catchy superhero name like Wheatman or Chaff Smasher?