Holiday Wars
Originally I was gonna write this last week, but illness kept me from doing my walkabout. But hopefully you are still in the holiday spirit. So the Easter Bunny is evil. Annnnd all those other Holiday characters? Yup, they exist…
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2011 In Review: Best Monthly Series Secret Avengers
2011 has been a weird year for me in terms of monthly series. Traditionally, I don’t buy a lot of floppies. I buy a crap load of trades but not a lot of actual single issues. But this year I…
Retailer Q | #7: Periodicals & Collected Editions
As a comics retailer how would you characterize your sales of periodical comics versus collected editions, and what kind of life these have after the initial release? How would you gauge your comic sales in relation to format? Are people "waiting for the trade" actually buying?
Post Christmas Sales
Really I’m talking about Boxing Day sales, but for those not living in Commonwealth nations I thought to provide a title that would be universally understood. Comic stores don’t run a lot of sales in general: most have something along…
Green Lantern Corps #4
A mysterious force has been killing Green Lanterns left and right and John and Guy have taken a team deep into space to end this intergalactic threat. The team arrives on the planet Xabas, only to come face-to-face with the Keepers. The Keepers quickly dispatch many of the Lanterns and gain the upper hand and force Guy and John to call a retreat. Many of them transport back to Oa using one of the present Lantern's natural teleportation powers, but they quickly find that Stewart and a small number of Lanterns have been left behind to fight for their lives.
New Year’s Columutions
So, with a perfect opportunity to start fresh – and turn a new page on my life in comics, I just wanted to share some plans for the future – and open the floor to suggestions for the forthcoming columns…
Undervalued Spotlight #107
Tarzan #25, Dell Comics, October 1951 There’s a nice copy of Tarzan #25 sitting in my comic collection! About 15 years ago I bought a collection of Gold Key comics from the late 60s and early 70s and in the…
Daredevil #7
Daredevil has swashbuckled his way past low level villains and has continued to deny his connection to Daredevil, that is until he stumbled onto a plot involving Hydra and A.I.M. and the uniforms made famous by Reed Richards and the Fantastic Four.
Top Translated Comics 2011
The year is winding down so Pick Five will be focusing on top items for the remainder of the year to aid in reading and Christmas shopping. This week: top translated comics.
Galloway Park 4 #9
Galloway Park by Dennis DePues part 4, exclusively on Comic Book Daily every Sunday.
Celerity Page 4
Dr. Felisberta Blaise AKA Blaise Doctor Felisberta A boys name of German origin. The meaning of Felisberta is “intelligent warrior”. Blaise Blaise Pascal was a brilliant 17th-century child prodigy, mathematician, scientist, and philosopher. The name ‘Blaise’ is said to have…
52Q | #60: Sight Unseen, Buying Blind?
It's a '90s flashback: Marvel is poly bagging all their comics that include a digital code. Plus they shrink wrap every hardcover, with DC joining in for books over $50.
This week's 52Q (#60): do you buy poly bagged comics or shrink wrapped books? Is it important to you to have a look through a comic before buying? Does that matter anymore with online previews?
Web Arted Dec 23rd
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last seven days.
2011 in Review (Part 1)
2011 is coming to a close and since this is my first year writing for Comic Book Daily, I thought I would take this opportunity to highlight some of the highs and lows of the comic book world from my prospective.
2011 In Review: Best One Shot: Hellboy House Of The Living Dead
Continuing with my best of 2011, this week we look at my favorite one shot/graphic novel of the year, Hellboy: House Of The Living Dead. Please note, for those of you who may not be fully caught up on Hellboy, there are a few old spoilers located below.
Best Of Year Lists
It’s December and everywhere you turn there’s a “Best Of 2011” list. Since we’re talking comics here at Comic Book Daily I’ve been looking at best comics lists from the usual suspects like comic blogs, including this one, but also…
Comic Culture Dec 21st
This week’s show is Comic Culture’s Christmas Special. Join our jolly hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija as they discuss TV Christmas Specials, all the comic book movie trailers hitting the net, Marvel’s new prose line, Hasbro’s declining sales, the…
The Shade #3
After narrowly avoiding Deathstroke’s assassination attempt and learning more of the plot against his life, Shade travels to Austrailia to uncover the next piece of the puzzle.
Parker: The Martini Edition
Being a die hard Darwyn Cooke fan I had Parker: The Martini Edition pre-ordered with no knowledge other than it was oversized and collected the two Parker books. Now that I have it in hand it is so much more.…
Dredd
Judge (Joseph) Dredd’s strip in the British comic 2000AD is the publication’s longest running, first seen in the second issue in 1977. The premise: in a dark and dangerous future where uniformed Judges combine the powers of police, judge, jury…
The Dark Knight Rises Trailer
The new Dark Knight Rises trailer has hit the internet after debuting in theatres last week. Plus the new poster.