Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Neil Gaiman Has Gotten Married!
If you heard a sound that was kind of like a million nerdy comic girls sighing in disappointment or felt the tremor in the force as a million goth girls silently wept, I have an explanation for you. Neil Gaiman…
Galloway Park 2 – Page 15
Page 15 Galloway Park’s second story arc is available exclusively on comicbookdaily.com. Comments can be added at the bottom of the post or emailed directly to artist/writer Dennis De Pues at [email protected].
Fantagraphics Spring Offerings
Over the holidays Fantagraphics released their Spring 2011 catalog which covers new items until August; yes that’s well into summer but I didn’t name it. Feel free to browse it at your leisure but I wanted to highlight a few…
Review: Batman: The Dark Knight #1
Writer/Pencils/ Variant Cover: David Finch Inkers: Scott Williams Coloured: Alex Sinclair Letters: David Sharpe Cover: Andy Clarke Publisher: DC Comics Welcome to the Bat Cave. Again. With a colony of Bat titles coming our way in the last month or…
Undervalued Spotlight #69
Green Lantern #7, DC Comics, July/August 1961 Green Lantern #7 features the origin and 1st appearance of Sinestro. The character was created by writer John Broome and artist Gil Kane. Thaal Sinestro started out as a Green Lantern and according…
Radio station says no to comic book store radio ad
It’s hard to tell what the issue here is. Is it some form of censorship, is it sound business practices or just plain ignorance. Hamilton Ontario’s Big B Comics has been running some radio ads on a local radio station.…
CBD’s 52Q | #18: “Who/What did 2010 belong to?”
Every week CBD’s Editor in Chief Pete DeCourcy asks the question and the crew (and special guests) give their answers, we’ll be doing this for 52 weeks. Tip of the hat goes to the gang at Scans_Daily for the inspiration.…
Just A Thought | 2010 In Favourites!
So it is the end of the year and everyone and their mother is doing a best of list. I’m not a huge fan of using the word “Best” in these terms. Just because I like something doesn’t mean your…
How not to – by Marvel Comics
Death of Spider-man I read that Marvel will be making the Ultimate Universe’s new Death of Spider-Man storyline available on line at the same time the comics hit the streets. This “day and date” delivery will be via the Marvel…
Galloway Park 2 – Page 14
Page 14 Galloway Park’s second story arc is available exclusively on comicbookdaily.com. Comments can be added at the bottom of the post or emailed directly to artist/writer Dennis De Pues at [email protected].
Review: Uncanny X-Men #531
Writers: Matt Fraction and Kieron Gillen Pencils: Greg Land Inks: Jay Leisten Colours: Justin Ponsor Letters: Joe Caramagna Cover: Greg Land and Justin Ponsor Publisher: Marvel Comics With the mutant flu ravaging Utopia, can Cyclops and the rest of the…
Undervalued Spotlight #68
Wonder Woman #156, DC Comics, August 1965 Wonder Woman comics from this era have always sold for well above guide. I’d say the run from #105 right through the Jones #200 more often than not trades over guide, especially in…
Review: Batman Inc. #2
Writer: Grant Morrison Pencils: Yanick Paquette Inker: Michel Lacombe Colours: Nathan Fairbairn Letters: John J. Hill Covers: JH Williams and Yanick Paquette Publisher: DC Batman has gone global! We’re now two issues into Batman Inc., so let’s take a look…
Just A Thought | 2010 In Review
So we are at the end of the year and I thought it was time to do a bit of reflection. In this week’s column, I’m going to take a look at all of the rumors and ideas I’ve reported…
Review: Kill Shakespeare #8 – Journeys End in Lovers Meeting
Writers: Anthony Del Col and Conor McCreery Artist: Andy Belanger Colours: Ian Herring Cover: Kagan McLeod Letters: Neil Uyetake Publisher: IDW Publishing The team behind the critically successful series are back again with the eighth issue of their Shakespearean tale.…
Auction Highlights #49 – Merry Christmas?
Do Christmas covers on comic books equal easy sales this time of year? Dell Giant #40, Dell Publishing (12/60) Graded by CGC at 9.4 with Cream to Off White pages sold for $51.55 on eBay on December 12th. The 40th…
CBD’s 52Q | #17: “What is your favourite Christmas-Centric Comic Book”
Every week CBD’s Editor in Chief Pete DeCourcy asks the question and the crew (and special guests) give their answers, we’ll be doing this for 52 weeks. Tip of the hat goes to the gang at Scans_Daily for the inspiration.…
Jiminy Christmas! | Absolute Mistake
DC solicitations for March 2011 went online yesterday and I was shocked, shocked, to see Absolute Promethea Volume 3 solicited. The final Absolute edition of Alan Moore’s epic collects issues #24-32 with the spectacular artwork of J.H. Williams III! ADVANCE…
Galloway Park 2 – Page 13
Page 13 Galloway Park’s second story arc is available exclusively on comicbookdaily.com. Comments can be added at the bottom of the post or emailed directly to artist/writer Dennis De Pues at [email protected].
JMS leaving monthlies to work on Earth-One Sequel: Fine, your monthlies weren't that good anyways
So, JMS has decided to leave monthly comics behind and focus exclusively on writing the sequel to Superman Earth One according to the DC Source blog. Well, I don’t have a problem with that since he simply hasn’t been doing…