Just A Thought | Planetary 101
Last week was a little bitter-sweet for me in terms of comics. I arrived to the comic shop to find the last trade of Planetary, waiting for me in my pull box. It was an excellent read but something interesting…
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The Big Comic Comfy Couch: Episode 3 – What’s in a name?
A rose called by any other name wouldn’t be as sweet. Yet that seems to be what Marvel is up to. With Daredevil #512 last week, it will be the final issue (at least for now) to feature the renowned…
DC Universe Collections for May-June ’11
Updated December 9th with Pre-Order links! DC COMICS LOOKS AHEAD TO DC UNIVERSE COLLECTED EDITIONS FOR MAY AND JUNE 2011 As 2010 draws to a close, DC Comics looks ahead to collected editions for summer 2011, beginning with titles from…
Comic Culture Radio Podcast | December 8th
Comic Culture: December 8th This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk about Christmas gifts for comic book fans, the Walking Dead, the Green Lantern movie, The Batman XXX video, November’s top selling comic books and graphic…
Review | Black Widow: Web Of Intrigue
Was shopping a sale earlier this year and picked up a bunch of Marvel Premiere hardcovers including Black Widow: Web Of Intrigue. Here’s the publisher’s blurb: It’s been a long lively life for Natasha Romanova – in the Avengers, the…
CBD’S 52Qs | #15: “Who is the most influential person in comics today?”
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.…
Review: The Shadowland Wrap-Up
We’re going to take a little departure from the usual format here. I’ve kept mum on the most part about Shadowland mostly due to the sheer volume of titles published since the story began in July. That’s especially the case…
WHOSOEVER HOLDS THIS HAMMER: All Image Comics Look Like Garbage
Whosoever Holds this Hammer appears every Tuesday exclusively on Comic Book Daily. I was looking through the Previews this week. Normally I try to read it cover to cover, but I generally skim past the Image section. Why does every…
Galloway Park 2 – Page 11
Page 11 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].
This Comic Needs To Happen! | Batman/Diabolik
I was 8 when my grandfather showed me Danger: Diabolik. To this day I still have no idea why he showed me it. It was pretty out there. Very 60s. Filled with crazy cuts, zooms and of course garish colours.…
Jiminy Christmas! | DC Archives In Peril
Word on the street is that the DC Archives program is in peril, or at least that’s what the Collected Editions blog is saying and I agree. The brouhaha started last week on Robot 6 when two DC Omnibus collections…
Review: Brightest Day #15
Writers: Geoff Johns and Peter Tomasi Artists: Patrick Gleason and Scott Clark Inkers: David Beaty, Mick Gray, Tom Nguyen, Mark Irwin, Rebecca Buchman, Keith Champagne, Sandra Hope, Patrick Gleason Colours: Brian Buccellato and Peter Steigerwald Cover: David Finch (primary), Ivan…
Undervalued Spotlight #65
Action Comics #276, DC Comics, May 1961 I gotta get a copy of this comic book. Action #276 features the 6th appearance of the Legion of Superheroes. Action #276 also features the 1st appearance of Luornu Durgo a.k.a. Triplicate Girl. She,…
Buy This Now: Absolute All Star Superman
I think we can all agree that All Star Superman is the best Superman story since Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow; if you disagree let me know in the comments.. but if you remain quiet, I’ll just assume…
Review: Chip ‘n’ Dale Rescue Rangers #1
Writer: Ian Brill Artist: Leonel Castellani Colours: Jake Myler Letterer: Jason Arthur Covers: Leonel Castellani (A), Jake Myler (B and C) Publisher: Boom! Studios Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Chip and Dale, Rescue Rangers! Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Chip Dale Rescue Rangers! Sorry… As was first revealed here at…
Walking Dead tidbits as you watch the season finale tonight
Walking Dead fans have got so much and yet so little coming their way. This Sunday, we get our season finale with the crew making their way to some kind of lab base. This seems to be where the biggest…
Richard and Mary Parker casted for Spider-Man reboot
It’s been reported that the actors for Peter Parker’s parents have been cast. According to the Hollywood Reporter; Scott Campbell and Julianne Nicholson have been cast as Richard and Mary Parker respectively. If you don’t know who these guys are,…
I Heart Comics | The Moebius Meme
Moebius or Jean Giraud is one of those world famous comic book artists that no one in North America (except, of course, true lovers of the medium). He’s known for his far out sci-fi comic strips from Heavy Metal or…
ARRRGH|The Different Types of Collectors
Comic collecting draws all kinds of different collectors. When I first started collecting, I was very young, and was really only interested in Richie Rich comics. Well, that’s not entirely true. I liked all the Harvey comics. Sad Sack, Hot…
Chasing Down Usagi Yojimbo: The Special Edition
A book with two versions listed and a different ship date from every online bookseller: exactly what and when is Fantagraphics offering? A few days ago I was perusing the Fantagraphics website and noticed a solicitation for Usagi Yojimbo: The…
Will No One Shell Out Big Bucks For This Classic Superman Cover?
Above you see Fred Ray’s patriotic 1942 cover to Superman #14 Arguably one of those crazy iconic covers that’s been homaged and or just straight up ripped off by a generation of comic artists. The cover was from the collection…