Auction Highlights #13
This week I thought we'd have a look at someone who's been getting a lot of press lately. Archie's making headlines with his imaginary weddings to Betty and Veronica (not at the same time). Not surprisingly I found
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Gossip: Hawkeye to appear in Thor?
As someone with his finger on the pulse of what is hip and happening I spend lots of time on gossip websites. Sometimes this is good, as I’ve become like a 26 year old Encyclopedia Brown when it comes to…
Just A Thought: Deadpool
Deadpool is everywhere. Okay well maybe not everywhere but everywhere in the comic rack. Deadpool seems to be this year’s flavor of comic book. Created in the early 90’s as a villain for the New Mutants/X-Force, his current rise began…
Today(ish) in Twitter – Wednesday November 25th, 2009
Today(ish) in Twitter is a regular column wherein our staff troll through the best of the 140 letter updates of the comic book world. ComicBookDaily is not responsible for the content of these tweets, but we will admit to laughing…
Afternoon Time Waster: Batman Uses Google
Special thanks to Neil Gaiman’s twitter for the link. Pretty funny stuff – you know.. for a commercial.
Jonathan Hickman's Shield Miniseries
Yesterday we reported it.. we even guessed that it was going to be a ROM relaunch.. boy we were ever wrong. Though, not as wrong as this guy. So, it appears that rising star of comics and the man Brian…
Collecting and Investing Tips #13
Vacations, business trips, sporting events, seminars and family functions are just some of the reasons we find ourselves visiting other cities. If you’re a comic collector like me odds are you’ve pulled out the local yellow pages
A brief tour of the Toronto Fall ComiCon
Greetings and salutations, dear readers! This past weekend was the Fall Toronto ComicCon; a one day show put on by the folks at Hobby Star who put on the big Fan Expo show in August in Toronto each year. The CBD…
Harvey wins Two Governor General Awards!
canadacouncil.ca Montreal, November 17, 2009 – The names of winners of the 2009 Governor General’s Literary Awards were announced today by the Canada Council for the Arts. The seven English and seven French awards are given to authors, illustrators and…
Sneek Peek: Jonathan Hickman’s Secret Marvel Project
Marvel Comics released a teaser image for writer Jonathan Hickman’s “Top Secret New Project” today. “They’ve been around since the dawn of time….how do they impact the past, present and future of the Marvel Universe?” writes Marvel mysteriously in a…
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths Trailer
DC has been killing Marvel with their animated films (though, I’ll be honest when I say I kind of look forward to Planet Hulk) and the trailer for Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths really backs this up. It looks…
Today(ish) in Twitter – November 23rd, 2009
Today(ish) in Twitter is a regular column wherein our staff troll through the best of the 140 letter updates of the comic book world. ComicBookDaily is not responsible for the content of these tweets, but we will admit to laughing…
Comic Book Links For Monday November 23rd, 2009
It’s been a pretty busy weekend here at Comic Book Daily Head Quarters, we’ve been scowering the interwebs looking for fun links to get your through the usual monday blahs. As always if you come across an interesting link or…
Von Allen and the Road to God Knows…
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (November 21, 2009) – Mental illness remains one of Western society’s greatest taboos. Those who suffer from various mental health disorders often suffer in silence, with very little support from society. Family members and other loved ones…
Antony Johnston: Co-Writes Without Fear
Although the current solicitation was written before it was all signed and sealed at Marvel, Wasteland’s Antony Johnston will start co-writing Daredevil with current ongoing writer Andy Diggle from issue #505 until #507. Anthony Johnston has carved out a niche…
The Justice Society on TV
“I quit watching Smallville in it’s __________ season” is probably one of those things comic book store employee hear all the time*. Everyone has an opinion for when it jumped the shark – and now it seems like everyone has…
Undervalued Spotlight #13
One of the best Bronze Age Marvel runs lies within the Incredible Hulk title. Issues like #141 (1st Doc Samson), #144 (Doc Doom battle cover), #161 (Beast battle), #162 (1st Wendigo), #172 (Juggernaut origin) and not to mention Wolverine’s appearance in issues #180 - #182 are all highly prized by collectors. Hiding amongst these standouts is
Lethargic Lad: 115.3
Read MoreLethargic Lad: 115.3Crazy Comic Cover: Jimmy Olsen #113 "The wrongo Superman!"
The Cover: I could make a comment on how Superman needs to be more careful when choosing his friends, but then again he’s best friends with Jimmy Olsen; the walking disaster zone. So let’s just take this cover for…
Stringer Bell To Protect Asgard
I’ve recently just finished watching the Wire – it’s bar none the best television show of this decade, and essentially sums up the corruption that permeate every part of america – but it’s also a real pick me up. Idris…
Auction Highlights #12
There were some really neat comics up for grabs in ComicLink’s November auction. Nice Golden Age books were plentiful as were quality Silver Age and Bronze Age.