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Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Shipping This Week: October 7th, 2009
Every Tuesday Pete and Dave sift through the Diamond Comics shipping list and pick out our favourites. It’s always a good time. BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #29 CARNEVALE CVR BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #29 JEANTY CVR EXURBIA TP GRANDVILLE HC…
Undervalued Spotlight #6
Hansi, the Girl Who Loved the Swastika nn, Spire Cristian Comics, 1973 In 1972 a guy named Fleming H. Revell started up a line of religious and inspirational comics called Spire Christian Comics. The line featured many biographical stories including Johnny Cash,…
Jim Shooter being sued by Valiant Entertainment?
There’s deep rumblings from the underbelly of the internet that Jim Shooter; of both Marvel and DC fame as well as creator of much of the Valiant universe is being sued by Valiant Entertainment Inc. At the San Diegeo Comic…
Crazy Comics Cover: Action Comics #457 "You're not Clark Kent and I can prove it!"
Action Comics #457: “You’re not Clark Kent and I can prove it!” The Cover: We’ve all seen this cover and we’ve all thought that we’re pretty darn lucky this comic wasn’t out during the time of Frederic Wertham or he…
Today(ish) in Twitter – October 2nd, 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…
Auction Highlights #5 – Ghost Rider
Auction Highlights has somehow turned into a Friday thing. Check back every Friday for some hard hitting commentary on recent auction and internet sales results. It was announced last week that there are plans to make a second Ghost Rider movie…
The Blurry Buzz of the Green Hornet [UPDATED]
UPDATED: Here’s a new much more clear shot of both Green Hornet and Kato: Splash film has released the first unofficial shot of Seth Rogen as the Green Hornet. So what do you think? I like the handmade look, I…
Comic Culture Radioshow: September 30th 2009
Hi guys, we’re back with another fabulous installment of the Comic Culture Radioshow. This week Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija kick back with a few drinks and talk about: this week’s comics, the return of the Spider-Man Clone Saga, Wonder…
Paul Pope's Dune
Paul Pope is one of my favourite artists. I’ve never read Dune, but I did play the video game as a kid and spent many an hour sitting and waiting while whatever plane or worm I was riding was out…
Sneak Peek: JUSTICE LEAGUE: CRISIS ON TWO EARTHS
No words… well, a few: who would have thought that James Woods would make a great Owlman? Chris Noth as Luthor? Inspired casting.. Check out this cast, a little outside the box: Mark Harmon … Superman (voice) William Baldwin ……
Just A Thought: Digital Comics
Just a Thought is a weekly column where writer Brent Chittenden muses about comic book news, views and opinions. Brent’s views and opinions are not necessarily those of Comic Book Daily, it’s editors, writers or staff. A few days ago…
Collecting and Investing Tips #5
Diversify Diversifying your investments is all about spreading the risk. As the old saying goes ‘it’s never wise to have all your eggs in one basket’. If you had all your money in real estate and the real estate market tanked…
Francis Manapul’s Flash Sketches
It was announced a few months back that Canadian rising super star artist Francis Manapul would be leaving Adventure Comics to join up again with Geoff Johns on his new Flash series. Well today DC’s The Source blog posted some awesome…
What's Shipping: September 30th, 2009
Every Tuesday Pete and Dave sift through the Diamond Comics shipping list and pick out our favourites. It’s always a good time. DARK HORSE COMICS ALIENS #3 (OF 4) APPLEGEEKS TP VOL 02 WEIRD SCIENCE BERSERK VOL 31 (MR) BTVS…
Lethargic Lad #113.4
Read MoreLethargic Lad #113.4Today(ish) in Twitter – September 28th, 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…
The Joe Shuster Awards: Wolverine – Visions of an Icon
With the exception of maybe Alpha Flight’s Puck there has never really been a Canadian superhero as popular as Wolverine. Logan has been a hit with readers since John Byrne decided that he didn’t want the only Canadian X-Men on…
Congrats to all the Shuster Award Winners!
This Saturday’s fifth annual Joe Shuster Awards was an absolute blast. Lots of laughs and tears, while it was a shame that not many of the winners were present – there was more than enough memorable moments (I’m looking at…
Undervalued Spotlight #5
Pep Comics #22, MLJ Magazines, December 1941 In Pep Comics #22 (December 1941), MLJ Magazines quietly published an untitled six-page story that featured a girl-crazy teen named Archibald Andrews. Pep Comics was a superhero title featuring the likes of the Shield and the Hangman…
Crazy Comic Cover: Jimmy Olsen #125
Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #125: “Superman’s Saddest Day!” The Cover: Pure gold we tell you! Jimmy and Superman are doing what best buds do; sitting back and watching movies together. Of course they just happen to be watching what…