Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Thanks to Neal for posting some beautiful pics on his website, along with this great little note: I have never been able to bring my “A” game to Batman, to my satisfaction. Oh, a little here and there, but all…
In his recent interview with Mania.com Alan Moore talks a bit about DC’s Blackest Night. Alan Moore: That’s it. It’s the paucity of imagination. I was noticing that DC seems to have based one of its latest crossovers [Blackest Night]…
Special thanks to Journalista! for directing me to this letter from the head of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists Ted Rall. It’s a really interesting look at how editorial cartoons were effected in 2008 and 2009. It really is…
The Cover: Superman is hanging outside a Mcdonald’s knock-off using his superspeed to shovel as many hamburgers inside his gullet as fast as he can, proclaiming that if he stops he will starve to death. This leaves us to wonder…does…
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 awesome gang over at SPOILER TV (Thanks for all the Lost speculation based on casting calls gang!) managed to get their hands on some exclusive character breakdowns as well as one or two plot points. Characters include Carol Ferris…
Reading writer Andy Diggle’s Twitter feed today, I ended up at the twitter of Stringer Belle himself Idiris Elba. Who posted this cheerful photo of the film’s cast. The cast: (From Left to Right) Idris Elba (Rocque), Columbus Short (Pooch),…
This week I’d like to examine some recent sales of comics graded at 8.5 (or VF+ for you old timers). A comic graded 8.5 is generally in very nice condition and is considered as high grade for Golden Age, Silver Age and…
Sure Marvel Zombies are sort of played out now, but this? this is sort of cool. Created by YouTube user Whoiseyevan who took the concept to a whole new level splicing Marvel’s 1966 animated shorts with zombies. The creator explains…
Let’s be honest – it’s hard to write a good Justice League book. Grant Morrison and Mark Waid were maybe the last time anyone wrote them to the level they should be written. Morrison and Waid had them fighting off…
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…
I’m very protective of Batman. It’s a problem I have as a person that I really think I should get checked out. You see I honestly believe that Batman is one of – if not THE – best literary character…
If you thought the recent shake-up/rebranding of DC Comics into DC Entertainment might mean that a Superman movie was being developed… don’t. MTV News spoke with Diane Nelson, the new head of DC Entertainment, and she said that the Man…
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…
Know your pet peeves! OK so you’ve figured out your collection focus and you’re doing a pretty good job sticking to it (see Collecting Tips #2 Stan). So why are there still comics in your collection that you don’t like?…
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Tales to Astonish #91, Marvel Comics, May 1967, Battle Cover. The Abomination made his first appearance in Tales to Astonish #90 but since the even number issues of this title had Sub-Mariner covers we had to wait until issue #91…
This week I’d like to examine some Copper Age results. The Copper Age is loosely defined by me as comics from the mid/late 1970s to the early/mid 1980s. These comics are commonly found everyewhere. In some cases the trick seems…
For the past two weeks, Ive been deep in the final research stages of my major research paper, which is a feminist analysis of comic books and comic book adaptations. Once this is done (hopefully by next week *fingers crossed!*)…
Let’s look into the cesspool that we call the internet and see what we can dredge up from the internet forum pool. There’s not actually any content by Bendis in this thread. But the post is a repost by…