Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Darwyn Cooke was an award winning artist, born in Toronto, and celebrated for such works as Catwoman, Justice League: The New Frontier and Richard Stark’s Parker series. It was announced this past Saturday morning that he had passed on at…
Along with Wallace Wood’s trademark 1970s Sally Forth and Cannon strips that ran in the Overseas Weekly military newspaper, Wood created a super-rare third strip, a sexy western, produced in 1972, named Shattuck. Wood originally conceived of, co-wrote (with Nick Cuti), and…
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Frazetta, Kirby, Wrightson, Lee, Williams, Romita, Heck, Esposito, Sinnott.
Courtesy of IDW Publishing comes this preview of Mike Mignola’s The Amazing Screw-On Head Artist’s Edition, currently scheduled for a July release. For a list of all Artist Edition style books, upcoming and published, please see our AE Index. …
This week’s Overvalued spotlight shines on one of my favourite characters in the marvel universe the Silver Surfer. I had originally planned to include him in a combination post with Iron Man #1 last month because both of the books…
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija join producer Shekky Feldstein to talk comics. So sit back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure you go out and support your local…
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time DC Direct Currents 41 June 1991. Impact Comics, Viking Glory: The Viking Prince, Deathstroke The Terminator, Flash TV Special, Enemy Ace: War Idyll, Black Orchid, Batman: The Sunday Classics, plus an…
Ghost Rider #1, Marvel Comics, September 1973 Recently a discussion arose at the shop about the upcoming Doctor Strange movie. We were talking about how a whole new genre of Marvel movies would come out of a successful Doc Strange…
ElfQuest continues to capture the imaginations of readers of all ages, as Chief Cutter and the Wolfriders battle savage humans, forge lasting alliances, and discover strange new lands in this ultimate fantasy adventure! This oversized gallery edition collects the first…
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Miller, Janson, Messmer, Lee, Williams, Stone, Kirby, Byrne.
I’m a collected edition reader and collector, and have been since the early 1980s. DC had just started their own line of trade paperbacks and collected hardcovers but they continued to license those out to other publishers. One of the…
May the 4th be with you! This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija join producer Shekky Feldstein to talk comic talk. So just kick back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make…
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time DC Direct Currents 36 January 1991. Angel And The Ape, Challengers Of The Unknown, a female Dr. Fate, plus an interview with Phil Foglio.
Amazing Spider-Man #200, January 1980: The Spider and the Burglar… A Sequel. Cover by John Romita Sr., pencils Keith Pollard, inks Jim Mooney. Story by Marv Wolfman and special guest writer Stan Lee. Sometimes a good buy can be right…
Classic Comics Press is very pleased to present KELLY GREEN: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION. Written by Leonard Starr (Mary Perkins On Stage, Little Orphan Annie) and beautifully rendered by Stan Drake (The Heart of Juliet Jones, Blondie), this special edition reprints…
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Foster, Colan, Craig, Williamson, Ditko, Wood, Byrne.
In today’s installment of “The First Six” we will take a look at the start of The Mighty Thor in the Journey Into Mystery title. About a month ago I was researching Marvels early beginnings and use of Norse Mythology…
While interviewing Nancy Lee, the niece of Doris Slater, a couple of years ago, a family anecdote she shared with me has stuck in my mind. Doris’ older sister, Minnie, was married to Ted McCall, a long time editor at…
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time DC Direct Currents 34 November 1990. Books Of Magic, Robin, World Without End, Batman: The Dailies, plus interviews with Chuck Dixon and Tom Lyle.
Amazing Adventures #1, Marvel Comics, June 1961 I’ve had this book in my “Future Spotlights” file for years. I’m not really sure why I haven’t wrote it up until now, but it simply can’t wait any longer. This week I…
IDW, in cooperation with MARVEL Comics, proudly presents WALTER SIMONSON’S THE MIGHTY THOR: ARTIST”S EDITION, collecting seven complete issues of Simonson’s Transcendent run on The Mighty Thor, including the groundbreaking first arc that introduced Beta Ray Bill. Each page is…