In Conclusion
Comic book retail in the 1990s was very different. Due to a vast distribution system there was a relatively low start up cost, and it seemed that anyone and everyone was opening up a shop with little more than a…
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Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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Bronze Age Hulk: Part 2, #163-182
We continue our look at Bronze Age Hulk with Part 2 of this forty issue run. There are some similarities to the first twenty issues. The Hulk fights the Rhino/Abomination combo once again, and we have return trips to Counter-Earth…
Time Capsule: Dark Horse Insider November 1991
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time Dark Horse Insider Vol 1 No 27, November 1991.
Undervalued Spotlight #272
House of Mystery #175, DC Comics, July/August 1968 Undervalued Spotlight fan Todd emailed me a while ago with a great suggestion. Todd asked what I thought of House of Mystery #175 and I said I loved the book, with #174…
Neil Gaiman
52 weeks. 52 different writers. 2 trade paperbacks or hardcovers a week. Each week I’ll take a look at a different writer and read two different collected editions from within that person’s repertoire to help in the examination of their…
Web Arted Dec 25th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Mignola, Meskin, Kirby, Rubinstein, Miki, Quesada, Hernandez, Buscema.
Merry Christmas 2015!
From all of us at Comic Book Daily, we wish our readers a very Merry Christmas, comic book style!
Review | Miracleman Artifact Edition
Miracleman was launched 30 years ago in the now legendary Warrior magazine. It turned the concept of “super-hero” on its ear with big ideas that helped redefine an entire genre… when Miracleman fought Kid Miracleman on the streets of London……
Canadian Dollar Hits 11 Year Low
No, you haven’t stumbled into a financial website on your way to the latest comic tips and reviews. Unfortunately it’s still about money, and like most discussions involving it, it’s bad news. For the better part of the last decade…
Merry WECA Christmas 2015
Here we are just a couple of days before Christmas and just over a week from the start of 2016 which will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the very first Canadian comic book proper, Better Comics Vol. 1 No. 1 (March, 1941),…
Time Capsule: Dark Horse Insider October 1991
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time Dark Horse Insider Vol 1 No 26, October 1991.
Undervalued Spotlight #271
Tis a lofty goal I know but I’m certain I have a winner in this week’s Spotlight pick, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. DC produced a Rudolph comic annually for 13 seasons and the one I’m featuring in this week’s Spotlight is the very first one, from December 1950.
Greg Rucka
52 weeks. 52 different writers. 2 trade paperbacks or hardcovers a week. Each week I’ll take a look at a different writer and read two different collected editions from within that person’s repertoire to help in the examination of their…
Web Arted Dec 18th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Crandall, McWilliams, Lee, Hanna, Williams, Romita Jr., Williamson.
Bronze Age Hulk: Part 1, The Incredible Hulk #143-162
It looks like we are heading for green Christmas this year, so in this months Arcs & Runs we will get into the spirit and feature Old Green skin himself the Incredible Hulk. The Hulk is a mainstay of the…
Time Capsule: Dark Horse Insider September 1991
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time Dark Horse Insider Vol 1 No 25, September 1991.
Undervalued Spotlight #270
Super-Villain Team-Up #5, Marvel Comics, April 1976 Earlier today I rescued this comic from my $3 bins. The problem is I don’t think I even had too, it was in there a few months, and at least two cons, easy.…
Brian Wood
52 weeks. 52 different writers. 2 trade paperbacks or hardcovers a week. Each week I’ll take a look at a different writer and read two different collected editions from within that person’s repertoire to help in the examination of their…
Web Arted Dec 11th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Isherwood, Manning, McManus, Godwin, Gilbert.
Mark Schultz: Portfolio, The Complete Various Drawings
During an impressive period—2005 through 2012—Mark Schultz turned his attention to producing a body of personal works and private commissions. The results, collected in the five Various Drawings volumes, focused on subjects about which Schultz feels most passionate. Among them…
Comic Culture December 9th 2015
Hey, we’re back! This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk about comics and comic related stuff with producer Shekky Feldstein. So why don’t you sit back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please,…