Web Arted June 26th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days.
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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Saying Goodbye to Clark, Andrew, and Jughead
“Dear Doc Curmudgeon” is a column by Clint McElroy made up of completely fabricated responses to mostly fabricated questions. But you knew that due to your discerning nature and brilliant mind which would never fall for a columnist trying to…
Justice League: Gods And Monsters Trailer
Here's the official trailer for Justice League: Gods And Monsters available July 15 2015. Looks like another DC animated feature my children won't be allowed to watch...
Store Layout & Merchandising
We previously discussed the type of comic book shop you wanted, and what areas you would focus on. With seed capital, retailer accounts with distributors and a retail location you are ready to put your dreams into a physical space: your store.
Time Capsule: X-Men Mutant Trivia Book 1990
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time: The X-Men Mutant Trivia Book, 1990.
Undervalued Spotlight #246
Detective Comics #327, DC Comics, May 1964 With all the changes comic book characters go through these days it’s hard to imagine a time when concepts, costumes and even title logos changed little over decades. This week’s Undervalued Spotlight pick…
Bravo for Adventure!
Alex Toth is without a doubt one of the most versatile artists ever to grace the pages of the comic book industry. His incredible ability to tell a story in any genre, whether it was western, romance, horror or anything…
Jeff Lemire
When the New 52 rolled around for DC Comics, the comic publisher used the relaunching of all of their comic related properties to instill from fresh blood into most of their series. Jeff Lemire would spearhead the relaunching of Animal…
Web Arted June 19th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days. I couldn't stay away, but I'm keeping it to five pieces a week.
Fantastic Four 52-60
We are way overdue for more of the Fantastic Four. We will continue where we left off way back in Arcs & Runs #2 with another super run from this team and issues 52 thru issue 60. Marvel may have…
Comic Culture June 17th 2015
This week Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija talk comics with producer Shekky Feldstein. So kick back, relax and enjoy this week’s Comic Culture. Oh, and please, please make sure you go out and support your local comic book…
Time Capsule: Mighty Marvel holiday Wish List 1990
A continued look at pre-internet publisher’s comics solicitations, this time: The Mighty Marvel holiday Wish List 1990.
Canadian Comics Corner Launch Party
Courtesy of our friends at Comix Asylum, here is a video covering the unveiling of Big B Comics Niagara’s Canadian Comics Corner. CBD’s own Walter and Ivan are interviewed, so pay attention!
Undervalued Spotlight #245
Tales of Suspense #32, Marvel Comics, August 1962 Tales to Astonish #27’s “The Man in the Ant Hill” story came out in January of 1962. It of course introduced Hank Pym and was a fan favorite right from the get…
Amid The Chaos There Comes A Costume –!!!
If you were to ask a child to draw a spider you would probably get a black circle with eight lines coming out of it. This would be the basic representation of an arachnid. What you would probably not get…
Drawing Real Life Lessons from Early Avengers Comics
The Avengers are in the spotlight right now, mainly because of the movie, “Avengers: Age of Ultron” which is currently screening in theatres. I loved the story and character development in this second Avengers instalment so I’m going to write…
Ed Brubaker
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…
ComicLink Spring Featured Auction Original Art 2015
ComicLink has just wrapped their Spring Featured Auction: Original Art and as always there was furious bidding with record highs achieved. Unfortunately auction links from ComicLink are only good for a few days afterwards so please have a look at…
You Want 2nds? Ultimate End #2
Hi folks, welcome to ARCHIE G’s. I’m your waiter, Raoul. Here at ARCHIE G’s, we don’t think you can make a dependable Pull List decision based on the first serving of a comic. Publishers throw everything they’ve got at a…
Auction Highlights #89
Comic Link Spring Featured Auction The comic book portion of ComicLink’s Spring Featured Auction ended Wednesday June 10th with some very interesting results. The CGC 7.5 Amazing Fantasy #15 ended up as the top book selling for $68,500.00. Personally I’m…
Heroes Don’t Cry
Superhero comics should have lots of action. Fights! Explosions! Team-ups! Colourful costumes! Megalomaniacal villains! These are what make the genre the cultural and entertainment powerhouse that it is today. But you can have too much of a good thing, and…