Rock and Comics (revisited)
* I’m on a bit of a music geek kick this week and I thought it’d be interesting to revisit something I wrote for somewhere else and maybe spruce it up a bit and update it. The following article was…
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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Happy Guy Fawkes Day!
Happy Guy Fawkes Day! What is it? Well it is the day to commemorate the Gunpowder Plot that happened in 1605. On that day Guy Fawkes and a group of other conspirators tried to assassinate the King of England. What does…
Watchmen 2
If you think you’ve read this particular column before, I wouldn’t blame you. I first covered rumors of a Watchmen sequel/prequel nearly two years ago (Scott: previous column). At the time, there wasn’t much attached to idea in terms of…
The Best Superhero Ever Part 2
Last week, I had a number of special guests write about who they thought was the best superhero ever. From music guru Alan Cross to librarian Genevieve Kwant, the people and responses to the question and interpretations of the question…
Undervalued Spotlight #93
Blue Beetle #1, Charlton Comics, June 1967 Steve Ditko is one of the true giants of comic books. Ditko’s two major contributions, co-created with Stan Lee, were Dr. Strange and the Amazing Spiderman. In subsequent interviews Ditko has downplayed Lee’s…
Just A Thought | A Whole Lot of Grab-bagging
So right now I’m in the middle of research for something. Can’t really say what because honestly it might fall apart and I’ll be in the corner crying. But I’ve still got to put in some work so unfortunately this…
CBD’s 52Q | #29: Uncollected Story Arcs!
Every week CBD’s Editor in Chief Pete DeCourcy asks the question and the crew (and special guests) give their answers, we’ll be doing this for 52 weeks. Tip of the hat goes to the gang at Scans_Daily for the inspiration.…
Pick Five: Worst Comic Book Movies
Kids today have it so easy. They have the internet; they don’t need to get up off the couch to change the channel and in the last 10 years we have seen some great movies based on comic books. However,…
Just A Thought | Comics on Film (and Television)*
*to be sung to Duran Duran’s Girls on Film – Pete Like a lot of comic fans, I love it when I hear the words “(insert title) will begin filming early next year. Based on the popular comic book, (insert…
Comic Culture January 12th
Comic Culture delivers a really fun show for you this week. Hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija discuss the shelving of the Wonder Woman TV series (thanks Disney), Jason Aaron’s great rebuttal to some Alan Moore comments, Stan Lee’s cameo…
CBD’s 52Q | #20: “In light of Jason Aaron’s comments about Alan Moore. Do you think it’s possible to overlook someone’s personal views and still be a fan of their work? Do you seperate the person from the artist? If so, who?”
Every week CBD’s Editor in Chief Pete DeCourcy asks the question and the crew (and special guests) give their answers, we’ll be doing this for 52 weeks. Tip of the hat goes to the gang at Scans_Daily for the inspiration.…
Suddenly/Meanwhile… | I'll Rule This Future Nation
Wherein Pete talks rambles on about Jim Rugg's use of sound effects, Toby Cypress' new graphic Novel Rodd Racer, pesters Image about Rocketo and yearns for the years when the Superheroes of Britain considered Canada a colony.
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Last week I took a look at my favorite comics of the year and the normal thing to do at this point is to crack into the worst of last year…except honestly there wasn’t a lot of bad I actually…
CBD’s 52Qs | #8: “If you could put a writer and artist on one comic book title who would it be and why?”
Every week CBD’s Editor in Chief Pete DeCourcy asks the question and the crew (and special guests) give their answers, we’ll be doing this for 52 weeks. Tip of the hat goes to the gang at Scans_Daily for the inspiration.…
Just A Thought | Grab Bag of Thoughts and Reviews
Welcome back loyal readers, I hope my adventures were enough to keep you satisfied until my regular column returned this week. This week we’re going to do a grab bag and a few reviews. I guess we should start at…
Alan Moore Talks Dodgem Logic #3 (Performs Magic… not exactly SFW)
Alan Moore sits down with Hoax of www.thisishoax.com and talks about how excited he is for the release of his third issue of his underground art magazine Dodgem Logic. He speaks with humour and much praise for all the columns…
Just a Thought | Fantasy Comic League
So this week I decided to do a bit of dreaming. A lot of people like fantasy football or various mythical match ups for UFC fights so why can’t I do the same for comics? Before I begin I would…
I Heart Comics: My First Comic
When I was – god.. let’s just say younger ..I happened upon a Swamp Thing cartoon. At the time I thought it was all kinds of awesome. I mean, I had no idea who Swamp Thing was – not really…
Just A Thought: Unsung Comic Book Teams
There is a type of magic that comes with a writer and artist that click. While there is something to be said about writers who can also draw like Mike Mignola or Frank Miller, there’s something special about comic book…
Alan Moore Loves Burlesque Dancers.
We saw her dancing at the launch party of Dodgem Logic. Well now she’s the cover girl to Mr. Moore’s second issue. Say a big hello to queen of burlesque, Khandie Khisses, in a shot taken by Mitch Jenkins According…