Undervalued Spotlight #78
Tales of the Teen Titans #44, DC Comics, July 1984 Here’s a little gem from 1984. Tales of the Teen Titans #44 is an important little comic book. For starters the book features the origin of the dreaded assassin for…
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Just A Thought | Death is Overused
As I’ve previously mentioned on a few occasions, I’m a pretty big fan of pro wrestling. And as I’ve previously mentioned on those previous occasions, yes, I’m well aware that it’s scripted. I like my stories, OK? Wrestlemania is upon…
Auction Highlights #51 – ComicLink February 2011
ComicLink February Featured Auction I love ComicLink featured auctions, they always have some great books posted for the event and there are always headline earning results to report. Here’s a few highlights from the auction. Action Comics #1, DC Comics…
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 10th Ann. Edition
1996 was the tenth anniversary of Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. It’s hard to believe twenty-five years have passed since Miller brought his dark future to comics; I haven’t heard of DC doing anything to celebrate this year but in…
Suddenly/Meanwhile… | Thirty Three
“I thought we had moved on from a time when a non-white Anglo-Saxon character might be seen as unusual.” – Writer David Hine addresses recent controversy over the introduction in Detective Comics of Nightrunner, a French Algerian Muslim recruited by…
Just A Thought | Summer of Comic Book Movie Love
Have you taken a look at how many comic book based (and other films that aim at the same fan base) films are coming out this summer? A lot. We have Green Lantern, Thor, X-Men: First Class, Captain America, Transformers…
Auction Highlights #50 – ComicLink January 2011
ComicLink January Focused Auction The ComicLink January Focused Auction has just ended. True to ComicLink form 19 of the top 20 sales were Marvels. DC’s only top 20 book was a Rocky Mountain Pedigree copy of Detective Comics #359 (CGC…
Suddenly/Meanwhile… | Quick Shots
Before I talk about Batman, Let’s start with some X-Men: First Class. Since they announced that XMFC was going to be a period piece I was pretty pumped for it. With the exception of Sandman Mystery Theatre we haven’t had…
WHOSOEVER HOLDS THIS HAMMER: New Costumes Suck
Whosoever Holds This Hammer appears every Tuesday (more or less) exclusively on Comic Book Daily. Clothes make the man. Or in our case, the superman. Or woman. Or alien creature from parts unknown. My point is that a costume is…
Review: Batman: The Dark Knight #1
Writer/Pencils/ Variant Cover: David Finch Inkers: Scott Williams Coloured: Alex Sinclair Letters: David Sharpe Cover: Andy Clarke Publisher: DC Comics Welcome to the Bat Cave. Again. With a colony of Bat titles coming our way in the last month or…
Just A Thought | 2010 In Favourites!
So it is the end of the year and everyone and their mother is doing a best of list. I’m not a huge fan of using the word “Best” in these terms. Just because I like something doesn’t mean your…
Review: Batman Inc. #2
Writer: Grant Morrison Pencils: Yanick Paquette Inker: Michel Lacombe Colours: Nathan Fairbairn Letters: John J. Hill Covers: JH Williams and Yanick Paquette Publisher: DC Batman has gone global! We’re now two issues into Batman Inc., so let’s take a look…
CBD’s 52Q | #17: “What is your favourite Christmas-Centric Comic Book”
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.…
Jiminy Christmas! | Absolute Mistake
DC solicitations for March 2011 went online yesterday and I was shocked, shocked, to see Absolute Promethea Volume 3 solicited. The final Absolute edition of Alan Moore’s epic collects issues #24-32 with the spectacular artwork of J.H. Williams III! ADVANCE…
Review: Detective Comics Annual #12
Writer: David Hine Artist: Agustin Padilla Colourist: Tony Avina Letters: Sal Cipriano Cover: Stanley Lau Publisher: DC Detective Comics Annual #12 is the latest comic in the Batman Inc. story. Let’s have a look. Synopsis With his return to the…
This Comic Needs To Happen! | Batman/Diabolik
I was 8 when my grandfather showed me Danger: Diabolik. To this day I still have no idea why he showed me it. It was pretty out there. Very 60s. Filled with crazy cuts, zooms and of course garish colours.…
CBD’s 52Qs | #13: "What's your take on the new direction of the Batman line?"
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.…
Review: Brightest Day by Day | Issue #14
Writers: Geoff Johns and Peter Tomasi Artists: Ivan Reis and Joe Prado Colours: Peter Steigerwald Covers: David Finch; Ivan Reis with Hi-Fi Letters: Rob Clark Jr. Publisher: DC Guess who’s back! Yes, despite all my misgivings about this series I’ve…
Auction Highlights #48 – The Big Leagues
Detective Comics #27, DC Comics, (May 1939) Graded by CGC at 7.0 with Off White pages sold for $492,937.00 (including the buyers premium) on Heritage Auctions on November 17th. Detective Comics #27 is considered by many to be the second…
Review: The Return of Bruce Wayne #6
Writer: Grant Morrison Pencils: Lee Garbett and Pere Perez Inks: Alejandro Sicat and Walden Wong Colours: Guy Major Letters: Jared K. Fletcher Covers: Andy Kubert and Lee Garbett, with Bill Sienkiewicz Publisher: DC Comics Comic book returns are a dime…