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Winter Show?

February 22nd was another episode of the Toronto Comic Book Show (TCBS) and I was thoroughly impressed. Everyone who set up and attended the show seem to be very satisfied. For me, it was an interesting study. The last batch of…

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The Death of Comic Books!

I’ve read a few discussions and articles lately that are talking about doing away with “floppys” and going totally digital. You have read some articles and comments on this site. Here is another example. I hate the name floppys. They’re not floppys .…

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52Q | #59: Superhero and comics fans

Back by popular demand, Comic Book Daily asks the question and the crew (and special guests) give their answers. Tip of the hat goes to Scott VanderPloeg for this week’s question. Spotted this quote last week. There are two types of fans: superhero fans and comics fans. The problem is that most superhero fans mistakenly believe they're comics fans. This week's 52Q: your take on the above.
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The Dragon
Guelph Ontario

Last month I had the opportunity to visit The Dragon in Guelph Ontario.  I had heard good things about the store and wanted to see it for myself. The location is in a mall with a unique layout, designed as…

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Why shop at a comic store?

When you collect trade paperbacks and graphic novels there’s Amazon and everything else.  They have the market share, deep discounts, availability, free shipping, recommendations and even preview pages. There’s no denying it so retailers need to recognize, adapt and overcome. …

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Daredevil Audio Edition

Marvel posted today an audio (MP3) version of the recently released Daredevil #1. While most would consider comic books a visual medium this dramatic reading by Marvel staffers gives a new perspective for the writing aspect of comics.
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#44: Digital Reading

Every week Comic Book Daily 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 and Scott VanderPloeg for this week’s question. With all this "digital" talk about comics I'm interested to know who is reading any comics digitally? Our group here is a hardcore comic shop group but have we taken a walk on the interwebs and sampled its wares?
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