The 48th Overstreet Price Guide
The 48th Overstreet Price Guide arrived at comic shops a week and a half ago, and I finally had a...
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The Comics Code in 1974
I ran across this great 1974 article reprinted from Inside Comics titled The Comics Code: 20 Years...
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1001 Comics You Must Read Before You Die
1001 Comics You Must Read Before You Die Universe Publishing – General Editor: Paul Gravett...
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Shaking Things Up at Marvel
The comic book world is still spinning from the news this week that Marvel is shaking things up a bit, and changing some of their major characters. Originally I was going to write this article about the power of Thor being transferred from Thor to a new female character. That is a column within itself. But this week we hear more news that the mantle of Captain America is being passed from Steve Rogers, to his friend and ally Sam Wilson.
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Collectors, readers, comics, and your entertainment dollar
I’ve visited a lot of comic shops, I’ve attended or worked a lot of book conventions, and I’ve talked with a lot of fans. I guess for the ease of discussion we can place them into two groups: collectors and readers.
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How I Got My Job (A Series): Patrick Thorpe
Sadly, this interview wasn’t able to happen in person, as Patrick is on the other side of the country in Dark Horse’s home town of Portland, Oregon. Instead, we had a little internet back and forth to find out how Thorpe got his position with Dark Horse Comics as an Associate Editor.
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Your favourite Superhero, do you buy their comic?
I’m making a lot of assumptions here. I assume that if you are reading this, you like...
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A break, A Decision And How I Collect
This past year has been a hectic one for me. Because of all the change in my life, some of my hobbies suffered and that includes comics. So, here I am, at the end of all the craziness and as my focus gets back to what it should be I realize….wow, I have a lot of comics to catch up on. Not having a pull list at my local shop has done some damage, and now my hunt for the issues missing from my collection begins.
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The Death of Wolverine
Oh look, a beloved comic book character is being killed off, surprise surprise…
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For The Love Of Collecting
So how do we make wise decisions as collectors and as businessmen or women? I really don’t have a magical answer to that question. I have both bought and sold books, and afterward wondered why I did either, but invariably a lot of it comes down to money. Moulaaah, cash flow! Even if I have a great copy of an issue, when I see one that is a little bit nicer I can justify buying it with no problem whatsoever.
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How I Got My Job (A Series): Marcus To
Pie. Oh ya, that is right, this interview starts with pie. I sat down with Marcus To at Wanda’s Pie in the Sky in Kensington Market. After picking out our favourite slices, we sat down and chewed on some pie and talked about Marcus’ career.
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How I Got My Job (A Series): Ramon Perez
I met with Ramon Perez at the Drake Hotel for a time honoured Toronto tradition, brunch. After ordering and watching Ramon be very charming toward our adorable curly haired waitress, we got down to business and started chatting about Ramon’s career.
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