Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
From a retailer perspective what's the right way for a comic publisher to follow through a media hit and garner new readers? What are they doing wrong? How have you maximized new reader sales based on hit media properties?
When someone comes into the store and wants to start reading comics, what do you recommend? How about for a youth? What if they ask for something Canadian?
In honour of Canada Day, I decided to choose 5 Canadian Superheroes. #5 Scott Pilgrim This bass playing, video-gaming, vanquisher of evil exes lives in Toronto. He had to fight 7 evil exes of the woman he loves, Ramona Flowers.…
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.…
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.…
It’s the holiday season again and a lot of you out there have little or big nerds to buy for. It can be daunting, especially if you’re not someone who is into comics. But here I am with not only…
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World may not have been a box-office success but that didn’t stop it from getting the send-off this fan-loved film deserved. Before arriving on DVD and Blu-ray this Tuesday November 9th, Scott Pilgrim headed back to…
Our fine Canadian product moves into yet another medium with Scott Pilgrim vs. The Animation coming to Adult Swim.
Great show this week. Comic Culture hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija tackle issues like the new Spider-Man musical, the Scott Pilgrim movie, new comics releasing this week and so much more. Now just kick back, relax...
I am always one to admit when I’m wrong. And boy did I miss the mark on what would be announced at Comic Con. No Bendis job movement, no real Vertigo crossover announcement, nothing about The Shadow. In fact in…
On Monday night, I had the pleasure of attending the midnight release party of the sixth volume of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s Scott Pilgrim series, Scott Pilgrim’s Finest Hour. A tad sad to learn that I would be going alone earlier…
The next bright spot for geeky film lovers is Scott Pilgrim vs the World, Edgar Wright’s adaptation of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s fabulous comic book. Pretty much the entire cast will be coming to San Diego next weekend for Comic Con,…
The Bestselling Graphic Novels for June 2010 (Bookstore Channel) Nielsen BookScan has released its rankings for the bestselling adult graphic novels in the bookstore channel for June 2010. Using sales data provided by major book chains, online retailers, mass merchants,…
Ahoy there, we know all of you Scott Pilgrim fans out there are tired of opening multiple windows to see all the the trailers so we’re putting them all into one nice post for you to check out and point…
I honestly was working on a great column for this week…and then I honestly ran out of time to finish it (you will see it eventually, it’s another 101 piece much like the Grendel one that ran a while ago).…
New Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World trailer! Get excited!
We talked about it for a long time and it’s finally out; goddamned is it beautiful. Congrats O’Malley, they succesfully translated your kinetic visual style and made it something to really behold. Gaze at the glory that is Toronto!
Well, it looks like we’ll finally get to see Scott Pilgrim move. After what feels like four years of development (my friend worked on the film and I’d get daily little tidbits, making the wait even more unbearable) we might…
Today, Oni Press released the cover, title and release date for the sixth and final volume of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s award-winning “Scott Pilgrim” series of graphic novels via their official blog. The book will be titled “Scott Pilgrim’s Finest Hour”…
Hey, Look at that.. He’s still got the flaming sword of love! My excitement knows no bounds when it comes to Scott Pilgrim’s movie adaptation, pretty much everything is spot on; form casting to all the visuals we’ve seen so…