Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
When I started this column two years ago, I defined the Canadian Silver Age differently from how John Bell does in his book Invaders from the North. My definition of the era captures all of the comics created in Canada…
Last week was crazy at the shop, the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) book The Last Ronin #1 hit the shelves and it was bedlam. We decided to keep the book available for as long as possible on the…
I sit here (a couple of days before December 21st) looking at my Mayan-Day-At-A-Glance calendar and realize that there are only a couple of days left to the Mayan calendar. Now to many people (and Doomsday Preppers) this means the…
I don’t think I’m supposed to like Turtles. I’m talking about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles… not the candy. Because I love the candy… maybe a little bit too much. When the Ninja Turtles first busted onto the scene back…
Last week, a rumor made the rounds about a possible Spider-Man/Batman crossover. This rumor turned out to be false but it got me thinking, what crossovers would I like to see? If I could match up characters and licences from…
So I took a look at my columns from the past little while and decided it was time to do a little bit of a more personal edition. Then fellow columnist Scott VanderPloeg posted his article on sketches. Inspiration…or down…
As I’ve mentioned, this summer is yet again chock full of comic book based movies. Some I’m looking forward to (Captain America), others not so much (Green Lantern). For the record, the film I’m looking forward to more than anything…
That’s right comic fans, cartoon powerhouse Nickelodeon has bought the rights to everyone’s favourite Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from the creators for a cool 60 million. Younger comic fans’ exposure to the Turtle may be through only the Marvel comics,…