Michael DeForge’s shelf porn is made for action
Zainab Akhtar's excellent Comics and Cola blog runs a feature called "Comics Shelfies" which includes pictures of various comics collections. Usually the Expedit or Billy is called into play, but for Michael DeForge, the...
This year’s DC Collectibles Preview
By: Nick Eskey
DC Collectibles had a fine showing today of toys, figurines, and statues for the upcoming year. Each one meets the fine level of detail that is synonymous with the DC brand. With...
Dynamite to Expand with ‘Dynamite Toys and Games’ Division
Dynamite Entertainment have announced that they will be launching a new division, Dynamite Toys and Games, which will be producing board games, action figures, card games and other merchandise based on their comics.
Announced as...
Why your Bronze Age comics collection ain’t worth squat
Frank Santoro is at it again, in the aptly titled American Pickers in which he advises a friend's father that a comics collection with stickers of $20 and $15 is actually worth crappity doo doo,...
SDCC13: Watchtower: Road Trip!
Henry "Hemi" Barajas gave you the particulars on the DC/KIA Justice League Sorento custom design, but there are many more Comic-Con car events happening!
But before we leave DC, here are some more pics, courtesy...
SDCC13: DC Shows Off a Stellar Collectibles Collection
By Nicholas Eskey
DC Comics has some exciting things in the works for their toy line, which they revealed to the press in a swanky room at the Marriott Hotel adjacent to the Convention Center.
Due...
Zenith by Grant Morrison and Steve Yeowell is Back!
Once more, I’ve dragged myself away from my usual obsessive witterings about Marvelman to write about another, different, long-lost British superhero. Right now, as you’re reading this, the Internet is about to explode/has already...
Kick-Watcher: Michael Moreci on MINI COMICS INCLUDED
One of the ways many people stumbled onto their first comic was through the promotional comics that used to come bundled in with action figures. You know the ones - you buy a He-Man...
Bernard Chang’s Great Demon Knights Art Giveaway
Today sees the release of Demon Knights #20 from DC, written by Robert Venditti and drawn by Bernard Chang. And Chang is so excited about the book that he's set up a competition for...
RIP: Comics Buyer’s Guide (1971-2013)
In a brief, statement, publisher F+W announced the closing of CBG, the Comics Buyer's Guide today. The magazine's 42 year run will end with issue #1699, one shy of the farewell #1700 that the collectors it appealed to would have liked.
The cause of death was the usual suspects:
Last minute shopping advice: Hazarai!
Here's a new social media/commerce site that has an interface geared at people who collect: Hazarai!. Let's call it Etsy meets eBay for nerds—you can list stuff you want to sell with no fees....
To Do Today: Canny Comic Con and Leeds Alternative Comics Fair
Christmas is being held on December 25th this year, so you've only got a few weeks left to find something decent to give your family and friends. But never tremble with frostbitten fear! Because...
