Originally published at Comic Book Daily under my Bound Together column. It was 1989 and DC comics was celebrating the 50th anniversary of Batman. They had started slowly publishing reprint material in softcover trade paperbacks but hardcover editions were left…
I enjoy the art of Carlos Pacheco: he has a great style that has worked across the board for Marvel and DC. Sight unseen I ordered Ultimate Comics Avengers: Next Generation Premiere Hardcover. I’ve read previous Ultimates titles and knew…
Before I dive into this fascinating and edge-of-your-seat topic a little background information may be in order. Welcome to the first column of Bound Together, a look at comic book trade paperbacks and graphic novels in all their shapes and…
My family and I were on vacation the last three weeks and one of our stops was Paris. While wandering the streets we came across Album, a comic shop with their windows filled with statues. I took a look around…
While perusing TCAF last weekend I spotted this gorgeous faux suede hardcover: The Abominable Charles Christopher Book One by Karl Kerschl. I knew the bare minimum: this is a weekly web comic that just received it second Eisner nomination. What…
Today and tomorrow at the Toronto Reference Library branch is the annual Toronto Comics Arts Festival, or TCAF. It’s been running for several years but this was my first time attending the show. It’s a small press independent kind of…
I plan to attend TCAF this weekend and see Paul Pope is a guest. Pope is a creator I see popping up here and there but in the past haven’t been willing to give his material a try; it’s too…
I’ve wanted to pick up Starman Omnibus Volume 1 for quite some time but there always seemed to be something else more deserving of my available funds. I finally had a chance when an Amazon gift card fell in my…
I read the entire Walter Simonson run on Thor as they were published during the 80s: it was my favorite book and I was completely captivated by the story. I even hung on when Simonson stopped doing the art and…
Growing up I was a dedicated Marvel comics fan and didn’t stray much into DC territory. Sure I caught the big books, Dark Knight, Watchmen, V For Vendetta, but it had to be making a lot of noise for me…
