Newsarama have posted a wonderful dissection of Comichron’s report of comics sales figures for May 2013, and highlighted how comics sales in issues are up a whole 22% on a decade ago, and double the dollar value for the same period, way out-stripping the rate of inflation! Recession? What recession?
Comics Sales Reveal Tales Of Their Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
Posted on June 13, 2013 Written by Leave a Comment
Great Toy Titles
Posted on July 6, 2011 Written by 2 Comments
Newsarama today have posted an article entitled “TRANSFORMERS & Beyond: 5 Best Marvel TOY Comics”, yet I have to take issue with their choices. To my mind, they have missed out one of the very best toy-linked titles of all time. Although no one can deny the quality of the Micronauts, ‘They come from Inner [...]
“Sketches3″ 2011 Sketchbook & Print Project
Posted on May 10, 2011 Written by Leave a Comment
Ever heard of Tom Hodges? He’s this guy who is best known for his Star Wars web comic, and he is looking for pledges for a brand new project called “Sketches3” 2011 Sketchbook Print Project. Tom Hodges continues to be the Lead Artist in the web comic but he also has other projects including providing [...]
Will the Real Iron Man Stand Up, Please?
Posted on November 25, 2010 Written by 1 Comment
That guy is definitely NOT Tony Stark – far from it – but he was “born” around the same time that Tony Stark debuted. Comic book fans will know that Iron Man first came out in March of 1963 in Tales of Suspense #39, but not many may know about Hardiman, which General Electric created [...]
Peanuts Was Drawn For Adults
Posted on October 29, 2010 Written by 1 Comment
In 1977 David Desmond wrote a letter to the creator of Peanuts, Charles M. Schulz. He wrote Mr. Schulz to tell him how much he enjoys Peanuts and to ask how Mr. Schulz managed to create a comic for kids that also appeals to adults. Much to his surprise Charles M. Schulz wrote him back [...]
Dante’s Divine Comedy Goes the Graphic Novel Route
Posted on September 16, 2010 Written by Leave a Comment
I have a confession: I have never read Dante’s Divine Comedy. I remember that it was required reading at some point when I was in school, but I guess I was able to get away with not doing homework more often than I realized. Still, I do know the literary value of Dante’s work and [...]
Custom Comic Book Wedding Invites
Posted on September 14, 2010 Written by 1 Comment
Getting married anytime soon? If I can’t change your mind about that, how about just checking out this really cool store on Etsy? The store is manned by a husband and wife team who actually came up with the idea of using comic book covers as a theme for their own wedding invitations back in [...]
The Sandman's Saga Continues
Posted on September 2, 2010 Written by Leave a Comment
It’s been an auspicious week for lovers of comics and lovers of good TV – and, ideally, the perfect marriage of the two. First, The Walking Dead was reportedly offered a second season almost 2 months before it even premiers (although the second season appears to be officially unconfirmed, most news outlets are, based on [...]
Comics That Should Take a Leap, or a Step Back
Posted on September 1, 2010 Written by Leave a Comment
Don’t forget to get involved in the comic book debates at the ForeverGeek Forum! When comics convert from print to the screen – be it silver screen, little screen, or computer screen – the results are often disastrous. We’ve become so accustomed to this fact that as comic book lovers, we follow the news of [...]
The Daily Routine of a Web Geek
Posted on August 24, 2010 Written by Leave a Comment
While browsing the web and going through all my daily sites I come across a comic depicting exactly what I’m doing. As a matter of fact what I do everyday: check email, Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, feeds, statistics, news and all that over and over again between work. I’m sure everyone who needs internet to do [...]
