Monthly Archives: January 2015

Tales of Suspense 61: The Death of Tony Stark

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Matt Nelson

Grab of the Week is a regular column where we feature an old comic we’ve picked up ourselves or you’ve sent us your own example. If you’d like to have your old issue featured, just send us the pic via … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Four Trailer: Watch It Here

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Matt Nelson

Like a lot of people I’m not trying to get my hopes up too much about the new Fantastic Four movie being released in August. That said, the trailer just released does give me some hope that it’s going to … Continue reading →

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Review: I Sell Comics Podcast

Posted on January 26, 2015 by David Holloway

I Sell Comics is a podcast that shouldn’t work. It has two guys on it who’d be the first to admit that they’re not wordsmiths or polished presenters. There’s enough background noise at times to rival a busy supermarket. There’s … Continue reading →

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IDW Releases Disney Monthly Titles

Posted on January 23, 2015 by David Holloway

Pree release below in full. I can see this going starkly one way or the other – they’ll sell gangbusters or flop spectacularly based on the remaining level of public interest in these characters. I like that the legacy numbering … Continue reading →

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Why Marvel’s Secret Wars Leaves Me Cold

Posted on January 21, 2015 by David Holloway

First, the usual disclaimer: I’m a Marvel Comics reader and collector for 35+ years, with no particular axe to grind. Now onto business: Today Marvel’s head comic honchos Axel Alonso and Tom Brevoort unveiled a future, universe-wide event called Secret Wars, … Continue reading →

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Setting Up Your Comics In Filing Cabinets

Posted on January 19, 2015 by David Holloway

A big thanks to Jeff Siegrist for allowing us to re-post his great pics and pictures on setting up a comic collection in legal-sized filing cabinets. This is a topic close to my heart as I transitioned my collection to … Continue reading →

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Five Good Comics Groups On Facebook

Posted on January 17, 2015 by David Holloway

Facebook has lots of flaws, but one thing I do like about it is its groups feature. And for comics fans there’s a lot of good groups on there to get your teeth into. Here’s five I particularly like: 1. … Continue reading →

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Image Goes Mail Order

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Matt Nelson

Well here’s a bit of news I didn’t expect. Image Comics have gotten themselves into the direct subscription and mail order business big-time, offering dozen of titles with multi-title discounts of up to 35%. However don’t get excited at this … Continue reading →

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Weirdest Avengers Line-Up Ever

Posted on January 15, 2015 by David Holloway

Whilst trawling Ebay drooling over some Marvel figurines, I stumbled across the weirdest Avengers line-up ever (click on the pic for full size):   Captain America looks like he’s realised he’s now in a sham team. Shame they didn’t add … Continue reading →

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Headspace To Be Released In Print

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Matt Nelson

  IDW’s press release immediately below. For those interested, here’s our review of the Headspace series to date. CAN YOU HIDE A SECRET… IN SOMEONE’S MIND? ‘Headspace,’ Originally Appearing Digitally From Monkeybrain Inc., Is Making Its Way Into Reader’s Hands, … Continue reading →

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