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Wednesday, March 31, 2010

New look for Sequential!

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Publisher Max Douglas has updated the look of Sequential. The newsblog of Canadian comic book news and cilture bow has an updated, more mag...

McSweeney's 33: San Francisco Panorama

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Pretty excited: just picked up the latest issue of McSweeney's: The San Francisco Panorama newspaper issue , featuring a giant full-colo...
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Saturday, March 27, 2010

Playing on the Girls' Team: Notes on Jaime Hernandez and Female Super Teams in the Comics

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"A Hundred Pretty Girls..." by BK Munn Love and Rockets 2 was one of my favourite comics of 2009, mostly because of Jaime...
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Thursday, March 18, 2010

Mystery Hoard: Dried-Up Superheroes

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Received a small Mystery Hoard of 1970s-80s comic books yesterday. The person who brought them into the shop is an acquaintance of mine who...
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Friday, March 12, 2010

2010 Doug Wright Award Nominees

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So, the list of nominees for the Wright Awards was released today. I was on the nominating committee again this year which was alot of fun ...
Sunday, March 07, 2010

Anniversary Comics

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Tom Spurgeon celebrated the 200th edition of his "Five For Friday" feature with a list of anniversary comics and events today. My...
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Wednesday, March 03, 2010

Brad Mackay=Nipper?

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You have to admit there is a resemblance. Brad Mackay and his labour of love, The Collected Doug Wright, Volume One . Doug Wright
Monday, March 01, 2010

2009 Canadian Graphic Novels and Comics: The Long List 1.0

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Just putting together my reference list of English-language Canadian comics published in 2009 in preparation for the upcoming Doug Wright Aw...
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Thursday, February 25, 2010

Most Expensive Comic Book Ever, Part Y: Action Comics #1

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Sure, the Sequential list of Bestselling Canadian Comic Books can give you a taste of what comics are making money, but the CBC has the rea...
Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Bestselling Comics in Canada?

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Ever wonder what the bestselling graphic novels and manga in Canada are? The answer is in the Sequential Bestseller List, a semi-regular f...
Friday, January 15, 2010

On to 2010...

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Finally got around to slapping together my 2009 in review post for Sequential, summing up the major events and themes in the anglo side of ...
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Thursday, January 07, 2010

Comic Fan Project: 70s Shazam!

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The latest entry in the Canadian Comic Fan Project comes from a 1970s issue of the Shazam! comic book. The letters page was called Shazama...
Wednesday, January 06, 2010

Obit Writing

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So I posted an obit for Barry Blair over at Sequential. I didn't like his art. It was ugly and kind of creepy. He was a graphic nove...
Sunday, December 13, 2009

3 More Days Until Beethoven's Birthday!

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Tuesday, December 08, 2009

Feyer: The Comic Art of George Feyer

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I thought it would be a good time to remind folks that there are still some copies left of the little George Feyer book I put together for F...
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

George Tuska as Superman Family artist

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Cartoonist and comic book artist George Tuska died last week. The long-time Marvel Comics freelancer also had a career with DC and is respo...
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Sunday, August 30, 2009

Links: My first Fanexpo round-up of 2009

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all the links that're fit to blog
Sunday, August 09, 2009

Top 10 Penis Names Based on Marvel Superheroes

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All superheroes are phalluses, only some are more phallic than others. Some penises have names. Some don't. Regardless, it just so h...
Saturday, August 08, 2009

Chat Noir Now Open

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Update: Yes, my project for the last few months has been the opening of a new store in downtown Guelph. I am proud to say all the hard work...
Thursday, July 09, 2009

More on the Supergirl Underwear Controversy That is Shaking the Nation

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This may finally establish who wears the pants in the Superman family. Let There Be Bike Shorts: A Profile In Comics-Geek Courage by Glen W...
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