Archive for the ‘News’ Category

Diamond Experiences Second Truck Accident Due To Storms

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

A second significant truck accident with serious injuries, involving a truck carrying comics for Diamond Comic Distributor’s Plattsburgh, New York location, is adding to what has already been a very tough week for the comic distribution giant. Retailers serviced from that location are being told to expect delayed invoicing and allocations of products damaged [...]

NABIS @ The 4th – Feb 17th, 2010

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

New to The 4th Wall this week, the Kick-Ass Premiere Hardcover! This hardcover collects Kick-Ass #1-#8, giving readers over 190 pages of content.
With Kick-Ass, writer Mark Millar and artist John Romita, Jr. presented a unique, twisted, and – most importantly – entertaining take on the super-hero genre of comic books that has been praised [...]

DC NAMES DIDIO & LEE CO-PUBLISHER, JOHNS CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Official Press Release
Jim Lee and Dan DiDio Named Co-Publishers DC Comics
Geoff Johns to Serve as Chief Creative Officer
John Rood Named EVP, Sales, Marketing and Business Development
Patrick Caldon Named EVP, Finance and Administration
(February 18, 2010 – New York, NY and Burbank, CA) DC Entertainment, founded in September 2009 to unleash the power of the DC Comics [...]

Don’t Cop Out! Come In!

Friday, February 19th, 2010

My good friends at Warner Bros. Canada have been nice enough to bestow upon me several double passes to an advanced screening of the Kevin Smith-directed buddy-cop flick Cop Out, starring Bruce Willis and Tracey Morgan.

The show’s at 7:30, next Wednesday Feb 24 at the Cinema Banque Scotia Montreal. You can hear what Kevin Smith [...]

Nemesis is Coming…

Saturday, February 20th, 2010

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Superman’s Debut Smashes Records!

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

By JAKE COYLE, AP Entertainment Writer
NEW YORK – A rare copy of the first comic book featuring Superman has sold for $1 million, smashing a record set just last year.
The issue sold Monday morning is a 1938 edition of Action Comics No. 1, widely considered the Holy Grail of comic books. It features Superman lifting [...]

Yet More DC Rings

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Be sure and reserve your copy of Brightest Day #1! If enough people get on it, rewarded you shall be!!

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Cash

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Today, my friends, would have been the 78th birthday of one John R. Cash, known best to the world as simply The Man In Black.

To celebrate Johnny Cash, of whom I’m a die-hard fan, Johnny Cash: I See A Darkness will be specially priced all weekend at an extra 10% off.

“Ah, I’d love [...]

75 Books For 75 Years

Monday, March 1st, 2010

This year sees the 75th Anniversary of DC Comics. There have been countless comics and graphic novels produced over these 75 years, but Io9.com has put together a list of books that are essentials from this half of the “Big Two.”
It’s a great place for people looking to jump into comics, and there are probably [...]

Scott Pilgrim’s Finest Hour – July 20th!!

Friday, March 19th, 2010

Huge news for Scott Pilgrim fans!! The long-awaited final volume of the best-selling series is hitting stores July 20, 2010 just weeks before the big-screen adaptation is in theatres!
Check out the cover:

We’ll have all kinds of Scott Pilgrim news and events to count down to this Canadian Phenom’s release, so tay tuned!!
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