DC Comics will release Batman Omnibus 1 hardcover this October. Written by Scott Snyder and illustrated by Greg Capullo, it collects issues #1 through #33 of Batman and will retail for $125. Amazon has it available for pre-order for $89.96. That works out to be $2.73 per issue. Once again, I’m confronted with the reality...
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‘Crisis on Infinite Earths’ Box Set will create a crisis to your wallet
DC Comics is releasing a special 14-volume boxed set of hardcover books chronicling Crisis on Infinite Earths, DC’s massive event of the 1980s. The set will weigh 28 pounds and will retail for $500. DC is releasing the box set on November 12, 2019....
Read MoreRichard C. Meyer files lawsuit against Mark Waid
Richard C. Meyer, the man behind the Comics & Diversity YouTube channel, filed a lawsuit in federal court against comic book writer Mark Waid. He claims Waid committed “tortious interference of a contract” upon him. It’s related to the incident when Meyer announced Antarctic Press was going to publish his comic Jawbreakers: Lost Souls only to have the publisher...
Read MoreRob Schneider sends his fans after Gail Simone
Saturday Night Live alumni and comedic actor Rob Schneider took exception to a joke comic book writer Gail Simone made. It involved Canadian donut shop Tim Hortons and Schneider. Gail made a joke about Tim Hortons being the Rob Schneider of donut shops. Having had Tim Hortons coffee and watched a lot of Rob Schneider movies,...
Read MoreTom King thinks comics are only for nerds
Tom King, DC Comics’ top writer, took to Twitter Sunday to do a little comic book gatekeeping. Here’s the tweet: This tweet bothered me. First of all, he began by saying comics aren’t for everyone. What a depressing thing to read. It wasn’t said by someone who doesn’t understand or know anything about comics. No, it...
Read MoreI supported Comicsgate until I didn’t (Update)
(Note: I wrote this over a year ago. I’ve changed my mind about Comicsgate since I originally wrote this. I’ve added an update section at the bottom of this post.) For a while, I’ve had some strong opinions about comic books. My biggest concern is that comics cost too much. The average price of a monthly...
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