Archive for December, 2007

Flashback: Remembering 2007

Friday, December 28th, 2007

Original Post here: Snikkkt! As 2007 draws to a close, we offer this brief trip through some of the top – and some quite a bit lower – stories featured in Scoop the past 12 months. They range from some of the truly stunning record-breakers to remembrances of fellow collectors who ...

Retailer Summit Going Back to Vegas

Friday, December 28th, 2007

Original Post here: Snikkkt! After five years the Retailers Summit hosted by Diamond Comic Distributors and Alliance Game Distributors will head back to Las Vegas. The event scheduled for September 7-9, 2008 will be the first event of this kind west of the Mississippi River since 2003. Read more… ShareThis Bookmark It Hide Sites

12 cent comics?

Friday, December 28th, 2007

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Could it be possible? http://www.bautforum.com/off-topic-babbling/68529-why-cant-we-have-12-cent-comic-books-anymore.html ShareThis Bookmark It Hide Sites

Star Trek Comics

Friday, December 28th, 2007

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: TrekToday.com Several Star Trek comics projects are in the works, ranging from Star Trek: The Next Generation to Star Trek XI. Star Trek will be well-represented in the comic world, with several projects in the works or on the drawing board. As reported at Roddenberry.com, IDW Publishing ...

French warship delivers books to NYC schoolchildren

Friday, December 28th, 2007

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: Newsday.com The French warship Jeanne D’Arc was sailing toward New York on Thursday with a special mission: to deliver 10,000 books to American schoolchildren. Most of the texts will go to New York City public school students immersed in French classes, and the rest will go to ...

Here come the superheroes … again!

Friday, December 28th, 2007

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: Independent.ie Dan Dare is, on the face of it, an unlikely 21st Century icon. With his stiff upper lip and bulldog spirit, he harks back to a simpler age. Nevertheless, the chipper space pilot has this year become a hit all over again, with a new series ...

Chupacabras Marvel back

Friday, December 28th, 2007

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: NY Daily News You think you’ve got problems? Try being Ben Grimm, aka the Thing. All he wants to do is head out solo to Puerto Rico for a few days to chill in Old San Juan. While there he intends to enjoy the adulation of the ...

UN joins forces with Marvel Comics

Friday, December 28th, 2007

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: Financial Times He has fought against foes ranging from the Green Goblin to Doctor Octopus, but Spider-Man now faces an even more formidable challenge: improving the battered image of the United Nations. In a move reminiscent of storylines developed during the second world war, the UN is joining ...

Teen gets bargain on 5,000 comics

Friday, December 28th, 2007

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: Kansas.com Nearly 24,000 comics were auctioned in half an hour Wednesday and Andy Bailey walked away with 5,000. “I didn’t really see any ones that were that special,” the 16-year-old said. “They came out really cheap.” Bailey’s haul increases his collection to almost 6,000 comic books, he said. Cyril Gillett ...

In year of comics mediocrity, a shining dozen

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: Times Union It has been an up-and-down year for quality in comic books and graphic novels. Here are my choices for the top dozen comics and graphic novels of 2007: 1. Captain America (Marvel Comics) If you can get past the routine story line, this is a wonderfully ...