And if you think that's linkbait, lemme tell you... it could have been much, much worse. But the silly jokes just write themselves on today's trendingest
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DC may be the current marketshare king, but Marvel took today's mindshare race by sweeping the trending topic comic slots -- although not all for positive
Reading Mark Haverty's Uncanny X-Men #1 review today, and reflecting on some of the comics that have made mainstream-news headlines over the past year,
Fresh from his training in the BC danger room, new team member Mark Allen Haverty hits BC like a sledgehammer with a pair of reviews at the top of today's
He wasn't the first artist to work for Marvel in the Silver Age, and he wasn't the most prolific artist to work for Marvel in the Silver Age, but when you
The news of DC Comics topping Marvel by a significant margin in the monthly marketshare battle was the talk of the town today, even making its way into
Pity poor BC datamancer Mark Haverty. Barely three days into his job, and he's got to decide how this new Uncanny X-Men series should be designated. Is
A glimpse at some upcoming Marvel releases took the top two slots today, with Rich's take on today's New 52 releases rounding out the top of the charts
Fan anticipation for the May 2012 debut of The Avengers film has already been building for months, and here's the latest sign that the popularity of
It can be said without hesitation that the world of comics would be a very different place today without the contributions of Steve Ditko. Born November
Though they are utterly unrelated, emails that a couple people probably wish they had back seem to be today's theme. I think this is another reason why
One of the great debates in vintage comic book collecting circles is over just how many comics from the 1930s-1960s are left out there in the world,
Quite a few big-2 comics have been pulling me back in, in recent months, and it looks like this is going to be one of them. Always been a big fan --
No matter what the underlying distribution reason and no matter what the printing, it's interesting to see copies of the New 52 #1's continuing to flow
Considering the cost of comics today and their ever-fluctuating price points, page counts, and formats, it's hard to imagine a hike of two pennies causing
I have to admit I probably wouldn't have gone out of my way to watch the new Muppet movie -- despite having a lot of fondness for the tv show -- before
Like many comic book fans, I've been following the legal conflicts of recent years over the ownership of some of our favorite characters with a mixture of
There's something about a good origin story that just never gets old -- even as it gets revamped and retold, and passed down through generations as one of
I suppose we all knew he'd be back, but it was equally likely we'd hear about it soon -- those original Rob Granito posts have been read by legions of
Another creative departure after 6 issues for a new DC launch as writer Ivan Brandon moves on from the title, but Men of War goes on -- as artist Tom
Sometimes, cool comics get cut short by changing circumstances and timing. Take the case of the original All-Winners Comics, which Marvel launched as a
The check that DC Comics used to buy Superman has to be one of my favorite bits of comic history to surface in quite some time. I have a hunch we'll be
It has long been part of the record of comic book history that Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster sold the rights for Superman to Detective Comics, Inc (the
We've mentioned high-end comic book auction house Comic Connect a number of times on BC, primarily because there have been four comic books in the world
My hardcover book fetish is almost exclusively confined to comic-related material, but I may have to broaden my horizons a bit for this one, in bookstores
During NYCC week, DC announced that the New 52 had sold over 5 million comics in 6 weeks. At the time, second prints on many titles were just starting to
The Elongated Man too obscure to have a new action figure? I don't think so. First, there's an excellent case to be made that there are no insignificant
In late 1941, just months after the successful launch of Captain America Comics #1, Joe Simon & Jack Kirby parted ways with Marvel over issues with
One of the fascinating things about this Watchmen 2 business is exactly that -- the business implications of it. Because directly in the wake of the
It's been a bad couple days for Marvel news, with word of the cancellation of some well-liked titles following on the heels of layoffs at the company.