The Ottawa Comic Book Guy

Good day, my fellow comic denizens, I have just arrived back home from Ottawa Comiccon, the 2018 edition and I can honestly say, that from a comic book perspective, never had I have had so much success at a convention (I almost did last year, but I was one book short.) Pictured above is the first comic book I have bought as an investment in my life. As the first appearance of Power Girl, I like to think that this book (like her obvious...qualities) will appreciate larger in time. But it is a book I have coveted for a long time and since I have completed my Supergirl goal, I went for it. I managed to sit through many comic panels this year, I attended the one Dan Parent of Archie Comics fame (hosted by Josh Stafford of the Mayfair Theater, also known by many as a huge comic fan in his own right.) Parent talked a lot about the current state of affairs at Archie, about Dan Decarlo and his work with him, and talked up his Kickstarter for his project Die, Kitty, Die (you can read abo...

Good day, this is a quick post just to talk about some things that have come my way with regards to local (Ottawa, Canada) matters and to this column. First and foremost, Ottawa Comiccon is this weekend. If you haven't got tickets, there are some available, but they are selling out fast. This years edition has a smaller gyest list than previous years, but for the comic fan, they have a fantastic slew of comic book writers and artists this year. Check them out at  http://www.ottawacomiccon.com/ . Also, I have confirmed that Multizone, The Comic Book Shoppe, Kobold's Corner and Myths, Legends and Heroes will be all at the show, so say hi, and more importantly buy something to help them make costs so they can keep going. The Comic Book Shoppe in Nepean, and the Comic Book Shoope on Bank Street are both preparing for their big Midnight Madness Sales that go on during Comiccon. Both locations will be open until midnight. Rob Lussier wrote me to say that this Saturday will b...