A copy of the very first Superman comic sold recently at auction for US$1 million, and now a first edition Batman comic is tipped to fetch almost as much when it goes up for sale.
A rare copy of the first Superman comic book, Action Comics #1, sold for $1 million on February 22, a [...]
Superman and Batman comics auctioned for superhuman prices
Posted by John Lampard on Thursday, 25 February, 2010 to the trends subset
Great snakes, Tintin to spend two years in the third dimension
Posted by John Lampard on Thursday, 26 November, 2009 to the movies subset
The upcoming Tintin movie will spend the next two years in post-production as Peter Jackson and his team take footage filmed so far and render it into 3D format.
The film is based on three Tintin stories, The Secret of the Unicorn, Red Rackham’s Treasure, and – interestingly – The Crab with the Golden Claws, [...]
Adventure is in the mail by way of Tintin stamps
Posted by John Lampard on Thursday, 19 November, 2009 to the design and art subset
A nice collection of Tintin stamp issues.
Sketches for my comic book hero Tintin
Posted by John Lampard on Tuesday, 10 November, 2009 to the design and art subset
Leigh Walton’s Tintin themed sketchbook which so far comprises the work of 100 artists.
Asterix lived in Gaul but where exactly was his village?
Posted by John Lampard on Monday, 19 October, 2009 to the design and art subset
French comic-book character Asterix turns 50 this year, but birthday celebrations have been marred by an argument over the whereabouts of his home village, with a number of towns in the general vicinity of its purported location claiming to be the abode of the warrior and his friends.
The map on the first page of [...]
The Snip and Chu graphic novel launch
Posted by John Lampard on Monday, 28 September, 2009 to the events subset
Snip & Chu, two webcomic characters – created by Shaun Britton – who are the product of waste and rubbish, now feature in their own graphic novel which is being launched on Saturday, 14 November 2009, at Horse Bazaar in Melbourne, from 4:30pm.
My life as Lois Lane’s boyfriend and Superman’s “sidekick”
Posted by John Lampard on Friday, 24 July, 2009 to the design and art subset
Dating the ex-girlfriend of a superhero has its complications, especially when said superhero is the obsessive, clingy type, and in order to keep an eye on the relationship, hires you as his sidekick.
Lois told me that I should expect a call from Superman. She said he was really anxious to meet me, and several weeks [...]
From Gotham City to Tintin’s hometown, the best comic cities
Posted by John Lampard on Wednesday, 15 July, 2009 to the design and art subset
The home cities of Tintin, Superman, Batman, and Judge Dredd all make it onto the top ten comic book cities list.
Tintin in America, but will Tintin be famous in America?
Posted by John Lampard on Thursday, 14 May, 2009 to the comment subset
Though one of his earliest adventures played out in America, the Tintin stories have never really caught on in the US. It is thought the release of an eight volume, 21 story edition of the classic comic book series may change this though.
Now to be fair, Tintin was a fixture in parts of the Anglo-Saxon [...]
The ten thousand thundering curses of Captain Haddock
Posted by John Lampard on Tuesday, 12 May, 2009 to the comment subset
A bookmark for fans of the Tintin comic books, the complete list of Captain Haddock’s curses.
There are certainly quite a few of them…
