The Walking Dead, Season 2.2

SPOILER ALERT:  If you’re not up to date on The Walking Dead, you’re going to get hit with some spoilers in this post. Also, why aren’t you up to date on The Walking Dead? It’s almost back on! Last November, the mid-season finale of The Walking Dead, “Pretty Much Dead … Read More

Best Books: Tintin and Beyond

For more than 80 years, the wild investigative-journo adventures of Belgian boy reporter Tintin and his canine sidekick Snowy have captivated a wide range of international audiences — sometimes even North Americans! Excuse the snark, but for many on this continent, Tintin knowledge has been limited to grade-school French class … Read More

DailyXY’s 2011 Gift Guide: Graphic Novels

If you’re into comics — or “graphic novels,” as everyone expects you to call them — you may tend to get a little…evangelical about your hobby around yuletide. Pity the poor non-fanboys on your list, and treat your giftees to the following five fine suggestions, which might also merit a … Read More

Drawing a Crowd for Tintin and Hergé at Steamwhistle

This Sunday, admire some truly unique original comic-book art while sipping a refreshing lager at Toronto Draws, presented by The Beguiling Books & Art and hosted by, and at, the Steamwhistle Brewery. Since November 2, Steamwhistle’s conveniently long walls — a function of being housed in a former railroad roundhouse … Read More

Great Montreal Comic Book Shops

With the influx of superhero movies over the past few years, it would be an understatement to say that there’s a renewed interest in comic books. As a form of storytelling, comics are truly unique. Often nuanced with politics, class struggle, and dysfunctional families, they give insight into the everyday … Read More

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