Category “Comics”

Free Comic Book Day is Saturday, May 5th

Written on Tuesday, 1 May, 2012 in Comics, Signing | Comments (0)

Don’t miss Free Comic Book Day this Saturday from 11 am to 5:30 pm with our special guest Riley Rossmo.

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I’m Going To Read The Watchmen Prequel, So What!?

Written on Monday, 30 April, 2012 in Comics | Comments (0)

DC Comics is priming to publish “Before Watchmen”, a gorup of mini-series focused on the lives of the characters from the original. There are plenty of reasons to dismiss these books outright and some are even uttering the word “boycott”. There are also, in Brendan’s opinion, plenty of reasons to give these books a shot.

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Third Anniversary Sale

Written on Tuesday, 28 February, 2012 in Comics, Toys | Comments (0)

Unreal City is three years old and we’re having a sale this Saturday, March 3rd! Get great deals on comics, graphic novels, toys and t-shirts.

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Kurtis Wiebe Interview

Written on Wednesday, 15 February, 2012 in Comics | Comments (0)

The first issue of Wiebe’s newest book Peter Panzerfaust, a World War II story by way of J.M. Barrie, hits comic shop shelves today. With art by previous collaborator Tyler Jenkins (Snow Angel), the book is set to prove Wiebe as a major contributor to the comics scene.

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Peter Panzerfaust Signing with Kurtis J. Wiebe

Written on Tuesday, 7 February, 2012 in Comics, Signing | Comments (0)

Kurtis Wiebe will be joining us at Unreal City on Thursday, February 16th.

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Artist Scott Kowalchuk Returns to Unreal City

Written on Saturday, 21 January, 2012 in Art Shows, Comics | Comments (0)

Intrepids’ artist returns to Saskatoon for art exhibition in June.

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Unreal City Presents The Pink Penguin Book Launch

Written on Thursday, 19 January, 2012 in Art Shows, Comics | Comments (0)

Join us at Unreal City on Saturday, January 28th at 7 pm for The Pink Penguin Book Launch.

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“Snikts a Living” – The Tao of Wolverine: The Best There Is

Written on Tuesday, 20 December, 2011 in Comics | Comments (1)

It’s a big, pointless, violent, nihilistic comic book. It’s yet another Wolverine title. It’s mostly made up of mutilation, murder and perverse humour. I really shouldn’t like Wolverine: The Best There Is. But I do.

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Review: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Gamma Bomb

Written on Friday, 25 November, 2011 in Comics | Comments (0)

Much in the same way he has done in Wolverine, in Hulk Jason Aaron wastes no time cutting to the chase, to the core of this iconic character.

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52 Pick-Up: Now Is The New Nostalgia

Written on Sunday, 30 October, 2011 in Comics | Comments (0)

Brendan takes a look at Superman, Voodoo, GL: New Guardians, and Firestorm, and notices a disturbing but encouraging trend: a little case of art imitating art.

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