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Toronto Comicon’s Festivus Holiday Sale
BY SABRINA PIGNATARO Yesterday, Toronto ComiCon put on a small, one-day comic convention. For only $10 (and free for kids under 12), guests could enter the convention floor in Hall F of the Metro Toronto Convention Centre’s South Building. The “Festivus Holiday Sale” prides itself as the largest one-day comics show in Canada, with 2,500 guests in 2013. Unlike the massive fall event Fan Expo, the December convention is a lot more low-key, with fewer special guests, no panels, and a much smaller space. Fan Expo, on the other hand, takes up the entire South Building and part of the North Building. [pullquote]No convention would be complete without the presence…
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The 6 Best Places to Find Marvel and DC Comics in East York
BY SABRINA PIGNATARO With more and more superhero movies in development, now is a good time to read up on the next group of characters to reach the big screen. Just last week, Marvel Studios confirmed that Benedict Cumberbatch will be playing Doctor Strange in an upcoming film. The news comes at the heels of Marvel’s “Phase 3” announcements, which include the highly anticipated Black Panther and Captain Marvel films. With DC Entertainment also having just announced their film schedule for the next few years, there’s no better time than now for superhero enthusiast and new fans alike to start reading up on the source material for the upcoming films,…
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Will the new Arrow spin-off be gone in a Flash?
BY REBECCA BOWSLAUGH DC superheroes are becoming a regular occurrence in my television lineup. Arrow, based on DC’s Green Arrow, is in its third season and has amassed a large (obsessed) following. Like Arrow, The Flash fights his local criminal element with the help of his technical (and emotional) support team. Unlike Arrow, who is just an incredibly fit and well-trained archer, The Flash is an honest to goodness superhero.[pullquote]The Flash promises to provide for our sensitive intellectual sides[/pullquote] Barry Allen (a.k.a. The Flash) was introduced in season two of Arrow, when he visits Starling City. In the new TV rendition, Barry returns from Starling and is struck by a…
