New Comic Book Day — April 3rd, 2019
New this Week: The Walking Dead #190, Star Wars #64, Paper Girls #27, Justice League #21, Captain America #9, and Spider-Gwen: Ghost-Spider #7.
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New Comic Book Day — March 27, 2019
New this Week: Detective Comics #1000, The Flash #67, Wonder Woman #67, The Amazing Spider-Man #18, Heroes in Crisis #7, Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #30, and Shazam! #4.
Celebrate Hellboy Day with Gigantic Brewings’ Hellboy Beer!
To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the publication of Hellboy: Seed of Destruction, Oregon’s Gigantic Brewing, and Dark Horse Comics are teaming up to create 666 cases of Hellboy beer. And – we ordered two cases! Gigantic Brewing’s first Hellboy beer, featuring maple syrup and pancake profile, will be released ahead on Saturday, March 23, 2019, when comic … Read More
New Comic Book Day — March 20, 2019
New this week: Adventure Time Marcy and Simon #3, Star Wars #63, Avengers #17, Naomi #3, and Teen Titans #28.
CAPTAIN MARVEL REVIEW: A Comic Book Movie for Comic Book fans with a message.
I’ve only been a Carol Danvers fan for three short weeks, having recently read most of the key issues and stories dating back to 1968 for this blog. That said, Captain Marvel might be my faorite Marvel Cinematic Universe film since Captain America: Winter Soldier. Whether a new fan, a die-hard Captain Marvel and/or Ms. … Read More
Meet St. Louis
Thanks to Alexis Zotos for stopping by the shop and featuring us on her awesome podcast! You can listen to Martin on Meet St. Louis below: Listen to the interview on Soundcloud here.
New Comic Book Day — March 13, 2019
New this week: Age of X-Man Apocalypse and X-Tracts #1, Amazing Spider-Man #17, Magnificent Ms. Marvel #1, Little Golden Book: Captain Marvel, and The Grim Knight #1.
Learning to fly Higher, Further, and Faster: The pre-history of Captain Marvel
By Eli LaChance with Kat Golden It would be impossible, or at least unwise, to write a comic book blog this month without talking about Captain Marvel. With a new film due next month, many newcomers may be wondering who the heck is Carol Danvers? I’m approaching this material with a great deal of trepidation. … Read More
New Comic Book Day — February 26th, 2019
New Releases this week: Heroes in Crisis #6, Detective Comics #999, Man-Eaters, Volume 1
Donny Cates takes Guardians of the Galaxy back to basics.
Guardians of the Galaxy were always kind of a cult favorite team. They were a malleable group of strange and relatively less popular cosmic characters from the far reaches of the Marvel Universe. The original team was actually from several thousand years into the future, the contemporary version of the team didn’t exist … Read More
New Comic Book Day — February 20th, 2019
New Releases this week: Anthem #1, Death Orb #5, Aquaman #45, Age of X-Man Amazing Nightcrawler #1, Avengers #15, and Batman #65.
New Comic Book Day — February 13, 2019
New comics this week: Adventure Time Season 11 #5, Batman Who Laughs #3 (of 6), Hit-Girl Season 2 #1, James Bond Origin #6, and Supergirl #27.
New Comic Book Day — February 6, 2019
ACTION COMICS #1000 ADVENTURES OF THE SUPER SONS #7 (OF 12) AGE OF X-MAN MARVELOUS X-MEN #1 (OF 5) AGE OF X-MAN MARVELOUS X-MEN #1 (OF 5) INHYUK LEE CONNECTING ALBATROSS FUNNYBOOKS GOON #1 PROMO POSTER (NET) AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #10 2ND PTG RAMOS VAR AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #11 2ND PTG OTTLEY VAR AMAZING SPIDER-MAN BY RIVERA … Read More
Bagged and Bored: A Comic Shops’ Responds to Bill Maher.
Last November comic books and comic book fans drew the ire of late night talk show host Bill Maher. Their offense? Mourning the death of beloved comic book visionary Stan Lee, a 96 year old WW2 veteran. In the piece he decries comic books as unimportant, and the people who enjoy them as stupid. … Read More
New Comic Book Day — January 30, 2019
New this week: Captain America #7, Heroes in Crisis #5, Doctor Strange #10, Fight Club #3, and Ms Marvel #37.