New Comics Arriving Wednesday, August 1

| July 27, 2007

ABIGAIL & ROX IN THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT – $3.99 ACTION COMICS #853 (CD) – $2.99 ALL NEW ATOM #14 (CD) – $2.99 AMERICAN VIRGIN #17 (MR) – $2.99 ANNOTATED NORTHWEST PASSAGE DLX HC – $19.95 ASPEN SPLASH 2007 SWIMSUIT SPECTACULAR – $2.99 AWAKENING #1 (OF 10) (MR) – $3.50 BATTLESTAR GALACTICA #12 – $2.99 [...]

Discounted Comic Book Sets & Runs Link now working! Aetna Show this Sunday – We will be there!

| July 27, 2007

We understand that some people had trouble opening the link in the previous post. It was a “word” file giving a list of recently acquired comic book sets and runs we have for sale at some really, really low prices. By the way, CBH members still get their discount on top of these low prices! [...]

Deep Discounted Comic Book Sets & Runs

| July 22, 2007

By this time, everyone has devoured Harry 7 and things should be back to normalcy. That means COMIC BOOKS! We just picked up a decent collection with a number of significant runs and sets. Rather than breaking them up, we are offering them at a deep discount – at least 50% off guide. Click on [...]

Harry Potter Going Fast- Better Toddle on over quick

| July 20, 2007

Blurring the line between magic and reality, our available copies of Harry Potter Book 7 are disappearing fast. With less than 8 hours until the magic moment we’ve only got about 10 copies left that haven’t been reserved already. No purchase is required to enjoy the party but you’d better call now if you want [...]

Exclusive Harry Potter art at Captain Blue Hen Midnight Magic

| July 19, 2007

Click on the image above for a sneak peek at the completed triptych Harry Potter mania builds to a head with the final installment, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, now only 36 hours away from hit the stands. Our party keeps getting bigger and better and we can finally reveal the finished art for [...]

Previews Picks–Comics and Graphic Novels Coming in September

| July 16, 2007

  ARCHIE COMICS Betty & Veronica: Boy Trouble Volume 1 TPB – This collects the experimental storyline from B&V Double Digest #151-154 featuring the “new look” of the “realistic” art style. [p. 236] ATOMIC BOOK COMPANY I Keee You!!: A Collection of Overheards OGN – Indie artists illustrate real-life bizarre overheard conversations. [p. 238] DARK [...]

Captain Blue Hen Comics Directly to Your Inbox

| July 15, 2007

You may already know that with a click of a button, you can subscribe to the CBH website, but did you? Click Subscribe by Email on the top right and you will receive the day’s posts in a neat package in your email inbox. ‘Nuff said!

New Comics Arriving Wednesday, July 18

| July 13, 2007

ACTION COMICS #852 – $2.99 ALL FLASH #1 – $2.99 AMAZONS ATTACK #4 – $2.99 ANNIHILATION CONQUEST QUASAR #1 – $2.99 AQUAMAN SWORD OF ATLANTIS #54 – $2.99 ARCHIE & FRIENDS #111 – $2.25 ARCHIE DIGEST #236 – $2.49 ARMY @ LOVE #5 (MR) – $2.99 AVENGERS CLASSIC #2 – $2.99 AVENGERS INITIATIVE #4 WWH [...]

Discounted Comics and Real Estate and Big Blue Barrels

| July 13, 2007

What do these have in common? Paul has comics for sale, one son is a real estate agent and another son has big blue barrels available. Here’s the deal in a snapshot: Visit www.buyandsellhomesde.com and receive a coupon good for 50% off all 3/4″ green-tagged comics at Captain Blue Hen Comics in Newark, Delaware plus [...]

Midnight Magic and the Harry Potter phenomenon in the Newark Post

| July 12, 2007

Ace reporter, Patricia E. Lang has been kind enough to include Captain Blue Hen in another of her fine articles for local newspaper, Newark Post. Ms. Lang writes about CBH’s Midnight Magic event in particular and the whole Harry Potter effect in Newark, Delaware. We thank Ms. Lang and the fine folks at the Newark [...]

Sneak peek at Midnight Magic exclusive

| July 10, 2007

Click the thumbnail for a sneak peek! As you can see Neil Vokes is hard at work on the exclusive set of prints available only to those who purchase Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows at everyone’s favorite comic shop, Captain Blue Hen Comics. Click on the picture above to see a larger version of [...]

Stephen Colbert Comic Book–Stephen Colbert’s Tek Jansen available July 11

| July 10, 2007

Colbert has appeared in Marvel Comics’ Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man: Stephen Colbert, the star of Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report–and inheritor of Captain America’s mighty shield–teams with Oni Press to produce and publish a Tek Jansen comic book. The idea for the Tek Jansen character comes from a bit on the nightly fake pundit/news show which [...]

Big Blue Barrels & More – Ramblings from Paul

| July 9, 2007

It’s been a while since I posted anything on the site and had a few moments, so… Big Blue Barrels – Yep, we still have some, but the supply will be dried up shortly. These are 55 gallons and made of heavy (strong but light) blue plastic. The cover is completely removeable with a airtight [...]

Dave rocks the red & blue Spider-Man suit (thankfully not in reality)

| July 9, 2007

Which Spider-suit are you? Regular Suit Some fashions never go out of style. You like your coffee black. You’re a real regular type and not too hot on change. How do you compare? Take this test! | Tests from Testriffic

Brian Posehn–King of the Summer Blockbuster: Fantastic Four & Surf’s Up

| July 8, 2007

While I was on vacation, I saw two movies: Fantastic Four Rise of the Silver Surfer and Surf’s Up (I have two little kids; I can’t remember the last time I went to a movie that didn’t have some sort of animation). Both of these fun films were all the better for the presence of [...]

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