New Comics Arriving WEDNESDAY, December 5

| November 30, 2007

30 DAYS OF NIGHT BEYOND BARROW #2 – $3.99 ALL NEW ATOM #18 – $2.99 ALL NEW ATOM VOL 2 FUTURE PAST TPB – $14.99 ANNIHILATION CONQUEST #2 – $2.99 ATOMIC ROBO #3 ATOMIK MIKE VOL 1 TPB – $5.99 AVENGERS INITIATIVE ANNUAL #1 – $3.99 SECRET INVASION: INFILTRATION BATMAN SUPERMAN SAGA OF THE SUPER [...]

Top 100 Comics for October 2007

| November 30, 2007

1 NEW AVENGERS #35 2 FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #24 ONE MORE DAY 3 JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #14 4 MIGHTY AVENGERS #5 5 JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #10 6 X-MEN MESSIAH COMPLEX ONE SHOT 7 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #7 8 MARVEL ZOMBIES 2 #1 9 UNCANNY X-MEN #491 10 WOLVERINE #58 11 X-MEN #204 [...]

‘G.I. Joe’ Movie First Cast Member, Sienna Miller

| November 29, 2007

Sienna Miller has been signed as the first cast member in the upcoming G.I. Joe feature, which starts shooting in February, according to Variety. Her role will be the female lead, a “raven-haired baroness and sexy femme fatale skilled in espionage.” From an announcement on icv2.com

Marvel Reveals Story, Cover for Incredible Hulk #112

| November 28, 2007

Marvel Comics has revealed the cover art and story for Incredible Hulk #112, which leads into the series re-branding as Incredible Hercules! Incredible Hulk #112 was slated to feature a “Classified” Hulk story by writers Greg Pak & Fred Van Lente and artist Khoi Pham. The book, which no longer ties into the World War [...]

Comic artists, A Christmas Story and Sales this Saturday

| November 27, 2007

This Saturday, December 1st Captain Blue Hen Comics is all about starting the season right. Our doors open at 10 am and we’ll have specials and sales running all day including your last chance at comics as low as 10 cents apiece. Plus we’ll have hundreds of overstock comics from the last year for only [...]

Picks of the Week (11/29-12/4): Spider-Man One More Day, Resurrection of Ra’s al Ghul, Messiah Complex, more

| November 27, 2007

New Comics arrive on THURSDAY this week! BATMAN #671 – “The Resurrection of Ra’s al Ghul,” Part 4 GREEN LANTERN CORPS #18 – “The Sinestro Corps War” epilogue SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN #41 – “One More Day” Part 3 WORLD WAR HULK FRONT LINE #6 – Surprising finale. X-MEN #205 – “Messiah CompleX” Part 5

Marvel’s Uncanny X-Men #492 2nd Printing

| November 26, 2007

In response to overwhelming consumer demand, Marvel Comics has announced Uncanny X-Men #492 2nd Printing, scheduled to arrive December 5. In Marvel Comics’ House of M, Magneto’s mentally shattered daughter, The Scarlet Witch, made a devastating, reality-altering wish: “No more mutants.” Now, the Marvel Universe’s first new mutant has been located…Continuing the saga begun in [...]

DC Comics Rushes Three Sold-Out “Resurrection of Ra’s al Ghul” Issues Back To Press

| November 25, 2007

ROBIN ANNUAL #7, BATMAN #670 and ROBIN #168—the first three issues connected to the “Resurrection of Ra’s Al Ghul” storyline—are being rushed back to press after quick sellouts at DC Comics. ROBIN ANNUAL #7 2nd Printing, a prelude, is scheduled to arrive on December 5. BATMAN #670 2nd Printing, a prelude, is scheduled to arrive [...]

Sold-Out First Chapter Of “Superman And The Legion Of Super-Heroes” Goes Back To Press

| November 24, 2007

Spinning out of the hit storyline “The Lightning Saga,” ACTION COMICS #858 — the first chapter of the 6-part story “Superman and The Legion of Super-Heroes” — has sold out at DC Comics and is being rushed back to press. “It’s been an absolute pleasure and an honor to be working with Gary Frank on [...]

New Comics Arriving THURSDAY, November 29

| November 23, 2007

52 AFTERMATH THE FOUR HORSEMEN #4 – $2.99 AGE OF BRONZE VOL 3 BETRAYAL TPB – $17.99 ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN #8 – $2.99 ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN VAR ED #8 AMERICAN VIRGIN #21 (MR) – $2.99 ARCHIBALD SAVES CHRISTMAS #1 (MR) – $3.50 ARCHIE #580 – $2.25 ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #184 – [...]

Picks of the Week (11/21-11/27): Joss Whedon Angel Season 6, Gerard Way Umbrella Academy 3, more

| November 20, 2007

ANGEL AFTER THE FALL #1 – Angel Season 6! Story by Joss Whedon! FRANKLIN RICHARDS FALL FOOTBALL FIASCO – Pick this up to entertain the kids on the way to Grandma’s house. GODLAND #20 – Weird cosmic superheroics in the Kirby vein. A real mind-blower. HAWAIIAN DICK #1 – ’50s-era noir in the South Pacific. [...]

Winona Ryder and Bruce Greenwood in ‘Star Trek’

| November 18, 2007

J.J. Abrams is wrapping up casting on his upcoming Star Trek feature film, and has added two new cast members. Winona Ryder will play Spock’s mother, according to Variety. And Bruce Greenwood will play Christopher Pike, the first captain of the Enterprise, according to Hollywood Reporter. The casting of the Pike role fits with the [...]

Strike Shutting Down Shows—Entertainment-Starved People Turn to Comics in Droves

| November 17, 2007

Well, not yet, but why not? The Hollywood writers’ strike has begun having an impact on TV. Fox, for example, announced that it would not premiere 24 as planned. Family Guy is shutting down with creator Seth McFarlane refusing to complete any episodes beyond the one that airs on Sunday. Meanwhile, TV writers with comic [...]

New Comics Arriving Wednesday, November 21

| November 16, 2007

52 VOL 4 TPB – $19.99 ACTION COMICS #859 – $2.99 ACTION COMICS VAR ED #859 – $2.99 AMERICAN VIRGIN VOL 3 WET TPB (MR) – $12.99 ANGEL AFTER THE FALL #1 – $3.99 ANGEL AFTER THE FALL #1 20 COPY INCV ANNIHILATION BOOK 3 TPB – $24.99 ARMY @ LOVE #9 (MR) – $2.99 [...]

Captain Blue Hen Comics for Your Holidays

| November 16, 2007

New to the website: check out the new button above for our new Holiday Events page! With Thanksgiving comes the start of the holiday season–celebrating, visiting with friends and family and giving gifts. Let captainbluehen.com be a resource for holiday-themed events in Newark and gift suggestions for comic fans.

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