Michael Turner: 1971-2008

| June 30, 2008

Michael Turner, creator of Fathom and Soulfire for his company Aspen MLT, died on June 27 in Santa Monica, CA at the age of 37. Turner was a fan-favorite artist. His notable early comics work was for Image Comics/Top Cow Productions, where he co-created Top Cow’s flagship title Witchblade. His art has appeared on numerous [...]

Halloween and Christmas are both in July this year!

| June 29, 2008

Say what? Halloween It may seem a little early to be thinking about your plans for this year, but the July Previews that just arrived is asking us to place our orders this month for costumes and inexpensive comic book give-a-ways. Check page 21 for some Halloween related “ashcans” (those smaller sized comics) that can [...]

A Gosh Darn impressive Hellboy Collection

| June 28, 2008

Just in case you haven’t figured it out from our single minded barrage of related posts, Helboy Day and the new Hellboy movie are soon upon us and that seemed like a perfect excuse for us to ask Supercollector Myles to bust out his Hellboy collection for display. Myles is no stranger to our SuperCollector [...]

New Comics Arriving Wednesday, July 2

| June 27, 2008

It’s a looong list- I hope you brought a snack and drink.

New Comic Day will also be Hellboy Day!! And your first shot at all the amazing stuff in the Heckapalooza Sale! Bust out your Vera Wang ’cause it’s gonna be THE social event of the season!

New Comics will arrive on Wednesday 7/2, CBH will be closed on 7/4 and new comics will arrive on Thursday July 10 the following week.

Living Corpse Creators at CBH July 12

| June 24, 2008

Q: How many zombies does it take to screw in a lightbulb? A: BRAINS! Meet the brains behind the Zenescope series The Living Corpse. July 12th – Buz Hasson & Ken Haeser appear 12PM-4PM Signing copies of their comic and doing sketches Random Hellboy Prizes will be given out throughout the 12 day of the [...]

Straight Outta Pulp Fiction – Dave’s Picks of the Week (6/25-7/2)

| June 24, 2008

CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #0 – Hop on board this new ongoing series with this introductory 99-cent issue. INDIANA JONES ADVENTURES TPB VOL 01 – Kid-friendly Indy action in an animated style, this book is in digest form, so it’ll fit in your pocket. MARVEL 1985 #2 – Somehow the Marvel Universe’s baddest bad guys have [...]

2011 getting bigger and bigger! Green Hornet News?

| June 23, 2008

Well let me just say, sorry about not posting lately. Was sick last week and didn’t feel like doing much of anything. But here is some great news. Marvel is making 2011 an even bigger year by announcing with Sony that Spider-man 4 will be released in May 2011. Sony has also launched the teaser [...]

It’s Not Too Late for Dave’s Pick of the Week

| June 21, 2008

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #2 The writing team of Abnett and Lanning are on fire and the art team of Pelletier and Magyar aren’t cooling things down any. This title is fun and inventive. It is a spin-off from Annihilation: Conquest and Starlord, but you need not have read those books to enjoy this one. [...]

New Comics Arriving Wednesday, June 25

| June 20, 2008

ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN THE BOY WONDER HC VOL 01 – $24.99 ANDRU AND ESPOSITOS GET LOST TPB – $29.99 APPLE ANTHOLOGY GN VOL 01 (MR) – $34.95 ARCHIE #586 – $2.25 ARCHIE DIGEST #245 – $2.49 ATOMIC ROBO TPB VOL 01 – $18.95 BACK IN STOCK AVENGERS FAIRY TALES #3 – $2.99 AVENGERS [...]

Comic Book Coming Attractions: AUGUST 2008

| June 16, 2008

Dave’s PREVIEWS PICKS – Cool comics from the April edition of Previews Parents, look for the logo for great all-ages picks! Click the thumbnails below for larger pictures of the covers. ABSTRACT STUDIOS Terry Moore’s Echo Volume 1: Silver Rain TPB – Strangers In Paradise creator Terry Moore is back with this fantastic character-driven science [...]

New Comics Arriving Wednesday, June 18

| June 13, 2008

ADOLESCENT RADIOACTIVE BLACK BELT HAMSTERS #4 – $3.50 ALIENS OMNIBUS TPB VOL 04 – $24.95 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #563 – $2.99 AMERICAN DREAM #4 – $2.99 ANGEL AFTER THE FALL #9 – $3.99 ANGEL AFTER THE FALL #9 10 COPY VIRGIN RUNGE INCV ANGEL AFTER THE FALL #9 25 COPY VIRGIN GARNER INCV ANITA BLAKE VH [...]

Paul’s got Phillies/BoSox tickets, eBay offerings and fast food toys

| June 12, 2008

Actually, one of my sons has 4 tickets to the sold out Phillies vs. Red Sox on Tuesday, June 17th! These are all together in section 309, row 21. If you go to www.phillies.com, no tickets are available unless you buy a package plan. He’s looking for $200 for all 4 – cheaper than any [...]

Punisher: Warzone Teaser hits the net!

| June 12, 2008

Here it is… thoughts?

Small Stories with Everyday People and Huge Stories with Superheroes – Dave’s Picks of the Week (6/11-6/17)

| June 12, 2008

ANGEL AFTER THE FALL #8 – Three stories in one issue spotlighting characters reactions to the fall of L.A. BURNOUT – “Danni wrestles with what she’s willing to sacrifice as she confronts first love, family secrets and the politics of ecoterrorism set against the lush backdrop of the Pacific Northwest.” LOCAL #12 (MR) – The [...]

All Apologies to Internet Explorer Users

| June 12, 2008

For some reason our site is all bent out of shape on IE. We’re working on it. Thankfully the site looks fine on Safari, Netscape, Firefox, and other browsers. Incentive to switch from Internet Explorer? UPDATE: Apparently, the site looks fine on the very latest version of IE.

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