kita | December 31, 2008
Captain Blue Hen Extends Holiday, Declares New Year to Begin January 7th (School Children Ecstatic, Accountants Confounded, Gregorian Traditionalists Outraged, Dave Tired of Typing) Captain Blue Hen Comics is not participating in this recession. CBH puts the “recess” back in recession because everyone needs to have fun, now more than ever! Comic book fans know [...]
kita | December 29, 2008
Warner Bros. has announced that it will re-release Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight to theaters and IMAX on January 23rd, just one day after the Oscar nominations are announced, but more than six weeks after the release of The Dark Knight on DVD. The film has earned $530.3 million domestically and $465.9 million overseas, just [...]
kita | December 28, 2008
This February, nineteen core titles from the DC Comics will feature “Origins and Omens” backup stories, which lay the groundwork for the upcoming Green Lantern: Blackest Night limited series and more in 2009. These “Origins and Omens” issues are scheduled to arrive in stores in February. Also look for Adventure Comics #0, reprinting one of [...]
kita | December 27, 2008
R-Rated Adaptation of Vertigo Comic Two studios are vying for the rights to in-production live action/CGI adaptation of the Vertigo mini-series, We3. Grant Morrison adapted his and illustrator, Frank Quitely’s hyper-violent 2004 comic book series into a screenplay. The graphic novel about a trio of test animals (a cat, a dog, and a rabbit) who [...]
kita | December 26, 2008
attention: NEW COMICS ARRIVE FRIDAY, January 2nd Go to our New Comics page to see our New Comics List as a Cover Gallery. The comiXology.com “Pull” is NOT linked to the Captain Blue Hen pull list. NEW COMICS LIST below:
kita | December 24, 2008
Dave’s Picks of the Week (12/24-1/1) Click on the images for a full description of the picks. Check out the cover gallery for ALL of this week’s stuff on our NEW COMICS page.
kita | December 22, 2008
That’s right comics fans, there is a Santa Claus! NEW COMICS will be here on CHRISTMAS EVE. OPEN – 11am to 6pm, Wednesday, December 24 Join us for some holiday cheer–Captain Blue Hen style! Take a break and visit your comics family. Stop by, eat and party with us. Make sure you get yourself the [...]
kita | December 21, 2008
According to Hollywood Reporter, Bill Willingham’s Fables (Vertigo/DC Comics) is getting a chance as a one-hour drama on ABC. David Semel, who directed the Heroes pilot will direct the pilot for Fables. Life-long comic fans Stu Zicherman and Raven Metzner, who co-created the show Six Degrees, are writing the pilot. The writing team fell in [...]
kita | December 20, 2008
That’s right comics fans, there is a Santa Claus! NEW COMICS will be here on CHRISTMAS EVE. OPEN – 11am to 6pm, Wednesday, December 24 Go to our New Comics page where our New Comics List is presented as a Cover Gallery. On that page you will see the CBH New Comics List as click-able [...]
kita | December 19, 2008
Announcement from Colin Solan, Editor, Comic Art Fan: “This week inker Drew Geraci and Splash Page Comic Art have teamed up to run a number of benefit auctions to support Buzzboy co-creator Rich Faber and his family. Rich’s wife Traci is currently battling Stage 4 metastic melanoma and with things hard all over this benefit [...]
kita | December 18, 2008
A Christmas Story Success Thank you to everyone who joined us in our holiday tradition–A Christmas Story on the big screen. We present the movie with Cinema Center 3 every year as a holiday treat to the community. In return, you guys support the event and the Newark Area Welfare Committee with your attendance and [...]
kita | December 18, 2008
Marvel Animation has plans to produce 26 episodes of a Thor animated series. The show is set to air soon after the July 16, 2010 release of the Thor feature film. The storylines will feature Thor in defense of Asgard against various threats, and will include Balder the Brave, the Warriors Three, and Loki.
kita | December 17, 2008
BATMAN #681 GOES BACK TO PRESS AS CONCLUDING CHAPTER OF “BATMAN: R.I.P.” SELLS OUT AT DC COMICS Following the quick sell-out of the explosive final chapter of “Batman: R.I.P.” in BATMAN #681, DC Comics announces that this pivotal issue is going back to press for a new, second printing. BATMAN #681 Second Printing features a [...]
kita | December 16, 2008
Dave’s Picks of the Week (12/17-12/23) Click on the images for a full description of the picks. Check out the cover gallery for ALL of this week’s stuff on our NEW COMICS page.
paul | December 15, 2008
Catch Paul, Jr’s band, CUBANE, at the East End Cafe this Tuesday, December 16th. They go on around 10:00 PM. CUBANE is an original rock band that was honored to be part of this past Summer’s Spark Music Fest. Voted “Best Band to Party With,” they serve up some hard hitting riffs with great lyrics [...]
