This Week’s Must-Read Comics (4/29 thru Cinco de Mayo)

| April 30, 2009

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. Presents

3. Draggin the Lion (dance)

| April 30, 2009

This year’s party ain’t just about comics and Captain Blue Hen Comics- we’ve invited our neighbors to the soiree. Aside from the Newark Arts Alliance and Newark Natural Foods participating, the New Heart Ministry will be offering concessions.  But what’s a party without a little dancing?  So our neighbors at the Shao Lin Tiger & [...]

4. Free Comic Book Day Parking

| April 30, 2009

Hey! Where should I park for Free Comic Book Day?  Hey! I’m glad you asked. We’ve been working our collective tushies off arranging for extra parking for the big day.  We’ve received permission for patrons to park across the street at Delaware National Bank after twelve noon.  Also our friends at the New Ark UCC [...]

5. La la la The Magical Mystery Door.

| April 30, 2009

What does this non-descript door portend?  What mysteries and treasures lie on the other side?  Free Comic Books!  Our FCBD parties are such a big success that we are now going to bring people in a brand new door. Believe it or not Joe actually has learned a few things about crowd control and line [...]

6. We got class and character on Free Comic Book Day

| April 29, 2009

10 Cool Things about Free Comic Book Day 2009 at Captain Blue Hen Comics #6. Aside from risking fatal carpal tunnel syndrome from all the sketching they’re doing, our intrepid band of Guest Artists also take time out to do free drawing workshops next door.  Whether you’re 3, 30 or 50 there’ll be something to [...]

7. Food- Faber and Face Painting at Free Comic Book Day

| April 28, 2009

10 Cool Things about Free Comic Book Day 2009 at Captain Blue Hen Comics #7. Here’s something that’s been missing at past Free Comic Book Days- Vittles.  This year the Newark Arts Alliance (NAA) will be selling hot dogs, fresh fruit cups, chips, drinks, snacks and gelato from Cafe Gelato because you’ll need your strength [...]

8. Franco! Franco! Franco!

| April 28, 2009

10 Cool Things about Free Comic Book Day 2009 at Captain Blue Hen Comics #8. What is Franco? A new cologne? A pretentious clothing designer? An elitist and trendy L.A. restaurant? Cher impersonator extraordinaire? Possibly. But to Captain Blue Hen Comics, Franco is a long time friend and  half the creative talent behind DC Comics’ [...]

Finally…Paul’s “Idol” Picks, plus a Bowen Thor Statue & More

| April 27, 2009

As this is being typed, you have less than 2 days and 3 hours to get in your American Idol Contest entry! Write down the order of the final 5 contestants. Here’s how it would go in my world: Wednesday, 4/29, Matt, the Justin Timberlake wannabe goes. The next week, we lose Kris Allen – [...]

9. Get your Polaroid before they go the way of the Dodo!

| April 27, 2009

10 Cool Things about Free Comic Book Day 2009 at Captain Blue Hen Comics #9. Free Comic Book Day may be your last chance to experience the now quaint technology of a Polaroid instant picture.  Last year the company announced that after over 45 years they would discontinue production with the last batch of film [...]

10- A new FCBD artist from Th3rd World Studios added!

| April 27, 2009

10 Cool Things about Free Comic Book Day 2009 at Captain Blue Hen Comics #10. Further proof that Captain Blue Hen Comics is the place to be we’ve got FCBD artists beating down our door to hang out (we’ve literally had to turn some away) and just added to the roster is Charles Paul Wilson, [...]

10 Cool Things about Free Comic Book Day 2009 at Captain Blue Hen Comics

| April 27, 2009

Obviously this should’ve been started 5 days ago, but whaddya gonna do? Now you’ll just get the goodness twice as fast.  So in no particular order here come 10 extra cool things about the fun here this Saturday, May 2.

New Comics List – Arriving Wednesday, April 29

| April 24, 2009

The List is a click-able cover gallery on our New Comics page The comiXology.com “Pull” is NOT linked to the Captain Blue Hen pull list. NEW COMICS LIST below:

Another lagniappe from CBH Comics – American Idol contest entries due 4/29

| April 24, 2009

Yep, posting this from sunny Key West! Unfortunately (?), I was absorbing the local culture down here and missed both Tuesday and Wednesday night’s shows, but I know that Anoop and Lil are gone. I hoped that Matt would NOT make the top 5, but he’s there. Your task is simple now, get your entry [...]

Iron Man: Armored Adventures Series Airs April 24th

| April 23, 2009

Better Late Than Never Charity Updates

| April 22, 2009

Captain Blue Hen is all about helping out the community. It’s the #3 thing on our list of things we like behind comics and Gilmore Girls. So today we are informing you of two opportunities this weekend for you to help out as well. Third Annual Chief William F. Nefosky Jr. Memorial 5K Walk and [...]

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