Get Your Black Cat in Time for Halloween!

| September 30, 2009

In keeping with my tradition, this post has nothing to do with comics – however, it is cute and adorable, so please, keep reading. My uncle recently had a very pregnant mommy kitty show up at his front door. Now, he has 4 little black kitties that need homes. He can not keep the kittens [...]

Must-Read Comics Arriving Wednesday, September 30

| September 30, 2009

What’s more fun than classic Indy stories? New Mickey Mouse? Maybe. Read Superman/Batman: Public Enemies before you watch the DVD! 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.

More X-Men Movies: ‘X4′ And ‘New Mutants’

| September 28, 2009

At a press event for the release of the X-Men Origins: Wolverine DVD, X-Men producer Lauren Schuler Donner, who has been involved in every X-Men film produced so far, shot down Internet rumors of an X-Men: First Class movie.  But she did reveal that she has plans for two other X-Men-related projects, an X4 film [...]

Pearl Jam, Comics Art, and Indie Stores

| September 26, 2009

PEARL JAM, a Seattle-based rock band that debuted in 1991, is still “Alive” and well in 2009. The Eddie Vedder-fronted group has continued to do two things in the last 18+ years: a. rock, and b. use their status to make social/political/economic statements. PJ usually go out of their way to look out for the [...]

New Comics List – Arriving Wednesday, September 30

| September 25, 2009

Go to the New Comics page to see the New Comics List as a click-able cover gallery! NEW COMICS LIST below:

Sideshow Collectibles at CBH

| September 24, 2009

Because YOU demanded it! We have ordered some items from Sideshow Collectibles and now you will be able to order Sideshow items from Captain Blue Hen Comics. If you are not familiar with Sideshow, you should know they produce some of the coolest looking statues, busts, figures, and other collectibles based on licensed properties from [...]

Must-Read Comics Arriving Wednesday, September 23

| September 23, 2009

Finally: the CONCLUSION of WOLVERINE OLD MAN LOGAN 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.

Nicolas Cage as Superman – Whoah!

| September 22, 2009

In the 1990s Warner Brothers was trying to get a Superman movie off the ground. At one point Kevin Smith wrote a script. At one point Tim Burton was in charge of the project and he wanted Nicolas Cage to be Superman. Seeing the picture, I almost wish that it had been made. Almost.

Sweet Tooth = simple yet sublime

| September 21, 2009

SWEET TOOTH #1 DC/Vertigo Story and art by Jeff Lemire I nearly passed over this based on the dumb-appearing cover depiction of a backwoods Appalachian boy with deer ears and antlers and chocolate mess on his perplexed face. (It’s not so dumb after you read the story). Yet, at the introductory price of $1.00 it was worth [...]

Comic Book Showcase Frames

| September 20, 2009

When Joe wanted to display the crack-up cover for Action Comics #466, he grabbed a spare Comic Book Showcase Frame. Well, we just happened to have one hanging around, but we don’t offer them for sale in the store–until now. Most of you who have noticed the cover have asked about the frame so we’re [...]

Fun Song About Some of the Best Things in Life

| September 19, 2009

New Comics List – Arriving Wednesday, September 23

| September 18, 2009

Go to the New Comics page to see the New Comics List as a click-able cover gallery! NEW COMICS LIST below:

Previews September 2009

| September 17, 2009

Most of the comics and other great stuff you see in the store, we get from Diamond Comics Distributors, and Diamond puts out a catalog of those goods every month called Previews. Previews is available to all of you to let you know what is coming out (September Previews shows what is coming out in [...]

Must-Read Comics Arriving Wednesday, September 16

| September 16, 2009

M.O.D.O.K.: A humongous face only a mother could love. 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.

‘The Walking Dead’ TV Series

| September 15, 2009

Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead comic book series about survival in a zombie-infested world has been optioned by AMC for a potential series.  Frank Darabont, nominated for three Oscars for writing and directing (The Green Mile, Shawshank Redemption), will write, direct, and executive produce the series. If you have not checked out the excellent Walking [...]

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