Comics Highlights for This Week: 12/2-12/7

| November 29, 2010

ATTENTION: New Comics Arrive THURSDAY this week! You’ve been waiting for the next FABLES! Here it is. The end of SHADOWLAND. Novelist Charlie Huston brings brand new flavor to Wolvie. Abnett & Lanning go from cosmic to street-level with HEROES FOR HIRE. COMICS HIGHLIGHTS picks the BIG books of the week plus ones you might [...]

When Black Friday Comes…

| November 26, 2010

You will awake bloated and bleary-eyed wondering how you can escape the mall or get away from the house full of guests. And how can you escape getting the mall gift under the tree this year? Escape the mall/the house: Grab a turkey sandwich and peel off to “pick up a gallon of milk”. Now [...]

New Comics Arriving THURSDAY, December 2

| November 26, 2010

ATTENTION: New Comics Arrive THURSDAY this week! See the New Comics List as a cover gallery You can click the pics for descriptions and previews! NEW COMICS LIST below: ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #13 – $4.99 ADVENTURE COMICS #521 – $3.99 AMERICAN VAMPIRE #9 (MR) – $3.99 ANT-MAN & WASP #2 – $3.99 ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST [...]

We’re down to 8 and lost our first #1 seed!

| November 25, 2010

Bye, Bye, Gandalf! Sherlock Holmes (#4) became the first to knock off one of the four # 1 seeds in the Mensa Hero Bracket Challenge. This week, he faces Atticus Finch (#2) as the two remaining in the Literary Division. The Theatrical Division has #1 seed, Yoda, going against Indiana Jones (#4) in that final. [...]

Check Out Our All New Podcast!

| November 24, 2010

Check out From the Booth, our all new podcast. We hope to get it running regularly for your comic news and entertainment enjoyment. Any questions, comments or otherwise positive feedback, please feel free to contact our Podcasters at TheBooth AT captainbluehen.com

Stan Lee’s The Traveler review

| November 24, 2010

Review by Mike Clarke of BC Refugee Blog Travels with Lee: Waid up! THE TRAVELER #1  (Boom Studios – November 24, 2010)  Stan Lee, grand poobah; written by Mark Waid; art by Chad Hardin; colors by Blond;  letters by Ed Dukeshire  (covers by Scott Clark, Chad Hardin, and Joe Benitez) The first issue of THE [...]

What is “From The Booth”?

| November 23, 2010

What’s going on in comics? What awesome titles have you missed out on? What do three random comic fans have to say about the industry? Find out Wednesday what goes on in

Comics Highlights for This Week: 11/24-11/30

| November 23, 2010

More new Bat starts! COMICS HIGHLIGHTS picks the BIG books of the week plus ones you might miss. Click the pics for a description of the picks. ALL of this week’s stuff is on our NEW COMICS page.

TUESDAY: One Day Sale & Get Walking Dead Vol 13 Early

| November 22, 2010

November 23rd is Tree Trimming Tuesday! The Sale is Conditional: Help the Elf and get the Special Sale. Kita is the Captain’s Christmas Elf, and she will be decorating the heck out of the store that day. Kita complains that Dave and Joe are just about useless in the art of decoration. She needs someone [...]

New Comics Arriving Wednesday, November 24

| November 19, 2010

See the New Comics List as a cover gallery You can click the pics for descriptions and previews! NEW COMICS LIST below: 28 DAYS LATER #17 – $3.99 ACTION COMICS #895 – $3.99 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #649 BIG – $3.99 AME COMI JADE PVC FIGURE – $60.00 AME COMI STAR SAPPHIRE PVC FIGURE – $60.00 AMORY [...]

Weekly Round-Up

| November 19, 2010

Obviously, the big story this week is the first look at the Green Lantern movie.  Tell us your thoughts in the comments section! A few interesting bits from Marvel. First, they are asking YOU to decide what Deadpool title to cancel.Aslo this week they have announced that they are going to reprint some of their [...]

I’m a pickin’ and I’m a grinnin’

| November 18, 2010

Just like the guys of American Pickers (one of my favorite TV shows – catch it on the History Channel), on my days off, I’m going to auctions, flea markets, yard sales, and answering Craigslist postings looking for some sweet deals on comics and related material. You win some, you lose a lot. A couple [...]

Stan Lee’s Soldier Zero review

| November 17, 2010

Review by Mike Clarke of BC Refugee Blog SOLDIER ZERO #1 (Boom Studios)- – October 20, 2010 release SOLIDER ZERO #2 (Boom Studios) – – November 17, 2010 release created by Stan Lee (listed here as “grand poobah”) written by Paul Cornell art by Javier Pina I admit to being a little apprehensive after receiving [...]

What We’re Reading This Week: 11/17-11/23

| November 17, 2010

Dave Edition Dynamite Entertainment’s WARLORD OF MARS is a faithful adaptation of Tarzan-creator Edgar Rice Burroughs’ second biggest creation. John Carter is brave, Dejah Thoris is a royal beauty, and Mars is bizarre. For fans of swords & sorcery, aliens, romance, and adventure. [NOTE: Despite what it states above, the cover price is #3.99.]

Comics Highlights for This Week: 11/17-11/23

| November 16, 2010

“Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na,, na, na, na, na…” COMICS HIGHLIGHTS picks the BIG books of the week plus ones you might miss. Click the pics for a description of the picks. ALL of this week’s stuff is on our NEW COMICS page.

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