kita | June 15, 2011
Guest ‘Stack’ this week! DAVE’s son can’t wait to read DARKWING DUCK #13 this week! Dave’s son is a third-grader who has been reading comics with his dad since he was three years old. His favorites include Uncle Scrooge, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Avengers, and Groo the Wanderer. He wrote this mini-review as [...]
kita | June 14, 2011
Wednesdays Open 10am to 8pm Flashpoint | Fear Itself | Conan | Godzilla | X-Men | G.I. Joe COMICS HIGHLIGHTS: CBH picks the BIG books plus ones you might miss. Click the thumbnails for a description of the highlights. ALL of this week’s stuff is on our NEW COMICS page.
kita | June 12, 2011
The new #1 issues from DC Comics: a full list with creator & story details. JUSTICE LEAGUE #1 Written by GEOFF JOHNS Art and cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS 1:25 Variant cover by DAVID FINCH On sale AUGUST 31 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US RATED T Comics superstars Geoff Johns and Jim [...]
kita | June 10, 2011
DC announced creative teams for the first issues of Suicide Squad and Blue Beetle on Thursday, the last titles to be announced before the reveal wraps up with the Super-titles. Suicide Squad #1, written by Adam Glass with art by Marco Rudy, will feature Harley Quinn, Deadshot, and King Shark as a team of death-row [...]
kita | June 10, 2011
Plus see the New Comics Page where you can click pics for descriptions and previews! NEW COMICS LIST below: 100 PENNY PRESS JOHN BYRNE NEXT MEN #1 – $1.00 28 DAYS LATER #24 – $3.99 ACTION COMICS #900 2ND PTG – $5.99 back in stock ACTION COMICS #901 (DOOMSDAY) – $2.99 back in stock AL [...]
kita | June 8, 2011
You wanted Bruce Wayne as Batman, so stop complaining. So, unless you live on a rock (insert that Gieco commercial here) you have heard about the 52 titles DC plans to start at number 1 in August/September. Comic shops and the Internet have been lit up with raging fans, prospective new readers and opinions on [...]
kita | June 8, 2011
DAVE can’t wait to read Flashpoint: Frankenstein and the Creatures of the Unknown #1 (of 3) this week! Jeff Lemire writing Grant Morrison’s interpretation of Frankenstein’s Monster. Interesting!
Randal | June 8, 2011
This week we show how easily distracted we can be and take some shots at DC…and this was before they announced the “reboot” (tune in next week for that episode). Listen Here!
Randal | June 8, 2011
Dear Mr. Ellis, Well this is awkward. After reading your Astonishing X-men mini-run, Xenogenesis, I was convinced you were mad. After introducing Ghost Boxes, possibly the worst thing in an X-book since the Mojoverse, you felt the need to bring them back and make them the foundation for a terrible, unnecessary short run. I might have even [...]
kita | June 7, 2011
Yes, there will be 52 new series starting with new #1s coming our way in September. We can’t take any pre-orders until July when the actual solicitations come out. If you are interested, can’t wait, and we don’t have your contact info, come in or drop us an email and we’ll notify you when we [...]
paul | June 7, 2011
DC Comics’ announcement that they are going to re-number 52 titles starting August 31st has some predicting the doom to comics. An e-newsletter that I subscribe to has some dealers seeing this as a “jumping OFF” point, not a “jumping ON” point that DC hopes will be the case. Personally, I’m with DC on this [...]
kita | June 7, 2011
Wednesday Hours Return to 10am to 8pm BATWOMAN trade | MEGA MAN returns KEVIN KELLER #1 | New STAR WARS And: Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? COMICS HIGHLIGHTS: CBH picks the BIG books plus ones you might miss. Click the thumbnails for a description of the highlights. ALL of this week’s stuff [...]
kita | June 6, 2011
And Captain Blue Hen Comics is there! The National Trust For Historic Preservation sought out the best for the Great American Main Street Awards, and through the hard work of the Downtown Newark Partnership and the support of local businesses (like CBH!), Main Street in Newark was a winner! The awards were handed out two [...]
kita | June 6, 2011
“Captain Blue Hen’s Joe Murray is a real character, as seen in the latest Comic Book Diner strip…”
kita | June 3, 2011
WEDNESDAY HOURS back to 10am-8pm Plus see the New Comics Page where you can click pics for descriptions and previews! NEW COMICS LIST below: 15 LOVE #1 – $4.99 ALL NEW BATMAN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #8 – $2.99 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #655 2ND PTG BIG – $3.99 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #656 2ND PTG BIG – [...]
