Dave | January 19, 2012
AVENGERS vs X-MEN is coming. CBH had to choose sides, and although we like the X-Men, informal polls said we had to side with the AVENGERS! The series is in April, but we have to get pumped up starting now. With that in mind, check out the Avengers movie trailer again. Remember: we’re in this [...]
Dave | August 20, 2011
From Mike Clarke of BC Refugee Blog Guest night at Captain Blue Hen As a warm-up to the Baltimore Comic Con – – it served me well. I obtained autographs in my copy of CINDERELLA: FROM FABLETOWN WITH LOVE from Chris Roberson and Chrissie Zullo. I learned that science fiction writer/publisher Chris Roberson had 13 [...]
Dave | August 12, 2011
By now you know that writer Chris Roberson and artist Chrissie Zullo will be at CBH on Friday, August 19 from 5pm-7:30pm. Well, since we first announced the signing, we have added Tom Lynch creator of the webcomic ‘30 Extra Lives‘. I enjoy comic strips in all forms, but I can’t keep track of weekly [...]
Dave | August 10, 2011
Mike Clarke of BC Refugee Blog Picks Good Stuff for This Week RED SPIKE #4 OF 5 (Benaroya / Image): Loss of freedom comes in several degrees, from mild to severe – – – voluntary to involuntary – – -from indenture – – to servitude – -to slavery. As if to put a silent comment [...]
Randal | July 13, 2011
The Guten Monsters stop by for our first interview this week! They are really cool and you should check out their site! Listen here! Guten Monsters!
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 1, 2011
Guest ‘Stack’ this week! DAVE’s son can’t wait to read CHIP ‘N’ DALE RESCUE RANGERS #7 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 [...]
joe | March 28, 2011
In some kind of weird infinity cover like way, the CBH podcast, From the Booth, got booted from the booths so that Friends of Ol’ Blue Hen, John Gallagher, Jamar Nicholas and Rich Faber, could record and film their styling and profiling Comic Book Diner podcast. Well here’s all the proof you need that the [...]
kita | February 21, 2011
Review by Mike Clarke of BC Refugee Blog FOR THE BIRDS: The Randomizer BIRDS OF PREY #7, 8, 9 (DC Comics) Gail Simone, writer. Ardian Syaf, penciler #7. Guillem March, artist #8. Inaki Miranda, artist #9. Vicente Cifuentes, inker #7. Nei Ruffino, colorist #8, 9. Travis Lanham, letterer #7, 8. Dave Sharpe, letterer #9. “The [...]
Randal | February 10, 2011
Join the From the Booth podcast! Okay so here is the deal for SUNDAY the 13th: Starting at 1 or as close to 1 as possible, anyone that wants to try out will sit in for a “demo” podcast. Basically, we will all sit down record a show similar to the ones you hear every [...]
kita | February 5, 2011
Joe and Kita are off to Texas soon for a meeting of the Legion of Super-Retailers and we’ll be sitting down face-to-face with representatives, editors, chief creative officers and grand poobahs from most of the major comic publishers. One whole day will be spent just with DC Comics editorial and management. We want to use [...]
kita | January 31, 2011
The ‘From The Booth’ Triumvirate Loses A Member! Who will be the new third member? Could it be YOU? The Battle For The Microphone Begins! Have you ever wanted to be something bigger than yourself? Well, here is your chance. One of the original three podcasters is going to be killed off (leaving for personal [...]
paul | January 3, 2011
This month, Captain Blue Hen starts celebrating having been on Main Street, Newark for 30 years! That has to makes us one of the oldest continuous comic shops in the nation! Believe it or not, we still have some customers who have been with us since the beginning – a couple even before there was [...]
kita | December 31, 2010
NEW MEMBER for the CBH FAMILY A SON born to Dani & Joe Murray on December 28. Baby Boy Murray shares a birthday with Stan Lee and friend of the store/Buzzboy-creator, John Gallagher and is named after Santa and Bruce Campbell (we’ll tell you the name after the Question of the Week runs its course). [...]
