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Not at Comicon Summer Sale

Not at Comicon Summer Sale

Not able to make it to San Diego Comicon this week? We’ve got you covered with our annual Not-At Comicon sale and inventory purge. NOT AT COMICON?! This week from Thursday July 21 to Sunday July 24th we’ll be pulling out over 60,000 comics from out back room and putting them into the foyer for you to dig through at your leisure. All these books are only $1 each and include a lot of new collections that we have only recently purchased. We’ll also be giving 50% off all back issues, as well as 10% off EVERYTHING else in the shop. This is a rare opportunity to dig go through our entire back stock as we only get to do this twice a year. Winston calls is the ‘Purr-age’ While spending time in the shop remember we are a Pokemon Go Pokestop! This means you can spin the stop every five minutes or so and rack up some free items on your app while you shop! We’d also like to see any pictures you can take of Pokemon in the shop,...

Captain America for President & the Cleveland RNC

Captain America for President & the Cleveland RNC

The Republican National Convention is almost here! Let’s all enjoy learning and listening to other’s points of view, while we show the world what we’ve always know about our city, that It’s the best. (And a plum, and you’ve got to be tough, etc.) Here at the shop we’ve put together a unifying and bipartisan agenda to that effect, raising funds for a worthy cause and engaging in that greatest of social commentary, parody. We’ve created a 11×17 Lithograph to help you celebrate the impending “Mad Bomb” that may be heading towards Cleveland. This print is FREE with any purchase. Imagine the conversation and respect from your peers as you hang this piece of semi accurate propaganda up in your home or place of work. Much respect to Kirby and Romita, they were well ahead of their time. CAPTAIN AMERICA FOR PRESIDENT IN 2016 In 1980, Captain America considered running for President on an independent ticket in the now classic issue by Roger Stern and John Byrne. Captain America bowed out upon realizing his connection was more to the American...

Carol’s Final Day and other Summer Events

Carol’s Final Day and other Summer Events

We’re going to lay out a blueprint for this summer’s shop events, including Carol’s final day this Wednesday 7-6-2016! A LONG JOURNEY ENDS; A NEW JOURNEY BEGINS Five years ago we had a retirement party for mom. At that point Jim began running the day to day of the shop, and Carol started to ease her way out of the business, cutting way back on days. Last fall she successfully handed over the operation and reduced her schedule to one Saturday a month. At 72 years old She’s fully retiring into the world of full time grand-mothering. We’re celebrating her final day at the shop from 7 PM to 9 PM on 7-6-2016. Carol will ceremoniously ring out her last sale at 7:59. We’ve even brewed a special beer for the event, the Ma Hunkel Retirement Ale. Thank you to  www.pencilero.com for the label artwork. We’ll also have treats from the Burning River Baking Company, as well as other refreshments. All are welcome. Stop by and say congrats to mom. She re-invented herself at 46 years old, and being only 43 myself it makes...

New Comic Releases for 6-29-2016

New Comic Releases for 6-29-2016

Lots of fun stuff for this fifth Wednesday in June!  DC Superhero Girls make their original graphic novel debut in a $9.99 softcover! DC started this launch with a Free Comic Book Day comic and the story continues here in this new story. This is a great way to introduce your kids to the world of DC Comics, and the series itself reminds me of the old Superfriends Challenge of the Superheroes cartoons, with characters from literally all over the DC Universe. DC Entertainment has done a great job of providing addition media to support the line, and you can find a lot of interactive stuff here to make it a modern experience for you and your kiddo.  Also, this book is available in comic shops this week first, before all mass media outlets! Sure Captain America Steve Rogers #1 caused a creepy ruckus last month. Well the controversy continues this week with issue #2. Did Marvel decide to change the story line at the last minute? Is the big mouse who controls all the real HYDRA? Does any of...

Featured New Releases 6-22-2016

Featured New Releases 6-22-2016

Here’s the featured new releases coming out this Wednesday, June 22nd, 2016. We’ve finally got some DC Rebirth titles hitting the table! The first wave of DC Rebirth reprints will be coming out next week. Please remember you can start a file at the shop and receive 10% off your new comic purchases as well as ensuring you will never miss a book again. Please throw a like on the gallery and check out what else is coming out this week. Flash #1. Indie favorite Joshua Williamson breathes new life into the Flash in one of the most pre-ordered Rebirth titles. Aquaman #1. Black Manta disrupts Arthur’s attempts to form peace between Atlantis and the surface world. By the Co-creator of the modern Guardians of the Galaxy Dan Abnett. Deadpool V Gambit #1. The boys get together to pull one last con job. Featuring Ryan Reynolds and Channing Tatum. Captain America Sam Wilson #10. Civil War II tie in. Sam honors a fallen hero and lends his two cents about the War New Pop Funs this week including Black Manta,...

DC Rebirth Continues

DC Rebirth Continues

This week will be short and simple. DC Rebirth titles will continue to be hard to get, at least for this week and the week of 6-15. Act accordingly! We’ll have a full summary of all things Rebirth coming out soon, but for now numbers will be short. FYI, reprints of all the titles from this past week (6-1-2016) will be available on the fifth Wednesday this month 6-29-2016.  REBIRTH CONTINUES This week two of DC’s oldest titles return to their original numbering, Action Comics #957 and Detective Comics #934. This puts Action Comics in line to be the first DC comic to reach issue 1,000! Superman and Lex will be teaming up to fight Doomsday. Plus, who is the new Clark Kent? Batman and Batwoman team up to train Bruce’s protegees to work as a team. Featuring Spoiler, Red Robin, Cassandra Cain and … Clayface? One of the most anticipated Rebirth titles in the shop is Flash Rebirth #1! Indie writer Joshua Williamson (Nailbiter and Ghosted) takes over on Flash, and we’ll see which direction Barry and Wally will...