FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2010 is coming!

Mark your calendars, cats and kittens!

SATURDAY, MAY 1st is FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2010!

EVERYONE GETS TO PICK THREE ABSOLUTELY FREE COMICS FROM OUR WIDE SELECTION! (Click HERE to see what the publishers are offering this year!)

For each can of food donated to the York Rescue Mission and the Central Pa Food Bank (in Mechanicsburg), get one extra Free Comic Book Day comic; bring in one can, get FOUR FREE COMICS, bring in two cans get FIVE FREE COMIC, bring in three cans get SIX FREE COMICS, etc.!

Free Heroclix figure of War Machine to first 200 people at each store!Free Goldenberg's Peanut Chews, the official snack food product of Comix Connection!

Free Blackest Night rings while they last!

20% OFF GRAPHIC NOVELS, COLLECTED EDITIONS, BOOKS, POSTERS, T-SHIRTS, STATUES, TOYS, GAMES & GAMING ITEMS... everything except gumballs and gift cards!

25% OFF OLDER BACK ISSUES ON THE WALL!

ALL BIN COMICS $1.00 EACH!

ALL 2/99¢ COMICS 10¢ EACH!

In Mechanicsburg - Come out and meet official Star Wars costume characters from Garrison Carida of the 501st Legion from 10AM - 2PM - bring new toys for donation to the children's charities they support!

There is always the possibility of cake!

(Sorry, sales prices cannot be combined with other coupons or discounts!)

MORE RING BLING FROM DC!

Check these out:

We can’t promise it’ll make you any faster, or that it’ll respond to your willpower, but hey — that’s what our imaginations are for.

But we can promise a way for you to get your hands on one. With BRIGHTEST DAY banner issues THE FLASH #1 and GREEN LANTERN #53 soliciting in the February issue of PREVIEWS, DC Comics is offering promotional FLASH and GREEN LANTERN rings to qualifying retailers.

Read all about it HERE at DC's blog!

And YES OF COURSE we will have lots of these!

We sell SNAKE OIL

That's right... Comix Connection sells SNAKE OIL, the acclaimed comic from local creator Chuck Forsman. Chuck recently dropped off copies of the last three issues of SNAKE OIL at Comix Connection, so the wait is over! HERE's a link to Chucks blog, and here's a great review of SNAKE OIL on the COMICS JOURNAL website. I highly recommend this eclectic title... it has a unique voice rarely found in comics.

All I want for Christmas is

a MILLENNIUM FALCON BED:


More photos HERE!

From the lady who brought us the hamburger bed of course.

Another Look at the First Wave

If you enjoyed what you saw in the pages of the Batman & Doc Savage Special which was released last month and are anxious to see more of what's coming with the series here's the first cover by JG Jones!



If you missed the one-shot, there was a sketchbook of art by Rags Morales who will be penciling the First Wave mini-series which begins in March. This book features a world where a young Bruce Wayne/Batman has only recently begun his war on crime, and his quest has him crossing paths with the likes of Doc Savage and his men, the Avenger, and the Spirit. Even some classic DC adventure characters like Rima the Jungle Girl and the Blackhawks will be making some appearances!



That's all I've got for today folks! Hope your enjoying your weekend!

PRESENTING THE SOON-TO-BE-LEGENDARY COMIX CONNECTION BLACK FRIDAY EARLY-BIRD SALE!

ANNOUNCING COMIX CONNECTION'S
SPECTACULAR BLACK FRIDAY EARLY BIRD
GET-YOUR-HOLIDAY-SHOPPING-OUT-OF-THE-WAY-BY-NOON SALE!

SIX HOURS ONLY!

On Black Friday, November 27th 2009
at both Comix Connection-York and Comix Connection-Mechanicsburg
from 6:00 AM UNTIL 12:00 NOON

EVERYTHING IN BOTH STORES WILL BE

BUY TWO OF ANYTHING IN STOCK, GET ONE ITEM
(of equal or lesser value)
ABSOLUTELY FREE!*

(*DOES NOT INCLUDE NEW COMICS/UNBAGGED COMICS or GIFT CARDS! This sale cannot be combined with any other sales offers, discounts or coupons!)

That's right, ALL books, graphic novels, collected editions, T-shirts, toys, trading cards, collector supplies, posters, statues, busts, lead figures, pub glasses, board games, back issues, nearly EVERYTHING will be

BUY TWO, GET ONE
(of equal or lesser value)
ABSOLUTELY FREE!*

(*DOES NOT INCLUDE NEW COMICS/UNBAGGED COMICS or GIFT CARDS! This sale cannot be combined with any other sales offers, discounts or coupons!)

Get your favorite fanboy or fangirl's shopping done early this year! Take advantage of Comix Connection's Spectacular Black Friday Early Bird Sale!

SEE YOU THERE!

Bring coffee.

NEW BLACKEST NIGHT RINGS!

These just came in today, the BLUE and VIOLET rings from the BLACKEST NIGHT story!

Buy this:

ADVENTURE COMICS #4

GET A BLUE RING absolutely FREE!

And buy this:

OUTSIDERS #24

GET A VIOLET RING absolutely FREE!


(Hand-modeling provided by Counter Monkey Josh, who has spectacular hands by the way!)


OH, AND THIS IS THE COOLEST THING THAT SHIPPED THIS WEEK:



The folks at Eaglemoss have really outdone themselves with this amazing hand-painted miniature figure. Only $38.99 while they last!

Have you seen these yet?

Imported from the UK and brought all the way to Comix Connection are these amazingly-detailed hand-painted statuettes of all your favorite STAR WARS STARSHIPS and VEHICLES! Behold:


"This amazing collection includes the most authentic models of starships and vehicles, cast in metal with plastic trim parts and accurate hand-painted details. Specialist model-makers have helped to craft faithful reproductions of the ships and machines from the movies, including superbly modeled details of all the parts. Each one is a work of art and a collector's item to treasure.


Each model comes with a superbly illustrated magazine that tells you the story of the vehicle and its pilot or driver, and gives full technical specifications. You'll also find out about the other fascinating craft from the expanded universe of the Star Wars novels and animations, plus the inside story of the making of the films."


The first four have arrived: X-WING FIGHTER, MILLENNIUM FALCON, NABOO ROYAL CRUISER, GENERAL GREVIOUS' WHEEL BIKE , with many more in the series to come! Each comes with its own display box with a photographic backdrop!


Come on in and check them out! A must for Star Wars fans!

It Can't Reign All The Time

For nearly a year now, Norman Osborne and his Cabal of villainous associates have lorded their position in the Marvel Universe to turn the tables on the heroes of Earth and reshape the world to serve their dark ambitions. Ambitions that now turn to Asgard. If you've been reading Thor, you're aware that Loki's alliance with Doctor Doom has maneuvered the realm of Asgard to reside above the kingdom of Latveria. But this geographic shuffle was just the beginning of what's in store for Asgard, and in January, Norman Osborne and his goons move to lay siege to the realm thus crossing the final obstacle off his List to secure his power once and for all! Can Osborne accomplish such a quest? Will the dissension in the ranks of the Cabal impede Osborne's plans? Can the return of Marvel's greatest hero fight and assemble his fellow champions to end the Cabal's dark reign and usher in a new age of heroes? If you want to know, you've got to sign up for Siege!

This is an event seven years in the making. As readers and fans, we have seen our Avengers disassembled, the X-Men decimated, the heroes divided and invaded, but will they be defeated? It all goes down here! If you don't want to miss the next exciting chapter of the Marvel Universe, these are the books you will need:

Siege: Cabal - A One-shot special arriving in stores December 2, 2209.

Siege #1 - The first of a four issue mini-series begins on January 6th, 2010.

Also available in January as part of this event:

Siege: Embedded #1 - A "Frontline" style four issue mini-series detailing the shift in how Norman Osborne's savvy use of the media finally turns against him and his Dark Avengers. Their true natures will be exposed to the world and their secrets behind this attack on the Gods of the Golden realm will be revealed!

Siege: Storming Asgard - Heroes & Villains - A handbook that takes you inside Osborne's plan of attack, the players at his disposal and the heroes in his way!

The events of Siege will also cary on through out many of your favorite monthly books:

December 2009:

Avengers: The Initiative #31

January 2010:

Avengers: The Initiative #32
Dark Avengers #13
Dark Wolverine #82
New Avengers #61

I can't speak for everyone at the shop, but I believe all of us are really anticipating this event! If you want more information, talk to us at the store or check out the info in this month's Marvel Previews which is in stock now! In the meantime this is the official trailer for SIEGE from Marvel.com! Enjoy!

BLACKEST NIGHT YELLOW RING ARRIVES!

We just received the Yellow Sinestro Corps rings and they sure are SWEET! Stop by either Comix Connection location and get yours FREE with the purchase of DOOM PATROL #4 while supplies last! Collect them all!

BUY THIS:


GET THIS:




I love it! Thanks DC Comics, for making this happen!

Photos from the Comix Connection Halloween Sale 2009!

Well, the Halloween Sale this year was quite a blast! A ton of you showed up in costume and got TEN FREE COMICS OUT OF THE BINS! It was really fun to see everyone come by and score some great deals too! HERE'S an album of the photos (so far) on the Comix Connection facebook page! I'll post more as they come in. Thanks everyone!

Ask Henson

Do you have a Muppet fascination? Then check out THIS awesome site to find the answer to such burning questions as:

36.) We were curious about the Star Wars version of the Muppets and were unable to remember who played who...Could you tell us?

The stars of Star Wars (Luke, C3PO, R2D2, and Chewbacca) appeared as guest stars on Episode 89 of The Muppet Show during the 1979/1980 season. Miss Piggy dressed as Princess Leia and was called The Princess. Gonzo dressed as Darth Vader and was called "Dearth Nadir". The cover of the Summer 1983 issue of Muppet Magazine featured Kermit (dressed as Luke) and Gonzo (dressed as Darth) having a light saber fight while Piggy (dressed -- and coifed -- as Leia) looked on. Inside is a comic book parody called "Super Stars War" starring Link Hogthrob as Ham Solo, Miss Piggy as Princess Loina, Kermit as Fluke Shywalker, Gonzo as Barff McVader and Superschnozz, Dr. Strangepork as Okiwan Fenokee, and Fozzie Bear as Chewbackwards.

Karen Falk
Archivist, The Jim Henson Company

Too cool!

(Found via Metafilter.)

RING-A-DING-DING!

(Hand modeling courtesy of DC Comics Administrator - Direct Sales Stuart Schreck!)

In conjunction with their cross-company story arc BLACKEST NIGHT, DC Comics will be releasing a set of life-size wearable Lantern Rings that are tied to various crossover titles that are FREE with purchase of select issues! Those issues are:

Adventure Comics #4 (Blue Lantern Ring)
Blackest Night #5 (Green Lantern Ring)
Booster Gold #26 (Agent Orange Ring)
Doom Patrol #4 (Sinestro Corps Ring)
Justice League #39 (Red Lantern Ring)
Outsiders #24 (Star Sapphire Ring)
R.E.B.E.L.S. #10 (Indigo Tribe Ring)

(And hopefully you already got the Black Ring with BLACKEST NIGHT #1)

DC Comics kindly sent us a set of the rings on Wednesday so that we can show everyone how amazingly cool they are... stop by the stores and check them out! They are featured right at the counter to get your fanboy drool flowing.

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ONGOING TITLES, WE CAN SIGN YOU UP FOR JUST THE INDIVIDUAL ISSUES THAT COME WITH THESE COOL RINGS! Of course we CAN sign you up for the various titles if they interest you!

Just email us, call either shop or speak directly with your Friendly Neighborhood Comix Connection Counter Monkey and we will fix you right up! Don't miss the coolest promotional item to come down the pike since... well, since the ultra-cool Green Lantern ring that was given away back in the 1990s!

RESERVE YOUR BLACKEST NIGHT RINGS TODAY!

Baltimore Comic-Con 2009 First Annual Costume Contest!

The Baltimore Comic-Con (Saturday October 10th and Sunday October 11th at the Baltimore Convention Center) has just announced that it will be holding it's first ever COSTUME CONTEST! Read on:

In addition to the all-star line-up of talent scheduled at this year's gala 10th anniversary Baltimore Comic-Con, the show will host it's first-ever costume contest ... with a $1,000 grand prize!
"We wanted to take Sunday up a notch, which is normally the more laid-back day," said Marc Nathan, Baltimore Comic-Con promoter. "We've been asked for years and years to have a costume contest - so we're kicking it off with a bang!"

Read more HERE!

Too cool. The Baltimore Comic-Con just keeps getting better and better...

First amatuer HD video from the edge of space!

Check THIS out!

The balloon and camera were launched at 7:44 AM, the balloon burst at 10:51 AM at 107,145 ft. and the camera landed via parachute at 11:40 AM, 89 miles from the launch site after a 3 hr. & 56 min. flight. The camera recorded a total of 4 hrs. & 22 min. of Hi-Def Video before it stopped recording 53 secs after landing, when its 32GB of memory was full. The only thing better would have been if the camera had recorded for several minutes more to captured the sound of us approaching and video of us opening its container.

It's amazing what you can get up to with the technology we have today... 40 years ago, this would have cost tens of thousands of dollars to accomplish! We are truly living in the future.

Here's a truncated version of the video with all the high points of the voyage:



Just plain cool.

For the Star Wars Fan Who Now Has Kids

Yes, my friends... this is a Tauntaun Sleeping Bag! Your child could slumber in the warm belly of this gentle beast of Hoth! But only if this product idea is approved by LucasFilms! It seems the fine folks at ThinkGeek cooked up this sleeping bag as a trick product listing for April Fool's Day, but people were furious when they discovered it was merely a joke. Fortunately due to all the interest, ThinkGeek's been working to get an official license to produce this bag for real! So if you'd like to support the development of this as an actual product visit the ThinkGeek site and make your interest known now!

I am merely jealous that this was not a possibility when I was a kid. The youth today have it all.

Stuff left on the Moon

Stuff left on the moon via the Lunar Legacy Project.

I think that's where my remote is.

The Ballad of G.I.Joe

To all the G.I. Joe fans out there that have wondered what G.I. Joe and Cobra are up to when they're not locked in epic battle with each other. This song's for you!



If some of the faces here look familiar, it's because this thing has a bigger all star cast than the recent theatrical release! The credits are as follows:

Laz Alonso as Doc
Alexis Bledel as Lady Jaye
Billy Crudup as Zartan
Zach Galifianakis as Snow Job
Tony Hale as Dr. Mindbender
Frankie Kang as Storm Shadow
Geoff Mann as Buzzer
Andreas Owald as Snake Eyes
Daniel Strange as Torch
Kevin Umbricht as Ripper
Vinnie Jones as Destro
Joey Kern as Tomax
Joey Kern as Xamot
Chuck Liddell as Gung Ho
Julianne Moore as Scarlett
Henry Rollins as Duke
Alan Tudyk as Shipwreck
Olivia Wilde as The Baroness
Jamin Fite as Cobra Commander
Sgt. Slaughter as Himself
(all credit for this video goes to www.funnyordie.com)

Thanks to Chuck Cordivano for the heads up on this!

Coming soon from DC

A full spectrum of Green Lantern promotional rings!

(Click on the image to embiggen!)

We're not positive of the details at this early stage but it looks like these rings will be tied to the purchase of a few crossover titles. WE WILL LET YOU KNOW HOW TO GET THEM AS SOON AS WE FIGURE IT OUT!

From DC:

DC COMICS SOLICITS BLACKEST NIGHT PROMOTIONAL RINGS

With BLACKEST NIGHT ramping up the danger across the DC Universe, DC Comics presents a full spectrum of BLACKEST NIGHT PROMOTIONAL RINGS, solicited in the September Previews!

DOOM PATROL #4 --> YELLOW PROMOTIONAL RING. The YELLOW PROMOTIONAL RINGS are scheduled to arrive in stores on November 4.

BOOSTER GOLD #26 --> ORANGE PROMOTIONAL RING. The ORANGE PROMOTIONAL RINGS are scheduled to arrive in stores on November 18.

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #39 --> RED PROMOTIONAL RING. The RED PROMOTIONAL RINGS are scheduled to arrive in stores on December 2.

BLACKEST NIGHT #5 --> GREEN PROMOTIONAL RING. The GREEN PROMOTIONAL RINGS are scheduled to arrive in stores on December 16.

ADVENTURE COMICS #4 --> BLUE PROMOTIONAL RING. The BLUE PROMOTIONAL RINGS are scheduled to arrive in stores on December 30.

R.E.B.E.L.S #10 --> INDIGO PROMOTIONAL RING. The INDIGO PROMOTIONAL RINGS are scheduled to arrive in stores on January 13.

OUTSIDERS #24 --> VIOLET PROMOTIONAL RINGS. The VIOLET PROMOTIONAL RINGS are scheduled to arrive in stores on January 27.

We'll be starting a list of folks who want all of these (which involves purchase of the comics the rings are tied to), so let your friendly counter monkey know that you want to be added. Please don't ask us here on the blog in the comments section, as we may miss it. Call the stores or talk to a clerk when you're in!

Marvel Anime!

Marvel and Madhouse teamed up to create four all-new anime versions of classic Marvel super heroes. This is one of them they released at SDCC, the other was Wolverine, but I personally thought the Iron Man trailer way out-cooled the Wolverine.

Go read Brian's Batman Blog!

Local comic fan, part-time Comix Connection Counter Monkey, owner of two thousand drill bits, and all around swell pal Brian Linnen has started a highly entertaining weblog... BRIAN'S BATMAN BLOG! Go give it a read! Good stuff, updated twice weekly!

Milestones

Here's one of my favorite photographs in the entire universe and I was saving it for a special day:

I was just poking around backstage here at the Comix Connection weblog, when I noticed a few interesting facts. So what's special?

• 1) This marks the 1485th post.
• 2) Since October 9th, 2005, I have posted 1366 consecutive days (with help from Jared and Joe, plus I cheated here and there to either get caught up or get ahead of things, but at least one post a day, every day.)
• 3) We cracked a half a million visits recently and now stand somewhere around 500,875 unique visits.

HALF A MILLION! That's crazy! Thanks to EVERY ONE OF YOU who visit here... now if I could just get you all to comment! (Yeah, I realize that 200,000 of those hits are probably just me refreshing to see if anyone commented, but still!)

Rubik's Cubism

Check this out:

TOP 10
Uploaded by extermitent. - Discover more animation and arts videos.

There are so many creative people on the internet, aren't there?

Raptor attack!

This has nothing to do with comics, but I thought it was pretty cool:

Raptor attack! from Billwhit on Vimeo.

You're welcome.

Awesome bookcases

Tired of the same old bookcases? Well, then CLICK HERE to see some great twists on an old piece of furniture! There's some there that aren't functional, but there's some that are amazingly cool looking and useful!

Literal Interpretations of Old Games!

This a neat collection of characters from video games, where the artist drew them like they would really look. Above are the Pong paddles!

Best wedding photos EVER!

It's doesn't get any more geeky than this, folks:






Kudos, guys! Very cool! (Now if I can just get everyone's names!)

UPDATE! The people in both pictures are:
Jeremy Lopus(Captain Marvel)
Mark Rulieus(Superman)
Pat Mack(Nightwing)
Kevin Mack(Batman)
Matt Horne(GL)
Shawn Skvarna(Flash)

Simpsons stamps!

Check it out:


I saw THIS STORY on the ICV2 site... soon you will be able to get official Post Office Simpsons stamps for your letters and packages!

CLICK HERE to go to the USPS website where you can vote to pick your favorite!

Another set of pop culture icons becomes mainstreamed!

We survived Hailstorm '09!

Well, that was pretty interesting. A seething front passed through just now, and behind it came mothball-sized hail! It was pretty impressive. The creek next door to our house jumped it's banks and the field was full of muddy water with tiny ice cubes bobbing merrily along. I have videos up HERE and HERE on the Comix Connection YouTube Channel!

Just blown away!

The art of Robert Hack is beautiful. It's one more example of an artist I find through "internetting", that I just yearn for to see in the monthly superhero publications. I see he's done some work for Doctor Who comics, but the real treat for me, is to see his superheroes and creature renderings! Fantastic stuff!

Check out more here!