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28 DAYS LATER #4

365 SAMURAI & FEW BOWLS OF RICE SC

A VERY ZOMBIE CHRISTMAS

ABSOLUTION #4 (OF 6) (MR)

ALIENS #4 (OF 4)

AMERICAN MCGEES GRIMM TP V1

ANCHOR #1 2ND PTG

ANITA BLAKE LC EXECUTIONER #2 (OF 5) (MR)

ATHENA #3

AUTHORITY #17

AVARICE ORANGE LANTERN T/S

BARACK THE BARBARIAN #3 (OF 4)

BATMAN AND ROBIN #2 4TH PTG

BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #38

BATMAN THE CAT AND THE BAT TP

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By Andrew A. Smith

Scripps Howard News Service



My name is Andrew Smith, and I am a comic-book junkie.



Of course I’ve always suspected it. But with Turok, Son of Stone Archives Vol. 4 ($49.95, Dark Horse), I can no longer deny it.



For those only familiar with Turok’s current videogame incarnation (which… Continue

Which characters would you like to see in DC comics' Brave & The Bold tv show?

Here are a few of my choices:
Animal man, Mr. District Attorney, Dial H For Hero, Brother Power The Geek, Johnny Thunder and Thunderbolt, Jonni Thunder, Abush Bug, Inferior Five, Metal Men, Sea Devils, Hourman (The original), Ragman, Doctor 13 and any parallel universe man of steel like red Son for example. To name a few.

One of my favorite comic book writers is Kurt Busiek. He’s one of the storytellers who pulled me back into comics in the mid-‘90s and his work has given me countless hours of enjoyment since then.…

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I have to confess to a heresy.



I have no interest in televised football on Thanksgiving Day.



While the rest of you alpha males start boiling your oil and sharpening your pitchforks, I may as well admit that I don't really have any love for any televised sports. Except for baseball. I like watching baseball on television. But that's it.…



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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #613 GNTLT

ARCHIE #603

ARKHAM REBORN #2 (OF 3)

ASTONISHING X-MEN TP V5 GHOST BOX

AVENGERS INITIATIVE #30

AVENGERS INITIATIVE TP V4 DISASSEMBLED

BATMAN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #11

BEASTS OF BURDEN #3 (OF 4)

BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #176

BILLY BATSON AND THE MAGIC OF SHAZAM #10

BLACKEST NIGHT #5 (OF 8)

BOYS TP V5 HEROGASM (MR)

BUCK ROGERS #6

CAPTAIN AMERICA DEATH… Continue

Last week, I started to review every comic book that I bought in October, seeing as I bought them all in one visit at the end of the month. But there’s only so much I can write in one sitting. And I’m figuring there’s only so much you can read. So here’s the second half of my column reviewing…

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By Andrew A. Smith

Scripps Howard News Service



It is said that Garth Ennis is the best writer of World War II stories in the comics biz today, and Battlefields ($29.99, Dynamite Entertainment) is convincing evidence of that reputation.



Battlefields is a collection of three unrelated WWII miniseries,… Continue

In winding up my look at the Silver-Age Justice League’s most persistent foes, we turn to one villain who tried to destroy the League the hard way. Or the smart way, depending on how you look at it.



Doctor Light, “that luminous wizard”, has experienced his ups and downs as a credible super-villain. By the early 1980’s, under the handling of later writers, Dr. Light had been transformed into a pompous… Continue

24 OMNIBUS TP VOL 01

ADVENTURE COMICS #4 (BLACKEST NIGHT) w/blue ring

ADVENTURE COMICS #507 VAR ED (BLACKEST NIGHT)

AIR #15 (MR)

ALIEN LEGION OMNIBUS TP VOL 01 (C: 0-1-2)

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #612

ANGEL ONLY HUMAN #4 (OF 4)

ARCHIE DIGEST #259

AUTHORITY THE LOST YEAR #3 (OF 12)

AZRAEL #2

BATMAN BATTLE FOR THE COWL HC

BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #37

BATMAN LOGO BLK HOODIE XL (C:… Continue

With house guests four weekends in a row, I didn’t make it to the comic book store during the month of October. The silver lining is that I had a month’s worth of comics waiting for me when I finally showed up. That gives me the perfect opportunity to assess my current pull list and share some…

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I've added more stuff in the last couple of days I want to draw attention to, since some of it may not be obvious:



* I've added two videos provided by Marvel. One is a Silver Surfer bio for The Superhero Squad Show, and the other is a clip from episode 2 of the Astonishing X-Men: Gifted motion comic. Both are in the "Videos" section.…



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By Andrew A. Smith

Scripps Howard News Service



'Luna Park,' 'House of Secrets,' 'High Moon' and 'Tek Jansen'



November 10, 2009 -- Luna Park will haunt you.



A graphic novel by best-selling author Kevin Baker (Dreamland) and artist Daniel Zezelj (Loveless), Luna Park (Vertigo, $24.99) begins as a noir crime thriller but expands into historical fiction and dystopic dreamlike scenarios, stretching through… Continue

The Captain has been a busy beaver.



I've added press release text, art and video going back to August in the "Comics News" group. Go look -- it's well over 100 articles, with accompanying art and video! And I will continue to update virtually daily, as new PR comes in (including monthly solicitations). So now there's no reason to go to other sites for info and toys that are available to all. Captain Comics has officially become one-stop shopping.



But while the "Comics… Continue

Marvel's "Dark Reign" is apparently coming to a head in the coming months, with a storyline called "The Siege." The PR has been coming fast and furious, including art, text and video. Here's what I've got so far.



P.S. Note this disclaimer from Marvel and please comply, no matter what kind of hacker whiz you are:



The video shouldn’t be made downloadable to your readers, nor should it be altered in any way. Doing either will result in a request to pull the video from your… Continue

By Andrew A. Smith

Scripps Howard News Service



Nov, 3, 2009 -- Forget turning lemons into lemonade; I’m beginning to think writer Geoff Johns can turn lemons into fine wine.



Johns has gained a reputation for fixing characters that have become radioactive because various revamps have made their histories too convoluted. He did it with Hawkman, he did it with the 1960s Green Lantern and Flash, and now he’s doing it with the Legion of… Continue

ABSOLUTE JUSTICE HC

ACTION COMICS #883

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #611

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN BY JMS ULTIMATE COLLECTION TP BOOK 02

ANCHOR #2

ANGEL AFTER THE FALL TP VOL 02 FIRST NIGHT

ARCHIE & FRIENDS #137

AUTHORITY THE LOST YEAR READER

AVENGERS X-MEN UTOPIA HC

BATGIRL #4

BATMAN #693

BATMAN AND ROBIN #6

BATMAN DOC SAVAGE SPECIAL #1

BATMAN PRIVATE CASEBOOK TP

BLACK COAT OR GIVE ME DEATH #1 & #2 DOUBLE-SIZED

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Americans have a fascination with countries that used to be our enemies. Our fascination with Japanese culture is well-documented. Though not as prevalent, there’s also an interest in the former Soviet Unioin. Cold War…

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