The Weekly Pile February 25, 2009: Fantastic Four #564, Hulk #10, Mighty Avengers #22, New Avengers #50, Spawn #189, The Sword #15, X-Force #12
Feb 27, 2009 Comics, The Weekly Pile
Now this is more like it. This week’s collection of comics is a substantial stack. After a couple of pretty lean weeks, the pile is back! I left my comic shop with no less than seven books this week, so I’m not going to waste time with a drawn out introduction. I won’t even bother to finish this sen…
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Fantastic Four #564 Read the rest of this entry »
Hulk #10
Might Avengers #22
New Avengers #50
Spawn #189
The Sword #15
X-Force #12
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The Weekly Pile February 11, 2009: NOTHING?!?!
Feb 16, 2009 Comics, The Weekly Pile
There’s a reason why this entry is both late and unusually brief this week… My weekly pile consisted of exactly ZERO new releases this past ”New Comic Book Day”, or plain old “Wednesday” as it turned out to be for me… This has never happened to me in over 15 years of reading comics. There has almost ALWAYS been at least a couple of new comics in my subscription box come Wednesday afternoon. But, there is a first time for everything. Apparently…
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…no reviews this week. Just me talking about leaving my local comic shop with no new comics. *sigh*
Comic Book Buyer’s Guide #5 - Every Comic Shop is Different - Part 2
Feb 8, 2009 Comic Book Buyer's Guide, Comics
On Friday, I posted Part 1 of Comic Book Buyer’s Guide #5 - Every Comic Shop is Different and today’s entry picks up directly after that. Be sure to check out Part 1 if you haven’t already and then come back for the second half in today’s entry. Basically, we’re looking at ways to capture the excitement of walking into a comic shop for the first time by listing methods to help you locate new comic shops easily and effectively.
The methods covered in this entry are listed below:
Punch it into your GPS and Head out for an Adventure!
Leave a Message, Get a Message.
Tags: comic books, comic shop, Comics, google, gps, new
Comic Book Buyer’s Guide #5 - Every Comic Shop is Different - Part 1
Feb 6, 2009 Comic Book Buyer's Guide, Comics
Do you remember the first time you walked into your Local Comic Shop? The VERY first time. How everything seemed brand new and fresh? Maybe you needed to ask where the New Releases were or inquired about their Pull List policy once you had made your way inside the door. Or maybe you just wandered around until you found what you were looking for. Either way, chances are you were also experiencing excitement at the possibilities this new store held. The shop you just entered could actually be carrying all those back issues you have been searching high and low for or the person behind the counter may know every answer to every question you could ever come up with. The point being, that excitement can be felt again and again with very little effort (especially if you have a GPS). All you need is a free Saturday and the willingness to get in your car (or take the bus) and drive a bit…
Below is a short list of methods we’ll be going over to help you find some comic book buried treasure:
Google is Your Friend. Ask them Nicely…
“What Have You Got”? - Phone Ahead.
Tags: comic books, comic shop, Comics, google, gps, new
