Phil’s Reviews — Stuff I Bought #179

Love and Rockets : New Stories #3 — Creators: Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez The disadvantage of this being a once-a-year, $15 trade, instead of a series of smaller issues, is that it’s easy to miss — I didn’t see it at all Wednesday, and only knew about it because I read one or two online mentions of it. Fortunately, copies are still available, because no serious comics fan should have do without a Hernandez Bros. fix. Gilbert offers two connected stories: one of those Z-grade exploitation movies, like Speak of the Devil,  that he likes to play around with (this one … Continue reading

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It Came From the Back Room #5

Standard recap: I’m slowly going through AABC’s one-million-plus back-issue room, restocking the boxes on the sales floor and pulling stuff to sell as discount/overstock/special items. I’m going through the alphabet backwards (don’t ask), and at my speed (especially with the school year now in full gear), this amounts to a two-year project. I’ve currently finished the indy “M” books, and have started on the Marvel and DC “M” stuff.  Here are some of the titles I’ve been encountering: Ms. Tree For everyone who thinks that crime comics started with Brian Bendis or Ed Brubaker, here’s a true hard-boiled gem, an undeservedly-overlooked … Continue reading

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40% off Silver Age Auction!

New Auction Now Under Way.  High Grade, Silver Age, Strange Tales and Tales to Astonish, all at 40% off Overstreet Prices.  Check out the auction HERE. Bid online, by phone or in person. Auction ends Wed. 9/29/10. Need bigger scans? Just email and we’ll send them to you. Continue reading

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I Love Lucy Comics, from the 1950’s!

We just acquired and posted here,  a nice selection of  Late Golden and Early Silver Age Dell I Love Lucy Comics. They all have fantastic photo covers.  These gems have great cover appeal and are priced affordably.  You can view them online or in the store. Continue reading

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Hundreds Of NEW Adult Comics Now In Stock!

We just bought out the inventory of another comic book store and were able to obtain hundreds of adult comics to add to our adult comic room. If you haven’t checked out our adult selection or haven’t checked it out recently, it has just been restocked!  You must be 18 years or older to shop in the adult comic room. ID is required. Continue reading

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