Happy 2025!
We are STILL SELLING COMICS!
It’s hard to believe it’s almost five years since the retail part
of AABC closed!
We are still selling early comics on eBay weekly
(seller AMGIROUX)
and through mail order.
And we still have hundreds of thousands of comics
to sell, so feel free to email us with your
want list:Alan @AllAboutComics.com
News and Events
Gene Colan Art Exhibit
Here are the five Colan pages being displayed at the store this week, through Saturday — and at the July 4 sale! — and, no, none of them are being sold….: This is from Tomb of Dracula #9, page 10; inks by Vince Colletta and words by Marv Wolfman. Evan Dorkin said last week that Colan’s art was like “dreams on paper,” and this is a good example: the hand-drawn panel borders radiating from the center; the use of … is it whiteout?… to indicate fog; the bottom image of Dracula on the ground in the shadows, weak but still … Continue reading
Posted in Comics History, News and Events
Tagged Daredevil, Gene Colan, Howard the Duck, original art, Sub-Mariner, Tomb of Dracula
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July 4th SALE!
Come celebrate our 30th Annual 4th of July Sale! Monday, July 4th from 11 AM to 5 PM! 25% off our entire inventory!* Special Bonus – Buy 100 comics from the Discount Comic Room and Cover Price Racks for$50.00 or 200 comics from the Discount Comic Room and Cover Price Racks for $75.00. * Not valid with any other discounts, bucks, coupons, groupons, pre-orders, special orders, layaway or already discounted merchandise. Continue reading
Posted in News & Promos, News and Events
Tagged DC Comics, Discount Comic Room, July 4th, Marvel Comics, Sale
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It Came From the Back Room #25
After I wrote this — but before I posted it — we got the news that Gene Colan died on Thursday, at the age of 84. His comics career spanned almost 70 years, and he was certainly well-established at Marvel when the ten-year-old me, 45 years ago, was awestruck at his work on Daredevil and the Iron Man stories in Tales of Suspense. Add in his Dr. Strange work, his Captain America, his work on two of the best comics of the ’70s — Tomb of Dracula and Howard the Duck — his ’80s work on Batman and indie books, … Continue reading
Posted in News and Events, Retailing, Reviews
Tagged Bruce Jones, Gene Colan, Geoff Johns, Green Lantern, Hercules, Heroes for Hire, Howard the Duck, Hulk, Peter David, Planet Hulk, Red Hulk
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DC COMICS RELAUNCHES ALL TITLES!
DC Comics is relaunching their entire comic line this September! All comics are going back to #1 and starting with new origins, creative teams and story lines. Following is a list of all the comics and their creative teams. If you are an All About Subscriber you will automatically get the #1 issue if you are already signed up for that title. Not a subscriber? Now might just be the time to sign up for our subscription service so you don’t miss out on any of these issues. Sign up HERE. We are offering a SPECIAL SOLICITATION DISCOUNT (20% off) … Continue reading
Posted in DC, News & Promos, News and Events
Tagged Action Comics, Batman, DC Comics, Flash, Relaunch, Superman, Wonder Woman
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Memorial Day $1.00 SALE!
$1.00 Memorial Day Comic SALE, this Monday, May 30th 10 am to 4 pm! Over 30,000 Marvel and DC comics from our warehouse, mostly in VF/NM, from the last 30 years, for only $1.00 each! You will find some killer deals in these boxes, many of which haven’t seen the light of day in 20 to 30 years! Come in for other specials and deals as well! Bring your list, and have fun perusing this incredible back stock for only $1.00 each! Continue reading
