One month before the Marvel Studios movie, The Avengers, hits theaters, Marvel Comics is launching a knock-down, drag out brawl in Avengers VS X-Men #1.
Written and drawn by a who's who of the comic book industry's top talent, (including Brian Michael Bendis, Jason Aaron and John Romita Jr), Avengers VS. X-Men could very well be the beginning of a new status quo for Marvel comic.
Reserve your copy of Avengers VS X-Men #1 at Alter Ego Comics today!
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Sunday, February 26, 2012
Thursday, February 23, 2012
New Series to Add to Your Pull List - March 2012
March is upon us, which means there's a batch of new comic book series that you can add to your pull list at Alter Ego Comics. Remember that reserving a copy of book that you're interested in helps us order more accurately and guarantees that you won't miss it. Not all of the titles listed below will be stocked at the store.
The following new series are scheduled to start shipping in May:
Dark Horse Comics
- Darth Vader: Ghost Prison #1 (of 5)
- The Guild: Fawkes One Shot
- BPRD Hell on Earth: Devil's Engine #1 (of 3)
DC Comics
- Earth Two #1
- Worlds' Finest #1
- Batman Incorporated #1
- Dial H #1
- GI Combat #1
- Ravagers #1
- Smallville Season 11 #1
- Superman Family Adventures #1 (all ages)
- Mystery in Space #1 (Vertigo Comics)
IDW Publishing
- Star Trek The Next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation #1
- Frankenstein Alive #1
- Trio #1
- True Blood Ongoing #1
- Magic the Gathering: Spell Thief #1
- Godzilla Ongoing #1
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Color Classics #1
- Night of 1000 Wolves #1 (of 3)
Image Comics
Marvel Comics
- Hulk Smash Avenges #1 (of 5)
- Avengers: Black Widow Strikes #1 (of 3)
- Marvel Zombies Destroy #1 (of 5)
- Fury Max #1 (Garth Ennis)
- Takio #1 (all ages)
Boom Studios
Dynamite Entertainment
Valiant Entertainment
- X-O Manowar #1 (Special "Pull List" Variant available)
Zenescope
- Call of Wonderland #1 (of 3)
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Recommended Reading for the Week of August 25, 2010
Hey there, True Believers (can I say that?)! Here's a quick look at some of the new comic books this week that are worth your hard earned cash:
*Warning: There may be slight spoilers ahead, but I won't spoil any of the really nifty stuff.
Driver for the Dead #1 (of 3)
Radical Publishing
$4.99/56pages
The entire Alter Ego Comics staff has been looking forward to this series since it was first previewed in the 2010 Free Comic Book Day Radical Sampler, and I'm happy to say that it does not disappoint!
Fans of the TV show Supernatural or books like The Dresden Files will love this comic. The story is fast-paced and the artwork is outstanding.
In fact, I've been so impressed by the comics coming out of Radical that we're spotlighting them from now through the month of September. Check out the Radical Publishing display as you enter the store, and pick up some of the great comics that this indie comics label is putting out.
Justice League: Generation Lost #8
DC Comics
$2.99/32 pages
One of DCs two bi-monthly series, (the other is Brightest Day), Generation Lost is a treat for fans of Justice League: International.
Max Lord is back from the dead (thanks to Blackest Night) and he's made the entire world forget who he is...except the former members of the JLI. They know he's back, they know what he did (you know, murdering Blue Beetle Ted Kord, among other bad stuff), and they want to bring him to Justice.
Generation Lost has been consistently good from the get go, and this issue turns up the action and excitement a notch or two.
Namor: The First Mutant #1
Marvel Comics
$3.99/40 pages
I was pretty skeptical about a new X-Men series dealing with Vampires when it came out a couple of months ago, but that new X book has been excellent. Here's the setup: Dracula has been killed by one of his sons, and the son has taken over as ruler of all vampires. Turns out there are different vampire sects out there in the world - Some want to get along with humans, some want nothing to do with them, and some want to kill them and drink their blood. Put Dracula's kid into that last group.
He's come up with a airborne virus that will turn mutants into vampires. Now the X-Men need to bring Dracula back from the dead by getting his severed head and body back together.
Enter Namor. He's been hanging out with the X-Men on their island Utopia, and has been tasked with retrieving Drac's head from the Atlantean Vampires call Aqueos. This first issue is a great read, and, surprisingly, I'm not burned out on vampire stories (you should pick up American Vampire from Vertigo, too). 'Nuff said!
Wonder Woman #602
DC Comics
$2.99/32 pages
J. Michael Straczynski's second full issue of Wonder Woman builds off of the first with more character development of the "new" Wonder Woman, and some butt-kicking action scenes. Fans of the warrior Wonder Woman in the classic Kingdom Come story, will dig this issue.
I'm still not sure where JMS is going with his Wonder Woman, but it's definitely worth getting on board for the ride.
Fans of strong female characters and Greek mythology will want to check out Wonder Woman.
Superman/Batman #75
DC Comics
$4.99/56 pages
This anniversary issue features a main story with the Legion of Super Heroes joining Superman and Batman, but the bonus content makes this book a must-read. Some of DCs best writers and artists have contributed 2 page stories, including Adam Hughes, Brian Azzarello, Lee Beremejo, Francis Manapul, JT Krul, Shane Davis and many others. Highlights include a Calvin and Hobbes style story featuring Lex Luthor and the Joker, a Red Robin/Batman and Superboy/Superman story and a Krypto/Ace the Bathound story.
See you next week!
Monday, September 21, 2009
The Responsibilty of Legitimate Businesses
I consider Alter Ego Comics to be a legitimate business. Anyone can setup a website and sell stuff, but not everyone can open a physical location, staff it, have a customer service phone number, pay the rent, utilities, taxes, etc. Those are the signs of a legitimate business.
Another sign of running a business that's on the "up and up," is not accepting orders for a product until it's been officially solicited by the manufacturer. For example, we just received the official solicitation information for the Hot Toys Dark Knight 1:6 Scale Batman (Sonar) MMS DX action figure. It's being distributed in the United States by DC Direct. Many websites have been accepting orders for this item for months, but they had no confirmation of the price, the release date, nor how they were going to get it from outside of the United States. We chose to wait for confirmation, (as we always do), from DC Direct before listing it.
As with any business, you should always research who you're buying from to make sure that they're "legitimate." It's our responsibility as business owners to provide our customers with accurate information and the best customer service. If you have any questions, please give us a call at 419-224-6700, Monday-Friday, from 10am-5:30pm, eastern time. We'd be happy to talk to you.
Another sign of running a business that's on the "up and up," is not accepting orders for a product until it's been officially solicited by the manufacturer. For example, we just received the official solicitation information for the Hot Toys Dark Knight 1:6 Scale Batman (Sonar) MMS DX action figure. It's being distributed in the United States by DC Direct. Many websites have been accepting orders for this item for months, but they had no confirmation of the price, the release date, nor how they were going to get it from outside of the United States. We chose to wait for confirmation, (as we always do), from DC Direct before listing it.
As with any business, you should always research who you're buying from to make sure that they're "legitimate." It's our responsibility as business owners to provide our customers with accurate information and the best customer service. If you have any questions, please give us a call at 419-224-6700, Monday-Friday, from 10am-5:30pm, eastern time. We'd be happy to talk to you.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Comic Store Owner Loves the Kindle
I make my living selling printed material...comic books, (as well as comic-related items at Alter Ego Comics), but I've gotta tell ya, I love Amazon's Kindle.
I bought one for my wife for mother's day this year, and she's made the leap from printed books to electronic versions. I decided to give it a try, and bought a book last week for the Kindle.
I should start by telling you that I get very sleepy when I read black text on white pages. I'm sure that it has something to do with my eyesight, and I really should see an eye doctor, but that's a post for another time.
Reading on the Kindle does not make me tired. I can breeze through multiple chapters of reading with no sleepiness whatsoever. Also, I happened to buy a hardcover book a few days before I bought the Kindle book, and I thought about taking both of them to my son's football game last weekend. Then I thought, I don't want to carry the Kindle and a hardcover book. From here on out, I'm going strictly Kindle for books. Plus, I can have a book on the Kindle, ready to read in less than a minute! What's not to love?!
Well, I'll tell ya what's not to love. Unless the price of the larger Kindle comes down, (and has a color display), comic books will never find an audience on the Kindle. And that's fine with me.
I bought one for my wife for mother's day this year, and she's made the leap from printed books to electronic versions. I decided to give it a try, and bought a book last week for the Kindle.
I should start by telling you that I get very sleepy when I read black text on white pages. I'm sure that it has something to do with my eyesight, and I really should see an eye doctor, but that's a post for another time.
Reading on the Kindle does not make me tired. I can breeze through multiple chapters of reading with no sleepiness whatsoever. Also, I happened to buy a hardcover book a few days before I bought the Kindle book, and I thought about taking both of them to my son's football game last weekend. Then I thought, I don't want to carry the Kindle and a hardcover book. From here on out, I'm going strictly Kindle for books. Plus, I can have a book on the Kindle, ready to read in less than a minute! What's not to love?!
Well, I'll tell ya what's not to love. Unless the price of the larger Kindle comes down, (and has a color display), comic books will never find an audience on the Kindle. And that's fine with me.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
So You've Got Some Cool Collectibles, Now What?
I'm of the opinion that if you can't open and display your action figures/statues/prop replicas, then what's the point. When I was younger, and primarily bought action figures, I would display them on bookshelves. Now that I've moved on to higher-end statues, I have a nice display case to show them off.
Display case pricing and quality can vary widely, but I've found that IKEA is a great source for nice, inexpensive display cases.
I use the Detolf cabinet in the Alter Ego Comics retail store, and it works very well for mini-busts, Premium Format Figures, and a variety of statues. Best of all, it's only $60!
Display case pricing and quality can vary widely, but I've found that IKEA is a great source for nice, inexpensive display cases.
I use the Detolf cabinet in the Alter Ego Comics retail store, and it works very well for mini-busts, Premium Format Figures, and a variety of statues. Best of all, it's only $60!
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