tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107508802012-01-09T10:26:50.370-06:00I am a comic book store owner (Neptune Comics, Waukesha Wisconsin) and a comic book fan. Here I comment on comics I've read, discuss comic book news, rumors, movies, the industry as a whole, and more. Coments are welcome. Check out the store: www.neptunecomics.comLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656871719685145723noreply@blogger.comBlogger12591100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10750880.post-51911698481809254562010-11-17T12:33:00.000-06:002010-11-17T12:34:01.097-06:00

I HAD to post this!!!You’re watching Talking to Your Kids About Star Wars. See the Web's top videos on AOL Video

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Ok, I'm late on this one, the convention was last month. But I have a one year old and a full time job and well... excuses abound.Anyway, I found it funny this year not seeing it called Wizard World. Instead we're now to refer to it as Comic Con again. Wizard runs it though.I also missed the chalk artist guy. He always does amazing work and if he was there he certainly didn't have a location

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I was working on research for the Neptune store calendar and discovered this: July 11, 1921: Wisconsin became the first state in the country where women had equal rights with men under civil laws as Governor John Blaine signed the Women's Rights bill. Personally I had no idea Wisconsin was so progressive back in the day, but I guess we were. Way to Go Wisconsin!!(pictured, Joan of Arc)

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SaiZon Company is the exclusive importer of Stikfas toys to the United States. They also carry koolby, kootikooti, cuboyds, mbear, coolrockets, mindzeye and asoblock toys.

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It's just about a month away now - the theatrical release of the first Scott Pilgrim movie. I'm excited to see how they do it. The books are so crazy and fun and Michael Cera is such a fun and quirky actor. I can totally see him as Scott Pilgrim.We've stocked up on the graphic novels again at Neptune. 1-5 is available for those you you who have not yet enjoyed the spunky fun of S.P. Volume 6 is

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DC Comics announced about a week ago now that they were going to have their own comics App for Apple and Sony products. They also decided to have a digital comic, Justice League: Generation Lost, released in stores and digitally on the same day.This got comic book retailers talking. Creators discussed it as well. Overall the opinion from everyone - publisher, retailer and creator was - if it can

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In yesterday's new Wonder Woman #600 she gets a new look, as seen on the left. It's an OK outfit, not necessarily one I'd have designed, but not horrible. More practical, that's for sure. How she fought baddies in a strapless halter and heels (on right) is beyond me. Now I don't think this outfit will last because one can't mess with a classic like this for long. She now looks like a hip teen

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656871719685145723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10750880.post-7382315075999734902010-06-25T11:08:00.004-06:002010-06-25T20:47:08.415-06:00

I have some time off right now and I've been helping Craig sort through a huge collection he bought last year that he just didn't have the time to really get through. He'd done some and Shane did some but it just hadn't gotten completely sorted through and so I decided to take on the task. After all, you can't sell anything that's hidden in the back room, right?I've found some pretty awesome

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AMC has begun it's filming for the Walking Dead series, which for those of you who don't know, is based on a fantastic comic book series by Robert Kirkman. The above picture is a zombie makeup production photo. I think it looks pretty dang fantastic!I hope that the series will bring more readers to the comic book series. This usually does happen, at least temporarily, with the comic book based

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656871719685145723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10750880.post-54579658811130430952010-06-14T17:47:00.004-06:002010-06-14T17:59:59.890-06:00

The Eagle Awards, the UK's version of the US's Eisner Awards, is seeking out new comic book creators. The top 3 will receive cash prizes and also have their comics included in the 2010 Initiative Anthology that will be published in print and also available digitally in a variety of languages. What a GREAT way to get some new talent recognized!The CBR column says:In what is an unprecedented

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Shockwave. Yep, it's official. The third installment of the Transformers movies will have Shockwave as the villain and be in 3D too, of course.Read about it here.Not a Transformers specialist and need to know who or what Shockwave is, let me tell you. Wikipedia says:As the Decepticons' military operations commander, Shockwave's power is second only to Megatron's Army, and even that is disputed.

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656871719685145723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10750880.post-52665802506355403922010-05-07T12:20:00.001-06:002010-05-07T12:21:30.971-06:00

It's not just fiction. Spiderman really CAN save the day in today's world

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Exciting news - vote now for the Lulu Awards, courtesy of Friends of Lulu. There are some great nominees there so be sure to cast your vote. Click on the link for the nominees and where to send your vote.Occasional Superheroine: Lulu Awards 2009: Voting Open To The Public

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Marvel just announced a new licensing deal, one that I'm hoping, as I bet they are too, will grow the youth market/interest in comic books. Let's face it, little kids are BIG money. We have an all age section in our comic book store not just to grow youth interest in comics, but because we know the items there will sell. This deal looks like it will target a variety of ages: young kids with

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Milwaukee's WISN is again having the community vote for their favorite businesses on the A-List - including comic book stores. The vote is just about done, so if you have not already headed over there and cast a vote for Neptune Comics, please do. You don't have to be from the area or visited any other comic store here--all you need to know is how great we are here at Neptune. It costs you

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Top Sellers for the Week. .This week top sellers in comic books at Neptune:1. Blackest Night #32. Captain America Reborn #33. Dark Avengers #94. Invincible Iron Man #185. Mighty Avengers #296. Amazing Spider-man #6057. Deadpool Merc With a Mouth #38. Dark Reign List Daredevil9. Dark Wolverine #7810. X-men Legacy Annual #1

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It's been almost three weeks since my last post. This is because we have a new member of the Neptune family - baby Hudson was born Friday, 9/4. He wasn't due for a whole month, but my water broke in the wee hours that Friday and the doctor wants the baby out within 24 hours of that happening, so out he came. Labor didn't go well, and after a couple of scares that sent us down to the operating

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Vaneta has a great column on Newsarama.com today with initial retailer reactions about the Marvel/Disney merger. Some worry about how this new merger will impact the Boom! Studios Disney owned properties already being published. Others are concerned with how Disney will handle distribution of Marvel comics - will they leave Diamond and try to self distribute? will they want more visibility in

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Top Sellers for the Week. .This week top sellers in comic books at Neptune:1. Green Lantern #452. Batman and Robin #33. Blackest Night Titans #14. Dark Avengers #85. Flash Rebirth #46. New Avengers #567. Deadpool #148. Justice Society of America #309. Batman Widening Gyre #110. Dark X-men Beginning #3

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I just saw this and thought it was pretty big news. I see other bloggers have posted about it already, but this former stock broker can't resist the urge to post it as well. BURBANK, Calif. & NEW YORK-- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Building on its strategy of delivering quality branded content to people around the world, The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) has agreed to acquire Marvel Entertainment, Inc. (

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Neptune Comics Blackest Night Buttons Neptune Comics is proud to offer our customers limited edition buttons for the upcoming Blackest Night series from DC Comics. These buttons will be free with a purchase of special issues throughout the summer.Purchase a copy of Blackest Night Titans #1 and get this weeks button:

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Top Sellers for the Week. .This week top sellers in comic books at Neptune:1. Blackest Night Superman #12. Mighty Avengers #283. Amazing Spider-man #6034. Deadpool Suicide Kings #55. Justice League of America #366. Batgirl #17. X-men Legacy #2278. Daredevil #5009. Batman Streets of Gotham #310. Supergirl #44

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Top Sellers for the Week. .This week top sellers in comic books at Neptune:1. Blackest Night #22. Blackest Night Batman #13. Green Lantern Corps #394. Batman #6895. Uncanny X-men #5146. Deadpool #137. Amazing Spider-man #6028. Red Robin #39. Marvels Project #110. Ultimate Comics Avengers #1

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656871719685145723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10750880.post-12878083756568707302009-08-17T14:19:00.000-06:002009-08-17T14:20:21.429-06:00

Neptune Comics Blackest Night Buttons Neptune Comics is proud to offer our customers limited edition buttons for the upcoming Blackest Night series from DC Comics.  These buttons will be free with a purchase of special issues throughout the summer.Purchase a copy of Blackest Night Superman #1 and get this weeks button:

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656871719685145723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10750880.post-67672854926557084932009-08-11T15:34:00.002-06:002009-08-11T15:47:23.336-06:00

Believe it or not, DC Comics Wildstorm imprint is actually going to publish and sell Planetary #27 - the final issue of the series. This issue was at LEAST 3 years in the making. Yes, issue #26 will have come out a good 3 years ago by the time the October 7 sale date for issue #27 comes around. I don't have an exact date - we've upgraded our computer database in that time and I don't have that

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Neptune Comics Blackest Night Buttons Neptune Comics is proud to offer our customers limited edition buttons for the upcoming Blackest Night series from DC Comics. These buttons will be free with a purchase of special issues throughout the summer.Purchase a copy of Blackest Night Batman #1 and get this weeks button:

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Find out if your local retailer is participating! | Marvel.com News | Marvel.comShared via AddThis

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This past weekend was one of the larger comic book conventions in the Midwest, run by the gang at Wizard magazine.There were a few things notably missing at this year's convention. One of which was the presence of the Wizard logo and name. They now are using the Comic Con logo and name - something I think they quickly adopted before the gang who run the New York Comic Con could take that name

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Top Sellers for the Week. .This week top sellers in comic books at Neptune:1. Captain America Reborn #22. Amazing Spider-man #6013. Justice League Cry for Justice #24. Hulk #135. Invincible Iron Man #166. Deadpool Merc with a Mouth #27. War of Kings #68. Ultimatum X-men Requiem #19. Superman World of New Krypton #610. Doom Patrol #1

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656871719685145723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10750880.post-75378751441538206412009-07-22T16:09:00.002-06:002009-07-22T16:31:38.365-06:00

I like ICv2.com - it has a good mix of comic book and other pop culture news in clear, concise articles.But you know what I've noticed - every picture of a woman they use is a bit, gratuitous. Take for example the recent picture of Natasha Hentridge I have here, taken from a recent article about an upcoming Stan Lee flick. She's just about naked, well she IS naked, but has a bit of lace to try to

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656871719685145723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10750880.post-5007600637677383162009-07-17T16:10:00.001-06:002009-07-17T16:13:45.171-06:00

Proof that you CAN have beer with your wieners, but not while DRIVING a wiener.

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Neptune Comics Blackest Night Buttons Neptune Comics is proud to offer our customers limited edition buttons for the upcoming Blackest Night series from DC Comics. These buttons will be free with a purchase of special issues throughout the summer.This week we are offering our first button with the purchase of Green Lantern #43. This

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Unbelievable week!Ed McMachon died on Tuesday. This morning Farrah Fawcett joined God's Angles. Now I'm getting confirmation that singing super star Michael Jackson has died.McMahon was older, 84 years old, and had been having some health problems of late. Fawcett, age 62, had a battle with cancer. And Jackson, only 50, was experiencing some health problems and early news reports say he had a

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656871719685145723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10750880.post-78913884663188449292009-06-24T14:32:00.004-06:002009-06-25T16:32:06.006-06:00

Heidi's The Beat tells me today that there is a FREE iPhone Eisner Award app. How awesome is that? WAY awesome if you love comics and free stuff and want to be able to appear to be savvy about the 2009 Eisner Awards.According to the column: Digital entertainment provider Uclick has announced the release of a new Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards app for iPhone and iPod Touch. The app celebrates

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656871719685145723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10750880.post-26387165471872475292009-06-23T13:58:00.002-06:002009-06-23T14:01:43.095-06:00

The game is looking pretty cool! Although using Civil War as a premise seems a bit "out of date" since it will be nearly 2 years since that story came out when the game releases (September 2009 now). None-the-less, hero vs hero can be pretty cool, and I did see some bad guys in there as well. I enjoyed the first game, so I am sure this next one will also be fun to play. I hope it is a

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656871719685145723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10750880.post-14767000416619439092009-06-19T07:35:00.000-06:002009-06-19T07:35:02.238-06:00

Craig and I really worked to promote Marvel's early release of Captain America #600. That seems to have caught the eye of Marvel and the press. Craig was quoted a few times!Matt Price's NerdageNewsarama.comThe BeatCraig was also interviewed by Vaneta Rogers of newsarama.com back on 6/4 about variant covers. It's an interesting column, so check it out! I've been harping on variants since before

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From Comic Book Resources, Cup O Joe, 6/17/09Jonah Weiland: People always look at the big summer competition between Marvel and DC, and that's probably not really fair because summer events lead into the fall and go on for months. But in terms of upcoming events, it's a little different than it's been in the past. You have Dark Reign, which is an overarching tone to the entire Marvel Universe.

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656871719685145723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10750880.post-79181693743044544732009-06-17T18:24:00.003-06:002009-06-17T18:48:57.315-06:00

From the Diamond Daily retailer newsletter, 6/16/09Marvel Comics is planning a 70th Anniversary Party on Tuesday August 11 at 9:00 pm, celebrating 70 marvel-ous years at the House of Ideas with the early release of The Marvels Project #1 (JUN090440D, $3.99) & Marvel Comics #1: 70th Anniversary Edition (JUN090454D, $4.99) and their respective variants, exclusive offerings, and more. Participating

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My Whose Job is it, Anyway post received a couple of comments that I want to take the time to respond to. Rather than just responding in the comments area of that post, I'm committing a new, follow up post to doing so. If you need to see the comments in full (I have kept portions here that I respond specifically to) you can refer to the original post.Does the existence of the Direct Market, in

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Have you heard of Image's Chew series? Issue #1 recently came out and it's white hot. Issues on eBay are selling for 3-5 times cover price.Newsarama.com has a 9 page preview, if you haven't had a chance to check it out. This comic is definitely a surprise hit. We didn't order it initially at Neptune - we'd heard nothing about it and none of our customers asked us for it. That seems to be the

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656871719685145723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10750880.post-39294282742388591772009-06-12T11:53:00.003-06:002009-06-12T17:17:09.804-06:00

As of today we're not sure what the big announcement is, but we've been promised that it IS big! It has to do with Captain America and takes place in issue #600 of Captain America.It is SO big in fact that in an unprecedented move Marvel comics and Diamond Distribution are partnering to get that issue into comic book stores the day the news hits the wire - Monday, June 15th. This advanced sale

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656871719685145723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10750880.post-74293287801909529022009-06-10T15:04:00.004-06:002009-06-16T16:50:31.477-06:00

I recently came across a post on publisher SLG's web site saying that the Warlord of Io graphic novel would not be distributed by the major comic book distributor, Diamond. Within that article is a link to a post on The Comics Reporter that seems to blame the Direct Market (comic book retail) for this, and the potential decline in the industry itself.In 2009 Diamond Distribution changed it's

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Yes, it is confirmed that there WILL be a Spider-Man IV. Release date: May 6, 2011. Expect that to be Free Comic Book Day weekend.Yes, also true, Tobey Maguire will once again be the Amazing man in tights. Kirsten Dunst will also be reclaiming her role as Mary Jane Watson.Probably not true: Morbius the Living Vampire will be the villain. Rumor has it that the villain in this film will be

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A few years back I had a series of columns about comic book retailing called "Counter Intelligence" published on a comic book commentary called sequart.com. Sadly that site is no longer operational and hasn't been for at least a year now. Not to brag, but I always thought these were useful columns for people who were considering going into comic book retailing, especially since so few such

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Click on link to rotate it right-side-up.Just part of Neptune's AWESOME Summer of the Lantern that will be kicking off next month. LOTS of great give-a-ways and plenty of Corps excitement.As always, stay tuned for more details!

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Steve Wiebe (picutred), long-time competitive Donky Kong player from the Seattle area, was unable once again to beat the "reigning champion," Billy Mitchell's record at this year's big game event - E3.The prize in the contest was $10,001, paid in quarters. According to the article on Yahoo! Games:"But luck wasn't with Wiebe. After an early attempt was unexpectedly halted by a power cut, Wiebe won

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656871719685145723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10750880.post-79532669385806623902009-06-03T14:09:00.001-06:002009-06-03T14:11:20.607-06:00

We have the PS3, and I am VERY MUCH looking forward to this game. Of course they pushed it back to around baby arrival time, so there may not be money nor time to play it for a bit, but we WILL play it at some point, I guarantee it.

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There is a small publisher called Gemstone that has, for years, published Disney comics and the Overstreet price guide. This publishing company is owned by Steve Geppi, the owner of Diamond Comics Distribution and Geppi Entertainment Museum. Rumors have been out there for a couple of years now that the museum was hemorrhaging money and that Geppi had sold a home and a number of pieces of his

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A few years back I had a series of columns about comic book retailing called "Counter Intelligence" published on a comic book commentary called sequart.com. Sadly that site is no longer operational and hasn't been for at least a year now. Not to brag, but I always thought these were useful columns for people who were considering going into comic book retailing, especially since so few such

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Most of the time comic books are our private little thing - the thing that the 5-6% of cool Americans enjoy. But every once in a while the media jumps onto a comic book event and suddenly people who haven't bought comics in years, or ever, want to see what's going on and buy a piece of that history. Of course many are doing so in the hope that if they save it for a few years it will be worth big

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656871719685145723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10750880.post-45720853381758193442009-05-28T13:09:00.000-06:002009-05-28T13:09:00.575-06:00

Built in 1949, the Baxter Building is a well maintained 35-story office building located in the heart of New York, on 42nd Street and Madison Avenue, only a few blocks from the United Nations building.Incorporating the style of the day, this building was originally designed for the Leland Baxter Paper Company to be use as a hi-rise industrial site to accommodate pulp recycling machinery.The

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Fellow blogger of all things awesome, Jim Smash, had this posted on his blog and it was SO blatant that I'm posting it here too.Seems that Emily is just a young gal who stole the identity of Rosamond. Look at the covers - the cats are almost in the SAME EXACT position. Both gals have dark hair and white Mary Jane shoes on. And both young girls are, of course, strange. There are two words

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For all of you Old Man Logan fans who think your comic book retailer doesn't know what he or she is doing because you never got the last issue of the story, blame Marvel, not the retailer.Yes, that's right. You DID NOT miss issue #72 of Wolverine. I do understand that you recently took home issue #73 and were completely confused. Again - blame Marvel. They needed to move onto the next story

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A few years back I had a series of columns about comic book retailing called "Counter Intelligence" published on a comic book commentary called sequart.com. Sadly that site is no longer operational and hasn't been for at least a year now. Not to brag, but I always thought these were useful columns for people who were considering going into comic book retailing, especially since so few such

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656871719685145723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10750880.post-58964372730565279162009-05-22T17:10:00.002-06:002009-05-22T17:12:43.269-06:00

Sims 3 comes out in a bit over a week now - June 2. I have been a sims fan for a while, but I'm not sure if this version is a vast improvement over sims2, although the graphics do look MUCH better. Check out the videos, see what you think.The Sims 3 Videos For the latest info, check out www.TheSims3.com.

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And by visitors I mean the V. Those of you who, like me, grew up in the 80's, should know EXACTLY what I'm talking about. Those humanoid aliens who arrived from another planet to help earth, we thought, but who actually looked like lizards and ate humans.ABC has ordered V: The Series for their 2009-2010 TV lineup. It's a remake of the original 1980's series. Here's a promo trailer that gives a

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Not to focus on Marvel or Captain America, but I'm doing another post on Captain America rumors floating around. As I mentioned in my last post, there is a LOT of buzz about what is/might be going on with the title and with Steve Rogers.You may have picked up the May Previews catalog and seen a solicitation in Marvel's catalog for "Reborn," a Captain America story without any description in the

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Rich, in his Lying in the Gutters column found on Comic Book Resources, put out a rumor that continues to solidify my opinion that Steve Rogers, Captain America, killed off by Marvel a couple of years back, will at long last be returningI'm told that the upcoming August edition of Diamond Comics' "Previews" solicits an upcoming issue of "Wizard" that makes it clear that the teased "Reborn" book

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656871719685145723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10750880.post-84055963777087628472009-05-18T17:22:00.002-06:002009-05-18T17:31:38.461-06:00

A few years back I had a series of columns about comic book retailing called "Counter Intelligence" published on a comic book commentary called sequart.com. Sadly that site is no longer operational and hasn't been for at least a year now. Not to brag, but I always thought these were useful columns for people who were considering going into comic book retailing, especially since so few such

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656871719685145723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10750880.post-57511784075723632692009-05-12T18:50:00.003-06:002009-05-12T19:08:01.298-06:00

I work in a bank when I'm not at Neptune, so I know that check fraud is, unfortunately, common. Desperate times call for desperate measures and writing bad checks to get necessary items is not at all rare. Check fraud is also a criminal act, and those that participate in it can face serious penalties.Recently a fellow comic book retailer in nearby Illinois, Jamie Graham of Graham Cracker Comics,

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When a pop-culture license makes it's big return the license owners often go a little "overboard" in putting out products with that license's materials/logos/colors/characters, etc on them. Sometimes the items really leave me scratching my head!Star Trek is one of those pop culture licenses gaining mass popularity again thanks to the new film that opened this week. What crazy items have they

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Did you see Wolverine over the weekend? It did well in the box office. Well enough, in fact, that 20th Century Fox is confirming not only a second Wolverine flick, but a Deadpool spinoff as well.According to Yahoo! Movies: "Following the monster weekend for X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and a day after announcing that a Hugh Jackman-powered sequel is in the works, 20th Century Fox has confirmed to E

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It was a fun time again this year at Neptune's Free Comic Book Day. The crowd was big, we signed up lots of people for our new Neptune Rewards program. We sold lots of back issue comics--we had a bunch that were 12 for $6 and that section was quite popular. Lots of all-ages items and toys moved out the door as well. It was a beautiful day and the Star Wars 501st Legion members who came out for

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Don't forget that tomorrow is Free Comic Book Day. Many comic book stores all over the place will be participating, including Neptune Comics. It's a GREAT day! There's a wide variety of comic books available for any age. This year's big book is sure to be the Green Lantern "Black Reign" kickoff.At our store we'll have cake and from 11 am - 1 pm Star Wars people will be present. Really, you

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A new publisher of graphic novels is entering the scene, according to ICV2.com."New company Outlaw Entertainment has announced three graphic novels for June, the first in the “up to fifteen titles a year” it is planning. The company plans to produce a diverse line of graphic novels, and also be a source for intellectual property development. The graphic novels will be 112-page, color books at

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Recently comic book shoppers have seen cover prices increase. Marvel specifically announced that they would raise the price on their mini-series titles (which are now dominating their solicitations) to $3.99 while maintaining a $2.99 price for "most" of their ongoing titles. DC comics did not follow suit. While they do have some titles in the $3.99 zone, many are still $2.99.The other day I rang

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656871719685145723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10750880.post-22950107281057667342009-04-26T10:48:00.001-06:002009-04-26T10:48:00.703-06:00

My birthday was the 22nd, that was New Comic Book day too, if you didn't know. Today (Sunday) me and the family are celebrating, so for fun I'm posting pics of superhero cakes.Enjoy!

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The economy has hit everyone. There's plenty of evidence of it - #2 electronics retailer Circuit City had to close down, Linens and Things is history, local Milwaukee book seller Harry W Schwartz has closed up. Plenty of people are without jobs or with cuts in pay. But, there are some signs of improvement. New housing starts are up a bit, unemployment claims have leveled off in some areas, and

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Fun & Exciting! The Simpsons stamps will be available starting May 7. You know you'll be picking some up. Doh!

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This summer promises to be the Summer of the Lantern. Sure, Wolverine might dominate early, but Green Lantern and the Lantern Corps is sure to catch up in June. A new animated DVD by DC featuring G.L. is slated for this summer. Blackest Night kicks off with a Free Comic Book Day issue and then will continue on in June. Time to brush up on your Lantern trivia and gear up for this summer's hottest

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So either it's the end of the world or the impending full moon that are signaled by the crazy local headlines on the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel news feed today.2 get jail for taking money from school fundTwo women seal over $5000 from their children's elementary school PTA. Way to go, mommie!Man who fired shots into Slinger homes to be releasedBack in 1997 he sent about 4o bullets into his

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656871719685145723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10750880.post-21332091805635806622009-04-08T11:30:00.004-06:002009-04-08T11:38:31.926-06:00

Most of you probably already know about next year's big event - the Chicago Comics & Entertainment Expo, but if you don't, you've got a year to gear up. It's being put on by the same folks who do the New York Comic Con and will compete with Chicago Wizard World. CWW conveniently changed the name of the convention to "Chicago Comic Con" before Reed could claim the name - so the new con has to

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Here's Neptune's new comic book list for this week:ANITA BLAKE VH LC CROMANCER 1 (OF 5)ARMY OF DARKNESS FROM THE ASHES 19BATMAN BATTLE FOR THE COWL 2 (OF 3)BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL 28BOOSTER GOLD 19BPRD BLACK GODDESS 4 (OF 5)CAPTAIN ACTION 3CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI 13 12DAREDEVIL NOIR 1 (OF 4)DARK REIGN HAWKEYE 1 (OF 5)DARK TOWER GUIDE TO GILEAD 1-SHOTDEAD IRONS 3DEADPOOL SUICIDE KINGS 1 (OF 5)EXILES

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Need I say more? I didn't think so.Thanks Jimsmash!

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Diamond Distribution and Gemstone Publishing owner, Steve Geppi, has been having some financial troubles, as many of us have. It's been out on the web for a while now, no secret. But a lot of it has been speculation, not fact. Recently Diamond shared a statement from Geppi about the situation: "In the past few days, there have been a number of rumors circulating about Gemstone Publishing. As has

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This week's comics arriving are:AGENTS OF ATLAS 3AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 590ANGEL BLOOD AND TRENCHES 2ARMY OF DARKNESS FROM THE ASHES 18ASTONISHING TALES 3AUTHORITY 9AVENGERS INVADERS 9 (OF 12)BANG TANGO 3 (OF 6)BATMAN BATTLE FOR THE COWL MAN BAT 1BILLY BATSON AND THE MAGIC OF SHAZAM 4BLACK PANTHER 2 3BOYS 29BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER 24CABLE 13CAPTAIN AMERICA SPECIAL 1-SHOTCARS ROOKIE 1 (OF 4)DARK

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I was happy with the results, since Janeway IS my favorite Starship captain.Your result for the Which Starship Captain Are You? test...Don't you "Aunt Kathy" me!31% Benjamin_Sisko, 36% Kathryn_Janeway, 12% Jean-Luc_Picard, 2% Johnathan_Archer, 12% William_Adama and 22% James_T_Kirk! Kathryn Janeway was a fantastic captain. Despite the incompetent writers and producers that plagued much

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Trading card maker Inkworks has announced that it's going out of business. Another business to fall during our faltering economy. To be honest, I'm surprised they lasted this long, as the trading card market has been going down hill since the day Inkworks opened. Founder Allan Caplan's ability to snag a few good licenses and his marketing savy and loyal direct market friends must be what's helped

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656871719685145723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10750880.post-29138794113738886282009-03-26T21:37:00.000-06:002009-03-26T21:37:00.893-06:00

I'd say "no" myself until I saw the Quick House. Now I want one. It's snazzy, spacious, relatively affordable, and virtually indestructible.Adam Kalkin Quik HouseWant your own container house? There's a six-month waiting list for the Quik House by architect Adam Kalkin, who is based in New Jersey. The distinctive Quik House comes in a prefabricated kit, based on recycled shipping containers (in

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656871719685145723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10750880.post-52949533045649983712009-03-26T15:12:00.002-06:002009-03-26T15:23:34.894-06:00

If you haven't heard, Hollywood, unable to create any good new ideas, continues to attempt to revive old classics, the latest being the Three Stooges.And which actors will take on the rolls of Larry, Curly & Moe? They say it will be Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro and Jim Carrey. From my view point, Carrey is the only one who is even remotely funny. He's too skinny, but at least he's funny. Sean Penn

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Once or twice, or maybe a few dozen times, I've ranted here and on other blogs about variant covers. I'm not a fan. I think the industry would be fine without them. I'm especially not a fan when publishers try to use variants to sell larger quantities of their comics.But what DC is doing here with the new Morrison/Quitely Batman & Robin #1 variant is pretty insane. Here's the solicitation:BATMAN

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Comics hitting the racks here at Neptune tomorrow are:AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 589ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST 197AVENGERS INITIATIVE 1BATMAN BATTLE FOR THE COWL COMMISSIONER GORDON 1BATMAN BRAVE & THE BOLD 3BATMAN GOTHAM AFTER MIDNIGHT 11 (OF 12)BATTELSTAR GALACTICA CYLON WAR 3 (OF 4)CAPED 1 (OF 4)CAPTAIN AMERICA 48CONAN THE CIMMERIAN 9CROSSED 4 (OF 9)DAREDEVIL 117DARK REIGN ELEKTRA 1-SHOTDARKNESS 76DEATH

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Sean McKeever is a great guy, former Wisconsin resident, and comic book writer. For those of you who haven't been paying attention, Sean is currently working for DC Comics writing Teen Titans. He was at the New York Comic Con and interviewed by Newsarama, that interview can be seen here.Sadly, it sounds like Sean is leaving the Titans. CBR breaks the news, "It's been a wild ride for 22 issues (

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This week I've read a few comics and figured I'd share my brief thoughts.Avatar Press's release of Rawbone #1 by Jamie Delano and art by Max Fiumara looked cool. I like pirates, pirate tales are fun, even a little violent. Good stuff, right? Well part of the writing felt awkward, there were places where we moved ahead or back in time that were not very clear as to what was going on. But

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This week's new comics are:AIR 7AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL 30AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 588AMAZING SPIDER-MAN EXTRA 1ANGEL AFTER THE FALL 19AZRAEL DEATHS DARK KNIGHT 1 (of 3)BAD DOG 2BLACK LIGHTING YEAR ONE 6 (OF 6)BOMB QUEEN V 6 (OF 6)DARK AVENGERS 3DEADPOOL GAMES OF DEATH 1-SHOTEND LEAGUE 7ENDERS GAME BATTLE SCHOOL 4 (OF 5ETERNALS 9EUREKA 3 (OF 4) FATHOM 6 GI JOE COBRA 1 GROOM LAKE 1 HELLBLAZER 253

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It feels good when you help people, when you give to folks. It feels even better when they let you know that your good deed has resulted in something positive.Recently we gave some free comic books to schools and received back some great thank-you notes, and one letter from a very grateful reading teacher (below). She let us know that one boy who HATED to read found a love for reading comic

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Heroes is a TV series about super powered individuals--the kind that exist in comics, not in real life. Now they've decided to turn a mainly main-stream retail industry into what the stereo types of old have been - a haven for looser geeks with no cultural sensibilities.LA comics retailer Brian Hibbs, known in the comics community for his strong opinions, has this to say... http://

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I'm back - found out I'm pregnant and resigned from job, all in a week. Yep, I'm nuts.Anyway, I saw this trailer for the Wolverine Video Game, due out May 1 for all systems, and I thought it looked pretty good. I might just check it out via rental. I prefer hand-to-hand combat in games versus shooting, as I find I can never get the aim right or I'm killed off by the time I have the target in my

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656871719685145723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10750880.post-42738314894756968762008-12-27T13:49:00.000-06:002008-12-27T13:50:45.738-06:00

Your result for What Your Taste in Art Says About You Test...Traditional, Vibrant, and Tasteful4 Islamic, -11 Impressionist, 4 Ukiyo-e, -14 Cubist, -8 Abstract and 3 Renaissance! Islamic art is developed from many sources: Roman, Early Christian, and Byzantine styles were taken over in e

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Between getting ready for the holidays, having our online connection constantly flake out, and trying to get promoted at work, I have been seriously neglecting my blogy thingy here.I read over at Newsarama.com that ABC is considering making a series out of Fables. UG!! I LOVE Fables. It's a well written comic with fantastic art. It is based on fairy tales, fables, the Grimm stories. They, in my

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656871719685145723noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10750880.post-48650966971956231382008-11-19T20:38:00.003-06:002008-11-19T20:43:11.386-06:00

Dates, times, details, all here. Taken from AWN Headline news:DC Comics and Warner Bros. Animation are set to release the all-new animated original movie WONDER WOMAN on March 3, 2009, distributed by Warner Home Video. WONDER WOMAN will be available as a Single Disc DVD for $19.98 (SRP), 2 Disc Special Edition DVD for $29.98 (SRP) and Blu-ray Disc for $34.99 (SRP). Order due date for all versions

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656871719685145723noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10750880.post-12756501235409703852008-11-13T21:43:00.002-06:002008-11-13T21:52:11.531-06:00

Craig and I were relatively early adaptors when it came to Direct TV's offering of TiVo. We loved it. We record lots of shows, many of which we have yet to watch.Lately it's been flaking out. It used to be maybe once per month it would lock up. Then a couple of times a month, and lately it was a couple of times a week. Then in the last week just about every day I'd find it had locked up.Fixing it

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656871719685145723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10750880.post-58118421565483354822008-11-10T19:09:00.002-06:002008-11-10T19:17:55.306-06:00

You know Heroclix, Pirates, MechWarrior... collectable miniature games that have been exceedingly popular in many game stores including Neptune. The company that makes them is Wizkids, which is owned by card maker Topps.In another demonstration of our weak economy Topps is shutting down the Wizkids division. From ICv2: The Topps Company is announcing today that it is closing down WizKids, its

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656871719685145723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10750880.post-90327988817810509032008-11-06T20:26:00.002-06:002008-11-06T20:31:25.491-06:00

Did you know that Joss Whedon likes musicals? Yes, it must be true. He's done a Buffy musical episode, and now his own on-line musical called Dr. Horrible.Since you're out here on the ether reading this, you probably have seen it months ago, but I haven't. That's the problem with working at the bank, with a bunch of non-geeks, I am now behind the curve on this stuff.Dr Horrible can be downloaded

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656871719685145723noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10750880.post-55714086386383537592008-11-05T20:15:00.002-06:002008-11-05T20:25:33.530-06:00

Robert Kirkman is a comic book writer. You may have heard of him, and his very popular Walking Dead series, or relatively popular Invincible series, or the unpopular Astonishing Wolf Man series.Anyway, if you are familiar with him you know his books are NEVER on time. Often they're late. With Kirkman it's just a matter of how late.Now he's promising that he'll deliver on time next year. So,

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656871719685145723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10750880.post-14215795245874691252008-11-04T19:26:00.003-06:002008-11-04T19:35:22.777-06:00

According to Newsarama.com, DC has given them the solicitations for March 2009 and several Batman family books are ending that month, one of which is Birds of Prey.That makes me sad. I really enjoy BOP, and have for a while now. I hate to see it go. In the article they also mention that the books will be replaced in 2009 by new series. Will there be a new BOP book, or have the gals been

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656871719685145723noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10750880.post-61940083656211160722008-11-04T18:47:00.005-06:002008-11-04T19:14:38.783-06:00

Today is election day here in the united states, and we get to choose a new president today. If you have not yet voted and your area polls are still open, head out and get your vote cast - as long as you've done some research. Don't just vote to vote--make an educated decision.I think that it doesn't matter who wins, the country is going through a rough time and neither president will be able to

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656871719685145723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10750880.post-13721627159536717142008-11-02T07:45:00.008-06:002008-11-02T08:48:28.043-06:00

Well last month is nearly a blur. Between becoming an aunt, moving the store, and studying for the US Bank Quiz Bowl competition I had virtually no time to blog. But now hopefully things will start to get back to normal.My nephew Jack is doing great! And so far being an aunt is fun. I can spoil him a little, hang out with him, and so far still have not had to change his diaper.The store move

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656871719685145723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10750880.post-65657266434332911102008-10-14T06:51:00.003-06:002008-10-14T07:14:51.053-06:00

It's been a little bit since my last post. But life has been very busy here.We're moving the comic book store to a new location, and will open there tomorrow. There's so much to do and so little time to do it. If you follow me on Twitter, you've seen some of my pictures of the move. I don't have them posted to Flickr yet, but will once it's done. Progress is being made on getting Neptune up to

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