tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107508802026-07-05T12:56:05.649-06:00I 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.comBlogger1259125tag: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

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656871719685145723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10750880.post-16957565769580238892009-10-12T16:33:00.000-06:002009-10-12T16:33:41.477-06:00

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

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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 Superman #1 and get this weeks button:

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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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