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From the staff here at Cosmic Cosmic & Toys — Rusty, Andy, Chris, Alaina, Susan and Tuan — to all of our friends out there: HAPPY NEW YEAR!! We are closed on Monday, December 31, and Tuesday, January 1, for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, but we will be back open on Wednesday from 11 am – 7 pm with new comics! Until then, we hope the year 2013 is a healthy and prosperous one for you. Prosperous enough that you need a money bin like Scrooge McDuck!
From the staff here at Cosmic Cosmic & Toys — Rusty, Andy, Chris, Alaina, Susan and Tuan — to all of our friends out there: MERRY CHRISTMAS!! We are closed on Monday, December 24, and Tuesday, December 25, for Christmas Eve and Christmas, but we will be back open on Wednesday from 11 am – 7 pm with new comics! Until then, enjoy this fine wreath that Superman and Batman have made for you.
As the year winds down and we approach the end-of-year holidays, including Christmas and New Year’s Day, people generally start to wonder about Cosmic Comix’s store hours and how the new comics will be affected. We’ll just start by saying that new comics will come out on Wednesday for both weeks! The week of Christmas is being called a "Skip Week" this year, though, because only a handful of titles are set to come out, including Amazing Spider-Man #700! (The full list is right here if you’re curious.) But we will be closed on both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day and again on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. Once again: New Comics come out on Wednesday for both weeks and all surrounding weeks! CHRISTMAS WEEK
NEW YEAR’S WEEK
HAPPY THANKSGIVING We are closed today, but we will be back open tomorrow
DC HEROCLIX BATMAN The DC HeroClix: Batman release ignites the 2012 No Man’s Land Storyline Organized Play event! DC HeroClix: Batman also introduces the all-new Vehicle rules into the HeroClix universe, with one of seven Vehicles randomly packed per brick in a super booster! With over 50 figures to collect, popular sub-themes in this set include: the Bat-family, Batman’s rogues gallery, and more! There are eight standard, five-figure boosters, and one super booster per brick (identical to 2011′s Giant-Size X-Men HeroClix release)!
JUSTICE LEAGUE: WONDER WOMAN As a founding member of the Justice League, Wonder Woman has no problem keeping up with the boys. The question is, can they keep up with her? This Justice League New 52 Wonder Woman Action figure comes directly out of DC Comics’ New 52 Wonder Woman comic book and looks absolutely amazing. Articulated action figure stands 6 3/4-inches tall.
So check it out this Wednesday! And, as we said in the original poster post, come on by take a flip-through the poster rack! And if you’re ever looking for a specific character or team poster, please don’t hesitate to ask. We just might be able to order it for you!
It’ll be a spooooooky good day. Get some new comics, maybe even some FREE Halloween comics, bring the kids in for some candy and fun! We’ll be here waiting…
As many of you know, Cosmic Comix has long had a big presence on eBay. And we thought this week would be a good time to post a little something about it on the website, because recently we’ve added much, much more stuff to our eBay store and you might not have checked it for a while! Mainly, what we’ve been adding are looooong comic book runs at bargain prices. Like, for example:
Of course there’s plenty more there, too. HUNDREDS more. Plus, we are constantly updating it with trade paperbacks and other unique collections designed exclusively for the eBay store. And if it’s convenient for you, you can buy from our Cosmic Comix eBay Store and pick up your items in person here at the real Cosmic Comix! So check it out! And remember: Subscribers get 15% off EVERYTHING they buy from Cosmic Comix!
The good news: yes, comics will still be coming out on Wednesday. We open at 11am and will have all of your favorite comics ready and available for purchase! The bad news: we will be closing at 3pm! The Catonsville Parade does indeed start at 3pm and many, many roads around the store will be closed. So if you want your comics on Wednesday July 4th, you gotta stop on by early! Parking will not be a problem. Our lot never fills up! And even if you’re just coming to watch the parade our parking lot is an excellent place to park. It’s a very short walk to Frederick Road. Of course, if you can’t make it in on Wednesday the 4th, we will be open again on Thursday, regular hours from 11am-7pm! Enjoy the holiday! Got a little bonus for you this week. Cosmic Comix regular Andy King recently informed us that he’s been participating in an online auto racing series using the Forza Motorsport program from Microsoft Studios, racing in real time with competitors from around the world! And here’s the best part. Check out his car!
Car folks will know that’s a Mitsubishi FTO Version R. And we think it is 100% AWESOME. One thing there needs to be more of is representing Cosmic Comix in the virtual racetracks of the world! And Andy tells us he’s doing pretty well: "Yesterday [Jan. 31] the official results were posted for the Forza Motorsport Challenge Spec Mosler World Tour Series. Half way through this series I’m in 14th in overall points and in a three way tie for 18th overall. In a field of 33 thats below 50% but not too shabby for a privateer entry among several very good racing teams… This series has been a real test as well as a skill building exercise. I’ll pull the replay now that the points have been totaled and grab some shots of the action." And we do indeed have some incredible action shots from a race after the jump! Many thanks to Andy King for his efforts. Holiday greetings once again! From the staff here at Cosmic Cosmic & Toys — Rusty, Andy and Shawn — to all of our friends out there:
From the staff here at Cosmic Cosmic & Toys — Rusty, Andy and Shawn — to all of our friends out there:
The year 2011 is rapidly coming to a close. Which must mean that we’re in the midst of the holiday season! Joyous tidings of good cheer and yule for all! Etc., etc. What we’re here to talk about today are our holiday store hours for the remainder of the year. Both holidays fall on a weekend and we’ll be open both on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. One final note: New Comics come out on Wednesday for both weeks and all surrounding weeks!
So come on by take a flip-through! And if you’re ever looking for a specific character or team poster, please don’t hesitate to ask. We just might be able to order it for you!
It is a one shot. It is about Bucky Barnes dying. It is titled "Captain America Isn’t Dead!" It opens with a four-page wordless sequence, which ends with a sweet little splash page. Black Widow is the only superhero to appear in the issue. She is mad at an online tabloid for posting a story saying that Captain America (Bucky) isn’t dead. Whether the story is true or false, either way Natasha has problems with it. There ensues a conversation about right and wrong, “journalism” and respect for the deceased. Which escalates into a conversation about why do superheroes get to come back from the dead? Why are they so lucky? Why mourn for Bucky? He will be back before you know it. Which escalates into… don’t want to ruin it. Nick Spencer writes. He comes up with some interesting ideas. Had a little sap to it. It’s that kind of book. But kept it in check pretty well. Something a little different if you’re up for it. Did I mention it’s a one-shot? And by the way, Natasha, it’s anywhere you want it to be… See ya! Rusty
Obviously, this is to some extent a false distinction; all origin movies have some action and all action movies have some origin stuff in them, but the distinction is about what kind of story you want to tell. You can either tell the hero’s origin or have him battling an arch-villain, but try to do both and the movie falls apart. Iron Man is the classic origin movie: how Tony Stark became a hero. To me, the most enjoyable parts of that movie are about him building his suit and learning how it works. When the movie tries to shoehorn in a villain and an action plot at the end it’s at its weakest. I like Jeff Bridges (and the fact that bald = evil in that movie still amuses me), but that is the least interesting part and feels. Iron Man is an origin movie and when it gets away from that it loses some of its verve. Conversely, Iron Man 2 is an action movie that tries to cram in too much origin. We already know Tony’s past, we’ve watched him take responsibility for his actions and become a hero. The best parts of that movie are the origin of Mickey Rourke’s character as a mirror image of Tony and the resulting battle. All of the Nick Fury stuff, and I love Sam Jackson in the role, seems like some studio mandate to start tying the Marvel Universe together. In short, watching Iron Man and Whiplash battle? Awesome. Cramming in Tony’s daddy issues and impending mortality? Not so much.
So if you’re planning on coming for the parade, come a little early, get a good parking spot and swing on by Cosmic Comix! On a further note, I wish I’d been around for when Captain America Comics #1 (pictured right) first came out. It would have easily gotten the top spot in my Best Covers column. One of the original and still one of the greatest punches to the face. Take THAT, Herr Fuhrer! And plus, I had to use a Captain America cover for this column. If for no other reason than that the new trailer for the movie is awesome.
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Maybe that day you can read all those comics you bought at the Quarter Sale! Or think about all the ones you have YET to buy! Or maybe you can plan out your Free Comic Book Day weekend! So many options… it’s an exciting time of the year at Cosmic Comix!
As you’ve noticed, the website is still in the process of being redesigned and improved. Mainly, over the past few days we’ve been playing around with the colors; blue, green and gray were all tried and we’ve landed on the current purple scheme for the time being. Always been fans of the Purple Pie Man around here. Anyway, it’s still a work in progress and we do appreciate your patience with it. Also, I just created an event on our Facebook page for the 2011 Bonus Sale! Yes, we are no longer calling it the Bonus Coupon Sale… because coupons are no longer required! Just bring yourself, your positive vibes and your comics and action figures want list, and we’ll hook you up with 25% off your entire purchase! Also, as Rusty mentioned the other day, some changes at our distributor have affected the way we post our shipping lists. We’re still ironing out the kinks that the changes have created, but it only affects the website end of things. Your comics will still be here on Wednesdays like always!
And that’s all I have to say on that. More to follow as always! - Andy B. One of the coolest features in the much-anticipated and much-enjoyed anniversary issue Fables #100 is a "Paper Puppet Theatre," which includes cut-out designs of all the big characters from the story and even a set that you can construct on your own. WE COULDN’T RESIST! Check out some of the scenes we put together below: you’ve got Beauty and the Beast with King Cole; Bigby and Snow White with Gepetto and Pinocchio; a few of the characters who have to live at The Farm; and then an assortment of everybody else… including a wooden head! Click the images to enlarge.
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A few weeks ago we mentioned an awesome 
But today we wanted to mention a new poster we’ll be getting on Wednesday that we think is even more pretty awesome than the last one… THANOS, SON OF TITAN by MARKO DJURDJEVIC. He was the bad guy in the 
HALLOWEEN is almost upon us! And yes, this year that most beloved of days — a day so excellent that 
We’ll have a Big Bowl o’ Candy, so if you and the kids want to swing by while you’re out trick-or-treating you are more than welcome to! Or, if you’d rather leave the kids behind and take all the candy for yourself, it’s totally up to you.
Yesterday’s news column contained one heck of a lot of news! Pretty typical for this time of the year, as the Comic-Con in San Diego always has big announcements. Unfortunately, those announcements are generally for comics that we won’t see for like another 10-12 months! So, in response, we wanted to post something about comics you can get RIGHT HERE AND NOW, BABY! The comics in 
For the first time in a very long time July 4th holiday falls on a Wednesday this year. As you know Wednesday is of course new comic book day and we have good news and bad new concerning July 4th this year.
Wanted to give you a little something called advance warning today. Think you should try SECRET AVENGERS #15, a Fear Itself tie-in, when you come in the store this week. Full Disclosure Department: it will not be my Best Book of the Week. Let you know that on Friday. Although I will nominate it on Thursday… anyway… it was interesting. And you just might want a copy.
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As you know, one week from today is Monday, July 4th. Independence Day in this fine country of ours. And guess what? WE WILL BE OPEN! Our store hours that day will be 11 am – 2 pm. We do have to close early for the 
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