Texting? They were doing that 100 years ago!

Think texting is a phenomenon of the modern world? Think again:

In their conversations telegraphers use a system of abbreviations which enables them to say considerably more in a certain period of time then they otherwise could. Their morning greeting to a friend in a distant city is usually “g. m.,” and the farewell for the evening, “g. n.,” the letters of course standing for good morning and good night. The salutation may be accompanied by an inquiry by one as to the health of the other, which would be expressed thus: “Hw r u ts mng?” And the answer would be: “I’m pty wl; hw r u?” or “I’m nt flg vy wl; fraid I’ve gt t mlaria.”

Read the entire article HERE!

I want this

I recently ran across this photo of an astonishing library:


so I did some research and discovered it's the Public Library of Cincinnati, Ohio, built in 1874. I'd love to poke around those dusty shelves... such a wondrous place!

We're open on Memorial Day!

That's right, both Comix Connection locations will be open on Memorial Day 2012, Monday, May 28th from 10AM until 5PM, so eat a few grilled meat products, get your first sunburn of the season and stop on in for some comic book goodness when the relatives start to work on your nerves (and you just know they will!) We'll be here for you.

Bonus History Lesson: CLICK HERE to learn all about Decoration Day (or Memorial Day as you young whippersnappers would have it.)

EPIC SLINKY!

On a treadmill!



You're welcome.

Wednesday Highlights 5/23/12

Hey sports fans! Here's a brief list of just some of the cool items gracing the shelves at Comix Connection this week:

ADVENTURES INTO THE UNKNOWN ARCHIVES hardcover book VOL 01

ALL STAR WESTERN #9 (NIGHT OF THE OWLS)

-ASTONISHING X-MEN #50

BATMAN INCORPORATED #1

-BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #9 (NIGHT OF THE OWLS)

BEST OF SONIC THE HEDGEHOG hardcover book

-Buffy The Vampire Slayer SEASON 8 LIBRARY hardcover book VOL 01 LONG WAY HOME

DIABOLIQUE #10

GRAGON UGLYDOLL 12IN PLUSH

HOBBY JAPAN APRIL 2012

-JOE HILL THE CAPE hardcover book

-MIGHTY THOR BY MATT FRACTION softcover book VOL 01

MIND MGMT #1

RESIDENT ALIEN #1

-SECRET AVENGERS #27 AVX

STAR WARS DARTH VADER GHOST PRISON #1 (OF 5)

-ZORRO RIDES AGAIN softcover book VOL 01

What can we say? It's a geek bonanza! Come on in and partake of the goodness!

WALKING DEAD Season Three teaser!

Here you go:



Can't wait!

For some reason this just makes me laugh and laugh

I don't know why:



And I LIKE dubstep!

Best YouTube comment:

DROP THE BASTE

A HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Manager Jared's Avengers!

I drew the Avengers...poorly. But I drew them out of sheer excitement and I thought I'd share with all of you. Iron Man's hand is backwards, but it was overlooked because of the flurry of passion, unstoppable.

Who knew?

I thought this was cool:



Read the entire article HERE!

The Doctor puppet (doll?)

I thought this was pretty cool:


More found HERE!



Fun!

Alternate movie posters!

Check out these awesome alternate movie posters from the Mondoarchives website:




There are so many cool ones!








View them all HERE!

(Hat tip to longtime fan Todd Sheffer!)

Wednesday Highlights 5/16/12

Well, here we are again with another veritable cornucopia of Pop Culture Goodness... here's a brief look at just a few of the cool items gracing the shelves at Comix Connection this week:

-ADVENTURE TIME #4

ARE YOU MY MOTHER A COMIC DRAMA hardcover book

-AVENGERS #26 AVX

-AVENGERS ACADEMY #30 AVX

-AVENGERS VS X-MEN #4 (OF 12) AVX

-AVX VS #2 (OF 6

BEAVIS & BUTTHEAD KIT

-BIRDS OF PREY #9 (NIGHT OF THE OWLS)

-CATWOMAN #9 (NIGHT OF THE OWLS)

CATWOMAN VOL 01 THE GAME

CLASSIC MARVEL CHARACTERS FANTASTIC FOUR #5 DR DOOM

COVER GIRLS OF THE DC UNUVERSE - RAVEN STATUE

-DANCER #1

DOCTOR WHO EXPLODING TARDIS 1000PC JIGSAW PUZZLE

-EERIE ARCHIVES VOL 10 hardcover book

-GREEN LANTERN VOL 01 SINESTRO hardcover book

-ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE #37

-JUSTICE LEAGUE #9

-MANHATTAN PROJECTS #3

-NIGHTWING #9 (NIGHT OF THE OWLS)

-RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #9 (NIGHT OF THE OWLS)

SAGA #3

-SHADOW #2

-UNCANNY X-MEN #12 AVX

How's about THEM apples? And that's just the tip of the Neat Stuff iceberg! Come on in and check this stuff out for yourself!

Chimpanzee riding on a Segway!

Does what it says on the can:



You're welcome.

Marvel Heroes Disassembled!

HI-larious!

Oh and since I didn't win that BATMAN #1 from yesterday's post

Maybe I have a shot at this:

From out of the sewers to the auction block--the original drawing of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles that was created in Dover, New Hampshire in November of 1983 will be auctioned off this week by Heritage Auctions. Online bidding has been going on this week with bids topping $50,000. The auction will conclude with a live auction in Dallas on Friday. Proceeds of the auction will go to the Hero Initiative, which aids comic book creators who have fallen on hard times.

Again, read the entire article HERE over at the ICV2 website. I'm off to scrounge for change in my sofa cushions...