Manager Jared's Comic Ready, Set, Dead!

If you picked up Lunartic and enjoyed it or if you hated it but still want to support my endeavor, reserve a copy of my upcoming comic Ready, Set, Dead! Ready set dead is a zombie comic about a few young guys who are zombie obsessed. The read zombies comics, watch zombies movies, and play zombie video games. They even live action role play zombie scenarios. Shortly into the book their dream becomes a reality and they plunge brains first into the zombie apocalypse! Are you ready? Its a 1-shot issue unless there is enough demand for more.

New Comics on the 4th!

That's right, ladies and gents! Comix Connection in Mechanicsburg and in York will be open from 10AM until 5PM, on Wednesday, July 4TH! So if you'd like your new books for the week before you enjoy a day of cookouts and fireworks come see us! I can't think of a better way to celebrate the birth of this great nation than taking some time on the 4TH to enjoy one of this country's truly original American art forms.

Lunartic is Going to 2nd Prints!

Manager Jared and Counter Monkey Jim Mathison have printed a comic called Lunartic which many of you have seen. It was so supernova hot that it is now SOLD OUT! BUT 2nd Prints are on their way. Written by: Jared Wolf Drawn and Co-Written by: Jim Mathison

Art on Promo Poster by Jared Wolf. Colored by the lovely Kimberly Weakley. :)

Wednesday Madness for Us at Comix Connection...

...and Bill just sent us this picture from vacation of him and his friends resting easy in Florida!

So come to your local Comix Connection and take a look at all the goodies that shipped out today!

Bill's on Vacation and This is How We feel...

Just kidding, we have this under control!

Just A Darwyn Cooke Lois Lane...

What else could you ask for? That's beautiful!

Survey SAYS 2.0

DC COMICS – THE NEW 52 CONSUMER RESEARCH WAVE 2 BEGINS ON JUNE 22  DC has again engaged Nielsen NRG, the world-class research company, to survey U.S. consumers and retailers (online and in person), to learn more about DC COMICS – THE NEW 52 and its readership.  * Your customers can complete a “Reader Survey,” by going to http://www.nielsennrg.com/dcsurvey  from Friday, June 22 through Friday, July 6.   Please note – DC will not be retaining any consumer information associated with this survey. Also, store-level detail will not be shared with anyone, and only viewed in aggregate.

Well, don't just sit there... CLICK THE LINK AND ANSWER THE SURVEY!

10 Things That Still Work!

Check this out:


What is that? Why it's a TRAFFIC LIGHT!

Despite grumbles from envious rivals, Ashville, Ohio sticks to its claim that it has the World's Oldest Traffic Light. The light is now on permanent display inside Ohio's Small Town Museum, along with marvels such as the world's biggest scrapbook and a buoy from the battleship Maine. But it's the traffic light -- designed by Ashville resident Teddy Boor -- that people always want to see.

Read the entire article about Ten Old Things That Still Work HERE!

Pretty cool!

JUDGEMENT DAY IS HERE

OK, maybe not... but JUDGE DREDD IS COMING:



Looks better than the Stallone movie anyway.

Free Comics given out by Comix Connection at Jubilee Day in Mechanicsburg!

That's right! Comix Connection's Joe and Jen are giving out FREE COMIC BOOKS all day today at Mechanicsburg, PA's annual JUBILEE DAY! This annual street fair is the largest on the East Coast and has been running for 84 years! At least 60,000 people make the trek to Mechanicsburg and walk the streets sampling local wares of all types!

The History of Jubilee Day™ goes back to 1923 when a group of local businessmen were in Gettysburg during a town wide celebration. It was decided then that their hometown, the borough of Mechanicsburg, needed such an affair.

During the next year the group, headed by the late J.A. Bushman, Manny Westhaufer, H. Clay Ryan and Russell Biddle, made plans for a gala affair and elected to name it Farmers and Merchants Day. The merchants felt that this day should be held to thank the people of the borough and the vicinity for their patronage during the year.

It was decided to hold the event in June during the lull of the Farmers' springtime work so they would be able to visit and participate in the activities. Trying to make it an affair that residents of the area would not forget, it was agreed with Borough Council to block Main street off from Market to Frederick Street and let the visitors roam the streets. For the next two years the affair was much the same. However, in 1926, some changes were made that are still in effect.

A main stage is constructed at the square where live music can be heard almost all day. Plenty of food, arts, and craft vendors line the streets; and most businesses have specials of their own inside the stores.

Read more HERE at the Mechanicsburg Chamber of Commerce's website!

And remember:

For the safety and comfort of all attending, NO pets, bicycles, skateboarding, weapons, roller blades or scooters are permitted within the event area.

so leave your skateboard-riding, laser-beam-equipped capybara at home folks, but stop on by our stand and grab a freebie... Jubilee Day in Mechanicsburg is a blast!

Wednesday Highlights 6/20/12

Aaaaand, right on schedule, hee's your weekly look at just some highlights of what's hitting the racks at Comix Connection this week:

-ADVENTURE TIME #5

ADVENTURE TIME GRASS SCENE T-SHIRT

-ASTONISHING X-MEN #51

-AVENGERS ACADEMY #32 AVX

-AVENGERS VS X-MEN #6 (OF 12) AVX

-BEFORE WATCHMEN COMEDIAN #1 (OF 6)

CHALLENGERS OF THE UNKNOWN OMNIBUS BY KIRBY Hardcover Book

-DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER MAN IN BLACK #1 (OF 5)

-DOCTOR WHO TRUST ME IM THE DOCTOR BLUE T-SHIRT

-INCREDIBLE HULK BY JASON AARON VOL 1 Hardcover Book

-MARS ATTACKS #1

MY LITTLE PONY UNITE THE HERD TURQUOISE T-SHIRT

-NEW AVENGERS #27 AVX

-SECRET AVENGERS #28 AVX

-SPIDER-MAN SPIDER HUNT Softcover Book

-STAR WARS DAWN Of The JEDI #5

STAR WARS HIGH NOON RED T-SHIRT

STAR WARS WAR OF WARS NAVY AOP T-SHIRT

-TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES MICRO SERIES #5 SPLINTER

-UNCANNY X-MEN #14 AVX

-WALKING DEAD #99

And lots more! Stop in and see! We now accept cash American.

Rare behind-the-scenes STAR WARS pictures!

Check this out:



And this:

See the rest HERE!

(Be careful, contains some possibly NSFW stuff on the sidebars... I don't really know, I didn't look, but the Internet can be a creepy place, so fair warning!

The Wednesday Dance

At Comix Connection, this is how we feel about New Comics Wednesdays:



Awesome.

This has nothing to do with Father's Day

But a bank in Germany recently released a KARL MARX CREDIT CARD:



Read all about it HERE!

Irony is now officially dead.

Oh and you can help them create a tagline in the comments section of the linked article. The best one so far:

From each according to his ability, to each according to his need. For everything else, there's marxcard!

Too funny.

Grant Morrison MBE

Grant Morrison has been awarded an MBE*.

The Scottish comics writer was recognized in the Queen's Birthday Honours List "for services to film and literature".

Read more HERE!


Oh, and remember this?

St. Swithin's Day

Isn't that funny?


*The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom.[1][2] The Order is composed of five classes in civil and military divisions. In descending order of seniority, these are:

Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (GBE), see Knight Grand Cross.[a]
Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE) or Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Guess what this sign means

Behold:



Anyone want to guess what this sign means?

Yes, it's real.

Put your wild guesses in the comments.

Next Thursday, Comix Connection at Jubilee Day!

On Thursday, June 21,yours truly, manager Joe, will be set up outside of Old Towne Books and Brew on Main Street in Mechanicsburg for Jubilee Day.  I will be there for the duration with the assistance of my lovely gal Friday (and fiancée), Jen, to hand out free Disney comic books and a 20% off coupon for our store that will be good until Sunday, July 22.  So if you're going to be out and about at Jubilee Day come by and say "Hello" and get your free comic and coupon!  Even better Old Towne Books and Brew, Mechanicsburg's finest place for gently used books, fresh coffee, ice cream and other tasty treats, will be open for all of your refreshment needs and selling snow cones out front to help keep you cool! 
For more information on Jubilee Day, please visit the Mechanicsburg Chamber of Commerce, site and they'll provide you all the details!

Wednesday Highlights 6/13/12

Hello again! Here's a brief list of some of the cool stuff filling the shelves at Comix Connection this week:

ADVENTURE TIME FINN VS ICE KING T-SHIRT

-AVENGERS #27 AVX

-AVX VS #3 (OF 6)

-BATMAN #10

BATWOMAN HARDCOVER BOOK VOL 01 HYDROLOGY

-BEFORE WATCHMEN SILK SPECTRE #1 (OF 4)

CARNAGE USA HARDCOVER BOOK

-DC HEROCLIX DARK KNIGHT RISES STARTER SET

-DC SUPERHERO CHESS FIGURE COLLECTION MAGAZINE #7 BATGIRL

HAMMER CHRISTOPHER LEE COUNT DRACULA MAXI BUST
HAMMER INGRID PITT COUNTESS DRACULA MAXI BUST
HAMMER PETER CUSHING VAN HELSING MAXI BUST

KISS #1

-MARVEL HEROCLIX UNCANNY X-MEN FAST FORCES

-MASSIVE #1

-SPIDER-MEN #1 (OF 5)

TRUE BLOOD VILF PINT GLASS

UNTOLD TALES OF PUNISHER MAX #1 (OF 5)

-X-MEN LEGACY #268 AVX

-YU GI OH BATTLE PACK EPIC DAWN BOOSTERs


And there you have it. There's much much more to be seen, so come on in!

Deleted scenes to the GREATEST MOVIE EVER!

Here you go:



You're welcome!

No post today

I'm 51 years old and I'm not happy about it.

:)

A check for $160,000

Actually, a check for $130.00:

On March 1, 1938, DC Comics gave two young men from Cleveland $130 for the rights to a comic character named Superman. That $130 check essentially created a billion dollar industry and set in motion nearly 70 years of legal battles that continue to this day. Without this check being written out by DC Comics, there would be no Superman, and thereby no Batman, Wonder Woman, Spider-Man, X-Men, and all the characters that came into existence after the concept of "the superhero" was born with Superman.

CLICK HERE to read the entire auction listing.

Fluid motion

I could watch this all day:



I guess I just like the fluid poetry motion of surfing and skateboarding...

I always imagine the Silver Surfer moving this effortlessly through the cosmos. Wouldn't it be cool to see what he could do on a skateboard?

LOST WORMHOLE!

Shout out to the folks at Garrison Carida!

It was great to see this article on PennLive!

Beyond getting to dress up as an intergalactic bounty hunter, he said one of the biggest benefits of being a 501st member is attending charity events and talking to kids with disabilities or injuries.

“To be able to give these kids and families a few moments to forget their horrific struggles, that’s so rewarding — to know that something I built can give joy to someone,” he said.

Read the entire article HERE!



We love hosting the fine folks of the 501st on Free Comic Book Day at Comix Connection - Mechanicsburg and at our big Anniversary Events at Comix Connection - York! See them in action at those events and please feel free to donate some still-in-the-package action figures for their charity work! You'll be glad you did!

Wednesday Highlights 6/6/12!

OK Sports Racers, here's your brief look at some of the cool stuff hitting the shelves at Comix Connection today:

ADVENTURE TIME 10-IN SUPER POSEABLE FINN ACTION FIGURE

-AGE OF APOCALYPSE #4

RESTOCK --> -ASTONISHING X-MEN #50

-AVENGERS ACADEMY #31 AVX

-AVENGERS VS X-MEN #5 (OF 12) AVX

BATMAN ICE CUBE TRAY

-BEFORE WATCHMEN MINUTEMEN #1 (HEY. Who threw that?!)

-BLEEDING COOL MAGAZINE #0 (Only $1.49!)

-EARTH 2 #2

-HARBINGER #1

LORD OF THE RINGS NAZGUL BOARD GAME

MARVEL SELECT AMAZING SPIDER-MAN MOVIE LIZARD ACTION FIGURE

ROBOT SPIRITS MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM NU GUNDAM ACTION FIGURE

-SPAWN #220

-SPIDER-MAN SABRETOOTH PREVIEW BOOK (FREE!)

-STAR WARS OMNIBUS DROIDS AND EWOKS SOFTCOVER BOOK

RESTOCK --> TOON TUMBLERS HARLEY QUINN PINT GLASS

-UNCANNY X-MEN #13 AVX

-WALKING DEAD NOVEL SOFTCOVER BOOK - RISE OF THE GOVERNOR

WALKING DEAD VOLUME 16 A LARGER WORLD

Come and get it! There's plenty more where these came from!

They're not laughing at you...

they're laughing with you!

IRON MAN 3

Need something to keep you excited after seeing the Avengers for the 5th time? Check out this new pick from the set of Iron Man 3! Look at all those awesome Iron Man suits!

This is Asgard. It is the home of Thor, Loki, and Odin. Many other creatures and Asgardians live here. It it a complicated idea until you see it mapped out so clearly like the above image. With all the love Thor and his half-brother have been getting I thought it would be interesting to some of you to see a map of the place they call home.

Preliminary solicitation for Love and Rockets #1 featuring artwork by Jaime Hernandez, from a house ad in Amazing Heroes, 1982. Via Funnybook Babylon. 2012 is the 30th Anniversary of Love and Rockets.

Where Comix Connection gets it's ice cream!

Not really. But we wish.