HALLOWEEN

Its that time of year again when the ghosts and goblins and more than a few dead celebrities will be banging on your door, looking for treats. Well you know what I always say,

"Rot their brains, not their teeth"

This year, give the little ghouls a real treat and stick a comic book in their pumpkin. A comic book will last them a lot longer than candy or chips, and is a lot less messy to save or share. And unlike peanuts or milk chocolate, very few kids are actually allergic to printed words and colourful pictures.

Comics & More has a great deal with a pack of 10 comics for only $1.00. At 10cents a piece its cheaper than almost any sugary treat you could buy.

Shop early to get the best selection, I know from past experience, these packs sell fast. And don't underestimate how many you'll need. With Halloween falling on a Saturday night, you may see a lot more kids than usual.

There's 2 more benefits to the comics, they won't go bad if you get stuck with a few leftovers, and you won't be tempted to eat them yourself.

While you're here, pick up a treat for yourself.

On the same table with the Halloween packs, we have a nice assortment of horror themed books on sale.

Marvel Zombies, Man-Thing, Ghost Rider, and some Haunt of Horror collections, could all help pass some time between scary visitors. Priced at only $10.00 for the paperbacks and $12.00 for hardcovers, they're a frighteningly good deal.

NEW COMICS WEDNESDAY- OCT. 21st

Its a pretty slow week coming up for the 21st. It looks like the major publishers are planning on weighing us down with a ton of stuff for the end of the month.

Its an odd week when the biggest books are not Marvel or DC. In fact the biggest seller this week will be Archie #602,the 3rd part of the Archie's future story.This time around we get to see Archie as a dad, as him and Veronica have twins. I still can't get over the number of stores saying that they can't sell this comic. A day doesn't go by that someone new(usually a mom and daughter together) comes in and asks for the most recent issue.

For many young girls, this is their first introduction to the world of comics collecting. They've read Archie comics before, but now are interested in the whole process of bagging and boarding their purchase to keep it in good condition.

I'm not sure what the response to next months issue will be though, as its Betty's turn to marry Archie.

Marvel has been producing all kinds of comics with Noir in the title, but this book is the real thing.

Hard-core crime fiction by some of the biggest names in the business. Brubaker, Azzarello,and Lapham all bring their years of experience to the fore along with some talented newcomers, like Jeff Lemire. When you team these guys up with artists like Sean Philips , Eduardo Barreto and Dean Motter, hey, the book practically screams , BUY ME!

On the main stream end of things, Marvel and DC each have a new issue entry for the week. Although neither one is really an unknown commodity. Azrael#1 is the relaunch of a character that came about as a result of DC thinking it needed to IMAGE up its main characters. A tougher, nastier, grittier Batman was the result, and that person eventually took his own identity as the Sword of Azrael. This new version was introduced over the last year in various Batman stories and was featured in the 2-part Annual crossover the last 2 weeks.

The Dark Reign-List titles have been solid sellers so far, and there's no reason to think that the Hulk entry this week will be any less than a quick mover.

As usual, you can check out the on-line store for more info on these books and a full list of everything else that will be on the shelves here come Wednesday morning.

NEW COMICS WEDNESDAY- OCTOBER 7th

Pretty busy week coming up, with a batch of new first issues as well as some books of note.
First off is the stack of Batman titles arriving. Along with the latest issue of Batman and Robin we also get the Batman annual, which is the first issue of a crossover between the Bat annuals, leading up to the relaunch of the Azreal title later this month. Batman Unseen #1 is the start of what looks to be another great mini-series by the Doug Moench and Kelly Jones team. These guys deliver a fairly solid story every time(Gotham After Midnight was their last one), and this time around they have Batman fighting an Invisible Man. Good story to start off this close to Halloween, and Jones art is the perfect fit for this Hero/Horror mix.

Speaking of Heroes and Horror, two other titles are starting off this week with that mix. Doctor Voodoo(formerly Brother Voodoo) takes over as the Sorcerer Supreme, a story continuing from the recent events of the Dark Reign in Dark and New Avengers titles. Don't worry about the old Doctor though, Stephen Strange will get his spotlight in his own Strange title in a few weeks.

Todd McFarlane is hoping to hit big again with his "new" creation, Haunt. I have a feeling he's banking a lot of its potential success on his pairing with writer Robert Kirkman(Walking Dead and Invincible).

Not Halloween related but still of note is the latest issue of Astonishing X-Men, where Ellis is joined by fan-favourite artist Phil Jimenez. The double-spread cover should be worth the price alone.

The X-Babies are back and they've brought the Star characters back with them. Most people under 30 probably won't even know who the Star heroes are, but they were basically Marvel's version of the Harvey kids line, guys like Richie Rich and such. I just hope they are better received this time around, as we could use some more kid -aged comics around the store.

Jonathan Hickman's run on Fantastic Four has been doing so well I've had to re-order the first few issues a couple times now. Well I'm sure I'll have to re-order the Dark Reing Fan-four collection quick as well, as it is basically Hickman's lead-in to the regular series and was pretty much ignored by people over-dosed on Dark Reign tie-ins.

Another quick selling book this week will be the Peter and Max Fables hardcover. This is a story book style book rather than a graphic novel. But it is an all new story by Willingham set in his hugely popular Fables universe, and has some beautiful illustrations by the wonderful Steve Leialoha, whose art lends itself perfectly to the fantasy genre.

Remember to check out the rest of the week's offerings at the on-line store

PLEASE NOTE:

New comics arrive as usual on Wednesday next week, ( the 14th)despite the Thansgiving holiday.

HOLIDAY HOURS

Just a quick note to let you all know that I will be closed on Sunday October 11th, I plan on having a nice family day and Thanksgiving dinner with close friends.

YUMMY turkey.. I'd eat it every week if I could cook.