The Toxic Avenger

I've never made a point of this, but I'm not a big fan of musicals.
I'm not sure why, but with a few exceptions, they just don't seem to appeal to me.
Well after getting to see the Toxic Avenger the Musical , last weekend, I've added 1 more to that short list. My friend Glenn and I caught the show, now playing at the Danforth Music Hall http://www.themusichall.ca/ , Saturday night and it was fantastic. Here's what Glenn had to say..

"Disclaimer: I am a fan of musicals of inappropriate themes. And bad b-movies. When it really comes to it, all plays are judged by the performances, sets, music and production. TA-Tm's actors all had great performances, with the near herculean efforts of the secondary character players (McKnight, Herbert) really impressing - it seems they were able to change characters and costumes in seconds. The set, initially a pile of barrels of glowing toxic waste, transforms into libraries, a young woman's apartment, a mad scientist's lab and more. The flow between scenes, partially shrouded in darkness, was nothing short of amazing. The set, well, if I say more, I will ruin what amounts to a show in itself.This is a rock and roll musical so it definitely had the catchy songs and rocking beats you would expect. All the songs were fun and, for the most part, funny (You have to have the serious love ballad, come on!). It also has an amazing, unusual duet that will just floor you.Production, the nuts and bolts and flow of the show - and with the costume changes mentioned earlier, the great sets, the coordination of scene switches - this was like clockwork. With the transforming set (I am giving stuff away again), costumes,effects - this showcases the skill of the people who you don't see that deserve as much acclaim as the actors themselves. And they were simply fantastic in this play.Contrary to the lady across the aisle from me with her son, it may not be the best thing for kids, but if you want to see a kids' musical, go see one. This ain't for kids!So, all the specs aside, I really enjoyed this show and would love to see it again."
Thanks Glenn, and I can' t stress enough that even if you don't think you'll like a musical(like me), you might just be surprised when you go see The Toxic Avenger the Musical. http://www.toxicavengertoronto.com

NEW COMICS WEDNESDAY- DECEMBER 9th

DC ships a lot of Blackest Night tie-ins this week, 4 books that continue their story from last months issues. Now we'll see how many people want to read these comics when their isn't a ring attached.( Actually, this could be the first time I've increased orders on titles after an event).
Daytripper sounds like a good read, a fascinating look inside the mind of an aspiring writer.
Iron Man #21 could be an important lead-in to the Seige event starting soon (well technically it started this week with Seige Cabal), as Tony fights his way back to life to take his place in the big event that will bring Cap, Iron Man, and Thor together again,(just as all their movies should lead into an Avengers film).
Nation -X is the start of an X-Men mini-series(it's about time we got one of those), centered around the new island nation the mutants have made for themselves.
Spider-Man and the Secret Wars, gives us a new look at the classic mini-series that started the whole summer X-over event syndrome(hey we have to blame somebody).
Pilot Season Murderer is the first of a series of 1-shots from the fertile mind of Kirkman(Walking Dead and Invincible). This one is a crime fiction story about a guy with powers, and follow up issues will be in other genres such as Superhero and Sci-Fi.

ACTION COMICS #884
ADVENTURE COMICS #5

ALTER EGO #90
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #614 GNTLT
AOD ASH SAVES OBAMA #4 (OF 4)
ARCHIE & FRIENDS #138
ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN #20
BATGIRL #5
BLACK WIDOW DEADLY ORIGIN #2 (OF 4)
BOOSTER GOLD #27

BPRD WAR ON FROGS #4 (OF 4)
CARS RADIATOR SPRINGS #4
CITIZEN REX #6 (OF 6)
COMIC SHOP NEWS WINTER PREVIEW
COMPLETE DRACULA #4 (OF 5)
DANTES INFERNO #1 (OF 6)
DARK REIGN LIST PUNISHER 2ND PTG
DARK X-MEN #2 (OF 5)
DAYS MISSING #5 (OF 5)
DAYTRIPPER #1 (OF 10)
DC HOLIDAY SPECIAL 2009 #1
DEADPOOL #18
DEATHLOK #2 (OF 7)
DMZ #48
DOOM PATROL #5

ENDERS GAME WAR OF GIFTS
FARSCAPE DARGOS QUEST #1
GEN 13 #33
GHOST RIDERS HEAVENS ON FIRE #5 (OF 6)
GOD COMPLEX #1
GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY #27
GROO HOGS OF HORDER #2 (OF 4)
I AM LEGION #6 (OF 6)
ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE #28
INCREDIBLE HULK #605
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #21
JON SABLE FREELANCE ASHES OF EDEN #3
MAGOG #4
MARVEL ADVENTURES SUPER HEROES #18
MICKEY MOUSE & FRIENDS #298
MODERN WARFARE 2 GHOST #2 (OF 6)
MUPPET SHOW #0
NATION X #1 (OF 4)
NEW AVENGERS ANNUAL #3
PALS N GALS DOUBLE DIGEST #137
PILOT SEASON MURDERER #1
PUNISHER NOIR #4 (OF 4)
PUNISHERMAX #2
REALM OF KINGS IMPERIAL GUARD #2 (OF 5)
REBELS #11

RED HERRING #5 (OF 6)
RED ROBIN #7
SCOOBY DOO #151
SECRET SIX #16
SHIELD #4
SPIDER-MAN AND SECRET WARS #1 (OF 4)
STAR TREK ALIEN SPOTLIGHT CARDASSIANS
STAR WARS CLONE WARS #11
SUPER FRIENDS #22
SWORD (MARVEL) #2
TANK GIRL NUGGETS
TERRY MOORES ECHO #17
TITANS #20
TOY STORY #0
TOYFARE #150
UNCANNY X-MEN FIRST CLASS #6 (OF 8)
UNWRITTEN #8
VAMPIRELLA SECOND COMING #4
WALKING DEAD #68
WAR MACHINE #12
WEB OF SPIDER-MAN #3 GNTLT
WHAT IF WORLD WAR HULK
WIZARD MAGAZINE #220

WOLVERINE UNDER BOARDWALK ONE-SHOT
X NECROSHA GATHERING
X-MEN FOREVER #13
X-MEN NOIR MARK OF CAIN #1 (OF 4)

COLLECTIONS
ASTERIOS POLYP GN
BATMAN THE CULT TP NEW PTG
BOOSTER GOLD BLUE AND GOLD TP
DARK REIGN UNDERSIDE TP
EX MACHINA TP VOL 08 DIRTY TRICKS
GENEXT UNITED TP
LEGION PROPHETS GN
MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 14 DIGEST
MMW GOLDEN AGE SUB-MARINER HC VOL 03
MS MARVEL TP VOL 07 DARK REIGN
RUNAWAYS GOOD DIE YOUNG TP
SKY DOLL TP VOL 01
SUPERMAN SUPERGIRL MAELSTROM TP
TERRA TP
TOMB OF DRACULA OMNIBUS HC VOL 02
ULTIMATUM TP MARCH ON ULTIMATUM
ULTIMATUM X-MEN FANTASTIC FOUR TP
UNCANNY X-MEN FIRST CLASS TP
WHAT IF CLASSIC TP VOL 06
X-MEN SPIDER-MAN TP

NEW COMICS WEDNESDAY- DECEMBER 2nd

Lots of first issues, all at once.
Blackest Night continues with 2 more mini-series, one for Flash and one for Wonder Woman. Both have more than a few deaths in their pasts and at least one major zombie bad-guy each.

The JSA spins off a 2nd series(it worked so well for JLA), seems like the younger heroes don't want to play with the "old" boys anymore.

The big book of the week is Seige Cabal, the lead-in to the Seige epic that will bring the big guns of the Marvel Universe back together. Only Thor, Cap and Iron Man united can hope to take down Osborn. The only one missing from this Avengers reunion is the big green guy.

Hulk is busy however in his own big crossover event as the Fall of the Hulks Alpha issue arrives the same day. Maybe the plan is to connect the two events at the end.

Marvels annual tradition of weekly What If?'s starts off with an alternate look at the Secret Invasion.

Jonah Hex hits 50,(I'd say he looks good for his age, but he's never looked good).

Hey look, the regular Thor comic is back, continuing from the story JMS set up in the Special this week and tying into the events of the Seige.

1001 ARABIAN NIGHTS ADVENTURES OF SINBAD #10
28 DAYS LATER #4
ABSOLUTION #4 (OF 6)
ALIENS #4 (OF 4)
ANITA BLAKE LC EXECUTIONER #2 (OF 5)
ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #204
AUTHORITY #17
BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #38
BATMAN THE UNSEEN #5 (OF 5)
BETTY #183
BLACK WIDOW AND MARVEL GIRLS #1 (OF 4)
BLACKEST NIGHT THE FLASH #1 (OF 3)
BLACKEST NIGHT WONDER WOMAN #1 (OF 3)
BOYS #37
CAPTAIN AMERICA -PRISONERS OF DUTY
CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #44
CINDERELLA FROM FABLETOWN WITH LOVE #2 (OF 6)
COMIC SHOP NEWS CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
DARK AVENGERS ANNUAL #1
DARK TOWER BATTLE OF JERICHO HILL #1 (OF 5)
DEADPOOL TEAM-UP #898
DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP #6 (OF 24)
DONALD DUCK AND FRIENDS #348
EMPOWERED ONE SHOT
FALL OF HULKS ALPHA FOH
GI JOE #12
GLAMOURPUSS #10
GREAT TEN #2 (OF 10)
GREEK STREET #6
GRIMJACK MANX CAT #5

HAUNT #3
HOUSE OF MYSTERY #20
HULK WINTER GUARD ONE-SHOT
INCREDIBLES #3
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #20
INVINCIBLE PRESENTS ATOM EVE & REX SPLODE #2 (OF 3)
IRON MAN REQUIEM
IRON MAN VS WHIPLASH #1 (OF 4)
JACK OF FABLES #40
JONAH HEX #50
JSA ALL STARS #1
LOBO HIGHWAY TO HELL #2 (OF 2)
LOONEY TUNES #181
MARVELS PROJECT #4 (OF 8)
MICE TEMPLAR DESTINY #5
MIGHTY #11
NORTH 40 #6 (OF 6)
NOVA #32
PHANTOM GENERATIONS #6
PSYLOCKE #2 (OF 4)
RED TORNADO #4 (OF 6)
SAVAGE DRAGON #155
SCALPED #33
SIEGE CABAL
SIMPSONS WINTER WINGDING #4
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #207
SPIDER-MAN NOIR EYES WITHOUT A FACE #1 (OF 4)
STARSTRUCK #4
STRANGE #2 (OF 4)
SUPERGOD #2 (OF 5)
SUPERMAN WORLD OF NEW KRYPTON #10 (OF 12)
SWEET TOOTH #4
SWORD #20
TALISMAN ROAD OF TRIALS #2
THOR #604
TORCH #4 (OF 8)
ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #5
UNCANNY X-MEN #518
WARLORD #9
WHAT IF SECRET INVASION
X-BABIES #3 (OF 4)

X-FORCE ANNUAL #1

COLLECTIONS
BATMAN THE CAT AND THE BAT TP
BLACK PANTHER TP DEADLIEST OF SPECIES
CHRONICLES OF KULL TP VOL 01
CHRONICLES OF SOLOMON KANE TP VOL 01
DOCTOR WHO THROUGH TIME AND SPACE TP
ESSENTIAL X-FACTOR TP VOL 03
EX MACHINA DELUXE EDITION HC VOL 02
EXILES ULTIMATE COLLECTION TP BOOK 03
LITTLE LULU TP VOL 21
MIRRORS EDGE TP
MYSPACE DARK HORSE PRESENTS TP VOL 04
RANN THANAGAR HOLY WAR TP VOL 02
SPAWN ORIGINS TP VOL 03
STAR WARS CLONE WARS TP VOL 01
STAR WARS LEGACY TP VOL 07 STORMS
STREET FIGHTER LEGENDS TP VOL 02
STREET FIGHTER TP VOL 05
TALES FROM WONDERLAND TP VOL 02
TEEN TITANS DEATHTRAP TP
TRANSMETROPOLITAN TP VOL 05
UNTHINKABLE TP

NEW COMICS WEDNESDAY- NOVEMBER 25th

DC gets a little heavy with the Blackest Night this week as an issue of Green Lantern arrives with Blackest Night #5 and Justice League #39(the last 2 are both ring-bearing comics).
Powers #1 is the latest relaunch of the eternally late comic (I don't see why Bendis even cares about this one anymore with all his huge Marvel projects).
And speaking of late comics...the J.M.S. Thor storyline finally wraps up in the Thor giant-size Finale #1,(why do they bother with the #1 on there? It's the END of the story guys).

The first volume of Chew, the story of the detective who eats his clues, arrives this week, along with the first issue of the next storyline. This one has been the surprise hit of the year, so get 'em while they last.

Hey the Image guys(all except Jim Lee) all decided to get together and do a team-up comic. Considering how long it took most of them to get a single issue of each of their own books out...Any bets on when(or IF) the last issue of this 6-issue mini-series will ever show up.
But the top story of the week is, Will Archie be happier with Betty than he was with Veronica? Find out in Archie #603, the 4th part of the Archie's Future, storyline.

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #613
ARCHIE #603(part 4)
ARKHAM REBORN #2 (OF 3)
AVENGERS INITIATIVE #30
BATMAN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #11
BEASTS OF BURDEN #3 (OF 4)
BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #176
BILLY BATSON AND THE MAGIC OF SHAZAM #10
BLACK COAT OR GIVE ME DEATH #3 (OF 4)
BLACKEST NIGHT #5 (+ green ring)
BOOSTER GOLD #26 (+ring) 2ND PTG
BUCK ROGERS #6
CHEW #6
CREEPY COMICS #2
CRIMINAL SINNERS #2
DARK AVENGERS ARES #2 (OF 3)
DARK TOWER FALL OF GILEAD #6 (OF 6)
DARK WOLVERINE #80
DAYS MISSING #4 (OF 5)
DETECTIVE COMICS #859
DIE HARD YEAR ONE #3
DOOM PATROL #4 (+ring) 2ND PTG
EMILY THE STRANGE 13TH HOUR #2 (OF 4)
ENDERS SHADOW COMMAND SCHOOL #3 (OF 5)
FANTASTIC FOUR #573
FREE REALMS #3 (OF 12)
FUTURAMA COMICS #46
GALACTICA 1980 #3
GI JOE ORIGINS #9
GOON #33
GOTHAM CITY SIRENS #6
GREEN LANTERN #48
GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #20
HALO HELLJUMPER #5 (OF 5)
HULK #17
I AM LEGION #6 (OF 6)
IMAGE UNITED #1 (OF 6)
IMMORTAL WEAPONS #5 (OF 5)
INCREDIBLE HERCULES #138
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #20
JERICHO SEASON 3 #1 (OF 6)
JUGHEAD #198
JUGHEAD AND FRIENDS DIGEST #35
JUSTICE LEAGUE CRY FOR JUSTICE #5 (OF 7)
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #39 (+ red ring)
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #33
LAST RESORT #4
LONE RANGER #19
MADAME XANADU #17
MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #57
MARVEL PREVIEWS DECEMBER 2009
MODELS INC #4 (OF 4)
MONSTERS INC LAUGH FACTORY #3
MS MARVEL #47
MUPPET PETER PAN #3
NEW AVENGERS #59
NEW MUTANTS #7 XN
NORTHLANDERS #22
POWERS #1
PREVIEWS #255 DECEMBER 2009
PROJECT SUPERPOWERS THE BAD GUYS #4 (OF 4)
QUEEN SONJA #2
REBELS #10 (+ring) 2ND PTG
SECRET WARRIORS #10
SON OF HULK #17
SON OF MARVEL READING CHRONOLOGY -free
SPIDER-MAN CLONE SAGA #3 (OF 6)
STAR TREK NERO #4
STAR WARS LEGACY #42
SUPERMAN #694
SUPERMAN SECRET ORIGIN #3 (OF 6)
TEEN TITANS #77 (BLACKEST NIGHT)
THOR GIANT SIZE FINALE (BY JMS) #1
TRANSFORMERS TALES O/T FALLEN #4 (OF 5)
ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS #4
UNCANNY X-MEN #517
UNCLE SCROOGE #385
UNKNOWN SOLDIER #14
WEB #3
WEB OF SPIDER-MAN #2 GNTLT
WILDCATS #17
WIZARD MAGAZINE #219 CASSADAY X-MEN CVR
WIZARD MAGAZINE #219 SPIDER-MAN CVR
WOLVERINE FIRST CLASS #21
WONDER WOMAN #38
WORLDS FINEST #2 (OF 4)
X-MEN FOREVER #12

COLLECTIONS

ARCHIE NEW LOOK SERIES TP VOL 03 BREAKUP BLUES
ASTONISHING X-MEN TP VOL 05 GHOST BOX
AVENGERS INITIATIVE TP VOL 04 DISASSEMBLED
BATMAN BATTLE FOR THE COWL HC
BOYS TP VOL 05 HEROGASM
CAPTAIN AMERICA DEATH OF OMNIBUS HC
CHEW TP VOL 01
DARK REIGN ELEKTRA TP
DEAD KINGDOM OF FLIES TP
DEADPOOL CLASSIC TP VOL 03
FLASH VS THE ROGUES TP
IMMORTAL IRON FIST TP VOL 05
INCOGNITO TP
JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL TP VOL 03
MMW DEATHLOK HC VOL 01
MMW UNCANNY X-MEN TP VOL 01
SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING HC BOOK 02
SGT ROCK THE LOST BATTALION HC
SHADE THE CHANGING MAN TP VOL 01 NEW PTG
SHADE THE CHANGING MAN TP VOL 02 TP
STAR COMICS TP ALL-STAR COLLECTION VOL 01 GN
UNDERSTANDING COMICS TP NEW PTG
WINTER MEN TP
X-MEN WORLDS APART TP
IRON MAN BY MARKO DJURDJEVIC POSTER

NEW COMICS WEDNESDAY- NOVEMBER 18th

A pretty solid week with a few new things to mention.
Marvel continues their space epic with The Realm Of Kings, the lead-in issue and the first issue of the Inhumans mini both arrive this week.
The Black Knight sounds like a one-shot detailing the origin of the sword wielding Avenger, originally presented as an on-line digital comic.
Speaking of on-line comics, Joss Whedon's DR. Horrible, makes it to the printed page(with 3 covers no less). This one will obviously sell to all the Buffy buyers out there.
The 80 page DC specials continue with the Justice Society. The JLA 80pg sold quick and this one should too, with a great line-up of writers and artists handling 7 small stories around a theme of "lets explore the mansion headquarters".
Another zombie book starts this week, but Wildstorm was smart enough to send out review copies to the stores, so I can say that Victorian Undead is a great read. I thought from advance copy (and the cover image)that it was going to be a fun silly story about an undead Sherlock Holmes solving cases, but what I got to read was actually a very well scripted and nicely illustrated detective story involving the dead coming back to life( and some rather diabolical automatons) in Victorian England. Give this one a second look and don't dismiss it because of the cover.

28 DAYS LATER #2 2ND PTG
ADVENTURE COMICS #4 (+ring)
AIR #15
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #612
ANGEL ONLY HUMAN #4 (OF 4)
ARCHIE DIGEST #259
AUTHORITY THE LOST YEAR #3 (OF 12)
AZRAEL #2
BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #37
BATMAN STREETS OF GOTHAM #6
BATMAN THE UNSEEN #4 (OF 5)
BLACK KNIGHT #1
BRAVE AND THE BOLD #29
CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #16
CYBERFORCE HUNTER KILLER #3 (OF 5)
DARK AVENGERS #11
DARK REIGN LIST AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ONE-SHOT
DEADPOOL MERC WITH A MOUTH #5
DOMINIC FORTUNE #4 (OF 4)
DR HORRIBLE ONE SHOT
DR HORRIBLE ONE SHOT VAR #1
DR HORRIBLE ONE SHOT VAR #2
FALL OUT TOY WORKS #2 (OF 5)
FARSCAPE ONGOING #1
FLASH REBIRTH #5 (OF 6)
G-MAN CAPE CRISIS #4 (OF 5)
HELLBLAZER #261
INCREDIBLE HULK #604
INVINCIBLE #68
IRREDEEMABLE #8
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA 80 PAGE GIANT #1
KOOKABURRA K #1
MICKEY MOUSE & FRIENDS #297
MIGHTY AVENGERS #31
NOMAD GIRL WITHOUT A WORLD #3 (OF 4)
OUTSIDERS #24 (+ ring)
PUNISHER #11
REALM OF KINGS
REALM OF KINGS INHUMANS #1 (OF 5)
SIEGE MINI-POSTER -free
SIMPSONS COMICS #160
SONIC UNIVERSE #10
SPIDER-MAN 1602 #2 (OF 5)
SPIDER-WOMAN #3
STAND SOUL SURVIVORS #2 (OF 5)
STAR TREK TNG GHOSTS #1
STAR WARS KNIGHTS OLD REPUBLIC #47
SUPER FRIENDS #21
SUPERGIRL #47
SUPERMAN BATMAN #66
TALISMAN ROAD OF TRIALS #1
TERRY MOORES ECHO #16
THUNDERBOLTS #138
TINY TITANS #22
TRANSFORMERS ONGOING #1
UNDERGROUND #3 (OF 5)
VICTORIAN UNDEAD #1 (OF 6)
VIGILANTE #12
WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #700
WAR MACHINE #11
WOLVERINE ORIGINS #42
WOLVERINE WEAPON X #7
WORLD OF WARCRAFT #25
X-MEN LEGACY #229
ZORRO #17

COLLECTIONS
24 OMNIBUS TP VOL 01
ALIEN LEGION OMNIBUS TP VOL 01
BLACK LIGHTNING YEAR ONE TP
CASPER FRIENDLY GHOST 60TH ANNIV HC
DARK AVENGERS TP VOL 01 ASSEMBLE
GREEN LANTERN CORPS EMERALD ECLIPSE HC
JSA TP VOL 03 THY KINGDOM COME PART 2
MIGHTY AVENGERS TP EARTHS MIGHTIEST
NANCY DREW GN VOL 19
NEW AVENGERS TP VOL 11
POWERS ENCYCLOPEDIA VOL 01
PUNISHER DARK REIGN TP
SHOWCASE DC COMICS PRESENTS TP VOL 01
SPIRIT TP VOL 04
WASTELAND TP VOL 05 TALES O/T UNINVITED
WOLVERINE ORIGINS TP DARK REIGN

TOYS and FIGURES
BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE STATUE ANDY KUBERT
BATMAN MINI STATUE II BY JIM LEE
BUFFY & ANGEL COLL MAG #2 ANGEL
CLASSIC MARVEL COLL MAG #106 MADROX
CLASSIC MARVEL COLL MAG #107 UNION JACK
CLASSIC MARVEL COLL MAG SPECIAL KINGPIN
DARK KNIGHT THE JOKER 1/6 SCALE COLLECTOR FIGURE
DC SUPERHERO COLL MAG #40 MARY MARVEL
DC SUPERHERO COLL MAG #41 GA GREEN LANTERN
DC SUPERHERO COLL MAG SPECIAL BATCYCLE

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.