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Showing posts with label merchandise. Show all posts
Showing posts with label merchandise. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Room With A View

Who wouldn't love to look out and see Batman standing guard over Gotham City?
Well, probably not criminals.
But I'm sure the regular law-abiding citizens wouldn't have a problem with him keeping an eye on them and keeping things safe for everyone.

You know... if he were real.

But you can almost have the next best thing by plastering a wall in one of your rooms with an image of the Dark Knight keeping vigil 24/7.
A company called Room Mates is selling quite a few wall murals with comic-related themes for uber-geeks to choose from.
You could have Superman flying over Metropolis. Spider-man webswinging.
Maybe you can't decide on any particular hero and would want to decorate your wall with a myriad of classic comic book covers. Well now you can do that too.

Or maybe, just maybe you want to go all out and proclaim your geektitude to the world (or whoever happens to visit your home).
You could decorate the walls with the bridge of the U.S.S. Enterprise:
But don't stop there.
You'll want an official replica of Capt. Kirk's chair to go with it.
And while you're at it, pick up a wall mural of the Carina Nebula to really set the mood and make the "experience" complete.

If all that is a little too much for your wallet, you could just change a few switchplates in your house for a more "subtle" nerd effect.


Happy decorating!

Monday, June 15, 2009

For All Your Superheroing Needs

Just place your order at the Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co. and you too can be fighting evil with all the latest in techonlogical and biological advancements.


Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Comic Stop T-Shirt


Here's a sneak peek (via Illustrator) on what the new Comic Stop t-shirt will look like. The shirt will be printed on Hanes Tagless for the regular shirts, and we'll have a few girl versions on Bella Short Sleeve shirts. We should have them in the shop in a couple of weeks...

Thursday, March 20, 2008

"Loonie" Tunes

I noticed something different tonight after I got home from picking up my comics. Only one price on the cover.

For the first time in my lifetime, the Canadian Dollar is worth more than the US Dollar ($1 USD = $1.02 CAD according to xe.com). In fact, the steady decline of the US Dollar as it relates to comic book pricing can be tracked back a couple of years. In this example, I'll be using "Checkmate," which has been in publication for 24 issues now.

Checkmate #1, cover date June 2006:


$2.99 USD, $4 CAD - same as it ever was.







Checkmate #12, cover date May 2007:

$2.99 USD, $3.65 CAD - price coming down...






Checkmate #24, cover date May 2008:

Even Money.







If not for the high price of gas, and the additional ID requirements at the border, my next LCS could very well be in Vancouver. But hey...more money for beer and back bacon!

Monday, March 17, 2008

Advance Reactions

Perusing the June 2008 DC Solicitations, I say "Hell, Yeah!" to one of the 2 (2!) Batman: Black & White statues being offered, based on the cover to Detective #443 by Legen - wait for it - DARY Batman artist Jim Aparo. It's about time Aparo was represented in this series.


On the flip side, I say "WHUH?!?" to the latest in a long line of TV to comics licensing with the premiere issue of the "Chuck" miniseries from Wildstorm. Seriously? I can sort of see the reasoning...sci-fi element, the Nerd Herd, Adam Baldwin...and I am a huge fan of the show. I just don't see this as a comic. Unless it went to Vertigo, and then I could at least get an artistic representation of a naked Yvonne Strahovski.