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Dark Nights Metal is finally here! We’ve read it and it’s everything we hoped and more. After an incredible journey on Batman, Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo have teamed up on a six issue mini series featuring the Justice League with Batman taking center stage. The book hints at classic DC History, Grant Morrison’s Multiverse, Vertigo Comics as well as Snyder and Capullo’s own Batman run. DARK NIGHTS METAL The journey will take months and there’s many routes to go. We always recommend just the core six issue title, then just follow the paths that interest you. Here’s a checklist you can print out and return to us at the shop. Here’s a good article laying out the checklist with more detail.  The Batman one shots will feature evil incarnations of Batman/Justice League member hybrids! Evil Flash/Batman! Evil Aquaman/Batman! This is a great way to get excited about the new Justice League movie as well!   We highly recommend checking out the first issue! The big two can do all the marketing they want but it all comes down to...

Just a quick info blast this week as we enjoy our 4th of July. QUICK UPDATE IMPORTANT: Due to circumstances with the greatest distributor in the world, Diamond Comics, new comics this week will not be available until Thursday! This is a national and not a local thing, no matter what you read. Check back on our Facebook page around 5pm on Wednesday for any updates on this matter. Boooooo. We’ll be at All AmeriCon  this weekend in Youngstown, with Ben and Jason there on Saturday, and John D and Jim on Sunday. Stop by our booth and say hi! I’ll be there to pick up an awesome commission from guest of honor Bob Layton, where he re-imagined the cover of Tales of Suspense #57 (Hawkeye’s first appearance) as if were set in 1979 during the Demon in a Bottle storyline.  MARK YOUR CALENDARS Also, mark your calendar for our summer sale from July 20th to the 23, timed to coincide with San Diego Comicon. It’s one of two times during the year that we get to pull everything out...

Summer is right around the corner and this week is a pretty good look into all the cool stuff that’s to come. Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo will be reuniting this summer with a big Justice League event and Batman is right in the middle of it, Dark Knights: Metal. This week one of two prequels is coming out that will be setting up that story. Dark Days: The Forge is written by Scott Snyder with art by Jim Lee, Andy Kubert and John Romita Jr. A Dark Multiverse is threatening Earth, and it just might be Batman’s fault. When we think about the epic nature of Snyder’s run on Batman we can’t help but get excited about his take on the whole League. You don’t have to wait till August 18th to get a look at the new Defenders on Netflix. The first issue of Marvel’s new ongoing series starts now. Since Brian Bendis created Jessica Jones and also gave us one of the greatest Daredevil runs ever, he was the perfect choice is helm this new project. Art...