Updates, info, reviews, and whatever I get around to about The Comic Hunter, at 465 Main st in downtown Moncton! You can contact me through this blog, or e-mail me at thecomichunter at gmail.com, or also call at the store. (506) 855-4950. The Comic Hunter has arguably the largest selection of Board Games, Graphic Novels, and Back Issues in the maritimes, as well as a great selection of gaming books and products.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Ryan Reynolds casting reaction!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=7CuTEwcvMr8
Superman casting news!!!!
Friday, March 25, 2011
Comics Shipping March 30th
New Board Game/RPG Arrivals!
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Monkeytown Comix Jam - @ the Laundromat, Monday, March 28th, 7pm.
visit the website for more info!
Monday, March 21, 2011
Page 1 - Comix Jam!
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Secrets Revealed for BIG SHOT!!!!!
Well it looks like we finally know who will taking on the rest of the Big Shot books!! Earlier it was announced that Bendid and Maleev would be relaunching the Moon Knight series..... and now it looks like Mark Waid and Paolo Rivera are the new creative team for Daredevil. The Punisher will be helmed by Greg Rucka and Marco Checheetto.
There is also a new Captain America book being launched to coincide the release of the movie, Ed Brubaker will of course be writing this future hit but no artist has of yet been announced, Travis Charest will lend a helping hand with a great cover.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Spring Cleaning Sale
March 19th to March 21st (Saturday-Monday)
Back Issues, Toys and Statues 25% 0ff
Used RPGs, and Used TPBs -> Buy 1 Get 1 FREE
$1.00 comics -> $0.50 each
Discounted TPBs (60%) will also be Buy 2 Get 1 FREE on top of discount.
$0.25 comics will be free with purchase (1 for every dollar spent)
Time to help us make some space by taking some of yours! :-P
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Nick Bradshaw Signs Exclusive To Marvel
Friday, March 11, 2011
The Comic Hunter Tshirts on the way!
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Comic Reviews
Writer: Rick Remender
Artist: Tony Moore
Publisher: Marvel
Having the Venom suit back is a good thing, period. Of course, fans are going to argue over whether or not Venom having its own series without Eddie Brock is worth the time. I am in the category of ‘pro’. I think the take with Flash Thompson is going to work well; he’s got ties to Parker & Spidey (in fact he idolizes him), he’s tortured from the war, both physically and mentally, AND he’s got stuff to lose, a girlfriend and his war veteran reputation. What better character is suited for the... suit? Better question: how many issues before it all goes to hell in a hand basket for Flash? Because that’s what the alien symbiote does to people: it ruins them.
This issue is a great #1; it sets the building blocks to show how conflicted Flash is going to be with the suit, and how it is already making him feel. The plot itself is a tad forgettable, with a standard black-ops army run on a terrorist, but we get to see Flash in action and get a glimpse of what he is capable of. The suit has been tampered with by the army, and Flash has got a whole new arsenal of utilities at his disposal. Moore's art gives a good feel for the variation.
Flash's good-natured human spirit is eventually going to clash with the evil machinations of the suit, and it’s going to be interesting to see how or if he is able to fight it internally for any length of time.
It’s a good issue to get the ball rolling on the new Venom, and I’m excited for who the first long-arc villain will be.
Pros:
-Flash as the new host for the suit: tortured & physically handicapped, but compassionate and great spirit; will be a great dichotomy with the suit
Cons:
-None as of yet
Writer: Mike Carey
Artist: Leonard Kirk
Publisher: CrossGen via Marvel
If you google CrossGen comics you’ll find that it was once a prestigious but very flawed comic company. They had a few major titles and seemed to be doing well for themselves before they imploded. Marvel has bought them out and have decided (thus far) to bring back Sigil & Ruse as 4-issue minis.
Carey is helming this remake of Sigil, which given his background is definitely a positive thing for a new title. While I say remake, that might not necessarily be the case; re-imagining might be the better term. Sigil’s original 42-issue run for Crossgen was considered a “sci-fi space opera”, while this new issuing is considered a “war across time”.
Issue one begins with an adolescent girl’s strange dream and some obvious foreshadowing that she’ll be the carrier of an odd new power. Kirk’s art is going to fit well with the “across time” part of this book, I can tell already. Crisp and detailed, we’re probably going to be getting a lot of great costume pieces. Carey does a fine job of giving us (practically) nothing in the way of groundwork, while still keeping it very interesting. It’s fresh ground in a new series and is so far panning out well.
Pros:
-Carey behind a new title is always a good thing
-Time-spanning epics often involve something to excite everyone
Cons:
-Completely new universe could fail to grab some readers’ interests right off the bat
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Comics Shipping March 16th
28 DAYS LATER #21
5 RONIN #3 (OF 5)
ADVENTURE COMICS #524
AGE OF HEROES TP
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #656 BIG
AMORY WARS IN KEEPING SECRETS OF SILENT EARTH 3 TP
ARCHIE & FRIENDS #153
ARCTIC MARAUDER HC (MR)
ARTIFACTS #6 (OF 13)
ASTONISHING X-MEN PREM HC XENOGENESIS
AVENGERS ACADEMY #11
AVENGERS CHILDRENS CRUSADE YOUNG AVENGERS #1
BATMAN #708
BOMB QUEEN VS HACK SLASH SPEC ONE-SHOT (MR)
BRIGHTEST DAY #22
CAPTAIN AMERICA AND CROSSBONES #1
CAPTAIN AMERICA BY TRAVIS CHAREST POSTER
CAPTAIN AMERICA TP CAPTAIN
CASANOVA GULA #3 (OF 4) (MR)
CHARMED #8
CHEW SCRIPT BOOK (MR)
CLASSIC JURASSIC PARK TP VOL 02 RAPTORS REVENGE
DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER BORN MGC #1
DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER LITTLE SISTERS ELURIA #4
DARKWING DUCK #10
DC COMICS PRESENTS BATMAN IRRESISTIBLE #1
DC UNIVERSE LEGACIES #10 (OF 10)
DC UNIVERSE ONLINE LEGENDS #4
DEADPOOL MAX HISTORY OF VIOLENCE #1 (MR)
DEADPOOL PULP PREM HC
DEATH OF ZORRO #1
DEUS EX #2 (OF 6) (MR)
DISSIDIA FINAL FANTASY TRADING ARTS CECIL FIG
DISSIDIA FINAL FANTASY TRADING ARTS CLOUD FIG
DISSIDIA FINAL FANTASY TRADING ARTS FIRION FIG
DISSIDIA FINAL FANTASY TRADING ARTS SEPHIROTH FIG
DISSIDIA FINAL FANTASY TRADING ARTS SQUALL FIG
DISSIDIA FINAL FANTASY TRADING ARTS TERRA FIG
DISSIDIA FINAL FANTASY TRADING ARTS TIDUS FIG
DMZ #63 (MR)
DO ANDROIDS DREAM DUST TO DUST TP VOL 02
DOCTOR WHO ONGOING VOL 2 #2
DRAGON AGE TP VOL 01
DUNGEON QUEST GN VOL 02
FEAR ITSELF BOOK OF THE SKULL #1
FORMIC WARS BURNING EARTH #3 (OF 7)
GANTZ TP VOL 16 (MR)
GEARS OF WAR #16 (MR)
GENERATION HOPE #5
GHOSTBUSTERS DISPLACED AGGRESSION #1 100 PENNY PRESS ED
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #1 100 PENNY PRESS ED
GI JOE INFESTATION #2 (OF 2)
GOD OF WAR TP (MR)
GUILD TINK ONE SHOT
HACK SLASH ONGOING #2
HORRORHOUND #28
HULK #30 POINT ONE
ICEMAN AND ANGEL #1
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #502
IRON MAN 2.0 #2
IZOMBIE TP VOL 01 DEAD TO THE WORLD (MR)
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA DARK THINGS HC
KATO ORIGINS WAY O/T NINJA #7
KNIGHT & SQUIRE #6 (OF 6)
LAST PHANTOM #5
LOKI #4 (OF 4)
MARVEL ZOMBIES SUPREME #2 (OF 5)
MICE TEMPLAR VOL 3 #3
MICKEY MOUSE #306
MINDFIELD #5
MORNING GLORIES #8
NIGHT O/T LIVING DEAD DEATH VALLEY #1 (OF 5) (MR)
NORTHLANDERS #38 (MR)
OWLY & WORMY HC FRIENDS ALL AFLUTTER
PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR TP VOL 01
PHOENIX #1
PLANET OF THE LIVING DEAD #1
POWER GIRL #22
REBELS #26
RED ROBIN #21
RUSE #1 (OF 4)
SCOOBY DOO WHERE ARE YOU #7
SIMPSONS COMICS #176
SONIC UNIVERSE #26
SPELLBOUND BLACK MAGIC WOMEN SC (MR)
SPIDER #1
SPIKE #6 (OF 8)
SPIRIT #12
STAN LEE SOLDIER ZERO #6
SUPER HERO SQUAD GN TP SUPER HERO SAFARI
SUPERMAN #709
SUPERMAN NEW KRYPTON TP VOL 03
THOR LOST GODS TP
THUNDER AGENTS #5
THUNDERBOLTS #155
THUNDERBOLTS TP CAGE
THUNDERSTRIKE #4 (OF 5)
TINY TITANS #38
TOY STORY TOY OVERBOARD TP
TRANSFORMERS 3 MOVIE PREQUEL FOUNDATION #2 (OF 4)
TWILIGHT GUARDIAN #3 (OF 4)
ULTIMATE AVENGERS VS NEW ULTIMATES #2 (OF 6)
UNCANNY X-FORCE #5 POINT ONE
UNCANNY X-MEN ANNUAL #3
UNWRITTEN #23 (MR)
VAMPIRELLA #4
VENOM BY JOE QUESADA POSTER
VESHA VALENTINE STORY GN
WALKING DEAD WEEKLY #11 (MR)
WARLORD OF MARS #5
WOLFSKIN HUNDREDTH DREAM #5 (OF 6)
WORLD OF ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #5
X-FACTOR #217
XOMBI #1
YOUNG JUSTICE #2
YOUR HIGHNESS TP
ZOMBIE AUTOPSIES SECRET NOTEBOOKS FROM APOCALYPSE
ZOMBIES ILLUSTRATED HISTORY O/T UNDEAD SC
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
The Comic Hunter's Comix Jam!!
What is a Comix Jam? A collaborative gathering of cartoonists, doodlers and writers passing around comix pages. Everyone contributes a panel of words, drawings or both until the page is full! Pages will be posted to our blog. All skill levels are welcome. Jams are kid-friendly (12 or under accompanied by parents or legal guardians).
When: 12:30pm-4:30pm, Sunday March 20th
Where: 465 Main street, Moncton, NB
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Nous sommes fiers d'annoncer le lancement de notre premier "Comix Jam" mensuel!
C'est quoi un "Comix Jam"? C'est une rencontre collaborative d'artistes et d'écrivains qui contribuent des mots, des dessins ou les deux jusqu'à ce qu'une page soit complète! Les pages complétés seront affiché sur notre blog. Talents de tout niveau sont invités. Les jeunes sont les bienvenus (12 ans ou moins accompagnés d'un parent ou tuteur légal).
Quand: 12h30-16h30, dimanche le 20 mars.
Ou: 465 rue Main, Moncton, NB