And I will throw in all Marvel Essentials, DC Showcases and Dark Horse Omnibuses. Come get some reading material for a dreary day.
Author Archives: pghcomics
New Sets!
I forgot to mention this, but the racks by the front door are full of new sets. Come down, take a look and get a great deal!
Reviews – Uncanny X-Men 534.1 and Secret Avengers 11
Uncanny X-Men 534.1 Written by Kieron Gillen Penciled by Carlos Pacheco Review by currentcomicguy Kieron Gillen’s solo debut as scribe for Uncanny X-Men begins with this .1 issue. As we know, the .1 issues are “jumping on points for new readers.” So far, only a few .1 issues have actually lived up to the goal. […]
Arriving 4/20/11
28 DAYS LATER #22 68 (SIXTY EIGHT) #1 (OF 4) CVR A NAT JONES 68 (SIXTY EIGHT) #1 (OF 4) CVR B NAT JONES & JAY FOTOS ABATTOIR #4 (OF 6) (MR) AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #651 2ND PTG RAMOS VAR (PP #956) ARCHIE & FRIENDS #154 ASTRO CITY SHINING STARS HC AVENGERS #12 AVENGERS ACADEMY #12 […]
Reminder – Comics Roundtable Thursday 4/14 at 7:00pm
Just a reminder that, in lieu of Book Club this month, we will be doing a comic roundtable. We will be discussing anything and everything about comics. Just a big BS session, but it should be fun. Come ready to talk about books you have really liked and books that have disappointed you. What is […]
March Sales Chart Thoughts
I was looking over the March comic sales on ICv2 this morning and I was stunned by the low sales. The #2 book was in the 70,000s. What is going on? The former cancelation line of 10,000 unites (for Marvel and DC) hit at #193. #300 only sold 4500 copies. These numbers seem really low. […]
Dollar Book Sale!
I just want to make sure everyone knows that this isn’t just some little sale with a couple of boxes of books. There are 45 long boxes of dollar books so far and we will keep adding to it. Special bulk deal – Fill a short box for $100 – and keep the box! There […]
Review – Fear Itself #1
Fear Itself 1 Written by Matt Fraction Penciled by Stuart Immonen Review by currentcomicguy Marvel’s biggest event since the Civil War hits the ground rolling. Fear Itself is said to alter the face of the Marvel Universe forever. Those changes are already set in motion in the first of the seven issue limited series. This […]
THORsdays Are Here!
Apparently there is a Thor movie coming. And its release date is the Friday right before Free Comic Book Day. So, to help spur interest in seeing Thor and to brush up on your Thor knowledge, until then Thursdays are now THORsdays at Pittsburgh Comics. All Thor merchandise is 25% off, Thursdays only! Until the […]
Review – Wolverine #7
Wolverine 7 Written by Jason Aaron Penciled by Daniel Acuna Review by currentcomicguy Wolverine’s internal and external struggles continue. A possessed Wolverine battles Magneto, Namor, and Cyclops while demons ransack Logan’s mind. This issue really stands out as the best yet of the newly rebooted series. I absolutely love Cyclops’ plan to take down Wolverine. […]