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May 31, 2007

New Avengers #31 Contest

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Marvel and the comic book pundits are hyping the hell out of the last panel of NEW AVENGERS #31 (to be released on June 13th). According to Marvel it'll be the "The most important last page of any Marvel comic this year!" In a normal year that might not mean much, but what they're saying is that it'll be more important than Captain America getting killed.

We at Fantom Comics are intrigued. So much so that we're holding a contest. The winner gets a $15 gift card to the store.

The rules:

Post a comment to this entry stating what you think will happen/be revealed in the last panel of New Avengers #31. The description can be as general or specific as you like, but be warned! If several people have roughly the same prediction, the award will go to the person who provided the most accurate detail and/or made the least mistakes. Let's see what you've got people!

To protect against multiple postings by the same person, please comment under your full name, or I won't post the comment and you won't be entered.

Judging might end up being a bit subjective, but maybe not. It'll depend on how close your guesses are to each other. In the end, the judge's decision (by which I mean mine) is final.

The last entries will be accepted on June 11th.

Fantom Comics employees are ineligible. As are Brian Michael Bendis, Leinil Francis Yu and Joe Quesada.

Good luck, everyone!

May 30, 2007

Superman Vs Darth Vader

SATURDAY, SATURDAY, SATURDAY!!!

May 29, 2007

This Week: THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN!

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It's true! Not only is issue #7 of Garth Ennis' The Boys (voted by customers as the 2nd most popular comic in the store) finally coming out this Thursday, but so is The Boys Vol 1 TP (collecting issues 1-6)! If you haven't yet discovered The Boys, then here's your chance. Buy this book. Seriously. Buy it. You'll thank us.

New releases also worth noting:
52 Week 1 TP (collecting the first 13 issues of 52)
Girls Vol 4 TP (collects the last 6 issues of the series)
New Avengers Illuminati #3
Silver Surfer Requiem #1

NEW ITEMS FOR THURSDAY, MAY 31

NEW ITEMS FOR THURSDAY, MAY 31
note that new books come out on THURSDAY

COMICS
ACTION COMICS #850
AMAZONS ATTACK #2 (OF 6)
ANITA BLAKE VAMPIRE HUNTER GUILTY PLEASURES HANDBOOK
BETTY #165
BLACK COAT OR GIVE ME DEATH #1 (OF 4)
BLUE BEETLE #15
BOYS #7
CHUCKY #2 (OF 5)
COUNTDOWN 48
CROSSING MIDNIGHT #7
DAREDEVIL #97
DEADMAN #10
DEATHBLOW #5
DEMONWARS THE DEMON AWAKENS #3 (OF 3)
DRAWING FROM LIFE #1
FALLEN ANGEL IDW #16
FRESHMEN VOL 2 #4
GREEN LANTERN #20
HAWKGIRL #64
HELLBOY DARKNESS CALLS #2 (OF 6)
JSA CLASSIFIED #26
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #6
KISS 4K #1
MAGICIAN APPRENTICE #7 (OF 12)
NEW AVENGERS ILLUMINATI #3 (OF 5)
NEW EXCALIBUR #20
PUNISHER PRESENTS BARRACUDA MAX #4 (OF 5)
RAY HARRYHAUSEN PRESENTS WRATH OF THE TITANS #1 (OF 4)
RIDE DIE VALKYRIE #1 (OF 3)
SILENT WAR #5 (OF 6)
SILVER SURFER REQUIEM #1 (OF 4)
SONIC X #20
SPAWN GODSLAYER #1
SPIDER-MAN FAIRY TALES #1
STAR TREK NEXT GENERATION THE SPACE BETWEEN #5 (OF 6)
STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC #17
TEDDY SCARES VOL 1
TEEN TITANS #47
TEEN TITANS GO #43
TEMPLAR CHRONICLES THE HERETIC #2 (OF 6)
ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #42
USAGI YOJIMBO #103
WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #681
WHITE PICKET FENCES #1 (OF 3)
WOLVERINE #54
X-23 TARGET X #6 (OF 6)

GRAPHIC NOVELS/TRADES
52 VOL 1 TP
ABRAXAS AND THE EARTHMAN TP
AFTERDEAD COLLECTION COLOR ED VOL 1 TP
AVENGERS NEXT REBIRTH TP
BOYS VOL 1 TP
CIVIL WAR COMPANION TP
EC ARCHIVES SHOCK SUSPENSTORIES VOL 2 HC
EC CRIME AND CRIME PATROL EC LIBRARY COMPLETE SET
FANTASTIC FOUR THE END PREMIERE HC
FEAR AGENT VOL 2 MY WAR TP
FLOOD 3RD EDITION TP
FOG MOUND BOOK 1 TRAVELS OF THELONIOUS GN
GIRLS VOL 4 TP
JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT IT COULDNT GET WORSE SC
MARY SCARY HC
NANCY DREW BOXED SET
NEW X-MEN CHILDHOODS END VOL 4 TP
OUR GANG VOL 2 SC
PANEL TWO MORE SCRIPTS BY TOP COMICS WRITERS VOL 2 TP
PENNY ARCADE VOL 4 BIRDS ARE WEIRD TP
PERCY GLOOM HC
PUNISHER MAX VOL 3 HC
RABBIS CAT SC
STAR WARS 30TH ANNIV COLL HC VOL 4 JANGO FETT ZAM WESELL
STAR WARS PANEL TO PANEL VOL 2 HC
TRANSFORMERS ARK COMPENDIUM TRANSFORMERS MODELS
ULTIMATE GALACTUS TRILOGY HC

MANGA
1 WORLD MANGA VOL 6 TP
BLEACH VOL 19 TP
GUNSMITH CATS OMNIBUS VOL 2 TP
SHAMAN WARRIOR VOL 3 TP
TANPENSHU VOL 2 TP
YU GI OH DUELIST VOL 21 TP

MAGAZINES
2000 AD #1535
2000 AD #1536
COMICS REVUE #253
JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE #258
WIZARD MAGAZINE #189

May 27, 2007

Superman: Doomsday is Here

A few weeks ago, the trailer for Superman: Doomsday was leaked on the web. Within a day or two, Warner Brothers decided to take the trailer back…. or so they thought -- I recently found a site the still has it up, here. Superman: Doomsday is a direct-to-dvd adaptation of The Death of Superman, featuring the voices of Adam Baldwin, Anne Heche, and James Marsters. It is 75 minutes long, with over 70 minutes of DVD extras. The animation is not quite the same used for Superman: TAS, or at least its more like the darkest version of it. This is the first of three direct-to-dvds in the Warner Bros. DC animation line-up, the next being Justice League: The New Frontier, and Teen Titans: The Judas Contract.

Superman: Doomsday will be released on September 17th, 2007 and will be rated PG-13.

Also: To see commentary from the writers & directors, go to: http://www.warnervideo.com/supermandoomsdaydvd/

May 25, 2007

Matt's Vote for the New Joker

I realize it's over and done, but if for some reason Heath Ledger backs out of the new Batman movie (or the producers smarten up), my vote for who should play the joker goes to Star Trek The Next Generation's very own Lieutenant Data: Brent Spiner. Anyone who remembers him as the scientist in Independence Day knows he can pull off "crazy." Thanks to Alex Karelis, who first thought of casting him as the Joker.

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May 21, 2007

NEW ITEMS FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 23

NEW ITEMS FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 23

COMICS
AMERICAN VIRGIN #15
ARCHIE #575
BIRDS OF PREY #106
CAPTAIN AMERICA #26
CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #33
COUNTDOWN 49
COVER GIRL #2
CRIMINAL #6
DEVI #11
DYNAMO 5 #3
ELEPHANTMEN #9
FANTASTIC FOUR #546
FINAL GIRL #1 (OF 5)
FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #1
FUTURAMA COMICS #31
GUTSVILLE #1 (OF 6)
HELLBLAZER #232
HEROES FOR HIRE #10
IRON MAN HYPERVELOCITY #5 (OF 6)
IRREDEEMABLE ANT-MAN #8
LOADED BIBLE 2 BLOOD OF CHRIST
MADMAN ATOMIC COMICS #2
MARVEL ADVENTURES IRON MAN #1
MARVEL SPOTLIGHT FANTASTIC FOUR SILVER SURFER
NEWUNIVERSAL #6
NINJA SCROLL #9
PURITY #3 (OF 4)
ROBIN #162
SHADOWPACT #13
SHE-HULK 2 #18
SNAKEWOMAN SPECIAL COLLECTORS EDITION #0
SPIRIT #6
STAR TREK KLINGONS BLOOD WILL TELL #2
STAR WARS LEGACY #12
SUPERGIRL AND THE LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #30
SUPERMAN BATMAN #35
TESTAMENT #18
UNCLE SCROOGE #366
UNIQUE #3 (OF 3)
WALK-IN #6
WARHAMMER 40K DAMNATION CRUSADE #4
WETWORKS #9
WISDOM #6 (OF 6)
WONDER WOMAN #9
X-MEN #199

GRAPHIC NOVELS/TRADES
ACTION HEROES ARCHIVES VOL 2 HC
ALL OVER COFFEE GN
BARRONS GRAPHIC CLASSICS JOURNEY TO CENTER EARTH SC
BARRONS GRAPHIC CLASSICS KIDNAPPED SC
BLACK PANTHER CIVIL WAR TP
CASANOVA VOL 1 LUXURIA HC
COYOTE VOL 5 TP
CSI CASE FILES VOL 2 TP
DOCTOR STRANGE OATH TP
DORK TOWER COLL VOL 1 DORK COVENANT TP NEW PTG
DORK TOWER COLL VOL 2 DORK SHADOWS TP NEW PTG
DORK TOWER COLL VOL 3 HEART OF DORKNESS TP NEW PTG
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF COMICBOOK HEROES VOL 1 BATMAN TP
FELL VOL 1 FERAL CITY LTD ED HC
FELL VOL 1 FERAL CITY TP
FIELD GUIDE TO MIDWEST MONSTERS GN
HELLSTORM SON OF SATAN EQUINOX TP
HOMELESS CHANNEL
IN DUBLIN CITY GN
MARVEL 1602 FANTASTICK FOUR TP
OTHER SIDE TP
PHANTOM VOL 1 GHOST WHO WALKS TP
SAVAGE DRAGON ARCHIVES VOL 2 TP
SILVER SURFER OMNIBUS VOL 1 HC
SILVER SURFER OMNIBUS VOL 1 HC VAR ED
SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE VOL 3 MY SECRET LIFE DIGEST TP
STREET FIGHTER ALPHA VOL 1 GN (OF 2)
SUPERMAN BATMAN VS ALIENS PREDATORS TP

MANGA
BERSERK VOL 17 TP
MEGATOKYO VOL 5

MAGAZINES
BACK ISSUE #22

May 19, 2007

Fantom Comics Goes to See Spider-Man 3

Fantom Comics customers congregate at Nanny O'Brien's in Cleveland park after seeing Spider-Man 3 at the Uptown.

Fantom Comics' next big outing: Transformers, of course!

Next time you're in the shop, ask about joining us for our movie going events.


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May 14, 2007

FINALLY! All Star Batman and Ultimates 2

It's been 8 months since the last issue of Ultimates 2, and just one day short of ONE YEAR since the last All Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder! They'll finally be here on Wednesday.

ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN THE BOY WONDER #5
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ULTIMATES 2 #13
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May 12, 2007

Fantom Comics - Endorsed by the God of Thunder!!

Fantom Comics customer and all-around awesome guy Jordan Kessler starred in the following commercial for Fantom Comics, made by talented director Bryan Gold.

Enjoy!

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NEW ITEMS FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 16

NEW ITEMS FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 16

COMICS
30 DAYS OF NIGHT EBEN & STELLA #1
ACTION COMICS #849
AFTER THE CAPE #3 (OF 3)
ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN THE BOY WONDER #5
AQUAMAN SWORD OF ATLANTIS #52
ARMY @ LOVE #3 (MR)
BATMAN #665
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA #9
BETTY & VERONICA SPECTACULAR #78
BPRD GARDEN OF SOULS #3 (OF 5)
CABLE DEADPOOL #40
CATWOMAN #67
CHECKMATE #14
CONAN #40
COUNTDOWN 50
EX MACHINA #28
EXILES #94
FABLES #61
FALLEN SON DEATH OF CAPTAIN AMERICA CAPTAIN AMERICA
FLASH THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE #12
FRANK FRAZETTAS DEATH DEALER #2 (OF 6)
GARGOYLES #4
HERO BY NIGHT #3 (OF 4)
JUGHEAD #181
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #9
LEFT ON MISSION CVR A #1 (OF 5)
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES IN THE 31ST CENTURY #2
LOCAL #9 (OF 12)
MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS #13
MIGHTY AVENGERS #3
MOON KNIGHT #10
OCCULT CRIMES TASKFORCE #4 (OF 4)
ORSON SCOTT CARDS WYRMS #4 (OF 6)
PLAGUE O/T LIVING DEAD #1 (OF 6)
RED SONJA #22
SATANS ##### BABY (MR)
SCOOBY DOO #120
SE7EN PRIDE #5 (OF 7)
SIDEKICK #5 (OF 5)
SIMPSONS COMICS #130
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #175
STAR WARS REBELLION #6
SUPERGIRL #17
TALES OF TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #33
TALES OF TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #34
THE SUPER NATURALS #2
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #109
ULTIMATE X-MEN #82
ULTIMATES 2 #13
UNCANNY X-MEN #486
X-FACTOR #19
X-MEN FIRST CLASS SPECIAL

GRAPHIC NOVELS/TRADES
ABC WARRIORS KHRONICLES OF KHAOS GN
AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL VOL 1 TP
ARTESIA VOL 3 ARTESIA AFIRE HC
BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE VOL 3 HC
BATMAN CHRONICLES VOL 3 TP
BATTLER BRITTON TP
BLADE UNDEAD AGAIN TP
CIVIL WAR WAR CRIMES TP
CIVIL WAR X-MEN UNIVERSE TP
FEAR AGENT RE-IGNTION VOL 1 TP
GRAPHIC UNIVERSE JASON QUEST FOR GOLDEN FLEECE HC
GRAPHIC UNIVERSE THOR & LOKI IN LAND OF GIANTS HC
HELLBLAZER THE DEVIL YOU KNOW TP
MAGICIAN APPRENTICE VOL 1 HC
MARVEL MASTERWORKS INCREDIBLE HULK VOL 4 NEW ED HC
MISERY LOVES COMEDY HC
MOUSE GUARD VOL 1 FALL 1152 HC
PLAIN JANES
RED PROPHET TALES OF ALVIN MAKER VOL 1 HC
ROB ZOMBIE PRES HAUNTED WORLD OF EL SUPERBEASTO TP
RUNAWAYS VOL 3 HC
SHOWCASE PRESENTS THE FLASH VOL 1 TP
STAR WARS KNIGHTS O/T OLD REPUBLIC VOL 2 FLASHPOINT TP
THINGS JUST GET AWAY FROM YOU HC
ULTIMATE X-MEN VOL 16 CABLE TP
X-FACTOR MANY LIVES OF MADROX PREMIERE HC
ZOMBIES ECLIPSE OF THE UNDEAD TP

MANGA
APOTHECARIUS ARGENTUM VOL 1
BASTARD SAMURAI VOL I TP NEW PTG
HANAMI INTERNATIONAL LOVE STORY VOL 1
HSU AND CHAN VOL 1 TP
NARUTO VOL 14 TP
TEZUKAS BUDDHA VOL 7 PRINCE AJATASATTU SC

MAGAZINES
WIZARD ANIME INSIDER #45

Scientists unearth "kryptonite"

But what good is kryptonite if we don't have a Superman around to use it against?!

Click the image below to read the article (thanks to Gordon for the heads-up):

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May 9, 2007

Peter Parker actually Emo frontman Conor Oberst?

Peter Parker went emo in Spider-Man 3. Don't pretend you didn't notice. Remember when he confronted Harry and threatened to cut himself if Harry didn't stop seeing MJ?

Anyway, here's his inspiration. Can you tell Tobey Maguire from Bright Eyes frontman Conor Oberst?

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May 8, 2007

NEW ITEMS FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 9

NEW ITEMS FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 9

COMICS
AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #8
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #540
ANNIHILATION SAGA
BATMAN STRIKES #33
BATTLE POPE #14
BLACK PANTHER #27
BLADE #9
BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL #125
BLOOD NATION #4 (OF 4)
BOMB QUEEN III #3 (OF 4)
CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #13
COUNTDOWN #51
COVER GIRL #1
CVO AFRICAN BLOOD #4
DINOWARS EXTINCTION FILES #1
DMZ #19
GAMEKEEPER JONATHAN HICKMAN COVER #2
GARTH ENNIS CHRONICLES OF WORMWOOD #3 (OF 6)
GEN 13 #8
GHOST RIDER #11
GREEN ARROW #74
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #12
GRIFTER MIDNIGHTER #3 (OF 6)
GRIMM FAIRY TALES #14
HACK SLASH ONGOING #1
HULK AND POWER PACK #3 (OF 4)
IMMORTAL IRON FIST #5
INDIA AUTHENTIC GANESHA #1
INVINCIBLE #41
JACK OF FABLES #10
JLA CLASSIFIED #38
KILLER #4 (OF 10)
MADAME MIRAGE FIRST LOOK
MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #24
MARVEL ZOMBIES DEAD DAYS
MYSTERY IN SPACE #8 (OF 8)
NEW AVENGERS #30
NEW X-MEN #38
NIGHTWING #132
NOBLE CAUSES #29
NOVA #2
OUTSIDERS #47
PHONOGRAM #6 (OF 6)
PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #7
RED SONJA VACANT SHELL ONE SHOT
SAMURAI HEAVEN & EARTH VOL 2 #4 (OF 5)
SECRET #4 (OF 4)
SOLLITARIA #1
SPIDER-MAN FANTASTIC FOUR #2 (OF 4)
STAR WARS DARK TIMES #3 (OF 5)
STAR WARS LEGACY #11
STORMWATCH PHD #7
STRONGARM #3 (OF 5)
TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED #8 (OF 8)
THUNDERBOLTS #114
ULTIMATE POWER #5 (OF 9)
VERONICA #180
WOLVERINE ORIGINS #14
Y THE LAST MAN #56

GRAPHIC NOVELS/TRADES
28 DAYS LATER THE AFTERMATH GN
ASYLUM GN
BARRONS GRAPHIC CLASSICS HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME SC
BARRONS GRAPHIC CLASSICS MOBY DICK SC
CIVIL WAR FRONT LINE BOOK 2 TP
CIVIL WAR PETER PARKER SPIDER-MAN TP
COLLECTED HOOK JAW VOL 1 GN
COMICS GONE APE SC
CRIMINAL VOL 1 COWARD TP
ESSENTIAL FANTASTIC FOUR VOL 6 TP
ETERNALS BY NEIL GAIMAN HC
GREEN LANTERN CORPS VOL 1 TO BE A LANTERN TP
MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN VOL 6 BLACK COSTUME DIGEST TP
MODESTY BLAISE VOL 11 INCA TRAIL TP
PARASYTE VOL 1 GN (OF 8)
SIMPSONS VOL 6 BIG BEASTLY BOOK OF BART SIMPSON TP
SPIDER-MAN AND POWER PACK BIG CITY SUPER HEROES DIGEST TP
STRONGEST MAN IN THE WORLD GRAPHIC BIOGRAPHY HC
TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED MOVIE ADAPTATION TP
Y THE LAST MAN VOL 9 MOTHERLAND TP

MANGA
GOTHIC SPORTS VOL 1 GN (OF 3)
PRINCESS RESURRECTION VOL 1 GN
RHYSMYTH GN

MAGAZINES
2000 AD #1533
2000 AD #1534
ALTER EGO #68
HEAVY METAL JULY 2007 #111
MAD CLASSICS #15
MAD MAGAZINE #478
SHAUN THE SHEEP COMIC #1
SHAUN THE SHEEP COMIC #2
TOYFARE #119

May 7, 2007

Super-Heroes Aren't Invulnerable to Unkind Movie Reviews

Even super-heroes need a kind word now and then.

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Free Comic Book Day was INCREDIBLE!

Thanks for your support, everyone! It was great seeing you all on Saturday. We gave away a lot of free comics and a lot of other free swag...congratulations to all of you trivia question winners!

May 1, 2007

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY!!!!!

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Don't forget that this coming Saturday, May 5, is National Free Comic Book Day! We'll be handing out free swag all day (10am-9pm).

Not only will we have tons of free comics to hand out, we'll also be giving away lots of other free stuff.

Every half-hour, at the 15, (10:15, 10:45, 11:15, etc...) we'll ask a pop-culture trivia question. Whoever is the first to get it wins a prize, some of which are valued at up to $100!