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May 2009 Blog Posts (8)

Shipping on Wednesday June 3rd, 2009

Ultimatum hits, Spidey is good so jump on this storyline as it heads to 600, and don't forgot Batman and Robin for more Grant goodness.

AGENTS OF ATLAS #6 DKR

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #596 DKR

ANGEL NOT FADE AWAY #2

ANITA BLAKE LC NECROMANCER #2 (OF 5) (MR)

ASTONISHING TALES #5

ASTRO CITY THE DARK AGE BOOK THREE #2 (OF 4)

ATOMIC ROBO SHADOW FROM BEYOND TIME #2 (OF 5)

AUTHORITY #11

BANG TANGO #5 (OF 6)… Continue

Added by Michael Costello on May 29, 2009 at 3:05pm — 6 Comments

NEW Subscriber functions available at Downtown Comics! Downtowncomics.biz to get makeover

Hello everyone.

As some of you may know I have been busy over these last 4 months installing a new POS system in all our stores. You may not know this but when we started using a POS in 1996 you could count on your hands the number of comic book stores in the country that used a POS system. I have always considered us a pioneer in many aspects of comic book retailing and after 12 years it is finally time to make another leap forward. While it may feel the same to all of you at… Continue

Added by Michael Costello on May 28, 2009 at 9:22pm — 1 Comment

Star Wars ships (japanese imports)

Our downtown store has also gotten in a line of Star Wars vehicles at 1/144 scale. Also imported from Japan and priced at 11.99.…

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Added by Michael Costello on May 26, 2009 at 8:26pm — No Comments

Roger Stern signing Captain America #600 in Castleton on June 17th!

Hey everyone...Pete here....Roger is very graciously coming back to the Castleton Location to sign copies of Captain America #600 and the Young Allies as well as collections of his other work. He'll be here on Wed June 17th from 11:30am to 1:30pm so stop by and say hello!

Spider-Man writer Roger Stern will appear at the Castleton location of Downtown Comics -- 5767 East 86th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana, on Wednesday, June 17, from 11:30am to 1:30pm -- to meet the public and sign… Continue

Added by Pete Kilmer on May 26, 2009 at 11:30am — 1 Comment

SHIPPING on THURSDAY May 28th, 2009

Books are on THURSDAY this week. Previews, wizard, Aliens and the lead into Amazing Spidey #600 begins this week.

ALIENS #1 (OF 4) (C: 0-1-2)

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #595 DKR

ARCHIE #597

ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN #16

AVENGERS INITIATIVE #24 DKR

AVENGERS INVADERS #11 (OF 12)

BART SIMPSON SON OF HOMER TP

BATMAN IN BARCELONA DRAGONS KNIGHT

BATMAN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #5

BAYOU TP VOL 01

CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY… Continue

Added by Michael Costello on May 24, 2009 at 11:03am — 5 Comments

Shipping on Wednesday May 20th, 2009

Some stuff this week. Plus plenty of reorders

AGENTS OF ATLAS #5 DKR

AIR #9 (MR)

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #594

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN FAMILY #6

ANGEL #21

BATMAN BATTLE FOR THE COWL #3 (OF 3)

BATMAN MAD LOVE AND OTHER STORIES HC

BEN TEMPLESMITHS DRACULA GN

BIG BOOK OF BARRY WEEN BOY GENIUS TP (RES)

BLACK TERROR #4

BOOSTER GOLD 52 PICK UP TP

BOYS HEROGASM #1 (MR)

BRAVE AND THE BOLD #23

BUFFY THE… Continue

Added by Michael Costello on May 15, 2009 at 12:19pm — 3 Comments

Shipping on Wednesday May 13th, 2009

Quick word on Wolverine #73. NO you have not missed #72, in case you don't read the internet Marvel has decided to ship issue #73 first (it is a new arc that could appeal to first time readers). Wolverine #72 is scheduled to ship in the next couple of weeks. Lots of goodies this week, pay attention to BOOM studios for those of you that want some stories off the beaten superhero path both unknown and unthinkable have interesting plot ideas that… Continue

Added by Michael Costello on May 8, 2009 at 2:36pm — 5 Comments

Shipping on Wednesday May 6th, 2009

Hopefully I will see everyone tomorrow at one of the stores (I have a scrying ball). Good week with Flash rebirth, buffy, cable, deadpool, and power girl.

2000 AD #1625

2000 AD #1626 (C: 0-1-2)

AGENTS OF ATLAS #4 DKR

ALIAS ULTIMATE COLLECTION TP BOOK 01

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #593

ANGEL BLOOD AND TRENCHES #3

ARCHIE & FRIENDS #131

ARMY OF DARKNESS #20

ASTONISHING TALES #4

ASTRO CITY THE DARK AGE BOOK THREE… Continue

Added by Michael Costello on May 1, 2009 at 12:43pm — 2 Comments