Posted at 10:45 p.m. - Monday, December 22

Courtesy of my friends at Dreamland Comics in Schaumburg, IL comes this week's new releases!  Of note this week: DC's answer to the Punisher returns in Vigilante #1 by creator Marv Wolfman; Bruce Campbell's alter-ego Ash of the Evil Dead series has his hands full with holiday horrors in Army of Darkness Ash's Christmas Horror One-Shot; and much, much more!  Visit your local comic shop and check out one of these titles this week!

MARVEL
Captain America Theater of War America First
Daredevil #114
Dark Tower Treachery #4
Ghost Rider Danny Ketch #3
Hulk #9
Immortal Iron Fist #21
Lords of Avalon Knights of Darkness #2
Ms. Marvel #34
New Avengers #48 (Dark Reign)
New Warriors #19
Nova #20
Nova #20 (1:10 Villain Variant)
Patsy Walker Hellcat Agent of Initiative #4
Punisher War Zone #3
Runaways #5
Secret Invasion Requiem #1
She-Hulk #36
Skaar Son of Hulk #6
Spider-Man Brand New Day Yearbook
Thor #12
Ultimate Spider-Man #129
Ultimatum #2
What If? Spider-Man Back In Black
Wolverine First Class #10
Wolverine Origins #31

DC
Batman #683
Batman Gotham After Midnight #8
Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam #3
Brave and the Bold #20
Final Crisis Rage of the Red Lanterns #1 (2nd Print)
Flash #247 (Last Issue!)
Rann Thanagar Holy War #8
Reign In Hell #6
Superman Supergirl Maelstrom #4
Trinity #30
Vigilante #1
Wonder Woman #27

DC/VERTIGO
Greatest Hits #4
Unknown Soldier #3

DC/WILDSTORM
Ferryman #4
Gears of War #34
Push #3
Top 10 Season Two #3
Wildcats Worlds End #6

OTHER PUBLISHERS
1001 Arabian Nights Adventures of Sinbad #6
Angel Smile Time #1
Army of Darkness Ash's Christmas Horror
Astounding Wolf-Man #11
Atomic Robo Dogs of War #5
Bart Simpson Comics #45
Beyond Wonderland #4
City of Dust #3 
Darkness #73
Dread Force #0
Femme Noir Dark City Diaries #4
Freedom Formula #4
Galveston #2
Gigantic #2
Grimm Fairy Tales #33
Grimm Fairy Tales Annual 2008
Indiana Jones and the Tomb of the Gods #3
Invincible #57
Knights of the Dinner Table #146
Mister X: Condemned #1
Necronomicon #4
Red Sonja #40
Remnant #1
Savage #3
Savage Dragon #143
Spawn #187
Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic #36
Street Fighter II Turbo #3 
Umbrella Academy Dallas #2
Usagi Yojimbo #116
Warhammer 40k Defenders of Ultramar #1
Warhammer Crown of Destruction #3
Worlds of Dungeons & Dragons #7

ALL-AGES
Archie #592
Archie Digest #250
Bart Simpson Comics #45
Marvel Adventures Super Heroes #6
Scooby Doo #139
Sonic X #40

MAGAZINES
Previews #1 (Jan 2009)
Star Trek Magazine #15
Tomarts Action Figure Digest #173

GRAPHIC NOVELS
All-New Atom Vol 4 Small Wonder
American Flagg Definitve SC
Demonwars Vol 2 Demon Spirit
Immortal Iron Fist Vol 3 HC
Lone Ranger Vol 2 SC
Midnighter Vol 3 Assassin8
Mome Vol 13
Off. HB of Marvel Universe A-Z Vol 6 HC
Onslaught Reborn SC
Salem
Scream
SPawn Book of the Dead HC Toy Edition
Star Wars Clone Wars Vol 2 Crash Course Digest
Star Wars Omnibus Rise Of The Sith
Tales from the Crypt Vol 5 Yabba Dabba Voodoo
Ultimates 3 Who Killed Scarlet Witch Premier HC
What If? Classics Volume 5 TPB
Wizard Michael Turner Tribute HC
X-Men Angel Revelations
X-Men Complete Onslaught Epic Vol 4
Young Liars Vol 1

MANGA
Crayon Shin-Chan Vol 6
Key to the Kingdom Vol 6
Naruto Vol 33

Posted at 9:15 p.m. - Monday, December 1

Courtesy of my friends at Dreamland Comics in Schaumburg, IL comes this week's new releases!  Of note this week: Marvel Comics' Skrull Invasion comes to its conclusion in Secret Invasion #8; DC Comics young readers line gets a great new title with Supergirl Cosmic Adventures in the 8th Grade #1; and Lucy Lawless alter-ego Xena joins Ashley Williams of the Evil Dead series to battle deadites throughout some literary classics in  Xena Vs.Army of Darkness: What Again? #2 (see image) ; and much, much more!

Get over to your local comic shop and try one of these great titles (or any of the others listed below) this week!

MARVEL
Amazing Spider-Man #579
Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Laughing Corpse #3
Cable #9
Criminal Vol 2 #7
Enders Shadow Battle School #1 
Eternals #6
Hulk #8 Buscema Variant ($2.99) Limited Quantity
Hulk Family Green Genes #1
Immortal Iron Fist #20
Iron Man Hulk Fury One-Shot
Lords of Avalon Knights of Darkness #1
Marvel Illustrated Kidnapped #2
Marvel Spotlight Secret Invasion Aftermath
Marvel Zombies 3 #3
Marvels Eye of the Camera #1
Moon Knight Silent Knight #1
New Avengers #47
New Exiles #15
NYX No Way Home #4
Punisher Max X-Mas Special 
Secret Invasion #8
Secret Invasion: Front Line #5
She-Hulk Cosmic Collision
Weapon X First Class #2
What If? House of M
Wolverine Power Pack #2
Wolverine Manifest Destiny #2
X-Infernus #1
X-Men Manifest Destiny #4
X-Men Noir #1

DC
Batman #682
El Diablo #4
Jonah Hex #38
Justice Society of America #21
Sgt Rock the Lost Battalion #2
Superman Supergirl: Maelstrom #3
Terra #3
Terror Titans #3
Trinity #27
Vixen Return of the Lion #3

DC/VERTIGO
Army@Love Art of War #5
Haunted Tank #1
Sandman Dream Hunters #2

DC/WILDSTORM
Authority #5
Chuck #6

OTHER PUBLISHERS
Army of Darkness Vs. Xena: What Again? #2
Astounding Wolf-Man #10
Boys #25
Broken Trinity Witchblade
Charlatan Ball #5
Criminal Macabre Cell Block 666 #2
Darkness #72 (Now Re-number to original series)
Doctor Who Forgotten #4
Dreamer #2
Dreamland Chronicles IDW #6
Hack Slash The Series #18 
Hellboy The Wild Hunt #1
I Hate Gallant Girl #2
Jingle Bell: Santa Claus Vs. Frankenstein 
Jungle Girl Season 2 #2
Knights of the Dinner Table #145
Kull #2
Magicman Archives Vol 1
Modern Masters Vol 19 Mike Ploog
Necronomicon #3
Noble Causes #38
Pirat Tales Legend of Cat O Nine Tales #2
Proof Vol 2
PS238 Vol 6
Risers
Scream Queen
Shadow Double Novel Vol 23
Sir Apropos Of Nothing #2
Solomon Kane #3
Speed Racer Next Generation Birthright #2
Sword #13
Tales From the Crypt #9
Transformers Animated Arrival #5
Transformers Best of UK Time Wars #5
Wizard Project Superpowers #1/2
Youngblood #6
Zero G #3

ALL-AGES
Archie Double Digest #194
Betty #177
Jughead #192
Looney Tunes #169
Supergirl Cosmic Adventures in the 8th Grade #1
Walt Disney's Christmas Parade #5

MAGAZINES
Alter Ego #82
Lost Offical Magazine #20
Scrye #128
Spider-Man Magazine #4
Torchwood Magazine #10
Torchwood Magazine #11

GRAPHIC NOVELS
1000 Record Covers
1000 Tattoos
Astonishing X-Men Vol 2 HC
Becoming Batman Possibility of a Superhero 
Caliber Vol 1 First Canon Of Justice 
Cleburne 
Complete Terry & The Pirates Vol 5 HC
Creepy Archives Vol 2 
Daredevil Miller Janson Vol 2 
Daredevil Yellow Premier HC
Doc Savage Double Novel Vol 19
Doctor Who Classics Vol 2 
Fall of Cthulhu Vol 3
Genext
Godland Vol. 4 
Hercules Vol 1 Thracian Wars 
Infinity Crusade Vol 1 
Invincible Iron Man Vol 1 HC
Mice Templar Vol 1 The Prophecy HC
New Exiles Vol 2 Awakening 
Project Superpowers Vol 1 HC
Showcase Presents Supergirl Vol 2
Spirit Vol 1 
Star Trek Assignment Earth 
Superman Batman Vol 4 Vengeance
Teen Titans On the Clock 
Wasteland Vol 3 Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos 

MANGA
Bleach Posterzine #1
Dragon Drive Vol 11
Eyeshield 21 Vol 23
Gaba Kawa
Honey & Clover Vol 4
Hoshin Engi Vol 10
King of Hell Vol 21
Mamotte Shugogetten Vol 1
Monochrome Factor Vol 4
Mushishi Vol 6
Suzuka Vol 10
Toto Vol 3
Two Flowers for the Dragon Vol 3

Posted at 10:25 p.m. - Wednesday, November 26

You've stuffed yourself with turkey, recovered from the post-sweet potato pie coma, and now it's time to get down to business...buying Christmas gifts.

Now if you're looking for something unique for the geek in your life, and have a few extra grand in the petty cash drawer, here are some gifts that will make them the envy of all the geeks in the neighborhood:

[Copy of You Only Live Twice signed by Ian Fleming to 'James Bond' ($60,000-$80,000)]

This copy of You Only Live Twice was signed by 007 creator Ian Fleming for the man from who he 'stole' the name for his world-famous secret agent, the famed orinthologist James Bond.

[Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi original "C-3PO" droid helmet worn by Anthony Daniels ($60,000-$80,000)]

Oh yeah, this baby on the mantle will make that Star Wars fanatic in your life ready to learn and become fluent in over 2 million forms of communication.  I wonder if it still has the smell of Tony Daniels sweat in it?



[Mark Hamill's hero "Luke Skywalker" lightsaber from Star Wars and Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back ($150,000-$180,000)]

Didn't Luke lose this one in the tibana gas mines of Cloud City?  How much did the custodian who dug this baby out of the vents get?  What kind of batteries does it need? 2 double-A?  Hmmmmmm...



[Signature "Wolverine" black leather battlesuit from X-Men ($60,000-$80,000)]

Hey baby, lookit me!  I'm dressed like WOLVERINE!  Oh yeah, Hugh Jackman wore this sucker!  Some of his man scent has gotta be rubbing off on me right now!  Uh...no, I'm pretty sure he didn't wear this outfit in the suck-fest that was X-Men 3: The Last Stand.



[Harrison Ford's signature "Indiana Jones" fedora hat and whip from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom ($40,000-$60,000 each]

For the geek who enjoys exploring temples deep in the Peruvian jungles, outrunning boulders and getting dragged under trucks!  The question behind having this item is does it belong on your head, or in a museum?



[Christian Bale's signature "Batman" cowl from Batman Begins ($15,000-$20,000)]

This would have to be the ultimate geeky-gift!  Christian Bale wore this sucker in Batman Begins and it is sure to be a most coveted item in Geek-dom.  C'mon, IT'S BALE!  IT'S BATMAN!

These items, and a plethora of others, will be going up for auction (www.ebayliveauctions.com) on December 11th.  You can visit the Profiles in History web site to download a complete catalog of items available for auction, @ www.profilesinhistory.com.

Posted at 10:55 p.m. - Monday, November 17

Courtesy of my friends at Dreamland Comics in Schaumburg, IL comes this week's new releases!  Of note this week: Marvel Comics' adaptation of Orson Scott Card's Hugo Award Winning novel continues in Ender's Game Battle School #2; Mulder and Scully return in the DC/Wildstorm series X-Files #1; The Autobots travel into the third dimension in IDW's Transformers Spotlight Optimus Prime 3D; and much, much more!  Get over to your local comic shop and try one of these great titles (or any of the others listed below) this week!

Posted at 9:15 a.m. - Tuesday, November 4

Courtesy of my friends at Dreamland Comics in Schaumburg, IL comes this week's new releases!  Of note this week: the 'end' of Marvel's Ultimate Universe begins with the release of Ultimatum #1; DC Comics' iconic war hero returns in Sgt. Rock and the Lost Battalion #1; a new chapter in Alex Ross' Superpowers storyline kicks off with Project Superpowers Vol 2 The Supremacy #0 and much, much more!  Get over to your local comic shop and try one of these great titles (or any of the others listed below) this week!

Also, I will be appearing at  Dreamland Comics with Art Baltazar & Jeff Zwirek for a comic book signing this Saturday, November 8th from 1 pm - 3 pm.

I hope to see you there!

Posted at 1:20 p.m. - Friday, October 31

Local publisher Avatar Press had a presence at the Windy City Comic Con and I managed to get David Marks to get on camera and talk about what the indie publisher has been doing and what the future will bring (Lord knows my future will involve lots of stomach crunches):

Check back later today for a Geek To Me podcast from Windy City Comic Con!

Posted at 11:05 p.m. - Monday, October 27

Courtesy of my friends at Dreamland Comics in Schaumburg, IL comes this week's new releases!  Of note this week: The Skrulls battle Asgard in Thor:Secret Invasion #3;  DC Comics answers with the latest chapter of their 'epic of the year' with Final Crisis #4;The New Krypton story arc continues in Superman #681; and comics get political with Obama: The Comic Book and McCain: The Comic Book; and much, much more!  Get over to your local comic shop and try one of these great titles (or any of the others listed below) this week!

Posted at 11:05 p.m. - Monday, October 20

Courtesy of my friends at Dreamland Comics in Schaumburg, IL comes this week's new releases!  Of note this week: The penultimate chapter in the Skrull Invasion of the Marvel U with Secret Invasion #7;  DC Comics answers with the latest chapter of their 'epic of the year' with Final Crisis #4;The New Krypton story arc kicks off in the Superman titles with New Krypton Special #1; yours truly makes his comic book writing debut in Xena/Army of Darkness (Series Two) #1; and much, much more!  Get over to your local comic shop and try one of these great titles (or any of the others listed below) this week!

Posted at 10:25 a.m. - Friday, October 17

Way cool news on the comic book convention front, as finally the local comic scene is going to get the spotlight in a convention FOR Chicago folks BY Chicago folks!  The good folks from the Windy City Comic Con sent me the following press release:

Comic Book Fandom Returns to Sweet Home Chicago.

Over a decade ago, Chicago was home to one if the best comic book
conventions in the world. To the dismay of thousands of fans, there has not
been a proper comic book convention in the city, for far too long. Now
Chicago will once again have a Comic Book convention to call its own. On
Saturday Oct. 25th, more than fifty comic book professionals, publishers and
vendors will be gathered together for the first ever Windy City Comicon.

The guest list includes top industry talent like Gene Ha, Don Kramer,
Skottie Young, Mike Norton, Jeffrey Brown, Jeff Lemire, Tim Seeley, Will
Pfeifer and dozens more. Comic book publishers Avatar Press, Olympian
Publishing, Short Pants Press, and Moonstone Books will also exhibit a wide
variety of new titles and upcoming projects.

"Diversity and quality is what we were looking for in our guest list. We
couldn't be happier on both accounts." commented show co-promoter Brion
Salazar. All of the guests are excited to finally have a traditional comic
show right here in the city.²

Additionally, comic book retailers from around the area will offers
thousands of back-issues, collectibles, toys, games, statues and apparel,
all at discounted prices.

Starting at noon on the day of the show, free seminars will be offered,
presented by comic book professionals teaching the craft of creating comics.

Tournaments and pick-up games for Magic: The Gathering and HeroClix players,
will be offered throughout the day. There is room for over a hundred gamers
to match wits and compete for Limited Edition prizes.

The Hero Initiative, a not-for-profit organization, will have guest signings
and exclusive products with all proceeds going to help veteran creators in
need. Also, a special Heroclix tournament option offers a fun and easy way
to help The Siegel and Shuster Society¹s efforts to save the home of
Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel.

The Center on Halsted will be the home for the 2008 Windy City Comicon on
Saturday October 25th, from 10:00am to 6:00pm. This brand new community
center is in the heart of Chicago's North Side, blocks from Wrigley Field.

"The Center has everything we were looking for in a venue.² said show
co-promoter Christopher Neseman. ³Attendees are steps away from an endless
variety of eateries, shopping and entertainment when the convention
concludes. We¹re excited to show why we feel Chicago is the greatest city in
the world."

Tickets are still available and only $5.00. Free gift packs for the first
500 attendees.

To purchase tickets, see a complete list of guests, exhibitors and
retailers, or find additional information on the show, visit the Windy City
Comicon website at www.windycitycomicon.com.

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This promises to be a top-notch event with great talent and it deserves the full support that the local fanboy and fangirl community can give!  I know I'll be there and I hope to see you there as well!

Posted at 9:35 p.m. - Monday, October 13

Courtesy of my friends at Dreamland Comics in Schaumburg, IL comes this week's new releases!  Of note this week: Dr. Who television series writer Paul Cornell continues the adventures of England's greatest hero in Captain Britain and MI:13 #6;   speaking of the good Doctor, IDW collects a number of Dr. Who stories written in the past by comics writer Grant Morrison with Grant Morrison's Doctor Who #1; DC's Finest take on the mystical underworld in Superman and Batman Vs. Vampires and Werewolves #1; Oni Press releases another issue in the highly acclaimed, yet oft-delayed, adventures of Stephen Colbert's sci-fi alter ego with Stephen Colbert's Tek Jansen #3; and much, much more!  Get over to your local comic shop and try one of these great titles (or any of the others listed below) this week!