Jolly Jim Featured on The Comixverse Yesterday on thecomixverse.com, an interview with the Godfather of Cosmic Comics!, Jim, was featured in their Local Comic Shop Spotlights by Eddie Z and was asked questions ranging from what got him into opening his own shop, his thoughts on digital comics, and how he feels about the recent surge in the popularity of comic book … [Read more...]
The Dead Will Rise Tuesday July 10th at Midnight with the release of Walking Dead #100
Walking Dead #100 Midnight Release Party Cosmic Comics! will be re-opening at 11pm on Tuesday July 10th for a midnight release of Walking Dead #100! This landmark issue features 8 different regular covers by Charlie Adlard, Marc Silvestri, Frank Quitely, Todd McFarlane, Sean Phillips, Bryan Hitch, Ryan Ottley and an Adlard wrap-a-round cover. The wrap cover will also be … [Read more...]
Why I love Aquaman… Yes, you read that right.
Often while I am ringing someone up at Cosmic Comics in Las Vegas I am frequently asked "Hey, what are you currently reading?" considering I often ask the same thing of customers I generally have one or two titles in mind to suggest: Batman & Robin is always my first pick seeing how I love Damien as Robin, my second pick seems to shock people, which isn't surprising since … [Read more...]
The Beginning of the Silver Age of Comics
The Beginning of the Silver Age of Comics Welcome to the first installment of JOLLY JIM'S JIBBER JABBER! THE SILVER AGE I first heard the term Silver Age of Comics in late 1965. I was living in southern California and there had been of late a barrage of publicity on the soon to debut Batman TV show. One of the local stations was doing a program about comics and the … [Read more...]
What We’re Reading!
Before Watchmen: Minutemen was a joy to read and Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre is sure to stand out this week! Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre also has a Jim Lee 1 in 200 Variant so keep your eyes peeled for that. Tickets for The Dark Knight Rises went on sale this week starting the Dark Knight Hype. Heroclix is cooming out with is own mini set of Dark Knight figures that run … [Read more...]
The Silk Spectre
Before Watchmen: The Silk Spectre This week Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre #1 hits stores. It is co-written by Darwyn Cooke, who just did an amazing job with Before Watchmen: Minutemen. If the reviews for Minutemen is any indication Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre by Amanda Conner and Darwyn Cooke is sure to be an amazing story. You can get your First look over at the LA … [Read more...]
Extermination #1 Review
Extermination #1 Review Here's a quick hit for a book that should be under your radar but probably isn't. Extermination #1 from BOOM! Studios dropped this week and can be yours for almost free. Extermination puts two unlikely heroes, and I use hero loosely since one is actually a villain, thrust together to try and stop the "extermination" (play on words hehe) of man kind. … [Read more...]