Celebrate the 4th of July with Comic Books! Happy Independence Day! Take a break from all your festivities and take advantage of our Store Wide* 20%off Sale! Everything* is 20% Off Wednesday, July 4th including variants that come out that day! Special for Cosmic Comics Club Members get an additional 10% off you normal discounts. We have a special Treat for all of you that got … [Read more...]
Before Watchmen: Nite Owl #1 Review
Before Watchmen Nite Owl #1 Review "No Such Thing as a Free Lunch." It's quickly being established that the "Before Watchmen" series is going for broke. I have yet to read one that's bad, let alone just decent. Nite Owl #1 hit store shelves today, and with 3 more stories still incoming, I can't imagine DC is going to turn down this furious momentum. Nite Owl #1, taking … [Read more...]
Before Watchmen: Comedian #1 Review
Before Watchmen: Comedian #1 Review "Smile" "Before Watchmen" has done a fantastic job showing you the Silk Spectre and Minutemen, but has it prepared you for the Comedian? Which is truly an unfair question to ask since nothing can prepare you for Eddie Blake. But instead of seeing a rage filled psychopath you find a well respected man who's in a close relationship with the … [Read more...]
What We’re Reading This Week 6-20
We've been talking a lot about Before Watchmen. Why? Because it is a unique one of a kind event. This week is extremely exciting! The first of 2 titles written by Brian Azzarello is here. Before Watchmen: Comedian is sure to be the darkest story yet in the Watchmen series, only second to Rorschach. For those of you who don't understand the excitement, understand this Brian … [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...]
Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre #1 Review
Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre #1 Review "Mean Goodbye" The second of the much awaited "Before Watchmen" series has arrived. Silk Spectre #1 hit store shelves after Minutemen #1, a tough act to follow. It's not fair to compare the two, but everyone knows they will be. Silk Spectre #1 isn't about the Sally Jupiter "Silk Spectre", but instead about her daughter Laurie. A … [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...]