The Cowboy (& Aliens) collection complete

OK, Kids, here is the final cup for the Cowboy & Aliens collection.

The cup is a replica of the wrist blaster worn by Daniel Craig’s character during the film.

Spider-Boy, Spider-Boy, does what ever a Spider-can...or something like that

Yep, that’s right, if you stopped by your favorite comicbook shop yesterday you might have seen a very special issue of the Amazing Spider-Man #666. Marvel comics produced a very number of special, limited-edition covers for comic shops around the country. The owner of the shop I go to (Heroes Comics & Cards in Norwalk, CT), put not only the front of his store, but his 5-yr-old son on the cover.

NORWALK -- Ask 5-year-old Ben Kruseski who his favorite superhero is and he presses two little fingers into each tiny palm and thrusts his arms forward. 

"Spider-Man!" he exclaims, imitating the costumed crime fighter with arachnid strength. 
Ben and Spidey share more in common than their web-slinging superpowers -- they both appear on the cover of "The Amazing Spider-Man" issue 666. 

But unlike the masked guardian of New York City, Ben was willing to reveal his true identity Wednesday to sign autographs at his father's comic book shop on Westport Avenue. 

Seriously, how cool is that?

The shop had to purchase a specific number of copies of the issue in question, something that Heroes’ owner, Dave Kruseski was all to happy to do.

"Spider-Man has always been my favorite superhero, so I couldn't pass up the opportunity to put my son on the cover," said Kruseski, a lifelong Norwalk resident.  

Marvel Heroes from all over.

First up, the Destroyer, courtesy of Dr. Pepper and the recent Thor flick.

Then a random Iron Man temporary Tattoo:

And finally, Captain America from  A&W and the on-going Cap film.

Cap, meet the Human Torch

Hey, someone had to do it!

Spidey stops by for a nosh

What? You've never had Spidey stop by your place for lunch?

Spidey, back on the Great White Way!

The next revolution will be viral

Here is an interesting article about the (evolving) nature of digital comics as it appeared in Wired.

American comic book fans live for Wednesdays. That’s the day the new issues arrive. Every major American comic book publisher uses a single distributor, Diamond, to ship boxes of their latest releases to roughly 2,200 comics retail stores across the country. The shop owners—or their minions—put that week’s crop of Batman or X-Men or Buffy the Vampire Slayer on the shelves, and then the fans arrive. A lot of them go to the same store every week, where they have a “pull list” on file, books they’ve asked to be set aside so they’ll never miss a single pulse-pounding issue. It’s a tradition.

I find it interesting that even as the writer acknowledges that digital is the wave of the future, he isn't quite ready to give up the ghost on "Dead Tree" comics quite yet.