Archive for the 'DC' Category

SUPERMAN TURNS 70

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

Big birthday wishes to DC’s big blue boy scout- Superman is 70 years old! The character, created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, first burst into the public eye with the June 1938 issue of Action Comics, and became the benchmark for pretty much every superhero that followed in his wake. Superman is the archetypal [...]

Life in the Geek Lane: The Dork Knights Return!

Friday, June 20th, 2008

Well, there’s been some changes in store of late, and its been a while since we last spoke on a personal level, geek to geek, so lets check out what has been happening here in the real-world counterpart of Starstore.com, namely The Last Picture Show, here in the Meadowhall centre in Sheffield. We now have [...]

DC DIRECT BRINGS US THE NEW GODS!

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

NOW IN STOCK! Inspired by the distinctive artwork of comics legend Jack Kirby, these fantastic action figures of characters from THE NEW GODS are here to take over! Consisting of poseable figures of Orion, Lightray, Genesis and Darkseid, they more than adequately capture the look and feel of the classic characters. Far and away the [...]

TRINITY: Another look at the graphic novel and figures

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Getting those figures based on DC’s brilliant TRINITY graphic novel has led to us taking another look at the graphic novel itself. The 2002 mini series by Matt Wagner was something of an event, pitting the ‘Big Three’, namely Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman, against the evil of Ra’s Al Ghul. It carries the stylised [...]

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY- THE CHAOS RETURNS!

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

Hey all, where are you? We’re having a blast in store today. Once again FREE COMIC BOOK DAY has come around, and there’s still 3 hours left to get your hands on some fantastic FREE editions of specially published comics! This is happening the world over, so get involved, and discover some fantastic titles you [...]

STAFF HOT PICKS: DC TRINITY FIGURES, FAMILY GUY BLUE HARVEST HEADKNOCKERS, THIS WEEK’S COMICS

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

Our all-seeing giant pulsating eye is cast over some more of the best recent releases in action figures, TV and movie memorabilia and comic books… DC TRINITY FIGURES From the best-selling DC Comics graphic novel of the same name comes this set of superb DC Trinity Action Figures. Featuring what has got to be the [...]