Front cover fans can relax, it’s time for Cover of the Week! Week 19 has thrown up some great artwork. There were a few covers we liked in particular, including the nice foil-y GI Joe #13 covers by Will Rosado and Dark Shadows #5 by Francesco Francavilla, but pipping them to the post we have […]
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8th(!) Reprinting for Justice League #1
DC have announced that New 52’s Justice League #1 has gone back to print for an unprecedented eighth time! Geoff Johns and Jim Lee‘s title is the flagship of DC’s New 52 and the number-one selling comic book of 2011. Have you bagged a copy yet? The Justice League eighth print is scheduled to be […]
This Week’s Comics (9th May 2012)
These titles are due to hit the shelves on Wednesday 9th May 2012! BATMAN HC VOL.1:THE COURT OF OWLS DC Comics Following his groundbreaking, critically acclaimed run on DETECTIVE COMICS, writer Scott Snyder (American Vampire) begins a new era of The Dark Knight with artist Greg Capullo (Spawn) and a new beginning for BATMAN! In […]
(Belated) Cover of the Week #18!
With all the preparations for Free Comic Book Day last weekend, here’s last weeks’ belated Cover of the Week. Despite several popular entries last week including DC’s two fine covers on Earth 2 #1, Dark Horse’s Mind the Gap #1 and Epic Kill #1, Marvel’s X-Factor #235 and the Scarlett Johansson adorned Avengers: Black Widow […]
It’s FREE COMIC BOOK DAY Today!
Almost like a Comics Christmas, it is once again Free Comic Book Day! Make sure you head in to your nearest ACE Comics store to grab a few free reads and maybe pick up something in the Massive 50p Back Issue Sale. Failing that, there’s always the great selection of comics, graphic novels, action figures, […]
Image Comics Released This Week Sell Out Already!
Image Comics have revealed that two of their titles, Mind The Gap and Epic Kill have sold out and are heading back for reprints. Both titles hit the shelves only a couple of days ago! EPIC KILL #1 Image Comics Hitmen and mercenaries from around the globe are ordered by the President to bring down […]
May The 4th Be With You!
As it is officially Star Wars Day today, why not visit our eBay store and get some Jedi-related literature. For old-school collectors we’ve got the very last issue of the original Marvel series (Star Wars #107) in stock. “Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, Han Solo, and Dani, together with a mixed team of commandos, including their […]
Concrete Motion Comic
The lovely folks at Dark Horse have uploaded great new motion comic, this time featuring Paul Chadwick’s Concrete. Got six minutes to spare? Give it a view… ACE Advance Order manager Guy recently had this to say about Concrete: “[Concrete is] one of the best creator-owned characters ever…A refreshing change from all of the superhero […]
This Weeks Comics Now On eBay (02/05/12)
For those of you who don’t like to preorder your comics, this weeks’ delivery is now listed in our eBay store, along with thousands of other issues. Titles include… 2000AD Prog #1781 30 DAYS OF NIGHT (Ongoing) #7 ACTION COMICS #9 – New 52 ACTION COMICS #9 – New 52 – Rags Morales Variant Cover […]
Comics You Should Read: The Shadow #1
THE SHADOW #1 Dynamite have hit the ground running with the relaunch of The Shadow, the comic based on the 1930’s pulp hero. The title has garnered great reviews, including one from a certain ‘Biff’ who predicted it’s success in Illuminations: “One of my all time favourite pulp characters that for some reason never quite […]
Pat McCallum on Earth Two (which is out today)
# It’s only been nine months since the whole DC continuity was reset and restarted from number one – in order to tie up all loose ends / multiple universes / etc and get everybody on the same page. Now, this week, sees the new launch of Earth Two. With DC treading these waters once […]
This Week’s Comics (2nd May 2012)
These titles are due to hit the shelves on Wednesday 2nd May 2012! DIAL H #1 DC Comics A brand new series by bestselling and Hugo award winning novelist Chinas Mieville. What would happen if you discovered the H Dial, an unbelievably powerful artifact that turned you into a super hero? And what if you […]