The shop’s laid-back, pleasant staff won’t bat an eye if you approach them with novice questions like “Which issue of Spider-Man did Gwen Stacey die in?”
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Northlake Public Library tries to Hulksmash its latest budget woes
The Northlake Public Library wants to raise money for more graphic novels and a statue of the Incredible Hulk.
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Steve Krakow’s magical history tour
Steve Krakow’s Humboldt Park apartment is teeming with records, comics, and an animatronic bear or two.
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12 O’Clock Track: Icarus, “Iron Man”
“Iron Man” is the standout track from Icarus’s 1971 Marvel-themed LP
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Opening soon: The Dark Knight Rises
Christopher Nolan delivers the last installment of his blockbuster Batman trilogy
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Free Comic Book Day turns ten, still a reasonable event
Free Comic Book Day turns ten this weekend
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Alex Ross & Chip Kidd
Even if you’re not a comic book fan, you could easily be impressed and entertained by Mythology: The DC Comics Art of Alex Ross. If you are a fan, it’ll blow you away. Written and designed by the equally celebrated Chip Kidd, Mythology is part Ross bio and homage, part history of cartoon illustration, and […]