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CommentAuthorOK Comics
- CommentTimeApr 19th 2010 edited
At the moment we have no definite news about what day, or if at all, we'll be receiving new US comics this week.
Please keep checking here, our facebook page, and twitter for updates...
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Leeds-United-Kingdom/OK-Comics/88486657488
http://twitter.com/OKComics -
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CommentAuthorOK Comics
- CommentTimeApr 19th 2010
Please note that due to current Air Traffic circumstances we will not receive any new comics from the US for release this week. When restrictions are lifted, it will be passenger flights that take priority and freight flights will still be subject to further delays. It is very unlikely that we will receive new comics and graphic novels soon.
Keep checking here, and on our facebook and twitter pages for more info...
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Leeds-United-Kingdom/OK-Comics/88486657488
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- CommentAuthorSpinface
- CommentTimeApr 19th 2010
This, obviously, sucks balls. I do however believe that, if we pull together, comics can win.
With this in mind, I've put up the first in a series of blog posts making recommendations aimed at helping people survive the Great Comics Drought of 2010. Opportunistic? Certainly. Through this link (http://bit.ly/dbYZ27)? Most definitely.
I should also have added that I plan to stick my arm to one of the 50p boxes at random and read whatever comes out. It will be a bit like Flash Gordon. -
- CommentAuthorLee
- CommentTimeApr 19th 2010
If any politician comes out and says their party would prioritise comics over passengers then they've got my vote. -
- CommentAuthorSpinface
- CommentTimeApr 20th 2010
@Lee If you click here enough, David Cameron will: http://www.fridgemagnet.org.uk/toys/dave-met.php
Another shameless blog plug. This time, a 45 review: http://comicspin.blogspot.com/2010/04/surviving-comics-drought-45.html
I really enjoyed 45 - it's the first superhero project I've read in ages that actually felt fresh. Remember that feeling? -
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CommentAuthorOK Comics
- CommentTimeApr 20th 2010
"Last week, I met a devout Muslim grandmother, who told me that Twitter just can't be trusted." -
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CommentAuthorMike Infinitum
- CommentTimeApr 20th 2010 edited
Top website!
"Last week, I met an Afghan classroom assistant, who told me that corporation tax set fire to a bag of kittens." -
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CommentAuthorOK Comics
- CommentTimeApr 21st 2010
When will comics be arriving at OK Comics?
That's a great question.
Best case scenario:
This weeks comics leave the US today/tomorrow, arrive at our suppliers in the UK on Friday/Saturday. I don't expect the suppliers to run extra shifts over the weekend to sort and pack the stock, so this would be pretty much the same as the comics arriving on Sunday night/Monday morning, which is when next weeks comics are scheduled to arrive anyway...
If all goes well, next week should be a rollover, double delivery.
Worst case scenario:
The volcano erupts again before our comics reach the sky and delays continue next week and beyond Free Comic Book Day.
There's no concrete way to predict when the comics will arrive in store.
Keep checking the OK Forum, Facebook Fanpage or Twitter for updates.
We have received plenty of stuff this week, sourced in the UK, and well be running sales, discounts and promotions until things get back to normal. -
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CommentAuthorMike Infinitum
- CommentTimeApr 21st 2010
"sales, discounts and promotions"
Now you're talking! What was out this week anyway? Probably a load of rubbish!
Everyone should take this oppourtunity to try something new! Yes Lee, even you. -
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- CommentAuthorCaptain Si
- CommentTimeApr 21st 2010
I have tried some of those ace marvel pocket books! i bought spider-man: death of gwen stacy, which is a great read with words by Gerry Conway and pictures by John Romita and Ross Andru :) and i am plodding through X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills. Both S-Man and X-Men are not normally on my radar, so thought i would give these a go.These pocket books are ace, for roughly the same price as a monthly, you get about eight issues in full colour in a handy travel size! great fun. I also bought ABC Warriors: The Volgon War vol 1 having enjoyed the second book in 2000AD recently. -
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CommentAuthorOK Comics
- CommentTimeApr 21st 2010
OK Comics Volcano Blow Out!!!!
X-Factor Vol 1 Longest Night by Peter David - £5.00
Various Hardback Marvel Masterworks and DC Archives - £10.00
X-Men vs Avengers and X-Men vs Fantastic Four Hardbacks - £10.00
Loads of Marvel Secret Invasion, Civil War and Dark Reign graphic novels - £10.00 each or three for £20.00
Free "Beginners Guide to 2000AD/Poster" for everyone who buys a 2000AD Graphic Novel.
Free"The Loser" Poster for everyone who buys anything by Andy Diggle and/or Jock.
Fell by Ben Templesmith and Warren Ellis - £9.99
1985 by Tommy Lee Edwards and Mark Millar - £9.99
World War Hulk: Warbound, Frontline and Gamma Corps - £6.99 each.
Annihilation Conquest Vol 1 - £9.99
Onslaught Reborn Hardcover - £9.99
Stephen KIngs Dark Tower: Gunslinger Born and Long Road Home - £9.99 each. -
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CommentAuthorOK Comics
- CommentTimeApr 21st 2010
Also...
We've still got loads of 50p "DC - What Next", "Image Firsts" and "Marvel's Greatest Comics" in stock.
And our ongoing 50p back issue sale will keep on trucking! -
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CommentAuthorOK Comics
- CommentTimeApr 21st 2010
We just got loads of UK Marvel Comics in. You know the thing, A4 magazine size, mental free gifts on the front?
Yeah, we've got a shelf full.
The Iron Man issue has sooo many free gifts it's unbelievable... -
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- CommentAuthorCaptain Si
- CommentTimeApr 21st 2010
yipee plastic tat! -
- CommentAuthorLee
- CommentTimeApr 21st 2010
Try? Something? New? I understand the separate words, Mije, but when you put them together like that it just doesn't make any sense to me.
I'll probably use a comic-free week to concentrate on my PS3. -
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CommentAuthorOK Comics
- CommentTimeApr 22nd 2010
As a retailer I totally hate stuff like this.
But as a comic fan it's actually a good opportunity to catch my breathe and catch up on a few things that keep getting pushed aside in favour of the weeks new releases.
I read the first Greek Street Graphic Novel a few weeks ago, issues 1 to 5, and really liked it. Thankfully we've still got issues 6 to 10 in stock so I'm going to get stuck into them over the weekend.
I'm also looking forward to giving It Was War of the Trenches, by Jacques Tardi, the time it deserves. It looks absolutely ace. I've been looking forward to seeing it reprinted in English for ages...
I took home a copy of Booth, a John Wilkes Booth biography, last week. And it looks like I'm going to get the chance to read that this week too.
I'm also looking forward to having the time to read Peter Bagge's Other Lives, the new Vertigo mystery book Area 10, Market Day by James Sturm, Planetary vol 4... In fact, I've got so much stuff to catch up on, if it wasn't for missing out on Free Comic Book Day and bankrupting my business, I'd be happy of another week off from new stuff.
What are you going to do with your comic free week? Besides play on a computer game... -
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- CommentAuthorLee
- CommentTimeApr 22nd 2010
Besides the PS3 I'll be catching up on last week's haul and reading proper books. And fearing the weight of two weeks' comics next week... -
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CommentAuthorOK Comics
- CommentTimeApr 23rd 2010
If you read proper books, the Volcano's win!
This weeks missing comic shipment is scheduled to arrive in store on Tuesday.
For a full list... http://www.okcomics.co.uk/?pageid=2
I expect things to be pretty much back to normal next week, with new stuff arriving on schedule of Thursday.
Free Comic Book Day (Saturday 1st May) should go ahead as expected. -
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CommentAuthorOK Comics
- CommentTimeApr 24th 2010
Updated list of this/next weeks new stuff. Now with added variants...
http://www.okcomics.co.uk/?pageid=2 -
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- CommentAuthorLee
- CommentTimeApr 25th 2010
What to do...what to do... Should I come to OK on Tuesday and then again on Friday, or just go once and have a vast pile of comics all at once? It's like deciding who to vote for, only this is important and will actually have an impact on my life. -
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CommentAuthorOK Comics
- CommentTimeApr 27th 2010
It's looking very likely that we'll receive last weeks comics later today (Tuesday)... and this weeks comics will be available on Thursday as normal.
I think next weeks comics will be available on the Friday, delayed because of the Bank Holiday you know. -
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- CommentAuthorLamont Cranston
- CommentTimeApr 27th 2010
So this year the combined efforts of Jesus Christ, a volcano and Communism(*) has failed to stop comics. Comics! You can slow them down but you can never, never stop them!
(*) I think that's what this bank holidays about. I don't really know. It could be about pork rinds for all I care. Paid day off work? Yes please! -
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CommentAuthorOK Comics
- CommentTimeApr 27th 2010
FULL LIST OF TODAY'S, THURSDAY'S AND FREE COMIC BOOK DAY'S COMICS ON THE OK WEBSITE... http://www.okcomics.co.uk/?pageid=2 -
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CommentAuthorOK Comics
- CommentTimeMay 17th 2010
Just to clear up any speculation, and prevent widespread panic, OK Comics will have new comic books as normal this week. -
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- CommentAuthorCaptain Si
- CommentTimeMay 17th 2010
I am not panicking, you'll be pleased to hear :) -
- CommentAuthorLee
- CommentTimeMay 17th 2010
I hadn't considered panicking, but now you've said there's no need I'm worried that you're just leading us on so I may start to panic later on, possibly within the hour. -
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CommentAuthorMike Infinitum
- CommentTimeMay 17th 2010
Joe vs The Volcano
Remember when Tom Hanks used to make good films? -
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- CommentAuthorLee
- CommentTimeMay 17th 2010
No. I think he used to make films that weren't awful, then when he made some awful films it made his earlier films seem good by comparison. That said, Charlie Wilson's War is great. -
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CommentAuthorMike Infinitum
- CommentTimeMay 17th 2010
The Good: Splash, Dragnet, Big, The 'Burbs, Joe Versus the Volcano, Catch Me if You Can, Charlie Wilson's War
The Bad: A League of Their Own, Sleepless in Seattle, Forrest Gump, Saving Private Ryan, You've Got Mail, The Terminal
The Ugly: The Da Vinci Code, Angels & Demons -
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- CommentAuthorLee
- CommentTimeMay 17th 2010
Is Splash good, Mike? Is it really? -
- CommentAuthorsmiggy3000
- CommentTimeMay 17th 2010
I liked all the movies you put as Bad... and Catch Me if You Can is great without him... -
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CommentAuthorMike Infinitum
- CommentTimeMay 17th 2010
You liked Have You Got Mail!? Seriously? -
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- CommentAuthorsmiggy3000
- CommentTimeMay 17th 2010
I did, im not saying it was the greatest romance ever, its no Garden State... -
- CommentAuthorMidnighter
- CommentTimeMay 17th 2010
I love Big and Saving Private Ryan, and although Da Vinci Code was boring I really enjoyed Angels & Demons. And thats about it as far as Tom Hanks goes for me. But that still beats the good films that Nick Cage has been in! -
- CommentAuthorCaptain Si
- CommentTimeMay 17th 2010
i liked road to perdition that he is in. that goes in the 'good' pile. And Splash had Daryl Hannah so gets win points straight away. Big was pretty good, too. -
- CommentAuthorLee
- CommentTimeMay 17th 2010
Nick Cage has been in some great movies (Kick-Ass, Rumble Fish, Adaptation, Wild At Heart). I accept he's made a lot of awfulness too... -
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CommentAuthorMike Infinitum
- CommentTimeMay 17th 2010
..Raising Arizona, Honeymoon in Vegas, Red Rock West, Leaving Las Vegas, Face Off, 8mm - all great films.
But then he did remake the Wicker Man. -
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- CommentAuthorsmiggy3000
- CommentTimeMay 17th 2010
he makes an awful lot of 'accidental hero' films, and goes around like a lost lamb... -
- CommentAuthorMidnighter
- CommentTimeMay 18th 2010
Kick Ass and 8mm is all I can stand him in. Other films might have been good if he wasn't in them. -
- CommentAuthorNimbus Thitherward
- CommentTimeMay 18th 2010
Nah, sorry but Raising Arizona is a true classic. -
- CommentAuthorLamont Cranston
- CommentTimeMay 18th 2010
Raising Arizona is genius squared but…
..Con Air! The Rock! “Put. The. Bunny. Back.IN.THE.BOX!” Where’s the love for Action Cage! Where?!
If he’d only ever done Wild At Heart (the best Elvis film Elvis never made) he’d always be untouchable. But still…Con Air! The Rock! Your hearts are stony and no love grows therein! -
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CommentAuthorMike Infinitum
- CommentTimeMay 18th 2010
Sheeeeeeeiiiiiiiiiiittt. Forgot them. Classics for sure. Although Connery hamming it up steal The Rock. -
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- CommentAuthorLee
- CommentTimeMay 18th 2010
Of course, someone should add: Ghost Rider. -
- CommentAuthorsmiggy3000
- CommentTimeMay 18th 2010
add it as what?, a terrible film?, they brought the Gohst Rider down to the level of Twilight... -
- CommentAuthorLee
- CommentTimeMay 18th 2010
Add it as a solemn warning that even a man who has scaled the heights of Wild At Heart can plumb such dank and awful depths. -
- CommentAuthorMidnighter
- CommentTimeMay 18th 2010
The only good thing about The Rock is the ever amazing John C McGinley. -
- CommentAuthorLee
- CommentTimeMay 18th 2010
No, there's loads of good things - that thing he does with his eyebrow, his match at WrestleMania against Hulk Hogan, etc... -
- CommentAuthorCaptain Si
- CommentTimeMay 18th 2010 edited
Ghost Rider is a rung above Twilight. For some reason, even though my girlfriend decided that Twilight was dull and struggled to hold our interest (I got so sick of all the moping and NOTHING HAPPENING i actually stopped watching it), she put the sequel on our rental list. I have no idea why. Even the presence of Michael Sheen did nothing to stop New Moon being equal in its tedium to the first film. I thought teenagers were vital and alive with sneaking out and drinking beer underage and generally being a bit naughty and lairy, not dicking around the woods or waking up screaming in bed because...you're in love with a dead bloke who's f**ked off and left you because he wont 'turn' you (yeah, its a sexual metaphor and frickin' crap one at that) and can't bear to see you get old and flabby (jesus, someone said that to me, i'd tell them to do one.). Maybe I'm a heartless b*st*rd, 'cos girls lap this stuff up, 'cos its, like, about 'feelings', but jesus, i have never seen lust, love and longing done in such an insipid way. F**king awful crap. There was that awesome Merchant Ivory film Remains Of The Day that did this sort of thing with ten times more dignity and truth, but then it was about older folk and didn't have vampires so the kids couldn't, you know, relate.
F**king crap films. I hate crap films.Grr.
This is a thread about volcanoes isn't it? -
- CommentAuthorLee
- CommentTimeMay 18th 2010
This thread has really lost its way. -
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CommentAuthorMike Infinitum
- CommentTimeMay 18th 2010
But is it art? -
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- CommentAuthorsmiggy3000
- CommentTimeMay 19th 2010
Ghost Rider as a film is still better than Twilight, but they really brought the characters down, was like Covenant c**p, Buffy & Supernatural have proved that Demons are scary, even Charmed gave them more character... I miss Cole... -
- CommentAuthorLamont Cranston
- CommentTimeMay 19th 2010
Everything is art. Had we but eyes to see it as such. -
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CommentAuthorOK Comics
- CommentTimeMay 19th 2010
So, yeah. Comics as normal this week, yeah? -
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CommentAuthorMike Infinitum
- CommentTimeMay 19th 2010
Cool. Do any of them have Nic Cage in? -
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- CommentAuthorLamont Cranston
- CommentTimeMay 19th 2010
What about sparkly vampires? They are the dreamiest.
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