Those of us for whom collecting is a passion love to dissect the collecting events which shaped our lives. Obviously, for most of you reading this, those events would center around comic books or games of some sort. But before I was a comic collecting nerd, I was a music collecting nerd. Now, the days […]
Neil Gaiman’s Sandman series is a seminal work. The original run of seventy five issues has been collected into a ten volume set of graphic novels by DC and should be in every comic fan’s library. There are a couple of volumes outside the original ten volume run. the most notable being The Dream Hunters. […]
When DC started their game-changing New 52 initiative a year ago next month, it didn’t just provide a boost to DC’s sales (one that is looking less and less temporary as time goes on) – it changed how people are looking at comics. There was an air of despair around the industry before all that […]
Last Thursday night a number of Ground Zero customers gathered at the local theater for an advance screening of The Dark Knight Rises. My expectations were somewhat low as I am one of the few people who didn’t care for the second film in the series, The Dark Knight. I was pleasantly surprised. I thought […]
The Dark Knight Rises is already being tagged as one of the biggest “must see” movies of the summer. It hits theaters nationwide on July 20, but Ground Zero Comics is teaming up with the Hollywood Rose Theater to offer you a chance to see it first! The Hollywood Rose Theater will host a special […]
**** (out of 5) I hate “chosen one” myths. Since the inception of the fantastic story, being passed down verbally through generations, mankind has been obsessed with them – obsessed with the possibility that certain people are born different, or better in some extraordinary way, and that maybe – just maybe – they could have […]
After years of closing each July 4th in a shameless display of selfishness, Ground Zero will open for limited hours this year, to host its first ever JULY 4TH Mom, Apple Pie and Comics Sale! All 1980-2009 Back Issues: Buy one, get One FREE! All RPG Books: 25% off! All HeroClix singles: Buy One, Get […]
HOW TO SELL YOUR COMICS: On an average day at Ground Zero, we answer between eight and a dozen calls from people wanting to sell comics. In this weak economy, a large number of people are convinced they can grab some quick cash by selling that stack of comics they had forgotten was in the […]
Ground Zero’s biggest RPG Sale begins this weekend! Starting Friday, June 1st, Buy any RPG Book and get a second of equal or lesser value absolutely FREE (otherwise known as “Buy one, Get One FREE!”) This includes Dungeons and Dragons, GURPS, Star Wars, Battletech and anything else we have on hand – including clearance product!. […]
In the mid-60s, somebody had the bright idea of a comic book where the protagonist was a different superhero each month. Add to that formula the idea that it was a young boy transforming into all these colorful characters, and you had a surefire hit amongst the kids of the time, despite being a bit […]