Plantable Comic Books

These plantable comic books from Sprout Home look like they'd be a lot of fun and spring is just around the corner. One comic book has wildflower seeds and the other has mixed herb pages.

Halloween Mini Comics

Looking for something to give out to trick or treaters this halloween along with or instead of candy? Check out these halloween mini comics released by comic publishers this year! Bone, Archie, Smurfs, Melvin Monster and Nancy, Hot Stuff, Toys in the Basement, The Littlest Pirate King and Toy Story make for a nice mix for kids of all ages and they come in packs of 20 for about $5.
Pop into your local comic book store to see if they have any available!

[Via Smart Canucks]

Batman Dark Knight Puzzle Ring and Joker Ring

This Batman puzzle ring and Joker "Why So Serious?" ring are very cool. I found them in the Dark Knight section of The Noble Collection amidst all of the other fun Batman and Joker stuff.

Xray Vision Sleep Mask

If you're concerned about what your roommates might be doing in your room while you sleep, then this xray vision sleep mask may be the solution for you. Styled after the classic xray vision glasses you could order from the ads in comics way back in the day, this mask is pretty stylish as well as being soft and silky with its cotton velour lining.

American Born Chinese By Gene Luen Yang

This is one of the first graphic novels that I've read lately that has truly made an impact on me. It was actually so good that I read it in two sittings and since I've got a lot going on right now that's kind of an incredible thing! I really, really hate spoiling books by saying so much about it that you feel that you've already read it by the time you get your hands on it so I won't say much of anything about it except that it's truly exceptional and since I borrowed the copy I currently have in my hands right now from the library, I really need to buy myself a copy of my own.

Worth owning, worth reading (more than once).

Astro City Links

Astro City Rocket-





Read about your favorite Astro City heroes and villains at the Astro City Rocket! Complete with a visitor's guide to Astro City, articles, reviews, desktop pictures, and a great forum this is a really great resource.

Herocopia-







If you've read the Astro City comics you probably remember seeing a reference or two to Herocopia.com. Well, it's real and it's pretty cool. You can look up vital stats and info about the heroes and villains of Astro city compiled in a wikipedia style format there.

Show 'Em All is one of my favourite Astro City issues and I can see why it won the Eisner Award for the "best single issue, single story" in 1998. The story features Junkman, the very unconventional villain pictured below.

















If you want to find out what he's all about, you should pick up the issue. What are you waiting for? :)