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THE AVENGERS NAMED ‘BEST FILM, TELEVISION, CELEBRITY OR ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM OF THE YEAR’ AT 2013 LIMA LICENSING EXCELLENCE AWARDS
Posted on June 19, 2013 | No CommentsMARVEL’S THE AVENGERS NAMED ‘BEST FILM, TELEVISION, CELEBRITY OR ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM OF THE YEAR’ AT 2013 LIMA LICENSING EXCELLENCE AWARDS...
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The LEGO Movie Trailer Hits the Internet!
Posted on June 18, 2013 | No CommentsHighly anticipated by everyone who ever played a LEGO game, the LEGO Movie trailer has been released by Warner Brothers...
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Man of Steel: $125.1 Million, New June Record!
Posted on June 17, 2013 | No CommentsThrough Sunday, Man of Steel earned a fantastic estimated $125.1 million—$113.1 million during the traditional Friday-to-Sunday period, and another $12...
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Marvel Entertainment & Disney-ABC Television Unveil Your New Look At The “Once Upon a Time” Hardcover Graphic Novel
Posted on June 17, 2013 | No CommentsDive into the immersive world of ABC’s Once Upon a Time like never before as Marvel Entertainment and Disney-ABC Television Group are...
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Man of Steel Review
Posted on June 16, 2013 | No CommentsUnlike recent super hero movies like the Avengers and Iron man 3, Man of Steel has divided comic book fans...
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Man of Steel: Thursday and Midnight Pre-Screenings bring in $21 million
Posted on June 14, 2013 | No CommentsMan of Steel has already taken in an estimated $21 million. It earned $12 million from Thursday night’s Wal-Mart screening program,...
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Todd & the Book of Pure Evil – Season Two DVD Review
Posted on June 13, 2013 | No CommentsTodd and the Book of Pure Evil is a canadian produced comedy about a high school metal head who stumbles...
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Power Rangers Seasons 4-7 Coming on DVD in July
Posted on June 12, 2013 | No CommentsLord Zedd and Rita Repulsa have been defeated once again — but the Command Center is in ruins, and King...
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Warner Bros Making Movie Based on Famous Archie Comics Characters
Posted on June 6, 2013 | No CommentsWarner Bros Pictures last night just closed all deals for a WME-packaged live action movie based on the Archie Comics books. Producing are Roy Lee...
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Star Trek: Deception – A Fan Film
Posted on June 2, 2013 | No CommentsStar Trek: Deception is a short fan-film being created by a group of friends whom all have one thing in...
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Golden Age Greats Spotlight Volume 13: The Centaur Chronicles coming in July, 2013 by Mark Heike
Being collectors an enthusiasts for Golden Age comics ourselves, it has long been our goal to try to bring to…
Men of Mystery #90 Coming in July, 2013 by Mark Heike
Shady publisher Victor Fox’ Fox Features line was one of the earliest comic houses to jump “whole-hog” onto the costumed…
A GOOD European Superhero Movie by Mark Heike
We stumbled across an interesting film within the last two weeks, and any self-respecting fan of live-action costumed superhero movies…
Our Condolensces by Mark Heike
We at AC were very sad to hear of the untimely passing of artist Scott Clark just a few days…
Frederick-How COULD You? by Mark Heike
Anyone familiar with comic book history is aware of the impact that the 1954 book “Seduction Of The Innocent”had on…
Crypt of Horror Vol. 18- Coming In June!! by Mark Heike
June of 2013 will bring yet another king-sized volume of great Pre-code horror comics reprints as AC releases CRYPT of…
Old Friends In New Places by Mark Heike
Back in the halcyon days of yore( in other words, the early 1990′s) AC had a creative, energetic young fan…
Crypt Cough by Mark Heike
If anyone out there has a copy of CRYPT OF HORROR #16 on order at their local comic shop that has not…
Marvel’s DD- Fun Again! by Mark Heike
When Stan Lee first created DAREDEVIL in 1964, I was just a tiny tot, barely beginning my comic book reading…
Walken The Walk by Mark Heike
One of my favorite actors currently working in Hollywood is Christopher Walken. Over the years, he’s really managed to develope…
Femforce Coverage In 2013 by Mark Heike
Now that we have finally come up with a workable system, AC Comics is planning a number of alternate covers…
Men of Mystery #89 coming soon- by Mark Heike
It really is a great time to be a Golden Age comic book fan, what with all the reprint material…
A FUN Movie by Mark Heike
Old fogeys like me don’t usually get too excited about contemporary movies, but I’ve just seen one I REALLY enjoyed!!…
Golden Age Greats Spotlight Vol12- Good Girls Strike Back coming soon!! by Mark Heike
Our initial Golden Age Greats Spotlight on Outrageous Good Girl Art Comics (GAG Spotlight Special Volume 8 ) was such…
International Customers:Order NOW And Save!! by Mark Heike
The U.S. Postal service enacted new postal rates during the fourth week of January and that will eventually impact on…
More New Femforce in 2013!! by Mark Heike
Look for another big issue of FEMFORCE – #163, to be exact- coming your way in MAY of 2013!! As…
Other People’s Reprints by Mark Heike
As everyone knows, vintage comic book reprints are a big part of our business. We’ve been at it for decades…
Femforce 162 Nearing Completion by Mark Heike
We’re into the home stretch, now; just about 40 days from the release of our big 30Th birthday celebration book,…
Today’s Countdown To Christmas Giveaway by Mark Heike
Today only, get your FREE copy of FEMFORCE # 156 with ANY AC Comics web shop order totalling $20.00 or…
Today’s Countdown To Christmas Giveaway by Mark Heike
Today only, get your FREE copy of FEMFORCE # 156 with ANY AC Comics web shop order totalling $20.00 or…
Today’s Countdown To Christmas Giveway by Mark Heike
Today only, get your FREE copy of FEMFORCE # 161 with ANY AC Comics web shop order totalling $20.00 or…
Countdown To Christmas Giveaway For Today by Mark Heike
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Today’s Countdown To Christmas Giveaway by Mark Heike
Today only, get your FREE copy of FEMFORCE # 159 with ANY AC Comics web shop order totalling $20.00 or…
Countdown To Christmas Giveaway For Today by Mark Heike
Today only, get your FREE copy of FEMFORCE #141 with ANY AC Comics web shop order totalling $20.00 or more….
Today’s Countdown To Christmas Giveaway by Mark Heike
Today only, get your FREE copy of FEMFORCE # 160 with ANY AC Comics web shop order totalling $20.00 or…
Countdown To Christmas Giveaway For Today by Mark Heike
Today only, get your FREE copy of FEMFORCE #150 with ANY AC Comics web shop order totalling $20.00 or more….
Countdown To Christmas Giveaway For Today by Mark Heike
Today only, get your FREE copy of FEMFORCE #150 with ANY AC Comics web shop order totalling $20.00 or more….
Countdown To Christmas Giveaway For Today by Mark Heike
Today only, get your FREE copy of FEMFORCE #143 with ANY AC Comics web shop order totalling $20.00 or more….
Countdown To Christmas Giveaway For Today by Mark Heike
Today only, get your FREE copy of FEMFORCE #158 with ANY AC Comics web shop order totalling $20.00 or more….
Countdown To Christmas Giveaway For Today by Mark Heike
Today only, get your FREE copy of FEMFORCE #138 with ANY AC Comics web shop order totalling $20.00 or more….
Today’s Countdown To Christmas Giveaway by Mark Heike
Today only, get your FREE copy of FEMFORCE # 148 with ANY AC Comics web shop order totalling $20.00 or…
Femforce #162 Now in Previews by Mark Heike
Hustle on down to your local comic book retailer, because it’s that time- time to order FEMFORCE #162, the big…
4Th of July DVD Sale by Mark Heike
Independence Day is almost upon us, and to commemorate that, AC is slashing prices on ALL DVD video product currently…
New AC Tee Shirts by Mark Heike
AC comics is rapidly approaching it’s 30Th birthday (I know, we don’t look a DAY over 29) and as we…
New Store: Heike Artworks.com by Mark Heike
Unabashed Plug Department: Stephanie has just launched a new store focusing on the artwork that we produce. You can find…
Bizarre Thrills TPB a Near Sell-Out! by Mark Heike
We KNEW that the new BIZARRE THRILLS: The Publications Story TPB was a very cool book, filled with rarely-seen, historically-important early Bill…










