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Alter Ego Comics

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About Me

Alter Ego Comics is a full service comic book store located in Lima, Ohio. We specialize in new comic books, graphic novels, action figures, movie & TV collectibles, and non-electronic games. If you're from the Lima area, we're right next to the Kewpee in downtown Lima.
New comics arrive every Wednesday and are usually on the racks by 1pm. We also hold Heroclix tournament twice a month.
Store hours are M-F: 10am - 5:30pm and Saturdays, 10am - 2pm. Call us at 419-224-6700 or 888-330-6198 for more information, and visit our website at www.AlterEgoComics.com .
Stop in and find out what all the excitement is about in the world of comics!

My Interests

Comic books, movies, TV, pop culture, current events.

I'd like to meet:

Comic book fans in West Central Ohio (or from anywhere, really). Fans of the TV show Heroes and movies like Spider-Man, X-Men, V for Vendetta, 300 and more.

Music:

Depeche Mode, New Order, The Smiths, The Cure, Rush, Queen, Genesis, Ben Folds, Dream Theater.

Movies:

Spider-Man, Superman, Batman Begins, X-Men, Blade, Fantastic Four, Sin City, V for Vendetta.

Television:

Smallville, Heroes, Lost, 24.

My Blog

Friday Flicks - Shrek the Third

Alright.  Here we go again.  Another attempt to blog weekly about the movie that I'll be reviewing on this week's edition of 'Friday Flicks,' which airs at 6:20pm every Friday on ABC TV in L...
Posted by Alter Ego Comics on Sun, 20 May 2007 03:43:00 PST

Marc's Remarks - Ghost Rider The Movie

I've always been a fan of Ghost Rider.  There's nothing cooler (figuratively) than a guy with a flaming school riding a motor cycle and dealing out vengeance to bad guys.  So, I was looking ...
Posted by Alter Ego Comics on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:47:00 PST

Marc's Remarks - Norbit

I wasn't expecting much out of the new Eddie Murphy movie, Norbit, and, as usual with Murphy's movies, my expectations were correct.  Let me say up front that I am a BIG Eddie Murphy fan - the ol...
Posted by Alter Ego Comics on Sun, 11 Feb 2007 01:16:00 PST

Wizard World Chicago Recap

Alright, I'm about 10 days late on this, but I finally have a few minutes to sit and type my reaction to Wizard World Chicago Comic Convention held August 3-6 in Rosemont, IL. I attended my first Wiza...
Posted by Alter Ego Comics on Wed, 16 Aug 2006 02:59:00 PST

Civil War Issue 2 & Spider-Man

I was planning on making a blog entry about the events of Civl War #2, but since I'm  short on time right now, you'll have to settle for another comic retailer's thoughts.  I'm in the same c...
Posted by Alter Ego Comics on Fri, 16 Jun 2006 10:43:00 PST

Geeks, Gangsters and the Birth of the Comic Book

I know, I know.  I haven't posted in a while.  But let's face it, to do this whole Blog thing you have to be motivated and have something worth blogging about. So if I'm posting, then I mus...
Posted by Alter Ego Comics on Tue, 04 Apr 2006 04:39:00 PST

Set Sail with Pirates of the Caribbean 2 Collectibles

Let the winds of adventure carry ye to the place where pirates plunder, ghosts wander and treasure rewards the daring! Discover authentic replicas from Master Replicas' thrilling new Pirates of the ...
Posted by Alter Ego Comics on Tue, 07 Mar 2006 11:15:00 PST

Why Comics Are Cool

I came across this quote from a comic collector a while ago and thought that it summed up why many of us started reading comic books:"Early on, comic books were my primary fantasy entertainment outsid...
Posted by Alter Ego Comics on Tue, 07 Mar 2006 11:10:00 PST

Random Comic Thoughts

The New York Comic Con was held this weekend in NYC.  There hasn't been a major con in NY in about 10 years, and this one looked to be great.  However, it appears that the con organizers got...
Posted by Alter Ego Comics on Sun, 26 Feb 2006 01:14:00 PST

Superman Returns in June, and He's Bringing Cool Collectibles

Superman Returns, the triumphant (hopefully) return of Superman to the Big Screen, opens in June, and we've added a variety of very cool Superman Returns collectibles to our website this week: Su...
Posted by Alter Ego Comics on Fri, 17 Feb 2006 01:07:00 PST