Midtown Bloggerinos! Raph here, with a special interview. I’ve been at Midtown for 4 and a half years, and I spent a great deal of that time with the man I interviewed. Hal Johnson is an institution here at Midtown Comics, and we’re all happy and proud that he has released his first book, Immortal Lycanthropes. Here is a short interview with him, enjoy!

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Don’t Miss ‘COMIC STORE HEROES’ on NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL airing Friday 13th July at 8pm

CAN’T MAKE IT TO COMIC-CON IN SAN DIEGO THIS YEAR? LET NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC COME TO YOUR RESCUE!

Whether you’re into those magnificent, mighty, mutant heroes of Marvel’s X-Men, or the mischievous baby devil that wears diapers and carries a magical pitchfork in the classic “Hot Stuff The Little Devil” comic book series, Midtown Comics in New York City has what you need. It’s the largest retailer of comic books, graphic novels, Manga (Japanese comics) and related collectibles in the country, if not the world, and it has the alternate universes its customers crave. Follow the lives of staffers Gerry, Thor and Alex as they deal with all manner of geeks and enthusiastic customers while simultaneously planning their mega-booth for New York Comic Con, their biggest day of the year. With more than a million books in stock, they need to know their stuff — and are frequently tested by rabid fans of incredibly popular or extremely obscure comics.

‘Comic Store Heroes’ will air on the National Geographic Channel US at 8pm on Friday 13th July 2012.

Check Out: http://www.comicstoreheroes.com for more info

The Wall Street Journal stopped by Midtown Comics Times Square to talk about Marvel’s Avengers.

It’s not everyday that Marvel does an event as important as the upcoming Avengers vs. X-Men, and its even more rare for a cover to come along that is so good, so fun, and so irresistible you just can’t say no to it. We’re speaking of course of our AMAZING Midtown Comics Exclusive Skottie Young cover to Avengers vs. X-Men #1. Avengers Babies vs. X-Babies! It doesn’t get any better than that! We’re also very happy to give you an exclusive look at the process that such a huge talent such as Skottie Young goes through to bring us this beautiful cover. Click through to see a behind the scenes look at it’s creation! The exclusive variant is available now at the special pre-order price of $8.00 (price is subject to change upon release)!

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Hey there Midtownites! Raph here with a great announcement for you, the comic book fan, from us, your favorite comic book retailer!
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