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Jul. 8th, 2009

daleksurprise

TARDIS Money Banks are back in stock!

Even more new arrivals... We got in our resupply of the Talking TARDIS Money Bank early this afternoon.

This makes the perfect gift for birthdays or for those of you who are early holiday shoppers.



As always, please feel free to contact us with your questions and want lists.

Thank you!

---Michael & Patty
http://www.mikescomics.com
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tardis

NEW ARRIVALS, 8 July 2009.

We have received the following DVDs in stock and are taking orders now, to ship in compliance with their July 7th street date:

* DOCTOR WHO - THE RESCUE / THE ROMANS



Featuring William Hartnell as The First Doctor, William Russell as Ian, Jacqueline Hill as Barbara, and Maureen O'Brien as Vicki.

* DOCTOR WHO - ATTACK OF THE CYBERMEN



Featuring Colin Baker as The Sixth Doctor and Nicola Bryant as Peri.

More titles like this can be found at http://www.mikescomics.com/DVD1.html and also at http://www.mikescomics.com/DVD4.html.

Thank you, as always, for your support.

---Michael & Patty
http://www.mikescomics.com

Jul. 2nd, 2009

tardis

NEW ARRIVALS, Week Ending 4 July 2009.

We have quite a new assortment of items in this week, from a variety of science fiction ranges.

Audio Titles

DOCTOR WHO:

* Doctor Who #122 - The Angel of Scutari, starring Sylvester McCoy as The Seventh Doctor, Sophie Aldred as Ace, and Philip Olivier as Hex, and featuring Hugh Bonneville and Jenny Spark.



* The Eighth Doctor Adventures #3.4 - Wirrn Dawn, starring Paul McGann as The Eighth Doctor and Sheridan Smith as Lucie Miller, and featuring Colin Salmon.



* The Companion Chronicles #3.12 - The Stealers From Saiph, starring Mary Tamm as Romana.



BERNICE SUMMERFIELD:

* Bernice Summerfield #10.1 - Glory Days, starring Lisa Bowerman as Professor Bernice Summerfield and featuring Miles Richardson, Thomas Grant, and Louise Faulkner.



STARGATE:

* Stargate #2.2: Stargate Atlantis - Impressions, starring Kavan Smith as Majaor Evan Lorne.



Magazines

DOCTOR WHO:

* Doctor Who Monthly #410



TORCHWOOD:

* Torchwood #16



We are happy to take want lists for these and similar products.

Thank you, as always, for your support.

---Michael & Patty
Mike's Comics
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
http://www.mikescomics.com

Jul. 1st, 2009

alldoctors

2009 SDCC Doctor Who Exclusives!

Hurray!

We've just received permission from Underground Toys to post some initial information regarding the 2009 SDCC Doctor Who Exclusives on our main site!

We are fairly sure we're the first non-UK retailer site with permissions, so we're hoping this will be helpful information.

The SDCC Retail Price is listed there, and we will be adding pictures and other information shortly.

We are still taking Advance Orders on these SDCC Exclusives for customers to be processed and charged when the figures go on sale later.

Please also stop by http://mikescomics.livejournal.com/45809.html and take our survey.

As always, thank you for your support.

---Michael & Patty
http://www.mikescomics.com

Jun. 22nd, 2009

montypython

NEW ARRIVALS, 22 June 2009.

Today's deliveries on our doorstep feature MONTY PYTHON IN YOUR POCKET, a talking keychain and an indispensable accessory for all those looking for something completely different.



Phrases include quotes from MONTY PYTHON'S THE LIFE OF BRIAN, MONTY PYTHON'S THE MEANING OF LIFE, and MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL.

This item can be found at http://www.mikescomics.com/TOYS3.html. We are exploring other Python items to carry in stock, such as Tim the Enchanter's hat, a wooden version of The Trojan Rabbit, and a plush version of The Black Beast of Arrrrgghhhhh! Your input on toys like these is most welcome; please let us know your thoughts in the comments for this post.

As always, thank you for your support.

---Michael & Patty
http://www.mikescomics.com

Jun. 15th, 2009

tardis

ANNOUNCEMENT: Toy Survey #1

An important and timely poll.

If you don't have a LiveJournal account, we still want to hear from you! Please put your answers in the comments, and we will count your feedback towards our survey. Anonymous comments are screened by default, so please bear with us as we need to enter our account to unscreen them.

Poll #1416305 The Toy Survey #1
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All

Do you want more offerings of 5" Doctor Who Classic Series figure assortments?

View Answers

Yes
20 (83.3%)

No
1 (4.2%)

I don't care
2 (8.3%)

I'm not sure
1 (4.2%)

Do you have direct access to supplies of the 2009 Exclusive SDCC Doctor Who figures through a licensed retail source?

View Answers

Yes
8 (33.3%)

No
10 (41.7%)

I don't care...I'm not interested in them
2 (8.3%)

I'm not sure
4 (16.7%)

If you want the 2009 Exclusive SDCC Doctor Who figures and can't get expect to get them through a licensed retail source, what will you do?

View Answers

Not get them, but not let it impact my collecting of the other Doctor Who figures released.
3 (13.6%)

Not get them, and stop collecting any further Doctor Who figures completely.
1 (4.5%)

Get them from eBay later when price comes down.
6 (27.3%)

Get them from eBay immediately no matter what I have to pay.
1 (4.5%)

Get them through friends or family in the US, UK, or Canada.
4 (18.2%)

I'm already getting them as a gift from friends or family in the US, UK. or Canada.
2 (9.1%)

Get them through a third party my licensed retailer is selling to in order to work around this issue.
5 (22.7%)

If it avoids a price increase, will you keep buying Doctor Who figures if the 5" scale is discarded for all future releases in favor of a smaller scale like 3.5" or 3.75"?

View Answers

Yes, I'll keep buying
4 (16.7%)

Yes, to save money, I'll keep buying at the smaller scale, but would prefer to stick only with 5" if I had a choice.
5 (20.8%)

No, I'll stop.
11 (45.8%)

No, I'll stop, and I'll sell off my collection of figures, too!
0 (0.0%)

I don't know.
3 (12.5%)

I don't care.
1 (4.2%)

Would you keep buying Doctor Who figures if both 5" scale and a 3.5" scale are offered?

View Answers

Yes, and I'd buy both.
5 (20.8%)

Yes, but I'd still only buy 5" scale.
14 (58.3%)

Yes, and I'd switch entirely to 3.5" scale.
1 (4.2%)

No, it's my excuse to drop collecting the line.
1 (4.2%)

No, this will wind up as a gimmick with too many re-releases for me to afford.
0 (0.0%)

I don't know
2 (8.3%)

I don't care
1 (4.2%)

Do you want to see more Torchwood figures?

View Answers

Yes
13 (56.5%)

No
3 (13.0%)

I don't know
3 (13.0%)

I don't care
4 (17.4%)

Are you looking forward to new figure assortments containing the 11th Doctor?

View Answers

Yes
18 (75.0%)

No
0 (0.0%)

I don't know
4 (16.7%)

I don't care
2 (8.3%)

Are you looking forward to a figure assortment containing the 11th Doctor's first Companion?

View Answers

Yes
18 (75.0%)

No
1 (4.2%)

I don't know
2 (8.3%)

I don't care
3 (12.5%)

Would you buy a 5" scale boxed set of all 11 Doctors?

View Answers

Yes
8 (33.3%)

Yes, at the right price
3 (12.5%)

Yes, but only if they're all new sculpts or poses.
7 (29.2%)

No, I only want certain Doctors, and don't want or need a complete boxed set
2 (8.3%)

No, because I've already bought most separately, and won't spend again for the same figures in a set
0 (0.0%)

No, it doesn't interest me
2 (8.3%)

I don't know
1 (4.2%)

I don't care
1 (4.2%)

Would you buy a set of 10 Classic Series Companions figures?

View Answers

Yes
16 (66.7%)

No
4 (16.7%)

I don't know
3 (12.5%)

I don't care
1 (4.2%)

Would you buy a Classic Series assortment of figures composed only of monsters?

View Answers

Yes
11 (45.8%)

No
4 (16.7%)

I don't know
8 (33.3%)

I don't care
1 (4.2%)

Which Doctor Who Classic Series Companion from stories with the first three Doctors would you like to see as a 5" figure?

View Answers

Susan
2 (8.3%)

Barbara
0 (0.0%)

Ian
0 (0.0%)

Vicki
0 (0.0%)

Steven
0 (0.0%)

Dodo
1 (4.2%)

Ben
0 (0.0%)

Polly
0 (0.0%)

Jamie
7 (29.2%)

Victoria
1 (4.2%)

Zoe
2 (8.3%)

Katarina
0 (0.0%)

Liz Shaw
1 (4.2%)

Jo Grant
5 (20.8%)

Other
5 (20.8%)



Thanks for your input, your understanding and your support.

---Michael & Patty
Mike's Comics
http://www.mikescomics.com
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Jun. 12th, 2009

tardis

RECENT ARRIVALS, 12 June 2009.

This week saw our receipt of the newest release in the FACTION PARADOX audio series from Magic Bullet Productions.



FP#5 - OZYMANDIAS features Gabriel Woolf, Wanda Opalinska, Jane Lesley, Tracy Russell, Robert Lock, Jet Tattersall, David Bickerstaff and Edward De Souza.

Other titles in this audio series can be found at http://www.mikescomics.com/CD1H.html. We are happy to take your special orders and want lists!

Thank you, as always, for your support.

---Michael & Patty
Mike's Comics
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
http://www.mikescomics.com

Jun. 4th, 2009

alldoctors

RECENT ARRIVALS, 4 June 2009.

New magazines for the fan of the world's longest-running science fiction serial.....

* Issue#409 of DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE



* DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE SPECIAL EDITION#22 - 200 GOLDEN MOMENTS



More magazines like this can be found at http://www.mikescomics.com/MAGS2.html. Subscriptions are also available - see http://www.mikescomics.com/SUBSCRIPTION1.html for details.

As always, thank you for your support.

---Michael & Patty
http://www.mikescomics.com

May. 28th, 2009

tardis

NEW ARRIVALS, 28 May 2009.

We've just received four new items from Big Finish!

* ENEMY OF THE DALEKS (Doctor Who #121) - starring Sylvester McCoy as The Doctor and Sophie Aldred as Ace.



* THE COMPANION CHRONICLES #3.11 - THE MAHOGANY MURDERERS, starring Christopher Benjamin as Henry Gordon Jago, and Trevor Baxter as Professor Litefoot.



* THE EIGHTH DOCTOR ADVENTURES #3.3 - THE BEAST OF ORLOK, starring Paul McGann as The Eight Doctor and Sheridan Smith as Lucie Miller.



And, while current supplies last, a very special price on SHORT TRIPS - Re: COLLECTIONS, also just arrived.



More audio productions can be found at http://www.mikescomics.com/CD1.html, and more Doctor Who books can be found at http://www.mikescomics.com/BOOK1.html.

Thanks, as always, for your support.

---Michael & Patty
http://www.mikescomics.com

May. 24th, 2009

backroom

ANNOUNCEMENT: Hours of Operation.

We will be open for business tomorrow, Monday, May 25, 2009, during our normal hours of 10AM to 9PM Eastern Time.

We will, however, be available for only limited hours on Tuesday, May 26th.

We will resume normal hours of operation on Wednesday, May 27th.

Please plan accordingly, and thank you, as always, for your support.

---Michael & Patty
Mike's Comics
Worcester, MA, USA
http;//www.mikescomics.com

May. 15th, 2009

tardis

UPCOMING RELEASES, 15 May.

We are now taking pre-orders on the five upcoming DVD releases of "classic" DOCTOR WHO titles. Scheduled for release are:

* ATTACK OF THE CYBERMEN (expected July 2009)
* THE DEADLY ASSASSIN (expected September 2009)
* DELTA AND THE BANNERMEN (expected September 2009)
* IMAGE OF THE FENDAHL (expected September 2009)
* THE RESCUE/THE ROMANS (expected July 2009)

More titles and pricing information can be found at http://www.mikescomics.com/DVD1.html.

We look forward to hearing from you!

---Michael & Patty
http://www.mikescomics.com
blake's 7

MAINTENANCE - Updated Subscription Page for BLAKE'S 7 Audios

We have received information regarding new titles in the audio adventures series BLAKE'S 7: THE EARLY YEARS, and have updated our secure subscription page to reflect these changes and titles. You can find more information about our subscription offer here.

The new titles and their tentative release schedule can be found at our BLAKE'S 7 audios page.

As the only licensed North American distributor for BLAKE'S 7: THE AUDIO ADVENTURES and BLAKE'S 7: THE EARLY YEARS, we also encourage consumers to order and pre-order these titles from our authorized resellers. Contact information for those vendors carrying licensed titles, such as Alien Entertainment, Between Books, Comic Connection, Forbidden Planet NYC, Ken's Korner USA, and The Other Change of Hobbit, to name a few, can be found on this page.

If you are a buyer for a bookstore, comics shop, or library, we are happy to direct you to our current wholesalers Baker & Taylor, Bookazine, and Haven Distributors. Please feel free to be in touch with us by phone or e-mail.

Thank you, as always, for your support.

---Michael Salvo & Patty Cryan
http://www.mikescomics.com

May. 4th, 2009

backroom

USPS Rate Increase Coming 11 May 2009

Just a quick reminder to everyone, postal rates in the US are increasing next Monday, May 11, 2009. We encourage you to place your orders on or before Friday, May 8, 2009, to allow us a chance to ship your latest orders without having to pass along these rate increases.

---Michael & Patty
Mike's Comics
http://www.mikescomics.com
tardis

NEW ARRIVALS, 4 May 2009.

Another Magazine Day!

* DOCTOR WHO





Issue #'s 407 and 408, spotlighting David Tennant's final DW television stories, with additional articles about the new and classic series.

* TORCHWOOD



Issue #15, discussing upcoming and past events in The Hub.

Please feel free to contact us for individual issues of these magazine titles, as found at http://www.mikescomics.com/MAGS2.html.

We also offer subscriptions for TORCHWOOD MAGAZINE and for DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE at http://www.mikescomics.com/SUBSCRIPTION1.html; drop us an e-mail or give us a phone call, and we'll get you set up!

Thanks, as always, for your support.

---Michael & Patty
Mike's Comics
http://www.mikescomics.com

May. 1st, 2009

tardis

NEW ARRIVALS, 1 May 2009.

We are still taking orders for the newest DOCTOR WHO Region 1 releases on DVD; these titles are street-dated for May 5th and are ready to ship.

* DOCTOR WHO - BATTLEFIELD, starring Sylvester McCoy as The Seventh Doctor, Sophie Aldred as Ace, Nicholas Courtney as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and Jean Marsh as Morgaine.



* DOCTOR WHO - THE E-SPACE TRILOGY, starring Tom Baker as The Fourth Doctor, Lalla Ward as Romana, and Matthew Waterhouse as Adric.



More titles like this can be found at http://www.mikescomics.com/DVD1.html.

Thanks, as always, for your support.

---Michael & Patty
http://www.mikescomics.com

Apr. 29th, 2009

dragon

SPOTLIGHT: Consignments Page Update - New and Improved!

The Mike's Comics Consignments Page offers a little of something old with a touch of something new.

http://www.mikescomics.com/CONSIGN1.html

We've added to our selection of fantasy and sci-fi books. In addition, we've introduced some unique items relating to Japanese anime, and have expanded our Video Games section to include console games and guide books.



DVDs, VHS tapes, anime and video game soundtracks, anime drama productions, console games, and guide books for miscellaneous games are currently posted.

Among the rarer items are actual production cels [not fan-generated] from various anime series. All are in great condition and are a perfect addition for any collector.

Further inquiries regarding any items may be directed to us.

The page will be updated as new merchandise becomes available so stop in every so often to see what's new!

Thank you, as always, for your support.

---Michael & Patty
http://www.mikescomics.com

Apr. 24th, 2009

tardis

NEW ARRIVALS, 24 April 2009.

Today has seen the arrival of three new audio titles from Big Finish:

* DOCTOR WHO #120 - THE MAGIC MOUSETRAP, starring Sylvester McCoy as The Seventh Doctor, Sophie Aldred as Ace, and Philip Olivier as hex.



* THE COMPANION CHRONICLES #3.10 - THE MAGICIAN'S OATH, starring Richard Franklin as Captain Mike Yates, companion to The Third Doctor, and featuring Michael Chance as Diamond Jack.



* THE EIGHTH DOCTOR ADVENTURES #3.2 - HOTHOUSE, starring Paul McGann as The Eight Doctor and Sheridan Smith as Lucie Miller, featuring Nigel Planer as Alex Marlow and Lysette Anthony as Hazel Bright.



More audio productions like these can be found at http://www.mikescomics.com/CD1.html.

Thanks, as always, for your support.

---Michael & Patty
http://www.mikescomics.com

Apr. 14th, 2009

tardis

No news is...no news.

For international customers, we just received the following reply from Underground Toys in response to our latest attempt to get you all information about international sources for 2009 Doctor Who SDCC exclusives:

"Still nothing from the BBC and I expect I will not have any news anytime soon..."

While I don't understand the long delay here in providing proper information to paying customers, we can mention the BBC has a Complaints page at http://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints/complaints_stage1.shtml, a Feedback page at http://www.bbc.co.uk/feedback, and message boards through http://www.bbc.co.uk/messageboards/newguide. For now, our only way to deal with the lack of response is for those impacted to tell the BBC you want the information, and why it should immediately be more available.

Again, if we're allowed to sell outside the US and Canada on these exclusives, we'll do so after we have written permission. If we do get more information about the international sources for these exclusives, we will post it here. If you do get a direct response with more information, please do let us know...when we verify the information, we'll be happy to post if for everyone!

Just to remain clear for everyone, we do still expect a supply of these figures, and we do have permission to sell them to customers within the US and Canada. However, we can't yet publish our price, or put a listing for them on our main web site.

---Michael & Patty
Mike's Comics
http://www.mikescomics.com

Mar. 31st, 2009

tardis

NEW ARRIVALS, 30 March 2009.

We've received in the boxed set edition of Season 2 of IRIS WILDTHYME: THE AUDIO ADVENTURES from Big Finish.



This four-release audio drama collection stars Katy Manning as Iris Wildthyme, a freewheeling Time Lady who fled from Gallifrey and now travels the Universe in a double-decker red London bus with her companion Panda, played by David Benson.

Titles in the Season 2 set include The Sound of Fear, Land of Wonder, The Two Irises, and The Panda Invasion.

Other Iris Wildthyme audio titles can be found at http://www.mikescomics.com/CD1D.html. Books featuring Iris Wildthyme can be found at http://www.mikescomics.com/BOOK1.html.

Thanks, as always, for your support.

---Michael & Patty
Mike's Comics
http://www.mikescomics.com

Mar. 29th, 2009

backroom

ANNOUNCEMENT: Back from the con, and back to regular business hours.

We have returned from ConBust, where we had a most enjoyable time, caught up with old friends, and made new friends.

We are here to take your business calls tonight up until 9PM Eastern Time, as we normally do seven days a week, and will be answering e-mail that has come in today during Sunday daytime hours.

Many thanks to the Smith Science Fiction and Fantasy Society for hosting a wonderful event.

---Michael Salvo & Patty Cryan
Mike's Comics
http://www.mikescomics.com

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