Saturday, August 27, 2016

Hello, all--

VCU is back! And the three almost-car accidents I was in this week will hopefully serve as wake-up calls to the new kids who’ve never driven in a city before. It’s harrowing out there, people! Stay alert. And to all the returning students who didn’t attempt vehicular manslaughter this week, I say WELCOME BACK!

BECKY CLOONAN will be at the shop Wednesday, August 31st from 6-8PM! You probably already know that because I’ve been talking about it for like a month-- because it’s awesome! Come out and hang out with one of the coolest, nicest most metal people in all of comics!

LAST CALL! The following is a list of books shipping on September 21st, but our order quantities lock on them this coming Monday. So the best way to guarantee you get a copy is to tell us you want it NOW, so we make sure we order enough!
ALIENS: LIFE & DEATH (Dark Horse) The venerable publisher is doing a great job propping up the franchises they have left in the wake of losing Star Wars.
CYBORG (DC) Vic Stone’s new series explores the growing divide between the hero and his humanity.
RAVEN (DC) A new mini featuring the cult favorite hero before she stars in the upcoming Teen Titans series!
TRINITY (DC) Francis Manupal tackles the big 3, Rebirth style! Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman’s ongoing team-up book!
M.A.S.K. REVOLUTION (IDW) Beloved Hasbro toy property of yesteryear makes a play at the big time in the new IDW shared universe!
MICRONAUTS REVOLUTION (IDW)They’re tiny, but they’re tough!
SEVEN TO ETERNITY (Image) I can’t overstate how big a deal this one is, one of the biggest books of the year-- a heady science fiction epic by Rick Remender and Jerome Opena-- don’t get caught with your pants down on this one!
BRITANNIA (Valiant) Murder mystery, ancient Roman style. Looks very cool.

SHIPPING! These are the books you wish would fall in love and become a couple on WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31st!
4001 AD #4 (OF 4)   3.99
ABE SAPIEN #36 3.50
AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #10   4.99
ALIENS DEFIANCE #4 3.99
ALL NEW WOLVERINE ANNUAL #1 4.99
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #17 BDNM 3.99
ART OPS #11  3.99
ASTONISHING ANT-MAN #11 CW2 3.99
BATMAN ARKHAM KNIGHT HARLEY QUINN AF II 28.00
BLACK PANTHER TP BOOK 01 NATION UNDER OUR FEET 16.99 Ta-Nehisi Coates’ classic-in-the-making run on one of the best characters in the Marvel Universe gets its first collection!
BLOODSHOT REBORN #16    3.99
BLUBBER #3   3.99
CAN’T WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING MORE PLEASANT TP  19.00
CARNAGE #11 3.99
CIVIL WAR II CHOOSING SIDES #5 (OF 6) 3.99
CRYPTOCRACY #3 3.99
DARK TOWER DRAWING OF THREE BITTER MEDICINE #5    3.99
DC COMICS BOMBSHELLS ANNUAL #1 4.99
DC COMICS DESIGNER SER CAPULLO JOKER AF 28.00
DC ICONS JOKER DEATH IN THE FAMILY AF 28.00
DEADPOOL VS GAMBIT #4 (OF 5) 3.99
DOCTOR STRANGE TP STRANGE ORIGIN 19.99
DOCTOR WHO 10TH HC VOL 05 ARENA OF FEAR   19.99
DOCTOR WHO 11TH HC VOL 05 THE ONE 19.99
DOCTOR WHO 11TH YEAR TWO #12    3.99
DOG MAN GN VOL 01    9.99
EARTH 2 SOCIETY ANNUAL #1 4.99
EAST OF WEST #29 3.99
EDEN’S FALL #1   3.99
ENORMOUS TP VOL 02 IN A SHALLOW GRAVE  14.99
FRANK MILLERS SIN CITY HARD GOODBYE CURATORS COLL 275.00
FUTURE QUEST #4 3.99
GOTHAM ACADEMY ANNUAL #1 4.99
GROO FRAY OF THE GODS #2 3.99
GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #11 CW2 3.99
GUILLERMO DEL TORO AT HOME WITH MONSTERS HC   29.99
HARLEY QUINN AND HER GANG OF HARLEYS #5 (OF 6) 3.99
HOW TO UNDERSTAND ISRAEL IN 60 DAYS OR LESS GN   19.95
HOWARD THE DUCK #10 3.99
HYPERION #6 3.99
INSEXTS TP  19.99
JAMES BOND #9 3.99
JEM & THE HOLOGRAMS #18 3.99
JUPITER’S LEGACY VOL 2 #3 (OF 5)    3.99
JUPITER’S LEGACY VOL 2 #3 (OF 5) QUITELY SKETCH VAR  PI
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #9 3.99
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #9 VAR ED  PI
LAZARUS #24  3.99
LEGEND OF WONDER WOMAN #9 (OF 9) 3.99
LONGEST DAY OF THE FUTURE HC   24.99
LUCY & ANDY NEANDERTHAL HC VOL 01   12.99
MAE #4 3.99
MARVEL 3-3/4IN LEGENDS AF ASST 14.99 ea
MARVEL PREVIEWS #14 SEPTEMBER 2016   1.25
MARVEL UNIV ULT SPIDER-MAN CONTEST CHAMPIONS DIGEST  9.99
MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS ASSEMBLE CIVIL WAR DIGEST 9.99
MARVEL UNIVERSE GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #11 2.99
MICRONAUTS #5 3.99
MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #6  3.99
MS MARVEL #10 CW2 3.99
MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #45 3.99
NOVA #10 3.99
PAYBACKS #2    3.50
POSTAL #14    3.99
PREDATOR VS JUDGE DREDD VS ALIENS #2 3.99
PREVIEWS #336 SEPTEMBER 2016    3.99
PRINCELESS RAVEN PIRATE PRINCESS #10 3.99
REAL DEAL COMIX HC   29.99
REINCARNATE #1  3.50 Trippy new series from up n’ comer Michael Moreci about a gent who can communicate with his past selves thanks to taking a bullet in the head.
RICK & MORTY #17  3.99
ROCKET RACCOON AND GROOT #8 CW2 3.99
ROUGH RIDERS #5 3.99
SAGA #37  2.99 Welcome back, best paper friend.
SCALPED HC BOOK 05 DELUXE EDITION  29.99
SECRET CODERS GN VOL 02 PATHS & PORTALS 10.99
SECRET WARS TOO TP 17.99
SILVER SURFER #6 4.99
SKIP TO THE END #1 (OF 4) 3.99 Very promising looking fictional accounting of the life and death of a Kurt Cobain-esque rock star.
SONIC SUPER DIGEST #17  4.99
SONIC UNIVERSE #89 CVR A REG YARDLEY  3.99
SONS OF THE DEVIL #10  3.99
SPAWN #265 2.99
SPIDER-GWEN #11 3.99
SPIDER-MAN #7 CW2 3.99
SPIDER-MAN 2099 #14 CW2 3.99
SPIDER-MAN DEADPOOL TP VOL 01 ISN’T IT BROMANTIC 17.99 Best selling comic gets a likely best selling collection! Get it while it’s hot! It’ll be hot because there’s no air conditioning in the UPS truck it’ll be delivered in.
STAR WARS HAN SOLO #3 (OF 5) 3.99
STAR WARS HAN SOLO #3 (OF 5) MILLENNIUM FALCON VAR  PI
STAR WARS HAN SOLO #3 (OF 5) MOVIE VAR  PI
STAR WARS HAN SOLO #3 (OF 5) WALSH VAR  PI
STREET FIGHTER LEGENDS CAMMY #2 (OF 4)    3.99
STREET FIGHTER UNLIMITED #9   3.99
STUDY GROUP MAGAZINE 4 DLX ED   19.95
SUICIDE SQUAD OFFICIAL MOVIE NOVELIZATION MMPB 7.99
SUICIDE SQUAD WAR CRIMES SPECIAL #1 4.99 original Papa Bear JOHN OSTRANDER returns to the Squad he created for this one shot!
SUPERMAN & THE JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA TP VOL 02 19.99
SUPERMAN BATMAN TP VOL 04 24.99
SUPERMAN LOIS AND CLARK TP 17.99
THUNDERBOLTS #4 3.99
TMNT UNIVERSE #1 4.99 Exploring the greater TMNT world and the wacky characters therein. I mean no disrespect-- but they’re kinda wacky.
TMNT UNIVERSE #1 1:10  VAR  PI
TOKYO GHOST #10   3.99 Final issue for the next couple years, if it ends as well as it’s gone it’ll be very high on my best of the year list.
TRANSFORMERS #56 3.99
UNCANNY AVENGERS #13 CW2 3.99
WITCHFINDER CITY OF THE DEAD #1 3.50
WORLD OF TANKS #1 3.99
X-MEN 92 #6 3.99
X-O MANOWAR #49   3.99

That’s it for now, see you soon!
PKG/VC

Saturday, August 20, 2016

Hello, all--

Did you see what walked into our store this week? Check it out:
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...that’s a solid VF copy of Walking Dead #1, one of the most sought after comics of the last 20 years. We have it available for sale, but there are several interested parties swimming around it already. LMK if you’re interested as well, and we can talk turkey!

And that’s a nice set-up to remind folks that we’re actively buying comics these days. We’re pretty selective, trying to curate a good back issue stock… if you have anything pre-1990 with which you’re looking to part, or any key issues from any era, we’d love to see them. And the shop is specifically looking for the following currently:
-high grade SAGA #1
-first run of JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA
-any and all DOOM PATROL issues, from any run.

BECKY CLOONAN will be at the store WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31st from 6-8PM to hang out, sign comics for you, and maybe talk about metal! It’ll be righteous, consider attending!

LAST CALL! Our order quantities will lock Monday on the following debuting titles that are scheduled to ship Wednesday, September 14th-ish. The best way to guarantee you get them is to add them to your sub list, subscribers! Pretty small list this week:
RESIDENT ALIEN: THE MAN WITH NO NAME (Dark Horse) A stranded alien hiding in plain sight as a doctor in a small Washington town has further adventures. Clever stuff.
STRAIN: MR. QUINLAN, VAMPIRE HUNTER (Dark Horse) The cult horror hit continues!
GOTHAM ACADEMY: SECOND SEMESTER (DC) The kids are back with a creepy new story arc and great incoming artist Adam Archer!
HADRIAN’S WALL (Image) An astronaut murder mystery set on a space station, and it looks gorgeous. Sold.

SHIPPING! These are the books that are coming in WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24th:
ACTION COMICS #962 2.99
ACTION MAN #3 3.99
ADVENTURE TIME COMICS #2  3.99
ALENA TP   17.99
ALOHA HAWAIIAN DICK #5 (OF 5) 3.99
ARCHIE #11   3.99
ASSASSINS CREED #11   3.99
ATOMIC ROBO AND THE TEMPLE OF OD #1 (OF 5) 3.99 Local gentlemen Brian Clevinger and Scott Wegener unleash the newest Atomic Robo adventure, directly into your eyeballs! Support local!
ATOMIC ROBO TP HELL & LIGHTNING COLLECTION 39.99
BACK TO THE FUTURE CITIZEN BROWN #4 (OF 5) 4.99
BATGIRL #2 2.99
BATGIRL TP VOL 03 MINDFIELDS 16.99
BATMAN ARKHAM KNIGHT JOKER AF 28.00
BLUE BEETLE REBIRTH #1 2.99 Jaime Reyes! Keith Giffen! Scott Kolins! Another DC knock out of the park?
BTVS SEASON 10 #30  3.99
CAPTAIN AMERICA STEVE ROGERS #4 CW2 4.99
CAPTAIN MARVEL #8 CW2 3.99
CHEW #57  3.99
CIVIL WAR II #1 (OF 7)  2ND PTG  5.99
CIVIL WAR II ULYSSES #1 (OF 3) 4.99
CLEAN ROOM #11  3.99
CONAN THE SLAYER #2 3.99
DARK SOULS #4    3.99
DEADPOOL #17 CW2 3.99
DEADPOOL #17 KOBLISH SECRET COMIC VAR CW2   PI
DEADPOOL #17 RODRIGUEZ TSUM TSUM VAR CW2   PI
DEADPOOL WORLDS GREATEST TP VOL 03   15.99
DEATHSTROKE #1 2.99 Christopher Priest is a great writer, and he’s got big plans for his run on Deathstroke. One of the best Rebirth books kicks into high gear NOW!
DEPT H #5 3.99
DETECTIVE COMICS #939 2.99
DISNEY DARKWING DUCK #4 2.99
DOCTOR WHO 12TH TP VOL 02 FRACTURES 14.99
DOCTOR WHO 2015 FOUR DOCTORS TP    14.99
DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE #502    11.99
DRAX #10 3.99
DUCK AVENGER #0 4.99
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS (2016) #4 3.99
EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN #13 3.99
FAITH (ONGOING) #2    3.99
FILLER BUNNY COLLECTED WORKS TP 11.95
FLASH #5 2.99
FUTURAMA COMICS #80 3.99
GENERATION ZERO #1  3.99 From the ashes of the Harbinger comic comes this excellent-looking new Valiant series about a new group of teen heroes trying to help the underdog. .
GHOSTBUSTERS INTERNATIONAL #8 3.99
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #231 3.99
GODZILLA RAGE ACROSS TIME #1 (OF 5) 3.99
HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #3 2.99
HARLEY’S LITTLE BLACK BOOK #4 4.99
HELLBLAZER #1 2.99 He’s smoking again and palling around with Swamp Thing. Win win! Although I don’t condone smoking for non-fictional people.
HERO CATS #12 3.99
HEXED HARLOT & THIEF TP VOL 03    16.99
INTERNATIONAL IRON MAN #6 3.99
INVINCIBLE #130 2.99
ISLAND #10 7.99
JUDGE DREDD #9 3.99
KINGSWAY WEST #1   3.99 Chinese mysticism mashed up with the ol west, by Greg Pak!
LAKE OF FIRE #1    3.99  What happens when aliens crash on Earth in 1220 during the Crusades?!? We’re about to find out.
LOVE & ROCKETS LIBRARY GILBERT GN VOL 05 OFELIA   19.99
LUCIFER #9  3.99
LUCIFER TP VOL 03  29.99
MARCH GN TRILOGY SLIPCASE SET 49.99
MARVEL GALLERY SPIDER-GWEN PVC FIG 45.00
MARVEL UNIVERSE ULT SPIDER-MAN VS SINISTER SIX #2 2.99
MARVEL’S DOCTOR STRANGE PRELUDE #2 (OF 2) 3.99
MECHANISM #2   3.99
MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS 2016 ANNUAL #1   7.99
MISS FURY VOL 2 #5 (OF 5)   3.99
MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINOSAUR #10 3.99
MYCROFT #1   3.99
NEW AVENGERS #15 CW2 3.99
NIGHTHAWK #4 3.99
OMEGA MEN THE END IS HERE TP 24.99 It’s Tom King’s world, and he’s gracious enough to allow us to live in it. This collects the entire very critically acclaimed run that precedes King’s ascension to Batman-writing.
ONE PUNCH MAN GN VOL 01 9.99
ONE PUNCH MAN GN VOL 02 9.99
ONE PUNCH MAN GN VOL 03 9.99
OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA #20  2.99
OVER GARDEN WALL ONGOING #5   3.99
OVERSTREET COMIC BK PG HC VOL 46 HARLEY QUINN  35.00
PATSY WALKER AKA HELLCAT #9 3.99
POP DARK CRYSTAL AUGHRA VINYL FIG   10.99
PRETTY DEADLY TP VOL 02 THE BEAR  14.99
RAI #16   3.99
RED THORN #10  3.99
RENATO JONES ONE PERCENT #4  3.99
REVISIONIST #3 3.99
RG VEDA OMNIBUS TP VOL 01  24.99
RICK & MORTY: LIL’ POOPY SUPERSTAR #2 (OF 5)   3.99
ROM #2 3.99
SCOOBY DOO WHERE ARE YOU #72 2.99
SHE WOLF #3  3.99
SIX PACK & DOG WELDER: HARD TRAVELIN HEROEZ #1   3.99
SKELEBUNNIES GN  10.95
SNOTGIRL #2   2.99
SOMBRA #2 (OF 4) 3.99
STAR WARS #22 3.99
STAR WARS FORCE AWAKENS ADAPTATION #3 (OF 6) 3.99
STAR WARS FORCE AWAKENS ADAPTATION #3 (OF 6) MOVIE VAR  PI
SUPER HUMAN RESOURCES #3 3.99
TANK GIRL 2 GIRLS 1 TANK #4 (OF 4)   3.99
TEEN TITANS #23 2.99
TEEN TITANS TP VOL 03 THE SUM OF ITS PARTS 16.99
THIEF OF THIEVES #34  2.99
TITANS #2 2.99
TMNT ONGOING #61   3.99
TOMB RAIDER 2016 #7  3.99
UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #11 3.99
UNCANNY INHUMANS ANNUAL #1 4.99
USAGI YOJIMBO #157 3.99
VALIANT UNIVERSE HANDBOOK 2016 #1   2.99
VENOM SPACE KNIGHT #11 CW2 3.99
VOLTRON LEGENDARY DEFENDER #2 (OF 4) 2.99
WACKY RACELAND #3 3.99
WEIRD DETECTIVE #3 (OF 5) 3.99
WONDER WOMAN #5 2.99
X-FILES (2016) #5 3.99
X-MEN TP WORST X-MAN EVER 16.99
X-MEN X-TINCTION AGENDA TP NEW PTG 34.99

That’s it for now, see you soon!
PKG/VC