BOXING WEEK SALE DECEMBER 27-31

asm700coverjpg-3b6720Help us make room for 2013!

All Graphic Novels and kids books – 20% off the US cover price.

All 2012 Bin Comics – 50% off the US cover price.

Discount Trade Paperbacks and Hardcovers – 50% off the sticker price (up to 75% off the US cover price). For example: Iron Man – Demon in a Bottle hardcover is only $7.50 while supplies last.

Toys on the toy wall (behind the sofa) – 20% off the sticker price

Doug Sneyd prints are on sale for Boxing Week: Black Canary is only $20 while the Playboy Pink and Blue Bunnies are only $10 each while supplies last. Framed prints – add $30 to the total price. These gorgeous 11 x 17 art prints won’t last long.

Amazing Spider-Man 700 — if you buy 1 copy of the regular cover, you can buy 1 copy of any (or 1 of each) of the variant covers (Martin, Coipel, Ramos and the Martin 50th Anniversary Cover) at US cover price while supplies last.

The Art of Marco Rudy Gallery Show – Late November/December 2012

Marco Rudy hails from Mozambique, in Africa, but currently is living in Toronto.

Marco broke into comics through promoting his art on the internet at sites like Deviantart. It was through Deviantart that he met an American writer, Grant Chastain, who invited Marco to join the Ronin Studios forums and work with him on a project called Corrective Measures. Marco did the 1st issue and almost immediately after that began talking with Howard Wong about a “drunk Super Hero” idea he had for a mini-series and they worked on it on and off until it was eventually published at Image Comics as After The Cape. It did well, and spawned a second mini-series.

Marco met Rafael Albuquerque and joined his studio, and got to meet and work with some great artists including Mateus Santolouco, Cris Peter, Edu Medeiros as well as Rafael, himself. It was there he learned the art of inking, and it led to his first inking jobs with BOOM! Studios – working on the covers for books like Zombie Tales and Cthulhu Tales. While living in Brazil, Marco met people like Eddie Berganza, Ivan Brandon, Brazilian superstars Fábio Moon, Gabriel Bá and Rafael Grampá. New opportunities arose, and he landed a job at DC Comics, working on Grant Morrison’s Final Crisis mini-series, and he also worked with writer Greg Rucka on Final Crisis: Resist, with Ivan Brandon on Final Crisis: Escape. Marco also did an issue of Superman/Batman, and The Shield mini-series. In 2011, Marco was announced as the original artist of Suicide Squad for the New 52, and while that did not work out, he would eventually work on Swamp Thing with writer Scott Snyder. Marco’s Swamp Thing artwork – is incredibly detailed, full of inventive layouts and every page explodes with creativity and imagination.

The gallery show consists of approximately 30 framed pieces — the majority of them are pages from various issues of Swamp Thing, but there are also pages from The Shield and Superman/Batman, as well as some unpublished pin-up pieces. In addition to the framed pieces, Marco has also left three folios of additional originals – most are available for purchase.

The Art of Marco Rudy runs into late December 2012. 

HALLOWEEN COMICSFEST – OCTOBER 31, 2012

We are participating in the first annual HALLOWEEN COMICSFEST on Wednesday, October 31st!

From NOON until 9PM we will be playing halloween themed music and giving away candy and FREE COMICS!!!!! The list of free titles includes:

– Batman / Scooby Doo
– Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
– Ultimate Spider-Man / Avengers
– Tales from the Crypt
– The Littlest Zombie
– Ghostbusters
– Strawberry Shortcake
– Cow Boy Hallow’s Eve Special
– New Crusaders
– Adventure Time
– Ernest and Rebecca
– Little Miss Daredevil
– Spacehawk
– Johnny Boo and Harold in Tricky Treaters
And many more!!!

PLUS! There will be prizes for best costume and you can participate NOW in Diamond’s Greatest Halloween Costume Contest!

PLUS! A professional make-up artist will be on hand to do face painting for Halloween! If you want to enhance your costume, or maybe you haven’t picked one yet — well now is your opportunity to expose your inner ghoul!!!!!

PLUS! It’s Wednesday, so all of the normal new releases will be available for purchase. The Book Lounge provides FREE bags and boards for all new release comics purchased at the store, and all new releases are U.S. COVER PRICE (in Canadian dollars) as are graphic novels, trade paperbacks, books and magazines. We also have a large selection of trade paperbacks and hardcovers available at reduced prices — including our NEW Marvel Omnibus section.
PLUS! We will be launching a new original art gallery show at the event…. but shhhhh…. it’s a surprise…. you’ll have to come down on Wednesday to see what it is!!!!!! We won’t let the cat out of THAT bag until Thursday.

PLUS! We will be featuring a mini ARTIST’S ALLEY in which a number of comic book creators will be appearing at throughout the day! You’ll see some of your local favourites like CHRIS YAO, RACHAEL WELLS and MARVIN LAW but we’ve also got a number of comics superstars who say they will be popping in for appearances like MARCO RUDY (Swamp Thing), TY TEMPLETON (Marvel Ultimate Spider-Man and artist of 2 of the Halloween giveaway comics — Batman/Scooby Doo and Ultimate Spider-Man/Avengers) and CARY NORD (X-O Manowar, Conan), LEONARD KIRK (X-Factor) (tentative) — among others!!!!!!

PLUS! Halloween ComicsFest at the COMIC BOOK LOUNGE is also the location for the launch of the ANOTHER GHOST comics anthology! Some of the creators will be appearing at the Lounge on Halloween to celebrate it! SHANE KIRSHENBLATT, VINCE SUNICO, KENT BURLES (tentative) and CHRIS BURKE will be in later in the afternoon/early evening to promote the launch.

Two versions of ANYTHING GHOST will be offered for sale: The standard edition, which has the full colour wrap-around cover ($10) and the sketch edition ($20 or more, depending on the sketch detail) and it has a blank image area, in case someone wants to get it sketched by one of the creators in attendance.

Details re: ANYTHING GHOST can be found here: http://indyplanet.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=7617

Written and Illustrated by Chris Burke (Art), Kent Burles (Art), Shane Kirshenblatt (Art), Andrew Kwan (Art), Vince Sunico (Art), Lex Wahl (Stories)
Standard Sized Trade Paperback:
Black & White
Page Count: 94
POD
Enjoy five personal paranormal experiences, as selected by the Anything Ghost audience. Includes the original stories as they were heard on the show (unedited, in plain text format) as well as character sketches and rough layouts.

Since 2006, The Anything Ghost Show has been a popular forum for people all over the world to share their personal paranormal experiences. Now for the first time, we have collected fan favorite stories into this single volume, adapted into the comic book form! Perfect for ghost enthusiasts and fans of the classic EC comics.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10 – UNCANNY AVENGERS 1 RELEASE PARTY – Noon to 9PM

This Wednesday we will be holding a release party on New comics day) for UNCANNY AVENGERS 1 – the first of the Marvel Now! titles being released. Uncanny Avengers 1 is written by Rick Remender, with artwork by John Cassaday.

The first customers who purchase the book will receive a limited edition print and other goodies, and there will be other surprises and bonuses for those who try out the new book.

On top of that, it’s a busy Wednesday as we see the release of Batman 13 (the return of the Joker and the start of the 2012 “Death in the Family” storyline) and other gems such as the first Saga trade paperback collection.

ARTISTS ALLEY

To celebrate the event we will be hosting a mini-artists alley at the store with special guests such as Shane Kirshenblatt, Ty Templeton, Chris Yao, Rachael Wells, David Cutler, Marco Rudy and others!

Saturday September 29 – 7pm-6am: Scotiabank NUIT BLANCHE “StripArt” Installation

CHECK OUT StripArt at Nuit Blanche on Saturday,September 29th!

http://www.scotiabanknuitblanche.ca/project.html?project_id=1014

This fully interactive installation will give you the opportunity to participate directly with the medium of the comic book. StripArt will remind people that comics were once drawings, illustrations, thought bubbles of exposition, paper, and panels of art and narrative.

With the assistance of artists, StripArt will give people the experience of making a comic book: of thinking about character and their visual representation; dialogue and characters; of narrative arcs and punchy anecdotes.

So, come bring a comic book to life. Artists draw content sourced from your imagination, continuing plot from panels created from other participants, to create a strip of collaborative comic art.

PRESENTED BY GUERILLA PRINTING, THE COMIC BOOK LOUNGE and LOUIE DIAZ, JR.

AS THE INSTALLATION WILL TAKE PLACE AT 587A COLLEGE STREET, THE COMIC BOOK LOUNGE + GALLERY WILL REMAIN OPEN FOR THE DURATION OF THE EVENT.

 

ABOUT SCOTIABANK NUIT BLANCHE

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For one sleepless night, experience the city transformed by artists for Toronto’s seventh annual sunset-to-sunrise celebration of contemporary art. One night only. All night long. Choose from more than 150 projects!

Subscription Update – November Orders Due

The Previews orders for items shipping in November 2012 are due by this weekend, as we have to submit them to Diamond next week. If you have not filled in your requests please let us know what you would like and we will order it for you.

Subscription Reminders:
Any time you want to add or subtract a series from your list, please let us know.

Below we look at some of the new offerings from the Premiere Publishers, so you can decide whether any of them are books you would like to add to your pull file.

DARK HORSE:
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=40494

Dark Horse is launching the following new series in September, October and November – tell us if you want to add them to your subscription list:
47 Ronin (Nov)
Baltimore: The Play (Nov)
Billy the Kid’s Old Timey Novelties and the Orm of Loch Ness (Oct)
BPRD 1948 (Oct)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Willow-Wonderland (Nov)
The Creep (Sep)
Criminal Macabre: They Fight by Night (Nov)
Colder (Nov)
Dragon Age 2 (Sep)
Edgar Allen Poe’s the Conqueror Worm TP (Nov)
Ex Sanguine (Oct)
Ghost (Sep)
Number 13 (Nov)
RIPD City of the Damned (Nov)
Star Wars: Agent of the Empire – Hard Targets (Oct)
Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi – The Prisoner of Bogan (Nov)

Graphic Novels and collected editions now available for order:
Conan Vol.12 TP
Conan Vol.13 HC (Becky Cloonan)
Creepy Comics at Death’s Door TP
Dragon Age Vol.2 HC
Eerie Archives Vol.12 HC
Gantz Vol.26 TP
Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Hystoria HC
Oreimo Vol.2 TP
Reset HC
Robert E Howard’s Savage Sword Vol.1 TP
Star Wars Blood Ties Vol.2 Boba Fett is Dead

DC COMICS
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=40424

DC is launching the following new series in September, October and November – tell us if you want to add them to your subscription list:
Ame-Comic Girls (Oct)
Batman: Arkham City – End Game (Nov)
Joe Kubert Presents (Oct)
Legends of the Dark Knight (Oct)
Phantom Stranger (Sep)
Sword of Sorcery (Sep)
Talon (Sep)
Team 7 (Sep)
Lot 13 (Oct)

Graphic Novels and collected editions now available for order:
Batwoman Vol.2 HC
Green Lantern Vol.2 HC
Justice League Vol.2 HC
Wonder Woman Vol.2 HC
Batman Chronicles Vol.11 TP
Deadman Vol.3 TP
Batman No Man’s Land Vol. 4 New Edition TP
Justice League of Americe: Omega TP
Showcase Presents Weird War Tales Vol.1 TP
Jack Kirby’s Fourth World Omnibus Vol.4 TP
Teen Titans by Geoff Johns Omnibus Vol.1 HC (resolicited)
Superman Grounded Vol.3 TP
Absolute Top 10 HC
iZombie Vol.4 TP
Dominique Laveau, Voodoo Child Vol.1 TP
Northlanders Vol.7 TP

IDW
http://www.newsarama.com/comics/idw-november-2012-solicitations.html

New Series launching this Fall:
A Fine and Private Place (Sep)
Adventures of Augusta Wind (Nov)
Borderlands Origins (Nov)
Chasing the Dead (Nov)
Doctor Who (Sep)
Judge Dredd (Nov)
Let’s Play God (Oct)
Locke and Key: Omega (Nov)
Magic The Gathering: Path of Vengeance (Oct)
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (Nov)
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Hive (Sep)
Transformers: Prime – Rage of the Dinobots (Nov)
Zaucer of Zilk (Oct)

Graphic Novels and collected editions now available for order:
Complete Dick Tracy Vol.14 HC
Contropussy TP
Deadworld: War of the Dead TP
Dorothy of Oz Prequel TP
Dungeons and Dragons Forgotten Realms HC
Ghostbusters Ongoing Vol.3 TP
GI Joe: Cobra – The Last Laugh HC
GI Joe: Deep Terror TP
Godzilla Vol.1 TP
Hawken TP
Infestation 2 HC
Judge Dredd: The Complete Brian Bolland Collection HC
Lil Abner Vol.5 HC
Mad: Artist’s Edition HC
Magic The Gathering Vol.2 TP
Opus by Berkeley Breathed complete sundays 2003-2008
Outland by Berkeley Breathed complete collection signed and numbered
Parker, The Hunter TP
Sparrow Box Set: Ashley Wood
Star Trek Vol.3 TP
TMNT Micro Series Collection Vol.2 TP
Top 100 Fantasy Movies TP
Torpedo Vol.1 TP
Zombies vs Robots: Women on War! TP

IMAGE
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=40468

Image is launching the following new series in September, October and November – tell us if you want to add them to your subscription list:
Please note: Black Kiss II is now unavailable in Canada and our orders have been cancelled.
Bedlam (Oct)
Clone (Nov)
Cyberforce (Oct)
Great Pacific (Nov)
Comeback (Nov)
Happy! (Sep) Grant Morrison’s new title with Darick Robertson (The Boys)
MacGyver: Fugitive Gauntlet (Oct) based on the tv show
Multiple Warheads: Alphabet to Infinity (Oct) Brandon Graham!
Non-Humans (Oct)
Nowhere Men (Nov)
Storm Dogs (Nov)
Perhapanauts: Danger Down Under! (Nov)
Point of Impact (Oct)
Where is Jake Ellis? (Nov)
Witch Doctor: Mal Practice

Graphic Novels and collected editions now available for order:
Star Bright and the Looking Glass
Retrovirus
Thought Bubble Anthology 2012
Spawn Origins Collection Deluxe Edition 3
The Couriers Complete Collection
Scene of the Crime Deluxe HC
Alpha Girl Vol. 1
Danger Club Vol. 1
Enormous Deluxe Edition
Frank Cho Women Book 2 HC (art book)
Witchblade Rebirth Vol. 2
Soho Dives, Soho Divas TP and Limited HC (art book)
Tales from Beyond Science HC
Walking Dead Vol.17: Something to Fear
The Walking Dead Covers Vol.2

MARVEL COMICS
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&shva=1#drafts/139da4eb51f59ea5

Please note: Given that Marvel is currently relaunching many books, if you are already getting the old title, your subscription will automatically be transferred to the new title unless you tell us you don’t want it.
If you want to add a new series from the list below (or a recently launched one like Gambit, Hawkeye and Captain Marvel please let us know) Marvel is launching the following new series in October and November – tell us if you want to add them to your subscription list:

A+X (Oct)
AVX: Consequences (Oct)
All-New X-Men (Nov)
Captain America (Oct) replaces Captain America
Daredevil: End Days (Oct)
Deadpool (Nov) replaces Deadpool
Fantastic Four (Nov) replaces Fantastic Four
FF (Nov) replaces FF
Indestructable Hulk (Nov) replaces Incredible Hulk
Iron Man (Nov) replaces Invincible Iron Man
Marvel Universe Vs. Avengers (Oct) new series
Minimum Carnage (Nov) new series
Punisher War Zone (Oct) replaces Punisher
Red She-Hulk (Oct) replaces Hulk
Spaceknights (Oct) mini-series
Thor, God of Thunder (Nov) replaces Mighty Thor
Ultimate Comics Iron Man (Oct) new series
Uncanny Avengers (Oct) new series
X-Men: Legacy (Nov) replaces X-Men Legacy

Graphic Novels and collected editions now available for order:
X-Force Omnibus Vol.1
Iron Man by Michelinie, Romita and Layton Omnibus Vol.1
Marvel Masterworks: X-Men Vol.5 TP
Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Sub-Mariner Vol.1 TP
Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Jungle Adventure Vol.3 HC
Deadpool Dead HC
Incredible Hulk by Jason Aaron Vol.2 HC
New Avengers: Breakout Prose Novel HC
Invincible Iron Man Vol.11 HC
Fantastic Four by Hickman Vol. 6 HC
Spider-Man: Danger Zone HC
Avengers by Bendis Vol.4 HC
Daredevil by Waid Vol.1 HC (new printing)
Journey into Mystery Vol.4 TP
Carnage USA TP
Captain Marvel Vol.1 TP
FF by Hickman Vol.3 TP
Daredevil by Waid Vol.2 TP
Captain America by Brubaker Vol.2 TP
Invincible Iron Man Vol.9 TP
Halo: Fall of Reach — Invasion TP
Winter Soldier Vol.2 TP
Avengers: X-Sanction TP
Avengers: Mythos TP
New Avengers by Bendis Vol.3 TP
Spider-Man: Trouble on the Horizon TP
Wolverine and the X-Men Alpha and Omega TP
Wolverine: Back in Japan TP
Untold Tales of Punisher Max TP
Space Punisher TP
Fury Max TP
X-Men Legacy Back to School TP
X-Factor Vol.17 TP
Incredible Hulk by Aaron Vol.1 TP
Muppets: The Four Seasons TP
X-Man: Dance with the Devil TP
Spider-Man: The Mutant Agenda TP
Essential X-Factor Vol.5 TP
Marvel Universe Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes Comic Reader

DYNAMITE
http://www.newsarama.com/comics/dynamite-november-2012.html

New Series Launching this Fall:
Chosen (Oct)
Damsels (Sep)
Evil Ernie (Oct)
Garth Ennis’ Battlefields – The Green Fields Beyond (Nov)
Masks (Nov) ALEX ROSS!
Peter Cannon Thunderbolt (Sep)

Graphic Novels and collected editions now available for order:
Dejah Thoris and the White Apes of Mars TP
Eternity Kill TP
Kirby Genesis: The Silver Star Vol.1 TP
The Shadow Vol.1 TP

VALIANT

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=40362

New Series debuting this fall:
Shadowman (Nov)

Please let us know if you want to add any other Valiant series such as Harbinger, Archer and Armstrong, Bloodshot and X-O Manowar to your pull list.