THE COMICS ARE COMING! THE COMICS ARE COMING! (on 4/27, that is)

Free Comic Book Day is rapidly approaching folks! Every year has gotten better and cooler and this year promises to be no exception! This year we celebrate FCBD’s 10th anniversary in style!

We’ll be featuring appearances by everybody’s favorite, the 501st Legion (Darth Vader & Crew!), fan-favorite local artists Rusty Shackles, Patrick Baumgardner, Adam Hicks, and of course the lovely folks of Springfield-based Twilight Star Studios!

Sales for the day will be RANDOMIZED! Every two hours and new section and percentage will be RANDOMLY determined! Like you needed another reason to hang out at the store all day!

PLUS! Insanity beyond all insanity, we will be hosting a PreRelease Draft for the new Magic:the Gathering set, New Phyrexia starting at 6:00PM. Buy-In will be $15 – AND THIS WILL BE YOUR VERY FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO BUY NEW PHYREXIA FROM US!! The following day (5/8) we’ll also have a sealed deck tournament (the Main Event) for $19.99 starting at 1:00PM. If you miss this you will face the ridicule of your friends and family! Don’t disappoint them!

Back to Free Comic Book Day, titles this year include (but are not limited to): Spider-Man, Super Dinosaur (Robert Kirkman – of Walking Dead acclaim – takes on a new kids’ title), Green Lantern & Flashpoint, Locke & Key, Avatar (The Airbender, aka the good one – not the James Cameron movie, aka the bad one),
Darkwing Duck, Dark Crystal, and whole lots more!

And of course, click below for this week’s shipping list!

30 DAYS OF NIGHT TP VOL 09 BEYOND BARROW

ACTION COMICS #900 – Superman returns to ACTION COMICS just in time for the title’s historic 900th issue, which clocks in at 96 pages! Writer Paul Cornell leads off with a 51-page story that concludes the “Black Ring” story and begins the next act of the “Reign of Doomsday” epic. With art by Pete Woods and Jesus Merino, this story welcomes The Man of Steel back to the pages of ACTION, and also features vignettes illustrated by Dan Jurgens and Norm Rapmund, Rags Morales, Ardian Syaf, Jamal Igle and Jon Sibal, Gary Frank and more. The issue also includes bonus short stories by the writer/artist teams of Damon Lindelof and Ryan Sook; Paul Dini, R.B. Silva and Rob Lean; David Goyer and Miguel Sepulveda; and Geoff Johns and Gary Frank. Plus, Richard Donner and Derek Hoffman write a story in movie-script form, with storyboard-style art by Matt Camp! And Brian Stelfreeze contributes a two-page spread depicting Superman in an homage to so many of the great artists who have drawn The Man of Steel through the decades.

AGE OF X UNIVERSE #2 (OF 2)
ALIENS CAULDRON NOVEL
ALIENS CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE MMPB NOVEL
ALIENS MORE THAN HUMAN TP VOL 01
ALIENS NO EXIT NOVEL
ALIENS NOVEL BOOK 02 DNA WAR
ALIENS ORIGINAL SIN NOVEL
ALIENS ROGUE TP
ALIENS STEEL EGG NOVEL
ALIENS STRONGHOLD TP
ALIENS TP VOL 03 FEMALE WAR
ALIENS VS PREDATOR TP VOL 02 CIVILIZED BEASTS
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #659 BIG
AMERICAN VAMPIRE #14
AMORY WARS KEEPING SECRETS OF SILENT EARTH 3 #10
ANGEL #44
ANITA BLAKE CIRCUS OF DAMNED INGENUE #3 (OF 5)
ARCHIE #620
AVATAR LAST AIRBENDER ART ANIMATED SERIES HC
AVENGERS #12 POINT ONE
BART SIMPSON COMICS #59

BATMAN BLACK & WHITE STATUE JOKER BY LEE BERMEJO – From fan-favorite artist Lee Bermejo! The next Batman Black and White statue is based on Bermejo’s art from the critically acclaimed hardcover graphic novel JOKER by Brian Azzarello, with art by Lee Bermejo and Mick Gray.
This statue measures approximately 7″ high x 5.75″ wide x 5.75″ deep, is painted in monochromatic tones, features a Bat-logo-shaped base and is packaged in a black and white box.

BATMAN INCORPORATED #5
BETTY & VERONICA #253
BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #190
BRIGHTEST DAY #24
BRUCE LEE DRAWN YELLOW 30/1 T/S
BULLETPROOF COFFIN TP
CAN DO SCIENCE ASH T/S
CAPTAIN AMERICA #617
CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #59
CHARMED #6
CHRONICLES OF WORMWOOD LAST BATTLE #4 (OF 6)
CONAN ROAD OF KINGS #4 (OF 6)
DANGER GIRL ARMY OF DARKNESS #1
DC COMICS PRESENTS NIGHT FORCE #1
DEADPOOL #36
DETECTIVE COMICS #876
DOC SAVAGE DOUBLE NOVEL VOL 47
DOCTOR SOLAR MAN OF ATOM #6
DOCTOR SOLAR MAN OF THE ATOM TP VOL 01
DOCTOR WHO ONGOING VOL 2 #4
DOOMWAR TP
DRACULA COMPANY OF MONSTERS #9
DRACULA COMPANY OF MONSTERS TP VOL 02
DRAGON HEAD GN VOL 01 (OF 10)
DRAGON HEAD GN VOL 02 (OF 10)
DRAGON HEAD GN VOL 06 (OF 10)
DRAGON HEAD GN VOL 07 (OF 10)
DRAGON HEAD GN VOL 08 (OF 10)
DRAGON HEAD GN VOL 10 (OF 10)
DRAGON HEAD VOL 3 GN (OF 10)
DRAGON VOICE GN VOL 01 (OF 11)
DRAGON VOICE GN VOL 02 (OF 11)
DRAGON VOICE GN VOL 03 (OF 11)
DRAGON VOICE GN VOL 04 (OF 11)
DRAGON VOICE GN VOL 06 (OF 11)
DRAGON VOICE GN VOL 10 (OF 11)
EARP SAINTS FOR SINNERS #3 (OF 4)
ECHOES #5 (OF 5)
ESSENTIAL X-MEN TP VOL 07

FAMOUS MONSTERS UNDERGROUND #1 – In 2010, Famous Monsters Of Filmland magazine was resurrected. But creation is sometimes messy and unpredictable, and from this chaos another, more sinister, was born: FM Underground. This new magazine will feature a more “gore-iented” approach to horror than its older sibling. Underground will bring together all the best artwork and insight of Famous Monsters, combined with a counter-culture sensibility, edgy writing, and a so-close-you-might-get-blood-on-you look at horror, comics, music, video games, and more. Underground #1 will feature a tribute to 80’s horror as well as interviews with John Carpenter (The Thing), legendary exploitation auteur Frank Henenlotter (Basket Case), author Jack Ketchum (Off Season), filmmaker Fred Dekker (Monster Squad), and Steve Niles (30 Days of Night).

FANGORIA #303 MAY 2011
FF #2
FINAL FANTASY SERIES PLUSH TONBERRY
FLASH #11 (FLASHPOINT)
FLASH REBIRTH TP
FMA BROTHERHOOD MOON WALL SCROLL
FREAKSHOW #2 (OF 3)

GODZILLA KINGDOM OF MONSTERS #2 – The world is in panic as Godzilla reduces Tokyo to rubble. No one knows where the giant lizard has come from and even the most extreme military counter-measures prove useless. As the people of Japan struggle to survive Godzilla’s wrath, the world’s governments start thinking outside the box. Unfortunately, Godzilla may not be the only monster-sized threat the world faces…

GODZILLA WORLD DESTRUCTION TR WHITE 30/1 T/S
GORE #2 (OF 12)
GOSSIP GIRL MANGA GN VOL 01 FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
GREEN ARROW #11 (BRIGHTEST DAY)
GREEN LANTERN EMERALD WARRIORS #9 (WAR OF GL)
GREEN LANTERN LOGO MOUSEPAD
HATE ANNUAL #9
HAUNT #15
HIGH SCHOOL OF DEAD GN VOL 02
IDENTITY WARS BY STEVE MCNIVEN POSTER
IMAGE FIRSTS ELEPHANTMEN #1
IMAGE FIRSTS WALKING DEAD #1
INCORRUPTIBLE #17
INCREDIBLE HULKS #627
INFESTATION CVO 100 PG SPECTACULAR
INSURRECTION V3.6 #2
INVINCIBLE TP VOL 14 VILTRUMITE WAR
JONAH HEX TALL TALES TP

JOSS WHEDON CONVERSATIONS SC – Conversations and interviews with Joss Whedon, critically acclaimed creator of the television phenomena Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and more, comic book author, director, and screenwriter.

JUSTICE LEAGUE GENERATION LOST #24
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #50
JUXTAPOZ #124 MAY 2011
KATO ORIGINS #8 THE HELLFIRE CLUB
KING CONAN SCARLET CITADEL #3
KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #173
LAST PHANTOM TP VOL 01
LIFE WITH ARCHIE MARRIED LIFE #9 MAY JUNE 2011
LIL DEPRESSED BOY #3
LOCKE & KEY KEYS TO THE KINGDOM #6 (OF 6)
MAD MAGAZINE #508
MAD MAGAZINE #509
MARINEMAN #5
MARVEL SELECT THOR MOVIE AF
MARVEL SELECT THOR MOVIE LOKI AF

MASS EFFECT SERIES 1 BALANCED CASE AF ASSORTMENT – Collect the exciting new series of articulated action figures from the year’s most anticipated game.
* Tali 6.65″ h
* Thane 6.75″ h
* Grunt 6.8″ h
* Shepard 6.75″ h

MAXIMUM RIDE TP VOL 04
MEDITERRANEA #3 (OF 14)
MIGHTY THOR #1
MISSION #3
MONSTER HUNTERS SURVIVAL GUIDE #4 (OF 5)
MORNING GLORIES #9
MUNCHKIN ZOMBIES
NAMOR FIRST MUTANT #9
NEW MUTANTS #24 AGEX
NEW YORK FIVE #4 (OF 4)
ORSON SCOTT CARDS SPEAKER FOR DEAD #4 (OF 5)
OSBORN #5 (OF 5) BIG
PANDORA HEARTS GN VOL 05
PATHFINDER CAMPAIGN SETTING RULE FEAR
PATHFINDER PLAYER COMPANION FAITHS PURITY

PLANET OF THE APES #1 – Get your hands on these damn dirty Apes! Beginning an all-new series that takes place before the original 1968 Planet of the Apes movie in the continuity of the first five films! Ape society has reached a new golden age. But there are ripples of dissent in both the ape and human ranks. Tensions will rise and soon all will be caught in chaos! And amidst all this uncertainty, what is the fate of The Lawgiver? Written by award-winning novelist Daryl Gregory! Covers by Karl Richardson and Chad Hardin.

POWER MAN AND IRON FIST #4 (OF 5)
PREVIEWS #272 MAY 2011
PROMETHEA TP BOOK 01
PUNISHER MESSENGER BAG
PUNISHER TP FRANKEN-CASTLE
RAISE THE DEAD HC
RASL #10
RAVE MASTER GN VOL 21 (OF 35)
RAVE MASTER GN VOL 22 (OF 35)
RAVE MASTER GN VOL 23 (OF 35)
RAVE MASTER GN VOL 24 (OF 35)
RAVE MASTER GN VOL 25 (OF 35)
RAVE MASTER GN VOL 26 (OF 35)
RED SONJA OMNIBUS VOL 02
RUNAWAYS TP VOL 02 TEENAGE WASTELAND DIGEST
RUSE #2 (OF 4)
SCALPED #48

SCOTT PILGRIM 6-IN AF ASSORTMENT – Meet charming and jobless Scott Pilgrim, bass guitartist for garage band Sex Bob-omb. The 22 year-old has just met the girl of his dreams – literally. The only catch to winning Ramona Flowers? Her seven evil exes are coming to kill him! Mezco’s 6″ figure captures the wide-eyed enthusiasm and quirky nature of Scott Pilgrim from Bryan Lee O’Malley’s best-selling graphic novels and features 8 points of articulation. To help capture the many looks of Scott, there are two separate figures; one wears a green shirt and comes with a closed mouth head, the other wears a jacket over a year shirt. Both figures come with Scott’s guitar and sword. Blister card packaging.

SECRET AVENGERS #12
SECRET AVENGERS #12 POINT ONE
SENSATIONAL SHE-HULK BY JOHN BYRNE TP VOL 01
SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOL 48
SHREK #4 (OF 4)
SIMPSONS CLASSICS #28
SIMPSONS WORLD ULTIMATE EPISODE GUIDE HC
SPIDER-GIRL #6 BIG
SPIDER-MAN #13
STAN LEE TRAVELER #6
STAR WARS DARTH VADER & LOST COMMAND #4 (OF 5)
STAR WARS LEGACY WAR #5 (OF 6)

STEAMPUNK BIBLE HC – Steampunk – a grafting of Victorian aesthetic and punk rock attitude onto various forms of science-fiction culture – is a phenomenon that has come to influence film, literature, art, music, fashion, and more. A burgeoning DIY community has brought a distinctive Victorian-fantasy style to their crafts and art. Steampunk evokes a sense of adventure and discovery, and embraces extinct technologies as a way of talking about the future. This ultimate manual will appeal to aficionados and novices alike with a wild ride through the clockwork corridors of Steampunk history.

STRANGE CASE OF MR HYDE #1
THOR ASGARDS AVENGER #1
THUNDERSTRIKE #5 (OF 5)
TOMB OF DRACULA PRESENTS THRONE OF BLOOD #1
TRUE BLOOD TAINTED LOVE #3
TUROK SON OF STONE #2
ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS TP CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
ULTIMATE X-MEN $1 #1
UNCANNY X-MEN #535
UNCANNY X-MEN #536
UNDERSTANDING COMICS TP
UNDYING MONSTERS MAGAZINE #1
VELOCITY #4 (OF 4)

VENOM #2 – A mysterious super villain has weaponized Antarctic. Vibranium to sell to dictators, madmen and terrorists across the globe. To stop this WMD, the US military unleashes the enhanced black ops agent Venom! First stop on his hunt: The Savage Land! But who’s hunting who? Venom soon discovers that death stalks these jungles; Kraven the Hunter stalks these jungles! Rick Remender (UNCANNY X-FORCE, PUNISHER) and Tony Moore (PUNISHER, The Walking Dead) give you ringside seats to the grittiest, down-and-dirtiest brawl of the year! Venom vs. Kraven the Hunter!

WALKING DEAD #84
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 06 SORROWFUL LIFE
WALKING DEAD WEEKLY #17
WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #718
WARLORD OF MARS #6
WHOOPS ART OF ELIAS CHATZOUDIS SC
WONDER WOMAN #610
X-23 #9
X-MEN #10
X-MEN GOD LOVES MAN KILLS TP NEW PTG
XOMBI #2

YU GI OH TCG HIDDEN ARSENAL BSTER DIS #4 TRISHULAS – From Konami Digital Entertainment. Twice before, a mighty Dragon of the Ice Barrier has been unleashed upon the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG, and both times it’s had a huge impact. But the third Dragon is the biggest one yet: Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier! This super-powered Dragon works well in any Deck, just like the Ice Barrier Dragons from past Hidden Arsenal sets. In addition to Trishula, Hidden Arsenal 4 also includes 59 other brand-new monsters. And each one is a shiny foil card in this premium all-foil set. Hidden Arsenal 4 even includes 10 Dragunity monsters, including 2 Dragunity Synchro Monsters, so it’s also a perfect match with Structure Deck: Dragunity Legion. The 60-card set includes 20 Secret Rares (1 per Pack) and 40 Super Rares (4 per Pack). 5 cards per pack.

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