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TIM SALE APPEARING AT OUR
WORCESTER LOCATION FOR AN IN-STORE SIGNING!
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AfterShock North American Tour
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BACK ISSUE BULLETIN
Huge New X-MEN Collection!
This weekend we're debuting a beautiful new group of X-MEN comics. This collection starts right at the beginning of the title's run in 1964 and continues with very few gaps until around 1991. Every classic era and artist is represented, and key books abound: we have a GIANT SIZED X-MEN #1, X-MEN #94, and even a coverless but otherwise tight and complete X-MEN #1! Many other classics and first appearances, too!
To see this special collection, ask for help at the counter!
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TOYS & GOODIES COMING OUT THIS WEEK:
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DC COMICS HARLEY QUINN GOTHAM SHORT COMIC STORAGE BOXES
WIZKIDS/NECA Store your comic books in style with NECA's line of printed short boxes, featuring licensed artwork from DC Comics! This box features Amanda Conner's artwork of Harley Quinn. They're stackable, simple to assemble and made from sturdy double corrugated material with two handles and bottom. Each comic book storage box holds approximately 150 bagged and boarded comics. Includes lid. Exterior dimensions (W x H x D): 8 3/4" x 11 1/2" x 15 3/8"; Interior dimensions: (W x H x D): 7 1/2" x 11" x 14".
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DC ICONS NIGHTWING ACTION FIGURE
DC COMICS One of Gotham City's greatest protectors is back in blue with the DC Icons Nightwing 6" action figure! Formerly Batman's sidekick Robin, Dick Grayson is all grown up and on his own. With interchangeable hands, dozens of points of articulation and crime-fighting accessories, Nightwing is ready for battle!
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DC ICONS SUPERGIRL ACTION FIGURE
DC COMICS Supergirl battles for justice in the skies over National City with four sets of hands, a heat-vision head and hover base. Supergirl - 6.09"
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TLS X STREET FIGHTER MINI FIGures 16PC BLIND BOXES
THE LOYAL SUBJECTS Street Fighter comes to life with these great mini-figures! This Street Fighter 3-Inch Series features some wonderfully stylized vinyl mini-figures of your favorite characters from the classic video game. Each figure measures 3" tall, features battle accessories, and is blind-box packaged with 10 points of articulation for fun posing. This awesome collection even features rare chase figures for you to try and collect.
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Records put out this week: we put out a big batch of Time/Life Rock and Roll Era album sets. $5 each. Double album sets featuring such greats as Elvis, the Beach Boys, Bill Haley, Carl Perkins, Fats Domino, the Supremes, Franki. Alli, the. Hiffons, Jan and Dean, Marvin Gaye, Martha and the Vandellas and many more.
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SPECIAL ORDERS, BACKORDERS, and PRE-ORDERS!
Special Orders, Pre-Orders, and Backorders on board games always get 20% of the retail price. Special Orders, Pre-Orders, and Backorders on RPG books get 25% Off the retail price. to place an order, please contact Camille at camille@thatse.com or Sorana at sorana@thatse.com.
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NEW BOARD GAMES AT
OUR WORCESTER LOCATION!
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Dungeons and Dragons:
Tomb of Annihilation RPG Book
(All new and used RPG books are always 15% off the retail price)
The talk of the streets and taverns has all been about the so-called death curse: a wasting disease afflicting everyone who's ever been raised from the dead. Victims grow thinner and weaker each day, slowly but steadily sliding toward the death they once denied.
When they finally succumb, they can't be raised-and neither can anyone else, regardless of whether they've ever received that miracle in the past. Temples and scholars of divine magic are at a loss to explain a curse that has affected the entire region, and possibly the entire world.
The cause is a necromantic artifact called the Soulmonger, which is located somewhere in Chult, a mysterious peninsula far to the south, ringed with mountains and choked with rainforests.
Adventure design by Christopher Perkins, Will Doyle, and Steve Winter, with additional design by Adam Lee. Story consulting by the award-winning creator of Adventure Time, Pendleton Ward.
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Rail Raiders Infinite
is a chibi sci-fi western board game for 2 to 4 players. Raid the Interstellar Express space-rail to earn loot, infamy, and the ire of C.O.W. and the Galactic Central Bank. In order to loot the train you'll need to first dispose of the meddlesome Tinstar Lawbots, who will do everything in their power to stop your heist. Team up with other Raiders, or do what bandits do best, double-crossing them when their chips are down. Anything goes when you're out to make a big score!
In Rail Raiders Infinite, players assume control of a bandit raiding the Interstellar Express space-rail. Raiders move from car to car searching for loot. The player who gets the biggest haul of double-dollars before the train makes it to the station wins the game. Combat and other actions are determined by rolling a "hand" of five or more custom poker dice. The player who scores the highest hand wins the roll. More details on boardgamegeek.com
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Bunny Kingdom
(2-4 Players/40-60 Mins.)
Peace has come at last to the great Bunny Kingdom! Lead your clan of rabbits to glory by gathering resources and building new cities across the land!
Draft cards and pick the right ones to position your warrens on the 100 squares of the board, provide resources to your colonies, build new cities to increase your influence, and plan your strategy to score big at the end of the game. Settle in lakesides or fields to collect water and grow carrots, gather mushrooms in the green forest, and climb the highest mountains to discover rare and precious resources... Secretly rally rabbit lords and recruit skillful masters to make your cities and resources even more valuable at the end of the game.
After each turn, your groups of contiguous warrens grant you points depending on the cities and different resources they include. The game ends after 4 turns, and the player with the most points wins the game.
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Welcome to Outpost 1, the first science observatory located in the isolated frozen tundra of Siberia! You and your team have been investigating anomalous activities the region, and recently things have shifted for the worse. The coming storm is said to be the "storm-of-the-century"; it may last a month or more. Strange howls and buzzing fill the long nights, and yesterday a crew-member went AWOL... or worse. The call for evacuation was made, but it came too late. The long winter storm has set in. There's no hope of getting help until it clears. Now your crew's only hope is to use what little resources you have to survive the long winter cold (and whatever's out there in it). Use your rations wisely, and you may see the sun again.
Outpost: Siberia is a fully cooperative, survival game that plays with a single deck of cards. Using an inventive dual-facing system, a single card in Outpost can be anything from life-saving supplies to cataclysmic catastrophes. By enduring relentless weather and defeating untamable beasts, players are rewarded with the much-needed tools and food to continually resupply their resources.
Outpost: Siberia keeps the tension high, as players will need to collect their wits and ration their supplies in order to make through the perpetual perils that lie ahead!
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Munchkin: Rick and Morty
, a standalone Munchkin
game, fuses the classic card game fun of monster-slaying and role-playing with cyborgs, aliens, and demons from the popular television series Rick And Morty
. Play as Rick, Morty, Beth, Jerry, Summer, or Mr. Poopybutthole to defeat the greatest adversaries in the Rick and Morty
universe and become the hero as you reach Level 10 for the win.
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Smash-Up: Big in Japan Expansion
Smash Up: Big in Japan brings the most kawaii base-bashing you've seen to Smash Up, with four factions born from Japanese pop culture: anime fighting girls, cute collectible critters that are totally not Pokémon, colorful fighters that are in no way Power Rangers, and Godzilla.
NOTE: The box says that there are 4 dividers and 4 Titan cards in the expansion. However, something truly MAGICAL happened at the factory! Like a group of smaller robots forming into a larger one, the Titan cards became the divider cards! So you aren't missing anything. Quit emailing us. - AEG Customer Service
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Whistle Stop
(2-5 Players/75 Mins.)
With the driving of the golden spike in 1869, the first transcontinental railroad was completed in the United States - but really it was only the beginning of a rapid expansion of railways that would crisscross the entire country.
In Whistle Stop, you make your way west across the country, using your fledgling railroad company to build routes, pick up valuable cargo, and deliver needed goods to growing towns, creating a network of whistle stops that you and your competitors can leverage as you continue to expand your networks. Along the way, you gain shares in other railroads and watch your reputation soar with each successful delivery before making a final push to complete long hauls to the boom towns of the West.
This design is a new twist on pick-up-and-deliver games. As players move their trains west and pick up goods, they can deliver those goods to small towns to gain shares in railroads, or hold on to them for a bigger payout when they reach the west coast. At the same time, they try to optimize their actions (and gain extra ones), lay down new track tiles, block the other players, gather and use valuable whistles for special moves and abilities, and carefully manage their coal resources.
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Castle Panic
(1-6 Players/60 Mins.)
The forest is filled with all sorts of monsters. They watched and waited as you built your castle and trained your soldiers, but now they've gathered their army and are marching out of the woods. Can you work with your friends to defend your castle against the horde, or will the monsters tear down your walls and destroy the precious castle towers? You will all win or lose together, but in the end only one player will be declared the Master Slayer!
Castle Panic is a cooperative, light strategy game for 1 to 6 players ages 10 and up. Players must work together to defend their castle, in the center of the board, from monsters that attack out of the forest at the edges of the board. Players trade cards, hit and slay monsters, and plan strategies together to keep their castle towers intact. The players either win or lose together, but only the player with the most victory points is declared the Master Slayer. Players must balance the survival of the group with their own desire to win.
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Jim Henson's Labyrinth Board Game
(1-5 Players/60-120 Mins.)
"Give me the child. Through dangers untold and hardships unnumbered, I have fought my way here to the castle beyond the Goblin City to take back the child that you have stolen, for my will is as strong as yours, and my kingdom as great."
Jim Henson's Labyrinth: The Board Game is a beautiful exploration of the movie for 1-5 players in which Sarah, Ludo, Sir Didymus and Hoggle must adventure through the labyrinth and make their way to the goblin city to save Toby from Jareth, the goblin king!
The board is very simplistic, beautifully illustrated and dominated by the titular Labyrinth. This is the maze that players must navigate every time they wish to save Sarah's baby brother. Each game is different with the blank card spaces being filled with the magical encounters and monsters that are depicted on the deck of cards that comes with the game, this ensures a great deal of replayability and unpredictability in the game, giving the Labyrinth its signature feel.
The game consists of two distinct stages, one in which the group must adventure through the labyrinth trying to find the goblin city whilst keeping their willpower as high as possible (nobody wants to fall into the oubliette!), and a second stage in which the players must fight their way into Jareth's castle where Sarah must say the magical words that will release her brother.
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Congratulations to Andrew Plante for guessing last weeks trivia as Jonny Quest
Movie Villan Ipod Trivia
Can you guess the character using the clues below?
-No Shields by Space Budda
-My Captain by Muddy Waters
-She's all that by Tevin Campbell
-Starkiller by Blue Stones
What is Ipod Triviia and How Does it Work?
Our Ipod trivia is pretty simple. We'll pick a character from either comics, movies, television or video games and choose song titles that give a clue to the characters identity. The clues are always part of the song title so don't get hung up on the artists names. Email your guesses to
Fitch@thatse.com with the word trivia or newsletter in the subject.
Winners will be announced in our next newsletter!
Players who answer correctly have their names placed in a hat and randomly picked for a $10 store credit prize to That's Entertainment (can be used at both store locations). Credit expires within 30 days of the Newsletter release announcing the winner, so head on down and collect it right away. Remember to ALWAYS include your FULL NAME and where you would like to pick up the prize (Worcester or Fitchburg) in your email. Further details are in the fine print below.
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Pop Heroes Justice League
Pop Heroes featuring the Justice League from the forthcoming movie from WB
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Batman Animated Series Deluxe Batmobile with Batsignal
This amazing new Deluxe version of the Batmobile is loaded with extras, including light-up headlights, brakes and engine; two 6-inch action figures of BATMAN and ROBIN with cloth capes, independently moving wheels, and the Bat signal! Batmobile measures approximately 24" long. Bat signal measures approximately 6.5" tall x 5.425" wide x 5.125" deep.
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Ascension The Deck-Building Game
Ascension is a fast paced deckbuilding game designed by Magic Pro Tour champions Justin Gary, Rob Dougherty, and Brian Kibler, with artwork by Eric Sabee. Ascension is a deckbuilding game where players spend Runes to acquire more powerful cards for their deck. It offers a dynamic play experience where players have to react and adjust their strategy accordingly. Gameplay is similar to other deckbuilding games, with the player adding cards to their deck by purchasing them from a shared center deck, which has the top six cards revealed and available for purchase. When cards are removed, they are replaced with a new one from the top of the deck. Honor points are earned in three ways: firstly, each card purchased is worth one or more Honor; second, Honor can be gained by defeating monsters with a Power resource featured on several of the cards; finally, some cards give Honor directly each time they are played.
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This is the main 400-card starter deck for Red Flags. From the creator of Superfight, Red Flags is a party game about convincing your friends to go on terrible dates. Here's how it works: One of your friends is going to be the single. Every other player uses perk cards to make a hot date that they think would be a great match for that person. You'll get characters like: a brain surgeon that loves to cuddle, an olympic gymnast that loves video games, and a famous musician that owns your favorite sports team But then everyone gets to play a Red Flag onto another player at the table. Now all of these perfect dates will have flaws like: Punches every barista they see, wears a diaper because it's "more convenient," or collects human skulls, says they're practically free! Now that all of the dates are horrible, everyone tries to convince the single to go out with their date. That's pretty much it. The game can be as raunchy or tame as your imaginations allow.
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Dracula's America - Shadows of the West
It is 1875, and Count Dracula is President of the United States of America.
In the wake of the Civil War, with the country struggling to regain its balance, Dracula seized power. The Count's thralls assassinated President Lincoln and his entire administration in a single night and, in the ensuing chaos, their master made his move. Dominating the Senate, he declared himself President-for-Life, and now rules the Union with fear and an iron fist. His vampiric progeny, the Coven of the Red Hand, infest every strata of society, and enforce Dracula's will with ruthless efficiency.
Drawn by the shadows gathering across the nation, secretive cults and evil creatures emerge from their lairs to thrive in the darkness of the new regime. Fleeing from the oppression and menace of the East, hordes of pioneers head to the West, hoping for a new life.
Dracula's greed, however, knows no bounds, and his reach is long...
Dracula's America: Shadows of the West
is a skirmish game of Gothic horror set in an alternate Old West. Secret wars rage across the country - from bustling boom-towns to the most remote wilderness - as cults and secret societies fight for power and survival. Players will throw their support behind one of these factions, and will lead a Posse of up to a dozen individual models in fast-paced, cinematic battles for dominance and survival.
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NEW RELEASE AND EMPLOYEE PICK
TRADE PAPERBACKS & HARDCOVERS
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Star Wars Darth Maul - $16.99
Raised on hate, fear and anger...steeped in the ways of darkness...and trained to kill! Darth Maul's time as apprentice to Darth Sidious has long been cloaked in shadows - now at last his tale of revenge is revealed! It's a story of rage unleashed as Darth Maul prepares for his first encounter with the hated Jedi. But when a Jedi Padawan is captured by sinister forces, why is Maul so determined to fi nd her? And what role will a band of bounty hunters, including Cad Bane and Aurra Sing, play? Get to know the galaxy's deadliest Zabrak like never before!
COLLECTING
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Star Wars:
Darth Maul 1-5
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All Star Batman - My Own Worse Enemy - $16.99
From the #1 NEW YORK TIMES best-selling author of BATMAN, Scott Snyder, comes his newest Dark Knight project as a part of DC Universe Rebirth, ALL-STAR BATMAN VOL. 1: MY OWN WORST ENEMY!
Snyder is one of the most critically acclaimed authors in the comics world, with titles that include the genre-defining BATMAN VOL. 1: THE COURT OF OWLS, as well as BATMAN: BLACK MIRROR and AMERICAN VAMPIRE. But this time, he teams with Eisner Award-winning illustrator and comics legend John Romita Jr. (AVENGERS, THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS: THE LAST CRUSADE) and critically acclaimed artist Declan Shalvey (MOON KNIGHT)!
In this new graphic novel, Batman finds himself trying to help old friend Harvey Dent...now known as the villainous Two-Face! The Dark Knight accompanies his foe on a cross-country trip to fix his scarred face and hopefully end the Two-Face identity forever. But when the former Gotham City D.A. sets a plan into motion to free himself, the road gets bumpy and every assassin, bounty hunter and ordinary citizen with something to hide comes out in force with one goal: kill Batman! Handcuffed together on the road to Bat-hell, this is Batman and Two-Face as you've never seen them before!
Following the success of COURT OF OWLS, DEATH OF THE FAMILY and ENDGAME, ALL-STAR BATMAN VOL. 1: MY OWN WORST ENEMY is the industry-shaking graphic novel for the Dark Knight, with one of the biggest creative pairings in DC Comics history sharing their take on one of the greatest heroes ever in ALL-STAR BATMAN VOL. 1! Collects issues #1-5.
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RL Stine The Man Thing - $16.99
Penciled by GERMAN PERALTA, DANIEL JOHNSON, CHRISTOPHER MITTEN & MORE!
Marvel's melancholy muck-monster as you've never seen him before - courtesy of beloved author R.L. Stine (
Goosebumps
,
Fear Street
)! After so many years of somber silence, Man-Thing has found his voice -and taken Hollywood by storm! But when an ancient evil threatens his old swamp stomping ground, Man-Thing will have to choose between his new life and celebrity, and the world he used to call home. An old ally pays a visit, but everything else is out to get Man-Thing -including crocodiles, bats and mosquitos, oh my! Can the balance of the swamp be restored, or will the cause of this calamity be beyond Man-Thing's control? Plus, bone-chilling bonus horror tales from the master himself, R.L. Stine! Reading this will give you goosebumps...but beware - for whoever knows fear burns at the Man-Thing's touch!
COLLECTING:
MAN-THING 1-5
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Records and Supplies
We stock a wide selection of Record Players and Record Collecting supplies! 45 boxes, record sleeves, liners and cleaners! Everything a Vinyl Junkie could ask for!
Stop in and check out our new in stock box of LP's!
We have some great new titles in stock now like:
Beastie Boys - $29.99
David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust - $27.99
Queen - Flash Gordan - $29.99
Plus many more!
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EVENTS COMING UP AT OUR FITCHBURG LOCATION
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Magic the Gathering Drafts every Wednesday starting at 6:00 pm
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Magic the Gathering FNM every Friday starting at 6:00 pm. Please visit our Facebook events pages for further details.
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Sunday September 3rd @ 12:00pm -
Dicemasters Dungeons and Dragons Draft
Entry Fee: $12 (plus tax)
Start Time: 12:00 Noon
Format: Rainbow Draft - Using 12 packs per player. After drafting, players build teams with max of 8 cards and 20 dice.
Each player must bring 2 Basic Action Cards, Basic Action Dice, and 8 Sidekick dice.
Swiss rounds. Each round is best of three with a 50 minute time limit. Players take 5 more turns when time is called.
Saturday September 9th @ 12:00 - Star Wars Destiny Tournament
Entry Fee: $5
Sign-ups start at 11pm
Event begins at 12pm
We will be trying out the Basic Tournament structure with a Relaxed Tier of play. Meaning there will be 3-4 swiss rounds, 35min each, best of one game. Players of all experience level are welcome and are encouraged to help each other improve and learn.
We will be prizing the 3rd Quarter 2017 Tournament Kit!
Top 16 participants receive an Alt-Art Guard Event card.
Top 4* will be able to pick from the Elite Prizes: FINN Alt-Art Card or blue acrylic Shield tokens!
*If we have 8 participants or fewer, only Top 2 will be awarded Elite Prizes.
Sunday September 10th @ 2:00 - Heroclix The Mighty Thor Sealed Tournament
Entry - $20
Players will get two boosters to build their team.
Format - Swiss rounds
Please note: There are official changes to the rules as of this set. Please be sure to look them over prior to the game. Many of our players will be happy to update people on the rules during the day.
Sunday September 17th @ 12:00 - Star Wars X-Wing Open Game Day
This will be an open game day but if enough players are interested we can host a tournament. Information regarding the tournament is below
Entry - $10
Squad build - 100 points
prizes will be given to first, second place winners.
Limited Edition participation prizes will also be available while supplies last.
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MARVEL COMICS
(W) Dan Slott (A) Greg Smallwood (CA) Alex Ross * Norman Osborn's goblin-free battle with Spidey didn't go the way he had hoped... * Now, Osborn needs to find an edge and get the Goblin back, and neither you nor Spidey are ready for the edge he's going to find! * Guest artist Greg Smallwood (MOON KNIGHT) joins Dan Slott for this special issue that sets off the AMAZING SPIDER-MAN event of 2018! Rated T
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DARK HORSE COMICS
(W) James Siciliano (A) James McDermott
The animated science-fiction adventures seen in Rick and Morty are irreverent, shocking, and hilarious-from the cynical and rapid-fire one-liners to the grotesque and endearing character designs. Now, take a deep transdimensional dive into the creation of these many insane universes with The Art of Rick and Morty! o Exclusive never-before-seen concept and production art from the making of the hit animated series!
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DARK NIGHTS METAL #2 (OF 6)
DC COMICS (W) Scott Snyder (A/CA) Greg Capullo, Jonathan Glapion
As Superman and Wonder Woman hunt for a missing ally, Batman investigates a mystery spanning centuries. When the World's Greatest Detective discovers a foe even greater than the Justice League could possibly imagine, will Earth's heroes be ready?
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HARD BOILED HARDCOVER 2ND EDITION
DARK HORSE COMICS (W) Frank Miller, Geof Darrow (A/CA) Geof Darrow Carl Seltz is a suburban insurance investigator, a loving husband, and a devoted father. Nixon is a berserk, homicidal tax collector racking up mind-boggling body counts in a diseased urban slaughterhouse. Unit Four is the ultimate robot killing machine-and the last hope of the future's enslaved mechanical servants. And they're all the same psychotic entity. o From comic masters Geof Darrow and Frank Miller! o Recolored by Dave Stewart! o Collected in hardcover for the first time ever!
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KILL OR BE KILLED #12 (MR)
IMAGE COMICS
(W) Ed Brubaker (A) Sean Phillips, Elizabeth Breitweiser (CA) Sean Phillips
It's Dylan vs. the Russians, with the whole city caught in between! Things continue to heat up in BRUBAKER and PHILLIPS' multiple Eisner-nominated hit!
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MARVEL COMICS
W) Rainbow Rowell (A/CA) Kris Anka
GET READY TO RUN! The "IT" book of the early 2000s with the original cast is back - Nico! Karolina! Molly! Chase! Old Lace! And, could it be? GERT?! The heart of the Runaways died years ago, but you won't believe how she returns! Superstar author Rainbow Rowell (Eleanor & Park, Carry On) makes her Marvel debut with fan-favorite artist Kris Anka (ALL-NEW X-MEN, CAPTAIN MARVEL) in the series that will shock you and break your heart! Rated T+
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SECRET EMPIRE OMEGA #1 SE
MARVEL COMICS
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W) Nick Spencer (A) Andrea Sorrentino (CA) Mark Brooks SECRET EMPIRE AFTERMATH! * Hydra has fallen, but the world is still not secure! As the heroes of the Marvel Universe stir from the wreckage of the battlefield, the inevitable rebuilding must begin. * However, one question hangs in the air over the proceedings: What redemption can there be for Captain America? Rated T+
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BOOM! STUDIOS
(W) Pamela Ribon (A) Marina Julia (CA)
Veronica Fish Get ready for another lap around the track in this follow-up series to Pamela Ribon's critically acclaimed SLAM! After breaking one of the biggest rules in derby (not to mention an actual collarbone), Knockout and CanCan have a lot of work to do to rehabilitate their bodies and improve their standings in the league.
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Click below to see a list of
next week's comic book releases.
Please note that we may not order every comic book on the list for our store shelf, but if there is a book you're interested in, please send in a special order request to Pete (pete@thatse.com).
We also offer comic book subscriptions. Our service is free!
We will reserve the comics you want every week in a personalized mailbox at our store.
We only ask that you purchase your comics from your subscription box at least once a month.
Call a store associate for more details
508-755-4207
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