10:35 pm - What's New For September 18, 2008.
Hello everyone! Here's our update for Thursday, September 18, 2008.
The store was packed for our ANNIVERSARY PARTY last Friday. Thanks to everyone who came by for pizza, cake, and prizes. You helped usher in our sixth birthday in style.
This week we have our usual sections on NEW COMICS and Graphic Novels, recent GAMING arrivals,UPCOMING EVENTS,what's ON eBAY, and an in-depth REVIEW of a favorite comic or game.
New COMICS This Week:
ACTION COMICS #869 $2.99
AIR #2 (MR) $2.99
ALL STAR SUPERMAN #12 $2.99
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #572 NWD $2.99
ARIA GN VOL 03 (OF 11) (MR) $9.99
ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN #8 $2.99
ASTRO BOY TP VOL 1 & 2 $14.95
ATOMIC ROBO DOGS OF WAR #2 (OF 5) $2.95
BATGIRL #3 (OF 6) $2.99
BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #11 RIP $2.99
BENNY AND PENNY JUST PRETEND HC $12.95
BERLIN BOOK 2 CITY OF SMOKE $19.95
-The second volume of Jason Lutes's historical epic finds the people of Weimar Berlin searching for answers after the lethal May Day demonstration of 1929. Tension builds along with the dividing wall between communists and nationalists, Jews and gentiles, as the dawn of the Second World War draws closer. The lives of the characters within Lutes's epic weave together to create a seamless portrait of this transitory city.
BILLY BATSON AND THE MAGIC OF SHAZAM #2 $2.25
BIRDS OF PREY #122 $2.99
BRAVE AND THE BOLD #17 $2.99
BROKEN TRINITY #2 SEJIC CVR A $2.99
CAPTAIN AMERICA TP VOL 02 DEATH OF CAPTAIN AMERICA $14.99
CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI 13 #5 $2.99
CASTLE WAITING VOL II #12 $3.95
CASTLEVANIA CURSE OF DARKNESS GN VOL 01 (OF 2) $9.99
CHECKMATE #30 $2.99
CHIBI VAMPIRE GN VOL 10 (OF 13) (MR) $9.99
CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #3 $2.99
CONAN STORIES "AND THEIR MEMORY WAS A BITTER TREE" HC $25.00
-This book collects nine of Robert E. Howard's most electrifying Conan adventures, featuring warring tribes, black magic, devilish creatures, beautiful women and fantastic adventures, beginning with "Queen of the Black Coast" and covering Conan's time with Belit the Pirate Queen,all masterfully illustrated by Frank Frazetta and Brom. Reprinting the original stories published by Weird Tales in the 1930s, this is the essential Conan and some of Robert E. Howard's best. Includes a foreword by Arnie Fenner and an afterword cum obituary by Howard's friend, H.P. Lovecraft.
CRIMINAL MACABRE MY DEMON BABY TP $12.95
DC SPECIAL CYBORG #5 (OF 6) $2.99
DC UNIVERSE DECISIONS #1 (OF 4) $2.99
DC WILDSTORM DREAMWAR #6 (OF 6) $2.99
DEAD SPACE #6 (OF 6) $2.99
DRAGON BALL VIZ BIG ED GN VOL 02 $17.99
ESSENTIAL IRON MAN TP VOL 01 NEW PTG $16.99
FAMILY DYNAMIC #2 (OF 3) $2.25
FLASH #244 $2.99
FUTURE LOVERS GN (MR) $12.95
GHOST RIDER #27 $2.99
GLAMOURPUSS #3 $3.00
GODLAND #25 $2.99
GOTHIC AND LOLITA BIBLE VOL 03 (OF 6) $19.99
GRAVEL #5 (MR) $3.99
GREATEST HITS #1 (OF 6) (MR) $2.99
GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #5 SI $2.99
HEAVY METAL NOVEMBER 2008 #119 (MR) $5.99
HELLBLAZER #247 (MR) $2.99
I SHALL NEVER RETURN GN VOL 04 (OF 5) (MR) $12.95
INCREDIBLE HERCULES #121 $2.99
INCREDIBLE HERCULES AGAINST THE WORLD TP $14.99
INDIANA JONES & TOMB OF THE GODS #2 $2.99
IRON MAN DIRECTOR OF SHIELD #33 SI $2.99
JANES IN LOVE $9.99
-The art attacks continue in this sequel to the acclaimed graphic novel THE PLAIN JANES. The coolest clique of misfits ever plays Cupid and becomes entangled in affairs of the heart. P.L.A.I.N. – People Loving Art In Neighborhoods – goes global when the art gang procures a spot in the Metro City Museum of Modern Art Contest. And the Janes will discover that in art and love, the normal rules don't always apply.
JUNJO ROMANTICA GN VOL 07 (OF 9) (A) $12.99
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA TP VOL 01 TORNADOS PATH $17.99
LOCAL HC $29.99
-From Brian Wood (Demo, DMZ, Northlanders) and Ryan Kelly(Lucifer, American Virgin, The New Your Four) comes Local, a collection of twelve interconnected short stories, each featuring Megan McKeenan, a young woman who sets out from Portland, Oregon with nothing but a rucksack and a bad case of wanderlust. These emotional vignettes each represent a year in the life of this young vagabond as she searches for a place to call home, both physically and spiritually. Set in twelve real life cities across North America,this painstakingly researched and meticulously illustrated volume collects for the first time the critically acclaimed series that writer Brian K. Vaughan(Lost, Runaways, Y: The Last Man) called "the sharpest slices of life the medium has ever seen."
LOVELESS GN VOL 08 (OF 8) (MR) $9.99
LOVELESS TP VOL 03 BLACKWATER FALLS (RES) (MR) $19.99
MAGICIAN APPRENTICE TP VOL 02 $15.99
MANGA SUTRA FUTARI H GN VOL 03 (OF 5) (A) $19.99
MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS #28 $2.99
MARVEL APES #2 (OF 4) $3.99
MIGHTY AVENGERS #18 SI $2.99
MOON KNIGHT #22 $2.99
OTTOS ORANGE DAY HC $12.95
PATH OF THE ASSASSIN TP VOL 13 HATEFUL BURDEN (MR) $9.95
PUNISHER #62 (MR) $2.99
RANN THANAGAR HOLY WAR #5 (OF 8) $3.50
RAVE MASTER GN VOL 30 (OF 35) $9.99
ROBIN #178 $2.99
SCALPED #21 (MR) $2.99
SECRET INVASION THOR #2 (OF 3) SI $2.99
SILLY LILLY & THE FOUR SEASONS HC $12.95
SIMPSONS COMICS #146 $2.99
SKETCH MAGAZINE #36 $5.95
SPEED GRAPHER MANGA GN VOL 01 (OF 3) $10.99
SPIKE AFTER THE FALL #3 (OF 4) $3.99
SPIRIT #21 $2.99
SQUADRON SUPREME 2 #3 $2.99
STAR TREK ASSIGNMENT EARTH #5 $3.99
STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF OLD REPUBLIC #33 VINDICATION $2.99
STORMWATCH PHD #14 $2.99
STREET ART THE GRAFITTI REVOLUTION HC $29.95
SUPERMAN KRYPTONITE HC $24.99
SWITCH GN VOL 04 $9.99
SWORD #11 (MR) $2.99
TALES OF TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #50 $3.25
TANGENT SUPERMANS REIGN #7 (OF 12) $2.99
TERRY MOORES ECHO #6 $3.50
TINY TITANS #8 $2.25
TITANS #5 (RES) $2.99
TRANSFORMERS ALL HAIL MEGATRON #3 $3.99
TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT TP VOL 03 $19.99
TRINITY #16 $2.99
TRUE BELIEVERS #3 (OF 5) $2.99
TWILIGHT ZONE VOLUME 01 AFTER HOURS $9.99
TWILIGHT ZONE VOLUME 02 WALKING DISTANCE $9.99
UNCANNY X-MEN #502 MD $2.99
UNCLE SAM FREEDOM FIGHTERS BRAVE NEW WORLD TP $14.99
VAGABOND VIZBIG ED GN VOL 01 (MR) $19.99
-Real-life figure Miyamoto Musashi was the most celebrated samurai of all time. The quintessential warrior philosopher, Musashi authored A Book of Five Rings, a theoretical guide to military strategy still used today. But the path to enlightenment in feudal era Japan was fraught with peril.At seventeen years of age, Musashi--still known by his childhood name, Shinmen Takez --was a wild young brute just setting out along the way of the sword. This edition collects in volume as much three volumes of the earlier edition.
WALKING DEAD #52 (MR) $2.99
WAR HEROES #2 (OF 6) $2.99
WARHAMMER 40K EXTERMINATUS #1 (OF 5) CVR A $3.99
WELCOME TO NHK GN 08 (OF 8) (MR) $9.99
WIZARD ANIME INSIDER #61 OURAN HIGH SCHOOL CVR $4.99
WORLD OF WARCRAFT #11 $2.99
X-FACTOR #35 $2.99
X-MEN FIRST CLASS VOL 2 #16 $2.99
YAKITATE JAPAN TP VOL 13 $9.99
YAKUZA IN LOVE GN VOL 03 (OF 3) (MR) $12.95
YOUNG X-MEN #6 MD $2.99
New GAMES this week:
New releases:
Journey To The Center Of The Earth $49.99
-Descend deep into the interior of the earth, as you lead the three adventurers from Jules Verne’s classic novel: Professor Lidenbrock, his nephew Axel and their guide Hans. Begin your amazing journey with entry through the crater of the dormant Icelandic volcano Snaefells. Explore a dense forest of giant mushrooms, traverse a turbulent underground ocean, before you are hurled out of an Italian volcano to return to the earth's surface. A social board game for 2-4 players, the winner is the one who escapes alive with the best collection of scientific samples.
Call of Cthulhu Secrets Of Morocco $20.95
-In the remote reaches of the world are hidden secrets and dangerous mysterious. Learn of the ancient traditions of Morocco, of its wartorn cities, and its rebels. Venture through the land as it was in the 1920s and1930s. This source book contains the historical information and the Lovecraftian Mythos details to adventure in one of the world's most exotic lands. It includes maps, NPCs, new character occupation templates, several mini-adventures, and two adventures that can be combined as a campaign. From the white houses of Casablanca to the dangerous Rift Mountains and even to the deadly depths of the Sahara desert, all of a land haunted by eldritch horrors will be revealed.
Star Wars Force Unleashed $39.95
-The Emperor has swept away the last vestiges of the Old Republic. Darth Vader and his dark apprentice hunt down the surviving Jedi one by one, but a few escape capture and find refuge on backwater worlds. Fewer still reach deep into the Force, unleashing powers beyond their wildest imaginings. Meanwhile, other brave heroes rise to oppose the tyranny of the Empire, heralding the birth of the Rebellion. The Force Unleashed Campaign Guide draws its inspiration from Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, a revolutionary new Lucas Arts video game. This guide offers exciting new character options and Force powers for players as well as adventure content, campaign seeds, and ready-to-play adversaries for Gamemasters.
D&D Fourth Edition Forgotten Realms Players Guide $29.95
-Faerûn has changed since the Spellplague, and from this arcane crucible have emerged shining kingdoms, tyrannical empires, mighty heroes, and monster-infested dungeons. The Forgotten Realms Player’s Guide presents this changed world from the point of view of the adventurers exploring it. This product includes everything players needs to create their characters for a D&D campaign in the Forgotten Realms setting, including new feats, new character powers, new paragon paths and epic destinies, and even a brand-new character class never before seen in D&D: the swordmage!
D&D Fourth Edition Scepter Tower of Spellgard $24.95
-A mysterious presence has taken up residence in one of the towers of Spellgard, and now its dark minions plague the Gray Vale! The first Forgotten Realms adventure for 4th Edition, it can be paired with the adventure that appears in the Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide, provide the Dungeon Master with all he or she needs to get his or her campaign started. This stand-alone adventure is designed to take characters from 2nd level to 5th level.
D&D Fourth Edition Adventurers Vault $29.95
-This book presents nearly a thousand magic items, weapons, tools, and other useful items for your D&D character. Whether you’re a player looking for a new piece of equipment or a Dungeon Master stocking a dragon’s hoard, this book has exactly what you need.
Regular Stock Items:
Modern Myths is a full-service game story as well as a comics store, and we carry a wide assortment of board, card and role playing games. We range from new games like Aces & Eights, Scion, Traveller, Trail of Cthulhu, and Dungeons & Dragons Fourth Edition to old favorites like Palladium and Unknown Armies. For board and card games, too, we run the gamut, from Settlers of Catan, Munchkin,Carcassonne, and Guillotine to Blokus, Chessand Go. We also carry boosters and starters for a few collectible games, including Magic The Gathering, Heroclix, Star Wars minis, Axis andAllies minis, and Dungeons & Dragons minis. And, as of July 15, we now carry Warhammer, Warhammer 40K, and the Lord Of The Rings Strategy Battle Game.
"But what if you don't have it?" I hear you cry. Let me assure you: if it's in print, we will gladly order it for you, at no extra cost. Moreover, we do game orders at least once a week, so if it's available, you won't have to wait long, either. (And, yes, this applies to paints and minis from Games Workshop, as well.)
D&D Third Edition note: While we still have a few in stock, third edition books are now officially out of print. We have, and will continue to buy, 3.5 books in the used section, all in good condition, some of which are also on eBay. If you are looking for new material, but don't wish to switch to fourth edition, check out the new Pathfinder RPG from Paizo.
EVENTS:
Modern Myths Book Club: On the last Thursday of every month at 7:00 PM, we host a comics discussion group. This month, we'll be reading and talking about Castle Waiting, Linda Medley's delightful story about what happens to all the supporting characters in fairy tales once the main story is over. A warm and witty story with a dash of wonder, this book is sure to please readers young and old. Refreshments will be served. Meeting Next Week: September 25, 2008.
24 Hour Comics Day: This year's comics creation marathon will be on Saturday, October 18. We will be hosting creators here in the store once again, starting at Noon on the 18th and running through until Noon on the 19th. We'll stay open straight through the night and provide pizza, coffee, breakfast and table space, so come join us for this unique comics event.
Board Game Night every Saturday: Join us for a wide range of European-style board and card strategy games. Newcomers welcome! We'll provide the games and teach the rules, but you can also bring your favorites. Every Saturday from 7:00 - 11:00 PM.
Western Mass Comics Creators Group: Meeting regularly on the first Tuesday night of every month. You can join other local comics creators, amateur and professional, for an informal roundtable of ideas, tips, and hopefully, inspiration! Newcomers (published and non-) always welcome. For more info, contact Scott Sheaffer by email: KMacAlp (AT) aol (PERIOD) com. Next Meeting: October 6th, 7:00 PM.
Current eBay Listings:
We have four auctions this week on our eBay Store, two of which are benefits for theComic Book Legal Defense Fund. For the CBLDF, we have Secret Invasion #6 1in 50 sketch and 1in 25 color variant covers. In addition, we have a limited edition 20th anniversary Star Wars Monopoly set (with pewter figures), and a Lord Of The Rings chess set.
We have also bought several thousand used comics recently, and we have dozens of new sets in our bargain bin here at the store, including a complete run of New X-Men by Grant Morrison. We'll be putting more of these sets up next week. to our regular selection of action figures, used graphic novels, used RPGs,and sets of comics& manga available online and here at the store.
Featured REVIEW:
Ex Machina, by Brian K Vaughan and Tony Harris, available in both trade paperback and hard cover from DC.
Ex Machina is first and foremost about politics, and what happens when we confuse competence (or even sheer, blind luck) in an unrelated area with political competence. By that, I mean it's about a superhero who gets elected mayor of New York City. Vaughan has built a reputation for evocative storytelling and excellent pacing in his other comics, most notably Y the Last Man. He employs a particularly effective style of temporal dislocation here, with events jumping back and forth in time as the story demands, and Harris' voluptuous art does a great job of cuing us instantly to where (and when) we're at.
The new mayor doesn't have much of a honeymoon before his hero status wears off and political reality sets in, laving the reader constantly wondering whether our hero needs to worry more about the aliens from the future or a sanitation strike, while managing to keep everything movingin a way that a more mundane political narrative might balk at.
Hundred's politics are definitely left of center, but he's a smart guy who listens to advice, and isn't afraid to take radical steps. Part of the fascination of the series is watching our world diverge not just along paranormal lines into an alternate universe, but along political ones as well. There are six books in the series so far, each roughly covering a particular political crisis in the new Mayor's first term in office, with a total of 60-75issues of the ongoing series planned. I highly, highly recommend it, for any fans of thoughtful superhero comics, especially including Watchmen, Astro City, and Vaughan's other ongoing works. I think it'd also make a great entry point to genre comics for fans of The West Wing.
(Reviewed by Jim C.)
As always, please let us know if you have questions or we can help with anything, just e-mail us at modernmyths(at)aol.com, or feel free to IM if you see us online at AOL.
Thanks, and see you in the store!
-Michael Dow
Modern Myths, LLC
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