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Newsletter for 11/7/06

THESE COMICS ARE SO HOT YOU MUST HOLD THEM WITH TONGS (unless you do already because you're a crazy collector guy)

the company that invented star wars
Dark Horse Comics
•Blade of the Immortal #119
•Star Wars: Dark Times #1 of 5

the company that invented superman
DC Comics
•52 Week #27
•Action Comics #844
•Batman #658
•Batman and the Mad Monk #4 of 6
•The Batman Strikes #27
•DMZ #13
•Fables #55
•Firestorm: The Nuclear Man #31
•Gen13 #2 (Variant Offered)
•Green Arrow #68
•Green Lantern #14
•JLA Classified #29
•Martian Manhunter #4 of 8
•Rokkin #5
•Stormwatch PHD #1 (Variant Offered)
•Superman #657
•Tales of the Unexpected #2 of 8
•Teen Titans #40
•Y: The Last Man #51

the company that invented spawn
Image Comics
•Cross Bronx #3 of 4
•Hunter Killer #9
•Last Christmas #5 of 5
•Phonogram #3

the company that invented spider-man
Marvel Comics
•Amazing Spider-Girl #2
•Annihilation #4 of 6
•Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes II #1 of 8
•Bullet Points #1 of 5
•Civil War: Thunderbolts: Swimming With Sharks
•Civil War: Young Avengers/Runaways #4 of 4
•Dr. Strange: The Oath #2 of 5
•Eternals #5 of 6 (Variant Offered)
•Franklin Richards Happy Franksgiving
•Magician: Apprentice #3 of 12
•Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four #18
•Marvel Legacy 1980s Handbook
•New X-Men #32
•Punisher #40
•Ultimate X-Men #76
•Wisdom #1 of 6
•Wolverine Origins #8

none of these companies invent anything
Indy Comics
•Action Philosophers It's All Greek to You
•Battlestar Galactica #3
•CSI: Dying in the Gutters #4
•Devi #5
•G.I. Joe: America's Elite #17
•Nodwick #35
•Red Sonja #16 (Variant Offered)
•Sonic the Hedgehod #168
•Spike: Asylum #3 of 5
•Transformers: Generations #9
•Walt Disney's Christmas Parade #4
•Black Gas 2 #1
•Xena #4

THIS MERCHANDISE IS MUY FUEGO (hopefully those aren't spanish swear words)

•Absolute DC: The New Frontier
•Batman: Dark Victory Series 1 Action Figures
•Captain Atom: Armageddon TP
•Complete Metal Gear Solid HC
•Fortean Times #216
•Happy Feet Cinemanga GN
•Heroes Reborn: Iron Man TP
•Lee's Toy Review #169
•Nightwing: Renegade TP
•Punisher: Very Special Holidays TP
•Secret War TP
•Shanna The She-Devil TP
•Stargate SG1 Magazine #13
•Tales From the Clerks TP
•Tick Classic Pose T-Shirt (M-XXL)
•Tick Insect Logo T-Shirt (M-XXL)
•Trigun Maximum Vol. 10 TP
•X-Men: Fairy Tales TP

HOT OFF THE PRESSES (again)

•Action Philosophers Vol. 1 TP
•Amazing Screw-On Head
•Civil War #3 (Thor Returns Variant)
•Justice League of America #1 (2nd Printing)
•Marvel Zombies HC (2nd Printing Spider-Man Cover)
•Mouse Guard #3 (2nd Printing)

THESE COMICS WILL AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE BE HOT (unless they are delayed indefinitely)

•Conan #34
•Escapists #5 of 6
•Samurai: Heaven and Earth Vol. 2 #1 of 5
•100 Bullets #78
•52 Week #28
•Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis #45
•Astro City: The Dark Age Book Two #1
•Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #212
•Birds of Prey #100
•Catwoman #61
•Checkmate #8
•Deadman #4
•Green Lantern Corps #6
•Hellblazer #226
•OMAC #5 of 8
•Omega Men #2 of 6
•Robin #156
•Shadowpact #7
•Supergirl #11
•Testament #12
•Texas Chainsaw Massacre #1
•Battle Pope #11
•Bomb Queen Vol. 2 #2
•Casanova #6
•Girls #19
•Godland #14
•Invincible #36
•Jack Staff #12
•Noble Causes #25
•Pirates of Coney Island #2 of 8
•PVP #29
•Sidekick #4 of 5
•Walking Dead #32
•Anita Blake #2 of 12
•Astonishing X-Men #18
•Blade #3
•Cable/Deadpool #34
•Civil War #5 of 7
•Daredevil: Father #6 of 6
•Ghost Rider #5
•Iron Man #13 (Civil War Tie-In)
•1602: Fantastick Four #3 of 5
•Moon Knight #6
•Ms. Marvel #9
•New Avengers #25 (Civil War Tie-In)
•New Excalibur #13
•Squadron Supreme #7
•Thunderbolts #108
•Ultimate Fantastic Four #36
•Union Jack #3 of 4
•What If?: Spider-Man: The Other
•White Tiger #1 of 6
•X-Men: First Class #3 of 8



PUGILISM, THE LAST RESORT OF THE GENTLEMAN

This is the last fight for October, and the winner of this fight could be the winner of the $10.00 gift certificate. Of course, that winner will be selected this week at the end of this fight.

this ones pretty easy.

in a straight up tv show darkwing vs a tv show duckula .
Duckulas main advantage is his castle and his maid.
Darkwing would easily bumble thruogh the castle with launchpad and most likely nanny would be too distracted makeing kissyface at launchpad to stop duckula from getting garlic gassed or something .The butlers not an option he would just try to make him again with out the ketchup this time

winner Darkwing

Now add in the children from darkwing duck and most likely yet again dark wing would take it because of the smart kid and the hyperactice daughter would burn the castle down or something.

with children
still darkwing

Now take the tv show dark wing and set him up against the Danger mouse first showing of Duckula it may be a difrent story .
Danger mouse only won that fight due to timeing because the sun came up as duckla was about to kick his butt.
Darkwing is, if possible,more bumbleing of a super hero than danger mouse. if he didnt play his cards right he would be toast .

so in the end it all comes down to which duckula
the tv show one darkwings got beat
the Dager mouse cameo one darkwings toast.

Later
The Dark Rabbit
Lost One
Mike

I'm not sure whether to have disdain or admiration for the fact that you know there are multiple Duckulas to consider in this fight. I might have given this one the win if I was more steeped in Duckula canon. As it is, I am unqualified to judge it. Therefore, it is disqualified.

Darkwing takes it on all 3 judges scorecards because:
A. His costume is much more fly
B. his name. let's see,,,,,Dracula, Blacula, Chocula,...it's been done. but DARKWING DUCK rocks *****.
C. I mean,..look at em. Duckula 's got the Shemphaircut...there's no way he can fight.

easy call...Darkwing Duck in th worst *** whoopin' seen round here since Katherine Moore ran for re-election!

Gary Harris

P.S. That's just my opinion, I could be wrong. g

Wow. Wow. This one is really good. If I judged based on creative construction of ellipses, this would easily win. Here are the ellipses I've catalogued from this entry:
,,,,,
,...
,..
...

That is FOUR different constructions of an ellipsis, with ONE correct. However, this entry violates one principle of the classic "who would win in a fight" argument: you never admit fallibility. Therefore it loses, simply because it admits that it could lose. That's some Zen stuff there.

I just got back from Disney World and are into the Disney characters, but Count Duckula may be the corniest thing I have ever heard of. Depicted from their fight: Waaaaaaaaaaa, Waa, Wa, Waa, Wa(Count Duckula), Oh Ppppplllllease, that is the dumbest thing I have ever heard, go screw yourself(Darkwing Duck). Darkwing would definitely win.

Perry Morrison

Excellent entry. Thrilling dialogue, a little information revealed about the author, and Darkwing Duck telling someone to go screw himself means this entry has it all, and is this week's winner. Also, due to random chance, he is also the winner of the $10.00 gift certificate for October! Congratulations, Perry Morrison, you have won $10.00 of free money and a picture of Jackson like this one:

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Just stop by the store to receive your prize. Now, to kick off next month, we've got a great fight set up for you. Who would win in a fight,

not pictures: his archnemesis glue gun gus
Paste Pot Pete
OR this will be a good fight
The Sentry

Get cracking on this one, folks. Email your responses to fanboycomics@bellsouth.net, and you, too, could win FREE MONEY!

this is me trying to convey a message through images

supermanconfidential1 (7K)Superman Confidential #1
Writer: Darwyn Cooke
Artist: Tim Sale
Colorist: Dave Stewart
Publisher: DC Comics
Price: $2.99

In the month of November, there are five Superman-specific comic series that have issues being released. And that’s not even counting books which feature appearances by Superman in his different clubs and organizations (or the stories featuring the other characters who wear his emblem—Supergirl and Krypto the Wonder Dealer). One of the newest Supes-series in the bunch is Superman Confidential, a sort of pop-art love letter to the hero and a recounting of his early adventures.

One look at the cover of this book and you want to love it; the pointillism background, the retro design, the hint of classic adventure. After the requisite crash-landing-on-earth recap (and the splitting of Kal-El’s capsule from a hunk of kryptonite), Superman is thrown into a battle with playing card-inspired villainous rejects. The opening scrum is over by the time you read the 8-page all-ages Teen Titans spread in the middle of the book (the book has more than 15 pages of ads and 22 pages of story—must this format be so standard?), and after that it’s familiar Clark-Lois-Jimmy storytelling (with Jimmy looking like a card-carrying member of the He-Man Woman Haters Club). The plot which leads into the next issue concerns the Trump-like megalo-millionaire Anthony Gallo. Gallo has opened a shiny new gambling and entertainment complex in the heart of Metropolis and Perry White wants to bring Gallo down. So he sends his intrepid reporting trio in for investigation. Gallo’s got his own secrets, such as a lovely ring that just so happens to glow a certain hue of emerald green. (Hint, hint…)

This story will eventually delve into the earthly origins of the kryptonite which becomes the bane of Superman’s existence, and this issue features some excellent moments, such as a disaster taking place while Clark is out on the reporting job rather than tending to his heroic duty. Seeing that conflict portrayed here is both familiar and fresh.

However, why is this book out? Superman die-hards will love it, and the art is unique among other titles on the shelf (it’s the polar opposite of Frank Quitely’s work on All-Star Superman), but what does Superman Confidential add to the canon? Is it just an enjoyable story, or another sure-fire cash-in? Does this book, along with Batman Confidential, fill in the weekly release gap for the titular character? The writing here is fine, but not extraordinary. Tim Sale’s art is calmly energized, but also feels somewhat wasted on what amounts to a run-of-the-mill story.

Creative teams will rotate on future arcs of this title, which will deal in major moments in Superman’s career. I just hope that they pack more of a punch than this one.

RATING: 2.5/5


way to spoil the ending sandalaMidnighter #1
Writer: Garth Ennis
Penciler: Chris Sprouse
Inker: Karl Story
Colorist: Randy Mayor
Publisher: DC/Wildstorm
Price: $2.99

Fans of The Authority will know this member of the team quite well. And Batman fans will see plenty of the caped crusader in the Midnighter, enough to make him instantly familiar. He’s a brooding figure, chock full of attitude and an independent streak. More notably, the Midnighter is also gay, married to fellow Authority team member Apollo (pseudo-Superman), and is one of those few comic heroes who’s openly homosexual (because you know there are plenty who just haven’t flown out of the closet yet.)

This is also week #3 of the Wildstorm relaunch, and Midnighter #1 figures into this big, bad “World Storm” event. In terms of action and violence, this book falls somewhere smack-dab between Wildcats #1 and Deathblow #1—a pleasingly fierce middle ground.

The Midnighter, who with Apollo is adoptive parent to spirit entity/Authority leader Jenny Quantum, picks a war-torn spot on the globe, Afghanistan, so he can drop in and do some good. “Some good” involves taking out a tank group. (Are they US soldiers? Seems that they are.) He wants to stop a sale of weapons to warlords in order to lessen the internal conflict between Afghan countrymen. You really get to see Midnighter’s strengths in action (super-speed, heightened reflexes, keen awareness, unearthly strength), and Garth Ennis write the perfect scenario to demonstrate all of the above. Midnighter is unmerciful, and his view of appropriate justice can be a bit much to take on the grotesquery radar. Which doesn’t mean it’s not a lot of fun.

While teleporting back to his base, Midnighter is hijacked walking through the “door” and is taken to a sensory-deprived location where he’s forcibly hired for a new job, as a put-upon contract killer. He’s directed to either assassinated the most infamous of mass murderers, or suffer his own end.

Upon reaching the final page of this issue, any negativity or doubt you have about the series will be one-upped by the cliffhanger of an ending. You’ll just have to see how this one pans out and adds up. But the Midnighter himself is such a damn intriguing character that he should be enough to get you to climb on board. The super-masculine hero/effeminized sexuality angle, the fact that he’s got two hearts, his abilities, and his heroic ambivalence—so much is squeezed into these pages that it’s impossible not to be intrigued. Ennis is a master of hyper-violence, but he also consistently manages to put the violence on such a heightened, ludicrous level that it’s humorously devilish.

Chris Sprouse’s artwork is highlighted by a polished simplicity, almost a complete counter to Jim Lee’s overwhelming, insanely detailed work on Wildcats. Perhaps the proceedings here could’ve been even grittier, but in the end it all works quite well together.

RATING: 4/5

i don't know, bryan, you're looking pretty lithe to me

THIS WEEK: METABOLIZER

I was never in one of those honest, classic food fights in my entire scholastic career. But every time a scrum broke out in the lunch room, I hoped desperately that it would turn into a massive hurling of all things edible: fries, fruit punch, mashed potatoes, processed turkey sandwiches, Lunchable packages. But alas, it never happened.

But as I sit here, admiring and lamenting the 10 or so extra pounds I’ve accumulated in the past few months, I’ve come up with a power that combines my wish for a better genetic metabolism rate and my wish to be a food fight mercenary. Call me: the Metabolizer.

A hero with such digestive fortitude that any food eaten is partially processed for energy needs (the bare minimum to maintain the status quo) and the remainder that doesn’t become waste is turned into pure energy to be shot from my appendages or mouth. That’s right: an oatmeal cream pie, for all its uselessness and empty calories, could be instantly turned into a fireball.

Processing rate: no more than three seconds. So if I happen to witness a bank robbery in process or see a young woman being mugged in an alley, I can pull from the reserves I keep in my pocket (granola bars, for example) and get to work fighting crime. The denser the calorie content of the food item, the more effective it will be in harnessing power. But it also can’t be something that takes a while to eat because no fireball can be creating while the chewing’s taking place. So while a Snickers bar is packed with fat and calories, it’s useless because of the damn caramel.

These days, convenient, quick foods are everywhere. As is evil. So what better than a powerful metabolic strength with our marketing-enabled and engrained desire to constantly be stuffing our mouths?

these are not taxi cab confessions by any stretch of the imagination

As I was standing in line to vote this morning (shame on you if you didn't vote) I started to think about my favorite political comics and if they influenced my voting/political views or if my voting/political views influenced my favorite political comics. Did Marvel's Civil War propoganda fuel my distaste for the Iraq War or did I ust like the stories? Well, I don't know the answers to these questions, but I will give you a list of some of my favorite political comic trade paperbacks:

Cerebus: High Society (Political satire at its best, mixed with Marx Brothers humor.)
Cerebus: Church and State vol. 1, 2 (Separation of church and state, very smart, very funny.)
Transmetropolitan Vol. 3-8 (Hunter Thompson's Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail crossed with Blade Runner.)
Eagle Vol. 1-17 (Read them all, it's the story of the first Asian-American president.)
V for Vendetta (Very relevant in today's world.)
President Lex (Superman's nemesis Lex Luthor as president.)
Ex Machina (A 9/11 Hero-turned-mayor copes with political hot button and his own superpowers.)
9/11 Report (A comic adaptation of the 9/11 commission report.)
Pride of Baghdad [Editor's Note: I told Thomas to put this one on there. It's great, and it doesn't really give any easy answers. It's a good allegory in the sense that it doesn't equate anything with a definitive moral stance.]
In the Shadow of no Towers (Amazing format, great story of patriotism and 9/11 by Pulitzer winner Art Spiegelman.)
Fax From Sarajevo (The story of the war told through the accounts of a family who sent them out on a fax machine.)
Palestine (A first person story of a Journalist in occupied territories, an excellent read.)

Note From the Editor

SEVERE WRITER'S BLOCK

NEXT WEEK: Hopefully no more writer's block!


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Yu-Gi-Oh is Back At Fanboy!

Yes, due to a confluence of special events, Yu-Gi-Oh has been absent from the Fanboy Comics game room for the last several weeks. However, this week, it returns triumphantly! So come by and participate in one of our great Yu-Gi-Oh tournaments, with great prize support for only $8.00 entry!

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New Yu-Gi-Oh Products Available for Pre-Order

Duel like the new Ra Yellow student, Tyranno Hassleberry, with the Dinosaur's Rage Structure Deck. This 40 card deck is packed with savage Dinosaur monsters like the menacing 'Ultimate Tyranno' and the new Ultra Rare 'Super Conductor Tyranno'. With 8 brand new cards, Dinosaur's Rage is a ferociously fun way to start playing the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME.Dinosaur's Rage Structure Deck
Releases Thursday 11/9/06
$10.99

man i love yu-gi-oh ad copyCyberdark Impact Boosters
Releases 11/19/06 (Subject to Change)
$89.99 per Box
$3.95 per Pack

Pre-Order either of these products today!

Dungeons and Dragons Game Day a Great Success!

Yes, Dungeons and Dragons Game Day 2006 went off without a hitch! We had several full D&D games run, introduced some people to D&D, and had a good turnout for our D&D Miniatures Blood Wars Release Tournament. It ended up being a fun day for everyone, and we had several door prizes to give out. Here are the winners:

Wayne Turner won a Dice Set

Vincent Saponaro won the Pound of Dice

Jonathon Stiles won the Dungeon Master's Guide

Michael Kupper won the Player's Handbook

James Braun won the Eberron Campaign Setting

Jeremy McCollum won the Dungeon Tiles

Philip Starr won the D&D Player's Kit

Thanks to everyone who came out to make this event a success! That isn't all Fanboy Comics wants to do for RPGs, though. We're also looking for GMs to run games in our game room--any RPG, not just D&D. Contact us at fanboycomics@bellsouth.net and we'll work something out. Also we have an ongoing Dungeons and Dragons Eberron RPGA game going on in the game room every Wednesday at 6:00 PM.

look at those dinosaur arms

Characters created for an RPGA campaign are recorded and kept track of by Wizards of the Coast, and can be used in any RPGA event!

The World of Warcraft TCG - Coming Back in Stock November 22nd

Well, the World of Warcraft TCG has already sold out. We will be getting very limited quantities of restock on November 22nd. To ensure you get some when we get it back in, pre-order a $95.00 box now! Half down is due at the time of pre-order, but considering how fast the first wave sold out, you definitely should make sure you get in on this early.

would you pay 150 dollars for a pretend turtle for your imaginary life?  some people would, it turns out

COMING IN LATE NOVEMBER: Onyxia's Lair Raid Deck

it seems rude just to bust into a dude's house to kill him and take his stuffThis Raid Deck provides a new form of TCG multiplayer gameplay, where players form a raid party to try to defeat the deckmaster's ultra-powerful deck! One player gets to play as the mighty dragon Onyxia, and can even combine multiple raid decks together to create even more challenge. There are even special LOOT™ cards in this deck, so you can give your orc a dapper chapeau, or something!

Local artist and friend of Fanboy Comics Tom Fleming has done art for five cards from the World of Warcraft Heroes of Azeroth set: Chromatic Cloak, Hide of the Wild, Hand of Edward the Odd, Hammer of the Grand Crusader, and Into the Maw of Madness. Tom will be at Fanboy for a signing of his cards on December 9th.

Diamond in the Rough $15,000 Scholarship Competition

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Fanboy Comics is going to be nominating people for Diamond Comics' "Diamond in the Rough" Scholarship competition. Entrants could win a $15,000 scholarship to the Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction, Vermont. The Center for Cartoon Studies has been featured in the New York Times, the Boston Globe, and on the front page of the Washington Post, and has been funded by many different members of the comics community, including Jean Schulz, Art Spiegelman, Peter Laird, Jim Lee, Jeff Smith, Todd McFarlane, Mort Walker, Chris Ware, and Steve Geppi, President of Diamond Comics. For more details, visit http://cartoonstudies.org/diamondscholarship. The application deadline is February 1, 2007, so let us know if you're interested before then!

Holiday Gift Ideas

oh man this is prettyAbsolute DC: The New Frontier
$75.00

With Christmas just around the corner (and apparently with discussion of it no longer restricted to after Thanksgiving) it's time to start thinking about getting some gifts for that comic fan in your life. This week, we've got a new release that should satisfy any DC Comics Fanatic, Absolute DC: The New Frontier. Darwyn Cooke's magnificent take on the silver age of comics features the landmark characters of the DC Universe and provides interesting takes on them in a 1950s ruled by suspicion and paranoia. Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, and the Flash all play key roles with classic looks at the characters that still have Cooke's unique creative touch. The art also hearkens back to the silver age, but retains Cooke's distinctive visual style.

Of course, if the DC fan you have in mind already has New Frontier, this Absolute Edition still makes a great gift. Like all the Absolute Editions published by DC, this deluxe hardcover features a slipcover and huge, full-color pages to provide detail that makes reading the Absolute Edition a whole new experience even if you've already read the comics. Adding to that new experience are new pages cut from the previous editions, rare promotional art, annotations, and more. This is a great item for any DC Comics fan.

The Fanboy Spotlight

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M-XL: $19.95
XXL: $21.95

I used to have to write a lot of meaningless words about these shirts so the layout didn't look messed up on this newsletter. Fortunately, during my work on the New Fanboy Website, I have learned of the css clear property. So now, the page style looks good without a lot of boring old text, as if you can't see the t-shirt right there in the image. I mean, yes, a Tick t-shirt is a cool thing to own, certainly. I just have to wonder what I can add to make your purchasing decision easier.

darkvictoryseries1 (7K)Batman: Dark Victory Series 1 Action Figures
Click Image for a Larger View
Penguin and Robin 2-Pack: $21.99
All Others: $19.99

These action figure are based on Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale's acclaimed Dark Victory series, which retells the meeting of Batman and Robin. Based on Sale's distinctive visual style, this series features Batman, Commissioner Gordon, the Scarecrow, and a two-pack with Robin and the Penguin. These figures are nice, but the series is definitely one of Jeph Loeb's finer pieces of writing, and you can pick up the trade for $19.99 here in the store. Yes, that is a pretty shameless plug, but it is a really good book.

I'm pretty sure this book is late.  Also it is by Kevin Smith.  OH WAIT THOSE TWO SENTENCES MEAN THE SAME THING OH SNAP KEVIN SMITH YOU GOT SERVEDTales From the Clerks TP
$29.95

I guess this is a collection of all the Clerks comics that came out. I'm not entirely sure what this entails, but it definitely means you should buy it if you are a fan of Kevin Smith's beard. Yeah, checking Amazon, they say, "Collects the contents from the Clerks, Chasing Dogma and Bluntman & Chronic books together with one new story and a 15-page, never before reprinted story." Sounds like a nice collection.

i wonder if they changed the part where metal gear solid 2 was completely insaneThe Complete Metal Gear Solid HC Collection
$55.00

This collection has the entire series based on the popular video game, illustrated by Ashley Wood and written by Kris Oprisko. However, it isn't just a simple retread of the comics, (and even if it were, the Ash Wood art would still be worth it) but presents a new, interesting take on the events. The collection also includes bonus artwork and a cover gallery, so if you like Ashley Wood's art, (and I do) this is definitely a great sampling of his style.

MARVEL EDITOR 1: 'We need somebody to trace these covers'  MARVEL EDITOR 2: 'I know!  Arthur Suydam!'Marvel Zombies HC New Printing
$19.99

This new printing of the popular Marvel Zombies miniseries features a new Arthur Suydam cover based on Amazing Spider-Man #316. It also features an awesome, entertaining storyline that any fan of both Zombies and Marvel Comics should enjoy. It's also a refreshing breath of air to see at least something new happening in one of the five hundred zombie comics that have been released since Walking Dead became a hit. You know, as opposed to Marvel's new Zombie book, which is just another shallow Zombie retread. WE GET IT, COMIC BOOK COMPANIES. ZOMBIES. YES, WE UNDERSTAND.

eldarcodex (18K)Eldar Codex
$20.00
Eldar Battleforce
$90.00

Games Workshop is rolling out their new Eldar Models and rules this week! Get your new codex, which changes some of the rules, and also get the battleforce box, which is continuing in Games Workshop's new paradigm of actually making them good deals! It has eight Eldar Guardians, five Dire Avengers, one Wave Serpent, one War Walker and a Guardian Heavy Weapons Platform with two crew, which are together over $115.00, making this deal an almost 25% savings! This is a great way to get started with Eldar, if you're looking to get into Warhammer 40K.

Fanboy Is Looking to Buy Comics, RPGs and Graphic Novels!

We're primarily looking for pre-1977 superhero comics, old roleplaying games, used Trade Paperbacks, and old records--45'sn and 33 1/3's, yes, but mainly 78's, including Jazz, Blues, prewar Country, and Classic Rock. If you have any of this stuff you're looking to get rid of, come by Fanboy and let us look at it! We pay cash and store credit. Call for an appointment.

Fall Pre-Orders

Dreamblade: Baxar's War
Boosters: $14.99
Release Date: 10/27

D&D Minis: Blood War
Boosters: $14.99
Case of 12 Boosters: $150.00
Release Date: 11/3

Star Wars: Starship Battles
Note: This is a new game, not a set for Star Wars Miniatures.
Boosters: $21.99
Starters: $40.00
Case of 6 Boosters: $89.99
Release Date: 11/24

Marvel HeroClix: Supernova
Boosters: $7.99
Release Date: 11/15

Marvel HeroClix: Days of Future Past Action Pack
$25.00
Release Date: 11/8

Yu-Gi-Oh!: Cyberdark Impact
Boosters: $3.95
Box of 24 Boosters: $89.00
Release Date: November

Deposits due on some orders. All release dates are subject to change.

Recently Acquired Backissues, Comic Sets, and Reduced Trades

This week, we acquired a large collection of more modern issues that you may have missed. Many of these are difficult to find, so be sure to get in and check them out to fill the holes in your collection! We also still have several Silver Age books we acquired last week, including some very rare early issues of some of the bigger heroes--a good start for anyone looking to get into serious collecting, or even those already into it.

Most Recent Acquisitions: Superman/Batman #7-28

You can also check out some great comic sets and used trade paperbacks in Fanboy's Clearance Boxes. Most of them run $5.00 to $10.00, making them an affordable way to catch up on some books that might have been just a little too pricey when they came out. We also have comic sets consisting of miniseries and runs of different books. Most are between $5.00 and $20.00. Check them out on the shelf AND the spin racks around the store. We also have Mystery Bags filled with 20 random comics for $5.00, and Sampler Packs with 10 random, current backissues also for $5.00! They're a great deal and great opportunity to catch up on some books you might have missed. We added several new damaged trades to the clearance boxes this past Friday, so keep an eye out for some of the titles listed below.

New Reduced Trade Paperbacks: Batman: The Long Halloween, JSA Vol. 1, Batman: Hush Vol. 1 and 2, Superman/Batman Vol. 1, Rann/Thanagar War, X-Men: Age of Apocalypse Vol. 1, X-Men: Apocalypse vs. Dracula

New Comic Sets: Ion, Green Lantern Corps, Spider-Man: The Other #1-12, Adam Strange, Annihilation: Super Skrull, Annihilation: Silver Surfer, Annihilation: Ronan, Annihlation: Nova, Green Lantern Corps: Recharge

Fanboy Surfs the Internet on a Surfboard Like Doom in Doom 2099

That's right, we are ALL UP IN this internet thing. We are on Ebay, hooking up with folks on Myspace, and we've even got our own website over at www.fanboycomics.biz. Hooray for cyberspace, and hooray for Dr. Doom surfing it on a surfboard.

that's not dr. doom, but he is in the internet and there is a surfboard inside of said internet

Schedule Schmedule

As usual, a great many comic books have been pushed back to a later date. This news is so shocking that we are now developing a weekly section where we announce comic delays, so you can better know when your favorite books are coming out. Or when the next delay announcement will be, whatever. We'll also include other schedule announcements, like different products coming back in stock, second printings, and the like. But this is the comic industry, and we all know which type of announcment we will see the most.

Changed Release Dates

Superman/Batman #30 - 11/22/06
Justice League of America #4 - 12/6/06
All-Star Batman and Robin #5 - 1/24/06 (lol)
Heroes Reborn: Captain America TP - 11/22/06
Zombie #3 - 11/22/06
Powers Vol. 10: Cosmic TP - 12/6/06
Moon Knight Vol. 1 Premiere HC - 12/20/06
Astonishing X-Men #19 - 12/27/06
Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. #11 - 12/27/06
Astonishing X-Men #20 - 2/7/07
Punisher #44 - 2/7/07
Moon Knight #9 - 3/21/07

CIVIL WAR DELAYS
(New Changes This Week in Bold)

Pushed Back to 11/15
Civil War #5
New Avengers #25
Iron Man #13

Pushed Back to 11/22
Civil War Front Line #8
Punisher: War Journal #1
Fantastic Four #541
Amazing Spider-Man #536

Pushed Back to 12/20
Civil War #6
Civil War Front Line #9
Iron Man #14

Pushed Back to 12/28
Punisher: War Journal #2

Pushed Back to 1/4/07
Civl War Front Line #10
Amazing Spider-Man #537
Fantastic Four #542
Moon Knight #7

Pushed Back to 1/17/07
Civl War #7

Pushed Back to 1/24/07
Amazing Spider-Man #538
Fantastic Four #543

Pushed Back to 2/21/07
Moon Knight #8

New Civil War Books
Black Panther #23 - Coming out in December 2006
Civil War: War Crimes - Coming out in December 2006
Black Panther #24 - Coming out in January 2007
Black Panther #25 - Coming out in February 2007
Civil War Front Line #11 - Coming out in February 2007

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