$25 Entry gets each player 6 booster packs to build their deck with, a special participation card, and two extended art promo cards! The first twenty players to register get a set of ally damage counters! There will be a drawing to win two movie tickets to Mayfaire Cinemas and limited World of Warcraft card prints by artist Tom Fleming!

1st Prize: Sealed Booster Box and a very rare signed World of Warcraft artist proof card by local artist Tom Fleming!
2nd Prize: 16 Booster Packs and a very rare signed World of Warcraft artist proof card by local artist Tom Fleming!
3rd Prize: 8 Booster Packs and a very rare signed World of Warcraft artist proof card by local artist Tom Fleming!

(Minimum 15 Players)

BOOSTER DRAFTS TO FOLLOW THE SEALED EVENT!

For tons more information, visit the page this link goes to. We recently updated information about the door prizes and have added information about our door prizes!

Anyway, all the information is there, and it will be updated as we get more and more information closer to Free Comic Book Day, so I don't have to keep adding it to this newsletter! Still, for those of you who don't want to go to our handy, helpful Free Comic Book Day page, here's the tentative schedule we've lined up for the event!

We will also be holding a Free Games Day to coincide with Free Comic Book Day so that the contingent of gamers who patronize our store don't feel left out. There will be all sorts of demos, and other things. Check that Free Comic Book Day page for more information as it becomes available!

And now, as a service to the community: The Editor Reviews a Free Comic Book Day Title Based Entirely On the Cover, Diamond's Summary, and Whatever is Wikipedia's Featured Article of the Day!

This Week: Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse and Ziaur Rahman:

Diamond's Summary: 2006 Eisner Award Hall of Fame honoree Floyd Gottfredson brings you the Mikey Mouse you love: a two0fisted scrapper in a jaw-dropping epic! "The Robin Hood Adventure" takes our hero to Medieval times, where he must prove himself a warrior -- swordfighting, jousting, and risking his life to rob the rich! And then there's that little matter of marriage to one of Minnie's ancestors... ods bodkins!

Sure, the cover shows Mickey Mouse hanging out with Robin Hood, but did you know that this so-called "Robin Hood" is actually an ever-present force that fights for social justice and is continuously reborn? Robin Hood is just one of many in a line of linked spirits, just like Bangladeshi President Ziaur Rahman. In fact, this issue reveals that it was none other than Mickey Mouse himself who helped guide the course of this ever-present force. In this free comic book, he even explicity outlines what would later become the Indemnity Act that in turn was used to justify the coup that brought Ziaur Rahman to power. Some consider this book to be too political for a company like Disney, but then there's that little matter of marriage to one of Minnie's ancestors... ods bodkins!

Stop by and see him on April 13th, 14th, and 15th--a huge variety of his prints and artwork like those picture below will be available for sale! For more information about Tom, check out his website at www.flemart.com!

Fanboy Comics will also be there participating in the parade, and Darth Vader will be wandering around handing out free Star Wars comics!

Frank Frazetta's Death Dealer #1

As far as I know, this is the first comic book based on a painting. Hopefully, this will catch on, and we'll see some more comics based on paintings. I'm hoping for Van Gogh's Starry Night, the story of a fighting spaceman who lived in a clock tower in whatever time period it was that Van Gogh was alive in wherever it was he lived. Belgium, maybe. Grant Morrison writing Pablo Picasso's The Blue Period would be pretty cool, too, I think.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer #2

Are you a fan of Buffy? Have you watched every single episode of the series? Well, congratulations. You're a member of the elite group of people who are the only ones who could understand what the hell is going on in this book. I certainly had no idea what was going on. As far as I knew, Buffy fought vampires. I guess something happened, and now everything's different. I don't know what that was, though, since Joss Whedon's writing has apparently evolved beyond petty mortal concerns like "exposition."

Avengers: The Initiative #1

The main title spinning out of Civil War, this could be the book that brings writer Dan Slott to the "big time," as it were. As if being named Jackson's best writer of the year wasn't enough. Anyway, this features, uh...Yellowjacket, War Machine, the Gauntlet (?) and Justice (?!) training superheroes who are somehow even less known than they are. If you can't get excited by that, then you've got ice water in your veins. That means you're dead. Because blood is required to keep you alive.

Fallen Son - The Death of Captain America: Wolverine

This five-issue limited series is based on the five stages of grief, and how different characters deal with Captain America's death. Wolverine represents denial, because he sells a lot of books. Uh, I mean something to do with his behavior in the past and it makes sense. Maybe he denied the Holocaust in Uncanny X-Men #302 or something. I don't know. There was the one issue where he used an ethnic slur to describe Sabretooth.

Runaways #25

Joss Whedon writes the Runaways! GREAT! THERE IS NO SARCASM IN MY VOICE WHEN I SAY THAT I AM GLAD TO HAVE JOSS WHEDON WRITING ONE OF MY FAVORITE BOOKS. I CERTAINLY DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS! I CERTAINLY AM NOT ON RECORD AS HAVING A DISLIKE FOR JOSS WHEDON, AND EVEN IF I WERE, I WOULD DEFINITELY NOT LET THAT TAINT MY PERCEPTION OF THIS BOOK. HOORAY FOR JOSS WHEDON.

The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born #3

What can be said about this book that wasn't already said the other two times I wrote it up? I don't know. I guess I've already mentioned the spectacular art and sharp writing. I don't think that I've mentioned that Peter David is fat, though. He also has a moustache. Now, I know the saying about glass houses and everything, but still, you have to consider that he is also bald. At least I have the self-respect to not be bald. I mean, really.

Check out information on the upcoming WE Fest XI at their official website! You can listen to bands and other music at WE Fest's myspace page!

Fanboy is also going to be working with WE Fest to spotlight independent and local comics, with more information coming soon! If you are a self-published comic creator or have a small press comic and would like to attend WE Fest, please contact Fanboy Comics at fanboycomics@bellsouth.net.

Just thought y'all should know.

I haven't finished the flyer yet, but you'll have to trust me on this, even without a flyer.  It's going to run like most of our leagues: play eight games in eight weeks, best record gets a battalion box.  All armies have to be 1850 points, and all army lists have to be approved by a judge and your opponent.  So good luck!  We will have a flyer soon.

HINT HINT

We'll have forms like these at the store for you to fill out if you want to order any of this stuff!

This boxed set contains enough plastic components to create four (4) Devastator Marines and a Devastator Sergeant. Included are eight (8) heavy weapons; one (1) Missile Launcher, one (1) Multi-melta, two (2) Heavy Bolters, two (2) Las-cannons and two (2) Plasma Cannons.

That should be all you need to know to convince you to buy this.  Finally, Devastator Squads are economically feasible.

Oh, Tim Sale, what is it about you that make Jeph Loeb produce the best work of his career? Any Loeb-Sale collaboration is pretty much guaranteed to be good, while pretty much anything else Jeph Loeb writes is hit or miss. Who can know what this mystical force is? My guess is that Tim Sale just rewrites all of Loeb's scripts and doesn't tell him. Anyway, whatever the case, one of Loeb's finest works is on display in an awesome Absolute Edition. Not to mention a ton of extras, including sketches, interviews, and a four-page sequence originally cut from the story! Damn you, Absolute Editions, for making me really want to buy a story that I already own.

Thanks, White Wolf, for these obscenely long titles to your Exalted supplements.  Still, this Lunar book looks to be very helpful, especially considering how terrible the previous Lunar book was.  Well, I never actually read it--I heard it was terrible and didn't buy it.  This one is probably not terrible, though!  Here's what White Wolf has to say about it on their site:

• Details of the Creation-spanning Silver Pact, its goals and its factions
• Everything players and Storytellers need to generate Lunar Exalted characters, including their Charms and shapeshifting Knack
• Rules for the chimerae, mad Lunars whose minds and bodies have been twisted by the Wyld 

Michael Avon Oeming is the man.  His artwork has its own awesome style that is unique and moody and makes great use of shadows.  His writing is top-notch--Thor Disassembled is amazing, and his Ares miniseries made Ares the baddest ass who ever badded an ass.  So what do you get when you put his artistic and writing talent to a supernatural cop drama?  The answer is one of the best miniseries to come out last year.  You can't go wrong picking this one up, with a great story, great characterization and great art.  Seriously, this comic definitely deserves your support.

Who doesn't love boats? I guess aquaphobes and people who get seasick. Still, even they can enjoy this new miniatures game from the Axis and Allies line, that supplies high seas World War II action! Each booster comes with 5 prepainted miniatures, and the game has a fairly elegant rules set, according to the dudes who were playing it in the back the other day. Also, the turns are somewhat simultaneous, so no waiting while your opponent moves all of his forces and shoots! This game seems to be pretty popular at the moment, so be sure to check it out before we sell out!

If you're like me, you always thought that Ultimate Spider-Man was pretty good, but largely just imitated the more popular arcs from Spider-Man's history with largely cosmetic changes.  Well, this is where that all changes, and it's excellent.  Ultimate Spidey's status quo is shaken to the core by the momentous events in this series, which features revelations, surprises, and a good deal of Ultimate Nick Fury.  Peter's relationship with Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. is brought to the forefront here, and it's always been one of the most interesting and unique aspects of the Ultimate series.  The only problem that I have is the release of this series in premiere HC, when none of the other arcs have been released in that format.  Still, for those who don't have a bookshelf of Ultimate Spidey trades, this is a good buy and a good place to get into the series.

ARE YOU A BAD ENOUGH DUDE TO REVIEW STUFF?

If so, contact us at fanboycomics@bellsouth.net.  Or just talk to us in the store.  Whatever's cool, really.

Here are just a few of the many great items we have available on E-bay! We start new auctions every Monday at 6:00 PM that last through Saturday at 6:00 PM. Local customers can bid and pick up their purchase at the store to save on shipping! We also add new items to our E-bay Store every Wednesday and Thursday. We currently have over 1000 items, including pulps, vintage paperbacks, handbills, comics, and more!

The Disney Films by Leonard Maltin

This auction contains the oversize paperback The Disney Films by Leonard Maltin and published by Crown Publishers in 1984, first revised edition. This great book collects Walt Disney feature films, up until time of publication, like Sleeping Beauty, Lady and the Tramp, Mary Poppins, and 20,000 Leagues under the Sea. This book also contains the release dates for each movie, summaries, songs in each film, actors and/or voices in each film, and also great photographs of Disney films.There's also a nice timeline in the back, that shows Disney's releases and news at a glance. This rare book is great for collectors of Disney, researchers, or anyone interested in memorable film. This book is in nice shape. There's lite edge and corner wear and minor creasing along spine and on front cover bottom right corner. Very nice interior!

Don't miss out on this highly collectible rare book!!

Lot of 20 Mad Magazine Specials

This auction contains a huge lot of 20 of the vintage Mad Magazine Specials and Super Specials published between 1973-1983. These classic issues are in good shape. They have cover creasing and lite edge wear and tear as to be expected. All pages are present unless otherwise noted. They contain great covers of satires of Star Wars, Don Martin, Tarzan, Popeye, Archie, and other pop references of the era. The interiors contain great humorous cartoons/comics. These rare magazines are perfect of any Mad collector or fan!!

• #10, 1973. Missing back cover.
  
• #11, 1973.
  
• #12, 1973. Name written small in pen on contents page.
  
• #15, 1974.
• #16, 1975.
  
• #18, 1975.
• #19, 1976.
• #20, 1976. Missing piece of front cover top left corner.
• #21, 1976.
  
• #22,1977.
  
• #23, 1977. Covers are detached but still present.
• #24, 1977.
  
• #25, 1978.
  
• #30, Spring. 1980.
• #31, Summer 1980.
• #32, Fall 1980.
• #37, Winter 1981.
• #35, Summer 1981.
• #44, Autumn 1983.
• #43, Summer 1983.

Overall, magazines with high eye appeal. Don't miss out on these hard-to-find items.

New Comics: Punisher (Volume 2) #2-4, 8-9, 15, 17, 18, 24, 25, 33, 35-42, 47, 48, 50, 52-60; Punisher Armory #1, 2; Punisher: War Journal (1st Series) #2, 8, 18, 29, 30; Predator #1-4; Secret Wars II #2, 5, 6; Silver Surfer #1-6, 34-37, 43-45, 49-53; Sleepwalker #1-2; Spectacular Spider-Man #98-100, 158 (First Appearance of Cosmic Powered Spidey), 164-168; Spider-Man (1990 Series) #1-6; Superman #53 (Clark Reveals Scret Identity to Lois); Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures (Archie Comics Ongoing) #1-8; Transformers (Marvel Series) #1-4, 11-37, 66, 69, 70; Tales of the Teen Titans #44-50, 55, 57, 59, 70; Web of Spider-Man #3-6, 8, 10, 65-69, Annual #1; What If? (Series 1) #35; What If? (Series 2) #1-4, 21; X-Factor #1, 2, 18-26, 40, 53, 62-70; X-Men/Uncanny X-Men #138, 150, 154, 157, 158, 166, 167, 172, 174, 181-209, 214-227, 247, 260-264, 268, 270-281; Uncanny X-Men #400-407, Annual 1995-2001; X-Men (Second Series) #1 (Covers A-E), 14-17, 22-25, 39-104, 109-113, 114-121 (New X-Men Begins), 123-127; X-Men Unlimited #1-2, 9, 11, 13-36; Young Justice #1-4, 20, 36, Annual #1

For those of you too young to remember, a record is what old people used to record their music on when it turned out wax cylinders were highly toxic and also part of Thomas Edison's plan to use subliminal suggestions on the populace as part of a scheme to put the Illuminati into power.  Anyway, the 78's are 10 inches wide, the 45's are 7 inches and the 33's are 12 inches wide.  Why they couldn't have just called them 10's, 7's and 12's, I'll never know, because I'm not willing to do the research.  Also, if anyone over the age of 30 tries to tell me, I will put my hands over my ears and scream as loud as I can.  Which is what I usually do when someone over the age of 30 tries to talk to me, anyway.

Oh, we also buy Used Trade Paperbacks, Used Roleplaying Games, Silver and Golden Age Comics (Stuff Published Before 1977), Old Pulps, and Yu-Gi-Oh and Magic: The Gathering Cards are all things that we buy! If you figure out the answer and want to sell us some of that stuff, call us at (910) 452-7828 and make an appointment!

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

• Manhunter #30 - 4/18/07
• 100 Bullets #83 - 4/25/07
• Deadman #9 - 4/25/07
• SHAZAM!: The Monster Society of Evil #3 - 4/25/07
• Batman #665 - 5/2/07
• Green Lantern #19 - 5/2/07
• Hawkgirl #63 - 5/2/07
• Loveless #18 - 5/2/07
• X-23: Target X #5 - 4/18/07
• New Excalibur #19 - 4/25/07
• Powers Vol. 10 - 4/25/07
• Eternals HC - 5/9/07
• Runaways Vol. 3 HC - 5/9/07
• Powers: Definitive Collection Vol. 2 HC - 5/16/07
• X-23: Target X #6 - 5/30/07
• Legion of Monsters: Morbius - 6/27/07

Sorry, I had to devote the time I usually use for writing these notes to working on a flyer for the horrific crucible known as "Free Comic Book Day."  THOMAS PLEASE DO NOT READ THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE  Also, I goofed off a lot, but don't mention that to Thomas.

Anyway, I thought you might like to see the version of the flyer I have now.  It is a work in progress!