Well, we've priced a few more old backissues this week, but not a whole lot.  Mainly what we added this week were old Action Comics issues.  Specifically, these:

Action Comics #304, 308, 310, 313-315, 317-326, 328-341, 357-370, 426

What do those issues look like?  Well, some of them look like this:

"Oh no, they caught me mast--oh, right the Superman thing.  Yeah, that's bad too."

Purple with rage?  Really?

Look, if I made a crazy nuclear hand lotion, putting it on Superman's hands would probably not be in the top ten ways I would use it.  I would use it to mast--NOTE TO SELF: CHANGE THIS TEXT BEFORE PUBLISHING

That shield looks like it came from the set of The Price is Right.

"If only there were some way for us to change the location of this net from here to where Clark is!  If only we could convert our potential energy to kinetic energy and somehow exert force on this net until it were in a different location!  Wait, I've got it!  We can move the net!  Amazing!  Quickly, team, let's move this net!  Hey, where'd everybody go?"

"Oh no, now the Dragon with a Red Cape is sitting down!  Run faster, everyone!  Oh dear, he's reading a book!  Flee!  Flee for your lives, fellow cowardly scientists!"

I honestly don't know which of those two images is more entertaining.

Some of you might find this ludicrous, but I honestly think that war would end if we would just write a law against it.

Oh, we still have a bunch of this stuff from before, just to refresh your memory:

Batman: #158-160, 162-167, 171, 173-184, 187, 197-201, 203, 206, 208, Giant Batman Annual #3, 7

Detective Comics: #317, 323, 328, 329, 333, 334, 339, 340, 341, 345, 345-348, 350, 351, 355, 370

The Atom: #1, 12-15, 19, 21-27, 35, 36

Green Lantern: #2, 4, 5

Adventure Comics: #313, 317, 320, 322-329, 331, 334-336, 338-345, 347, 348, 363-366, 369, 371, 372

Event: TRADING CARD & COMIC SHOW

Dates: Saturday, August 18, 2007
Sunday, August 19, 2007

Times: 10:00 a.m. til 4:00 p.m.

Location: BB & T Auditorium (inside the McKeithan Center)
Cape Fear Community College - North Campus
Wilmington, NC
(visit www.cfcc.edu - click Campus Maps)

Vendors: 20 Tables

Admission: $5 - Ages 11 & Up
Free - Age 10 & Under

GUESTS

Peter Jurasik - Londo Mollari on Babylon 5
(Peter Jurasik has written a novel and recorded a musical CD. Many people remember him as Sid-the-Snitch opposite Dennis Franz on three seasons of Hill Street Blues. He also did two seasons on Dear John with Judd Hirsch.)

Donnell Woolford - Chicago Bears & NFL Pro Bowl ‘94
(Donnell Woolford, a two-time All American at Clemson, was a first round draft pick for the Chicago Bears in 1989. Donnell was a three-time All Madden Team member and was voted All Pro in 1993. In 1994 he earned a trip to the Pro-Bowl. He also played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Carolina Panthers before retiring in the late 1990's.)

STORM Clark - American Gladiators
(Pictured to the left: Billy Dee Williams, who will not be at the con.  However, I couldn't find a picture of Ms. Clark, so there we go.)
(STORM Clark is an accomplished Bodybuilder who performed on American Gladiators from 1991-93. STORM entered the Gladiator Arena in 1991 and used her background in personal training to bring down contenders in her favorite event Powerball. The former member of the Southern California Cheetahs also competed in the Live Tour of American Gladiators.)

Appearances by above athletes are subject to change without notice.

Information: Jim Smith - (910) 512-2914 & (910) 392-8550
Warren Kennedy - (910) 619-8950

Beginning at 7:00 PM
$25.00 Entry for 2 Boosters!
Play against the Fanboy Comics army and keep what you kill! Don't worry, though, because you don't lose your pieces when they die! Just the store does.

Also come out on Tuesday and Saturday evenings for more D&D Minis play! It's free, and the winner of the tournaments gets one booster for every four participants, plus Wizards of the Coast prize support!

Black Adam: The Dark Age #1

Ever wonder what happened to Black Adam after 52?  Well, you should read that one issue of Countdown where he's hanging out in a museum for some reason.  Do you wonder what heppened to Black Adam after 52 but before that?  Well, Black Adam: The Dark Age is a miniseries about just that!  Follow depowered Teth-Adam in his quest to remember his magic word and also generally be surly!

The Dark Tower: Gunslinger's Guidebook

I don't know anything about this "Gunslinger" thing, so here's what a faceless marketing stooge has to say:

May luck rise to meet you, sai. Dark days have befallen the once powerful Affiliation. As the Good Man's revolutionaries continue their assault on the civilizations of the Inner Baronies, young Gunslinger Roland Deschain of Gilead and his loyal ka-tet embark eastward on an undercover mission to the distant Outer Barony of Mejis on behalf of the Affiliation. The Gunslinger Guidebook serves as your essential guide for Gilead to Mejis and all points in between - featuring profiles on the Big Coffin Hunters, Sheemie Ruiz, and Rhea of the Coos.

Green Lantern #22

The Sinestro Corps War continues its galactic reign of terror and assonance in the newest issue of Green Lantern.  Hal Jordan is stuck in Qward, fighting the Sinestro Corps, and apparently there will be some sort of betrayal of the Guardians or something?  Also, the blurb seems to imply that there is a greater threat on the horizon that will be even worse than the Sinestro Corps?  I don't know, because DC stopped sending us preview issues a while ago.

Incredible Hulk #109

World War Hulk continues with this great side story that--and I know this is crazy--expands on World War Hulk without being essential to understand the miniseries!  I know, after Civil War, you might find that hard to believe, but it's actually true!  In fact, World War Hulk has been really good about having the tie-ins be an expansion of the main story instead of additional issues of the miniseries that just have Amazing Spider-Man written on them instead of "Civil War" or whatever.

New Avengers #33

Did you thrill in the last issue of New Avengers when they talked a whole lot about the last issue?  Well, as enjoyable as that dialogue was--and I don't mean that to be as sarcastic as that sounds--I'm hoping that this New Avengers issue kicks it into high gear.  With the Hood entering the fray, that's a good sign that things will happen.  The Hood is a man of action.  I'm sure Bendis will find some way to write a ton of dialogue for him, though.

At long last, Wizards of the Coast has managed to release a new wave of some of their popular sold-out miniatures lines, and we're offering them to you in bulk at awesome prices!

Axis and Allies: War at Sea Boosters
$14.99 Each - In Stock Now!
Or special order a 12ct case for only $135.99 - regularly $179.88!

Axis and Allies: War at Sea Starters
$24.99 Each - In Stock Now!
Or special order a 6ct case for only $100.00 - regularly $149.94

Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith Boosters
$14.99 Each - In Stock Now!
Or special order a 12ct case for only $135.99 - regularly $179.88

Star Wars: Universe Huge Pack
$21.99 Each - In Stock Now!
Or special order a 6ct case for only $87.69 - regularly $131.94

Dungeons and Dragons Miniatures: Deathknell Boosters
$14.99 Each - Coming 8/9/07!
Or special order a 12ct case for $135.99 - regularly $179.88
These Deathknell boosters are a limited release, so be sure to get them while you still can!

Look for this sticker featuring perpetually over-used comic book character Wolverine to find great deals all over the store!

Wow, look at how devil-may-care and mysterious-past-having he is!  Amazing!

Magic: The Gathering Mini-Masters - Thursdays at 6:30

Each player buys a pack for $3.99 and builds a mini-deck with it. Players who make it to the second round get a new booster to build a new deck, and so do the players who make it to the third round. At the end of the tournament, the winner gets a booster for every two participants, and the runner-up gets a booster for every four participants. That’s a lot of free boosters!

ALSO: The first five players to register for our Saturday tournaments each week get a free movie pass to Mayfaire Cinemas!

New Warhammer Fantasy Battles League!
2000 Points - Begins Sunday, August 12th and Ends Sunday, September 30th
1st Prize - $50.00 of Warhammer Miniatures!
2nd Prize - $35.00 of Warhammer Miniatures!
3rd Prize - $15.00 of Warhammer Miniatures!

Just play in eight games against eight different players by the end of the league and you could win!

Yu-Gi-Oh $2 Tournaments - Mondays at 4:00 PM

Players compete for the chance to win a rare single!

Mordheim - Fridays in the eveningish

Jackson recently started organizing a Mordheim campaign in the back, and I'm sure new players would be welcome. If you don't know what Mordheim is, it's a skirmish-level version of Warhammer Fantasy where your characters get better at the end of every battle, and you can use money and items you find to buy new units, items, and so on. For more information Mordheim, visit www.specialist-games.com.

Kromac: $27.99
Saeryn: $9.99

Hordes: Evolution isn't out yet--look for that to ship at the end of August--but two of the Warcasters featured in the book are coming out this week!  Right now, we're not really stocking a lot of Hordes miniatures, so these are only available through special orders.  They're worth it, though. 

Kromac the Ravenous is a new Circle Orboros warcaster, and if the rumors are to be believed, he is a beast, no pun intended.  Get ready for a crazy beast-man to jump over your house and put an axe in your head when you see Kromac on the field, because he can change into that axe-wielding monstrosity at any time.

Saeryn, Omen of Everblight is the other warcaster releasing this week, for the Legion of Everblight.  According to the forums, she's a pretty good caster for a ranged army, and has some nasty spells.  Othere than that, all I know is that her model looks really cool.

$1.99-5.99

So, you want a miniature for your Dungeons and Dragons game, but you don't want to put it together, you don't want to paint it, and you want something specific.  Well, Reaper Miniatures has got your back!  They're offering a line of pre-painted plastic miniatures--and you know which one is in the pack you buy!  Right now, they've only put out some skeletons, orcs, and a few larger miniatures, but if these do well, we can expect (and hope!) to see more cheap, pre-painted gaming minis from Reaper in the future.

$34.99

Invincible is probably the best superhero comic book in the universe.  At the very least, it's up there with some of the best of the best.  This is the third hardcover collection of Invincible, containing a ton of extras and issues #25-35 of the ongoing series.  There's really no reason for you not to read Invincible if you read any other superhero comic books, because it's like them, except not mangled by years under the Comics Code, creators of wildly varying talent levels, and--worst of all--the nineties.  Thanks to a surprising level of background detail by Robert Kirkman, this book feels like it's built on years of continuity, except without all the problems that entails.  So, if you havne't read Invincible, check out the first hardcover, secure in the knowledge that two more await you.

$34.99

Did you read the first 12 issues of Mike Carey's new X-Men run with Chris Bachalo?  Did you understand what ws going on in it?  Yeah, me neither.  Reading Mike Carey's intricate, complex stories one month at a time has never really been a very good idea.  Reading them all at once, though?  It doesn't really get much better.  The main thing I remember from reading these issues is that Rogue put together kind of a cool black-ops-ish X-Men team, and then things happened.  After that, it gets a little hazy.  Fortunately, this hardcover collection of X-Men issues #188-199 plus the annual will allow you to read all of the issues at once, without a month to forget all of the plot elements Carey introduced in the previous issue.

$19.99 Each

Brad Meltzer's relaunch of the Justice League was a watershed in comics.  It showed that a big team book doesn't need to be filled with the "most popular" superheroes in order to succeed.  No, it only needs to be half-filled in order to succeed, and everyone else can be the chumpiest chumps to ever chump a chump.  Sorry guys, I think Green Arrow is a little too powerful--maybe we should get one of the twenty sidekicks he's had.  Make it the one without AIDS.  Animal Man?  No, I'm afraid we need to get the Animal Man knockoff.  I'm not even going to say anything about Geo-Force, who kind of joined the team in between issues, maybe?  Here's all I have to say about Black Lightning:

What's all this about action figures then?

The Warmachine Summer Rampage League is entering its final week, and here are the standings:

	PLAYER	POINTS	FACTION
1	Cyrus Marriner	31	Cryx
2	SuperDave	20	Khador
3	Joe Nguyen	19	Menoth
4	Davin Madden	15	Cygnar
5	Preacher	9	Cygnar
6	Jackson Brantley	8	Skorne
7	Wayne Turner	7	Khador
8	Nick Truelove	2	Khador

SuperDave has only played two games.  They just happened to be 750 point games against two of the top three players, and he won both of them.  So, now he's in second place, and I feel a lot less secure in my lead.  Also, be sure to let us know what you want to do next for Warmachine!  I'm considering either a league or the Thornwood Theater of War Campaign from Apotheosis, so let me know.  A good place to let me know would be our new forums.

DC Justice League HeroClix
Release Date: 9/4/07 (Changed)
Boosters: $9.99 Each
Brick of 10 Boosters: $89.99 $80.00 If Pre-Ordered!

Halo ActionClix
Release Date: Mid-September
Boosters: $10.99 Each
Hunter Combat Pack: $24.99

D&D Minis: Legend of Drizzt Scenario Pack
Release Date: Semptember 21st
Price: $49.99 $40.00 If Pre-Ordered!

World of Warcraft TCG: Fires of Outland Expansion
Release Date: August 22nd
Boosters: $3.95 Each
24 Count Booster Box: $90.00 $80.00 If Pre-Ordered Before 8/20!

White Wolf September Releases
Mage: The Awakening - The Mysterium - $26.99
Exalted 2nd Edition: The Sidereals - $31.99
World of Darkness: Reliquary - $24.99

Fantastic Films Magazine Lot of 4

This auction contains the vintage magazine lot of 4 Fantastic Films: The Magazine of Imaginative Media:

• April 1982. This issue contains photos and articles from Star Wars Revenge of the Jedi, Time Bandits, Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, New Dr. Who, Monty Python, and more. This rare magazine is in (VG) condition with only very lite edge and corner wear. Interior is in excellent shape!!
  
• June 1982. This issue contains articles and photos from Conan, Bladerunner, Secret of Nimh, Quest for Fire, and more. This rare magazine is in (VG) with lite edge and corner wear. Interior is in excellent condition!
  
• Aug. 1982. This issue contains articles and photos from Blade Runner, Star Trek II, E.T., Poltergeist, Mad Max II, Firefox, and more! This copy is in (VG) condition with very lite edge and corner wear. Excellent interior!
• Nov. 1982. This issue contains a large article about E.T. including a talk with Spielberg. Also, Blade Runner, Poltergeist, Firefox, The Thing, and lots more! It's in (VG) condition with lite edge and corner wear. Excellent interior!

We still need all that other stuff that we ask for every single week, but we're also looking for a new employee to list E-Bay and help us out with other general stuff.  You need to know how to use E-Bay and how to use computers.  You also need to be over 18.  If you're interested, call us at (910) 452-7828, or e-mail us at fanboycomics@bellsouth.net.  NOTE: It is probably more professional to call us, and we'll definitely get that message before we get your email.

Oh, and as usual, if you produce a comic, or have some art you'd like to submit, or have written a review or anything else that you'd like to see in the newsletter, we're totally cool with that! Just email editor@fanboycomics.biz, and we'll put your submission in the newsletter if it's appropriate! Heck, you can even send in plain old comments about the newsletter, the store, or one of our events and we might publish them! We're really accommodating, it would seem. Seriously, write some reviews. We'll hook you up with free review copies of comics. How cool is that?

Here's a rundown of the main stuff we buy:

• Silver Age Superhero Comics - While recent comics are all pretty enjoyable, we really only want the Silver Age Superhero stuff. The Silver Age is generally going to be comics published on or before 1977. It can sometimes be hard to figure out the date a comic was published, so a good rule of thumb is that the cover price should be $0.35 or less. And while we have nothing against comics not about superheroes, the stuff we can sell is Silver Age Superheroes.
• Used Trade Paperbacks - If they're in decent condition, we'll probably pick them up. It's difficult to give any hard and fast guidelines for what we want, because it depends a lot on what we have in stock and what we can order.
• Yu-Gi-Oh and Magic Singles - We only buy rares, and I can give you even fewer guidelines about this. Mac is in charge of all of our singles sales, and he works on Thursday through Monday, so those are really the only days we can buy any cards.
• Used Roleplaying Games - We'll look at pretty much any roleplaying games. We don't usually buy stuff that is currently in print, but if you've got the time to stop by, it's worth a shot. We're always interested in classic Dungeons and Dragons books.
• Used Records - Thomas buys a lot of old jazz and blues records for his personal collection. Records are like CDs, except black and older. Kind of like the blues musicians Thomas likes!
• Vintage Paperbacks and Pulps - I don't know anything about these. We might buy them, though!

Be sure to call before you come by to make sure we're not too busy to look at your stuff! We can also set up an appointment. Just call (910) 452-7828 or email fanboycomics@bellsouth.net.

If there is anything you're looking for that we stock or can special order, we can ship it to you. We ship every Tuesday and if we have to special order the item it will take some extra time. $15.00 minimum order. We take Paypal, Money Orders, Checks and Credit Cards. Paypal is preferred. E-mail us.

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

	OLD DATE	NEW DATE
Halo Uprising #1 (OF 4) (MR)	07/18/07	08/22/07
Ultimate Vision #5	08/15/07	09/05/07
Marvel Adventures: Fantastic Four #27	08/15/07	08/22/07
Loners #5	08/15/07	08/22/07
Orson Scott Card’s Wyrms #6	08/15/07	09/05/07
White Tiger #6	08/15/07	08/22/07
Mystic Arcana: Scarlet Witch	08/15/07	08/22/07
Daily Bugle September (Bundle of 50)	08/15/07	08/22/07
Last Fantastic Four Story	08/15/07	08/22/07
Marvel Spotlight: Halo (MR)	08/22/07	08/29/07
Spider-Man Fairy Tales #4	08/22/07	09/05/07
Powers Vol. 10: Cosmic TP (MR)	08/22/07	09/05/07
Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: First Death #2	08/22/07	08/29/07
Ultimate Power #7	08/29/07	09/05/07
Trials of Shazam #9	08/29/07	10/03/07
Jack of Fables #14 (MR)	08/29/07	09/12/07
Powers Vol. 11 Secret Identity TP	09/05/07	10/03/07
All Star Superman #9	09/12/07	09/26/07
Deadman #13 (MR)	09/12/07	10/03/07
Punisher #51 (MR)	10/03/07	10/10/07
Jack Kirby’s Galactic Bounty Hunters HC	10/10/07	11/28/07

If more people posted on the forums, I might have more time to write my Editor's Notes.

And I might feel loved. :( 

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