Fanboy Comics is all about the Halloween! That's why we're doing our lists of the best Halloween Trade Paperbacks (over there to your left) and we're holding a costume contest, and we're having awesome Halloween-themed Tuesday Specials, and we've got even more awesome stuff planned! To help you get into the Halloween mood, here's an awesome coupon:

In case you can't think of any Zombie comics to use this coupon on (for example, you may be a goldfish, or have never entered a comic shop) we've got a few suggestions of some of our favorite zombie books here at Fanboy

Marvel Zombies
Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness
The Zombie Survival Guide
The Walking Dead
Marvel Zombies vs. The Return of the Curse of the Mummy's Ghost

That last one may not exist...yet! Anyway, enjoy October and look forward to more Halloween specials here in the newsletter! And don't forget about our costume contest:

Send us a picture of your Halloween costume and we will put it in the newsletter. Here are the prizes:

Best Overall Costume – $100.00 Gift Certificate
Most Creative Costume – $50.00 Gift Certificate
Best Couple’s Costume – $25.00 Gift Certificate
Best Kids/Animal Costume – $25.00 Gift Certificate

Please make sure you include a recent comic in you picture so we can tell it’s from this year. Start sending in those pics to costumecontest@fanboycomics.biz right away! The contest ends Monday, November 5th. Here's an example of the sort of thing you might send in:

Also, be sure to send your list of favorite Halloween trade paperbacks to halloweenlists@fanboycomics.biz and you could win a $50.00 Gift Certificate!

You can click that image for a bigger version where you can read all of my lame jokes!

Aside from that, though, the Stampede looks to be a cool, interesting tournament format that rewards fast and furious play. Half of the players are defenders, half are attackers, and if the defender wins, he stays at the table. If the attacker wins, he becomes the defender. There are also some rules for attrition and a special scenario for the tournament, but you can read all of that extra stuff in the official rules document at Privateer Press's website.

Oh, and we're still running the Discountstruction league! There's not much time left, so you should definitely get in as many games as possible!

$19.99

I don't know anything about this book, but everything I've heard about Denny O'Neill's Question is that it is amazing.  The Question was amazing in 52, and everything I've heard from Greg Rucka indicates that he took all of his cues from O'Neill's legendary run.  Finally, DC is giving us a chance to read some of their classics without hunting through boxes and boxes of back issues.  I'm taking advantage of this opportunity, and I hope the book can meet my expectations.

$29.95

Conan the Barbarian. Just the word conjures up thoughts of a sweaty, muscled man in a loincloth. Of course, that could just be me--the same thoughts are conjured by the words alphabet, political science, and badger. Nonetheless, Conan is quite possibly the most famous and enduring pulp character of all time, and this book delves into why. It is the definitive guide to Conan. You know how I know that? It is written by Paul Sammon who is--and this is an actual quote from Dark Horse's site--a "Conan Historian." My guess is that Paul Sammons is at the top of that field. Of course, he might also be that field, but whatever.

$20.00

Games Workshop just keeps releasing more and more awesome, easily-customizable box sets for their games.  The picture to the right there is just one of a ton of possible permutations of the pieces in that box.  If there's one thing that GW has over its competing miniatures, it's how easy it is to customize their figures.

$24.95

I hear that the kids these days enjoy their Aliens and Predators.  Well, if they also enjoy omnibuses, we've got a bona fide hit on our hands!  The second volume of the Aliens vs. Predator omnibus series contains a wealth of story--over 400 pages worth--all centered around an AvP classic by legendary comics writer Chris Claremont!  I even think this was written before he was a hack!  If you're a fan of the Aliens or the Predator or what-have-you, this book is a pretty danged good deal.

$14.99

Marc Guggenheim is a very talented writer.  His writing on Blade has been quite good.  The character was pretty danged interesting and cool under his watch.  I'm not quite sure why the book didn't do better.

Featuring art by Howard Chaykin.

Yeah, I don't know what's up.

Well, we've priced some more of those awesome comics we acquired recently (hence the name of this segment) and only a few of them are being held behind the counter.  The rest are in our recently acquired back issue boxes over near our DC back issue boxes.  Just ask, and we can point them out to you.  Anyway, here's what got put in the boxes behind the counter:

Doom Patrol: #96, 98-106, 116-118 (#99 - First Appearance of Beast Boy; #100 - Origin of Beast Boy)
Daredevil: #51-58, 62, 65, 69, 71, 72, 76-83

Everything else should be in the recently acquired boxes:

Sgt. Fury: #11, 34 (Origin of the Howling Commandos), 35 (Eric Koening Joins the Howling Commandos), 38, 41
Our Army at War Featuring Sgt. Rock: #200-202, 204, 205, 207-219, 221, 222, 224-226, 242 (Also Listed as DC 100-Page Spectacular, Very Hard to Find)
Sgt. Rock: #312
Spectre: #7
Night Force: #1-5
Men of War: #13, 19, 20
House of Mystery: #185
Tales of the Unexpected: #81
Marvel Comics Presents - Bloodstone: #1-2
Captain Marvel: #3
Star Wars (30 cent Marvel Comics Version): #1
Web of Spider-Man: #1 (Fifth Appearance Black Costume)

Get ready for the newest set of Magic: The Gathering, featuring a ton of new stuff! There's this whole focus on creatures with Lorwyn, and there's also some sort of nonsense about a Planeswalker card. Since the players are supposed to be planeswalkers (I think), I'm hoping this means the Pro Tour Player Cards will become tournament legal! If not, I'm sure they'll be interesting in some way.

And look at all those prizes! That's some "tight swag," as the kids are known to say these days. Of course, we have to get 15 players minimum, but with awesome prizes like that, I'm sure it won't be a problem.

Don't forget that we also do Mini-Masters tournaments and Drafts every week!

Yeah, it's just around the corner, on November 3rd. If you're interested in DMing, shoot us a line at fanboycomics@bellsouth.net. Maybe include the word "DM" in the subject title somewhere.

What sort of awesome stuff does Fanboy Comics have on the Electronic Bay or "E-Bay," as the youth call it? Well, here's a sampling of the sort of stuff you might see on our store. Don't forget, if you buy any of this stuff, you can pick it up at the store and not pay shipping!  New auctions posted every Monday at 6:00 PM!

Vintage Billy Joel Streetlife Serenade Ad

This auction contains the rare vintage Billy Joel "Streetlife Serenade" music advertisement from 1974. This ad ran in publications from that time period and is not a reproduction. It's in excellent shape with only lite edge wear. Very slight crease horizontal across center. It measures approx 14 1/2" X 11 1/2". Don't miss out on this hard-to-find piece of music history!

Kung Fu Paperback Novels

This auction is for the books Kung Fu, books 1 (76-464) and 4 (76-467). These rare paperbacks were put out in 1973 and 1975 respectively by Warner Paperback Library. Book 1 a noticeable white spot on its lower right hand corner and a stain on the first interior page. Book 4 has severe water damage on the lower left corner of the back cover this also affects the corners of the last few pages. There is also a stain on the inside front cover and first few pages. Otherwise interiors are in nice condition.

50% off a different section of our back issues each Tuesday!

Next Week, October 9th: I-L
(Includes Incredible Hulk, Invincible, Justice League, Justice Society, Kamandi, Legion of Super-Heroes)

October 16th: M-P
(Includes Martian Manhunter, New Avengers, OMAC, Punisher)
October 23rd: Q-T
(Includes The Question, Rom, Superman, Teen Titans)
October 30th: U-Z
(Includes Ultimate Marvel, Vigilante, Warlord, X-Men, Young Justice, Zatanna)

Also, be sure to sign up as our friend on MySpace for a sneak peek of the other specials we'll be running that Tuesday!

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.

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
Mighty Avengers Prem. HC Vol . 01: Ultron Initiative	01/16/07	01/16/08
Kabuki #9 Reg../Allred Var./Free Cp. (MR)	04/11/07	10/24/07
Anita Blake, VH: First Death #2	08/22/07	10/31/07
Marvel Mwks. Nick Fury Vol. 1 HC New/Var. Eds.	09/26/07	10/17/07
Trick R Treat #1 (MR)	10/03/07	10/10/07
Variante Vol. 1 (MR)	10/03/07	10/10/07
Astonishing X-Men #23	10/10/07	10/17/07
Daredevil #101	10/10/07	10/17/07
Marvel Illustrated: Man in the Iron Mask #4	10/10/07	10/17/07
New X-Men #43	10/17/07	10/24/07
World War Hulk: Front Line #6 WWH	10/17/07	10/31/07
Batman and the Outsiders #1 Reg./Var. Eds.	10/17/07	10/31/07
Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures Vol. 9 TP*	10/17/07	10/10/07
Star Wars Tales o/t Jedi Omnibus Vol. 1 TP*	10/24/07	10/10/07
Magician Apprentice #11	10/24/07	11/28/07
Hedge Knight 2: Sworn Sword #5	10/24/07	01/16/08
Marvel Illustrated: Last of the Mohicans #6	10/24/07	11/21/07
Criminal #10 (MR)	10/24/07	10/31/07
Wolverine: Evolution Prem. HC Reg/B&W Eds.	10/24/07	10/31/07
Red Prophet: Tales of Alvin Maker #12	10/31/07	01/02/08
Magician Apprentice #10	10/31/07	10/24/07
Hedge Knight 2: Sworn Sword #4	11/07/07	12/19/07
Orson Scott Card’s Wyrms #6	11/14/07	11/28/07
Hedge Knight 2: Sworn Sword #6	11/28/07	02/20/08
Magician Apprentice #12	11/28/07	01/02/08
Powers #29 (MR)	12/12/07	01/02/08
Red Prophet: Tales of Alvin Maker #11	12/19/07	12/05/07

So, if you've been keeping up on your Fanboy Comments Continuity, you saw that last week I was killed by a zombie. So, you may be wondering, how am I still updating this newsletter and doing my various other web-related tasks? Well, it turns out that Heaven has awesome wireless internet.

I'm sure you're all probably wondering exactly how I ended up in Heaven. Well, allow me to elaborate and say that Heaven doesn't secure their wireless internet:

That makes it easy for their neighbors to connect to the internet. Particularly their downstairs neighbors, if you see what I'm getting at.

Yeah, it turns out that the weight of all my sin has dragged me down to the infinite abyss. I'm actually in the eighth circle, which is surprising: I was voted in High School "Most Likely to Be Condemned to the Sixth Circle of Hell." Shows what they know.

Anyway, as a general falsifier, I'm here in the tenth bolgia, afflicted with a disease. I guess they decide them at random, because I was just afflicted with male pattern baldness. All in all, it's not too bad here--the cafeteria serves Sloppy Joes every Tuesday--and hey, guess who I ran into? Fellow sloppy joe lover Jack Kirby! As a journalist, sort of, but not really, I had to take this opportunity to interview "The King."

The Editor: So, Jack, what brings you to, uh, Hell?
Jack Kirby: Well, I was Jewish.
TE: Ah, yeah. That will do it.
JK: Well, you know, we all put our money on a different horse. One was bound to win.
TE: Heh, that's true. Now that you've had some time to look back, what would you say was the greatest creation of your career?
JK: I would have to say OMAC.
TE: Really?
JK: No. I created the Fantastic Four. How can you even ask me a question like that? Maybe you could ask me something less stupid.
TE: Well, what was it like working with Stan Lee?
JK: Look, I'll give you a hint: you should ask me which of my works I'm least proud of.
TE: Uh, okay. Which of your works are you--
JK: Galactic Bounty Hunters. I'm so glad that crap never saw print, and I spend every day thanking the editors who turned me down. Oh, and I was never particularly overfond of that Silver Star thing.
TE: (coughs) Um, moving on: what about, say, the New Gods?
JK: Now them, I liked. They were a lot of fun, and I really just had the freedom to let myself run wild with them. The only thing is that, in retrospect, I would have just totally separated them from the mainstream DCU. Of course, last I heard they had fallen a little bit to the wayside, so as long as DC doesn't try to use them as the backbone of their entire continuity or something crazy like that, everything should work pretty well.
TE: Oh, do you keep up at all on modern comics?
JK: Not really. Every once in a while, I'll see a guy who recognizes me or something, and we'll shoot the **** for a little while, but the last guy was telling me about this Death of Superman thing and some sort of Spider-Man story where they cloned him? I was like, "Look, if those are the ideas they're using in comics, then I could care less."
TE: You weren't the only one.
JK: Can't say I'm surprised. Next thing you know, they'll do something completely crazy like replace one of the Greek gods with Granny Goodness or something. Now that would be the death knell of comics.
TE: You know what? I'm going to go do something else before this conversation becomes too surreal.

Wow! That was a lot of fun, and hopefully not too disrespectful. Who will I run into next week? Only time will tell...