COMICS

ALABASTER WOLVES #1 (OF 5)

ALL STAR WESTERN #9 (NIGHT OF THE OWLS)

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #686 DELLOTTO VAR ENDS

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #686 ENDS

AQUAMAN #9

AQUAMAN #9 VAR ED

ARCHIE #633

ASTONISHING X-MEN #50

AVENGERS #25 2ND PTG

AVENGERS VS X-MEN #3 (OF 12) 2ND PTG

BART SIMPSON COMICS #71

BATMAN INCORPORATED #1

BATMAN INCORPORATED #1 COMBO PACK

BATMAN INCORPORATED #1 VAR ED

BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #3

BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #9  (NIGHT OF THE OWLS)

BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #9 VAR ED

CAPTAIN AMERICA #12

CAPTAIN AMERICA AND HAWKEYE #631

CHEW #26

COBRA ONGOING #13

CROSSED BADLANDS #6

DARK HORSE PRESENTS #12

DARKNESS #101 VAR CVR 2ND PTG

DEADPOOL #55

DOMINIQUE LAVEAU VOODOO CHILD #3

ELRIC THE BALANCE LOST #10

FABLES #117

FANTASTIC FOUR #606

FEAR ITSELF #1 (OF 7) 4TH PTG

FEAR ITSELF #2 (OF 7) 4TH PTG

FEAR ITSELF #3 (OF 7) 3RD PTG

FLASH #9

FURY OF FIRESTORM THE NUCLEAR MEN #9

GODZILLA ONGOING #1

GREEN HORNET #25

GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS #9

GUILD FAWKES #1

HELLRAISER #14

HERO COMICS 2012

HULK #52

HULK SMASH AVENGERS #4 (OF 5)

I VAMPIRE #9

JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #638 EXILED

JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #9

KEVIN SMITH BIONIC MAN #9

LORD OF THE JUNGLE #4

LORD OF THE JUNGLE ANNUAL #1

MAGIC THE GATHERING #4

MANHATTAN PROJECTS #1 VAR CVR 3RD PTG

MANHATTAN PROJECTS #2 VAR CVR 2ND PTG

MARVEL UNIVERSE ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #2

MARVEL ZOMBIES DESTROY #2 (OF 5)

MIGHTY THOR #14

MIND MGMT #1 HERNANDEZ VAR CVR

MIND MGMT #1 KINDT CVR

NO PLACE LIKE HOME #4

ORCHID #7

PROPHET #25

RAGEMOOR #3

REBEL BLOOD #3 (OF 4)

RED LANTERNS #2

RED LANTERNS #7

RESIDENT ALIEN #1

SAVAGE HAWKMAN #9

SECRET AVENGERS #27 AVX

SMOKE AND MIRRORS #3 (OF 5)

SOULFIRE VOL 3 #8

STAR WARS DARTH VADER GHOST PRISON #1 (OF 5)

SUPERMAN #9

SUPERMAN #9 VAR ED

TEEN TITANS #9 (THE CULLING)

TRANSFORMERS MORE THAN MEETS EYE ONGOING #5

TRUE BLOOD ONGOING #1

ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #12

VAMPIRELLA #17

VOODOO #9

WARLORD OF MARS DEJAH THORIS #12

WITCHBLADE #156

WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #9 2ND PTG

YOUNG JUSTICE #12

YOUNG JUSTICE #13

YOUNG JUSTICE #14

YOUNGBLOOD #71

TPBS

27 (TWENTY SEVEN) TP VOL 02 SECOND SET

ABSOLUTE BATMAN DARK VICTORY HC

ACME NOVELTY DATEBOOK HC VOL 02

BATMAN KNIGHTFALL TP NEW ED VOL 02 KNIGHTQUEST

CALIGULA TP VOL 01

COMIC BOOK HISTORY OF COMICS GN

DEADPOOL MAX TP INVOLUNTARY ARMAGEDDON

DUNGEON QUEST GN VOL 01

FABLES TP VOL 16 SUPER TEAM

FARSCAPE TP VOL 01 BEGINNING O/T END O/T BEGINNING

FREAKANGELS TP VOL 03

GREEN HORNET CASEFILES SC

GRIMM FAIRY TALES TP VOL 01 LTD PRICE CUT ED

HAUNT TP VOL 01

HAUNT TP VOL 03

HEXED TP

HOLLIDAY GN

JOE HILL THE CAPE HC

KING CITY TP

LIBERTY MEADOWS TP VOL 02 CREATURE COMFORTS

LIGHT TP VOL 01

LIL DEPRESSED BOY TP VOL 01 SHE IS STAGGERING

MIGHTY THOR BY MATT FRACTION TP VOL 01

QUEEN & COUNTRY DEFINITIVE ED TP VOL 01

QUEEN & COUNTRY DEFINITIVE ED TP VOL 03

SCALPED TP VOL 07 REZ BLUES

SO YOU CREATED A WORMHOLE TIME TRAVELERS GT TIME

STORMWATCH TP VOL 01 THE DARK SIDE

STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE TP VOL 01 BERRY FUN

SUPER DINOSAUR TP VOL 01

ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN DOSM FALLOUT TP

UNCANNY X-FORCE OTHERWORLD PREM HC

UNCANNY X-FORCE TP VOL 03 DARK ANGEL SAGA BOOK 01

VENOM CIRCLE OF FOUR PREM HC

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 04 HEARTS DESIRE

ZORRO RIDES AGAIN TP VOL 01

OTHER STUFF

BATMAN BAT SIGNAL KIT

CLINT 2.0 #1

DC UNIVERSE ONLINE STATUE THE JOKER

To start things off, lets recite the oath: In brightest day, in blackest night… Yup, the first hardcover collection of the New 52 Green Lantern comes out Wednesday. Easily one of the best ongoing series of the relaunch, Green Lantern has focused more on Sinestro than regular protagonist Hal Jordan, which has enlivened the book. And the reason for the shift in hero is due to Sinestro being allowed to wield the ring again, while Hal cools his jets on Earth. Until, that is, Sinestro comes a’knockin’. Geoff Johns has been writing some of the best Green Lantern stories ever since he got on the book around eight years ago, but this new volume offers a perfect jumping on point for anyone who’s wanted to read up on the character.

Keeping the superhero/comic base at a boil, but mixing in a smidge of gaming, next up is the second volume of Mutants and Masterminds DC Adventures: Heroes & Villains. As the first volume contained all characters ranging from A to K, this second edition picks up with L and runs it all the way to Z. That means you’re going to get classic characters like Lex Luthor, Superman, and Plastic Man, plus icon teams like the Justice League and the Secret Six. Offering gamers a shortcut into the DC Universe, these volumes contain all the stats, histories, and information you’ll need to BAM BIFF POW your way through the DCU.

Re-releasing in a new swanky graphic novel collection is BOOM Studio‘s 7 Psychopaths. A greater hook has never been created: what do you do when you want to kill Hitler and end WWII? Send in seven of the worst human beings ever to hunt down and murder the bastich. Of course, not everything always goes as planned. A grim, gritty spy series with artwork from exceptional Criminal and Incognito artist, Sean Phillips, 7 Psychopaths makes for a great, moody read.

As deck building games boldly go where no game has gone before they reach the Star Trek the Next Generation game. Using the base premise of deck building developed in games like Ascension, Dominion, and Resident Evil, Star Trek puts players into the role of a star ship captain, commanding their meager crew toward victory. Do you recruit further crewmen? Develop your ship’s equipment? Conquer worlds or make peace with them? These are the choices you will need to make in either the base version of the game or its Next Phase expansion. Both are stand alone and both go boldly yadda yadda blah blah.

Many parents may not realize that there is an abundance of great reading material for children that is not related to any property from Marvel or DC. Brian Michael Bendis, the current writer of The Avengers, recently, in fact, published a graphic novel called Takio about a superteam of sisters designed for younger readers. Because of the book’s success, he is now shifting the story into a new ongoing series. Taki and Olivia, the masked sisters, may squabble and argue, but they eventually have to work together to take down Kelly Sue, their newest enemy and ex-friend, who gained special abilities around the same time the girls did. With poppy, cartoony artwork from frequent Bendis collaborator, Michael Avon Oeming, this series will be a great introduction to comics for any young reader.

Can’t say I regularly get the urge to hug the TARDIS. But this little beauty may change that.

Yes, following after the talking plush Dalek from last year (a blue version comes out this Wednesday), the TARDIS is getting in on the cuteness trend.

The new squeezable, huggable, noise-making TARDIS plush comes out Wednesday and will likely be gone the same day…and not because it will vanish into the time vortex, if you get my meaning.

A new two player head-to-head card game has mosied into town, pards. This here game goes by the name’a Revolver. A simple game for a simpler time, Revolver has players choosing sides between lawmen and outlaws. Both sides receive different cards and victory goals, so choose wisely. And be quick on the draw!

If cowboys aren’t your bag, then maybe archaeologists are. Lost Temple barrows the style and thematic elements of games like Lost Cities and Jambo for a kid friendly board game that plays two to eight people. Each explorer has the goal of reaching the sacred temple before anyone else, conferring with natives and backstabbing their opponents along the way. With famous game creator Bruno Faidutti (Citadels, Key Largo) behind the game, you can bet it’ll be a good time.

If you’re into exploring the undiscovered and enjoy the ancient nerd past time known as Dungeons and Dragons, you might find some joy in the newest Survival Handbook for 4.0, Into the Unkown. A hardcover volume full of information helpful to both game masters and players in building or navigating the dark reaches of a fantasy horror-based dungeon. Along with the normal inclusion of new feats, equipment, powers, and such, this volume also introduces the kobold and goblin as player races. Grab a flashlight and get exploring!

If you had not previously invested in the A Song of Ice and Fire, now is the time too! The new A Game of Thrones edition of the core rulebook includes all the information present in the previous volume, excepted update through magical means…called editors. But that’s not all, the entire Peril at King’s Landing is also included.

Battletech is probably one of the most asked about miniature games I’ve ever encountered up at the store, so it gives me great pleasure to say that a new Battletech Introductory Box Set is currently in the store. This new box set comes with 26 miniatures, a rulebook, a booklet of record sheets, a longer 80-page rulebook, and every other notable element players will require to jump head first into robot mayhem.

In other words: BIG FREAKIN’ ROBOTS! PICK IT UP!

Starting this week, a new wave of DC comics is cropping up to fill the spots left by the canceled New 52 books. Each of these new books flesh out the universe by bringing in characters previously unmentioned by the first wave.

Primary among the second wave is Earth 2. Written by legendary comic author James Robinson (Starman, The Shade), Earth 2 will focus on an alternate version of the DC Universe where the major superheroes faced off a cataclysmic event and were permanently changed forever. Following, not only these versions of Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman, but also the Alan Scott Green Lantern and Jay Garrick Flash. For those who’ve missed JSA will find that familiar itch scratched with this series.

The other two DC series to launch this week will be Dial H and World’s Finest. Dial H will be the first comic written by popular crime novelist China Mieville. A reworking of a cult classic series, Dial H will follow different individuals as they encounter a special dial with gives them random superpowers each time they turn it on. Gaining buzz as the underdog favorite of the new batch, Dial H should be picked up by anyone who loves off-kilter series like Xombi, BPRD, and Resurrection Man. World’s Finest, on the other hand, is a classic team-up book starring the Power Girl and Huntress of Earth 2.

Speaking of the New 52, the first group of hardcovers and trade paperbacks ship this Wednesday. Personally, I am making it a mission to sell every single copy of the first volume of Animal Man by Wednesday night. And I don’t plan to do this out of any greedy desire, but instead because this is the best book being released from DC right now. A wonderful blend of family drama and horrific, otherworldly creatures and adventures, Animal Man delivers sympathy and scares all in one twisted package. A wholly unique read, this series should not be ignored.

Lastly, because I’m tired, here’s a cool picture of a cool Doctor Who item coming in this Wednesday.

Seems like I’ve been waiting for that movie come out my whole life, but no matter how close it gets it still feels too far away. Luckily, Wizkids a new set of Avengers Heroclix to tide me and everyone else over. Just like they have done with Green Lantern, Lord of the Rings, and Star Trek, The Avengers set is out in a base starter set (containing six of the core team) and individual booster boxes. All of these figures can be simply collected or you can play them as a miniature battle game. The starter set even comes with maps and rules to complete the gaming experience. With sixteen figures to collect overall, you better start now to assemble all The Avengers.

Following last week’s Fantasy Flight Lord of the Rings and Star Wars card sleeves, this week’s new set of sleeves depict another popular Sci-Fi/Fantasy franchise: Game of Thrones. Both sleeve types come with fifty sleeves, one displaying John Snow, the other Melisandre.

Or if you’re not into George R.R. Martin‘s fantasy series, there are new sleeves depicting Cthulhu, DungeonQuest imagery, and artwork from the popular co-op board game, Red November. All of these sleeves are standard sized, designed to fit most common CCGs, LCGs, and basic card game cards.

Popular game designer Reiner Knizia has created a slew of fantastic board games, such as Lost Cities, but his newest game is the Black Sheep of the bunch. A great, easy to learn card-based game intended for the whole family, Black Sheep has players collecting sets of animal cards, trying for better combinations than their opponents, and corralling them in their pens. Ah, but the black sheep is ready at every turn to ruin your hand. In line with family games like Zoolerreto, Black Sheep is a perfect edition for game night.

After you see The Avengers on Friday, make a weekend out of it and stop by Pulp for the annual Free Comic Book Day!

Each major and minor comic publisher offers up free books for customers to pick up and peruse; it’s a great way to try out books and see what you like.

The store will also be running special deals on specific comic related items. Come by and check them out.

ALSO, we will be holding a special charity event alongside FCBD where customers can bring in canned food for extra FREE comics. Everyone will be allowed a 5 comic minimum, but each can of food will earn you one more comic. For instance, if you bring in 3 cans of food, you can get 8 comics.

Hope you see you all there!

But they would be wrong to laugh, because the Doctor and the Daleks do actually share a similarity. They can both light up a dark situation! One with his trusty sonic screwdriver and one with his, uh, butt. Yes, folks, Doctor Who flashlights. The first being a replica of the 11th Doctor’s sonic screwdriver, which emits a glowing green light from its tip, and, the second, a Dalek miniature, which shines a ray off light out of its…well, butt really is the best word for it. One can save the universe while the other will destroy it, but they’re both equally timey wimey awesome.

Many consider Ultimatum by Jeph Loeb to be the worst storyline to ever occur in the Ultimate Marvel universe. Sadly, I believe this has kept many readers from checking out his follow up to that series Ultimate X. Constructed as a tight five issue miniseries, this run by Loeb is among the best stories ever told in Ultimate cannon. Focusing on a different mutant with each issue, Loeb works overtime to shape and convey these characters (some new, some old) to the reader. And does with emotional results. A large part of that success, however, is due to Art Adams insane artwork. Adams drew 616 X-Men back in the day with the best of them and his detailed, emotive pencils have only gotten better. Even if you’ve never read a single issue of the Ultimate X-Men series, the Ultimate X: Origins tpb will compel you to read more.

Before he become THE Neil Gaiman thanks to his cult classic Sandman run, the Neil Gaiman wrote a four issue miniseries for Vertigo comics entitled Black Orchid. Now collected in a beautiful oversized hardcover edition, Black Orchid chronicles the revenge tale of a woman who’s reborn as a half-human, half-plant creature. The etherial artwork of Dave McKean spreads across the pages of this collection, a watercolor on steroids. With such a limited library of titles to explore, any fan of Neil Gaiman owes it to themselves to hunt down this new volume in an effort to complete their collection.

Boba Fett is dead.

So begins the new Dark Horse series, Blood Ties. This new four issue series details the fallout from the death of the galaxy’s greatest, most infamous bounty hunter. A son of a Jango Fett clone, Connor Freeman, gets drawn into the hunt for Fett’s killer, finding more action, adventure, and intrigue than he’s ever experienced before. Rich painted interiors coupled with this interesting story will make this a Star Wars miniseries for the ages.

STAR WARS CARD SLEEVES!!!!!

Yes, hum the theme song in your head if you must. Fantasy Flight has released an exceptional limited run of specialty Star Wars backed card sleeves. So, play Magic with the man who shot first or catch’em all with Lord Vader or throw them on any other card game that needs some sci-fi spice. But whatever you do, pick them up before an X-Wing comes along and vaporizes them because there will not be any prequels here.

Of course, if space battles and laser swords aren’t your thing, maybe the other limited edition Lord of the Rings sleeves will be. Slip them over your favorite standard sized cards to give them a Samwise Gamgee to their Frodo Baggins. Or grasp the One Ring to rule all other swag-less individuals. Whatever you choose, wield them responsibly.

You want to kick your Warhammer Fantasy RPG game up to level 4? How about level 5? Then let Hero’s Call be Fantasy’s version of the Spinal Tap speaker! Chocked full of new hero and GM options for careers, action cards, talents, spells, and region options, this player’s resource is loaded with must-have ingredients for kicking your game up a couple levels.

Bringing Cthulhu to the deck-building party, Penny Arcade: Rumble in R’Lyeh is both a standalone game and an expansion for last year’s Penny Arcade: The Game, Gamers vs. Evil! So, players can enjoy Eldar God gaming goodness in the base 2-4 player version of the game or combine it with the previous game for excessive nerd overload. Rumble in R’Lyeh specifically adds Gold cards to the gameplay, which must be acquired through the use of Token and Power cards. Totally worth it when they have names like Gunhorse (a horse made of guns, duh!), Sad Zombie, and Gabe’s Gross Mouth.

Bridging books and board games, the Where the Wild Things Are board game from the Tales to Play series, lets families take control of Max’s journey to the land of the Wild Things. Each player controls a different Max miniature game piece on his trek through the becoming king of the Wild Things. Players draw cards and roll dice to decide their success or failure across the illustrated game board. Great gameplay and Wild Thing miniatures for the whole family.

Gamers have been waiting for this next exapnsion since somewhere around the dawn of man. Yes,  has finally arrived. Adding not only a fifth player ability to the game, but a new item dubbed decoration. Players may now trade their resources for this item in an effort to gain further points. Club someone if you have too, fight a t-rex, do whatever you have to for a copy of this valued expansion.

Stieg Larsson’s worldwide bestseller, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, has been made into two films already, but neither of them will compare to the new Vertigo comic adaptation launching this year. But before the actually series comes out, you all will get a chance to sample it with this Wednesday’s Girl with the Dragon Tattoo special sample issue. And remember, the first volume of graphic novels will be out this November.

Following in line with Dynamite‘s other recent pulp hero reworkings, such as Lord of the Jungle and Warlord of Mars, the new Shadow series is sure to be a good read. A large factor in that assumption is that Garth Ennis, author of such gruesome, disturbing series as The Boys and Crossed, will be penning the series. Each of the issues covers will also be drawn by some of the industry’s greatest artists, including John Cassady, Alex Ross, and Jae Lee. The Shadow knows…that you will buy a copy.

One of the quickest comic series of recent memory to rise to legendary status has to be The Ultimates by Mark Millar. Millar’s modern take on classic characters like Thor, Iron Man, Captain America, and Hawkeye turned the book into a dynamic, drama-filled read offering versions of these characters like you’ve never read before. Many fans have read his first two volumes of that amazing series, but not as many realize he went on to write four other volumes of the book. Luckily, all four of these stories, featuring battles with vampires, Ghost Rider Vice Presidents, Australlian Hulks, and intense, city demolishing conflicts, are all collected in the new Ultimate Avengers by Mark Millar Omnibus. This oversized hardcover is the easiest way to catch up on these follow-up series, the last of which ties in with the Death of Spider-Man storyline of Ultimate Spider-Man. Grab a copy before Nick Fury redacts the entire thing.

Speaking of the Death of Spider-Man storyline, the trade paperback ships this Wednesday. Collecting the last issues of the series before the relaunch with Miles Morales, this volume details Peter’s final battle with the Green Goblin, resulting in his death. If you picked up the series and have been loving it, you owe it to yourself to pick up, not only, this volume, but the entire series.