Monday, April 30, 2012

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY ALL STAR COSTUME CONTEST


 Like free comics? Care for dressing up in costume? Come Saturday the 5th of May, we have both your bases covered! Along with Saturday being our second FCBD, it will also mark our second FCBD costume contest!


All you to do to enter is come along on Saturday, dressed in your best cos-play outfit, find our on-site Gotham PD Forensic Photographer, get your photo taken and you are half way to winning!


All photographed entries will be put into an album on our facebook page (for you to tag yourself), then after a week of being posted the entry with the most "likes" will be crowned the second All Star Costume Contest Champion! Of course don't just leave it up to strangers to decide your fate, get your friends and family to vote for you too!

The prize for the winner at this stage will consist of a $50 All Star Gift Voucher, 2 All Star Tees of your choice, A Limited Edition Green Lantern Rebirth and No Fear Box Set and a Batman Under The Red Hood Blu-Ray...with more prizes to be announced.

So if you feel like making that little bit more of an effort on Saturday, it might be totally worth your while.
See you Saturday. :D


For more details on FREE COMIC BOOK DAY at All Star, go here.

New Comics for Wednesday 2nd May


It's the first week of May and you know what that means? Other than new comics...yes that's right, this weekend we shall be once again heading into the trenches for our second Free Comic Book Day. It is our goal to make this an even bigger one than last year so be sure to head on down for a fun filled day. Also be sure to keep your eye out here for details on the days events. But till then, new comics.

MARVEL
AGE OF APOCALYPSE #3
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #685 ENDS
AVENGERS ACADEMY #29 AVX
AVENGERS BLACK WIDOW STRIKES #1 (OF 3)
AVENGERS VS X-MEN #3 (OF 12) AVX
DAREDEVIL #12
DEFENDERS #6
DOROTHY AND WIZARD IN OZ #6 (OF 8)
EXILED #1
FURY MAX #1 (MR)
HULK SMASH AVENGERS #1 (OF 5)
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #516
MARVELS AVENGERS AVENGERS INITIATIVE
TOY STORY #3 (OF 4)
ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #10
VENOM #17
WOLVERINE & X-MEN ALPHA AND OMEGA #5
X-FACTOR #235
X-MEN #28

DC COMICS
ACTION COMICS #9
ANIMAL MAN #9
BATWING #9 (NOTO)
DETECTIVE COMICS #9 (NOTO)
DIAL H #1
EARTH 2 #1
GI COMBAT #1
GREEN ARROW #9
JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL #9
RED LANTERNS #9
SMALLVILLE SEASON 11 #1
STORMWATCH #9
SWAMP THING #9
TEEN TITANS ANNUAL #1 (THE CULLING)
WORLDS FINEST #1

VERTIGO
SWEET TOOTH #33 (MR)

BOOM
FANBOYS VS ZOMBIES #2 MAIN CVRS
GARFIELD #1
RICH JOHNSTONS THE AVENGEFULS #1
SUPURBIA #3 (OF 4)

DYNAMITE
BOYS #66 
KIRBY GENESIS SILVER STAR #5

RED SONJA WITCHBLADE #3
THE LONE RANGER #5
THE SPIDER #1
VOLTRON YEAR ONE #2

IDW
30 DAYS OF NIGHT ONGOING #7
DOCTOR WHO CLASSICS SERIES IV #3 (OF 6)
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #178
STAR TREK ONGOING #8

IMAGE
AVENGELYNE #8
BLUE ESTATE #11 
BULLETPROOF COFFIN DISINTERRED #4
EPIC KILL #1
HACK SLASH #15
MIND THE GAP #1
PIGS #7 
SPAWN #219
SUPREME #64
VESCELL #7 

MISC
BART SIMPSONS PAL MILHOUSE #1

REX ZOMBIE KILLER ONE SHOT

SKELETON KEY COLOR SPECIAL ONE SHOT


X-O MANOWAR 

MAGAZINES

HEAVY METAL MAY 2012 

TRADES
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN SECRET ORIGINS TP
AMERICAN VAMPIRE TP VOL 02 
ANIMAL MAN TP VOL 01 THE HUNT
AVENGERS ART OF AVENGERS HC SLIPCASE
AVENGERS ASSEMBLE TP VOL 03
AVENGERS KREE SKRULL WAR HC
AVENGERS X-SANCTION HC
BATMAN AND ROBIN V3 BATMAN ROBIN MUST DIE
DARTH VADER AND SON HC 
DOGS OF MARS TP 
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS FORGOTTEN REALMS V3
GI JOE 2 RETALIATION MOVIE PREQUEL TP
GODZILLA KINGDOM OF MONSTERS TP VOL 03
GRIMM FAIRY TALES TP VOL 11 
HULK RETURN OF MONSTER PREM HC
INCREDIBLE HULK PARDONED TP
JUSTICE LEAGUE HC VOL 01 ORIGIN
KUNG FU PANDA DIGEST GN VOL 02 ELEMENTAL
LOCKE & KEY TP VOL 04 KEYS TO THE KINGDOM
MARKSMEN TP VOL 01
MARVELS AVENGERS PRELUDE TP
ONE TP (GG STUDIO) VOL 01 
PLANET OF THE APES TP VOL 02
ROGER LANGRIDGES SNARKED TP VOL 01
SANDMAN TP VOL 09 THE KINDLY ONES NEW ED 
SCENES FROM AN IMPENDING MARRIAGE HC
SPIRIT WORLD HC
TANPOPO COLLECTION HC VOL 01

BACK IN STOCK
AVENGERS VS X-MEN #2 (OF 12) 2P CHEUNG VAR
DANGER CLUB #1 VAR CVR 2ND PTG
NEW DEADWARDIANS #1 (OF 8) 

Monday, April 23, 2012

New Comics for Thursday 26th April


ANZAC Day means you get your comics a day late this week, but fear not, you shall have The Avengers to comfort you. Your friendly list poster has seen the film and recommends it (though, not enough to write an All Star recommends I guess...). Anyway, let's get to this weeks books.

MARVEL
ASTONISHING X-MEN #49
AVENGERS ROLL CALL
AVX VS #1 
BATTLE SCARS #6
CAPTAIN AMERICA #10
CAPTAIN AMERICA AND HAWKEYE #629
DAREDEVIL #11 OMEGA
DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER WAY STATION #5 
FF #17
MARVEL UNIVERSE ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #1
MIGHTY THOR #13
MOON KNIGHT #12
NEW AVENGERS #25 AVX
SECRET AVENGERS #26 AVX
SUPERCROOKS #2 
TWELVE #12 
ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #9
UNCANNY X-MEN #11 AVX
WOLVERINE #305
X-MEN LEGACY #265

DC COMICS
ALL STAR WESTERN #8
AQUAMAN #8
BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #8
BLACKHAWKS #8
FLASH #8
FURY OF FIRESTORM THE NUCLEAR MEN #8
GEARS OF WAR #23
GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS #8
I VAMPIRE #8
JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #8
MAD MAGAZINE #515
SAVAGE HAWKMAN #8
SUPERMAN #8
TEEN TITANS #8
VOODOO #8

VERTIGO
AMERICAN VAMPIRE #26 
NEW DEADWARDIANS #2 
SPACEMAN #6 

BOOM
EXILE PLANET O/T APES #2 
RICH JOHNSTONS CAPTAIN AMERICAN IDOL #1
RICH JOHNSTONS SCIENTHORLOGY #1
ROGER LANGRIDGES SNARKED #7

DARK HORSE
ANGEL & FAITH #9 STEVE MORRIS CVR
BPRD HELL ON EARTH PICKENS COUNTY HORROR #2 
GOON #39
KING CONAN PHOENIX ON THE SWORD #4 
MASS EFFECT HOMEWORLDS #1
STAR WARS BLOOD TIES BOBA FETT IS DEAD #1 
STAR WARS CRIMSON EMPIRE III EMPIRE LOST #6 
STAR WARS DARK TIMES OUT O/T WILDERNESS #5 

DYNAMITE
ARMY OF DARKNESS ONGOING #3
GAME OF THRONES #7 
GARTH ENNIS JENNIFER BLOOD #12 
KIRBY GENESIS #7
MERCILESS RISE OF MING #1
NINJETTES #3 
VAMPIRELLA RED ROOM #1

IDW
DANGER GIRL REVOLVER #4 
GI JOE 2 RETALIATION MOVIE PREQUEL #4
POPEYE #1 
SNAKE EYES ONGOING (IDW) #12
STEPHEN KING JOE HILL ROAD RAGE #3 
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ARCHIE
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ONGOING #9 
TRANSFORMERS ROBOTS IN DISGUISE ONGOING #4

IMAGE
ACTIVITY #5
BLOODSTRIKE #27
DARKNESS #102 (MR)
LIL DEPRESSED BOY #10
NETHERWORLD #5 (OF 5) (MR)
REBEL BLOOD #2 (OF 4) (MR)

MISC
BART SIMPSON COMICS #70

MAGAZINE
FANGORIA #313 (C: 0-1-1)
MARVEL PREVIEWS MAY 2012 EXTRAS
PREVIEWS #284 MAY 2012

TRADES
ABE SAPIEN TP VOL 02 DEVIL DOES NOT JEST 
ART OF AMANDA CONNER HC
ASTONISHING X-MEN EXALTED PREM HC
BLACK ORCHID DELUXE EDITION HC (MR)
CHEW TP VOL 05 MAJOR LEAGUE CHEW (MR)
DAREDEVIL #10.1
DARK TOWER TP BATTLE OF JERICHO HILL
DUNCAN THE WONDER DOG TP VOL 01
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS HC VOL 03 DOWN
ESSENTIAL DAREDEVIL TP VOL 01 NEW ED
FEAR ITSELF WOLVERINE NEW MUTANTS PREM HC
FOOTPRINTS GN (MR)
GEARS OF WAR TP BOOK 02
GOTHAM CENTRAL TP BOOK 04 CORRIGAN
MASS EFFECT TP VOL 03 INVASION (C: 0-1-2)
MMW DAREDEVIL TP VOL 03
PLAY BALL HC (C: 0-0-2)
PTERODACTYL HUNTERS IN THE GILDED CITY
SIMPSONS CONFIDENTIAL TP
SIXTH GUN TP VOL 03 (C: 0-0-2)
SPIDER-MAN FLYING BLIND PREM HC
STAR WARS INVASION TP VOL 03 REVELATIONS
STORMWATCH HC VOL 01
SUPERMAN SEC OF THE FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE TP
TRUE BLOOD HC VOL 03 THE FRENCH QUARTER
ULTIMATE COMICS X ORIGINS TP
WOLVERINE WOLVERINE'S REVENGE TP
X-FORCE TOY SOLDIERS PREM HC
X-MEN LEGACY LOST LEGIONS TP
X-MEN WAR MACHINES PREM HC

MERCH
POP HEROES WONDER WOMAN VINYL FIGURE

BACK IN STOCK
ALABASTER WOLVES #1 (OF 5)
AVENGERS VS X-MEN #0 (OF 12) 2ND PTG CHO VAR
AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #6 WITH DIG CDE OMEGA
CONAN THE BARBARIAN #3 CARNEVALE CVR
MANHATTAN PROJECTS #2
SAUCER COUNTRY #2 (MR)
WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #9 AVX

Sunday, April 22, 2012

VELOCITY ISSUE 2 LAUNCH!


It's been a long wait since the release of issue 1 but judging from the talent line up for VELOCITY issue 2, it will be more than worth it!

Saturday 28th of April, will see the launch for VELOCITY issue 2 here at All Star and folks from VELOCITY have something special planned for you.

Between 12pm and 3pm on the Saturday we'll not only have the new issue available to pick up but three to four of the creator contributors on hand to sign and chat about their awesome work to you.

Here's a run down of the issue 2, the creators and what you can expect from them once you pick the new issue up.

Velocity is back with a BANG, picking up right where the first issue left off!

Featuring 80 pages in full colour, with a great variety of cross genre stories and even more Australian content one can rest assured there is something for every reader in this book. If you call Melbourne home, the cherry is sweetened with the inclusion of a variety of Melbourne based artists and writers contributing content! This is wrapped up in a nice little package with a magnificent cover by Sydney based Ryan Wilton! If that’s not enough for your taste buds, the book closes with an outstanding contribution by always crazy Phil Hew from WA.

Index of Australian Content:

RYAN WILTON (Cover)

Ryan is a self taught artist based in Sydney. He began drawing since the day he could hold a pencil and will probably continue till the day he dies. He always dreamed of being a comic book artist, and that day came true in 2004 when the first issue of his comic Azerath co-created with Daniel Lawson began printing for Phosphorescent Comics. Currently working on the remaining 3 issues in the series, and is credited with loads of Killeroo art.

He is often mistaken for the rejected Furby with the kung fu grip.


BEN MICHAEL BYRNE : GAS

The very name causes your car to convert to diesel, your pet to eat its own head and your mother to swear backwards! He’s got the work ethic of a thousand worker bees on uppers, and to prove it, just look at this:

Calling Melbourne home, Ben is the creator of Stark Reality, collected into 3 sexy trades, hard to find, but harder to put down. He is also a contributor to multiple issues of FutureQuake and a Zarjaz, a UK anthology comics that are just...lovely, innit? He’s also seen doing art monkey duties in Gloom Machine and some LAC titles, and was the artist on webcomic B+W.

Currently, he’s writes and draws the ongoing comic Kranburn, with issue #3 nearing completion and #4 hot on its heels! Terra #1 is in progress, followed by yet another issue of FutureQuake! (issue #21 I believe)

What to expect from him in the future? More Kranburn, art for a 72 page comic that's still semi-secret along with Terra #2, #3, #4, #5, and #6 and last but not least Home Made #1.


MATTHEW DUNN: The Devil’s Mark

A Brunswick-based artist who works across various mediums and fields.

His art is heavily influenced by a lifelong passion for comics and illustration, the dynamics of which he uses to examine themes often serious and melancholic in nature.  He has been published in various comics and magazines, and is currently working on a new comic series featuring his character Leroy (who was the focus of the 2010 exhibition "The Lonely Hunter" and originally appeared in the graphic novel "Lonely Monsters").  2010 also included 2 comic-inspired exhibitions, "Halftone Heroes" and "The Fortunate Life Of An Unfortunate Man".  Matthew also produces the ongoing webcomic series "The Secret History Of......" which can be found at www.matthewdunnart.com

In 2011 he started an ongoing series of collaborations with UK songwriter Justin Greaves.  Since then he has produced numerous t-shirt designs, posters, and album artwork for the band Crippled Black Phoenix.  2011 saw an exhibition at Artboy Gallery featuring visual interpretations of songs by the band, titled "The Justice Will Be So Fantastic".  More collaborations with Greaves are currently in
the works.

2012 will see more comic, album, and exhibition art, plus more work being added to his ever-growing collection of t-shirt and print designs.


DARREN CLOSE, RYAN WILTON: Killeroo

If you haven’t heard of Darren yet, you’ve most probably been stuck under a very big rock with no wifi for at least the last 15 years.

Based in Melbourne, Darren’s the creator of the massively popular marsupial Killeroo, which have featured in three self published books titled One, Two and Roadrage. More recently Killeroo also hit the pages of Decay (Issue 9) and the brand spanking new Killeroo Gangwar are still hot on the shelves.

Darren provided is with a teaser of what to expect for Velocity issue 3 with a great poster of the mutated marsupial himself by artist Ryan Wilton, and colours by


PHIL HEW: A Case for Humanity

Born in Australia, located in Perth some believed that this small Asian child would merely be another bad English speaking Chinese guy who's really good at maths and Final Fantasy on Playstation. They were almost right. He's not that great at maths (not Asian great anyway...) and he's actually not that great at Final Fantasy either.

Thanks to his voracious appetite for comics and cartoons he quickly started trying to draw it himself. People said he had a knack for it, so he pursued it with great vigour. His love for illustration and animation spilled into design. His solid grounding in illustrated arts helped him understand and excel in Graphic Arts and start picking up small design jobs here and there.

Knowing his destiny involved pretty pictures and the stink of permanent texters. The travelling Asian lad forgoes his position as Head Boy at his former High School and ran away to study design and later on, animation.

Phil also feels better if he refers to himself in third person. He feels more important this way.


SACHA BRYNING: Molly Mac- Emancipation

Sacha is a freelance illustrator who is currently working as a concept artist in film and an illustrator for publishing and toy companies. He’s produced comics for all the big 3 companies and currently calls Squishface Studios in Brunswick, Melbourne his home.

He has a diverse body of work including Illustration, Animation and Comic Art, Sacha brings life and identity to each character he creates when he puts pen to paper...or tablet. He is also currently working on a comic strip called Sam and Laz, with a preview available through Squishface Studios.

And not to forget the greatness of Nev Howard, one of the Editor In Chief of the fantastic book.

So make sure to get storeside Saturday the 28th, between 12pm and 3pm to grab your copy of VELOCITY Issue 2

Monday, April 16, 2012

New Comics for Wednesday 16th April


Yeah so we're a little late but that's what happens when you have to work right on through the weekend. Looking at the images above you'd think it's pulp week and you'd be right...But lets get going onto the books.

MARVEL
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #684 ENDS
AVENGERS #25 AVX
AVENGERS VS X-MEN #2 
DEFENDERS #5
INCREDIBLE HULK #7
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #515
JOHN CARTER GODS OF MARS #2 
MARVELS AVENGERS PRELUDE FURYS BIG WEEK #4 
NEW MUTANTS #41
PUNISHER #10 OMEGA
THUNDERBOLTS #173
UNCANNY X-FORCE #24
VENOM #16
WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #9 AVX
X-FACTOR #234
X-MEN #27

DC COMICS
BATMAN #8
BATMAN BEYOND UNLIMITED #3
BATMAN ODYSSEY VOL 2 #7 
BIRDS OF PREY #8
BLUE BEETLE #8
CAPTAIN ATOM #8
CATWOMAN #8
DC UNIVERSE PRESENTS #8
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #8
JUSTICE LEAGUE #8
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #8
NIGHTWING #8
RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #8
SUPERGIRL #8
THUNDER AGENTS VOL 2 #6 
WONDER WOMAN #8
YOUNG JUSTICE #15

VERTIGO
DOMINIQUE LAVEAU VOODOO CHILD #2 
FABLES #116 
HELLBLAZER #290 

BOOM
HELLRAISER MASTERPIECES #12 
IRREDEEMABLE #36
PEANUTS #4 
PLANET OF THE APES #13
STEED AND MRS PEEL #4

DARK HORSE
3 STORY SECRET FILES O/T GIANT MAN ONE SHOT
BPRD HELL ON EARTH LONG DEATH #3
DARK HORSE PRESENTS #11 
RAGEMOOR #2
RESET #1 
RESIDENT ALIEN #0
STAR WARS DAWN O/T JEDI FORCE STORM #3 

DYNAMITE
DANGER GIRL ARMY OF DARKNESS #5
SHADOW #1

IDW
DOCTOR WHO ONGOING VOL 2 #16
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS EBERRON ANNUAL 2012 #1
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #177
NEXT MEN AFTERMATH #42
ROCKETEER ADVENTURES 2 #2 
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES MICRO SERIES #4 LEO
TRANSFORMERS MORE THAN MEETS EYE ONGOING #4

IMAGE
BOMB QUEEN VII QUEENS WORLD #3 
MANHATTAN PROJECTS #2
NEAR DEATH #7
NO PLACE LIKE HOME #3 
PROPHET #24
SUPER DINOSAUR #10
WALKING DEAD #96 
WITCHBLADE #155

MISC
FATHOM KIANI VOL 2 #1
ICE AGE PLAYING FAVORITES ONE SHOT
RACHEL RISING #7
SECRET HISTORY OF DB COOPER #2
SIMPSONS COMICS #189
SIXTH GUN #21
STITCHED #4 

TRADES
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN OMBUS HC V2 ROMITA
ARMY OF DARKNESS OMNIBUS TP VOL 02 
BATMAN VENOM TP NEW EDITION
CAPTAIN COMMANDO GN VOL 01 
CINDERELLA FABLES ARE FOREVER TP 
EMMA GN TP
FEAR AGENT TP VOL 06 
FEAR ITSELF HOME FRONT PREM HC
FEAR ITSELF UNCANNY X-FORCE DEEP PREM HC
GUERILLAS TP VOL 01
HARVEY PEKAR CLEVELAND HC 
HELLCYON TP 
HP LOVECRAFT THE DUNWICH HORROR TP
KATSUYA TERADA THE MONKEY KING TP VOL 02 
LITTLE MAN TP
NEW TEEN TITANS OMNIBUS HC VOL 02
NIGHT MARY TP 
RED HULK HULK OF ARABIA TP
SHOOTERS HC 
SIX GUNS TP
TRANSFORMERS CLASSICS TP VOL 03
ULT COMICS SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 04 DOSM
VAMPI OMNIBUS TP VOL 01 
WOLVERINE AND X-MEN BY JASON AARON PREM HC VOL 01
X-FACTOR TP VOL 13 HARD LABOR
X-MEN FATAL ATTRACTIONS HC
X-MEN HIDDEN YEARS TP VOL 01

BACK IN STOCK
BATMAN #7
FLEX MENTALLO MAN OF MUSCLE MYSTERY DLX HC 
MANHATTAN PROJECTS #1 VAR CVR 3RD PTG
PROPHET #23 VAR CVR 2ND PTG
SAGA #1 VAR CVR 3RD PTG 
SECRET #1

MERCH
POP HEROES BATMAN VINYL FIGURE 

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

ALL STAR UNIVERSE Presents The Before Watchmen Initiative


Who watches the Watchmen? Well, lets face it, for the last 26 years it has been pretty much every member of the comic reading community.

Earlier this year DC Comics made the announcement that after 26 years they would be returning to the world of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon's masterpiece, Watchmen, with a series of 7 prequels under the banner of Before Watchmen. The announcement was instantly meet with mixed feelings of outrage and skepticism. Pushing through the anger though was still building optimism as the creative teams of the seven mini-series were released soon after building positive interest. This month's Previews sees the solicitation of the first four mini-series with the other three to follow next month. The hype around the creative teams is deserved, just look over this list below and see:

  • Before Watchmen: Rorschach (4 issues) – Writer: Brian Azzarello. Artist: Lee Bermejo
  • Before Watchmen: Minutemen (6 issues) – Writer/Artist: Darwyn Cooke
  • Before Watchmen: Comedian (6 issues) – Writer: Brian Azzarello. Artist: J.G. Jones
  • Before Watchmen: Dr. Manhattan (4 issues) – Writer: J. Michael Straczynski. Artist: Adam Hughes
  • Before Watchmen: Nite Owl (4 issues) – Writer: J. Michael Straczynski. Artists: Andy and Joe Kubert
  • Before Watchmen: Ozymandias (6 issues) – Writer: Len Wein. Artist: Jae Lee
  • Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre (4 issues) – Writer: Darwyn Cooke. Artist: Amanda Conner
  • Before Watchmen: Epilogue (One-Shot) - Writers: Various. Artists: Various


With a total of 35 single issues coming out, we thought we'd offer you a little something to hopefully get you even more interested in this controversial event.

Committing to buying all 35 issues might seem a little daunting at first, having a shelf price cost of $210 ($190 for Standing Orders). So we'd like to offer you the chance to pick up the entire run of issues for $165. This works out at least 7 comics for free for shelf customers and 4 for free for Standing Order customers.


Coupled with that we'd like to offer you a stictly limited All Star Before Watchmen tee shirt. The shirt (not available for sale) will be the second we have created for an event like this and judging from the popularity of the first limited tee, this one will be highly sort after as well. The design of the shirt will be revealed at a later date.

All you need to do, is come into the store and pre-pay (in full) before Wednesday the 25th of April. We can continue to take orders after this point but it would make things easier on us to confirm your order before (Watchmen) this date. This offer is available to standing order customers and shelf customers alike. The offer is for the entire 35 issues of the Before Watchmen range.

So if you feel like you want to take part in this event, let us know and we will sign you up for the BEFORE WATCHMEN INITIATIVE today! :D 

Monday, April 9, 2012

Comics for Wednesday 11th April


Get ready for another week of comics. These are exciting of course, but what you should really be doing is getting ready for Supanova this coming weekend and as with last year, All Star will be there. So if you happen to also be going, make sure to stop by and say hi. Should you like any of the below titles put aside for you, let us know.

MARVEL
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN HOOKY #1
AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #2 
AVENGERS COMING OF AVENGERS #1
AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #6 OMEGA
CARNAGE USA #5 
DEADPOOL #53
FANTASTIC FOUR #605
HALO FALL OF REACH INVASION #3 
JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #636
MU AVENGERS EARTHS MIGHTIEST HEROES #
MIGHTY THOR #12.1
NEW AVENGERS #24 AVX
SCARLET SPIDER #4
SECRET AVENGERS #25
SECRET SERVICE #1 
ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #10
UNCANNY X-MEN #10
WINTER SOLDIER #4
WOLVERINE #304

DC
BATGIRL #8
BATMAN AND ROBIN #8
BATMAN ARKHAM UNHINGED #1
BATWOMAN #8
DEATHSTROKE #8
DEMON KNIGHTS #8
FRANKENSTEIN AGENT OF SHADE #8
GREEN LANTERN #8
GREEN LANTERN THE ANIMATED SERIES #1
GRIFTER #8
LEGION LOST #8
MISTER TERRIFIC #8
RESURRECTION MAN #8
SHADE #7 
SUICIDE SQUAD #8
SUPERBOY #8

VERTIGO
NORTHLANDERS #50 
SAUCER COUNTRY #2 
UNWRITTEN #36

DARK HORSE
ALABASTER WOLVES #1 
BTVS SEASON 9 FREEFALL #8 
CONAN THE BARBARIAN #3 
DARK MATTER #4 
LOBSTER JOHNSON THE BURNING HAND #4 
ORCHID #6
STAR WARS AGENT O/T EMPIRE IRON ECLIPSE #5
STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC WAR #4 

IDW
COBRA ONGOING #12
INFESTATION 2 #2 
SMOKE AND MIRRORS #2 

IMAGE
AMERICAS GOT POWERS #1
ARTIFACTS #16
EPOCH #5 
GLORY #25
HAUNT #23
PETER PANZERFAUST #3 
SAGA #2 
SECRET #1
THIEF OF THIEVES #3

BOOM
ADVENTURE TIME #3
HELLRAISER ANNUAL #1
RICH JOHNSTONS IRON MUSLIM #1

DYNAMITE
BIONIC WOMAN #1
DANGER GIRL REVOLVER #3
KEVIN SMITH BIONIC MAN #8
LORD OF THE JUNGLE #3 
VAMPIRELLA VS DRACULA #3

MISC
COURTNEY CRUMRIN ONGOING #1
CROSSED BADLANDS #3 (MR)
MEGA MAN #12
ROUTE DES MAISONS ROUGES #7 
SPONGEBOB COMICS #8
WASTELAND #36 

MAGAZINE
CLINT #15 

TRADES
100 BULLETS HC BOOK 02 
AVENGERS VS X-MEN ITS COMING TP
BATMAN INCORPORATED DELUXE HC VOL 01 
BATMAN NO MANS LAND TP VOL 02 NEW EDITION
BLACK PANTHER MDMA KINGPIN OF WAKANDA TP
COURTNEY CRUMRIN SPEC ED HC VOL 01 
DAREDEVIL SEASON ONE PREM HC
DOLLHOUSE EPITAPHS TP VOL 01 
GENETIKS TM HC VOL 01 
GOLDFISH GN HC
GONZO A GRAPHIC BIO OF HUNTER S THOMPSON
HITMAN TP VOL 06 FOR TOMORROW
I NEVER LIKED YOU SC 
I VAMPIRE TP
INFINITE HORIZON TP
KITCHEN SINK PRESS FIRST 25 YEARS
KITTY & DINO HC 
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES WHEN EVIL CALLS TP
NEW MUTANTS TP UNFINISHED BUSINESS V4
PUNISHERMAX FRANK TP
PUNISHERMAX HOMELESS PREM HC
SEVERED HC
SHOWCASE PRESENTS THE LOSERS TP VOL 01
SPIDER-MAN COMPLETE BEN REILLY EPIC TP B4
STAN LEE TRAVELER TP VOL 03
STRANGE TALENT OF LUTHER STRODE TP V1 
TEEN TITANS PRIME OF LIFE TP
TERMINATOR ROBOCOP KILL HUMAN TP 
VAMPIRELLA MASTERS SERIES TP VOL 07 
X-MEN LEGACY LOST LEGIONS TP

MERCH
DC COMICS JOKER 7 INCH PLUSH 
DC COMICS WONDER WOMAN 7 INCH PLUSH 
ZOMBIES VS ROBOTS ASHLEY WOOD PORTFOLIO SET

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

ALL STAR LEGENDS Presents SECRET WARRIORS VOLUME 1


As we roll into April we have a new LEGEND to introduce you too, the super spy espionage thriller SECRET WARRIORS volume 1 from Jonathan Hickman and Stefano Caselli.

This series started off in the aftermath of Marvel's Secret Invasion event but its relationship mainstream House Of Ideas Universe stops there. All you need know is that Nick Fury is back with a group of misfit agents in training as the last line of defense against the covert uprising of one of the world's most dangerous terrorist groups, HYDRA.

Hickman takes Nick Fury and an assorted mix of little known and completely new characters taking the reader with them as they wade in the deep end of Marvel's hardly used world of clandestine double, triple and quadruple crosses. The amount of information Hickman crams in and the depths which this saga reaches can feel somewhat disorientating but thankfully his strong characterisations of the main cast quickly draw you in leaving you begging to find out how exactly this mega mystery plot will play out.

No punches are pulled, which gives the book the hard edge the subject matter demands. This is the world of high espionage after all and from mission to mission there is no guarantee everybody will make it back.

Caselli's art is super slick, yet gritty and visceral when the story calls for it. His character design and range of emotions he has the cast deliver increases the impact of the story from page to page. No doubt we will be seeing his outstanding work headlining some major event for one of the big two.

This Legend was brought to you by the release of Hickman's creator owned title Secret, out from Image later this month. Coupled that with the success of another sold out creator owned title from Hickman released last month, The Manhatten Projects.



If you happen to enjoy this LEGEND, you might want to also check out these other titles from the creators:
-Fantastic Four: Jonathan Hickman Collection Volume 1 (Marvel)
-Nightly News (Image)
-Pax Romana (Image)
-Red Wing (Image)
-Transhuman (Image)
-Red Mass For Mars (Image)
-Shield (Marvel)
-Avengers Initiative Volume 1 (Marvel)

As always, the ALL STAR LEGEND will be available for 30 days (or until stock sells out) at the discounted price. As this will be a limited stock promotion there is strictly "no holds" on the legend,  first in, best read! No further discount applies to the book as it's a pretty good chance it will already be cheaper than the US cover price! The discount also only applies to the volume listed, not the entire series of trades.

If you have any questions, you know where to ask them. You can start to buy the Legend from this Thursday the 5th of April.

All Star Legends. The legendary titles of the highest recommendation.

Monday, April 2, 2012

Comics for Wednesday April 4th


Its April which as always is a busy month, everyone is going to need that Easter break with Supanova coming up the following weekend. After that the countdown most certainly heads down to Free Comic Book Day and we'll most certainly have more to say about that as the day closes in. But for now, lets take a look at this weeks comics with a little hardcover called Flex Mentallo on its way to the store.

MARVEL
AGE OF APOCALYPSE #2
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #683 ENDS
AVENGERS ACADEMY #28
AVENGERS VS X-MEN #1
BRILLIANT #3 
CASANOVA AVARITIA #3 
DAREDEVIL #10.1
FEAR ITSELF FEARLESS #12 
HULK #50
MARVELS AV PRE FURYS BIG WEEK #3 
NEW MUTANTS #40
SECRET AVENGERS #24
THUNDERBOLTS #172
TOY STORY #2 
ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #9
VENOM #15
WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #8
WOLVERINE AND X-MEN ALPHA AND OMEGA #4 
X-CLUB #5 

DC COMICS
ACTION COMICS #8
ANIMAL MAN #8
BATWING #8
DETECTIVE COMICS #8
GREEN ARROW #8
HAWK AND DOVE #8
JUSTICE LEAGUE INT #8
MEN OF WAR #8
NIGHT FORCE #2 
OMAC #8
RED LANTERNS #8
STATIC SHOCK #8
STORMWATCH #8
SWAMP THING #8

VERTIGO
AMERICAN VAMPIRE #25 
FAIREST #2 
IZOMBIE #24 
SWEET TOOTH #32 

DARK HORSE
CREEPY COMICS #8
CRIMINAL MAC DIE DIE MY DARLING
STAR WARS DAWN O/T JEDI FORCE STORM #2 

IDW
30 DAYS OF NIGHT ONGOING #6
GI JOE VOL 2 ONGOING #12
INFESTATION 2 30 DAYS OF NIGHT OS

IMAGE
CHEW #25 
DANGER CLUB #1
FATALE #4 
HELL YEAH #2
INVINCIBLE #90
MUDMAN #3
SAVAGE DRAGON #179
SKULLKICKERS #13
SPAWN #218
SUPREME #63 
WHISPERS #2

BOOM
FANBOYS VS ZOMBIES #1
HELLRAISER MASTERPIECES #11 
INCORRUPTIBLE #28
SUPURBIA #2 
VALEN OUTCAST #5

DYNAMITE
ARMY OF DARKNESS ONGOING #2
BOYS #65 
GARTH ENNIS JENNIFER BLOOD #11 
KIRBY GENESIS #6
RED SONJA WITCHBLADE #2
THE LONE RANGER #4
VOLTRON YEAR ONE #1
WAREHOUSE 13 #5

MISCELLANEOUS
DICKS COLOR ED #3 
FERALS #4 
LENORE VOLUME II #5
TERRY MOORE HOW TO DRAW #3 BEAUTIFUL

BACK IN STOCK
ADVENTURE TIME #2 2ND PTG 
BATMAN #1 4TH PTG
BATMAN #4 3RD PTG
BATMAN BEYOND UNLIMITED #2
HELL YEAH #1 VAR CVR 2ND PTG
INFESTATION 2 TMNT #1 
PROPHET #22 VAR CVR 2ND PTG
RAGEMOOR #1
SPACEMAN #4 

TRADES
AMERICAN BARBARIAN HC 
ANNIE SULLIVAN & THE TRIALS OF HELEN KELLER
ARCHIE MEETS KISS COLLECTORS ED HC
ARCHIE MEETS KISS TP 
AVENGERS HAWKEYE SOLO TP
AVENGERS LEGION OF UNLIVING TP
AVENGERS MYTHOS HC
AVENGERS WEST COAST AVENGERS ASSEMBLE TP
BATMAN GOTHAM SHALL BE JUDGED TP
COLD WAR TP VOL 01
FLASH OMNIBUS BY GEOFF JOHNS HC VOL 02
FLEX MENTALLO MAN OF MUSCLE MYSTERY DLX HC 
GI JOE COBRA ONGOING TP VOL 02 COBRA CIVIL WAR
HOW TO DRAW TRANSFORMERS SC
JACK KIRBYS FOURTH WORLD OMNIBUS TP VOL 02
JEREMIAH OMNIBUS HC VOL 01
JOE GOLEM & DROWNING CITY ILL NOVEL HC 
LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT JIM APARO HC
SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING TP BOOK 01
SKULLKICKERS TREASURE TROVE HC VOL 01
SPIDER-MAN RETURN OF ANTI-VENOM TP
STAN LEE SOLDIER ZERO TP VOL 03

MERCH
DC COMICS SUPERMAN 7 INCH PLUSH 
POP AVENGERS HULK VINYL BOBBLE FIGURE 
POP AVENGERS IRON MAN VINYL BOBBLE FIGURE 
POP AVENGERS THOR VINYL BOBBLE FIGURE