Feb 16, 2012 : 40% off incentive & Midtown exclusive cvrs, President’s weekend store sale, Geoff Johns’ Aquaman #6
Welcome back to a presidential week for comics, plus Ghost Rider, Aquaman, and Spongebob!
In honor of the Father of our country and Honest Abe, this week we share the love in our NYC stores in a big way, with a BIG sale! We’ve also got a healthy dose of New 52 for you, Regenesis, Wolverine, Garth Ennis’ revival of The Shadow, and Ghost Rider returns to the big screen. Time’s a-wastin’, friends, read on, read on!
DC-The New 52: Aquaman, Superman, Teen Titans, and more!
If there’s one super-secret held within the depths of the high seas that we all want revealed, it’s NOT “how does Spongebob drive a car on the ocean floor? Instead, it’s gotta be “how did Atlantis sink?”, and that’s the question that the beautiful — but deadly — Atlantean assassin Mera wants answered by the one man who knows the ugly truth. Geoff Johns and Ivan Reiss make waves in Aquaman #6. Meanwhile, back in Metropolis, a recent onslaught of creatures has targeted Superman, nearly destroying the city in the process. Apparently…Superman is helping them finish the job?! Supergirl guest stars in Superman #6, by George Perez and Jesus Merino. Scott Lobdell, aided by artists Brett Booth and Norm Rapmund, present Teen Titans #6, in which, after their battle with Superboy, the team makes a horrifying discovery and then must battle a new young team of supervillains. All ain’t quiet on the western front, and y’all know how I feel about Jonah Hex. If’n I ain’t won ya over yet, maybe you’ll take a look at All Star Western #6, which finds the gunslingin’ scarface doing battle with a giant bat! By Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti, with art by Moritat and Phil Winslade and great cover art by Jose Ladrönn.
Batman uncovers a conspiracy behind the toxin being injected into Gotham City’s criminals, which leads to a confrontation with the man who once broke his back (you know who), in Batman The Dark Knight #6, by Paul Jenkins, David Frinch, and Richard Friend. Look for lots of other great New 52 titles to hit the shelves as well. Didn’t do your homework? Not up to speed with the New 52 titles you may have missed? Allow Midtown bloggerino Raphael to enlighten you with his New 52 recap, part one and part two!
Are you ready for The Dark Knight Rises?
We’d all best bone up on Bane before seeing the Dark Knight Rises in July, and what better place to start than with Batman vs. Bane TP? Bane is the super-powered baddie who once broke Batman’s back, and he’s returned — determined to break Gotham City as he broke Batman. All he needs to get the job done is a few nuclear weapons! Reprinted from Batman/Bane and Batman: Bane of the Demon #1-4, by Chuck Dixon and Rick Burchett, with a badass cover by Brian Bolland.
Get signed books at Midtown!
We love having signing events for creators! When we can, we get them to sign extra books for all the fans that can’t make it to the event (aren’t we nice?)! This week we’ve got copies of the new Dark Horse book Conan the Barbarian signed by Brain Wood & Becky Cloonan. We’ve also got Batwoman #6 signed by artist Amy Reeder! If you’ve ever wondered what our events are like, you can check out a video of our recent book club event with Batman writer Scott Snyder right here!
Incentive covers and Midtown exclusive covers: SAVE BIG!
Two of our most popular sales events of all time are back, one online, one in-store. Save 40% off all back issue incentive covers and Midtown Comics exclusive covers, online only, with the super-secret codeword below. For our friends in NYC, we’re having our annual President’s Weekend sale extravaganza, where you can save 30% off all graphic novels, hardcovers, books, and manga titles, in-store only, from Friday, February 17th, through Monday, February 20th! Lastly, this is the final week to save 10% to 40% off all collectibles, online only.
OPEN BUYING DAY AT MIDTOWN COMICS: SELL YOUR BACK ISSUES TO US ON SATURDAY!
We’re buying back issues in a big way, and we’re especially looking for Silver and Golden Age comics, along with key issues of ANY age. We also need LOTS of vintage toys and collectibles, so don’t be shy, bring everything, and be prepared to meet Midtown’s back issue man Alex Rae. Who knows? You may walk away with an Uncle Scrooge-size haul of money!! Our first ever open buying day takes place at Midtown Comics Downtown, at 64 Fulton Street (corner of Ryder Alley, just a few blocks east of Broadway), from 1:00 to 4:00PM, Saturday, February 18th. We’re also looking for one particular book, HOT STUFF THE LITTLE DEVIL #1 (1957). WE WILL PAY TOP DOLLAR FOR THIS BOOK! Special note: a camera crew will be taping this event for a major cable TV network, and your presence will indicate your consent to be filmed.
Ghost Rider blazes a path to a multiplex near you!
Johnny Blaze rides back into town this Friday as Nicolas Cage reprises his role as Marvel Comics’ Ghost Rider. This time, the party is directed by Mark Nevaldine and Amy Smart, who directed the ever-popular, high-octane action flick “Crank” (starring Jason Statham) a few years ago, which makes this new Ghost Rider film VERY hotly anticipated. Catch up on Ghost Rider comics, back issues, and graphic novels from Marvel!
Regenesis continues!
This week Marvel adds four new issues to the Regenesis saga! First up in Rick Remender’s Uncanny X-Force #22, Wolverine and AOA Nightcrawler face a strange and deadly new foe in Otherworld while Fantomex’s sentence is carried out and he is injected with an anti-reality serum. But things really get interesting when Psylocke becomes Lady Briton and Deadpool is decapitated! In Jason Aaron’s Wolverine and The X-Men #6, Wolverine & Kid Omega go to an intergalactic casino to win enough money to keep the Jean Grey School going! X-Men #25 features X-Men vs. Vampires in a major way! The X-Men will stop at nothing to find Jubilee, even if they have to kill every vampire on Earth to do so! Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning start a new 3-part arc with New Mutants #38. The team returns to the scene of Cypher’s death, only to confront an evil reanimated into a terrifying new form of horror! If you need to catch up on Regenesis, just head to our handy dandy checklist here!
The Shadow #1 by Garth Ennis
1938: The Shadow returns in a tale of blazing action and deadly intrigue, as a night of carnage on the New York waterfront plunges the mysterious vigilante into a conspiracy involving the fate of the world itself. The Shadow #1 is by Garth Ennis and will be released in April by our friends at Dynamite Entertainment. You can pre-order now and save 50% off the regular cover, and 35% off the variant covers by Alex Ross, Francesco Francavilla, and Authentix!
Ultimate Comics signed by Stan Lee: we have our final winner!
Our contest is done, and Gregory T of New Haven, CT, is the winner of the Ultimate Comics Ultimates #1 signed by none other than Stan Lee himself! Apparently the stars were aligned for Gregory, ‘cuz he’s the 100th fan to purchase this book. Excelsior!
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Thor and Gerry G., aka G-Man 
Midtown Comics is a top-rated seller on eBay, so you can rest assured that you are, as always, buying from the best!
This week’s featured eBay item is an Invincible Iron Man Maquette By Marvel! This is your chance to own your very own Iron Avenger! This Iron Man statue stands at approx 8″ tall and features his classic armor. We also have lots of great vintage magazines, action figures, statues, and more at huge discounts, all available from our eBay page!
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THIS WEEK’S SALES! (Ends Feb 21st.) 40% off back issue incentive covers and Midtown Comics’ exclusive covers! Click here to activate this week’s codeword UNIQUE. Your discounts will automatically be activated in your cart. So just place the items you want into your basket and check out when you’re finished! Also on sale this week, online only: In-store sales: |
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Buying in bulk is better, and I’m not talking about that 20 lb. box of Frosted Flakes from Costco. We just added over 5,000 back issues to our website in one week — we pulled from all of the big collections that we’ve been accumulating over the last few months. Check out our “just-added” list to see everything we put in, and don’t fret, we’ve also added multiple copies of many books of the same and different grades. So if you are looking for Action Comics #582, we have more than just one in stock!
PLEASE SELL US SOME COMICS!
We’re having our very first open buying day this Saturday, February 18th, at our Downtown store on Fulton street, from 1:00 to 4:00PM, so bring in anything you want to sell, especially Silver and Golden Age comic books, vintage toys and collectibles. Does your uncle have a box of books in his attack? Bring them! They could be worth Uncle Scrooge $$!! On top of everything, you get to meet ME!
This just in! The grand, Grand Central store got in a huge reorder of rare vintage toys. Check them out near the elevator (yes, we have an elevator!), in the glass case next to the DVD’s. They also got in 3 key CGC books. Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1, Avengers Annual #1 and a Justice League of America #2. What grades are they? Well go in and check them out!!!!!
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Stay mint,
Alex Rae!
· February 15th
Star Wars Brisk Iced Tea at Midtown Comics Times Square!
· February 24th
Midtown Comics Book Club – Johnny Wander Vol 1!
· March 2nd
Amber Benson – signing her new book, How To Be Death!
· March 8th
Phil Jimenez – signing the new Fables series, Fairest #1!
· March 14th
Grace Randolph – signing Supurbia #1!
· March 15th
Brian K. Vaughn – signing Saga #1!
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Midtown’s New Release List:
Not everyone realizes it, but our new release list is the most accurate and complete in the industry, BAR NONE. Our list is NOW POSTED EVERY WEDNESDAY afternoon, and includes ALL of the new releases for the following week, complete with links to purchase and reserve. Check it out!
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