Fantom Comics

We've got 2 blockbuster books coming out this Wednesday. The FINAL issue of DC's INFINITE CRISIS comes out, while the FIRST issue of Marvel's CIVIL WAR also debuts. We've got over 150 volumes of trades and graphic novels coming. And on Thursday Fantom explodes onto the gaming scene, bringing in more booster packs of Magic and Versus, as well as starter packs and boosters of Magic, Versus, Yu-Gi-Oh and Settlers of Catan. And dice! We're getting 20-sided sequential dice in.

And don't forget that Saturday is FREE COMIC BOOK DAY! Besides handing out free comics, we'll have raffles and food, so be sure to stop in.

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NEW ITEMS FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 3

COMICS
ACTION COMICS #838
ALICE IN WONDERLAND #4
ANNIHILATION SILVER SURFER #2
ARCHENEMIES #2
ARCHIE & FRIENDS #100
BATMAN JOURNEY INTO KNIGHT #9
BETTY & VERONICA #217
BLOOD OF THE DEMON #15
BOOK OF SHADOWS #2
BPRD UNIVERSAL MACHINE #2
CITY OF HEROES #13
CIVIL WAR #1
CONAN #27
DETECTIVE COMICS #819
DOC SAMSON #5
EXILES #80
EXTERMINATORS #5
FANTASTIC FOUR #536
FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #8
FURY PEACEMAKER #4
HARD TIME SEASON TWO #6
INFINITE CRISIS #7
JSA #85
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #21
LOONEY TUNES #138
MARSHAL #1
MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #15
MARVEL TEAM-UP #20
MOUSE GUARD #2
NECROMANCER #5
NEIL GAIMANS NEVERWHERE #7
OUTSIDERS #36
PUNISHER #33
SABRINA VOL 2 #75
SEA OF RED #9
SENTINEL SQUAD ONE #5
SIMPSONS CLASSICS #8
SONIC X #8
SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE #5
SPIDER-MAN UNLIMITED #15
STRANGE GIRL #8
SUPERGIRL #6
SWAMP THING #27
TALES OF TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #22
TEEN TITANS #35
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #94
UNDERWORLD #4
X-MEN APOCALYPSE DRACULA #4
X-MEN THE END MEN AND X-MEN #5
Y THE LAST MAN #45

GRAPHIC NOVELS/TRADES
LULLABIES FROM HELL VOL 1
MICKEY MOUSE ADVENTURES VOL 9

MANGA
TEZUKAS BUDDHA VOL 1

MAGAZINES
INQUEST GAMER #134

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We've got a BIG Wednesday this week. Tomorrow - finally - we see ASTONISHING X-MEN #14. We're getting in DCs first issues of ION and CHECKMATE. And Vertigo brings us the 9th volume of 100 BULLETS. And these examples just scratch the surface...check out the full line-up on the left-hand column. Also, to all our Premier Subscribers (5 or more monthly titles), your FREE WIZARDS come in tomorrow. Be sure to pick yours up.

To make this New Comic Book Day especially memorable, it's going to be the first day of our new monthly raffle! Here's how it works:

For every first issue of a comic book series you buy off the racks (with minimum 5-issue run), we enter you into our raffle. On the last day of each month we pick a winner. That person gets a free 6-month subscription to the series of their choice (cannot be used toward books you currently subscribe to).

We're starting this month's raffle tomorrow. Since we're starting so late in April, this "month" consists of just 5 days. So if you try out a few 1st issues, your odds of winning are going to be even better than in a typical month.

GOOD LUCK!

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NEW ITEMS FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26

COMICS
ABC A TO Z TOM STRONG AND JACK B QUICK
ALL NEW OFF HANDBOOK MARVEL UNIVERSE A TO Z #4
AMAZING FANTASY #20
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #531
AMERICAN WAY #3
ANNIHILATION RONAN #1
ASTONISHING X-MEN #14
BART SIMPSON COMICS #29
BATMAN #652
BATMAN LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #204
BLACK HARVEST #5
BLACK PANTHER #15
BLUE BEETLE #2
CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #20
CATWOMAN #54
CHECKMATE #1
CRISIS AFTERMATH THE BATTLE FOR BLUDHAVEN #2
DAUGHTERS OF THE DRAGON #4
DOLL & CREATURE #2
FANTASTIC FOUR #537
FOUR #29
GODLAND #10
HAWKGIRL #51
INCREDIBLE HULK #94
ION #1
IRON MAN THE INEVITABLE #5
LOST SQUAD #4
LUCIFER #73
LULLABY #3
NEW AVENGERS ANNUAL #1
NYC MECH BETA LOVE #6
POISON ELVES VENTURES JACE #4
POLLY & THE PIRATES #5
RUNAWAYS #15
SENTRY #8
SEVEN SOLDIERS FRANKENSTEIN #4
SIXGUN SAMURAI #5
SKYE RUNNER #1
SOLO #10
SPAWN #155
SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE #5
SPIKE OLD WOUNDS ONE SHOT
STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC #4
STAR WARS TAG & BINK EPISODE 1
STORM #3
SUPERGIRL AND THE LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #17
TEEN TITANS GO #30
THING #6
TRON #1
ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #29
UNCLE SCROOGE #353
USAGI YOJIMBO #93
VILLIANS UNITED INFINITE CRISIS SPECIAL
WALT DISNEYS COMICS AND STORIES #668
WALT DISNEYS VACATION PARADE #2
WARLORD #3
WHAT WERE THEY THINKING SOME PEOPLE NEVER LEARN
WOLVERINE #41
X-FACTOR #6
X-MEN / RUNAWAYS
ZOMBIE TALES THE DEAD #1

GRAPHIC NOVELS/TRADES
100 BULLETS VOL 9 STRYCHNINE LIVES
FLY CHRONICLES LIFE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FOOD CHAIN
FRANK CHO WOMEN SELECTED DRAWINGS & ILLUSTRATION
I CANT BELIEVE ITS NOT THE JUSTICE LEAGUE
MICHAEL CHABON PRESENTS ADV O/T ESCAPIST VOL 3
MOMS CANCER
NEW X-MEN CHILDHOODS END VOL 1
STAR WARS CLONE WARS ADVENTURES VOL 5
TEMPTATION
THEODOR SEUSS GEISEL EARLY WORKS VOL 1
TRUE STORY SWEAR TO GOD 100 STORIES
TRUE STORY SWEAR TO GOD VOL 2
WONDER WOMAN VOL 3 BEAUTY AND THE BEASTS

MANGA
MANGA GUIDE TO SUDOKU

MAGAZINES
PREVIEWS VOL XVI
WIZARD COMICS MAGAZINE

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Remember The Secret Wars? You should. It's an important storyline in Marvel's continuity.

Fortunately for those of us with short memories, The Secret Wars Reenacting Society exists to remind us of this vital storyarc. Taking a page from Civil War Reenactors, Mr. Fantastic explains, "Every Saturday we like to get together here at the park and we reenact one of the important battles of the 12-issue limited marvel series Secret Wars."

Yes, it's entertaining as hell to watch, but really, it's about more than just a good time. Says Kang the Conqueror, "This is about comrade, its about teamwork, but most of all its about history. It's really about knowing your roots. I mean kids today, they're reading about Wolverine's clone sister. What the hell's that about?"

I command you to watch one of the funniest videos EVER made. Secret Wars Re-Enactment Society

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Due to customer demand, Fantom Comics has started to stock games. No RPGs yet - though they will be here at some point. Right now we've got dice, Versus and Magic cards.

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I know we're a bit late, but Fantom Comics wasn't open in 2004, so what're ya gonna do, right?

A couple years ago Toastedpixel.com "assembled the opinions of all your favorite heroes and villains." Find out why Skeletor voted for the Working Families Party, or why Gargamel is a Democrat.

How Supervillains Voted

How Superheroes Voted

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NEW ITEMS FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19

COMICS
7 DAYS TO FAME 0003
ABC A-Z GREYSHIRT AND COBWEB
ALAN MOORES HYPOTHETICAL LIZARD 0001
ALAN MOORES HYPOTHETICAL LIZARD 0002
ALAN MOORES HYPOTHETICAL LIZARD 0003
ANGEL OLD FRIENDS 0005
ANNIHILATION NOVA 0001
AVENGERS & POWER PACK ASSEMBLE 0001
BETTY 0155
BIG MAX 0001
BIRDS OF PREY 0093
BITE CLUB VAMPIRE CRIME UNIT 0001
BOOK OF LOST SOULS 0006
CAPTAIN AMERICA 0017
CHICANOS 0006
CONAN BOOK OF THOTH 0002
DAREDEVIL 0084
DMZ 0006
DONALD DUCK AND FRIENDS 0339
EX MACHINA SPECIAL 0001
FURY PEACEMAKER 0003
GOON 0017
HELLBLAZER 0219
IRON MAN 0007
JLA CLASSIFIED 0020
JSA CLASSIFIED 0011
JUSTICE 0005
MAN-BAT 0001
MANHUNTER 0021
MICKEY MOUSE AND FRIENDS 0288
NEW AVENGERS 0018
NEW AVENGERS ILLUMINATI SPECIAL
NEW MANGAVERSE 0004
NEXTWAVE AGENTS OF HATE 0004
PUNISHER 0032
RED SONJA CLAW DEVILS HANDS 0002
RISING STARS UNTOUCHABLE 0003
ROBIN 0149
SABLE & FORTUNE 0004
SCOOBY DOO 0107
SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN 0025
SENTINEL SQUAD ONE 0004
SGT ROCK THE PROPHECY 0004
SIMPSONS COMICS 0117
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 0161
SPAWN IN 3D 0001
SPIDER-WOMAN ORIGIN 0005
SQUADRON SUPREME 0002
SUPERMAN SECRET FILES 2005
TESTAMENT 0005
WALT DISNEYS VACATION PARADE 0001
WOLVERINE ORIGINS 0001
X-MEN 0185
X-MEN THE 198 0004
X-STATIX PRESENTS DEAD GIRL 0004

GRAPHIC NOVELS/TRADES
A NUT AT THE OPERA
BATMAN THRILLKILLER
BATMAN UNDER THE HOOD VOL 1
CARGO COMIC JOURNALISM FROM ISRAEL GERMANY
ELFQUEST THE GRAND QUEST VOL 14
JOE LANSDALES DRIVE IN
LILO & STITCH VOL 1
LIZZIE MCGUIRE CINEMANGA VOL 14
OUTSIDERS CRISIS INTERVENTION
SUPERMAN IN THE EIGHTIES
TALES OF SUPERNATURAL LAW
WINSOR MCCAY VOL 6 EARLY WORKS
WONDER WOMAN VOL 2 CHALLENGE OF GODS
X-MEN AND POWER PACK POWER OF X DIGEST

MANGA
11TH CAT VOL 2
BRING IT ON VOL 2
CHOCOLAT VOL 2
JAPANESE DRAWING ROOM
ZATCH BELL VOL 6

MAGAZINES
WIZARD ANIME INSIDER 0032

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That's right, we'll be here our regular hours: noon to six.

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From fanboyplanet.com, we bring you Sesame Street's interpretation of the Alan Moore book V for Vendetta. Brought to you by the the number 5.

http://www.fanboyplanet.com/derek/mc-vforcookie.php

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NEW ITEMS FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5

COMICS
100 BULLETS #71
100 GIRLS #7
ACTION PHILOSOPHERS HATE THE FRENCH
ALICE IN WONDERLAND #3
AMAZING ADVENTURES OF THE JLA
AMERICAN VIRGIN #2
ANNIHILATION SUPER SKRULL #1
ARCHIE #565
BATMAN LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #203
BATMAN STRIKES #20
BATMAN YEAR ONE HUNDRED #3
BPRD UNIVERSAL MACHINE #1
CABLE DEADPOOL #27
CAPTAIN ATOM ARMAGEDDON #7
CASEFILES SAM & TWITCH #23
CRISIS AFTERMATH THE BATTLE FOR BLUDHAVEN #1
DESOLATION JONES #6
DMZ #6
EXILES #79
FABLES #48
FANTASTIC FOUR FIRST FAMILY #2
FIRESTORM THE NUCLEAR MAN #24
FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #7
GIRLS #12
GOLD DIGGER #74
GREEN ARROW #61
GRIMM FAIRY TALES #5
HI HI PUFFY AMIYUMI #3
LOVELESS #6
MAJESTIC #16
MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #11
MS MARVEL #2
NEW X-MEN #25
NIGHTWING #119
NOBLE CAUSES #19
OMAC PROJECT INFINITE CRISIS SPECIAL
PORTENT #2
SON OF M #5
STAR WARS BOBA FETT ONE SHOT
STAR WARS REBELLION #1
SUPERMAN #651
THUNDERBOLTS #101
TOYFARE #106
ULTIMATE EXTINCTION #4
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #93
ULTIMATE X-MEN #69
UNCANNY X-MEN #472
WILDCATS NEMESIS #8
X-MEN THE 198 #4
YENNY #4

GRAPHIC NOVELS/TRADES
BATTLE POPE COLOR VOL 1 GENESIS
CHICKEN FAT
EGO & HUBRIS MICHAEL MALICE STORY
FRESHMEN
MY LITTLE PONY JR CINEMANGA VOL 3
NANCY DREW VOL 5 THE FAKE HEIR
SANDMAN PAPERS
SHOWCASE PRESENTS TEEN TITANS VOL 1
SUPREME POWER VOL 2 POWERS & PRINCIPALITIES
TOURIST
X-MEN COMPLETE AGE OF APOCALYPSE EPIC BOOK 3

MANGA
BERSERK VOL 11

MAGAZINES
MAD KIDS #3
SHONEN JUMP MAY 06 #41

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Those of you that frequent this store are familiar with the half-dozen long boxes we've got perpetually on sale. These back issues are all from the last half-year. They were always intended to be a temporary solution.

In order to make space, we want to be rid of these once and for all.

So from this Sunday until next Sunday, April 9, we're upping the ante on this sale.

For every item you buy under $10, you'll receive a free comic book of your choice from the long boxes.

For every item you buy over $10, you receive 3 free comic books of your choice from the boxes.

Take advantage of this sale while it lasts. After this week we will retire the remaining books for good.

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NEW ITEMS FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5

COMICS
ANNIHILATION SILVER SURFER #1
ANT #5
AQUAMAN SWORD OF ATLANTIS #41
ARCHENEMIES #1
YOUNG AVENGERS #11
BATMAN SECRETS #2
DETECTIVE COMICS #818
BATTLE POPE COLOR #6
BLOOD OF THE DEMON #14
BOMB QUEEN #3
BOOK OF LOST SOULS #6
BROTHERS THE FALL OF LUCIFER #1
CITY OF HEROES #12
DOC SAMSON #4
DUEL #3
ENVELOPE MANUFACTURER #2
EX MACHINA #19
EXTERMINATORS #4
FRIDAY THE 13TH BLOODBATH #3
HARD TIME SEASON TWO #5
INCREDIBLE HULK #93
INFINITE CRISIS #6
JONAH HEX #6
JSA #84
JUGHEAD #172
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #20
LIONS TIGERS & BEARS VOL 2 #1
LOONEY TUNES #137
MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #14
MARVEL TEAM-UP #19
MARVEL ZOMBIES #5
MOON KNIGHT #1
NEW EXCALIBUR #6
NIGHTMARE ON ELM ST PARANOID #2
OMAC PROJECT INFINITE CRISIS SPECIAL
OUTSIDERS #35
PLANETARY #25
PUNISHER #32
SONIC X #7
SPIDER-GIRL #97
SWAMP THING #26
TEAM ZERO #5
TEEN TITANS #34
THUNDERBOLT JAXON #3
UNDERWORLD #3
WINTER MEN #4
X-MEN APOCALYPSE DRACULA #3
ULTIMATE X-MEN #69
X-MEN THE END #4
X-MEN UNLIMITED #14
Y THE LAST MAN #44

GRAPHIC NOVELS/TRADES
BEASTS AND PRIESTS
EX MACHINA VOL 3 FACT V FICTION
GUNNED DOWN
HELLBLAZER PAPA MIDNITE
HELLBOY VOL 6 STRANGE PLACES
STREETS OF DUBLIN
TOM STRONG BOOK 5

MANGA
CAFE KICHIJOUHI VOL 2
FULL METAL PANIC MANGA VOL 9
LA ESPERANCA VOL 2
ONE PIECE VOL 10
YU GI OH DUELIST VOL 14
YU GI OH MILLENNIUM WORLD VOL 3

BOOKS
OVERSTREET PRICE GUIDE VOL 36

MAGAZINES
INQUEST GAMER #133
MAD MAGAZINE #465

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