Recommended Picks for July 14, 2010

Hot Pick!
X-MEN: SECOND COMING #2
MARVEL COMICS
WRITER: Mike Carey, Matt Fraction, Zeb Wells, Chris Yost
PENCILS: Terry Dodson, Greg Land, Esad Ribic, Ibraim Roberson
COVER BY: ADI GRANOV

THE STORY:
The end is here.

Sacrifices have been made.

The most dangerous and successful attempt at the extermination of mutants is upon us. Who will walk away?

PRICE: 3.99

Recommended Pick!
REVOLVER
DC COMICS
Written by MATT KINDT
Art and cover by MATT KINDT

REVOLVER is an original graphic novel by acclaimed writer/artist Matt Kindt (Super Spy, 3 Story: The Secret History of The Giant Man) that’s a tale of two worlds — and how both test a man to his limits. Stuck in a dead-end job with a boss he can’t stand and a materialistic girlfriend, Sam rises from a late night of barhopping to discover his whole world has changed. Literally.

An avian flu outbreak has killed millions, the nation’s infrastructure has crashed and a dirty bomb has destroyed Seattle. Forced to go on the run, Sam awakes to a normal world the next day – and to chaos again the day after that. A single constant between the two worlds will undo all the damage, if he can find it – but that seems impossible. In one world, anything goes. In the other, he’s out of danger and sleepwalking through life. So Sam’s got an even bigger problem: Which world to choose?

192pg. Hardcover $24.99 US
Mature Readers

Comics Shipping July 14, 2010

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Shipping This Week: 7/14/2010

Every Monday, PREVIEWSworld.com provides a list of comics, graphic novels and other pop-culture merchandise arriving this week to your local comic shop.

Please check with your retailer for availability, as not all new releases may be on sale in all areas at the same time.

DARK HORSE COMICS

MAR100019	AGE OF REPTILES JOURNEY #4 (OF 4)	$3.50
MAR100018	BRODYS GHOST GN	$6.99
MAR100025	CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #22	$2.99
MAY100009	DOCTOR SOLAR MAN OF ATOM #1 MICHAEL KOMARCK CVR	$3.50
NOV090037	DONT HOLD BREATH NOTHING NEW FROM BRIAN EWING HC (RES)	$22.99
FEB100086	NGE SHINJI IKARI RAISING PROJECT TP VOL 05	$9.99
MAY100022	PREDATORS MOVIE ADAPTION TP	$6.99
MAY100023	PREDATORS PRESERVE THE GAME ONE SHOT	$3.50

DC COMICS

DEC090244	ABSOLUTE PLANETARY HC BOOK 02	$75.00
MAY100154	ADVENTURE COMICS #516	$3.99
APR100250	ASTRO CITY SILVER AGENT #1 (OF 2)	$3.99
APR100248	AUTHORITY THE LOST YEAR #10 (OF 12)	$2.99
MAY100148	BATGIRL #12	$2.99
APR100210	BATGIRL BATGIRL RISING TP	$17.99
MAY100130	BATMAN #701	$2.99
MAY108042	BIRDS OF PREY #1 (BRIGHTEST DAY) 2ND PTG	$2.99
MAY100126	BIRDS OF PREY #3 (BRIGHTEST DAY)	$2.99
MAR100243	BLACKEST NIGHT BLACK LANTERN CORPS HC VOL 01	$24.99
MAR100244	BLACKEST NIGHT BLACK LANTERN CORPS HC VOL 02	$24.99 

MAGIC The GATHERING 2011 GAMES DAY

AUGUST 14, 2010 — MAGIC the GATHERING 2011 GAMES DAY

Open to everyone — Comic Readers Downtown Location in Regina

No Entry Fee! Call us: 306-779-0900

Game Days are the first opportunity to play Standard format on a global scale with the cards from Magic 2011!

Game Days are Standard format. The tournament will be Swiss-style, with the top 8 players after the Swiss rounds advancing to the single-elimination finals. In the case of an event with 16 players or less, only the top 4 will advance. Where necessary, the standings after the Swiss rounds will be used to determine final order in the standings.

In the case of an event with exactly 8 players, there will be three Swiss rounds with no single-elimination cut.

All participants receive an exclusive Liliana’s Specter promo card (while supplies last). The top 8 players each receive an exclusive full-art Mitotic Slime promo card. The cards are awarded to the Top 8 players even if the tournament cuts only to the top 4. Two Mitotic Slime promo cards will also be awarded as door prizes at each location.

The winner receives the Magic 2011 Game Day winners certificate, as well as the Magic 2011 Champion title. Selected top 8 decks and all Game Day winners will also be featured on magicthegathering.com.

Recommended Picks for July 7, 2010

Hot Pick!
Batman Odyssey #1
DC Comics
(W/Cover) Neal Adams
(A) Neal Adams

In this electrifying new story, The Dark Knight faces a series of seemingly unrelated challenges as villains and allies old and new push him to his limits like never before. After Batman discovers a dark and mysterious matrix being superimposed over his life, what sort of life-changing voyage must he embark on to escape from this powerful and insidious force? Be here to find out as Neal Adams writes and illustrates his next masterpiece Batman tale!

40 pgs, FC $3.99

Recommended Pick!
Hellboy: The Storm #1
Dark Horse Comics
(W/Cover) Mike Mignola
(A) Duncan Fegredo
(C) Dave Stewart

A terrible storm is brewing, bodies are missing from their tombs, and the forces of darkness gather against Hellboy for a final bloody showdown.

Mignola and Fegredo reunite for the final arc of the bestselling saga that includes Hellboy: Darkness Calls and Hellboy: The Wild Hunt.

FC $2.99

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DARK HORSE COMICS

MAR100045 BPRD TP VOL 13 1947 $17.99
MAY100044 HELLBOY THE STORM #1 (OF 3) $2.99
MAR100015 JANET EVANOVICH TROUBLEMAKER HC BOOK 01 $17.99
MAY100055 STAR WARS OLD REPUBLIC #1 (OF 6) BENJAMIN CARRE CVR $2.99

DC COMICS

DEC090245 ABSOLUTE PLANETARY HC BOOK 01 NEW PTG $75.00
MAY100244 AUTHORITY #24 $2.99
APR100165 BATMAN AND ROBIN #13 $2.99
MAY100144 BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #46 $2.99
MAY100135 BATMAN ODYSSEY #1 (OF 6) $3.99
MAR100242 BLACKEST NIGHT GREEN LANTERN CORPS HC $24.99
MAR100241 BLACKEST NIGHT GREEN LANTERN HC $24.99
MAR100240 BLACKEST NIGHT HC $29.99

Introduction to German-style Board Games

If your household is like mine, chances are you have closet space or cupboard space set aside for a collection of board games. At my house, our cupboard has the classics Scrabble, Monopoly, Trouble, Pictionary, Yahtzee, and Battleship. We also have no less than a half-dozen decks of playing cards, and a selection of German-style board games.

German-style board games are a class of tabletop games that, generally speaking, have simple rules, short to medium playing times, emphasize strategy, downplay luck and conflict, and usually keep all the players in the game until the very end. Germany produces more board games per capita than any other country, but the style of the German board game has been adopted by other countries, thus board games designed with the same principles in mind are often refered to as German-style board games or European-style board games.

The degree of strategy involved in playing these games can vary, but, in general, German-style board games are designed for everyone– meaning the beginner and the expert board gamer (and everything in between).

With this primer in German-style board games in mind, I give you a list of five such board games that would be a welcome addition to any board game closet or cupboard. The games are listed in no particular order.