Hello!

Looks like we have a big week coming up! Tons of great new books are coming in on Wednesday, this is the week for our Graphic Novel Reading Club on Thursday and we're hosting a very cool signing/release party on Friday!

This Thursday is the next installment of our Graphic Novel Reading Club and we'll be discussing Phil Hester's The Atheist. Come by the shop around 7pm if you'd like to join us! Get details on the book here:

http://www.bridgecitycomics.com/gnrc.html

And then on Friday, we're hosting local comics collective Stumptown Underground's release party for their new book, Lift Off! Come on down from 7pm - 9pm and meet a bunch of the local cartoonists who are putting out one of the coolest anthologies around! We'll even have beverages and possibly some snacks!

http://www.bridgecitycomics.com/pr_liftoff.html

And you can still drop off comics for the troops or  "Adopt-A-Box"!

http://www.bridgecitycomics.com/troops.html


Now on to the good stuff! Here are my top picks for the week! And remember, a full list of what we're getting in on Wednesday is included at the end of the e-mail.

AKIRA KODANSHA ED GN VOL 01 - The post-apocalyptic science-fiction saga Akira, with its thought-provoking themes and kinetic artwork, introduced the world to the power of manga. Now available again, this classic adventure is ready to be discovered by a new generation of readers!

ANCHOR #1 - The Anchor. Holy warrior, unholy war. Freak of nature, beast of burden, hulking outcast, medieval prize fighter, Viking raider, God's leg-breaker. One thousand years ago a hulking outcast sought refuge in the crumbling ruins of an ancient monastery, offering in return the one thing he had to give - his fists. Transformed into an immortal warrior monk standing at the gates of Hell itself to keep our world free from its invading armies, The Anchor is mysteriously tricked into centuries of slumber. But today, this holy warrior rises to battle all the unholy monsters unleashed during his slumber. Cataclysmic action, quirky humor, and profound pathos for fans of Hellboy and The Goon. Covers by Brian Churilla and Rafael Albuquerque.

CLIVE BARKERS SEDUTH 3-D #1 - Master of Horror Clive Barker offers up an all-new, standalone tale presented in chilling 3-D and featuring the art of Eisner-nominated artist Gabriel Rodriguez (Locke & Key)! When celebrated architect Harold Engle first glimpses the small cloud of darkness inside a glittering, priceless diamond, he can't possibly be aware of the terrible plague contained within. "Seduth" follows Engle on a surreal journey through murder and madness to the very heart of existence and a terrible, impossible choice-to unravel the very fabric of the world, or to save it?

COWBOY NINJA VIKING #1 - It started with Dr. Sebastian Ghislain: rogue psychotherapist/covert op/DJ. Tasked with creating a counter-intelligence unit, he turned to those long thought useless to society... patients with Multiple Personality Disorder. These agents became known simply as Triplets. Misguided? Yeah. Impractical? Sure. But did it work? Absolutely not. Now someone has located each Triplet and created a band of ridiculously disturbed, but highly effective assassins. Our only hope? A Triplet known as Cowboy Ninja Viking!

DEADPOOL #900 - Special SUPER-sized, ACTION-packed 104-page special to commemorate Deadpool's historic 900th issue! ... Wait, has it really been nine-hundred issues...? Who cares! If this collection of octane-infused stories by some of comics' hottest talent doesn't make you want to genuflect at the Altar of Wade, nothing will. Thrill as the Merc with a Mouth squares off against probe-happy aliens, trigger-happy mimes and one seriously unhappy fanman - and that's just half the book! Wince as Wade bares his soul (and lots more) to a shrink who's got major squirrels in his own attic. Thrill as he travels around the globe and then some to settle a childhood bet. And chill as C.S.I. investigators at a blood-splattered crime scene attempt to piece together why this particular "unsub" needed battery cables, Crisco oil, three stacks of adult magazines and a live chicken to pull off the hit.

DETECTIVE COMICS ANNUAL #11 - Picking up where BATMAN ANNUAL #27 left off! A lock without a key. A murder mystery whose solutions could lead to countless deaths. An answer in search of - the Question! Renee Montoya must help Batman save Robin from Amon, the Sixth Sinner, while keeping the fanatic killer from uncovering a 2,000-year-old religious secret. But is Azrael willing to risk Robin's life in order to see this secret revealed? "The Eighth Deadly Sin" sets the stage for this month's premiere issue of the AZRAEL ongoing series!

GREEN LANTERN CORPS #41 - The intense and horrific battle between the Green Lantern Corps and the Black Lanterns on Oa takes a turn for the worse! The Corps realizes that the abominable, ultimate goal of the Black Lanterns is not only to feed off the Corps' emotions, but to consume and decimate the main power battery and destroy Oa forever!

HECTOR PLASM TOTENTATZ - The creative team behind INVINCIBLE PRESENTS: ATOM EVE return to their original creation, a modern-day member of an ancient cult whose duties dictate that he roam the earth to protect the living from the dead... and occasionally to protect the dead from the living. It's the follow-up to the book WIZARD MAGAZINE called one of the top 200 comics released during its publication history.

HOUSE OF MYSTERY HALLOWEEN ANNUAL #1 - It's Halloween at The House of Mystery, and that can only mean one thing: the bash of a lifetime! But when Fig discovers a strange mask in the attic, she begins having visions of everywhere the mask has been, and she quickly becomes the life and death of the party. This special 48-page annual contains a framing story by the regular HOUSE OF MYSTERY creative team of writer Matthew Sturges and artists Luca Rossi and Jose Marzan Jr. Also included is a series of short stories from a few regular Vertigo titles including HELLBLAZER by Peter Milligan, Giuseppe Camuncoli and Stefano Landini and MADAME XANADU by Matt Wagner, Amy Reeder Hadley and Richard Friend as well as a special MERV PUMPKINHEAD tale (the first in over 8 years!)by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham and Kevin Nowlan! In addition, you'll be treated to a yarn spotlighting the upcoming new monthly series I, ZOMBIE by Chris Roberson and Michael Allred!

IRON MAN IRON PROTOCOLS ONE-SHOT - Deep within a secret government base beneath the arctic tundra lies the "Ark": a vault containing the genetic codes for all life on Earth. But there's a problem - a rogue Artificial Intelligence has decided that the best way to protect the samples is to eradicate every living creature! Only Iron Man has the knowledge to stop the machine - and he's only got an hour to do it! Join Robert Venditti - creator of The Surragates, now a major motion picture - and fan-favorite artist Nelson (X-FACTOR) as the fate of the world hangs in the balance!

LIBERTY COMICS A CBLDF BENEFIT BOOK #2 - CBLDF Defenders of Liberty NEIL GAIMAN & JIM LEE lead off an all-star ensemble of industry greats in an all-new second volume of LIBERTY COMICS! Dynamite, impassioned comic book storytelling, all in service to an important cause, the incredible contributions list includes a Painkiller Jane story by JIMMY PALMIOTTI and JIM RUGG; a new Mr. Gum adventure from MIKE ALLRED and JAMIE S. RICH; The Apocalipstix by RAY FAWKES and CAMERON STEWART; a return to Channel Zero by BRIAN WOOD; a preview of Choker by BEN McCOOL and BEN TEMPLESMITH; and a special Martha Washington piece by Dave Gibbons, alongside exclusive material by PAUL POPE; GAIL SIMONE and JÖELLE JONES; KATHRYN & STUART IMMONEN; CHYNNA CLUGSTON; Paul Grist; and JASON AARON & MORITAT.

MANEATING COW & CHAINSAW VIGILANTE COMPLETE WORKS TP - Re-presenting all 13 issues of two very popular Tick "spin-offs"! Includes the entire 10-issue run of the offbeat Man-Eating Cow, relating the adventures of the four-hooved super-hero assigned by The Tick to protect The City during his absence! Plus, the entire classic 3-issue Chainsaw Vigilante limited series, featuring story and art by fan-favorite Zander Cannon. Includes several guest appearances by The Tick and Arthur!

STAR WARS INVASION #0 ONE SHOT - A Yuuzhan Vong armada has entered that galaxy far, far away, and the target is the defenseless planet Artorias. The planet's only hope lies with the crew of a tiny ship in the armada's path... In print for the first time, this comic collects the introductory chapters for Invasion, which appeared exclusively at starwars.com. But this is not simply a collection of the online material! The creative team from the series has woven into the story an additional six pages of all-new action!

WEB OF SPIDER-MAN #1 - Tying into upcoming events in Amazing Spider-Man including WHO IS BEN REILLY? and THE GAUNTLET! Even with all the action jam-packed into every issue of Thrice Monthly Spidey, we STILL don't have enough room to tell the wall-crawler's exploits! So BEHOLD! The brand-new, state of the art WEB OF SPIDER-MAN! THRILL! To the return of KAINE, the ill-fated Peter Parker Clone - where has he been all these years? Where is he now? And how does it tie into KRAVEN?! Then - MARVEL! At the continuing adventures of May-Day Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Girl! And More! Get caught in the web this October!

There ya go! As always, feel free to e-mail or call us if there's anything on the list that you'd like us to put aside for you!

Have a great week,
Michael, Kamarin, Lucas, Michael and Nate

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New in Stock on Wednesday, October 14:
ABSOLUTE DEATH HC (MR)
ACT I VATE PRIMER HC
ACTION COMICS #882
ADVENTURE COMICS #3
ADVENTURE COMICS #506 VAR ED
AIR TP VOL 02 FLYING MACHINE (MR)
AKIRA KODANSHA ED GN VOL 01 (MR)
ANCHOR #1
ANITA BLAKE VH GUILTY PLEASURES COMPLETE ED HC
ANNA MERCURY 2 #2 (OF 5) (MR)
ANNA MERCURY 2 #2 (OF 5) PAINTED CVR (MR)
ANNA MERCURY 2 #2 (OF 5) WRAP CVR (MR)
ARCHIE DIGEST #258
ART OF OSAMU TEZUKA GOD OF MANGA HC
ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN #19
BATGIRL #3
BATMAN #691
BLACKBEARD LEGEND OF THE PYRATE KING #1
BLACKEST NIGHT #1 (OF 8) 3RD PTG
BLACKEST NIGHT BATMAN #3 (OF 3)
BLACKEST NIGHT BATMAN #3 (OF 3) VAR ED
BLOOD AND WATER TP (MR)
BOOSTER GOLD #25
BPRD 1947 #4 (OF 5)
CLIVE BARKERS SEDUTH 3-D #1
COMICARE SILVER PP BAGS
DAREDEVIL RETURN OF KING TP
DEADPOOL #16
DEADPOOL #15 2ND PTG MEDINA VAR
DEADPOOL #900
DEADPOOL #900 JOHNSON VAR
DETECTIVE COMICS ANNUAL #11
DMZ #46 (MR)
DOCTOR WHO ONGOING #4
ENDERS GAME COMMAND SCHOOL #2 (OF 5)
FABLES #89 (MR)
FANTASTIC FOUR SYMBOL YOUTH BLK T/S MED
FARSCAPE DARGOS TRIAL #3
FEMALE FORCE TP VOL 01
FINAL CRISIS AFTERMATH ESCAPE #6 (OF 6)
GALACTICA 1980 #2
GEEK MONTHLY SEP 2009
GHOST IN SHELL KODANSHA ED GN VOL 01 (MR)
GI JOE ORIGINS #8
GODLAND #29
GRAVEL #14 (MR)
GRAVEL #14 WRAP CVR (MR)
GREEK STREET #2 (MR)
GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY #25
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #41 (BLACKEST NIGHT)
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #41 VAR ED (BLACKEST NIGHT)
GROOM LAKE TP
HATTER M THE LOOKING GLASS WARS TP VOL 02 MAD WITH WONDER
HEAVY LIQUID TP NEW PTG (MR)
HECTOR PLASM TOTENTATZ (ONE SHOT) (RES)
HELLBOY WILD HUNT #7 (OF 8)
HOUSE OF MYSTERY HALLOWEEN ANNUAL #1 (MR)
IGNITION CITY #3 (OF 5) AUXILIARY ED (MR)
INCREDIBLE HERCULES #136
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #17 2ND PTG LARROCA VAR
IRON MAN IRON PROTOCOLS ONE-SHOT
JLA JUSTICE HEAD CIRCLE RINGER T/S LG
JON SABLE FREELANCE ASHES OF EDEN #1
JSA VS KOBRA #5 (OF 6)
JUSTICE LEAGUE CRY FOR JUSTICE #4 (OF 7)
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE HC
LIBERTY COMICS A CBLDF BENEFIT BOOK #2 (MR)
LIFE UNDEAD
LOEG VOL ONE TP
MANEATING COW & CHAINSAW VIGILANTE COMPLETE WORKS
MARVEL ADVENTURES SUPER HEROES #16
MARVEL SUPER HERO SQUAD #2 (OF 4)
MARVEL ZOMBIES 04 HC
MARVELS PROJECT #3 (OF 8)
MARVELS PROJECT #3 (OF 8) EPTING VAR
MISTER X CONDEMNED TP
NOMAD GIRL WITHOUT A WORLD #2 (OF 4)
PRIDE & PREJUDICE PREM HC
PROCESS RECESS HC VOL 03 HALLOWED SEAM (MR)
PROMO RING BLUE LANTERN RING (SINGLE RING) (NET)
PROMO RING GREEN LANTERN RING (SINGLE RING) (NET)
PROMO RING INDIGO LANTERN RING (SINGLE RING) (NET)
PROMO RING ORANGE LANTERN RING (SINGLE RING) (NET)
PROMO RING RED LANTERN RING (SINGLE RING) (NET)
PROMO RING VIOLET LANTERN RING (SINGLE RING) (NET)
PROMO RING YELLOW LANTERN RING (SINGLE RING) (NET)
PS238 #41
PUNISHER FRANK CASTLE MAX #75 (MR)
REBELS #9
RED HERRING #3 (OF 6)
RED ROBIN #5
RUNAWAYS TEENAGE WASTELAND TP
SCALPED #32 (MR)
SECRET SIX #14
SHIELD #2
SPAWN ORIGINS TP VOL 02
STAR TREK CREW TP
STAR TREK SPOCK REFLECTIONS #4
STAR WARS INVASION #0 ONE SHOT (OSW)
STORMWATCH PHD WORLDS END TP
SUPER FRIENDS #20
TITANS #18
TOYFARE #145 GI JOE MOVIE TOYS CVR
TOYFARE #148 TONNER TWILIGHT FIGURES CVR
TRINITY TP VOL 03
ULTIMATE WOLVERINE VS HULK PREM HC
UNCANNY X-MEN #516
UNCANNY X-MEN MANIFEST DESTINY TP
UNCLE SCROOGE #384
UNWRITTEN #6 (MR)
WALKING DEAD #66 (MR)
WEB OF SPIDER-MAN #1
WEB OF SPIDER-MAN #1 ZOMBIE VAR
WIZARD MAGAZINE #215 IRON MAN 2 MOVIE CVR
WIZARD MAGAZINE #215 MARVEL 70TH ANNIV JAM CVR
X-BABIES #1 (OF 4) STAR COMIC CHABOT VAR
X-MEN FOREVER #9
XENA ARMY OF DARKNESS TP VOL 02 WHAT AGAIN

Back in Stock:
100 BULLETS TP VOL 11 ONCE UPON A CRIME (MR)
A DRIFTING LIFE TP (MR)
ADVENTURES OF TINTIN HC VOL 07
ALIEEEN SC
ALL & SUNDRY UNCOLLECTED WORK HC 2004-2009
AMERICAN BORN CHINESE SC
AMULET SC VOL 02 STONEKEEPERS CURSE
BATMAN A DEATH IN THE FAMILY TP
BATMAN GRENDEL TP
BATMAN HUSH COMPLETE TP
BATMAN KNIGHTFALL TP PART 01 BROKEN BAT
BATMAN THE KILLING JOKE SPECIAL ED HC
BATMAN THE MAN WHO LAUGHS TP
BEST AMERICAN COMICS HC 2008
BIG BOOK OF BARRY WEEN BOY GENIUS TP
BILLY BATSON AND THE MAGIC OF SHAZAM #1
BOYS TP VOL 01 NAME OF THE GAME (MR)
BOYS TP VOL 03 GOOD FOR THE SOUL (MR)
BTVS SEASON 8 TP VOL 02 NO FUTURE FOR YOU
BTVS SEASON 8 TP VOL 03 WOLVES AT THE GATE
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #26 CHEN CVR
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #27 CHEN CVR
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #28 CHEN CVR
CAPTAIN AMERICA REBORN #1 (OF 5) 2ND PTG VAR
CASTLE WAITING HC
CHEW #3 3RD PTG (MR)
CHEW #4 2ND PTG (MR)
CHICKEN WITH PLUMS SC
CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAG #14 STORM
CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAG #25 CYCLOPS
CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAG #9 CAPT AMERICA
CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAG #92 BISHOP
CONAN TP VOL 00 BORN ON BATTLEFIELD
CONAN TP VOL 01 FROST GIANTS DAUGHTER & STORIES
CRIMINAL TP VOL 01 COWARD (MR)
CRIMINAL TP VOL 02 LAWLESS (MR)
CRIMINAL TP VOL 03 DEAD AND DYING (MR)
CRIMINAL TP VOL 04 BAD NIGHT (MR)
DARK REIGN LIST SECRET WARRIORS ONE SHOT
DEATH NOTE TP VOL 02
FABLES TP VOL 03 STORYBOOK LOVE (MR)
FANTASTIC FOUR #571
FELL TP VOL 01 FERAL CITY
FILTHY RICH HC (MR)
FIXER & OTHER STORIES TP (MR)
GOON TP VOL 03 HEAPS OF RUINATION
GOON TP VOL 05 WICKED INCLINATIONS (MR)
GOON TP VOL 08 THOSE THAT IS DAMNED
HELLBLAZER ORIGINAL SINS TP
HELLBOY LIBRARY ED HC VOL 03
HTDM GUNS & MILITARY VOL 01
IMMORTAL IRON FIST TP VOL 02 CITIES OF HEAVEN
INVINCIBLE TP VOL 11 HAPPY DAYS
INVISIBLES TP #1 SAY YOU WANT A REVOLUTION
JACK OF FABLES #38 (MR)
JACK OF FABLES TP VOL 04 AMERICANA (MR)
JOHNNY RYANS XXX SCUMBAG PARTY TP (MR)
JUGHEAD #192
JUXTAPOZ VOL 16 #11 #34
KING CITY #1
KING CITY #2
LOEG BLACK DOSSIER TP
LUCIFER TP VOL 01 DEVIL IN THE GATEWAY
MARQUIS TP VOL 01 INFERNO
MARVELS PROJECT #1 (OF 8)
MARVELS PROJECT #2 (OF 8)
MINI MARVELS TP SECRET INVASION DIGEST
MMW INCREDIBLE HULK TP VOL 01
MODELS INC #2 (OF 4) (RES)
MONSTERS VS ALIENS GN VOL 01 OFF MOVIE ADAPTATION
MOTHER COME HOME HC
MOUSE GUARD HC VOL 01 FALL 1152 W/ JACKET
MOUSE GUARD HC VOL 02 WINTER 1152
MURDER MYSTERIES HC
NARUTO TP VOL 10
NARUTO TP VOL 11
NEW MUTANTS #5
NORTHLANDERS TP VOL 01 SVEN THE RETURNED (MR)
NORTHLANDERS TP VOL 02 THE CROSS AND THE HAMMER (MR)
NOVA #29
PAUL AUSTERS CITY OF GLASS
PAX ROMANA TP VOL 01
PERLA LA LOCA LOCAS VOL 3 TP
PHONOGRAM 2 #1 (OF 7) SINGLES CLUB 2ND PTG
PHONOGRAM 2 #4 (OF 7) SINGLES CLUB (MR)
POINT BLANK TP NEW ED
POKEMON DIAMOND & PEARL ADVENTURE GN VOL 04
POWER GIRL #2
POWERPUFF GIRLS TP VOL 02 GO GIRLS GO
PREACHER TP VOL 06 WAR IN THE SUN NEW EDITION (MR)
QUEEN & COUNTRY DEFINITIVE ED TP VOL 01 (SEP073874) (MR)
RED TORNADO #2 (OF 6)
REX MUNDI TP VOL 01 GUARDIAN O/T TEMPLE DH ED
RICHARD MATHESONS I AM LEGEND TP
RUNAWAYS TP VOL 02 TEENAGE WASTELAND DIGEST
RUNAWAYS TP VOL 06 PARENTAL GUIDANCE DIGEST
SAMURAI EXECUTIONER TP VOL 01 (MR)
SANDMAN TP VOL 01 PRELUDES & NOCTURNES
SECRET WARRIORS #7
SEVEN SOLDIERS OF VICTORY TP VOL 01
SIMPSONS COMICS #153
SKY PIRATES OF NEO TERRA #1
SLEEPER SEASON 1 TP (MR)
SOCK MONKEY THE GLASS DOOR KNOB HC
STAR WARS A NEW HOPE THE SPECIAL ED TP
STUFF OF LEGEND #1 (OF 2)
SUPERMAN KRYPTONITE TP
TALES OF THE MULTIVERSE BATMAN VAMPIRE TP
TINY TITANS TP VOL 01 WELCOME TO THE TREEHOUSE
TRANSMETROPOLITAN TP VOL 09 THE CURE (MR)
UMBRELLA ACADEMY TP VOL 01 APOCALYPSE SUITE
UMBRELLA ACADEMY TP VOL 02 DALLAS
UNWRITTEN #2 2ND PTG (MR)
UNWRITTEN #4 (MR)
UNWRITTEN #5 (MR)
USAGI YOJIMBO TP VOL 23
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 01 DAYS GONE BYE
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 02 MILES BEHIND US (NEW PTG)
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 09 HERE WE REMAIN (MR)
WARREN ELLIS BLACK GAS TP (MR)
WHITEOUT DEFINITIVE ED TP VOL 01
WHITEOUT DEFINITIVE ED TP VOL 02 MELT (MR)
WONDER WOMAN #36
WONDERFUL WIZARD OZ HC
ZOMNIBUS GN VOL 01