THE FINAL EPISODE OF COMICS SHOULD SMELL GOOD!!

/

THE FINAL VOYAGE
Five years ago when Sam moved to Seattle and started buying comics from us, who knew the impact his excitement for four color nonsense would have on the Mighty Zanadu. However many hundreds and hundreds of videos later, Comics Should Smell Good has morphed into a hyperbole filled hiccup in your day; something to brighten the mid week blues and remind you about the important things in life--like comics.

Thank you to Will Harris for being the guest monkey who never left; to past comic monkeys Anna and Howard for always stepping in when needed; and to Perry for letting us do pretty much whatever we wanted.

From all us monkeys here at Comics Should Smell Good, we cannot thank each and every single one of you enough for watching us rant about our very favorite thing in the world every Wednesday. Much love to you all and keep it tuned here for the inevitable resurrection!!

THE FINAL COUNTDOWN!!

/
tick tock.jpg

This is it, kids, the final final FINAL week to stop in and experience the wonder and magic of Zanadu Comics. The landscape may be a bit barren, but we've still got a bunch of gems hidden under the dust! Our very last day of business is next Sunday, January 28th which gives you only SEVEN days to get your butts in here and pick up comics ONE LAST TIME from the best comics store in Seattle!! The sale is still going on as well, so there is no excuse for you not take these lonely books home!

Last day of new stuff is this Wednesday so make sure to check out our FINAL employee recommendations this week and get here early!!

//Here's the gritty details of the sale//
-Huge selection of 50% off graphic novels including books from Marvel, DC and all other major publishers
-20% off Marvel, DC and Image graphic novels
-50% off Statues
-25% off T-shirts
-25% off Toys (includes vintage toys)
-$5 posters
-10 for $10 back issue section
-Super blowout $3 graphic novel section

*Sale does not apply to items on new arrival rack. Some restrictions apply.

THE FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NEW COMIC BOOK DAY EVER!! (1/24/18)

/

ONLY THE END OF THE WORLD AGAIN HC

(W) Neil Gaiman, P. Craig Russell (A/CA) Troy Nixey

This fantasy story blending the worlds of H.P. Lovecraft and Roger Zelazny features an adjustor who recently sets up shop in Innsmouth only to discover that the world may be ending and that the instrument of destruction is a werewolf. From the Hugo, Bram Stoker, Locus, World Fantasy, Nebula award-winning, and New York Times bestselling writer Neil Gaiman comes this adaptation by P. Craig Russell, Troy Nixey, and Matthew Hollingsworth.

COMICS SHOULD SMELL GOOD!! EP. #410!!

/

It's tough to be optimistic when the end is in sight, but team CSSG is still here and still excited about this week's new books!!

Real talk though--this is getting rough. The store is emptying out, fixtures are being sold and the end times are almost upon us. It's hard to express how thankful we are here at Zanadu for all of you that have listened to us rant, rave and straight just make crap up sometimes week in and week out for the past 5 years. 5 years... damn. Who'da thought we'd still have an audience after the first week? Anyway, make damn sure to stop in and say goodbye to the mighty Zanadu one last time!

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 1/17!!

/

ASSASSINISTAS #2

(W) Tini Howard (A/CA) Gilbert Hernandez

"Pregnant Pauses and Campout Makeouts" Dominic Price is a college-age cutie pie who just wants to spend the semester making out with his boyfriend, Taylor, in between rounds of TurboLight Fighter and maintaining a solidly passable 3.2 GPA. His mom, Octavia, formerly a badass action-movie-quality bounty hunter, didn't pay his tuition, because she had to get back in the business and spend 40K on black market weapons and body armor And she's bringing Dominic with her, because the alternative is making lattes for a semester, and he'd rather die. Good thing in mom's line of work, dying is an option!

RECOMMENDED BY SAM THE VIDEO MONKEY!

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 1/17!!

/

DAYS OF HATE #1

(W) Ales Kot (A) Danijel Zezelj (CA) Danijel Zezelj, Tom Muller

SERIES PREMIERE
The United States of America, 2022.
The loss that ripped them apart drove one into the arms of the police state and the other towards a guerrilla war against the white supremacy. Now they meet again.
This is a story of a war.

RECOMMENDED BY MORGAN!

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 1/17!!

/

SHADOWS ON THE GRAVE HC

(W/A/CA) Richard Corben

Richard Corben follows up 2014's Spirits of the Dead with a new collection of original short stories, ranging from gothic tales worthy of Poe, to Twilight Zone-style encounters with the weird, to a full-length fantasy epic featuring a barbarian reminiscent of Corben's most notorious creation, Den, immortalized in the 1981 animated film Heavy Metal. Collects Shadows on the Grave #1-#8.

RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!!

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 1/17!!

/

FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NICK WILSON #1

(W) Eddie Gorodetsky, Marc Andreyko (A) Steve Sadowski (CA) Pete Woods

From Eisner and Emmy-winning writers! For a few years in his early 20s, Nick Wilson had super powers and all the acclaim associated with them. When those powers vanished, so did his fame, sending him from national hero to late-night punchline. By the time we pick up his story, he is not yet 30 and barely an answer in a trivia contest.
Faced with a life in a rear-view mirror full of lost powers, faded glory, former enemies, ex-girlfriends, and forgotten grudges, Nick struggles to figure out who he is today. Packing on an extra 20 pounds and peering through a medicinal marijuana haze, he is trying to build a future when all that's left is just a man who hasn't been super for a very long time.
These are THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NICK WILSON.

RECOMMENDED BY HOWARD!

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 1/17!!

/

MIGHTY THOR #703

(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Russell Dauterman

THE DEATH OF THE MIGHTY THOR  Part 4
•  The Mangog has come to Asgardia. But as every god assembles to meet him, there is one noticeable absence.
•  Where is Thor? Where is Jane Foster?
•  Without their mightiest hero, who among the Asgardians can face the wrath of a billion murdered beings--and survive?
Rated T+

RECOMMENDED BY WILL OF COMICSBLEND.COM

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 1/17!!

/

DAMAGE #1

(W) Robert Venditti (A/CA) Tony S. Daniel, Danny Miki

Tasked as the government's own living, breathing, ticking time bomb, Ethan retains no control when the monster takes over. Cheaper than a nuclear warhead and twice as effective, Ethan fights to rein in the damage he unleashes when the beast inside him springs free for one hour a day. With everyone around him in danger, Ethan struggles to contain the DAMAGE he inflicts on the DC Universe.
RATED T+

RECOMMENDED BY PERRY!

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 1/10!!

/

PORT OF EARTH #3

(W) Zack Kaplan (A/CA) Andrea Mutti

A deadly alien has broken travel restrictions and killed an innocent person on the California coast. While ESA Agent Rice is committed to following protocols and peacefully deporting our dangerous visitor back to Port, his partner McIntyre is determined to use lethal force regardless of the situation. Will these two agents be able to overcome their differences, avoid a galactic incident, and safely return the alien to the Port of Earth?

RECOMMENDED BY HOWARD!

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 1/10!!

/

HEAD LOPPER #8

(W/A/CA) Andrew MacLean

END OF STORY ARC!
At long last, our beaten and battered fellowship draws steel against Ulrich the Twice Damned and his deadly Berserkr. IT'S A BATTLE ROYALE! Few enough will enter the arena. Only one shall emerge as MASTER OF THE CRIMSON TOWER. From the murky depths below, our heroes become GLADIATORS!

RECOMMENDED BY SAM THE VIDEO MONKEY!

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 1/10!!

/

MISTER MIRACLE #6

(W) Tom King (A) Mitch Gerads (CA) Nick Derington

The hit miniseries reaches the emotional conclusion of its first arc! Scott Free returns to New Genesis to face his punishment, but instead finds the whole world has been flipped upside down. Mister Miracle and Big Barda battle their way through monsters and New Gods to get to the Highfather, but once they reach Orion's throne room, they learn that the war against Darkseid has taken a bloody turn.
MATURE READERS

RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!!