New Comic Book Day releases for comics shipping Wednesday, December 20th! Be sure to watch the new episode of Comics Should Smell Good on Wednesday morning for a full breakdown of this week's best books by your favorite comic monkeys in all of Internet Land!
(W/A/CA) Ed Piskor
From Eisner award-winning creator Ed Piskor (Hip-Hop Family Tree) comes a thrilling new series chronicling all of X-Men history! X-MEN: GRAND DESIGN stitches together the most important moments in mutant history, creating a comprehensive narrative celebrating the X-Men's past, present, and future. The first in a trilogy, GRAND DESIGN returns to Charles Xavier's assembly of Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Iceman, Angel, and Beast! A must for fans looking to brush up on their X-Men lore or as jumping-on point for Marvel's merry mutants.
Rated T+
This is gonna be the mother f'n mike drop on Marvel's Mutant world. Ed Piskor, the funkiest white man to ever come out of Pittsburgh, turns his talents to honoring the legacy and impact of one of the most enduring and popular franchises to ever come out of the House of Ideas. Perfect for new and old fans alike, prepare yourself for an adamantium laced love letter with undertones of optic blasts!!
(W/A/CA) Benjamin Marra
Night Business is a tale of street justice from the author of The Terror Assaulter. A killer is committing extreme acts of violence on exotic dancers and only one man has a will powerful enough to stop this psychopath: Johnny Timothy. 1980s trash culture is refracted through
Marra's brain to become a nasty brew about serial killers, vigilante strippers, and dangerous men raining street justice upon their enemies. This is the long-awaited collection of Marra's career-launching cult comic book series, including the never-published conclusion!
(W) Tini Howard (A/CA) Gilbert Hernandez
Dominic Prince and the Semester Abroad, Part 1 of 6. Dominic Price is a college-age kid 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.
• "It's a Kill Bill story in a Venture Brothers world! or better yet: Fun Home taking place on a backdrop of The Expendables."-Tini Howard, co-creator/writer
• Modern Family. Retro Sass. Highly Trained. To Kick your Ass. ASSASSINISTAS
• Eisner Hall of Fame Artist Gilbert Hernandez teams up with rising star writer Tini Howard (The Skeptics, Magdelena, Rick and Morty) for a full-octane action & family drama assault!
• Letter columns, interviews, previews, behind-the-panel-borders secrets & more!
(W) Chip Zdarsky (A/CA) Jim Cheung
The Fate of the Four Part 1
THE FOUR ARE NO MORE, SO TWO MUST DO! Something is very wrong with THE HUMAN TORCH and only THE THING can help him! It's the Marvel Universe reunion you've all been waiting for (well, HALF of it, at least!). Plus: What monumental secret has DOOM been hiding since the end of SECRET WARS, and how will it completely change the lives of Johnny Storm and Ben Grimm? PLUS: Includes 3 bonus MARVEL PRIMER PAGES!
Rated T
(W/A/CA) Matt Smith
The critically acclaimed Jim Henson's The Storyteller celebrates four mythic tales of fairies inspired by folklore from around the world and told in the spirit of Jim Henson's beloved television series.
In this first issue, rising newcomer Matt Smith (Lake of Fire, Barbarian Lord) reimagines the "The Elf Queen and the Shepherd," a tale of elven fairies in Iceland.
When a Fairy Princess is cursed to the human realm and cursed to bring death with her, Grettir the Strong must discover the source of the trouble and break her curse.
Upcoming issues will include stories by Benjamin Schipper, Tyler Jenkins, and Celia Lowenthal.
Praise for Jim Henson's The Storyteller: Giants: "An enjoyable read, nicely adapting both the classic show and folk tale, with very solid artwork." - Multiversity Comics
(W) Daniel Kibblesmith (A) Kano (CA) Julian Totino Tedesco
THE WORLD'S WORST SUPERHERO TEAM RETURNS IN AN EXPLOSIVE NEW ONGOING SERIES! This December, deeply alarming and untrustworthy writer Daniel Kibblesmith (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert) and eyepopping artist Kano (Daredevil) give the Valiant Universe the adjective-worthy superheroes it deserves: QUANTUM AND WOODY!
Sometimes...you embrace your destiny. And sometimes...you and your troublemaking adopted brother find yourselves trapped in a scientific lab explosion that grants you $@&%ing awesome superpowers. As a result of their accident, Eric and Woody Henderson - aka Quantum and Woody - must "klang" their wristbands together every 24 hours or both dissipate into nothingness. Which makes superhero-ing pretty awkward when you're not on speaking terms at the moment. See, Eric has been keeping a pretty big secret: He knows who Woody's birth father really is...and where he's been hiding all these years.
With great power comes great sibling rivalry! This winter, you'll believe two men and one goat can split a one bedroom apartment and still be a credible threat to evil and injustice everywhere when QUANTUM AND WOODY make headlines and take names!
For four years, Zanadu has been hosting a monthly meeting of all things comic books entitled, "Discussions from the Longtable." Customers and employees would sit around the table and rant an rave about this or that while verging on sugar overdose from all the free candy. We did it as friends...as a family.
Tonight, this tradition comes to an end.
I forgot exactly who had the bright idea to start this thing where I work an extra 90 min on an already long day, but truly, when it comes down to it, I love nothing more than bullsh**ting about comics. I love connecting with customers on another level and sharing nto only our mutual joy of comics, but the energy that lies behind the covers. The joy of discovering that next big story that will linger in your memory forever.
It has been my absolute pleasure to share what knowledge I have onto those who were just starting their journey into the bizarre world of funny books and to develop these connections into friendships that will last long outside the doors of Zanadu. Thank you to everyone who hung out even when it was sometimes just three of us... and to Perry for providing us with mounds of sugar!
So be there TONIGHT at 6:30 for one more chance to eat lots of candy and rant an rave about comics!! Bring a friend!
-CASEY!
While the rest of the world enters the Holiday madness vortex, the CSSG crew at Zanadu remains your pure light glowing center of peacefulness... Yeah, right, F that, you clearly have been watching different monkeys rant about comics for the past 4 years. But, hey, that's why you love us! Lots of good stuff this week, so get your butts in here and buy some comics!!
And don't forget that tonight is our FINAL longtable meeting at the store. Come talk nerdy with you fellow Seattle geeeks at 6:30pm! Free candy for all!
New Comic Book Day releases for comics shipping Wednesday, December13th! Be sure to watch the new episode of Comics Should Smell Good on Wednesday morning for a full breakdown of this week's best books by your favorite comic monkeys in all of Internet Land!
(W/A/CA) James Stokoe
With one last gambit aboard the space station, Wascylewski finds himself ambushed by two more deadly xenomorphs that will stop at nothing until he's dead.
The conclusion to Orc Stain creator James Stokoe's thrilling and claustrophobic Aliens story!
(W) Lee Allred (A/CA) Michael Allred
This is it: part six of "The Domino Effect"! Chagra promised he wouldn't alter reality until Forager returned to New Genesis, but did anyone actually believe him? Seems our beloved Bug might have. Luckily he's got a savvy teddy bear and ghost girl around to keep him focused, or else he might fall apart like a house of cards!
MATURE READERS
(W) Cullen Bunn (A) R. B. Silva (CA) Arthur Adams
CROSS-TIME CAPERS Part 2
• Lost in time, JEAN GREY and her team of X-MEN must survive long enough to fix what is wrong with the timestream...
• ...which isn't easy with the teens stranded in the not-too-far future. If only there were a similar group of mutant heroes to help them out.
• Oh, wait! There totally is! GUEST-STARRING X-MEN 2099!
Rated T+
RECOMMENDED BY WILL OF COMICSBLEND.COM!
(W) Tom King (A) Mitch Gerads (CA) Nick Derington
How do you spend your last night on Earth? Why, with the one you love, of course! Having been condemned to death by the new Highmaster, Mister Miracle is going to have to return to New Genesis for his execution. Before he does, he and Big Barda go on one last date. But if Scott Free truly is infected by Darkseid, as Orion says, you can bet some dark force will intervene-only to what end?
MATURE READERS
(W) Zack Kaplan (A/CA) Andrea Mutti
Aliens have come to Earth with a business deal: a spaceport on our planet. Now Earth's Security Agents are hunting down a dangerous rogue alien who's broken loose on the California coast, but one agent's personal feelings about Earth's deal with the aliens may push him to defy protocols and threaten the mission.
(W) Carlos Valderrama (A/CA) Miguel Valderrama
A cataclysm of unknown origins unleashed a race of gigantic monsters whose presence has driven humanity underground.
There, two orphans discover that the most dangerous monster is ambition, which unchecked, will grow until it devours you!
o An original vision from two powerful new talents!
o The Valderrama Bros. first American work!
This is it, kids, the FINAL edition of our monthly meeting of all things comics! While it's been our absolute pleasure to provide a place where the wonderful nerds of Seattle can come together and eat candy and talk comics, the time has come to close our doors and move on. Sad times are upon us, but we can lose ourselves in a sugar frenzy of unparalleled levels and rant and rave and, well...just sit in the comic store and appreciate the glorious smell of comics. Man, we're gonna miss these. So please please bring a friend and come visit us for one last time around the longtable. Much love to those who've come month in and month out, you are why we continued to host these things in the first place!
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13TH
6:30-8pm
FREE
ALL AGES
Free candy for all!
Casey is back and immediately starts to crap on his co-stars performance from last week. Hit play to watch Will and Morgan kick the crap out of Casey because they've had enough of his sh*t. F'ing primadonna. After that, we talk about comics.
Also, the dreaded "Closing Sale" has begun...but have no fear, you've still got TWO months to come in and give these comics a home!
-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
Now that the news is out, we can all be miserable together and lament the loss of the best comic book store in Seattle--ZANADU COMICS! Thank you all so much for sharing your kind words, strange stories and happy memories about this 42 year institution--it certainly brought tears to our eyes.
Our final day is January 28th, 2018, so that's about two months left, and it is officially time to start the dreaded "Closing Sale." Sounds ominous, I know, but the good news is, we are discounting the entire store at various tiers which means YOU can save some money and provide a good home for these lonely comic books. Do a little holiday shopping for yourself or loved ones and support the great Zanadu one (or two, or three or...) more time(s).
//Here's the gritty details//
-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.
Buy local this Holiday season and thank you all for your support these past 42 years!!
New Comic Book Day releases for comics shipping Wednesday, December 6th! Be sure to watch the new episode of Comics Should Smell Good on Wednesday morning for a full breakdown of this week's best books by your favorite comic monkeys in all of Internet Land!
Located in the very heart of downtown Seattle, WA, we are full service comic book store with 46 years experience in not just selling comics, but finding stories that will live with you forever.
In January of 2018, Zanadu Comics closed the doors of its retail shop after 42 years. Please browse our selection of comic books and graphic novels digitally through our online storefront. Thank you to everyone who has supported the mighty Zanadu since 1975.
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