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No. 71, Week of
Welcome
to Outcries!
– Well – it’s clearly “winter in
What’s coming this week
– we’ve got a tiny bit of Civil War
coming with Fantastic Four #542 CW, plus
the latest 52 (week #36), Helmet of Fate: Detective Chimp #1 (I know you’ve
been waiting for that one), War of the Undead #1
(MR), a Xena
Strange Visitor One Shot, Sandman Mystery Theatre Sleep Of Reason #2 (of 5)
(MR) and more Green Lantern #16!
Clifton provides another “Pick of the Week – and makes an astounding admission! Derek Peterson also provides his “pick of the week” – and Garrett Brinker’s back
with more Magic the Gathering – Reviews and
Insights. And as always, we provide you with the latest in Variant Covers, and
Trade Paperbacks!
Clif’s Pick of the Week: Thunderbolts #110. Rarely do I stand here and admit when
I am wrong but this is one of those times. Thunderbolts has
quickly gone from one of the few books I try my best not to read to one of the
books that I can’t wait for the next issue of. I’m a big fan of the original Thunderbolts
and the concept but they had some of the most obscure villains for the cast.
Within my first year of reading it, I was ready to leave it. Now, thanks
to Civil War, the Thunderbolts are back and with a
vengeance! Actual villains. Actual redemption (to a degree). With
this issue, Warren Ellis proves once more why he’s one of the top
writers in the industry. He’s reinvented Stormwatch (The
Authority and Planetary), Iron Man, Galactus
(Ultimate Extinction), the New Universe (Newuniversal) and the
concept of Superheroes in general (Nextwave), This is a must read
for all fans of Marvel and Civil War.
[Just a note – Marvel is sold-out of this issue – but we still have some issues
left – get ‘em while you can!]
Derek’s Pick of the
Week:
Newuniversal. I
just read the first and second issues of Warren Ellis’ new creation, Newuniversal.
I wasn't able to pick up number one when it first came out but Marvel’s
releasing a second printing of it on Wednesday January 17, 2007. I recommend
that you pick it up and read it. As should be expected with these new books
there’s a lot of stuff is still left to be told. Number one is a definite set
up, and has a lot of "What of the hell..." kind of moments.
Definitely a good read. Lot's of emotion, rooting for certain characters, and
wondering what is going to happen, and what you want to happen. Laroca's art to
boot, adds to a wonderful book, that I recommend to all those that love Warren
Ellis, want a sweet story, and love superhero comic books!
Magic
the Gathering - Reviews and Insights! With Garrett Brinker: Welcome! It’s time to finish up the
breakdown for the color wheel. I saved my favorite for last. Black
is the color for Skeleton’s, Zombie’s, Demon’s,
and plagues. Many players gravitate toward black because it has
powerful effects. Timing on black spells and abilities can be the trickiest in
the game. It requires serious assessment of what you think your opponent has in
their hand and deck. Black has some huge power house creatures
but requires either life totals or sacrificing creatures to keep them in play.
Often huge board clearing effects or lots of damage to your opponent are
available but inevitably leaves you open. If an opponent capitalizes on an open
counter attack, the black player often finds themselves on the losing end. But,
if you have played smart your opponent finds themselves in an insurmountable
disadvantage. This is my favorite color because of the versatility black
offers. It can be combined with any other color effectively and frequently.
The two most popular
archetypes for black are “Reanimation” and “Control”.
The “Reanimation” deck focuses on reviving creatures that have
been put in the graveyard so they can pound on your opponent again and again.
It really changes how often you can throw your creatures in front of attackers
because you know your creatures are coming back. Often high powered low
toughness creatures are utilized for these decks. They tend to be low cost and
very effective in this deck type. The “Control” deck works
by either controlling the number and or types of cards in an opponents hand or
by destroying creatures almost as soon as they hit the board. Spells that force
discards and creatures that make an opponent discard over and over are almost
always black.
Some popular cards that have
defined black abilities are “Terror”, “Dark Ritual”,
“Mind Twist”, “Lord of the Pit”. Some of my new
favorites are “Sudden Spoiling”, “Smallpox”, and “Lim-Dul
the Necromancer”. I am really excited to see where the new set is
taking the color spectrum. Planar Chaos will be taking each
color into new areas not typical of the original breakdown. The rumors are
that: Green is getting direct damage. Black is
getting counterspells. Blue is getting mana acceleration. Red
is getting explosive creature growth. White is getting huge
effects at the cost of your life total. It should be tons of fun. Planar
Chaos will be out in February! Thanks again!
Don’t forget – The
Giant Outland Comics Back Issue Blowout sale continues! We’ve discounted our huge selection of Back Issues
even more – and that means the BIG Savings for all of you continues! 100’s of Back Issues are
now discounted at 75%!! - and 1,000’s –
yes 1,000’s – are now discounted 85%!! You won’t want to miss it!!!
That’s it for this week Happy Reading! Don’t forget to visit us at Outlandcomics.com
Also
arriving this Week:
Gaming!
Yu-Gi-Oh Machine
Re-Volt Structure Decks
Statues!
Marvel Milestones
Trials of Colossus Statue $175.00
Trade Paperbacks and
Graphic Novels!
Angry Christ Comix TP
(MR) $16.99
Kare Kano Vol 21 GN
(of 21) $9.99
Liberty Meadows Vol 4
Cold Cold Heart TP $14.99
Spawn Armageddon Vol
1 TP (MR) $14.99
Superman Emperor
Joker TP $14.99
Twisted Toyfare
Theatre Vol 8 TP $12.99
Trigun Maximum Vol 11
TP $9.95
Variant Covers!
Demonwars the Demon
Awakens Seeley Cover A #1 (Of 3) $4.99
Newuniversal 2nd
Printing Ribic Variant #1 $2.99
Spider-Man Reign 2nd
Printing Andrews Variant #1 (Of 4) $3.99
Ultimate Spider-Man
White Variant #104
Magazines!
Beckett Baseball Feb
2007 #263 $4.99
Beckett Basketball
Feb 2007 #199 $4.99
Books
Arriving Wednesday, January 17, 2007
52 WEEK #37 $2.50 [Outland customers need to note that DC has indicated
there’ll be NO REORDERS and NO PLANS for a TRADE PAPERBACK with any of the 52
titles! Check with us now if you want to make sure to get future issues!]
AQUAMAN SWORD OF ATLANTIS
#48 (RES) $2.99
AVENGERS EARTHS MIGHTIEST
HEROES II #5 (OF 8) $3.99
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA #5
$2.99
BIRDS OF PREY #102 $2.99
CABLE DEADPOOL #36 $2.99
CATWOMAN #63 $2.99
CLASSIC BATTLESTAR
GALACTICA #3 $3.50
CONAN #36 (MR) $2.99
CONAN & THE MIDNIGHT
GOD #1 (OF 5) $2.99
CTHULHU TALES 2ND PTG #1
$6.99
DEMONWARS THE DEMON
AWAKENS SEELEY COVER A #1 (OF 3) $4.99
DESPERADOES BUFFALO
DREAMS #1 $3.99
EXILES #90 $2.99
FANTASTIC
FOUR #542 CW $2.99
GHOST IN THE SHELL 1.5
HUMAN ERROR PROCESSOR #4 $2.99
GHOST RIDER #7 $2.99
GIRLS #21 (MR) $2.99
GREEN LANTERN #16 $2.99
HELMET OF FATE DETECTIVE
CHIMP #1 $2.99
HIGHLANDER #3 $2.99
INVINCIBLE #38 $2.99
JLA CLASSIFIED #32 $3.99
MARVEL ADVENTURES
AVENGERS #9 $2.99
MARVEL ADVENTURES
FANTASTIC FOUR #20 $2.99
NEGATIVE BURN #8 (MR)
$5.99
NEWUNIVERSAL 2ND PRINTING
RIBIC VARIANT #1 $2.99
NOBLE CAUSES #26 (NOTE
PRICE) $3.50
OMEGA MEN #4 (OF 6) $2.99
RED MENACE #3 (OF 6)
$2.99
RED SONJA SHE DEVIL WITH
A SWORD ANNUAL #1 $3.50
SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE
SLEEP OF REASON #2 (OF 5) (MR) $2.99
SCOOBY DOO #116 $2.25
SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN
#34 $2.99
SE7EN GREED #2 (OF 7)
(MR) $3.99
SHADOWPACT #9 $2.99
SHE-HULK 2 #15 $2.99
SIMPSONS COMICS #126
$2.99
SKYE RUNNER #6 $2.99
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG
#170 $2.25
SPIDER-MAN REIGN #2 (OF
4) $3.99
SPIDER-MAN REIGN 2ND
PRINTING ANDREWS VARIANT #1 (OF 4) $3.99
SPIRIT #2 $2.99
STAR TREK NEXT GENERATION
THE SPACE BETWEEN #1 $3.99
STARDUST KID #5 (OF 5)
$3.50
TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE
#3 (MR) $2.99
TOUPYDOOPS #5 (MR) $3.50
TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT
ULTRA MAGNUS $3.99
TRON #3 $3.50
ULTIMATE POWER #1
DIRECTORS CUT $3.99
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #104
$3.99
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN WHITE
VARIANT #104
ULTIMATE X-MEN #78 $2.99
WAR OF THE UNDEAD #1 (OF
3) (MR) $3.99
WHITE TIGER #3 (OF 6)
$2.99
WISDOM #2 (OF 6) (MR)
$3.99
WONDER MAN #2 (OF 5)
$2.99
XENA STRANGE VISITOR ONE
SHOT $4.95
X-MEN FIRST CLASS #5 (OF
8) $2.99
Y THE LAST MAN #53 (MR)
$2.99
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