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No.
53, Week of
Just
a Reminder: Due to the Labor Day
Welcome to another issue
of Outcries!
It’s time for another FEATURE OF THE MONTH – and for September
we’ve chosen to highlight one of the great masters of comic art and story
telling - WILL EISNER. Eisner is recognized
internationally as a legend in the field of “sequential art”, a
term he in fact created – and is the namesake for one of the comics industry's
most prestigious awards, The Eisner Award, as well as the inspiration for
countless comic artists and writers. We’ve also included a number of Eisner
Award winners in this month’s Feature Wall selections. Stop by and read the
Bio on this amazing man and browse through the month’s featured selections!
News on MTG Pricing – Some of you may have already heard something
about this – Wizards of the Coast has announced price increases on Magic the
Gathering products effective September 22. The MSRP will be $3.99 for
Booster Packs, $12.29 for Tournament & Theme decks, and $34.99 for Fat
Packs. The price change will begin with the next Magic expansion set: Time
Spiral. We’ll still be keeping our prices below retail – Booster Packs will
increase from $3.29 to $3.49; prices for Theme Decks, etc., will need to
increase as well. Note that we will not be increasing the price on our
current inventory of Magic – and we will not be raising any of our Magic
prices until our suppliers have depleted their inventories and begun to
re-stock at the higher prices.
Comics and Trades and
other stuff – it looks like another
great week of new comics – one’s not to be missed: Return to those thrilling
days of yesteryear with the Lone Ranger #1 and Mystery In
Space #1, then there’s X-Men Phoenix Warsong #1, 52 Week 18, and
God The Dyslexic Dog #1! Plus there’s plenty of
variants (we try our best), the latest Justice League (Alex Ross) Action
Figures, and a variety of Trade Paperbacks.
Clif’s “Pick of the Week”
– is on hiatus this week as he was under the weather this weekend. However
here’s a quick synopsis of what I thought was good: 1) the Trials of Shazam! #1 – much better
than expected, 2) Batman Journey Into Knight #11 – always good
and getting better, and 3) All Star Superman #5 – actually pretty
good (makes up for that last one with Jimmy Olsen in a dress!).
And Finally – This Saturday, Topps “Turns Back the Clock” for a second
time offering you a special pack of Topps
trading cards for the price of a pack of sports cards in 1957 – just 5 cents!
We want to hear from you!
– Have a comment or suggestion you’d like to share with the Outland Comics
staff? Do our hours suit your schedule? Want to submit your own
“Recommended Read”? What would you like more of? Let us know! Just e-mail us
at: outland@netscape.com”
Have a great week!
Attention:
SPORTS FANS! - “Turn back the Clock” Returns!
The NFL’s Kick-Off Weekend,
September 9-10 is “Topps
Turn Back the Clock” weekend for the second year. On Saturday fans and
card collectors can stop by and purchase a special pack of Topps trading cards for the price of a pack of
sports cards in 1957 – just
5 cents! This
special pack will include the first five cards of a 22-card limited edition set
styled after the 1957 Topps
design. These cards are available with any store purchase [limits
apply!]
In addition it will be the
kick-off of a 17-week
“Card of the Week” promotion that will feature an all-new exclusive Topps rookie card of a different NFL player each
week. The cards that collectors will receive as part of these sets are
all limited edition cards and only available in
What’s
New this Week:
Action Figures!!
From DC Direct -
Justice League (Alex Ross) Series 4 Action Figures - Featuring Hawkman, Black Adam, Solomon
Grundy, Zatanna and Shazam!
Variant Editions!
Dynamic Forces X-MEN
#188 Signed Edition $19.99
Escape of the Living
Dead Fearbook Gore Cover #1
(MR) $3.99
Hunter Killer Lee
Cover #7 $2.99
Hunter Killer Silvestri Cover #7 $2.99
Lady Death Shi
Preview Ruby Red Con Foil Edition $4.99
X-Men
Posters!
X-Men First Class
Poster $6.99
Superman Shield
Poster $5.49
Calendars!
Batman 2007 16 Month
Wall Calendar $11.99
Star Wars Complete
Saga 2007 16 Month Wall Calendar $11.99
Trade Paperbacks!
Authority Earth
Inferno and Other Stories TP $14.95
Authority Transfer of
Power TP $17.95
Authority Under New Management TP $ 17.95
Batman: Face The Face
TP - Collecting The One Year Later Tale From Detective Comics #817-820 And Batman
#651-654!
CSI Case Files Vol 1 TP $19.99
Elfquest the Grand Quest Vol
13 TP $9.99
New Avengers Vol 3 Secrets and Lies TP $14.99
Tyler Kirkham Sketchbook $2.99
Ultimate Spider-Man Vol 1 Power & Responsibility
TP $14.95
Books
Arriving
52 WEEK 18 – Featuring
the origin of The Question with art by Joe Bennett! [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!]
AGENTS OF ATLAS #2 (OF 6)
$2.99
THE ALL NEW ATOM #3 - Ivy
Town gets stranger and stranger as the new Atom his home town.
AMERICAN SPLENDOR #1
(VERTIGO) - Harvey Pekar
presents a new miniseries from off the streets of
BATTLER BRITTON #3
(WILDSTORM) - Can the British and American forces come together as a single
unit?
BEYOND #3 (OF 6) $2.99
THE CREEPER #2 -
Guest-starring Batman! A bizarre threat stalks the skyscrapers of
CROSS
DETECTIVE COMICS #823 -
Batman is drawn into a forest of intrigue when he uncovers a secret from Poison
Ivy's past.
ELFQUEST THE DISCOVERY #2
(OF 4) $3.99
ESCAPE OF THE LIVING DEAD
FEARBOOK GORE COVER #1 (MR) $3.99
THE EXTERMINATORS #9
(VERTIGO) - The cockroaches take their guerilla war to a frightening new
level. Mature.
FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD
SPIDER-MAN #12 $2.99
GOD THE DYSLEXIC DOG #1
GI JOE SCARLETT
DECLASSIFIED $4.95
GREEN LANTERN #13 - Hal
Jordan and Guy Gardner are confronted by the Cyborg-Superman and the murderous Manhunters!
HUNTER KILLER LEE COVER
#7 $2.99
HUNTER KILLER SILVESTRI
COVER #7 $2.99
JONAH HEX #11 - David
Michael Beck lavishly illustrates the return of the mysterious El Diablo!
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED
#25 (JOHNNY DC) - Can Dr. Fate and Green Lantern prepare Blue Devil for a
battle with Doctor Destiny?
KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER
TABLE #118 $4.99
LADY DEATH SHI PREVIEW
RUBY RED CON FOIL EDITION $4.99
LOCAL #6 (OF 12) (MR)
$2.99
LONE RANGER #1 $2.99
LOONEY TUNES #142 (JOHNNY
DC) - Bugs Bunny finds himself in the most intense soccer game of his life!
MANIFEST ETERNITY #4
(WILDSTORM) - An assassination attempt on the human president is thwarted by a
most unlikely source.
MARVEL 1602 FANTASTICK
FOUR #1 (OF 5) $3.50
MYSTERY IN SPACE #1 -
Comics legend Jim Starlin
and rising star Shane Davis launch a miniseries starring the new Captain Comet!
THE NEXT #3 - Can the
team rescue Superman from a time anomaly?
NIGHTWING #124 - Nightwing will need help to escape the wrath of a fire-throwing
hit man!
NOBLE CAUSES #23 $3.50
OMAC #3 - Brother Eye
thinks it’s in control of the last OMAC!
OUTSIDERS #40 - Who’s
about to blow the Outsiders’ deep cover?
PUNISHER #37 (MR) $2.99
RED SONJA #14 $2.99
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #166
$2.25
SOULSEARCHERS #79 $2.50
SHONEN JUMP OCT 06 #46
$4.99
SIDEKICK #3 (OF 5) (MR)
$3.50
SNAKEWOMAN #2 $2.99
SPIDER-MAN SPECIAL BLACK
& BLUE & READ ALL OVER $3.99
STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF THE
TRANSFORMERS GENERATIONS
(IDW) #7 $2.49
TRANSFORMERS STORMBRINGER
#3 (OF 4) $2.99
TRUTH JUSTIN &
UNCANNY X-MEN #478 $2.99
X-MEN
X-MEN
Y: THE LAST MAN #49
(VERTIGO) - Pia Guerra
returns for Part 1 of “Motherland,” as the final year of the series
begins! Mature.
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The Outland Comics Staff
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