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Lots of new items are available in our web store. Take a look and see what strikes your fancy! There are Heroes Exclusive comics, HeroesCon T-Shirts, hard to find Loose Ends issues and more! Look for more items in the coming weeks and please let us know if there is anything you would like to see in the store! Click the image to start shopping! Thanks!
Check out our sweet HeroesCon Variant cover for Avengers X-Sanction #1! It was announced this week that 2012′s big Marvel event will be Avengers vs X-Men (I loved that Marc Silvestri mini-series when I was a kid!) and this is where it starts! You can get yours at the store next Wednesday!
We’ve also created a listing on our eBay store for pre-sales.
Heroes Aren’t Hard to Find and Marvel Comics are offering a HeroesCon 2012 variant cover of this book that kicks off 2012′s Avengers VS X-Men Crossover!
This book is extremely limited and by ordering today you ensure you will have a copy of this book when it comes out next week.
All orders will ship Wednesday, December 14 when this book hits stands!
It’s Christmas and we’ve all once again secured our spots on the “Good List” (except for Heroes’ own Phil Southern, but that’s a story for another day..).
There’s only one thing better than Christmas morning and that’s a Christmas with presents purchased from Heroes Aren’t Hard to Find.
But what to ask for? The ideal gift should be something you’d not readily purchase for yourself on any given Wednesday.
But what if you asked a family member or friend for that same comics-related item and…what if Heroes was having a HUGE SALE …what if that sale was THIS WEEKEND????
Well, this is the season of miracles and here are some items for you folks (to receive or give!) who have been pretty darn good this year (excluding of course the aforementioned Phil).
Parker Martini Edition by Darwyn Cooke
This edition contains both of the Parker Graphic Novels, The Hunter and The Outfit plus a new short story plus 70(!) pages of bonus material including bits by Ed Brubaker, Tom Spurgeon, and Abby Westlake! The Parker books are as good as you’ve heard–they are as good as it gets.You absolutely MUST read them and this gorgeous Martini Edition looks great on any bookshelf or coffee table.
Just take a gander inside:
Sadly, my copy is no longer in mint condition due to my excessive salivating.
The Walking Dead Omnibus
I know what you’re thinking–560 pages of Zombie Comics–no way. When we scheduled this book for the Discussion Group, I felt the same way UNTIL I READ the first 12 issues.
And the only thing better than reading a lot of The Walking Dead is reading the comic and then watching the AMC series as an accoutrement. Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard have created a horror masterpiece.
Literary note: If you purchase more than one omnibus, you are allowed (by law) to use the word omnibi even though it is not really a word, but hey, these are zombies we’re dealing with here.
Bone 20th Anniversary Full Color One Volume Collected Box Set
You know you want it. It is the complete collection one of the most fun, exciting comic-reading experiences around. Get it for the kids– it is a perfect starter comic for both boys and girls or use the kids as an excuse and get it for yourself. It is just a stunning piece of comic story telling. I envy any of you that have yet to read it and can experience it for the first time. And this Box Set is the perfect way to read it.
MAD Fold-In Collection
Every dang time (pardon my french!) I go into the store, I have a stare-down with this mammoth two volume set that contains every one of the great Al Jaffee’s fold-ins which ran on the back inside cover of every issue of MAD since LBJ was President. Each fold-in is presented in a before-and-after state so you can enjoy the book without having to trash it!.
You must buy this–you will buy this. (see? if you folded in that last sentence, it would say “You must buy this”)
Gahan Wilson 50 years of Playboy Cartoons
This is one of the best books of the past year (or so). Gahan Wilson is the true heir apparent to New Yorker comic weirdo Charles Addams. His comics are twisted, macabre, beautifully rendered and above all–laugh out loud funny. This 3 volume set belongs in every serious comic fan’s library. It contains over 1000 cartoons – here’s just one example of Wilson’s genius:
Rather smartly, I’m not going to try to make a joke after the master has spoken….
75 Years of DC Comics
Winner of the 2011 Eisner Comic Industry Award for Best Comics-Related Book of the Year!
We’ve all seen it in the back of the store; you know we all want it; and we all deserve it–even Phil!
Serving Suggestion: Author Paul Levitz not included
But wait….. there is still more!
STATUES! C’mon fess up– you know you want a statue, me too. And we all deserve a statue (Phil?–well, it’s a toss-up) and the statues will be discounted from 10 to 70 percent!!!! Shelton Drum (aka The Big Kahuna) loves to deal on these Sale weekends. Just don’t call him The Big Kahuna.These statues are priced to move — from the store shelf to under your tree.
If statues aren’t your thing (what –were you born in a barn??) howzabout Toon Tumblers. These terrific glasses will work for any potent (and non-potent) potables. Flavors include Superman,Teen Titans, Joker, Robin, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Captain America, Flash, Spider-Man, Deadpool and a JLA Pitcher.
So for goodness sake,visit Heroes this weekend–Saturday and Sunday December 3rd and 4th and if you buy a Toon Tumbler, for God’s sake use a coaster (unless you really were born in a barn, then, never mind!)
And have the decency not to mention coal around Phil Southern.
Be there…..
It pays to be a reserve customer at Heroes Aren’t Hard To Find! We have passes (admit two) for an advance screening of Fright Night for the first 10 reserve customers that come by the store and ask for one.
Spider-Island is here! With Manhattan spiraling into chaos as its inhabitants gain spider powers, it’s up to Spider-Man and Earth’s Mightiest to fix it!
To celebrate this momentous occasion, Heroes Aren’t Hard To Find and comic shops all around the world have participated in the chance to have their store featured on the cover to AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #666.
You can come to the store and get a copy of the Heroes variant or you can order yours online at the Heroes Web Store right here.
Thanks to everyone who came out for the Loose Ends #1 release party on last Wednesday! Also, thanks to Chris Brunner and Jason Latour for coming out to the store and signing tons of books and prints for everyone! The event was such a success that we sold out of the regular edition of Loose Ends #1!
We have them back and stock now, so if you weren’t able to make it out to the event you can still get all the items we had on hand with the Loose Ends #1 “Neon Noir” 3-Pack now available in the Heroes Web Store!
The Loose Ends #1 “Neon Noir” 3-Pack includes 1 of each of the following:
We hope you’re having a great holiday! To celebrate, Heroes is opening our shiny new web store for you, our loyal blog readers. Click the image above to visit the store now. Today we are offering items that were previously only available at HeroesCon 2011! Why not purchase a Fighting American T-Shirt for yourself or a friend to celebrate our nation’s independence? Check it out, let us know what you think, and please let us know if there are other items you’d like to see in the web store. Have a good one and don’t blow your fingers off people!
Last chance for Advance 3-Day passes to HeroesCon 2011 that is! HeroesCon 2011 starts in 5 days! The deadline for purchasing these will be Tuesday, May 31 at 9:00 PM EST. Advance 3-Day passes entitle you to early entry every day of the convention (at our discretion). Every year we also give an signed and numbered print to advance pass holders and this year is no different! The 2011 incentive print features art by master of the macabre, Bernie Wrightson! Feast your peepers on a teaser of the art for this year’s print above. NOTE: Prints are not guaranteed to be ready for pickup until possibly Friday evening or Saturday as Bernie has to sign over a 1000 of these bad boys when he gets into town. So, if you see Bernie, just say thank you and go easy on the handshakes!
In other convention news, we are working round the clock to get all of our small press listings up on the site and ready for our program books. Thank you for your patience! We are a small staff running a BIG convention and we are going to make sure everyone that attends the show this year has the time of their lives!
Table assignments for professionals, Indie Island and exhibitors are now up on the site, check them out! We can’t wait to see you all in just a few days!
Free Comic Book Day is tomorrow and the weather man has promised an absolutely gorgeous day! Heroes has a few last minute giveaways and incentives for all of you true believers out there. In local news, VisArt Video is offering a free movie rental to our first 30 customers that spend $15 dollars or more tomorrow. And the neighborhood fun doesn’t stop there! Jackalope Jack’s has informed us that anyone presenting their Heroes FCBD receipt will receive 20% off on their meal TOMORROW ONLY! Help support our local businesses while you enjoy a beautiful spring day filled with comics, art and fun! You can also pick up a pre-screening ticket for the new movie Priest, a TokyoPop production next Thursday or Bridesmaids, starring Kristen Wiig this Tuesday. These tickets are extremely limited so be sure to ask for them when you get to the register! Just say “I saw it on HeroesOnline!”
It pays to be a reserve customer at Heroes Aren’t Hard To Find! We have passes for a Thursday night advanced screening of Battle: Los Angeles for the first 20 reserve customers that come by the store and ask for one. We also have other Battle: LA goodies while supplies last!
