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Saturday, August 31, 2013

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ALL STAR RECOMMENDS – Daredevil: End of Days HC

He uttered one word as he laid dying, a single clue, andirresistible bait for a search into the past for its truth. It is anobituary, yet also an eye toward the future for the legend of Matt Murdock, Daredevil.

Equal parts recollection of the great moments in Ol’ hornhead’shistory, as well as a startling primer for those looking to seewhat all the fuss is about, Daredevil: End of Days straddles theline between love letter to the past and bold reminder of thecharacter’s timeless ability to attract ‘new’ acolytes.

This meld doesn’t just happen in the plot and dialoguehowever. The art itself is the device that transports readersthrough the various eras; primarily the 80’s of Klaus Jansonand Bill Sienkiewicz, and the early 2000’s Alex Maleev andDavid Mack, both pairs supporting each other brilliantly.

In fact, each art style itself serves to pinpoint key charactersand flashes into Murdock’s past but it never jars, as the grit andvariation that each artist employs has become one with thecharacter and expectations of the tone and singular habitat of hell’s kitchen. Again, this either serves as a treat for long timereaders or an exciting artifact for those looking to get the best

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of DD in one place.

Primary credit has to go to writers Bendis and Mack however,as they have managed to create and give voice to a story thatseems without creators. The pair prove to be invisiblethroughout, and are so attuned to the voices of Ben Urich,Elektra, Foggy, Peter Parker, Frank Castle and Matt himself that it feels like a historical excavation and recreation of pre-existing people. In his novel On Writing, author Stephen Kingstates his belief that all stories are hidden and it is the writer’s

job to merely unearth and polish them; to give new life tosomething long buried, and to be honest. Daredevil: End of Days feels the most true example of that idea that I’ve readrecently.

With Frank Miller absent it might have seemed this was afoolish attempt to capitalize on his early (and most heralded)work on the character in some sort of nostalgic cash grab, but itboth transcends and honours his work while simultaneouslybeing a celebration of what has been done since without ego or highlight upon any individual creative voice.

A modern masterpiece, and the best incarnation of ThePunisher since Mr Ennis held the pen… Even then, wow.

Verdict: ALL STAR RECOMMENDED!

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New Comics For Wednesday 28th

Oh man, more comics...why are you so awesome?! Week's likethis are just a pleasure! Aaron wraps up his origin story of themad Titan in THANOS RISING #5 while starting his next arc onthe outstanding THOR GOD OF THUNDER #12. The first postMorrison Bat Inc issue ships with BATMAN INCORPORATEDSPECIAL #1. An amazing line up of superstar artist guest in

AMERICAN VAMPIRE ANTHOLOGY #1 and fantastic newVertigo series Collider gets re-named with FBP FEDERALBUREAU OF PHYSICS #2. Serious all age awesome with ITTYBITTY HELLBOY #1. Hickman's SECRET #3 finally getsreleased! And trades, don't us started! DAREDEVIL BY MARKWAID TP VOL 04, FURY MAX TP VOL 02, GUARDIANS OFGALAXY PREM HC VOL 01, TALON TP VOL 01 ,YOUNG

AVENGERS TP VOL 01. Oh and early Mignola art on the mostbadass space critter around: ROCKET RACCOON TP TALESFROM HALF WORLD.

MARVEL A PLUS X #11 ASTONISHING X-MEN #66 AVENGERS ARENA #14CAPTAIN AMERICA #10CAPTAIN MARVEL #15 INFDEADPOOL #15FF #11GAMBIT #16JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #655NEW AVENGERS #9 INFSCARLET SPIDER #21

SECRET AVENGERS #8THANOS RISING #5 (OF 5) INFTHOR GOD OF THUNDER #12ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #26UNCANNY AVENGERS #11UNCANNY X-MEN #11WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #35WOLVERINE MAX #10YOUNG AVENGERS #9 NOW

DC COMICS ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #4 ALL STAR WESTERN #23 AQUAMAN #23BATMAN INCORPORATED SPECIAL #1BATMAN SUPERMAN #3BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #23CATWOMAN #23

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FLASH #23GREEN TEAM TEEN TRILLIONAIRES #4INJUSTICE GODS AMONG US #8JUSTICE LEAGUE #23 (TRINITY)LARFLEEZE #3RED LANTERNS #23SUPERMAN #23TALON #11TEEN TITANS #23

VERTIGO AMERICAN VAMPIRE ANTHOLOGY #1FBP FEDERAL BUREAU OF PHYSICS #2TOM STRONG AND THE PLANET OF PERIL #2 (OF 6)UNWRITTEN #52WAKE #1 DIRECTORS CUT

BOOM ADVENTURE TIME #19 MAIN CVRSFANBOYS VS ZOMBIES #17REGULAR SHOW #3

DARK HORSE ANGEL & FAITH #25CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT #2ITTY BITTY HELLBOY #1 (OF 3)KING CONAN HOUR O/T DRAGON #4 (OF 6)MASS EFFECT FOUNDATION #2MASSIVE #15MIND MGMT #14STAR WARS LEGACY II #6STATION TO STATION ONE SHOT

DYNAMITE

DAMSELS GIANT KILLER ONE SHOTMARK WAID GREEN HORNET #5MISS FURY #5UNCANNY #3

IDWDOCTOR WHO PRISONERS OF TIME #8 (OF 12)JUDGE DREDD CLASSICS #2MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #10THUMBPRINT BY JOE HILL #3 (OF 3)TMNT ONGOING #25TRANSFORMERS MORE THAN MEETS EYE #20TRANSFORMERS PRIME BEAST HUNTERS #4TRANSFORMERS REGENERATION ONE #94

IMAGEFATALE #16LAZARUS #3MIND THE GAP #13MORNING GLORIES #30SECRET #3SEX #6SKULLKICKERS #24SUPER DINOSAUR #20THINK TANK #9

MISC ALL NEW FATHOM #2 (OF 8) ATOMIC ROBO REAL SCIENCE ADV #10EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT ASSASSINS #14EXTINCTION PARADE #2

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PACK GIVEAWAY!

Iron Man 3 is out on DVD, Blu-Ray & Digital August 28th and wehave a excellent prize pack to give away along with two runners upprizes.

First prize is: a copy of Iron Man 3 on DVD, a Iron Man Hoodie, a IronMan Cap and a set of Iron Man Headphones.

Two Runners Up prizes are: A copy of Iron Man 3 on DVD and a IronMan Cap.

To go into the draw to win all you need to do is tell us, in the final actas a last ditch play Tony drops the phrase "Initiate the House PartyProtocol." If this was the codename for your back up plan, whatwould you have happen?

Terms and Conditions :

All entries will go into the All Star Barrel and winners will be drawn atrandom.

Entries close 7pm Wednesday 28th of August and winners will beannounced Thursday the 29th of August. Prizes will only be availableto pick up from the store and winner must produce photo ID uponpick up. Prizes might not be available for pick up for 4 weeks after the draw. Winners will be contacted once the prizes are in store.

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Again a massive thanks to Iron Man 3 out on DVD, Blu-Ray & Digital August 28th

Monday, August 19, 2013

WHITE HOUSE DOWNPREVIEW PASS GIVEAWAY!

In Columbia Pictures’ White House Down, Capitol Policeman JohnCale (Channing Tatum) has just been denied his dream job with theSecret Service of protecting President James Sawyer (Jamie Foxx).

Not wanting to let down his little girl with the news, he takes her on atour of the White House, when the complex is overtaken by a heavilyarmed paramilitary group. Now, with the nation’s government fallinginto chaos and time running out, it's up to Cale to save the president,his daughter, and the country.

Thanks to those fine folks from Sony Pictures and White HouseDown, in cinemas September 5th, we have 5 preview passes to ascreening of White House Down on Monday 2nd September at6.30pm at Hoyts Melbourne Central .

To go into the draw for you chance to win just tell us "who wouldmake your ultimate action/buddy duo and why?"

SPECIAL NOTE: As this prize is for a specific time and date,please only enter if you make the screening.

All entries will go into the All Star Barrel and winners will be drawn atrandom.

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Entries close 6pm Monday the 26th of August and winners will beannounced Tuesday the 27th of August.Winners will need to provide their email addresses so thatthey can get their special bar coded entry.

Again a massive thanks to Sony Pictures and White HouseDown Only at the Movies! September 5For more information head to:www.WhiteHouseDown.com.au

or https://www.facebook.com/SonyPicturesAUS?ref=br_tf

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New Comics For Wednesday August 21st

And the hits just keep on coming! Hopefully you had thechance to catch the Comic Book Heroes doco about Gestalt on

ABC 1 last Tuesday at 10pm. If not it's now on IVIEW. Once youcatch up there don't forget about episode 2 airing the sametime this Tuesday!

As for comics, don't get me started! Marvel's Infinity rolls out itsfirst tie in issues. Kitch hit BATMAN 66 number two is out. Thebrother no one ever wanted is in with 100 BULLETS BROTHERLONO #3. CHEW TP VOL 07 BAD APPLES has been a longtime coming but it's finally out! Sam Humphries Aztec time travelmadness in SACRIFICE HC. And the Intergalactic Bard is backin stock with the return of WILLIAM SHAKESPEARES STARWARS HC. Anything you like the look of let us know below. :D

MARVEL AVENGERS #18 INF AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #18 INFCABLE AND X-FORCE #13DAREDEVIL #30DEXTER #2 (OF 5)INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK #12MORBIUS LIVING VAMPIRE #8NOVA #7SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #16THUNDERBOLTS #14 INFULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #29

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VENOM #39X-FACTOR #261X-MEN #4X-MEN LEGACY #15

DC COMICS ANIMAL MAN #23 ARROW #10BATMAN 66 #2BATMAN AND NIGHTWING #23BATMAN BEYOND UNIVERSE #1BATWOMAN #23BIRDS OF PREY #23GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS #23HE MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE #5JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #23 (TRINITY)JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICAS VIBE #7LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #23RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #23SUPERGIRL #23SUPERMAN UNCHAINED #3TRINITY OF SIN PANDORA #3 (TRINITY)WONDER WOMAN #23

VERTIGO100 BULLETS BROTHER LONO #3 (OF 8)FABLES #132

BOOM ADVENTURE TIME CANDY CAPERS #2 (OF 6)BRAVEST WARRIORS #11

DARK HORSEBLOOD BROTHERS #2 (OF 3)

BPRD HELL ON EARTH #110CONAN THE BARBARIAN #19CREEPY COMICS #13DARK HORSE PRESENTS #27DREAM THIEF #4 (OF 5)LOBSTER JOHNSON SCENT OF LOTUS #2STAR WARS DARK TIMES SPARK REMAINS #2 (OF 5)STAR WARS DARTH VADER & NINTH ASSASSIN #5 (OF 5)STRAIN THE FALL #2

IDWDINOSAURS ATTACK #2 (OF 5)

JUDGE DREDD #10KISS KIDS #1 (OF 4)MY LITTLE PONY MICRO SERIES #7 CUTIE MARK CRUSADERTMNT VILLAIN MICROSERIES #5 KARAI

IMAGE APHRODITE IX #4BOUNCE #4CHIN MUSIC #2I LOVE TROUBLE #6MICE TEMPLAR IV LEGEND #6REVIVAL #13THIEF OF THIEVES #16

MISCBLOODSHOT #0SERGIO ARAGONES FUNNIES #9SIMPSONS COMICS #205SIXTH GUN #33

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SOLID STATE TANK GIRL #3 (OF 4)SOULFIRE VOL 4 #6X-O MANOWAR #16

TRADES AVENGERS COMPLETE COLL BY GEOFF JOHNS TP VOL 02BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER WILLOW WONDERLAND TPCAPTAIN ATOM TP VOL 02 GENESIS (N52)CHEW TP VOL 07 BAD APPLES

CHILDREN OF PALOMAR HCCURING POSTMODERN BLUES READING MORRISON & WESTONDC UNIVERSE PRESENTS TP VOL 02 VANDAL SAVAGE (N52)DEADPOOL TP VOL 02 SOUL HUNTER NOWDRAGON AGE HC VOL 03 UNTIL WE SLEEPFANTASTIC FOUR TP VOL 02 ROAD TRIP NOWGREEN LANTERN SECTOR 2814 TP VOL 02IN THE DAYS OF THE MOB HCINVINCIBLE COMPENDIUM TP VOL 02IRON MAN PREM HC VOL 02 SECRET ORIGIN OF STARK BOOJUDGE DREDD COMP CASE FILES TP (S&S ED) VOL 06KITARO GNNEW AVENGERS BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS TP VOL 05NEXUS OMNIBUS TP VOL 03SACRIFICE HCSAVAGE WOLVERINE PREM HC VOL 01 KILL ISLAND NOWSPIDER-MAN TP DYING WISHSTRANGERS IN PARADISE OMNIBUS PX SC EDSUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 02 TROUBLED MIND NOWTMNT ARTOBIOGRAPHY HCX-O MANOWAR TP VOL 03 PLANET DEATH

MERCHPOP TMNT RAPHAEL VINYL FIG

BACK IN STOCKBATMAN SUPERMAN #1SATELLITE SAM #2WILLIAM SHAKESPEARES STAR WARS HC

Saturday, August 17, 2013

Melbourne Writers FestivalCOMIC PANELS ANDEVENTS!Local superstar and all round nice guy, Bruce Mutard sent us awonderful email this morning. It contained a detailed rundown of comic panels and events being held during the currentMelbourne Writers Festival from August 22nd to September 1st. We highly recommend you have a look over this line upand get yourself some tickets for a great few days outdiscussing comics. Massive thanks again to Bruce for all his

hard work putting this post together. Now over to Bruce!

Firstly, I am giving a talk at the RMIT Lunchbox design Talks onWednesday the 21st at 12:30pm about my career in comics. It’sfor students, but also for the public and FREE. building514.1.001 Brunswick Campus, Dawson Street. Will probably

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skip over to Squishface afterwards given it’snearby. http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=9smnrkhohzsx

It’s Melbourne Writers Festival time from next week and onSATURDAY the 24th, there are a bunch of comics themed

events that y’all might be interested in. Okay, I’m in some of them so that makes it potentially more interesting or less,depending on you...

UNDER CONSTRUCTION. Saturday 24th August at10:00am. Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia. Tixhere: http://tickets.mwf.com.au/session2_mwf.asp?sn=Under+Construction&s=649

My $1 question is: when will The Fight come out? Or, how’s TheFight coming along? Well, at this session I will show you what itis, where it’s at and maybe guess when it’ll come out. It’s takinga long time for a lot of reasons, but it is happening and it isgoing to go places you can’t imagine if you’ve read TheSacrifice . Joining me will be Sarah Howell, who is working on abook about Enid Lyons and the three men she knew who diedin office: her husband, Joe Lyons; John Curtin and Harold Holt.One is an accident, two is a coincidence, but three is aconspiracy. A remarkable woman by a remarkable talentfeaturing in what is certainly the GN I am most eagerlyanticipating. Also on stage will be Mirranda Burton, another

amazing talent - witness her book Hidden - but now working ona wordless book that is made up from her exquisite hand-cutLino prints. It’s all about the 99% perspiration folks, so bring atowel.

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DRAW, DRAW FASTER! Saturday 24th August at 4:00pm.Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia. Tixhere: http://tickets.mwf.com.au/session2_mwf.asp?sn=Draw%2C+Draw+Faste r%21&s=482

Picture this (clue: imagination): two easels, blank paper andsharpies in a rack. Two blokes and two sheilas who also

happen be illustrators and cartoonists are confronted with thedreaded blank page and are thereby compelled to fill it withspontaneous comic story-making on the fly, directed by theman who can make something out of nothing, sensible: BernardCaleo. I, along with Alexis Sudgen (the delightful My SistersVoice also being launched at Skinny Arse below), DavidBlumenstein and Lesley Vamos (ex Disney animator and prolificillustrator) will battle to make nothing sensible! Probably goingto be pretty hilarious. If that doesn’t happen I’ll show my bum.

SKINNY ARSE COMICS LAUNCH. Saturday 24th August at5:30pm. ACMI TheCube. http://tickets.mwf.com.au/browse2_mwf.asp?

k=skinny+arse&a2752=&sd=

Following the success of the Skinny Arse launch at last yearsfestival and in the spirit of Big Arse, this year we launch four new comics onto the Melbourne literary scene and they’re alldebut books too! Firstly, there is Alexis Sudgen’ delightful,wistful My Sister’s Voice, a tale of a lighthouse keepers yearslong search for her sister supposedly lost at sea. Then there isLauren Hills and Ceili Braidwood’ Good Hordekeeping whichyou have to imagine as good housewife’s guide to etiquette indealing with zombies. Yes. Then there’s Caitlin Major andMatthew Hoddy’ Space Pyrates , a collection of a web comic

featuring, un-muscled hipster couple who nevertheless are avery dynamic duo roaming about space; think Jack Sparrowcrossed with Douglas Adams. Then there is the fascinatingNeomad, a science fiction dreaming conjured up by Melbournechap Sutu collaborating with 30 kids from the Leramudgu areaof the Pilbara. Yep, they created and coloured it. It’s actually an

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interactive comic that first made its appearance on itunes(see: https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/neomad-interactive-comic-for/id549058981?mt=8 ). This is probably where comicsare going to go, but for old-schoolers like me, we have printtoo. This event is the only one that is FREE, which makessense, for that way, you can buy the books and get themsigned on the day. Please come along!

There are several other comics events that will be worth your while to attend too and since it’s all on the same day, make aday of it!

DRAW LIKE A GIRL. Saturday 24th August at 1:00pm. IanPotter Centre: NGV Australia. Tixhere: http://tickets.mwf.com.au/session2_mwf.asp?sn=Draw+Like+A+Girl&s=481

Jo Waite, Katie Parrish and Lucy Knisley gather on stage to talkabout whether female comics artists see and draw the worlddifferent from blokes. I say they do and the world and themedium is all the better for it! Especially these three!

Inside X-Men. Saturday 24th August at 11:30am. IanPotter Centre: NGV Australia. Tixhere: http://tickets.mwf.com.au/session2_mwf.asp?

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Marjorie M Liu is well known to many fans of speculative fictionand also to those who read the Astonishing X-Men comic. Herethe spotlight is shone on her talking to Joey Morris of Non-Canonical about what it is to work with a franchised intellectualproperty such as this one. Obviously being a woman in a maledominated domain will matter at some level, but hopefully we’llget insight into the machine that isMarvel/Disney/Pixar/Lucasfilm. Will we see X-men team up withthe Incredibles and Pocahontas to fight Darth Maul? And whyare they always bloody fighting? Can’t they all just get along?

GETTING TO THE POINT. Saturday 24th August at2:30pm. Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia. Tix here:http://tickets.mwf.com.au/session2_mwf.asp?sn=Getting+to+the+Point&s=503

Cartoonists Andrew Marlton and Judy Horacek talk to JasonChatfield make a living making fun of everything around them inblack lines on paper. Nice gig, but it must be hard to getinspired to punchlines and gags every day, so in this session,apparently they’re going to tell us that being funny ain’t all it’scracked up to be, but they’d be cracked if they were to doanything else. I understand completely, as I’m a cracker who’salso cracked, but I don’t take crack.

Lastly, my erstwhile friend Phil Bentley will be manning the Australian comics table in the book fair in the atrium atFederation square on this day, the 24th, but also the following

Saturday, the 31st August, when I will be present as well for thewhole day. If there are holes in your collection, then this is thetime and place to get them filled. So you need a filling from thedentist? bugger that, get your comics fill instead: cheaper andless painful.

xoBruce Mutardhttp://www.brucemutard.com

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

KICK ASS 2 DOUBLE PASS

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GIVEAWAY!

Kick-Ass, Hit Girl and Red Mist return for the follow-up to 2010’sirreverent global hit: Kick-Ass 2. After Kick-Ass’ (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) insane bravery inspires a new wave of self-made maskedcrusaders, led by the badass Colonel Stars and Stripes (Jim Carrey),our hero joins them on patrol. When these amateur superheroes arehunted down by Red Mist (Christopher Mintz-Plasse)—reborn as TheMother F%&* r̂—only the blade-wielding Hit Girl (Chloë GraceMoretz) can prevent their annihilation.

When we last saw junior assassin Hit Girl and young vigilante Kick- Ass, they were trying to live as normal teenagers Mindy and Dave.With graduation looming and uncertain what to do, Dave decides tostart the world’s first superhero team with Mindy. Unfortunately, whenMindy is busted for sneaking out as Hit Girl, she’s forced to retire—leaving her to navigate the terrifying world of high-school mean girlson her own. With no one left to turn to, Dave joins forces with JusticeForever, run by a born-again ex-mobster named Colonel Stars andStripes.

Just as they start to make a real difference on the streets, theworld’s first super villain, The Mother F%&*^r, assembles his own evilleague and puts a plan in motion to make Kick-Ass and Hit Girl payfor what they did to his dad. But there’s only one problem with hisscheme: If you mess with one member of Justice Forever, you messwith them all.

Thanks to the awesome folks from Universal Pictures and KICK ASS2 – in cinemas nationally August 22, we have 10 double in-seasonpasses to Kick Ass 2 to give away.

To go into the draw to win all you need to do is tell us, "what was thelast truly kick ass thing you did?"

Terms and Conditions : All entries will go into the All Star Barrel and winners will be drawn atrandom.Entries close 6pm Tuesday 20th of August and winners will be

announced Wednesday the 21st. Passes will only be available topick up from the store and winner must produce photo ID upon pickup. Passes MUST be picked up no later than a week after thedraw . Any remaining passes after this date will be given away at our discretion to make sure they don't go to waste.

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Thanks again to Universal Pictures and of course KICK ASS 2, incinemas August 22nd.For more infomation head to:http://www.kickass2movie.com.au/or https://www.facebook.com/UniversalPicturesAU

Sunday, August 11, 2013

New Comics For August 14th

August, the second week...you are awesome! Marvel's nextevent hits with INFINITY #1. SCARLET SPIDER #20 andSUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN TEAM UP #2 NOW crossing over withthe SIBLING RIVALRY story. DC's next Trinity part JUSTICELEAGUE OF AMERICA #7 is in. More HeroBear withHEROBEAR & THE KID INHERITANCE #1. Gail Simone's sellout

RED SONJA has #2 out.EAST OF WEST and SAGA smashing it with their next issues.The next BPRD HELL ON EARTH TP only mere weeks after thelast volume. And the splendor of early Mignola with the long outof print collection DR STRANGE AND DR DOOM TP TRIUMPH

AND TORMENT. Life is grand. Anything here that will makeyour life even better, let us know. :D

MARVEL

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GRIMM #4RED SONJA #2SHADOW GREEN HORNET DARK NIGHTS #2 (OF 5)

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Saturday, August 10, 2013

All Superheroes Must DieDouble Pass Giveaway!

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"Four costumed avengers of a now-defunct superhero teamare reunited when they are stripped of their super powers bytheir arch-nemesis Richshaw (James Remar) whom theydefeated years earlier…or so they thought! When the sinister mastermind puts the heroes through a series of brutalchallenges, the former teammates must battle the clock – andeach other – in a race to stop a deadly countdown that couldmean total destruction. A DIY superhero shout out and abreath of fresh air in this era of modern block busters.Writer/director and star Jason Trost (The FP) has created adark thriller that “doesn’t just deconstruct superheroconventions, it tears them to shreds” (RennBrown, CHUD.com )"

Thanks to the fantastic folks from Cultastrophe and CinemaNova , we have 5 double passes to All Superheroes MustDie screening at Cinema Nova Friday the 16th of August at9:45.

To go into the draw for your chance to win all you need to do istell us "which superhero needs to die and stay dead?"

SPECIAL NOTE: As this prize is for a specific time and date,please only enter if you make the screening.

All entries will go into the All Star Barrel and winners will bedrawn at random.Entries close 7pm Wednesday the 14th of August and winnerswill be announced Thursday the 15th of August.Winners will be notified as to how to pick up their tickets.

Even if you don't win tickets head along to the screening, dress up ina superhero outfit and win door prizes!

Again thanks to Cultastrophe, Cinema Nova and of course AllSuperheroes Must Die, screening at the Nova, Friday the 16th of

August at 9:45.For more information head to:http://www.cinemanova.com.au/catalogue/cultastrophe/allsuper heroesmu orhttps://www.facebook.com/AllSuperheroesMustDie

Friday, August 9, 2013

DC VILLAIN MONTHUPDATE!

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What is it they say about the best laid plans?

So the other day DC issued comic store retailers a pressrelease concerning their Villain Month promotion running thewhole of September. It seems the demand for the 3D covershave been overwhelming and they won't have the stock to fillthe orders for these titles in full. Allocations will occur and varyfrom store to store.

In place of the stock DC may not be able to fill, they are nowoffering and filling the remaining orders with a standard cover of each title that will be $2.99 US rather than $3.99 US. Thesestandard covers will also be considered FIRST PRINTS .

At this point we are still in the dark as to how the allocations willeffect our stock levels. We hope to fill the majority of orderswith the 3D covers but at this stage can not guarantee it. Whatwe will be doing over the the next couple of days is trying our best to get in contact with anyone who has put themselvesdown for these titles to see how they feel about getting either the 3D, standard or if the case calls for it, a mix of both covers.

As for anyone that went for our pre-paid set deal of all 52issues for $275, obviously we are happy to offer a total refundor a swap for a pre-paid set deal for all 52 issues with thestandard covers for $200.

In the end we can only offer our humblest apologies and thankyou for your patience and understanding in this matter that hasbeen taken totally out of our control.

As more information comes to hand we'll be sure to keep youinformed.

Team All Star.

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Wednesday, August 7, 2013

ALL STAR RECOMMENDS:

TRILLIUM #1

Trillium is the new Vertigo sci-fi tale from creator extraordinaireJeff Lemire. It finds dual protagonists from vastly polarised pointsin earth’s history finding common ground in a specific joinconnecting time with place.

The first issue opens well via an ominous video playback, whichestablishes a curious and desperate situation related to the fate of

the universe! Our 3797 protagonist is Nika, a botanist in the spiritof the Avatar-esque, exploratory, non-military type. Her 1921flipside is William Pike, a traumatised World War 1 veteran on anill-fated expedition for riches in the jungles of South America. Bothreek of desperation for different reasons, with Pike stumblingacross his fate by chance, while Nika’s mission is one of greater

purpose.

While the parallel stories converge geographically, Pike's 1921explores themes of greed and hubris while the earlier 3797 portionintonates the ignorance and dire result of such human based folly.The future tale seemingly becomes an attempt to remedy past

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mistakes at an unexpected mid-point, which connects to theTrillium resource of the title, a flower with powerful properties andunobtanium-like value.

As sole creator, Lemire is in total control and both the visuals andthe written story merge seamlessly. The future heroine’s journallogs serve to fill in the back story really well, as her search for theTrillium allows her to express her fears and concerns about animpending extinction level alien threat to mankind. The 1921soldier’s state of mind is expressed through his past on the

battlefield, with the violence and horror he witnessed haunting himin gruesome ghost-like recollections. Pace wise, it takes it’s time and doesn’t resort to immediate andshocking twists or revelations, with the end seeming an inevitable

beginning for the series, while also a logical end point for the issue.Both worlds and their mysterious meeting point, core charactersand their motivations are all clearly established too, right before aclassically balanced ellipsis sets up the second issue.

A great start, and more promising original sci-fi goodness fromVertigo! Verdict: All Star Recommended

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