• New Toys & Collectibles for 11/21/2018!
    New Toys & Collectibles for 11/21/2018!
    EC admin 6 hours ago

    POKEMON CLIP-N-GO POKEBALL BELT SET WICKED COOL TOYS Bring Pokémon battle play to life anywhere you go with the new Pokémon Clip N Go Poké Ball! Each Pokémon Clip 'N' Go Poké Ball set includes one Poké Ball and one 2" Pokémon figure. Once you attach your Poké Ball to any belt or Clip 'N' Go… Read More

    New Toys & Collectibles for 11/21/2018!
    New Comics and Books for 11/21/2018!!!
    New Comics and Books for 11/21/2018!!!
    EC admin 8 hours ago

    Click here for the full list of new releases! Featured Comics: WEB OF VENOM CARNAGE BORN #1 MARVEL COMICS (W) Donny Cates (A) Danilo Beyruth (CA) Kyle Hotz • Join DONNY CATES as he continues to snake his tendrils through the VENOM mythos - this time visiting the sickening sociopath called… Read More

    New Comics and Books for 11/21/2018!!!
    New Games! 11/16/2018
    New Games! 11/16/2018
    EC admin 4 days ago

    DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS CORE RULEBOOK GIFT SET (LIMITED EDITION ALTERNATE ART COVERS) All rules and reference required to play the world’s greatest roleplaying game. Need a refresh on your well-worn copies? Have a friend who is itching to get into the game? Want a super-handy case to hold all… Read More

    New Games! 11/16/2018
    BLACK FRIDAY SALE & FALL FESTIVAL 2018!!!
    BLACK FRIDAY SALE & FALL FESTIVAL 2018!!!
    EC admin 4 days ago

    Friday, November 23rd through Monday, November 26th The Holiday Shopping Season is officially underway, and your friends at EC want to make it as fun as possible!!! Not only can you get the BEST gifts for the most hard-to-shop-for people on your list, but you can avoid the crowds at the mall an… Read More

    BLACK FRIDAY SALE & FALL FESTIVAL 2018!!!
    ANT-MAN & WASP RAFFLE!!!
    ANT-MAN & WASP RAFFLE!!!
    EC admin 4 days ago

    Wednesday, November 21st from 11am to 8pm On Wed., November 21st, ALL GUESTS, ALL DAY, can enter our FREE RAFFLE for a chance to win* a copy of ANT-MAN AND WASP TP LOST FOUND BY MARK WAID!!! The winner will be called on Thursday, Nov. 22nd! * Winners do not need to be present to win and w… Read More

    ANT-MAN & WASP RAFFLE!!!
    OverlaysShareTweet

New Toys & Collectibles for 11/21/2018!

By EC admin | Published: November 20, 2018

POKEMON CLIP-N-GO POKEBALL BELT SET
WICKED COOL TOYS

Bring Pokémon battle play to life anywhere you go with the new Pokémon Clip N Go Poké Ball! Each Pokémon Clip ‘N’ Go Poké Ball set includes one Poké Ball and one 2″ Pokémon figure. Once you attach your Poké Ball to any belt or Clip ‘N’ Go Poké Belt (sold separately), you’ll be ready for your next awesome training adventure at home or on the road. Simply open the latch to reveal the figure inside. Fits any 2″ Battle Figure (sold separately)! Choose from the Eevee figure with Great Ball, the Cosmog figure with Master Ball, the Rockruff figure with Timer Ball, the Mareanie figure with Dive Ball, and the Pyukumuku figure with Net Ball. Or add all of them to your Pokémon team! Gotta Catch ‘Em All!

Read More »

New Comics and Books for 11/21/2018!!!

By EC admin | Published: November 20, 2018

Click here for the full list of new releases!

Featured Comics:

WEB OF VENOM CARNAGE BORN #1
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Donny Cates (A) Danilo Beyruth (CA) Kyle Hotz
• Join DONNY CATES as he continues to snake his tendrils through the VENOM mythos – this time visiting the sickening sociopath called CARNAGE!
• A cruel cannibal obsessed with death and murder, few mourned Cletus Kasady after he seemingly died in VENOMIZED.
• But now a cult devoted to the madman has gathered, hoping to resurrect their fallen idol and return his madness to the Marvel Universe…

 

RICK & MORTY PRESENTS PICKLE RICK #1
ONI PRESS INC.
(W) Delilah Dawson (A) CJ Cannon, Nick Filardi (CA) Benjamin Dewey
The biggest pickle-sized character in pop culture comes to comics! In this reimagined version, written by Delilah S. Dawson (Star Wars) and with art from series artists CJ Cannon and Nick Filardi, Rick gets out of some much-needed family therapy time by inventing a fruit gun, which he uses on himself, and things go…poorly. What’s that, you say? You didn’t know cucumbers are fruits? How embarrassing… Plus: Jaguar’s back too, and he’s on a mission to save his daughter from a fan-favorite character you’ll never expect.

Read More »

New Games! 11/16/2018

By EC admin | Published: November 16, 2018

DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS CORE RULEBOOK GIFT SET (LIMITED EDITION ALTERNATE ART COVERS)

All rules and reference required to play the world’s greatest roleplaying game.

Need a refresh on your well-worn copies? Have a friend who is itching to get into the game? Want a super-handy case to hold all that D&D goodness? The Dungeons & Dragons Core Rules Gift Set includes a copy of all three core rulebooks and a Dungeon Master’s Screen, everything you need to create and play adventures of your own in the world’s greatest roleplaying game.

 

 


FACADE GAMES: TORTUGA 1667, SALEM 1692, DEADWOOD 1876

Tortuga is all about the interactions you have with the other players. In some cases, such as when you and your shipmates are attacking the Spanish Galleon, you need to rely on your enemies in order to succeed. In the very next turn, however, your shipmates might stab you in the back with a mutiny in order to keep all the treasure for themselves.

The year is 1692, and it is a perilous time to live in the town of Salem, Massachusetts. One wrong step, or one misplaced accusation, and you could be the next witch to hang. “Salem” takes players into this perilous world and lets them re-live the tension, politics, and religious extremism that still has people talking about it 300 years later.

In Deadwood 1876, you use cards from your hand to try to win Safes from other players. Safes contain Badges, Gold, or Showdown Guns. Near the end of the game, players with Badges get extra turns. After the final turn, the team with the most Gold will advance to the Final Showdown. There, teammates will have to fight each other to the death using Showdown Guns. The last person alive is the winner!

Read More »

BLACK FRIDAY SALE & FALL FESTIVAL 2018!!!

By EC admin | Published: November 16, 2018


Friday, November 23rd through Monday, November 26th

The Holiday Shopping Season is officially underway, and your friends at EC want to make it as fun as possible!!! Not only can you get the BEST gifts for the most hard-to-shop-for people on your list, but you can avoid the crowds at the mall and Big Box Stores, and have a great time, while checking off your list!!!

EC WILL BE CLOSED, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND! HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

Friday, Nov. 23rd,
IT’S OUR BLACK FRIDAY SALE!!! We’ll be OPEN from 11am – 8pm!!!
25% OFF EVERYTHING IN THE STORE EXCEPT NEW COMICS 11AM-3PM!!!
THIS INCLUDES GRAPHIC NOVELS, BACK ISSUES, VINTAGE BACK ISSUES, TOYS, STATUES, GAMES, APPAREL, POSTERS,
TRADING CARDS, AND SUPPLIES FOR COMICS AND CARDS AND GAMES!
AND 20% OFF ALL BACK ISSUES (NON-VINTAGE/NON-KEY) FROM 3-8PM!!!

Saturday, November 24th,
Join us for a FREE, FALL FESTIVAL from 11am -1pm!!!
We’ll have GAMES, PRIZES, FOAM FIGHTING with the VARGAR COMPANY, FACE-PAINTING by FUN E. FACES, with SPECIAL GUESTS, BATMAN & SPIDER-MAN!!!**
PLUS, SAVE 10% OFF BOOKS & GRAPHIC NOVELS AND VINTAGE & KEY BACK ISSUES!
AND 20% OFF ALL BACK ISSUES (NON-VINTAGE/NON-KEY)!

Sunday, November 25th,
SAVE 10% ON GAMES & GAMING SUPPLIES,
AND 20% OFF ALL BACK ISSUES (NON-VINTAGE/NON-KEY)!

Cyber Monday, November 26th,
SAVE 10% ON TOYS & STATUES!!! (IN-STORE ONLY)
SAVE 20% OFF ALL BACK ISSUES (NON-VINTAGE/NON-KEY)!!! (IN-STORE ONLY)
GET FREE SHIPPING ONLINE by using the coupon code CYBERMONDAY at shop.emeraldcitycomics.com!!!

 

(PLEASE NOTE: CONSIGNMENT ITEMS are not included in any of the above sales.)

 

** Scheduled to appear; subject to change without notice. See EC’s Facebook Page, or contact the store for updates. Costumed Heroes are local cosplay actors, not affiliated with any movies or TV shows.

ANT-MAN & WASP RAFFLE!!!

By EC admin | Published: November 16, 2018


Wednesday, November 21st from 11am to 8pm

On Wed., November 21st, ALL GUESTS, ALL DAY, can enter our FREE RAFFLE for a chance to win* a copy of ANT-MAN AND WASP TP LOST FOUND BY MARK WAID!!!

The winner will be called on Thursday, Nov. 22nd!

* Winners do not need to be present to win and will be notified by the phone number/email given on the entry ballot. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER! All winners must collect their prize(s) within 2 weeks of the drawing date. (EC reserves the right to alter/substitute give-aways and raffle prizes when unexpected circumstances occur. One entry per person, please. All entries must be printed legibly to be considered eligible.)

“Justin’s Jabber” – Back Issue Comics! 11/16/18

By EC admin | Published: November 16, 2018

Stan Lee, 1922-2018.

R.I.P.

 

Amazing Spider-Man #14, first appearance of Green Goblin, PGX Certified Signature 9.6 (Near Mint Plus), signed by Stan Lee, $21,995.

 

Read More »

Firefly #1 EC Exclusive Variant by Adam Riches!!!

By EC admin | Published: November 14, 2018

We are proud to announce our newest EC EXCLUSIVE comic book variant, on sale November 14th!!!

On Wed., Nov. 14th, artist ADAM RICHES of The Art of Adam Riches will be here to sign our EXCLUSIVE Firefly #1 EMERALD CITY COMICS VARIANT COVER from BOOM! Studios!!!

Adam will be here from 6-8pm, and signatures are FREE, and a Certificate of Authenticity will be provided!!!**

The signed variant AFTER this appearance will be $20, but you can get the issue and have it signed for $10!!!

Wednesday ONLY and ONLY at EC!!!

** Scheduled to appear; subject to change without notice. See EC’s Facebook Page, or contact the store for updates.

FIREFLY #1 EMERALD CITY EXCLUSIVE VARIANT BY ADAM RICHES
BOOM! STUDIOS
(W) Greg Pak (A) Dan McDaid (CA) ADAM RICHES

This EC-exclusive variant is limited to 1,000 copies!

There will also be an ADAM RICHES SIGNED VARIANT! The signed variant is a subset of those 1,000 copies.

BOOM! Studios, along with visionary writer and director Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Avengers), presents an all-new era of the pop culture phenomenon Firefly, as one of the most demanded stories in the franchise’s history is revealed for the first time! Captain Malcolm ‘Mal’ Reynolds, a defeated soldier who opposed the unification of the planets by the totalitarian governed Alliance, will undertake any job – legal or not – to stay afloat and keep his crew fed. Find out how his story began as BOOM! Studios delves into Mal’s past, how he met his first mate Zoe, and the real truth about the War of Unification – the intergalactic civil war that divided friend and family alike. Focusing on family, loyalty, identity, and the price of redemption, writer Greg Pak (Mech Cadet Yu, Totally Awesome Hulk) and artist Dan McDaid (Judge Dredd: Mega City Zero) take you back to the battleground where Mal’s journey began.

Stop by the store, or order your copies at our online shop:

http://shop.emeraldcitycomics.com/Firefly-1-EC-Exclusive-Variant-by-Adam-Riches.php

http://shop.emeraldcitycomics.com/Firefly-1-EC-Exclusive-Variant-SIGNED-by-Adam-Riches.php

Recommendations for New Books & Comics expected JANUARY 2019!

By EC admin | Published: November 14, 2018

Here are the comics and graphic novels that caught our attention in this month’s Previews!

To ensure that you get these books when they arrive, please call the store at 727-398-2665, or email our Books & New Comics Merchant at comics@emeraldcitycomics.com, to reserve a copy!

From the Previews Catalog #362, NOVEMBER 2018 (for books arriving mainly in JANUARY 2019)…

COMICS JOURNAL #303
FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
The most award-winning, internationally acclaimed comics and graphic novel magazine in the medium’s history returns to print!
The Comics Journal, which is renowned for its in-depth interviews, comics criticism, and thought-provoking editorials, features Gary Groth in frank and often hilarious discussion with the satirist and children’s book author Tomi Ungerer. Ungerer talks about the entire trajectory of his life and career: growing up in France during the Nazi occupation, creating controversial work, being blacklisted as a children’s book author due to a backlash against his erotica.
This issue, the first in its new twice-a-year format, covers the “new mainstream” in American comics – how the marketplace and overall perception of the medium has drastically shifted since the “graphic novel boom” of the early 2000s and massive hits like Persepolis, Fun Home, and Smile. It also includes sketchbook pages from French-born cartoonist Antoine Cossé, an introduction to homoerotic gag cartoons out of the U.S. Navy, Your Black Friend cartoonist Ben Passmore’s examination of the role art and comics have in gentrification, a reconsideration of the comics canon by Eisner Award-winner Dr. Sheena C. Howard, and more.

 

DIOSAMANTE GN
HUMANOIDS INC
(W) Alejandro Jodorowsky (A/CA) Jean-Claude Gal
Diosamante, the beautiful, egotistical queen falls passionately in love with a king. To prove herself worthy, she begins a long journey in search of self-perfection. The Kingdom of Arhas is clenched in the iron fist of Queen Diosamante. The pitiless ruler is known as much for her cruelty as for her incredible beauty, causing countless mighty warriors to throw themselves into fatal combat. One day, the glowing reputation of Urbal de Sarabba challenges the pride of the young queen, as this king is said to be wiser, more powerful, and loved by his people. Furious, the intrepid beauty goes in search of this man who dares cast a shadow over her. When she arrives at his palace, however, their meeting takes an unexpected turn when the two sovereigns fall madly in love.

 

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #1
BOOM! STUDIOS
(W) Jordie Bellaire (A) Dan Mora (CA) Taylor, Matt
Go back to the beginning as the critically acclaimed pop culture phenomenon Buffy The Vampire Slayer is reimagined under the guidance of series creator Joss Whedon.
This is the Buffy Summers you know, who wants what every average teenager wants: friends at her new school, decent grades, and to escape her imposed destiny as the next in a long line of vampire slayers tasked with defeating the forces of evil.
But her world looks a lot more like the one outside your window, as Eisner Award-Nominated writer Jordie Bellaire (Redlands) and Russ Manning Award-Winner Dan Mora (Saban’s Go Go Power Rangers) bring Buffy into a new era with new challenges, new friends…and a few enemies you might already recognize. But the more things change, the more they stay the same, as the Gang faces brand new Big Bads, and the threat lurking beneath the perfectly manicured exterior of Sunnydale High confirms what every teenager has always known: high school truly is hell.
WELCOME BACK TO THE HELLMOUTH, FOR THE FIRST TIME!

Read More »

New Toys & Collectibles for 11/14/2018!

By EC admin | Published: November 13, 2018

MARVEL GALLERY VENOM COMIC PVC FIGURE
DIAMOND SELECT TOYS LLC

A Diamond Select Toys release! Can you smell what the Brock is cooking? Peter Parker-hating Eddie Brock reunites with his partner in hate, the alien symbiote, to become Venom once more in the latest Marvel Gallery PVC Diorama! Measuring approximately 9 inches tall, this sculpture depicts Venom mid-merge, with Brock visible under the symbiote, and is made of a high-grade plastic with detailed sculpting and paint applications. Diorama comes packaged in a full-color window box.

 

Read More »

New Books and Comics for 11/14/18!!!

By EC admin | Published: November 13, 2018

Click here for the full list of new releases!

Featured Comics:

UNCANNY X-MEN #1
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Ed Brisson & Various (A) Mahmud A. Asrar & Various (CA) Leinil Francis Yu
THE CHILDREN OF THE ATOM ARE BACK!
New ongoing series kicking off with a 10-part weekly epic, the flagship X-Men series that started it all is back and better than ever! Starting with a mysterious and tragic disappearance, the X-Men are drawn into what might be…their final adventure?! X-Fan favorite writers Ed Brisson (EXTERMINATION), Matthew Rosenberg (PHOENIX RESURRECTION) and Kelly Thompson (MR. & MRS. X) and all-star artists Mahmud Asrar (X-MEN RED), R.B. Silva (X-MEN BLUE), Yildiray Cinar (WEAPON X) and Pere Pérez (ROGUE AND GAMBIT) join forces to bring you…X-MEN DISASSEMBLED?!

 

FIREFLY #1
BOOM! STUDIOS
(W) Greg Pak (A) Dan McDaid (CA) Lee Garbett
BOOM! Studios, along with visionary writer and director Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Avengers), presents an all-new era of the pop culture phenomenon Firefly , as one of the most demanded stories in the franchise’s history is revealed for the first time! Captain Malcolm “Mal” Reynolds, a defeated soldier who opposed the unification of the planets by the totalitarian governed Alliance, will undertake any job-legal or not-to stay afloat and keep his crew fed. Find out now how his story began as BOOM! Studios delves into Malfs past, how he met his first mate Zoe and the real truth about the War of Unification.the intergalactic civil war that divided friend and family alike. Focusing on family, loyalty, identity, and the price of redemption, writer Greg Pak (Mech Cadet Yu, Totally Awesome Hulk) and artist Dan McDaid (Judge Dredd: Mega City Zero) take you back to the battleground where Mal’s journey began. AND DON’T FORGET TO GRAB THE INCREDIBLE EMERALD CITY EXCLUSIVE COVER WITH ART BY ADAM RICHES!!!

Read More »

LOCAL COMIC SHOP DAY 2018!!!

By EC admin | Published: November 11, 2018


Saturday, November 17th from 11am to 8pm

Local Comic Shop Day, the day celebrating the independent spirit of local comic book specialty shops, returns for its fourth annual event Saturday, November 17, 2018, and EC is a proud participant!!! Join us for a day of fun, prizes, special purchases and special guests, as we celebrate your support of local business!!!

On Saturday, November 17th, the FIRST 100 GUESTS at 11am will receive a FREE “SILVER SURFER / INFINITY GAUNTLET” COMIC from Marvel Comics, AND 1 EC LOGO SIX-SIDED SPECIALTY DIE!!!

10% OFF ALL BOOKS & GRAPHIC NOVELS, AND VINTAGE COMICS!!!

Meet local artist Stephen Wittmaak, aka SWITT! from 11am-3pm!!!**

Local artist JAMIE JONES will be here from 11am-5pm!!!**

AND shop for SPECIAL LCSD-EXCLUSIVE ITEMS!!! (Quantities are VERY limited!)

PLUS, ALL GUESTS, ALL DAY can enter to win* our FREE KIDS & ADULT RAFFLES:

Our Kids Raffle consists of a “Marvel Super Hero Adventures: To Wakanda and Beyond” paperback AND a $20 EC Gift Certificate!!!

The Adult Raffle consists of…

  • BLACKBIRD #1 FOIL COVER from Image Comics;
  • CHERYL BLOSSOM #1 from Archie Comics;
  • GO-BOTS #1 from IDW;
  • GREEN LANTERN #1 FOIL COVER from DC Comics;
  • MARVEL KNIGHTS 20TH #1 OF 6 VARIANT from Marvel Comics;
  • RICK & MORTY TREASURY ED from Oni Press;
  • UNCANNY X-MEN #1 DEODATO VARIANT from Marvel Comics;
  • WILLIAM GIBSON ALIEN 3 #1 STOKOE VARIANT from Dark Horse Comics; and
  • A $25 EC GIFT CERTIFICATE!!!

All raffle winners will be called on Monday, Nov. 19th!

* Winners do not need to be present to win and will be notified by the phone number/email given on the entry ballot. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER! All winners must collect their prize(s) within 2 weeks of the drawing date. (EC reserves the right to alter/substitute give-aways and raffle prizes when unexpected circumstances occur. One entry per person, please. All entries must be printed legibly to be considered eligible.)

** Scheduled to appear; subject to change without notice. See EC’s Facebook Page, or contact the store for updates.

 

 

New Games! 11/9/2018

By EC admin | Published: November 9, 2018

FIREBALL ISLAND: CURSE OF VUL-KAR

Welcome to Fireball Island! You may have heard stories. You may have visited when you were younger. Perhaps you even saw a fireball engulf a fellow traveler in a hellscape of horror that makes you afraid to close your eyes at night. Whatever the case, welcome back! Turns out that Vul-Kar didn’t like having his gem stolen way back when, so there has been some volcanic upheaval, an explosion in our snake population, feral tigers, new types of trees bent on ending human life, and swarms of bees everywhere. But don’t worry — we have top people working on it.

Start your day of adventure at the helipad. Be sure to sign the waiver, which legally obligates you to take snapshots across the island. You’ll race down the many paths, avoiding hazards all the while. On the plus side, you get to keep all the treasure you find.

Fireball Island: The Curse of Vul-Kar is a restoration of the classic 1986 game Fireball Island that features a unique 3D island and a host of marble mayhem. This new version boasts an island that is even bigger than the original (and yet fits in a smaller box) and more marbles. It is a family-weight game for 2-4 players (5 with an expansion) that plays in 30-45 minutes. Simple card play replaces the random roll-and-move of the original, and the set collection for the treasures offers some interesting choices for players.

Remember, you don’t have to outrun the fireball — just the other players.

 

 


BETRAYAL LEGACY

Betrayal Legacy marries the concept of Betrayal at House on the Hill — exploring a haunted mansion — with the permanency and multi-game storytelling exhibited by Daviau’s Risk Legacy and other legacy games that followed. Betrayal Legacy consists of a prologue and a thirteen-chapter story that takes place over decades. Players represent families, with specific members of a family participating in one story, then perhaps an older version of those characters (assuming they lived) or their descendants showing up in later stories.

Why would people keep exploring a haunted mansion for decade after decade, especially when horrible things happen there? Curiosity, I suppose, or perhaps an ignorant boldness that comes from the belief that we know better than those who have come before. Look at all that we’ve learned, marvel at the tools we have at hand! Surely we’ll all exit safely this time…

As with other Betrayal titles, the game is narratively-driven, with elements that record the history of your specific games. The tools mentioned earlier, for example, become attached to specific families. This isn’t just a bucket; it’s my bucket, the one my grandpappy used to feed his family’s pigs when he was a boy, and while you can certainly use that bucket, I know how to wield it best from the time he spent teaching me how to slop. Yes, it’s an heirloom bucket, and when kept in the family, I get a bonus for using it.

Read More »

“Justin’s Jabber” – Back Issue Comics! 11/9/18

By EC admin | Published: November 9, 2018

Only in Imagination Land would a man orphaned by the murder of his parents decide to dress in a skin tight bat costume in order to launch a vigilante campaign against crime.

An even more preposterous concept would be that the teenage daughter of a local police commissioner would become so inspired by the aforementioned costumed vigilante that she also decides to dress in a similar skin tight bat costume and wage her own war on crime.

When you read these stories, all of this behavior seems perfectly rational through the magic of fiction!

 

Detective Comics #359, first appearance of Barbara Gordon as Batgirl, CGC Signature Series 4.5 (Very Good Plus) signed by Carmine Infantino, $795.

 

Read More »

EC BOOK CLUB – BLACK HAMMER TP VOL 01: SECRET ORIGINS!!!

By EC admin | Published: November 7, 2018


Wednesday, December 5th from 6:30 to 7:30 pm

The Emerald City Book Club meets the FIRST WEDNESDAY of the month from 6:30-7:30 pm, in “The Hub” at the center of the store, to chat about the featured book. We usually begin each meeting with a “Comics 101” slideshow giving some historical, artistic, or social background on the book, and then we dive right into discussion!

The featured book for the next meeting will be announced at the end of the current ECBC meeting. That book is 20% OFF for the month leading up to its ECBC meeting! (The discount will be calculated at the register, and does not combine with any other discounts or programs).

This month’s featured book is…

BLACK HAMMER TP VOL 01 SECRET ORIGINS
DARK HORSE COMICS
(W) Jeff Lemire (A/CA) Dean Ormston
Once they were heroes. Now, banished from existence by a multiversal crisis, the old champions of Spiral City lead simple lives in a timeless farming town. But as they attempt to free themselves from this strange purgatory, a mysterious stranger works to bring them back into action for one last adventure!

New Comics & Books for 11/07/18!!!

By EC admin | Published: November 6, 2018

Click here for the full list of new releases!

Featured Comics:

GREEN LANTERN #1
DC COMICS
(W) Grant Morrison (A/CA) Liam Sharp
Superstar writer Grant Morrison (Batman, All-Star Superman) returns to DC alongside red-hot artist Liam Sharp (The Brave AND the Bold, Wonder Woman) to launch a new, ongoing series: THE GREEN LANTERN!
In this debut issue, when Earth’s space cop, Hal Jordan, encounters an alien hiding in plain sight, it sets off a chain of events that rocks the Green Lantern Corps-and quite possibly the Multiverse at large-to its very core. There’s an inter-galactic conspiracy afoot, as well as a traitor in the GL Corps’ ranks, so strap in for more mind-bending adventures in this masterpiece in the making.

 

MARVEL KNIGHTS 20TH #1 (OF 6)
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Donny Cates (A) Travel Foreman (CA) Geoff Shaw
In celebration of the legendary imprint founded by Marvel’s CCO Joe Quesada, a new crop of talent stands poised to tell a groundbreaking story across the Marvel Universe!
In the cemetery, the blind man does not know who he is, or why he has come to this particular grave at this moment.
He doesn’t know the burly police officer with the wild story who has approached him.
Or the strangely intense man who sits in the rear seat of the patrol car, his eyes flashing green.
But all of that is about to change.
Because Matt Murdock is beginning to remember…
In a colorless world without heroes, the spark of light…must come from the dark…

Read More »

STAR WARS DESTINY: ACROSS THE GALAXY LAUNCH PARTY!

By EC admin | Published: November 6, 2018


Saturday, November 10th from 2pm to 6pm

Join us Saturday, November 10th for our Star Wars Destiny: Across the Galaxy Launch Party!

From 2pm to 6pm, Guests can join other fellow Star Wars Destiny players in a open play event to try out some new decks and see what the new set has in store!

Never played before? Now is the perfect time to get in! We have demo copies of the Two Player Starter Set available, so you can jump right in to get a feeling of the game.

Free promo cards from past events will be given out during the event!

New Games! 11/2/2018

By EC admin | Published: November 2, 2018

ENDEAVOR: AGE OF SAIL

In Endeavor: Age of Sail, players strive to earn glory for their empires. Sailing out from Europe and the Mediterranean, players will establish shipping routes and occupy cities the world over. As they do so, players will leverage their growing industry, culture, finance, and Influence, building their engine and extending their reach into the far-flung regions of the world.

 

 


MUNCHKIN: TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

Munchkin: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles puts you right into the roles of the Turtles to team up and fight evil! This game takes the butt-kicking, backflipping ninja stylings of the TMNT and combines it with the dungeon-exploring, loot-hoarding gameplay of Munchkin! Play as Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, and Raphael along with April O’Neil and Casey Jones to take on Shredder, Krang and even more as you race to level 10!

Adopt special fighting styles and learn powerful Katas as you gain Levels and collect gear. The monsters of Munchkin have never been tougher, so now more than ever it’s important to team up with other players to unleash powerful abilities against your foes. Don’t want to let your friends get ahead? Team up with one of over a dozen different classic allies — from Master Splinter to Sally Pride!

Based on the multi-generation inspiring Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics and the original Munchkin game by Steve Jackson Games, Munchkin: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was developed by Jon Cohn with art by legendary artist and TMNT creator Kevin Eastman.

This 168 card standalone game is for 3-6 players, ages 10 and up. It takes around 1-2 hours to play.

Read More »

GAMING IN NOVEMBER 2018 AT EC!

By EC admin | Published: November 2, 2018

Every Wednesday from 6 – 8pm, EC and All Things Nerdy host “EC Game Night” where you can Learn & Play, where our friendly and patient friends from All Things Nerdy will teach you the game and answer your questions! Then you can join us for Open Play of the featured game, or any of our gaming demos!

Saturdays, gaming events with All Things Nerdy run from Noon – 2pm, and you can learn while you play!

 

11/3 – SAMURAI JACK

Based on the fifth and final season of the animated series, Samurai Jack: Back to the Past picks up the title character’s mission to return to the era before the reign of his adversary, the evil demon Aku. Jack’s friends accompany him along a path, comprised of various locations from the series, to defeat villains and finish with the most honor. Winning requires utilizing allies, traits, and weapons while guarding Jack’s sanity, taking players on an unpredictable ride that mirrors the story-rich episodes revered by critics and loved by fans.

Samurai Jack: Back to the Past features custom sculpted figures for Jack, Aku, Ashi, and more characters from the series.

 

 


11/7 – SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS: A GEMSTONE MINING GAME

Play Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: A Gemstone Mining Game and press your luck as you collect valuable gems from the mine and earn bonus points by discovering gem combinations from Snow White objectives.

In the game, which is based on Quartz, you and your fellow dwarfs do what you do best — mine for gemstones. It’s off to work you go, collecting as many as you can to trade in for Snow White pie points. Beware of your friends as well as the dangers that lurk in the mine that could force you to return home empty-handed. Have the most pie points after five days in the mine, and you win!

Read More »

HOLIDAY PICK-A-PRIZE RAFFLE!!!

By EC admin | Published: November 2, 2018


Saturday, November 10th from 11am to 8pm

As you’re fully aware, the holidays are almost upon us!!! But, before you start stressing about gift-giving and stocking-stuffers, your friends at EC are here to lend a hand!!! We’re bringing back one of your favorite events – the PICK-A-PRIZE RAFFLE, where you’ll have a chance to win some excellent prizes that are perfect for treating yourself, or finding that perfect stocking-stuffer for fans of specific genres!!! There are also some nice, big prizes, so you can even re-gift it to someone else!!!
We promise we won’t tell!!!

On Saturday, November 10th, the FIRST 100 GUESTS at 11am will receive ONE FREE RAFFLE TICKET for a chance to win one of THIRTY PRIZES at NOON!!!

We’ll also conduct a SECOND, TOTALLY DIFFERENT RAFFLE at 12:30pm!!!

You MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN!!!
THERE WILL BE THIRTY WINNERS TOTAL for EACH RAFFLE!!!

Also celebrating NEIGHBORHOOD TOY STORE DAY!!!
Independent toy stores all over the country will kick off the holiday season by hosting Neighborhood Toy Store Day to celebrate their community, the value of shopping local, and the joy of play. See the coolest toys this holiday season in-person and find a curated selection of gifts for the kids (and kids-at-heart) you love. Visiting your local toy store this year? Use the hashtag #NTSD18 and #NeighborhoodToyStoreDay to share your love for your neighborhood toy store!

More details to be announced soon on our Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/EmeraldCityComics

IMAGE COMICS’ ISOLA RAFFLE!!!

By EC admin | Published: November 2, 2018


Wednesday, November 7th from 11am to 8pm

It was one of Image Comics’ biggest hits this year, and it’s finally collected in its first paperback volume! Isola is known as the Land of the Dead, and our protagonist, a young woman who is the Captain of the Guard, must take her queen there to reverse an evil spell that has turned her majesty into a luminous black and blue tiger!

This breath-taking neo-classic is written by Batgirl of Burnside writer BRENDAN FLETCHER, and illustrated by KARL KERSCHL, of DC’s Gotham Academy!!!

On Wed., November 7th, ALL GUESTS, ALL DAY, can enter our FREE RAFFLE for a chance to win* a copy of the “ISOLA: CHAPTER ONE” PAPERBACK!!!
(Rated T+, 2018, 136 pgs.)

The winner will be called on Thursday, Nov. 8th!