Monday, October 31, 2011

Comics For Wednesday 2nd November!


November already? Okay, so today isn't but Wednesday is and that's what we're talking about here. This means that by Friday All Star will be a big 9 months old. All Star Junior was a did arrive a little early though...wait what are we talking about here? Comics right, big week so if you'd like anything put aside that has previously escaped your attention, let us know.

MARVEL
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #673
ANITA BLAKE CIRCUS DAMNED SCOUNDREL #2
AVENGERS 1959 #3 (OF 5)
AVENGERS ACADEMY #21
AVENGERS ORIGINS ANT-MAN AND WASP #1
FEAR ITSELF #7 POINT ONE
FEAR ITSELF FEARLESS #2 (OF 12)
HULK #44
MOON KNIGHT #7
MYSTIC #4 (OF 4)
NEW MUTANTS #33 
SHAME ITSELF #1
SIX GUNS #1 (OF 5)
THOR DEVIANTS SAGA #1 (OF 5)
UNCANNY X-MEN #1 
VILLAINS FOR HIRE POINT ONE #1 (OF 5)
X-23 #16
X-MEN #20 

DC COMICS
ACTION COMICS #3
ANIMAL MAN #3
BATWING #3
DETECTIVE COMICS #3
GREEN ARROW #3
HAWK AND DOVE #3
JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL #3
MEN OF WAR #3
OMAC #3
RED LANTERNS #3
STATIC SHOCK #3
STORMWATCH #3
SWAMP THING #3

VERTIGO
AMERICAN VAMPIRE #20 
SWEET TOOTH #27 

DARK HORSE
FEAR AGENT #32 OUT OF STEP (PT 5 OF 5)
GOON #36
KULT #4 (OF 4)
USAGI YOJIMBO #141

AVATAR
CROSSED PSYCHOPATH #5 (OF 7) 

BOOM
7 WARRIORS #1 (OF 3) 
BETRAYAL O/T PLANET O/T APES #1 (OF 4)
ELRIC THE BALANCE LOST #5
IRREDEEMABLE #31
KEY OF Z #1 (OF 4) 
ROGER LANGRIDGES SNARKED #2
STAN LEE TRAVELER #12

DYNAMITE
BOYS #60 
GREEN HORNET #19
HACK SLASH EVA MONSTERS BALL #4 
QUEEN SONJA #23
RINSE #3

IDW
COLD WAR #2
CRYSIS #6 (OF 6)
DUKE NUKEM GLORIOUS BASTARD #4 (OF 4)
JACK AVARICE IS THE COURIER #1 (OF 5)
TRANSFORMERS ONGOING #29
TRUE BLOOD FRENCH QUARTER #3 (OF 6)

IMAGE
BLOOD RED DRAGON #1
GIANT SIZED ELEPHANTMEN #1
HACK SLASH #9
HEART #1 (OF 4) 
INFINITE VACATION #3 (OF 5)
INVINCIBLE #84
LAST OF THE GREATS #2
MARKSMEN #4 (OF 6)
MORIARTY #6
OUR LOVE IS REAL ONE SHOT 
PILOT SEASON FLESHDIGGER #1
PILOT SEASON MISDIRECTION #1
SAVAGE DRAGON #175
SPAWN #213
STRANGE TALENT OF LUTHER STRODE #2
WITCH DOCTOR #4 (OF 4)

MISCELLANEOUS
CHARISMAGIC #3
DEVIL IS DUE IN DREARY #1
PEANUTS #0
ROUTE DES MAISONS ROUGES #6 (OF 6) 
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #230
SOULFIRE VOL 3 #5 

MAGAZINES
FANGORIA #308 NOV 2011
MARVEL PREVIEWS NOVEMBER
PREVIEWS #278 NOVEMBER

BACK IN STOCK
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #666 2ND PTG 
AVENGERS #18
CATWOMAN #2
DAREDEVIL #3 2ND PTG
DAREDEVIL #4 2ND PTG
STRANGE TALENT OF LUTHER STRODE #1
SWAMP THING #1 2ND PTG
SWAMP THING #1 3RD PTG
ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #2 2ND PTG

TRADES
30 DAYS OF NIGHT NIGHT AGAIN TP
ABSOLUTE SANDMAN HC VOL 05 
ANGEL AFTER THE FALL TP VOL 03
ASTERIX OMNIBUS SC VOL 01 NEW PTG 
ASTERIX OMNIBUS SC VOL 02 NEW PTG 
BATMAN NOEL DELUXE EDITION HC
BLACK WIDOW PREM HC ITSY-BITSY SPIDER
CAPTAIN AMERICA FOREVER ALLIES TP
CLASSIC GI JOE TP VOL 13
FLIGHT OF ANGELS HC 
GI JOE VOL 2 ONGOING #7
GOV ISSUE COMICS FT PEOPLE 1940-2000S
HELLBOY HOUSE OF THE LIVING DEAD HC
INFINITE HC
JOE THE BARBARIAN DELUXE ED HC 
JOHNNY HIRO TP VOL 01 
NORDGUARD GN VOL 01 ACROSS THIN ICE
SOMEDAY FUNNIES HC 
SUPER PRO KO GN VOL 02 
THOR IRON MAN GOD COMPLEX TP
TRANSFORMERS TP VOL 05 CHAOS THEORY
X-FORCE ASSAULT ON GRAYMALKIN PREM HC

MERCHANDISE
POP MARVEL RED SKULL VINYL FIGURE

Thursday, October 27, 2011

DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK 2 for 1 ticket giveaway!








From the fantastic mind of Guillermo Del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth) comes Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, a creepy, spine-tingling story, set modern day but playing up fears from gothic childhood fairytales - that demons, evil fairies, gnomes and ghouls lurk just outside our range of vision, and we'd better watch out. Sally Hurst (Bailee Madison), a lonely, withdrawn child moves in with her father (Guy Pearce) and his new girlfriend (Katie Holmes) as they restore the Gothic estate, the sprawling Blackwood Manor. Sally discovers a hidden basement, undisturbed since the strange disappearance of the mansion’s owner a century ago. Voices draw Sally in and she unwittingly opens a gateway into a hellish underworld from which an army of ancient, dark-dwelling creatures emerge – small in size but endless in number. As they conspire to drag her down into the macabre mansion’s bottomless depths, Sally tries to warn everyone it's not make-believe – before the evil lurking in the dark consumes them all. 



Sounds good, right? Well thanks to the extremely wonderful folks from Hopscotch Films we have 40 Two for One passes to giveaway to Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark.

To go into the draw to win is sooooo easy, it hurts. Simply tell us what exactly makes you afraid of the dark. 
And for those of you a little more creative, why not draw us what scares you in the dark. The 10 drawn entries with the most "likes" by the end of the contest will win a pass.
All written entries will go into the All Star Barrel and will be drawn at random Thursday the 3rd of November at 7pm.

All tickets must be picked up from the store. Sorry folks, no mail outs on this one.


Have some fun with this but remember to keep the entries fairly PG. 

Again many thanks to the fine folks from Hopscotch Films and be sure to check out Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark from the 3rd of November.




Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Comics For Wednesday 26th October!


Yeah so Mitch sent me a message reminding me to get this taken care of instead of play Arkham City. I do it all for those who love to know what it is they have coming in on the Wednesday. Remember, if there is something here you didn't know about, be sure to let us know so we can put it in a special place for you...a bag with your name on it.

MARVEL
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #672 
ANNIHILATORS EARTHFALL #2 (OF 4)
ASTONISHING X-MEN #43
AVENGERS ACADEMY #20
AVENGERS SOLO #1 (OF 5)
CAPTAIN AMERICA AND BUCKY #623
DAKEN DARK WOLVERINE #16
DAREDEVIL #5
DEADPOOL #45
DISNEY PIXAR PRESENTS TOY STORY
DOROTHY AND WIZARD IN OZ #2 (OF 8)
DREAM LOGIC #4 
FF #11
INCREDIBLE HULK #1
JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #630
MIGHTY THOR #7
NEW MUTANTS #32
SECRET AVENGERS #18
SPIDER-ISLAND AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #3 (OF 3)
SPIDER-ISLAND CLOAK AND DAGGER #3 (OF 3)
SPIDER-ISLAND DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG FU #3
SPIDER-MAN #19
ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #3
VAMPIRES MARVEL UNDEAD #1
VENOM #8 
WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #1 

DC COMICS
ALL NEW BATMAN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #12
ALL STAR WESTERN #2
AQUAMAN #2
BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #2
BLACKHAWKS #2
DC PRES CATWOMAN GUARDIAN OF GOTHAM #1
DC PRES JACK KIRBY OMNIBUS SAMPLER #1
FLASH #2
FURY OF FIRESTORM THE NUCLEAR MEN #2
GEARS OF WAR #20 
GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS #2
I VAMPIRE #2
JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #2
LEGION SECRET ORIGIN #1 (OF 6)
MAD MAGAZINE #512
SAVAGE HAWKMAN #2
SUPERMAN #2
TEEN TITANS #2
VOODOO #2

VERTIGO
DMZ #70 
SCALPED #53 
SPACEMAN #1 (OF 9) 

BOOM
INCORRUPTIBLE #23
PLANET OF THE APES #7

DARK HORSE
ABE SAPIEN DEVIL DOES NOT JEST #2
ANGEL & FAITH #3 
DOLLHOUSE EPITAPHS #4 (OF 5) 
STAR WARS CRIMSON EMPIRE III EMPIRE LOST #1

DYNAMITE
GAME OF THRONES #2 
KIRBY GENESIS #4
VAMPIRELLA #11

IDW
ANNE RICE SERVANT OF THE BONES #3 (OF 6)
COBRA ONGOING #6
GODZILLA KINGDOM OF MONSTERS #8
STAR TREK ONGOING #2
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ONGOING #3

IMAGE
27 SECOND SET #2 (OF 4)
AVENGELYNE #4
BREED III #6 (OF 7) 
BUTCHER BAKER RIGHTEOUS MAKER #7 
DARKNESS #94 
GSTONES SCHOOL FOR WORLD CONQUERORS #6
GREEN WAKE #6 
GUARDING THE GLOBE #6 (OF 6)
INFINITE HORIZON #5 (OF 6) 
LIL DEPRESSED BOY #7
MAGDALENA #9
PILOT SEASON THE BEAUTY #1
RED WING #4 (OF 4)
SCREAMLAND ONGOING #5
VAULT #3 (OF 3)
VESCELL #3 
WALKING DEAD #90 

MISCELLANEOUS
2000 AD #1754 
BART SIMPSON COMICS #64
BETTY & VERONICA #256
CAPTAIN SWING #4 (OF 4) 
CHARMED #15 
CLINT #11  
DARK AXIS RISE O/T OVERMEN #1 (OF 4) 
DEAD MANS RUN #0
EXTINCTION SEED #0 (OF 6) 
FLY #5 
R JORDAN WHEEL OF TIME EYE O/T WORLD #15
SIXTH GUN #16
STITCHED #1 
TANK GIRL CARIOCA #1 (OF 3) 

BACK IN STOCK
ALL STAR WESTERN #1 2ND PTG
AQUAMAN #1 2ND PTG
BATGIRL #1 3RD PTG
BATMAN AND ROBIN #1 2ND PTG
BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #1 2ND PTG
BLACKHAWKS #1 2ND PTG
CATWOMAN #1 2ND PTG
DAREDEVIL #2 2ND PTG RIVERA VAR
FURY OF FIRESTORM THE NUCLEAR MEN #1 2ND PTG
I VAMPIRE #1 2ND PTG
JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #1 2ND PTG
RINSE #2
SAVAGE HAWKMAN #1 2ND PTG
SECRET AVENGERS #17
SUPERMAN #1 2ND PTG
SWAMP THING #2
TEEN TITANS #1 2ND PTG
VOODOO #1 2ND PTG

TRADES
DAKEN DARK WOLVERINE PREM HC BIG BREAK
DANGER GIRL DLX ED TP
DISNEY MICKEY MOUSE HC VOL 02 TREASURE ISLAND
DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP HC V6
FANTASTIC FOUR BY JONATHAN HICKMAN TP VOL 04
FLASHPOINT HC
FLESH AND BLOOD GN VOL 01 (OF 4)
FRANK BOOK SC
FROM MARVEL VAULT TP
GI JOE OMNIBUS TP VOL 01
GREEN WOMAN TP
INCORRUPTIBLE TP VOL 05
IRON AGE HC
MANARA LIBRARY HC VOL 01
MMW FANTASTIC FOUR TP VOL 07
ROBERT BLOCH THAT HELLBOUND TRAIN TP
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG LEGACY VOL 01
SPIDER-MAN COMPLETE BEN REILLY EPIC TP BOOK 02
SPIDER-MAN DEADLY FOES OF SPIDER-MAN TP
STAN LEE TRAVELER TP VOL 02
SUPERMAN BATMAN SORCERER KINGS HC
THOR TRIALS OF LOKI TP
ULTIMATE COMICS X ORIGINS PREM HC
WOLVERINE WOLVERINES REVENGE PREM HC

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

All Star Universe Presents ALL STAR LEGENDS

Ever wanted to get into that acclaimed comic series you've read so much on or heard your local comicbook shop folk rabbiting on about but can't justify that first trade purcahse? Maybe you're looking to get a gift for a friend to introduce them to the wonderful world of comics with some of the best titles around and don't want to fork out too much cash. Well we hope we can help by presenting to you ALL STAR LEGENDS.

Basically, we are going to have the first volume of a celebrated series available for 30 days (or until stock sells out) at a discounted price. Our hope here being that this makes it even easier for you to try a new series, update your comic to trade collection or find that certain something for someone special. This is a little something we have been sitting on for awhile and it pleases us to no end to open this initiative with our first legend 100 Bullets: First Shot Last Call! 

With the recent release of the 100 Bullets Hardcover, the upcoming release of the next Azzarello and Risso team-up, Spaceman and our general love for this series, we couldn't think of a book more deserving to start things off with.

The idea is simple, as previously stated, the month's ALL STAR LEGEND will be available for 30 days (or until stock sells out) at the discounted price. As this will be a limited stock promotion there is strictly "no holds" on the legend,  first in, best read! No further discount applies to the book as it's a pretty good chance it will already be cheaper than the US cover price! The discount also only applies to the volume listed, not the entire series of trades.

If you have any questions, you know where to ask them. You can start to buy the first Legend from this Thursday the 20th of October.

All Star Legends. The legendary titles of the highest recommendation.

Cheers, The All Star Crew.

Monday, October 17, 2011

Comics For Wednesday 19th October!


Another week of new comics is here and as usual, it looks like it could be a big one. This is mostly due to the fact that Marvel are finally wrapping up their Fear Itself event. DC issues 2s continue to rollout and we are getting a whole bunch of issue 1s back in stock in case you missed out. Remember, if there is anything you'd like put in a nice white paper back with your name on it, let us know through a communication form.

MARVEL
AVENGERS #18
AVENGERS 1959 #2 (OF 5)
CAPTAIN AMERICA CORPS #5 (OF 5)
DEADPOOL MAX 2 #1 
FEAR ITSELF #7 (OF 7) FEAR
FEAR ITSELF FEARLESS #1 (OF 12)
FEAR ITSELF HOME FRONT #7 (OF 7) FEAR
FEAR ITSELF YOUTH IN REVOLT #6 (OF 6) FEAR
HALO FALL OF REACH COVENANT #4 (OF 4) 
HERC #9
HULK #43
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #509 FEAR
JOHN CARTER A PRINCESS OF MARS #2 (OF 5)
JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #629 FEAR
KA-ZAR #5 (OF 5)
SUPERIOR #6 (OF 6) 
ULTIMATE COMICS HAWKEYE #3 (OF 4)
UNCANNY X-MEN #544
VENGEANCE #4 (OF 6)
WOLVERINE #17 XREGG
WOLVERINE PUNISHER GHOST RIDER OIMU #3
X-FACTOR #226
X-MEN #1 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION

DC COMICS
BATMAN #2
BATMAN ODYSSEY VOL 2 #1 (OF 7)
BLUE BEETLE #2
CAPTAIN ATOM #2
CATWOMAN #2
DC PRESENTS SUPERBOYS LEGION #1
DC PRESENTS SUPERMAN SECRET IDENTITY #1
DC UNIVERSE ONLINE LEGENDS #16
DC UNIVERSE PRESENTS #2
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #2
JUSTICE LEAGUE #2
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #2
NIGHTWING #2
RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #2
TINY TITANS #45
WONDER WOMAN #2
YOUNG JUSTICE

VERTIGO
FABLES #110 
HELLBLAZER #284
VERTIGO RESURRECTED THE EATERS #1 

DARK HORSE
BPRD HELL ON EARTH RUSSIA #2
CONAN ROAD OF KINGS #9
DARK HORSE PRESENTS #5
MASS EFFECT INVASION #1 (OF 4)
ROBERT E HOWARDS SAVAGE SWORD #3
STAR WARS KNIGHT ERRANT DELUGE #3

DYNAMITE
BOYS BUTCHER BAKER CANDLESTICKMAKER #4 
GARTH ENNIS JENNIFER BLOOD #5 
KEVIN SMITH BIONIC MAN #3
QUEEN SONJA #22
ZORRO RIDES AGAIN

IDW
30 DAYS OF NIGHT ONGOING #1
COLD WAR #1
DOCTOR WHO ONGOING VOL 2 #10
DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS #12
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #171
GODZILLA GANGSTERS & GOLIATHS #5 (OF 5)
HP LOVECRAFT THE DUNWICH HORROR #1 (OF 4)
SNAKE EYES ONGOING (IDW) #6
STAR TREK LEGION OF SUPERHEROES #1 (OF 6)
TRANSFORMERS ONGOING #28

IMAGE
ALL NIGHTER #5 (OF 5)
NEAR DEATH #2
SAMURAIS BLOOD #5 (OF 6)
SAVAGE DRAGON #174
XENOHOLICS #1 

MISCELLANEOUS
ATOMIC ROBO GHOST OF STATION X #2 (OF 6)
KEY OF Z #1 (OF 4) 
KUNG FU PANDA #3 (OF 4)
SERGIO ARAGONES FUNNIES #4
SIMPSONS COMICS #183
SPONTANEOUS #5 (OF 5)

BACK IN STOCK
ACTION COMICS #1 3RD PTG
ACTION COMICS #2
ANIMAL MAN #2
BATMAN #1 2ND PTG
BATWOMAN #1
BIRDS OF PREY #1 2ND PTG
CATWOMAN #1 2ND PTG
DAREDEVIL #1 2ND PTG RIVERA VAR 
DC UNIVERSE PRESENTS #1 2ND PTG
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #1 2ND PTG
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #1 2ND PTG
NIGHTWING #1 2ND PTG
OPTIC NERVE #12
PENGUIN PAIN AND PREJUDICE #1 (OF 5)
RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #1 2ND PTG
SECRET AVENGERS #16 2ND PTG VAR
SEVERED #3 (OF 7) 
SUPERGIRL #1 2ND PTG
ULTIMATE COMICS HAWKEYE #1 (OF 4)
ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #1
VERTIGO RESURRECTED JONNY DOUBLE #1 
WONDER WOMAN #1 2ND PTG

TRADES
ADV OF TINTIN NEW ED HC VOL 02 
ADV OF TINTIN NEW ED HC VOL 03 
ADV OF TINTIN NEW ED HC VOL 05 
ALAN MOORE CONVERSATIONS SC 
ALAN MOORE NEONOMICON TP 
ARCHIE OBAMA & PALIN IN RIVERDALE TP
COMPLETE INVINCIBLE LIBRARY HC VOL 02
DARK TOWER FALL OF GILEAD TP
DC SUPER-PETS YR TP HEROES O/T HIGH SEAS
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS CLASSICS TP VOL 02
FANTASTIC FOUR BY WAID & WIERINGO ULT COLL TP BOOK
FREAKANGELS TP VOL 06 
GO THE F**K TO SLEEP HC 
GON GN KODANSHA ED VOL 02 
GOTHAM CENTRAL TP BOOK 03 ON THE FREAK
HOMELAND DIRECTIVE GN 
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN TP VOL 07 MY MONSTERS
JOKER VISUAL HIST OF CLOWN PRICE OF CRIME SC
MARZI TP
METAMAUS LOOK INSIDE MODERN CLASSIC MAUS HC
NEW WARRIORS CLASSIC TP VOL 03
RAGE AFTER THE IMPACT TP 
SHIELD TP ARCHITECTS OF FOREVER
ULT COMICS SPIDER-MAN DOSM HC 
UNWRITTEN TP VOL 04 LEVIATHAN 
VENOM TP LETHAL PROTECTOR NEW PTG
WALKING DEAD NOVEL HC V1 RISE OF THE GOVERNOR
WALKING DEAD SURVIVORS GUIDE TP
WITCHBLADE REDEMPTION TP VOL 03
X-23 TP VOL 01 KILLING DREAM
X-FACTOR HARD LABOR PREM HC