8/31/2009

New Comics In Store 09-02-09

ARMY OF DARKNESS #24
ART OF TOP COW HC
BATMAN #690
BATMAN AND ROBIN #3
BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #33
BLACK PANTHER 2 #8
BLEACH TP VOL 28 (C: 1-0-1)
BOYS #34 (MR) (C: 1-0-0)
BOYS HEROGASM #4 (OF 6) (MR)
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #28 CHEN CVR
CABLE #18
CAPTAIN AMERICA REBORN #1 (OF 5) 2ND PTG VAR
CARS RADIATOR SPRINGS #1 (C: 0-0-1)
CARS ROOKIE TP
CHEW #1 4TH PTG (MR) (PP #882)
CHEW #4 (MR)
DARING MYSTERY COMICS #1 70TH ANNIV SPECIAL
DARK TOWER THE FALL OF GILEAD #4 (OF 6)
DEAD ROMEO #6 (OF 6)
DEAD RUN #4
DEADPOOL #15
DEADPOOL SUICIDE KINGS #5 (OF 5)
DMZ TP VOL 07 WAR POWERS (MR)
ESSENTIAL SUB-MARINER TP VOL 01
EXILES #6
FALL OUT TOY WORKS #1 (OF 5)
GHOST RIDERS HEAVENS ON FIRE #2 (OF 6)
GREEK STREET #3 (MR)
GREEN LANTERN #45 (BLACKEST NIGHT)
GREEN LANTERN GRAPHIX T/S LG (C: 1-1-3)
HOTWIRE #4 (OF 4) A CVR PUGH
HOTWIRE #4 (OF 4) C CVR LEACH
HOUSE OF M MASTERS OF EVIL #2 (OF 4)
IMMORTAL WEAPONS #2 (OF 5)
INCOGNITO #6 (MR)
INCREDIBLES FAMILY MATTERS #2 (OF 4) 2ND PTG (C: 0-0-1) (PP
INCREDIBLES FAMILY MATTERS TP
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #17
IRON MAN ARMOR WARS #2 (OF 4)
IRREDEEMABLE #6
JUSTICE LEAGUE CRY FOR JUSTICE #3 (OF 7)
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #36
LOONEY TUNES #178
LORDS OF MISRULE HC (MR)
LUKE CAGE NOIR #2 (OF 4)
LUKE CAGE NOIR #2 (OF 4) CALERO VAR
MAGOG #1
MARVEL ZOMBIES ARMY OF DARKNESS TP
MARVEL ZOMBIES RETURN #1
MARVELMAN QUESADA FOLDED PROMO POSTER (NET)
MERCY SPARX #4 (OF 3) WASYL CVR A
MIGHTY #8
MOON KNIGHT SAGA (BUNDLE OF 25) (NET)
MYSTIC COMICS #1 70TH ANNIV SPECIAL
NANA TP VOL 18 (MR) (C: 1-0-1)
NOVA #28
PROJECT SUPERPOWERS CHAPTER TWO #2
RAWBONE #4 (OF 4) (MR)
RED ROBIN #3
RED TORNADO #1 (OF 6)
ROBERT E HOWARD THULSA DOOM #1
SCOURGE OF GODS FALL #3 (OF 3) (MR) (C: 1-0-0)
SECRET WARRIORS #7
SF20 ART OF STREET FIGHTER SC (C: 0-0-1)
SHONEN JUMP OCTOBER 09 (C: 1-1-1)
SOLOMON GRUNDY #7 (OF 7) (BLACKEST NIGHT)
SON OF HULK #14
STAR WARS INVASION #3 (OF 5) (C: 1-0-0)
STARR THE SLAYER #1 (OF 4) (MR)
STRANGE TALES #1 (OF 3) (MR)
SUPERGIRL ANNUAL #1
SUPERMAN NEW KRYPTON HC VOL 02
SUPERMAN VS DOOMSDAY COLLECTORS SET
THE GOOD THE BAD & THE UGLY #3
TORCH #1 (OF 8)
ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #2
WOLVERINE AND POWER PACK TP WILD PACK DIGEST

8/24/2009

Ick

Blackest Night has had some memorable, creepy, and horrific moments already but this, this is bad. Winner of most disturbing cover of the week. Blackest Night Titans #1 lurches its way into the shop this week.

MONDAY TELEMETRY For August 24th, 2009

Welcome to another installment of Monday Telemetry, a weekly blog from The Launchpad that covers some of the more interesting releases or events that are coming to the store in the coming week.

28 DAYS LATER #1
28 Days Later comes to comics as an ongoing series, connecting the film 28 Days Later to its sequel 28 Weeks Later! Focusing on Selena, one of the three survivors of the first film, as she embarks on an epic journey of her return to Great Britain! Scripted by Hexed and Fall Of Cthulhu's Michael Alan Nelson and drawn by newcomer sensation Declan Shalvey.


BATMAN & ROBIN #3
"Batman Reborn" concludes the explosive reteaming of Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely (ALL-STAR SUPERMAN, WE3, New X-Men)! Witness Batman and Robin's final showdown against Professor Pyg and the Circus of Strange! The future looks bright for the new Dynamic Duo as they prove themselves in battle, but lurking in the shadows is a mysterious red-hooded vigilante. Also, the origin of Scarlet!


KEVIN SMITH RETURNS!
BATMAN: WIDENING GYRE #1

Once again, Kevin Smith - the fan-favorite creator behind GREEN ARROW and Daredevil - teams up with Walter Flanagan - the artist on the acclaimed series BATMAN: CACOPHONY - for an all-new adventure starring The Caped Crusader. The stakes are high as Batman encounters a new vigilante under his wing amidst what Smith describes as a "backdrop of romance, intrigue, and geek-bait guest stars galore." Trust us when we say that it's as awesome as it sounds. BATMAN: WIDENING GYRE is just the start of things for Kevin in the Bat-Universe so get on board now!


DARKNESS/PITT #1
Dale Keown's classic hero Pitt makes his return to comics! What else do you need to know?
When Tim and Pitt's mission to track down those infected by an alien virus brings them to Jackie's stomping ground in New York, they are invariably drawn together. Both attract the unwanted attention of the Federal Government and mayhem ensues!
The crossover reunites The Darkness writer Paul Jenkins (Captain America, Mythos) and Pitt creator Dale Keown (Hulk: The End) and features two covers by series artist Keown and a variant cover by Eric Basaldua (Witchblade Annual).


GREAT JUMPING ON POINT, NEW CREATIVE TEAM!
FANTASTIC FOUR #570

Brand new creative team - Brave new comics experience! Be there as Marvel's newest exciting creator, Jonathan Hickman, teams up with superstar artist, Dale Eaglesham, to give you the Fantastic Four experience you've been waiting for! It's adventure, it's family, it's tough questions in dark times...See what happens when Reed Richards tries to SOLVE EVERYTHING.


NEW MUTANTS #4
"Return of Legion"-The pulse-pounding first story-arc comes to a climactic close as Legion takes on the whole team. Can Cannonball, Sunspot, Magma and Dani Moonstar defeat a villain with dozens of super-powered multiple personalities? And all the while Karma and Magik are stuck inside Legion's mind. Part 4 (of 4).


SON OF HULK #14
The Planet Sakaar may be no more, but the trials of the Son of Hulk are far from ended. As the Sakaarian survivors struggle to carry on, the Son of Hulk has only one goal in mind: revenge. He has led his people to another planet rich with the mystic Old Power...a planet he has laid claim to, whether its native population likes it or not. The Son of Hulk will claim his vengeance, even if it means laying waste to an innocent populace to do it. But even if he can bend this planet under his will, can he possibly become a match for Galactus, the devourer of worlds?

8/23/2009

New Comics In Store 08-26-09

28 DAYS LATER #1
ANTARCTIC EXPRESS (C: 0-1-2)
AVENGERS INITIATIVE #27
BARACK THE BARBARIAN #2 (OF 4)
BATMAN AND ROBIN #2 2ND PTG
BATMAN AND ROBIN #3
BATMAN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #8
BATMAN WIDENING GYRE #1 (OF 6)
BETA RAY BILL GODHUNTER #3 (OF 3)
BLACKEST NIGHT TITANS #1 (OF 3)
BOYS HEROGASM #4 (OF 6) (MR)
BROMS CHILD THIEF HC (C: 0-1-2)
BUCK ROGERS #3
CABLE TP VOL 02 WAITING FOR THE END OF THE WORLD
DARK AVENGERS #8 DAX
DARK REIGN ELEKTRA #5 (OF 5) DKR
DARK REIGN SINISTER SPIDER-MAN #3 (OF 4) DKR
DARK TOWER THE FALL OF GILEAD #4 (OF 6)
DARK WOLVERINE #77 DKR
DARK X-MEN BEGINNING #3 (OF 3) DAX
DARKNESS PITT #1 KEOWN CVR A
DARKNESS PITT #1 SEJIC CVR B
DEADPOOL #14
DETECTIVE COMICS #856
DRAW & PAINT FANTASY FEMALES SC (C: 0-1-2)
DYNAMO 5 #24
FANTASTIC FOUR #570
FLASH REBIRTH #4 (OF 6)
FRANK FRAZETTAS SORCERER FRAZETTA CVR A (ONE SHOT)
GANTZ TP VOL 06 (MR) (C: 0-1-2)
GHOST RIDER TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS TP
GHOSTBUSTERS STAY PUFT MARSHMALLOW MAN BANK (C: 1-1-4)
GOLD DIGGER TECH MANUAL #7
GOLDEN AGE FLASH 1/6 SCALE FIGURE
GOTHAM CITY SIRENS #3
GREEN LANTERN #45 (BLACKEST NIGHT)
GRIMM FAIRY TALES #41 CVR B ASRAR
GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #17
GURREN LAGANN GN VOL 02 (C: 0-1-2)
HISTORY OF THE DCU SER 2 ONE THIRD BAL CASE (NET)
HULK #14
IMMORTAL IRON FIST PREM HC VOL 05 ESCAPE FROM EIGHTH CITY
IMPALER #4
INCREDIBLE HERCULES #133
INCREDIBLE HULK #601
INCREDIBLES #0 (C: 0-0-1)
INVINCIBLE PRESENTS ATOM EVE COLLECTED ED
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #30
KILLAPALOOZA #4 (OF 6)
LANTERN CORPS BLACK SYMBOL T/S LG (O/A) (C: 1-1-3)
LANTERN CORPS BLACK SYMBOL T/S XL (O/A) (C: 1-1-3)
LAST DAYS OF ANIMAL MAN #4 (OF 6)
MADAME XANADU #14 (MR)
MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #54
MIGHTY AVENGERS #28
MS MARVEL #44 DKR
MUPPET SHOW TP
MUPPET SHOW TREASURE OF PEG LEG WILSON #2 (OF 4) (C: 1-0-1)
NEW AVENGERS #56 DKR
NEW MUTANTS #4
NOVA #28
PREDATOR #2 (OF 4)
PROJECT SUPERPOWERS CHAPTER TWO #2
PUMPKIN SCISSORS GN VOL 05 (RES) (C: 0-1-2)
RED CIRCLE THE SHIELD #1
RIFTWAR #3 (OF 5)
RUNAWAYS 3 #13
SECRET SIX UNHINGED TP
SECRET WARRIORS #7
SHOWCASE PRESENTS ECLIPSO TP
SKRULL KILL KREW #4 (OF 5) DKR
SON OF HULK #14
SONIC UNIVERSE #7
SPIN ANGELS #1 Of(3) (MR)
ST TOS KNOW YOUR SPOCK T/S MED (C: 0-1-3)
ST TOS KNOW YOUR SPOCK T/S XL (C: 0-1-3)
STAR WARS DARK TIMES #14 BLUE HARVEST PT 2 (OF 5) (C: 1-0-0)
STAR WARS DARK TIMES #14 BLUE HARVEST PT 2 (OF 5) (C: 1-0-0)
STAR WARS LEGACY #39 TATOOINE PT 3 (OF 4) (C: 1-0-0)
STREET FIGHTER LEGENDS CHUN LI #4 (OF 4) A CVR DOGAN
STREET FIGHTER LEGENDS CHUN LI #4 (OF 4) B CVR LEE
SUPERMAN #691
SUPERMANS PAL JIMMY OLSEN SPECIAL #2
TEEN TITANS #74
TEEN TITANS CHANGING OF THE GUARD TP
TIMESTORM 2009 2099 #4 (OF 4)
TOY STORY MYSTERIOUS STRANGER TP
TRINITY TP VOL 02
UNCANNY X-MEN SISTERHOOD TP
UNKNOWN SOLDIER #11 (MR)
WARHAMMER 40K EMPERORS MERCY MMPB (C: 0-1-2)
WEDNESDAY COMICS #1 (OF 12) 2ND PTG
WEDNESDAY COMICS #8 (OF 12)
WILDCATS #14
WITCHBLADE #129 SEJIC CVR A
WIZARD MAGAZINE #216 FALL TV PREVIEW FRINGE CVR (C: 0-1-2)
WIZARD MAGAZINE #216 TRAVIS CHAREST CAPT AMERICA CVR (C: 0-1
WIZARD MAGAZINE #216 ULTIMATE ALLIANCE CVR (C: 0-1-2)
WOLVERINE FIRST CLASS #18
WOLVERINE ORIGINS #39
WONDER WOMAN #35
WORLD OF WARCRAFT HC VOL 02
X-FORCE #18
X-FORCE TP VOL 02 OLD GHOSTS
X-MEN FOREVER #6
X-MEN LEGACY #227 DAX

8/20/2009

New Games and Game Stuff In Stock

We received a game order today: Got restocks on dice, deck boxes, and some card sleeves.

We have the new board game sleeves line from FFG. Which includes large and small card sleeves for American and European board games.

MINI AMERICAN SLEEVES
Fits cards 1 5/8 X 2 1/2 IN (41 X 63mm)
Sleeves in the Fantasy Flight Supply yellow series fit select cards in board games such as: Arkham Horror™, Twilight Imperium™, World of Warcraft™, Red November™, Cave Troll™ and many others.
FFS01 * $2.49 * 50 Clear Sleeves per Pack

MINI EUROPEAN SLEEVES
Fits cards 1 11/16 X 2 5/8 IN (44 X 68mm)
Sleeves in the Fantasy Flight Supply red series fit select cards in board games such as†: Wings of War™, Ticket to Ride™, Pirates Cove™, Thurn & Taxis™, El Grande™ and many others.
FFS02 * $2.49 * 50 Clear Sleeves per Pack
STANDARD AMERICAN SLEEVES
Fits cards 2 1/4 X 3 1/2 IN (56 X 87mm)
Sleeves in the Fantasy Flight Supply green series fit select cards in board games such as†: Citadels™, Descent: Journeys the Dark™, Munchkin™, War of the Ring™, Bohnanza™
FFS03 * $2.99 * 50 Clear Sleeves per Pack

STANDARD EUROPEAN SLEEVES
Fits cards 2 5/16 X 3 9/16 IN (59 X 92mm)
Sleeves in the Fantasy Flight Supply purple series fit select cards in board games such as†: Agricola™, Dominion™, Lord of the Rings™, Battlelore™, San Juan™ and many others.
FFS04 * $2.99 * 50 Clear Sleeves per Pack

On the Board Game front we received Middle Earth Quest, Revolution!, and Pandemic.

For Dungeons & Dragons we got some restocks and Dragon Magazine Annual v1 and the Power Cards for PHB2. We also received the Origins award winning Mouse Guard RPG.

8/17/2009

MONDAY TELEMETRY For August 17th, 2009

Welcome to another installment of Monday Telemetry, a weekly blog from The Launchpad that covers some of the more interesting releases or events that are coming to the store in the coming week.

ASH SAVES OBAMA #1
He's faced them all, but Ashley J. Williams is about to face the greatest horror of his entire deadite-kickin' career - a comic book convention! But this ain't any ol' comic book convention, this one features a special appearance from the president of the United States of America - Barack Obama! How do things go from there when Ash and Obama are in the same place at the same time? And did we happen to mention that the Necronomicon is there doing the thing it does best - turned ordinary humans into the demon possessed undead!

BATGIRL #1
In the wake of "Batman R.I.P." and BATTLE FOR THE COWL, a new heroine has emerged in Gotham City, and as she begins her nocturnal crusade to take back the night, she will truly learn what it means to wear the mantle of the Bat. But who is this young woman, and why has she donned the cape and cowl?


DAREDEVIL #500
This is it! The 500th issue of DAREDEVIL! What is the Kingpin's true plan? What do he and Lady Bullseye have in common? What will Matt Murdock do to make things right again? And just how will Ed Brubaker and Michael Lark leave this story for the next creative team to pick it up? Don't miss the twists and surprises that will have everybody talking! An all-star anniversary issue featuring new stories by Ann Nocenti, David Aja, and others!


DEADPOOL: SUICIDE KINGS #5
"SNAKE EYES," PART 5-Deadpool is finally proven innocent, and everyone knows it. But now it's personal for the Merc with a Mouth. Having been battered, stabbed, and broken, Deadpool is jonesing for payback. And the only thing that can scratch that itch is bringing down Tombstone. Unfortunately, the only person who can protect him is the Hood...but will he?



RED CIRCLE: THE WEB #1
Billionaire John Raymond has it all - fame, fortune, and a brilliant mind! He also has a brother with the one trait John lacks: compassion. No matter how relentlessly awe-inspiring John's achievements get, it's his brother who's always seen as the hero. So John sets out to upstage his brother one more time. He'll show the world just how much heroism money can buy as the amazing (and suspiciously well-equipped) Web. But when a dark fate arrives for his brother, John learns first-hand what a hero leaves on the line, and that there are worse losses than the ones that hit your checkbook! Featuring art by Roger Robinson (THE BRAVE & THE BOLD, BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS)!

8/16/2009

New Comics In Store 08-19-09

AIR #12 (MR)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #603
AOD ASH SAVES OBAMA #1 (OF 4)
ARCHIE #600
ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN #18
BATGIRL #1
BATMAN STREETS OF GOTHAM #3
BLACKEST NIGHT SUPERMAN #1 (OF 3)
BRAVE AND THE BOLD #26
CABLE #17
CAPTAIN AMERICA #50 2ND PTG MARTIN VAR
CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #13
DAREDEVIL #500
DARK REIGN HOOD #4 (OF 5) DKR
DARK REIGN MISTER NEGATIVE #3 (OF 3) DKR
DAYS MISSING #1 (OF 5) DALE KEOWN CVR
DEADPOOL SUICIDE KINGS #5 (OF 5)
DOCTOR WHO ONGOING #2
ESSENTIAL MARVEL TEAM-UP TP VOL 03
EX MACHINA #44 (MR)
EXISTENCE 2.0 #2 (OF 3)
GENEXT UNITED #4 (OF 5)
GI JOE ORIGINS #6
GOLD DIGGER #110
HELLBLAZER #258 (MR)
INVINCIBLE #65
JACK OF FABLES #37 (MR)
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #36
MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS #39
MIGHTY AVENGERS #28
OUTSIDERS #21
POWER GIRL #4
PROJECT SUPERPOWERS MEET THE BAD GUYS #1
PUNISHER #8
PUNISHER NOIR #1 (OF 4)
PUNISHER NOIR #1 (OF 4) CALERO VAR
PUNISHER FRANK CASTLE MAX #73 (MR)
PUNISHER FRANK CASTLE MAX TP SIX HOURS TO KILL
RED CIRCLE THE WEB #1
SHRAPNEL TP ARISTEIA RISING
SIMPSONS COMICS #157
SOULFIRE NEW WORLD ORDER #4 (OF 5) HERRERA CVR
SOULFIRE NEW WORLD ORDER #4 (OF 5) TAKEDA CVR
STAND AMERICAN NIGHTMARES #5 (OF 5)
STAR TREK SPOCK REFLECTIONS #2
STAR WARS KNIGHTS OLD REPUBLIC #44 REAPING PT 2 (OF 2) (C: 1
STARCRAFT #3
SUPER FRIENDS #18
SUPERGIRL #44
SUPERMAN ANNUAL #14
SUPERMAN BATMAN #63
TEEN TITANS CHANGING OF THE GUARD TP
TITANS #16
TINY TITANS #19
UNKNOWN SOLDIER TP VOL 01 HAUNTED HOUSE (MR)
VIKING #3 (MR)
VIGILANTE #9
WEDNESDAY COMICS #7 (OF 12)
WITCHBLADE #129 SEJIC CVR A
WOLVERINE MANY MASTERS BROWN T/S XXL (C: 0-1-3)
WOLVERINE WEAPON X #4
WORLD OF WARCRAFT #22
X-FACTOR #47
X-MEN LEGACY #227 DAX
X-MEN LEGACY #226 2ND PTG WEAVER VAR

8/14/2009

I'm so Batman...

I've been playing the Batman: Arkham Asylum video game demo on Xbox to death. Now they have this trailer for Batman's arsenal of gadgets and I'm even more excited.

8/13/2009

District 9 short film

Here's the original short film that District 9 is based on (spoilers probably). All of us at The Launchpad are looking forward to this flick. Anyone else checking it out this weekend?


All Singing, All Dancing Spider-man


Looks like Julie Taymor's Spider-man musical may be kaput. Can't say that I'm too sorry to hear that. The unconfirmed report is at Cinematical.

8/10/2009

Yu-Gi-Oh Back In Stock

We've got Phantom Darkness and Raging Battle boosters back in stock. Both for only $2.99 a pack. Get 'em while they last!

8/09/2009

MONDAY TELEMETRY For August 10th, 2009

Welcome to another installment of Monday Telemetry, a weekly blog from The Launchpad that covers some of the more interesting releases or events that are coming to the store in the coming week.



ABSOLUTION #1
You've seen Christos Gage's work for Marvel, WildStorm, IDW and others, but you've never seen his imagination unleashed with absolutely no restrictions...until now. ABSOLUTION introduces John Dusk, a superhero in a world where they're a sanctioned arm of law enforcement. But this veteran hero has been scarred by his exposure to man's infinite capacity for evil, and he's seen one too many perpetrators escape justice. One day he crosses the line...lets a murderer die...and discovers it feels good.




ADVENTURE COMICS #1
It's the return of one of DC Comics' longest running books and one of its greatest modern-day heroes - Conner Kent! In our first heroic issue, Superboy can't wait to jump back into his life - but which life will it be? With a clarity he's never had before, Conner makes a beeline for the greatest place on Earth...Smallville?
Plus, in the wake of FINAL CRISIS: LEGION OF THREE WORLDS, Starman heads off on an all-new mission in the present. And it's one that will not only impact Superboy, but the future of the DC Universe itself. Fortunately, the off-kilter Legionnaire won't be dong it alone! And in the upcoming months of ADVENTURE COMICS look for Lex Luthor! Brainiac! Lightning Lad! Superboy's pal Simple Simon! Sun Boy and Polar Boy! Ultra, the Multi Alien! Wonder Girl! Black Lantern Alexander Luthor! And many, many more new and familiar faces!



GHOST RIDERS #1
The acclaimed GHOST RIDER run of writer Jason Aaron reaches its fever-pitched conclusion with six more issues of insanity, all jam-packed with new villains, old allies and the same old grindhouse action that Flamehead fans have come to know and love. The renegade angel Zadkiel is out to thwart Biblical prophecy by assassinating a young boy bred by Satanists to rule the world, so if Ghost Riders Johnny Blaze and Danny Ketch are going to save the world, they'll first have to save the Anti-Christ. Guest-starring Hellstorm, the Son of Satan.


BLACKEST NIGHT CONTINUES...
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #39
Just when things couldn't look any darker after the death and chaos of the Sciencell riot, Blackest Night descends on Oa! The black rings tear into the planet and the Lantern Crypt causing all the dead Corps members to rise and wreak havoc as a new and deadlier battle threatens to engulf not only the Corps, but the Universe itself!



LUKE CAGE NOIR #1
"MOON OVER HARLEM," PART 1-A lot can change in ten years. And rarely for the better. Local legend, Luke Cage, invincible, unstoppable, unflappable, finds that out the hard way when he returns to the mean streets of Prohibition-era Harlem after a ten-year stretch in Riker's Island. All he wants is to be back in the loving arms of his woman, but certain powerful men have different plans for Cage. Willis Stryker, Cage's childhood friend turned Godfather of Harlem, wants him on his crew, and under his thumb. And wealthy white socialite Randall Banticoff, whose wife is now very dead, murdered in a Harlem alley, wants Cage to investigate her death. Cage is about to learn that coming home is never easy, and to survive he might just have to kill a whole lot of people.


MARVELS PROJECT #1
The centerpiece of Marvel's 70th Anniversary celebration! Who is the mysterious old man who lies on his deathbed in a hospital in 1939, and how does his passing mark the beginning of the first heroic age of the Marvel Universe - and signal the rise of the superhumans? Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting unveil the defining story of the origin of the Marvel Universe, revealing the hidden connections that unite the earliest costumed champions, and whose reverberations are felt dramatically into the present day! It's a world on the brink of war, and the race is on to create the world's first super-soldier! Witness the first days of the Human Torch, the Sub-Mariner, and many more-- how they shaped the world to come, and how the future they would create in turn shaped them! The must-read event of the season for any Marvel fan from the Award-Winning creators who redefined Captain America for the modern audience!


THE REBIRTH OF THE ULTIMATE LINE!


ULTIMATE AVENGERS #1
Guess who's back!! That's right, kids, MARK MILLAR (THE ULTIMATES, WOLVERINE: OLD MAN LOGAN) and superstar artist CARLOS PACHECO (AVENGERS FOREVER, X-MEN) blast into the Ultimate Universe for a mind-blowing, heart-pounding and gut-wrenching event of epic proportions! When a highly-classified secret threatens Captain America, only the newly-returned Nick Fury has the tools to bring 'em in! As the first of a series of blockbuster arcs begins: PROJECT AVENGERS is a go!



ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #1
Almost ten years ago, Ultimate Spider-Man launched the Ultimate line, a reinvention of the Marvel Universe that defied the odds and every expectation. Today, it happens again: This new chapter in the life of the teenaged webslinger picks up in the aftermath of Ultimatum and completely redefines the status quo of Spider-Man for the next generation! With a new supporting cast, new villians and maybe even a new Spider-Man, this new chapter will keep you guessing month after month. Join Eisner Award-winning writer BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS in introducing new ongoing artist DAVID LAFUENTE (ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL, PATSY WALKER: HELLCAT)! You have never seen a Spider-Man like this before! Be there!

New Comics In Store 08-12-09

ABSOLUTION #1 (OF 6) (MR)
ABSOLUTION #1 (OF 6) CRIMEFILES ED (MR)
ABSOLUTION #1 (OF 6) WRAP CVR (MR)
ACTION COMICS #880
ADVENTURE COMICS #1
AGENTS OF ATLAS #9
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #602
BATMAN #689
BATMAN HUSH COMPLETE TP
BLACK LAGOON GN VOL 07 (MR) (C: 1-0-1)
BLACKEST NIGHT #2 (OF 8)
BLACKEST NIGHT BATMAN #1 (OF 3)
BOOSTER GOLD #23
BOYS #33 (MR)
CABLE #17
CAPTAIN AMERICA THEATER OF WAR TO SOLDIER ON
CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #40
DARK AVENGERS UNCANNY X-MEN UTOPIA #1 2ND PTG VAR
DARK REIGN ZODIAC #2 (OF 3) DKR
DARK WOLVERINE #75 2ND PTG VAR
DARKNESS #79 LUCAS CVR A (MR)
DARKNESS #79 PORTACIO CVR B (MR)
DEADPOOL #13
DESTROYER #5 (OF 5) (MR)
DETECTIVE COMICS #855
DOMINIC FORTUNE #1 (OF 4) (MR)
ESCAPE FROM WONDERLAND #1 (OF 6) CVR A CAMPBELL
FABLES #87 (MR)
FABLES TP VOL 12 THE DARK AGES (MR)
FANTASTIC WORLDS OF FRANK FRAZETTA TP VOL 01
GAMEMASTERY FLIP-MAT DUNGEON (C: 0-1-2)
GEN 13 #31
GHOST RIDERS HEAVENS ON FIRE #1 (OF 6)
GI JOE #8
GI JOE SPECIAL HELIX
GOLD DIGGER TIFFANY & CHARLOTTE 2ND SEMESTER #2 (OF 4)
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #38 (BLACKEST NIGHT)
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #39 (BLACKEST NIGHT)
HISTORY OF THE DCU SER 1 ONE THIRD BAL CASE (NET)
HOUSE OF MYSTERY #16 (MR)
INCREDIBLE HERCULES #132
INU YASHA TP VOL 39 (C: 1-0-1)
INVINCIBLE TP VOL 11 HAPPY DAYS
IRREDEEMABLE #5
JSA VS KOBRA #3 (OF 6)
KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #153
LOCKJAW AND THE PET AVENGERS #4 (OF 4)
LOONEY TUNES #177
LUKE CAGE NOIR #1 (OF 4)
MARQUIS TP VOL 01 INFERNO (C: 0-1-2)
MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 13 DIGEST
MARVEL ADVENTURES SUPER HEROES #14
MARVEL COMICS #1 70TH ANNIVERSARY
MARVEL DIVAS #2 (OF 4)
MARVEL SPOTLIGHT SUMMER EVENTS
MARVELS PROJECT #1 (OF 8)
MS MARVEL #43 DKR
PUNISHER WAR ZONE TP
REBELS #7
RED CIRCLE INFERNO #1
RED ROBIN #3
ROBIN SEARCH FOR A HERO TP
RUNAWAYS PRIDE & JOY TP
SCOOBY DOO #147
SCOURGE OF GODS FALL #2 (OF 3) (MR) (C: 1-0-0)
SECRET SIX #12
SHONEN JUMP SEPTEMBER 09 (C: 1-1-1)
SHOWCASE PRESENTS THE FLASH TP VOL 03
SOLOMON GRUNDY #6 (OF 7)
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #203
STAR TREK NERO #1
STAR WARS CLONE WARS #8 (C: 1-0-0)
STARSTRUCK #1
THE GOOD THE BAD & THE UGLY #2
THOR BY J MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI TP VOL 02
THOR TALES OF ASGARD BY LEE & KIRBY #4 (OF 6)
TITANS #16
TOYFARE #146 DST STAR WARS UQS CVR (C: 0-1-2)
ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS #1
ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #1
ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #1 B&W VAR
UNCANNY X-MEN #513 2ND PTG VAR
UNCANNY X-MEN #514 DAX
UNCANNY X-MEN FIRST CLASS #2 (OF 8)
UNWRITTEN #4 (MR)
WALKING DEAD #64 (MR)
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 10 WHAT WE BECOME
WAR OF KINGS #6 (OF 6)
WAR OF KINGS WARRIORS #2 (OF 2)
WARREN ELLIS FRANKENSTEINS WOMB GN (MR)
WEDNESDAY COMICS #6 (OF 12)
WOLVERINE FIRST CLASS TP NINJAS GODS AND DIVAS
WOLVERINE TP FLIES TO A SPIDER
WOW PREMIUM SER 1 TUSKARR AF (NET)
X-MEN FIRST CLASS TP FINALS GN
X-MEN FOREVER #5

8/06/2009

Yo Joe!


G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra tonight at midnight, Lodi Stadium 12. Get your ticker, meet up at The Launchpad around 11 and we'll all be heading down there.

8/03/2009

Diamond Shipping Delay

There has been a shipping delay involving Diamond's LA Distribution Center. So if there are any titles that were scheduled to arrive this week but aren't on our list, then they'll be here next week. Looks like the west coast is going to be a week behind on a few things.

This includes a variety of items and titles but most notable are the delayed Marvel titles:

JUN090520 AGENTS OF ATLAS #9
MAY098104 DARK AVENGERS UNCANNY X-MEN UTOPIA #1 2ND PTG VAR
MAY090458 DARK REIGN ZODIAC #2 (OF 3) DKR
MAY098152 DARK WOLVERINE #75 2ND PTG VAR
JUN090603 DESTROYER #5 (OF 5) (MR)
JUN090535 GHOST RIDERS HEAVENS ON FIRE #1 (OF 6)
JUN090463 LUKE CAGE NOIR #1 (OF 4)
JUN090440 MARVELS PROJECT #1 (OF 8)*
MAY098151 UNCANNY X-MEN #513 2ND PTG VAR
JUN090569 WAR OF KINGS #6 (OF 6)
JUN090568 WAR OF KINGS WARRIORS #2 (OF 2)

MONDAY TELEMETRY For August 3rd, 2009

Welcome to another installment of Monday Telemetry, a weekly blog from The Launchpad that covers some of the more interesting releases or events that are coming to the store in the coming week.


JUSTICE LEAGUE CRY FOR JUSTICE #2
The team continues its proactive hunt for justice as the trail leads to an army of Super-Villains. But the big bad may be deadlier than all of the new team combined...
Continuing the anticipated 6-part miniseries event from James Robinson (STARMAN, SUPERMAN) and rising star artist Mauro Cascioli (TRIALS OF SHAZAM)!



DOOM PATROL #1
Come one, come all! The world's strangest Super Heroes are back, and they brought those robot guys along with 'em! Thrill to the strange adventures of the Doom Patrol, with script by Keith Giffen and art by Matthew Clark! Whether you think you know 'em or you wouldn't know 'em if they bit you on the behind, this Doom Patrol's for you! But that's not all! Read all the way to the back cover for the all-new adventures of those elemental everymen, the Metal Men, featuring the triumphant return of the creative team that brought you JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL! That's 40 full pages of comic-bookery for just under four American dollars. So why not try some Doom Patrol with a side order of Metal Men today?


HULK #13
A DARK REIGN SPECIAL from the superstar team of Jeph Loeb, Ed McGuinness and Tom Palmer! After the shocking ending of INCREDIBLE HULK 600 where <>, Norman Osborn wants the truth. He sends ARES, The God of War to find it...even if it means killing anybody who stands in their way. If you're a HULK fan -- this is one issue you can't miss!



RED CIRCLE THE HANGMAN #1
The Civil War claimed many lives...but one of those lives still hasn't ended! Union doctor Robert Dickering found himself on the wrong side of the battle lines, and despite his heroic treatment of a fallen enemy soldier, he also found himself on the wrong end of a noose! But a shadowy power stepped forth in the twilit moments between life and death and offered him a deal he couldn't refuse: to forever roam the Earth, saving the lives of innocents condemned like himself - or hastening the deaths of the guilty! But in taking the seemingly righteous mission of the Hangman, has he accepted God's work? Or has he become the vengeful fist of the Devil himself? Featuring art by Tom Derenick and Bill Sienkiewicz, the acclaimed team behind REIGN IN HELL!


AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #601
Prepare for the All-New, All-Deadly: DARK MARY-JANE!! Oops, sorry, that's the rest of Marvel's solicits...Actually, in this issue "Red-Headed Stranger" begins just after the surprising events of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #600 with Pete's love life taking a turn for the worse just as his old flame Mary Jane returns to New York City. (FINALLY!! Sheesh. What took us so long?!)


THIS WEEK:

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is premiering this week. All of us at The Launchpad will be attending the midnight showing at the Lodi Stadium 12 on Thursday. We'd like to invite you all to join us, tickets are on sale so get yours soon!

8/02/2009

New Comics In Store 08-05-09

ALL WINNERS COMICS #1 70TH ANNIV SPECIAL
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #601
ANGEL AFTER THE FALL TP VOL 01
BATMAN AND ROBIN #1 3RD PTG
BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #32
BLACK PANTHER 2 #7
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #27 CHEN CVR
CAPTAIN AMERICA REBORN #2 (OF 5)
CHEW #3 (MR)
D GRAY MAN GN VOL 14 (C: 1-0-1)
DARK REIGN SINISTER SPIDER-MAN #2 (OF 4) DKR
DEAD ROMEO #5 (OF 6)
DEAD RUN #3
DEADPOOL MERC WITH A MOUTH #2
DOOM PATROL #1
DYNAMO 5 #23
ETERNALS TP MANIFEST DESTINY
EXILES #5
GREEK STREET #2 (MR)
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #38 (BLACKEST NIGHT)
HEAVY METAL SEPT 2009 (MR) (C: 0-1-2)
HOUSE OF M MASTERS OF EVIL #1 (OF 4)
HOUSE OF MYSTERY #16 (MR)
HULK #13 DKR
INCARNATE #1 (OF 3) (MR)
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #16 DKR
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #8 VILLAIN VAR DKR
IRON MAN ARMOR WARS #1 (OF 4)
IRREDEEMABLE #5
IRREDEEMABLE TP VOL 01
JUSTICE LEAGUE CRY FOR JUSTICE #2 (OF 7)
LEGEND OF ZELDA GN VOL 06 FOUR SWORDS PT 1 (C: 1-0-1)
LOCKE & KEY TP VOL 01 WELCOME TO LOVECRAFT
MIGHTY #7
NIGHTWING THE GREAT LEAP TP
RED CIRCLE THE HANGMAN #1
SAVAGE DRAGON #151
SCOOBY DOO #147
SECRET SIX #12
SLAM DUNK GN VOL 05 (C: 1-0-1)
SOLOMON GRUNDY #6 (OF 7)
STAR WARS DARK TIMES BLUE HARVEST #0 (C: 1-0-0)
STAR WARS INVASION #2 (OF 5) (C: 1-0-0)
STREET FIGHTER IV #3 (OF 4) A CVR TSANG
STREET FIGHTER IV #3 (OF 4) B CVR NG
SUPERMAN WORLD OF NEW KRYPTON #6 (OF 12)
TRANSMETROPOLITAN TP VOL 03 YEAR OF THE BASTARD NEW ED (MR)
TYRESE GIBSONS MAYHEM #1 (OF 3)
ULTIMATUM FANTASTIC FOUR REQUIEM #1
ULTIMATUM X-MEN REQUIEM #1
WAR MACHINE #8
WARLORD #5
WEDNESDAY COMICS #5 (OF 12)
WOW PREMIUM SER 1 GNOLL WARLORD AF (NET)