NEWS & EVENTS FOR THE WEEK OF 6/30/10

BATMAN BEYOND LAUNCHES & WONDER WOMAN #600 THIS WEEK!

One great week passes us and another awaits us! DC's string of landmark issues continues this week with the release of Wonder Woman #600. Not only that but they'll also finally be releasing a book that many of you have been asking about - Batman Beyond #1! That's just a small sliver of all the great books that will be gracing our fine shelves this Wednesday so make sure you take a look at the list on the right and make sure you don't miss anything.

And of course a very big thank you goes out to both Rafer Roberts and Malcolm Jones for coming to the store for their Plastic Farm signing. We were absolutely delighted to have them along and we hope that those of you who came in and checked out their stuff dug it! If you missed them we have lots of Plastic Farm books for sale so be sure to give them a look!

For the rest of the news including our top picks, ways you can save additional money, great Magic the Gathering events and some other cool incentives we offer, keep reading!

OUR TOP 5 PICKS FOR THIS WEEK:





MTG 2011 CORE SET PRE-RELEASE & RELEASE



It's time again for a new set of Magic the Gathering to be released! Starting in mid-July, players will be able to try their hands at the new MTG 2011 Core Set and take part in some great events at Comic Book Jones to commemorate it's release.

First off is the 2011 Core Set Pre-Release Party which will start at Noon on Saturday, July 10th and feature a draft style tournament. Entry is $15 and this gets you 3 packs of the new set before it hits shelves the following week. We will have special pre-release only promos, giveaways, and door prizes, including the card pictured to the right so make sure you come down to check it out!

The very next week we have the official 2011 Core Set Release Party starting at 4:00pm on Friday, July 16th which includes a sealed tournament. The cost is $30 and each player will receive 6 packs. As with the pre-release there will be special day only promos and giveaways and door prizes. On this day we will have plenty of booster packs, fat packs, intro packs and booster boxes for sale so make sure you come down to take advantage of all the new set has to offer. As with our out MTG booster boxes, prices are locked in at $120 per box.

Both tournaments are swiss style and have a cap of 15 players. Players will be awarded a spot to play on a first come first serve basis, so get here early if you have to!