In order to capitalize on Marvel Comics’ Cap-related news, they have gotten the big 600th issue into our hands for sale two days early! The road to CAPTAIN AMERICA: REBORN starts HERE!!
We should have enough, but if ya wanna reserve a copy or two (there’s an Alex Ross variant, also at the regular cover price), feel free to give a call, email, smoke signal, telepathic message, et cetera, and we’ll be happy to put ‘em aside.
The big WIZARD WORLD PHILLY convention is coming up soon, June 19th-21st — pre-order your tickets now!
According to Wizard: “This marks the last chance for fans to purchase advance tickets to Wizard World Philadelphia on June 19-21 and get $5 off the purchase price AND a free copy of the Black Terror issue #1 Wizard Exclusive “Virgin” variant cover drawn by superstar artist Alex Ross! The comic will only be available to advance ticket holders, so you don’t want to miss out on a chance to own this beauty.”
On their site, checkout states that there is a $5 “Convenience Fee”, but we have a special Discount Code to save you that five bucks! The code is WWPARK; follow this link to order & get the deal — plus, with this link we get credit for the sale ;))
Here’s a look at the huge roster of creators & celebrities appearing at the show!
Okay, see you there!
Troy Foley - - Top Reviewer for the Madness.
Comic Madness Review: DESTROYER #1
by Troy
I always felt that Robert Kirkman’s work on Marvel books has been terrible. I mean come on — Ultimate Marvel Team-up? Jubilee? Freaking crappy ass Marvel Zombies? Ugh I found more interesting things written on the bathroom wall at the Madness, and no Wade I’m not “looking for a good time”. But back to what I was saying, I hated Kirkman’s Marvel work, until I read Destroyer. What a Great book, Kirkman at his best. Providing the pencils is Cory Walker (Invincible) whose work on this book tops even his work in Invincible and Astounding Wolf-Man (which is also a great book). This book is not for the faint of heart though. The level of ultraviolence is unimaginable. No spoilers but at one point he reaches into a guy’s mouth and pulls out his heart (sOOoooOOOooo AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!)! But if you’re ok with that, def. check out Destroyer, you will no be disappointed!
-Troy
This book gets a SOLID 8 out of 10!
Troy's Review
That there STAR TREK movie is looking to be a huge hit (whodathunkit!)
To keep the excitement going, we’ve got a special offer for the next week:
Just bring in your ST movie ticket stub, and receive a 20% discount on ANY Star Trek merch in our store.
If that isn’t a sweet deal, then Captain Kirk doesn’t like banging green alien bitches!
Seeya soon,
- - W.
Power Girl #1 by Adam Hughes
So when I picked out this cover Anthony said “That’s a horrible cover” and “Her boobs look like an ass.” So I’m not saying that her boobs actually look like an ass, I just want to say that they’re supposed to be BIG. She is Power Girl and this is an Adam Hughes cover. BIG.
Reason 1: Adam Hughes is king at drawing women and facial expressions. Just look at those dudes behind PG. Priceless.
Reason 2: Technique. Hughes can really work a mouse on his covers, this one especially shows his great digital blending skills.
Rant of the Week: Dear Marvel, stop copping out on stuff like this.
The cover illustration on this one is pretty nice. Fire and androids - pretty cool stuff, no? But then whoever did the cover art (or Marvel. [probably Marvel]) had to go and make it match those other Timely Comics and plain out screwed it up. To the left is the original cover, and to the right is my attempt to make it look better. There is no hope. That flaming font is horrible.
This little gem is usually $29.99 but for a limited time we will be practically giving them away at $5.99!!!!
This limited time offer will end 12am on May 7th!!
If the video doesn’t say it all then check out the description below.
You asked for it and by a special arrangement with Marvel Comics, Wizard delivers you the Top 10 X-Men Comics of all time in one special hardcover volume. Return to the magic of these timeless tales starring the X-Men:
This deal has ended!
Helllooooo, peoples!
The first Saturday in May is comin’ up, and that can only mean two things:
1) The weather is getting nicer and more people will be out an’ about, therefore increasing the chances of spreading the dreaded Swine Flu! [puts on surgical mask]
and
2) FREE COMIC BOOK DAY!!!
WHEN: Saturday, May 2nd from 10am to 10pm
WHERE: Wade’s Comic Madness
WHAT: FREE COMICS!! We’re talkin’ WOLVERINE, STAR WARS, GREEN LANTERN: BLACKEST NIGHT (oooh, scary!), SIMPSONS, ALIENS/PREDATOR, AVENGERS, TRANSFORMERS/GI JOE, and some other jawns you probably wouldn’t normally care about but will take for free 
WHO: [in my best Gary Oldman voice:] EVERRYYOOONNNE!!!!!!
Other stuffs goin’ on:
Except for new-this-month items, EVERYTHING will be 50% OFF!!! Yes, that means wall books. Yes, that means statues. Hardcover books? Yup. How’bout the swee Silver Surfer T-shirt in XXXL? The answer, my incredibly large friend, is YES.
And even MORE impressively: We’re opening up the basement inventory — all comics down there will be discounted to only 99 CENTS each!!!
GRAB BAGS!! Five bucks a piece, and WHO KNOWS what you’ll get in there! All I can say is that it probably won’t be edible. Any more.
Also: Meet Marvel Comics artist DENNIS CALERO (X-Men: Noir, X-Factor) from 10am - 2pm — I’m sure he’ll be happy to sign any of his works, as long as you say please, or if you shine his shoes.
(I should get a shoe-shine — can sneakers even BE shined? I’ll hafta ask Dennis…)
And some other super-awesome happenings, I’m sure.
Make sure you check out all the cool commercials from Uncle Nagy’s House at Comic Madness Videos!!
All right, see you then!
- - W.
Here’s our first cover of the week! Once a week (or you know, whenever I feel like it I guess) I’ll pick out a comic or two not for it’s interiors or story, but for the thing that makes you want to pick it up first, the cover.
Fringe #4
Reason #1: I was looking for today’s pick and nothing was quite standing out, so I decided to check the covers to see if any followed the fancy-shmancy art rule, the divine proportion. Though this cover doesn’t follow it, it DOES have the proportion. Technically.
Reason #2: I like the way these covers are all following the blue-color-scheme, negative-looking, almost-scientific theme. I love themes.
Nitpick: I hate the title font. Well, not so much the font but the fact that it’s in 3-D. It really… doesn’t go well, in my opinion.
Until next week! (or whenever)
- May-BO
PS. Don’t forget to come to Free Comic Book Day this Saturday!
If you haven’t caught all of our FCBD commercials coming out, please check them out at the Comic Madness YouTube Channel, you won’t be sorry.
Free Comic Book Day, the one and only holiday just for comic book fans is almost here! In celebration of this spectacular day, Wade’s will be having their biggest sale EVER!! We will be opening the basement to unearth 1200+ square feet of buried treasures. It’s a comic geek’s ultimate dream.
Date: Saturday May 2, 2009
Time: 10am - 10pm
Here are some of the highlights of the sale:
Journey into mystery!