Spotlight On: Sleeping Queens

by Colleen on January 19, 2012

It’s been awhile since I’ve done a spotlight article. This time, I’ll cover something a bit friendlier- Sleeping Queens! Once upon a time, every queen was left at the mercy of an evil sleeping spell… that is, until you came along! With a hand of cards, your task is to wake up the queens using [...]

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Join us for Amex’s Small Business Saturday!

by Colleen on November 18, 2011

November 26 marks American Express’s second annual “Small Business Saturday.” If you make a purchase with your registered Amex card at any small business, you get a $25 credit from Amex toward that purchase. And we’re one of those small businesses! Join us on Saturday, and grab your $25 worth of free stuff! Keep in [...]

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Spotlight On: Dystopian Wars

November 9, 2011

I’ve made it my mission to, every week or so, post a spotlight on one of the games or books in our store. This week, I’d like to highlight one of the newer miniature games in the store: Dystopian Wars. Spartan Games (creator of Uncharted Seas and Firestorm Armada) debuted the game in 2010 and, [...]

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My Friend Marzi

October 27, 2011

There is no shortage of wartime memoir graphic novels. Art Spiegelman’s Maus, which depicts a Jewish family’s struggles during the Holocaust as a game of cat & mouse, won the 1992 Pulitzer prize. Yossel, by Joe Kubert, is another haunting depiction of the Holocaust, and Marjane Satrapi’s memoir of the Islamic Revolution in Iran (Persepolis) [...]

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“Has anyone seen my sparkly top?” The Women of the New 52

October 13, 2011

Now that all of the New 52 first issues have been released, DC Comics has fully established its new world order. This is an exciting time for all, but especially for my heroic gal pals. In this nascent universe, we women must decide our fate and design our feminine environment. Luckily, DC has helped us [...]

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Blog of the Living Dead: Zombie Awareness Month

October 12, 2011

I love October. Once a year, I get to bring out all of our zombies from the dregs of the shelves and feature them in a window display. Both beautiful and disgusting, it’s ZOMBIE AWARENESS MONTH. This year during Zombie Awareness Month, please ask yourself the following question: “Are you ready for the Zombie Apocalypse?” [...]

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The New 52: Week One (09.07)

September 14, 2011

Hello, all! Has anyone gotten a chance to check out the latest new 52? I’m making a concerted effort to read every #1, and I’ll throw some reviews up here for you to read. All-in-all, I was pleasantly surprised, although I’m still a bit apprehensive of what’s to come. And remember, since they’re all starting [...]

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The DC New 52

August 18, 2011

In September, DC Comics is relaunching its entire comics line. Its plan is to come out with a total of 52 #1 comics, a new one for each of the super heroes. Each week in September, there will be 13 new ones. DC has even gone so far as to introduce a trailer for the [...]

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Pathfinder

August 11, 2011

Pathfinder is now officially our fastest growing roleplaying game. For those of you who don’t know, Pathfinder is a game based on the Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 set of rules. Like in D&D, each player adopts a character and attempts to combat monsters and dungeons in an effort to emerge a hero. However, unlike D&D, [...]

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X-Men

June 22, 2011

The new X-Men movie, X-Men First Class, has debuted to great reviews and has created a lot of hype. There are tons of X-Men related titles (X-Men, Generation Hope, Daken: Dark Wolverine, and Prelude to the Schism new this week!) and there will be a new arc in July (I’m looking at you, X-Men: Schism!). [...]

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