Staff Picks of the Week
May 16, 2012

See which comics our staff members are anxious to read this week!



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Review: The Shade #8
May 16, 2012

The Shade, a demon, and a whole lotta opium; kind of sounds like a good movie, doesn't it?



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Review: Adventure Time #4
May 16, 2012

Are you a fan of Adventure Time? If so, you should be reading the comic! If not, what is wrong with you?



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Gaming @ Silver Snail: Smallworld Underground
May 16, 2012

Try out Smallworld Underground this Sunday!



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Review: Conan the Barbarian #4
May 16, 2012

Conan, captured! With the barbarian in chains, how will he get out of this mess? How will the book itself deal with the change of artist?



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Chernobyl Diaries
May 16, 2012

The trailer for the Chernobyl Diaries, opening May 25th. Want to win tickets to watch it for free? Stay tuned for our contest announcement.



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Review: The Invincible Iron Man #517
May 16, 2012

It's a classic trope of the hero's journey: the hero is at his/her lowest, and then works their way back up. However, if you see it too many times, does the effect dull?



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Comichead Partners with Kevin Smith's SModCo Internet Television
May 15, 2012

Comichead relaunches his comic reviews on Kevin Smith's seesmod YouTube channel. 



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Recap: Carcassonne
May 14, 2012

Wondering how our Carcassonne event went? Here's a brief recap. 



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Gaming @ Silver Snail: D&D Encounters - Web of the Spider Queen
May 14, 2012

A brand new campaign starts this Wednesday -- the perfect time to start playing!



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Off the Rack #907
May 14, 2012

Every Monday, our Ottawa store manager reviews the latest comics he's read and shares whatever other thoughts that are on his mind.



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Gaming @ Silver Snail: Carcassonne
May 12, 2012

Board Game Day returns to Silver Snail this Sunday with this top-rated board game.



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Exclusive Free Comic Book Day 2012 Poster created by Phil Noto
Available May 16th, 2012

DC Comics
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BATWOMAN #9
BIRDS OF PREY #9
BLUE BEETLE #9
CAPTAIN ATOM #9
CATWOMAN #9
DC UNIVERSE PRESENTS #9
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #9
GREEN LANTERN THE ANIMATED SERIES #2
HELLBLAZER #291
JUSTICE LEAGUE #9
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #9
NIGHTWING #9
RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #9
SAUCER COUNTRY #3
SCALPED #58
SHADE #8
SUPERGIRL #9
WONDER WOMAN #9


Marvel Comics
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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ENDS OF EARTH #1
AVENGERS #26
AVENGERS ACADEMY #30
AVENGERS BLACK WIDOW STRIKES #2
AVENGERS VS X-MEN #4
AVX VS #2
DAREDEVIL #13
FANTASTIC FOUR #605.1
FURY MAX #2
HULK SMASH AVENGERS #3
INCREDIBLE HULK #7.1
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #517
JOHN CARTER GODS OF MARS #3
NEW MUTANTS #42
SECRET SERVICE #2
THUNDERBOLTS #174
UNCANNY X-MEN #12
VENOM #18
WINTER SOLDIER #5
X-FACTOR #236


Image Comics

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ACTIVITY #6
DANCER #1
DANGER CLUB #2
DARKNESS #103
GLORY #26
HARDCORE #1
MANHATTAN PROJECTS #3
MONDO #2
SAGA #3


Dark Horse Comics

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BPRD HELL ON EARTH DEVILS ENGINE #1 (OF 3)
CONAN THE BARBARIAN #4
RESET #2
STAR WARS DAWN O/T JEDI FORCE STORM #4

Misc. Comics
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ADVENTURE TIME #4
ARMY OF DARKNESS ONGOING #4
ATOMIC ROBO REAL SCIENCE ADV #2
JUGHEAD #213
LADY DEATH ORIGINS CURSED #2
LOCKE & KEY CLOCKWORKS #6 (OF 6)
NINJETTES #4
PLANET OF THE APES #14
SECRET HISTORY OF DB COOPER #3
SHADOW #2
SIMPSONS COMICS #190
SIXTH GUN #22
SONIC UNIVERSE #40
STEED AND MRS PEEL #5
VALEN OUTCAST #6
VAMPIRELLA VS DRACULA #4
VOLTRON #5


Trades, Books, Manga

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All DC & Marvel Trades are
now 20% off US cover price.

ARE YOU MY MOTHER A COMIC DRAMA HC
AVENGERS CONTEST TP
BATMAN BRUCE WAYNE THE ROAD HOME TP
BRIDE OF THE WATER GOD TP VOL 11
CATWOMAN TP VOL 01 THE GAME
COLDEST CITY HC
COMPLETE CHESTER GOULDS DICK TRACY HC VOL 13
CROGANS LOYALTY HC
DEADENDERS TP
DEADPOOL MAX PREM HC SECOND CUT
DOCTOR WHO EXPLODING TARDIS 1000PC JIGSAW PUZZLE
EERIE ARCHIVES HC VOL 10
FABLES TP VOL 01 LEGENDS IN EXILE NEW ED
FAIRY TALES OF OSCAR WILDE HC VOL 05 HAPPY PRINCE
FLOWERS OF EVIL GN VOL 01
GENERATION HOPE END OF A GENERATION TP
GREEN LANTERN BRIGHTEST DAY TP
GREEN LANTERN HC VOL 01 SINESTRO
JURASSIC PARK DANGEROUS GAMES HC
LAST UNICORN HC DLX ED
MARVEL UNIVERSE VS WOLVERINE TP
MISS ANNIE BOOK 02 ROOFTOP CAT
MOON KNIGHT BY BENDIS AND MALEEV PREM HC VOL 02
NEW AVENGERS BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS PREM HC VOL 03
NEW MUTANTS CLASSIC TP VOL 07
PARADOX ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS KULT TP
PRINCELESS TP VOL 01
RICHIE RICH DIGEST GN VOL 02 PURSUIT OF PESOS
SAILOR MOON TP KODANSHA ED VOL 05
SAMEJIMA KUN & SASAHARA KUN GN
SATURN APARTMENTS TP VOL 05
SECRET SOCIETY OF SUPER VILLAINS HC VOL 02
SHADOW 80TH ANNIV 4PK COMMEMORATIVE COLLECTION
SO YOU CREATED A WORMHOLE TIME TRAVELERS GT TIME
STAN LEE STARBORN TP VOL 03
STARRY SKY GN VOL 01
WALT KELLY LIFE & ART OF CREATOR OF POGO HC
WOLVERINE AND BLACK CAT CLAWS 2 TP
WORDGIRL GN VOL 04 FASHION DISASTER

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Avengers: X-Sanction Premiere HC
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