Archive for October, 2009

Halloween Costume Contest & Sale

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

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Dear Reader,

You are hereby invited to attend the 75th annual Wade’s Comic Madness
Halloween Costume Contest & SAAAAAAAALLLE
this Friday & Saturday, Oct. 30-31 from 12-10PM.

Featuring:

a Sale!
30% off all spooky, scary, and/or creepy items. If you can make a case for an item being spooky, creepy, or scary, you get the deal. (So basically, all issues of Batman & Robin the Boy Wonder will be on sale.)

a Costume Contest!
Gift certificates will be awarded in the following categories:

  • Best Superhero
  • Best Kids
  • Goriest
  • Sluttiest (Brandi’s idea, obviously)
  • Most Idiotic
  • BEST OVERALL = $100!

and FREE Comics!
for anyone who comes in costume.

Yours Faithfully,
Comic Madness Blog

Marvel Monsters HC for $12

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

Marvel Monsters HC image

Written by STEVE NILES, ERIC POWELL, TOM SNEIGOSKI, ROGER LANGRIDGE, MICK GRAY, PETER DAVID, JEFF PARKER & KEITH GIFFEN
Penciled by DUNCAN FEGRADO, ERIC POWELL, MARK FARMER, ROGER LANGRIDGE, ARNOLD PANDER, RUSSELL BRAUN & KEITH GIFFEN
Cover by ERIC POWELL

Marvel’s monsters unleashed in four timeless tales by today’s hottest creators! In MONSTERS ON THE PROWL, it’s the Hulk, the Thing, Giant-Man and the Beast vs. a tidal wave of classic creatures when the Collector inadvertently lets loose Droom, Grogg, Goom, Rombuu, Grattu and more on New York City! In DEVIL DINOSAUR, two young Celestials debate prehistoric Earth’s superior life form. But when the ferocity of Devil Dinosaur proves no match for the opposition, a savage from the future is brought back for a battle you thought you’d never see: Hulk vs. Devil Dino! In FIN FANG FOUR, four giant monsters – incarcerated for years for their crimes against humanity – now find themselves shrunk to human size and working at the home of the very people who captured them: the Fantastic Four! Meet Googam, Son of Goom; Elektro; Gorgilla; and Fin Fang Foom! But when Goom’s mad plan to rescue his father goes awry, the quartet must put aside their differences and become – the Fin Fang Four! And in WHERE MONSTERS DWELL, witness the terror of Monstrollo, the horror of Manoo and the fright of Bombu! Also collects classic stories from TALES TO ASTONISH #1, JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #62, STRANGE TALES #89 and TALES TO ASTONISH #10 – and the MARVEL MONSTERS: FROM THE FILES OF ULYSSES BLOODSTONE (AND THE MONSTER HUNTERS) handbook!

Reg. Price: $19.99; SALE: $12

This deal has ended!

Marvel Monsters Poster Book for $2

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

Marvel Monsters Poster Book

Cover by GENE COLAN

Thirty-six posters featuring Marvel’s most macabre
monstrosities! Gaze on these blood-curdling images of hideous horror and know fear!

72 PGS./Rated A

Reg. $6.99; SALE: $2

Haven’t had a chance to decorate for Halloween yet? No problem. Just buy a bunch of these poster books and cover your living room wall-to-wall with Morbius the Living Vampire and Werewolf by Night. It’s what Mike Ploog would do.

This deal has ended!

Watchmen TPB for $10

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

Watchmen TPB

Watchmen
by Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons

This intense deconstruction of the American superhero chronicles a moment of extreme crisis in a world frighteningly familiar. With heart-felt characterization and an unprecedented level of storytelling sophistication, Watchmen redefines the comic book, the superhero, and perhaps, fiction itself. SC, 7×10, FC
MATURE READER

Sure you’ve already read Watchmen, you saw the movie on opening night, and you probably own the director’s cut DVD. But you lent your copy to some guy at work who said he’d read it and then just left it in the back of his car, which he crashed into a family of four while driving home drunk from watching baseball. And now it’s locked up in some garage in Northeast Philadelphia and even if you drove out there to get it and had the awkward conversation required to retrieve a work of fiction from a vehicle that has literally become a murder weapon, the cover would be faded from sitting in Mr. Manslaughter’s back seat all summer.

Who wants to deal with that? Just buy a new one for 10 bucks.

Reg. $19.99; SALE: $10

This deal has ended!

Tim Burton’s Tragic Toys Figure Set for $8

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

Pin-Cushion

This is a 3-piece PVC Set of “Tragic Toys” featuring Cushion Queen, Brie Boy, and Staring Girl from Tim Burton’s The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories. Clearly, the real tragedy would be missing out on this incredible deal.

Reg. $14.99; SALE: $8

This deal has ended!

Spider-man Legends Todd McFarlane TPB (Vol. 3) for $8

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

SPIDER-MAN LEGENDS TODD MCFARLANE TP VOL 03 BOOK 03

Written by DAVID MICHELINIE
Cover & pencils by TODD MCFARLANE

After a wildly popular run on Spider-Man, artist Todd McFarlane set a record for the highest selling single comic book ever – a record that stands to this day – and later went on to create the multimedia phenomenon known as Spawn. Now, in this third collection of his best Spider-Man stories, see how the legend of Spider-Man grew, and the legend of Todd McFarlane began. Featuring the mega-popular VENOM in the stories that turned him into a comics’ sensation. Collects AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #315-323, 325, 328.
264 PGS./ MARVEL PSR

Reg. $24.99; SALE: $8

This deal has ended!

X-Men Evolution Vol. 1 TBP for $2

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

X-Men Evolution Vol. 1 TPB

Based on the popular TV program, this volume collects a series of stories that reveal the events before the show’ first episode – featuring Storm, Wolverine, Cyclops, Jean Grey and Profesor Xavier. Collecting X-Men Evolution Issues 1-4.

Reg. $5.99; SALE: $2

This deal has ended!

X-Men Phoenix Warsong Hardcover for $7

Monday, October 19th, 2009

X-Men: Phoenix - Warsong (Hardcover)

Written by GREG PAK
Penciled by TYLER KIRKHAM
Cover by MARC SILVESTRI

The Phoenix is back! But where has it been reborn? Fire and pain await the X-Men. Can they handle what’s to come?! Collecting X-MEN: PHOENIX – WARSONG #1-5.

128 PGS./Rated T+

Reg. $19.99; SALE: $7

This deal has ended!

Dark Tower “The Gunslinger Born” Hardcover $5

Friday, October 16th, 2009

Written by PETER DAVID & ROBIN FURTH
Penciled by JAE LEE & RICHARD ISANOVE
Cover by JAE LEE & RICHARD ISANOVE

“The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.” With those words, millions of readers were introduced to Stephen King’s Roland – an implacable gunslinger in search of the enigmatic Dark Tower, powering his way through a dangerous land filled with ancient technology and deadly magic. Now, in a comic book personally overseen by King himself, Roland’s past is revealed! Sumptuously drawn by Jae Lee and Richard Isanove, adapted by long-time Stephen King expert, Robin Furth (author of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower: A Concordance), and scripted by New York Times Bestseller Peter David, this series delves in depth into Roland’s origins – the perfect introduction to this incredibly realized world; while long-time fans will thrill to adventures merely hinted at in the novels. Be there for the very beginning of a modern classic of fantasy literature! Collecting DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER BORN #1-7.

Reg. $24.99; SALE: $5

This deal has ended!

Saturday Oct. 3rd is 24 Hour Comics Day!

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

Makin da Comics

24 HOUR COMICS DAY!
THIS SATURDAY, Oct. 3, we’ll be open
24 HOURS STRAIGHT with crazy sales & events!

From 12 Noon on Saturday until 12 Noon on Sunday:
50% OFF EVERYTHING!!!!
(the only exclusions are New-This-Month Items)

24-HOUR ART CHALLENGE: Can you draw a 24-page comic in 24 hours? Give it a shot!

TATTOO PARTY!! Sue & Juan from Amber’s Blue Velvet will be
tattooing at The Madness from 3pm-9pm — get that sweet Moon Knight ink you’ve been thinking about!

If you are in the market for some custom VAMPIRE FANGS, Bump In The Night Creations will be happy to oblige after 6pm.

A 24HCD tradition: COFFEE CHALLENGE at 9:30pm!

LIVE MUSIC: Sci-Fi Rock Band IGOR’S EGG will be playing from 10:30pm-Midnight!!

THE MAIN EVENT: At 12 Midnight, we’ll commence the 1st Annual
“WHO WANTS TO BE THE MAYOR OF THE MADNESS” TOURNAMENT!!
Competitors will battle in contests such as Super-Heroes 101, The Short-Box Dash, Comic Madness Trivia, and Bag’n'Board Speed Challenge! The ultimate winner will be crowned Mayor and receive:
an official “MAYOR OF THE MADNESS” sash!
20% off everything for the ENTIRE YEAR!!
and be referred to as Mr. (or Ms.) Mayor!

ANYONE and EVERYONE is welcome to join the fun!!!!!!!!

Also, hardcore band WRONG ANSWER will be playing @ 12:30am (until about 12:35 when the police shut us down ;P)

Then somewhere around 2am, we’ll break out the cards for a little Acey-Deucey action — maybe I’ll win enough cash to pay off the fines!

Throughout the day, we’ll be having tons of FUN STUFF and GIVEAWAYS; don’t miss it!!

Any questions, give us a call @ 215.946.9381 or email wade@comicmadness.com