Fwd: Big Planet Comics Orbit Newsletter - January 26, 2012

January 26, 2012

Last Week for Polls and Sales! All categories for Best of 2011 are now up! Click the links below to add your voice: Best New Series Best Reprint Best Artist Best Miniseries Best for Kids Best Single Issue Best Writer Best Ongoing Series Best Graphic Novel We finished our Best of 2011 podcast, so you can download or listen to that one now if you want to hear which ones we picked! We are also running sales through the end of January! Bethesda is offering 50% off hardcovers. College Park is offering 50% off all back issues in the bins and 50% off anything on the sale table. U Street is offering 50% off hardcovers. Vienna is offering 50% off hardcovers and 40% off all Essentials and Showcases. Local creator Mark Burrier has an interesting blog about his creative process making a comics ad for us, check it out on his blog. http://www.markburrier.com/blog/process-drawing-a-one-page-comic-for-big-planet-comics/ Feel free to forward on our newsletter, and please send us any comments or mailing list requests to vienna@bigplanetcomics.com Thanks!   - the Big Planet Comics kids Events Feb. 4 - Magic: The Gathering Dark Ascension Tournament Big Planet Comics in College Park will have a Magic: The Gathering tournament for the launch of the new Dark Ascension set on Saturday, February 4, 2012, starting at noon. For more information please contact Peter at our College Park store. Big Planet Comics of College Park 7315 Baltimore Ave. College Park, MD 20740 301-699-0498 bigplanetcollegepark@yahoo.com April - Justin Jordan/Tradd Moore Signing Justin Jordan and Tradd Moore, creators of the great new series The Strange Talent of Luther Strode, will be appearing at Big Planet Comics in April to promote the release of the collection of the series. We will have more information soon! Big Planet Comics of Vienna 426 Maple Ave. East Vienna, VA 22180 703-242-9412 vienna@bigplanetcomics.com May 5 - Jeremy Whitley Signing Jeremy Whitley, writer of the new all-ages comic Princeless, will be appearing at both our Vienna and College Park stores for a signing on Saturday, May 5, in conjunction with Free Comic Book Day. We will announce the exact time he will be there closer to the event. Big Planet Comics of Vienna 426 Maple Ave. East Vienna, VA 22180 703-242-9412 vienna@bigplanetcomics.com Big Planet Comics of College Park 7315 Baltimore Ave. College Park, MD 20740 301-699-0498 bigplanetcollegepark@yahoo.com The Silence of Our Friends SC by Mark Long/Jim Demonakos and Nate Powell A semi-autobiographical story set in Texas in 1967, as two families, one black and one white, have their lives intersect around the rising fight for civil rights. A black activist and white reporter deal with the trial of 5 black students accused of murdering a white police officer. A stunning tale, with great characters, and great art by Nate Powell. Polly & the Pirates 2 SC by Ted Naifeh and Robbi Rodriguez The second adventure of Polly Pringle is finally here! When her friend the Emperor is caught up in a foreign plot to develop a secret new weapon, Polly has to collect her old crew without being discovered by any of the other girls in her boarding school. Robbi Rodriguez takes over the art for this book from Naifeh, with a similar but equally dynamic style. A.D.D. HC by Douglas Rushkoff and Goran Sudzuka/Jose Marzan A group of teens have been raised since birth to be the world's best gamers, but in their corporate controlled lifestyle, their questioning of their reality leads to conflict with their handlers. An interesting look at media, gaming, corporations and reality! With great art by Sudzuak and Marzan. Nancy in Hell on Earth #1 by El Torres and Enrique Lorenzana Now that Nancy has helped Lucifer escape Hell, they've brought all of Hell to Earth with them! As demons invade, she must try to get Lucifer to help her take them out. Luckily, she still has a chainsaw. But of course, now the angels are going to get involved. Crazy and over the top, but lots of fun! Big Planet Comics Podcast #30   Sorry, no new podcast this week. In last week's podcast Kevin, Nick and Jared discuss local TV infamy, characters battlin', and review all the new stuff. Download this week's now or subscribe on iTunes! Send us questions to podcast@bigplanetcomics.com   2/4 - Magic TG Tournament Noon 7315 Baltimore Ave. College Park, MD 20740 301-699-0498 bigplanetcollegepark@yahoo.com   April - Justin Jordan & Tradd Moore Signing The Strange Talent of Luther Strode 426 Maple Ave. East Vienna, VA 22180 703-242-9412 vienna@bigplanetcomics.com   5/5 - Free Comic Book Day All stores!   5/5 - Jeremy Whitley Signing Princeless 426 Maple Ave. East Vienna, VA 22180 703-242-9412 vienna@bigplanetcomics.com   5/5 - Jeremy Whitley Signing Princeless 7315 Baltimore Ave. College Park, MD 20740 301-699-0498 bigplanetcollegepark@yahoo.com 7/4 - 20% off Sale All stores! Astonishing Spider-Man and Wolverine SC by Jason Aaron and Adam Kubert Spidey and Wolverine trapped back in time together! Avatar: The Last Airbender 1: The Promise 1 SC by Gene Yang and Gurihiru A sequel to the Avatar TV show! (all ages) Batman Beyond: Industrial Revolution SC by Adam Beechen and Ryan Benjamin The whole Justice League comes to Neo-Gotham. Brenda Starr, Reporter 1 HC by Dale Messick The first newspaper strip by a woman, with romance and adventure. Bulletproof Coffin: Disinterred #1 by David Hine and Shaky Kane A series of murders and the rise of the Shield of Justice! Super weird. Catwoman 1: Catwoman on Trial SC by Ed Brubaker and Darwyn Cooke A heist comic by Cooke and great crime stories by Brubaker! Fantastic Life SC by Kevin Mutch A young artist questions reality under the influence of drugs, punk rock and zombies. King Conan: Phoenix on the Sword #1 by Timothy Truman and Tomás Giorello Conspirators plot to overthrow the new King Conan. Manara Libary 2 HC by Hugo Pratt and Milo Manara The second volume includes another masterpiece, El Gaucho, plus more. Red Skull: Incarnate SC by Greg Pak and Mirko Colak A young orphan gets involved with the Nazis as the Red Skull's story is told. Transformers: Robots in Disguise #1 by John Barber and Andrew Griffith Bumblee attempts to lead Cybertron without Optimus Prime. The Walking Dead #93 by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard The beginning of reaching out in A Larger World part 1! You Are a Cat!: Pick-a-Plot SC by Sherwin Tjia A choose your own adventure for grownups in the role of a cat!

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