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HOPE YOU ALL HAD A LOVELY VALENTINE'S DAY!
Let's Keep the Love Going...
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That's Entertainment is open 11am to 7 pm
7 Days a Week
at both store locations!
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Please visit www.ThatsE.com
for complete details on the store's
COVID related store policies.
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Or Call 978-342-8607
to reach our Fitchburg location!
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Here are the winners of our Boneclaw Miniature Painting Contest
at our Worcester location!
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Winner of the Fan Vote: John S! |
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1st Place WInner - Sara A! |
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2nd Place WInner - Matt S |
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3rd Place WInner - Chuck M! |
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Here are the winners of our Boneclaw Miniature Painting Contest
at our Fitchburg location
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Winner of the Fan Vote - Kelly A! |
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1st Place Winner - Brett W! |
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2nd Place Winner - Harrison M! |
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3rd Place Winner - Thomas S |
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PLAY FOR THE CHANCE TO WIN $10 IN STORE CREDIT!
RULES:
Each week we will post an image with a clue to a pop-culture related item. This item could be a board game, comic, video game, toy, record or band, movie, Pokemon or Magic card, etc...
If you think you know the answer, please submit it to
Dario at dario@thatse.com.
A winner will be drawn randomly from a pool of correct answers. PLEASE SEND YOUR ANSWERS BY
11am THURSDAY MORNING!
The winner will receive $10 in store credit. Please include your full name in the e-mail and please mention at which store you would prefer to pick up your store credit slip.
CAN YOU GUESS THIS WEEK'S TEASER?
The more details you can give,
the better your chances will be for winning!
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LAST WEEK'S CLUE
(Musician)
Congratulations to Victor Rivera for guessing last week's
Brain TEaser as Tyler, the Creator as Igor!
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Just in, large collection of PlayStation Vita games!
There is a variety of loose cartridges and complete, in-box games!
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Magic the Gathering
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty
Pre-Release was Friday, Feb. 11th!
We are getting low on pre-release products, so please call to ask about our Kamigawa stock.
More Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty products coming this Friday, February 18th. Please check our Facebook and Instagram pages for updates on release product prices.
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JUST IN!
Yu-Gi-Oh! Battle of Chaos!
Booster Boxes $74.99 each
Booster Packs $3.99 each
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Used vinyl that went out on 2/8/22!
Durrutti Column, Elton John, Huey Lewis, Frank Sinatra, Arvo Part, State 808, Donovan, Paul Simon, Herbie Hancock, Jane’s Addiction, Elvis, George Shearing, Labyrinth, African Head Charge, Philip Glass, Drowning Pool, Oscar Peterson, New Beat, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Rolling Stones, Johnny Winter, David Sanborn, KLF, Liz Story, Tim Story, Nina Simone, Hunters & Collectors, D.D.A.A., Dan Hicks, Steve Reich, Dr. John, Lou Miami, Coil, Tangerine Dream, Elvis Costello, Aretha Franklin, Cat Stevens, Bruce Springsteen, John Lennon, the Police, Glen Campbell, Leon Russell, Joni Mitchell, Carl Perkins, John Denver, Steely Dan……
New Arrivals in New Records!:
New records that went out this past week: Led Zeppelin, Avett Brothers, Strokes, Drake, Dead Milkmen, Whitney Houston, Lil Baby, Wu-Tang Clan, Lil Wayne, Lake Street Dive, Glenn Miller, Herbie Hancock, Kendrick Lamar, Charli XCX, Twisted Sister, Amy Winehouse, Lauren Hill, Van Halen, U2, Soundgarden, Sufjan Stevens, Olivia Rodrigo, Queen, Pink Floyd, Pearl Jam, Grateful Dead, Billie Eilish, David Bowie, AC/DC, Bush, Nirvana, etc.
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NEW TOYS AND ITEMS
COMING OUT NEXT WEDNESDAY!
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ALIENS KENNER TRIBUTE ULT PANTHER ALIEN 7IN AF |
From NECA. Panther Alien is the newest addition to NECA's Kenner Tribute line! Drawing inspiration from the classic Expanded Universe Aliens of the early 1990s, NECA has transformed this Kenner classic into a modern version with all of today's detail and articulation. Panther Alien measures approximately 9" long and features a bendable tail, plus a detachable drone that magnetically attaches to its back! The packaging is an homage to the classic Kenner art, featuring custom illustrations and a color palette reminiscent of the toy shelves of the early '90s.
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CROW MOVIE GALLERY ROOFTOP PVC STATUE |
A Diamond Select Toys release! Crouching on a rooftop, Eric Draven stalks his prey in this all-new Gallery Diorama based on the cult-favorite movie The Crow! With the Crow on his shoulder and steam circling his feet, this approximately 10-inch sculpture is made of high-quality PVC and features detailed sculpting and paint applications. It comes packaged in a full-color window box. Designed by Caesar, sculpted by Rocco Tartamella. |
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WITCHER WV3 7IN AF ASSORMENT |
Figures based on DC Projekt Red's best-selling game, The Witcher III: Wild Hunt |
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NEW BOARD GAMES THIS WEEK! |
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That Time You Killed Me $49.99
(2 players/15-30 mins.)
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You and your opponent are rival time travelers trying to erase each other from history. To prove you are the one true inventor of time travel, you must use your invention to find your enemy in time and murder them — before they get you!
Unfortunately, since your enemy has strewn many copies of themself across the timeline, you may have to do the terrible deed many, many times before it sticks. Just make sure you don't get erased first!
That Time You Killed Me is an abstract narrative game of time and murder that introduces new scenarios with unique rules and components as you play. As with any game about mucking about across time, you must play through this content in a strict, unalterable order.
To set up, place three game boards in a row to represent past, present, and future. Each player starts with
a player piece in the same location on each 4x4 board, with the start player having their focus token in the past while the other has it in the future.
On a turn, choose a single copy of yourself on the board where your focus token is located, then take two actions with this copy, with actions being movement to an adjacent orthogonal space, time travel forward to the next board (travel from the past to the future is not allowed), or time travel back to the previous board, leaving a copy of yourself in the current location when you do. Sure, you traveled to the past, but if you stick around long enough, you'll be right back where you started, so now you're there, too! At the end of your turn, move your focus token to a different board.
Under the basic rules, you murder a copy of your opponent by pushing them into the wall of the game board. You have a limited number of copies of yourself in reserve, and murdered copies don't return to your reserve because that would be gross. If you run out of copies, you can no longer travel to the past since you can't leave a copy of yourself behind.
If on your turn, your opponent has copies of themselves on only one board, you win!
Play through four chapters of escalating difficulty, adding more wild time-travel shenanigans and unlocking more content as you master the game!
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Jeckyll vs. Hyde $22.99
(2 Players/ 30 mins.)
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Jekyll vs. Hyde is a trick-taking game for 2 players, based on the famous novella Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. As Dr. Jekyll, you'll need to resist Mr. Hyde's fierce attacks to protect your mind and keep the secret of your dual nature. As Mr. Hyde, your goal is to dominate Dr. Jekyll to overcome his identity.
Overview
One player is Dr. Jekyll ; the other is Mr. Hyde. The game plays in three rounds. At the end of each round, Dr. Jekyll's identity will progressively disappear under Mr. Hyde's relentless attacks. Compare the number of tricks that each player has won in this round and subtract the lowest score from the highest one (for instance, if Dr. Jekyll won 6 tricks and Mr. Hyde won 4 tricks, then the final result is 6-4=2). This result indicates by how many spaces the Identity Marker will move to Mr. Hyde's side.
Evil is relentless! Even if Dr. Jekyll won more tricks that Mr. Hyde, the marker will progress towards Mr. Hyde's side. As Dr. Jekyll, your goal is to keep balance, without giving in to darkness!
If the marker reaches the last space of the track (far left), then Mr. Hyde instantly wins the game. Otherwise, start a new round: remove the three colored tokens from the board and reshuffle all cards, including the 5 cards that you set aside at the beginning of this round.
Mr. Hyde wins as soon as the Identity Marker reaches the last space of the Identity Track (far left). If the marker did not reach the end of the track after three rounds, then Dr. Jekyll wins, escaping from Mr. Hyde's dark influence.
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Dog Lovers $24.99
(2-4 Players/ 30 mins.)
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In Dog Lover, you fetch cards, collect bones, and gather food for your lovable dogs. You rescue them from the shelter, train them on new tricks, and cherish their unique traits. The player who takes care of their beloved dogs best will score the most victory points and win!
In more detail, you start the game with a random dog card — which come in small, medium, and big sizes — as well as a random "special trick" card. Shuffle the game cards, then lay out the top nine cards in a 3x3 grid. Next to that, lay out three dog trick cards in an adjacent column and three rescued dogs in another column. The player farthest from the start player places the watch dog token next to one of the rows or columns, then the game is ready to play.
On a turn, choose one of your trick cards, rotating it as you desire, then collect cards from the 3x3 grid that match the pattern on the trick card, e.g., common polyomino shapes. You can take at most one card in the row or column under the protection of the watch dog. You can play and tuck cards both before and after you collect cards from the grid. What do you do with what you collect?
- Dog cards sit in front of you immediately. Good boy!
- Food cards are exchanged for one of the four types of food.
- Adoption cards go in your hand, and you can exchange two for a rescued dog, which comes with a special power or endgame bonus.
- Favorite Things cards are dog toys that are more valuable when you collect them in sets.
- Training cards can be tucked under a dog for bonus points, or you can exchange several of them to gain a new trick, which gives you more card-grabbing options each turn.
- Walk cards are worth bonus points when tucked under a dog.
- Bone cards give you a bonus for fed dogs if you collect enough of them.
- Trait cards give an ongoing power and an endgame bonus, but you must attach it to a dog the turn you claim it; otherwise, you must usually discard multiple cards.
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When the "End Game" card appears in the deck, you complete the round so that each player has the same number of turns, then you tally points. Each dog has a food requirement. If you meet that requirement, the dog and all its traits and tucked cards will be worth points. However, if you don't give the dog the right type and amount of food, you score -2 points for that dog and ignore all tucked cards that would otherwise give you points (Don't let your dogs go hungry!). The player who scores the most points is the ultimate dog lover!
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Railroad Ink Challenge: Lush Green Edition and
Shining Yellow Edition
$22.99 Each
(1-4 Players/ 15-30 mins.)
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Railroad Ink Challenge is a quick-playing roll-and-write game for 1 to 4 players. Grab a board and a dry-erase marker, and get ready to reach networking nirvana! Roll the dice and draw the routes to connect the exits around your board. Expand your network with railways, highways and stations to collect points, but you will be penalized for any open connections, so plan carefully!
Railroad Ink Challenge has everything you love from the original Railroad Ink games and a lot more, with an all-new focus on player interaction thanks to in-game goals! Only those who achieve them first get the reward, so you have to keep an eye on what your opponents are doing and try to complete the goals before they do! A different set of goals is available each time, so no two games will be the same!
But wait, there's more! Draw unprecedented, mind-bending route configurations thanks to the new dice! Connect special structures to your network to trigger new effects: factories allow you to duplicate a die, villages give bonus points if they are close to a station, universities unlock extra special routes — use these effects wisely and you'll score big!
Railroad Ink Challenge comes in two versions, each one including one expansion with an additional dice set that adds new special rules to your games. Create placid forest landscapes and build into a beautiful arboreal paradise with the Lush Green Edition!
Railroad Ink Challenge comes in two versions, each one including one expansion with an additional dice set that adds new special rules to your games. Use oases to protect your cacti from the arid desert climate in the Shining Yellow Edition!
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For the Queen $19.99
(2-6 Players/ 30-120 mins.)
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The land you live in has been at war for as long as any of you have been alive.
The Queen has decided to undertake a long and perilous journey to broker an alliance with a distant power.
The Queen has chosen you, and only you, to be her retinue, and accompany her on this journey.
She chose you because she knows that you love her.
For the Queen is a card-based story-building game that you and up to five other players can begin playing in minutes. Choose your queen from among fourteen gorgeously varied illustrations—or start from scratch—and use the prompt cards to collaboratively tell a story of love, betrayal, doubt, and devotion.
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NEW ITEMS!
(Fitchburg Location)
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Magic Commander Collection Black - $64.99
Commander Collection: Black is a boxed set of eight reprinted cards themed to one color and what it does best - in this case black, the color of ruthlessness and opportunity. These cards have been selected to showcase iconic black strategies in Commander, and each one has been given brand-new art with loads of references to popular legendary characters. They'll be right at home in your favorite black deck alongside their legendary counterparts!
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Marvel Future Fight Wolverine 1:10 Diorama - $49.99
Wolverine uses his adamantium claws, mutant healing factor and extensive combat training to battle the forces of evil alongside his fellow X-Men. From the hit mobile game, Marvel: Future Fight, comes the Wolverine 1/10 scale PVC diorama. Standing approximately 8.5" tall, this fully painted diorama features an incredible level of sculpted detail. Charging into battle with his adamantium claws, this Wolverine diorama is sure to level up your collection!
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GI Joe Classified Series Storm Shadow - $24.99
G.I. Joe is a highly skilled, on-demand, special operations force of men and women from around the globe. These extraordinarily talented heroes are selected for their elite abilities and tasked with defending the world from Cobra, a ruthless criminal organization bent on total domination. With unwavering courage and steely determination, the brave members of G.I. Joe are prepared to seek out Cobra in any environment on the planet. From hostile jungles to ice-clad arctic peaks…wherever there’s trouble, G.I. Joe is there. This Storm Shadow figure comes ready for action, with multiple points of articulation for high poseability and movie-inspired accessories, including his signature sword. And with custom artwork by Sean Cheetham, the G.I. Joe Classified Series Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins Storm Shadow package will make a mark on shelves.
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NEW BOARD GAMES AND RESTOCK!
(Fitchburg Location)
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Patchwork Valentine - $36.99
February 14, Valentine’s Day – a special day for all love birds: it is time to show your affection with small (and large) gifts. Maybe a candlelight dinner, a flower bouquet, or – like in this game – a big box of chocolates? Patchwork Valentine is based on the popular mechanics of the classic Patchwork game. Are you in for this “lovely” challenge of putting together the most marvelous box of chocolates for your darling?
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Ticket to Ride - $54.99
Ticket to Ride is an award winning, cross-country train adventure game. Players collect train cards that enable them to claim railway routes connecting cities throughout North America. The longer the routes, the more points they earn. Additional points come to those who can fulfill their Destination Tickets by connecting two distant cities, and to the player who builds the longest continuous railway.
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Sherlock Holmes – Baker Street Irregulars - $49.99
Sherlock Holmes, Consulting Detective: Baker Street Irregulars is a cooperative game. Players try to solve mysteries by interviewing suspects, searching through newspapers, and walking the streets of London for clues. In Baker Street Irregular’s, ten brand new cases written by a British specialist of Sherlock Holmes, players embody the Irregulars, the young kids helping the most famous detective ever during his investigations.
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EMPLOYEE PICK TRADE PAPERBACKS
AND HARDCOVERS
(Fitchburg Location)
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Critical Role Chronicles of Exandria – The Mighty Nein - $44.99
This hardcover art collection features a wide variety of gorgeous illustrations from the Critical Role fan community paired with text by cast members.
Journey through Wildemount alongside the motley group known as the Mighty Nein! Encompassing the first chapters of Critical Role's second campaign, this tome illustrates the adventures of our unlikely heroes as they meet in Trostenwald, struggle through a heartbreaking encounter with the Iron Shepherds, and more. Featuring stunning works by artists from the Critter community, Critical Role: The Chronicles of Exandria -- The Mighty Nein is a beautiful way to revisit the origin of the Mighty Nein through the perspective of Expositor Beauregard Lionett and the archivists of the Cobalt Soul.
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Annotated Sandman Volume 3 - $49.99
The third of four volumes, THE ANNOTATED SANDMAN reprints Neil Gaiman's THE SANDMAN with annotations by Leslie Klinger (The Annotated Sherlock Holmes, The Annotated Dracula) that delve into the historical and literary references contained in the series. In this volume, Leslie Klinger provides historical insights into issues #40-55 of THE SANDMAN, along with THE SANDMAN SPECIAL #1 and "How They Met Themselves" from VERTIGO: WINTER'S EDGE #3.
New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman's transcendent series SANDMAN is often hailed as the definitive Vertigo title and one of the finest achievements in graphic storytelling. Gaiman created an unforgettable tale of the forces that exist beyond life and death by weaving ancient mythology, folklore and fairy tales with his own distinct narrative vision. THE ANNOTATED SANDMAN is a must-have for any die-hard fan or newcomer to the series.
Collects #40-55 of THE SANDMAN, along with THE SANDMAN SPECIAL #1 and "How They Met Themselves" from VERTIGO: WINTER'S EDGE #3.
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Middlewest – The Complete Tale - $59.99
When a violent storm levels his sleepy Middlewest town, Abel and his childhood companion, Fox, must hastily flee into a world of mystical carnies and soothsayer hobos, bridge trolls and wilderness spirits, endless forests and forgotten children.
SKOTTIE YOUNG (Strange Academy, I HATE FAIRYLAND) and JORGE CORONA (NO. 1 WITH A BULLET, Feathers) collect the complete tale of Abel, a boy who must navigate a strange and mysterious land in order to discover who he can become.
Collects MIDDLEWEST #1-18, with exclusive bonus features!
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Records and Supplies
(Fitchburg Location)
We stock a wide selection of Record Players and Record Collecting supplies! 45 boxes, record sleeves, liners and cleaners! Everything a Vinyl Junkie could ask for!
Stop in and check out our new in stock box of LP’s!
We have some great new titles in stock now like:
- Childish Gambino – Awaken My Love - $24.99
- Prince – Purple Rain - $29.99
- Sleater Kinney – Path of Wellness - $29.99
Plus many more!
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NEW COMICS OUT THIS WEEK!
As of Tuesday, Feb. 1st
Scroll Down Further to See A List of Next Week's Comics!
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BATMAN THE KNIGHT #2
(OF 10)
Releases: Tues, Feb. 15th
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Bruce Wayne�s journey toward becoming the Dark Knight has begun, and he has many hard lessons to learn before his education is complete. His adventure begins in the City of Lights, Paris, where he�ll train with a world-renowned cat burglar and come into contact with a horrifying serial killer stalking the city�s wealthy elite...
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CAME THE MIRROR & OTHER TALES GN
Releases: Wed, Feb. 16th
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(W) Rumiko Takahashi (A) Rumiko Takahashi
Five intimate magical-realist tales from manga legend Rumiko Takahashi! A supernatural mirror compels a teenager to draw out and destroy the evil lurking within others. But will his duty destroy him? A has-been manga creator acquires the power to curse his competition. Is it worth it? A pet cat plays human matchmaker-warning, side effects may include partial transmogrification...
Plus, a rare, behind-the-scenes autobiographical story about Takahashi's lifelong love affair with manga!
For older teen audiences.
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HULK 4
Releases: Tues, Feb. 1th
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(W) Donny Cates (A/CA) Ryan Ottley
"SMASHSTRONAUT" part 4 of 6!
As the mystery behind the Hulk's shocking new status quo deepens, Banner has piloted the Starship Hulk to an alternate Earth - one where Thunderbolt Ross is president, and he has an army of gamma-powered monsters under his command. Get ready for a surprise-filled, all-out brawl that only the insane minds of Donny Cates and Ryan Ottley can bring you!
Rated T+
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JOE HILL RAIN #2 (OF 5)
Releases: Wed, Feb. 16th
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(W) Joe Hill, David M. Booher (A/CA) Zoe Thorogood
As tragedy strikes around her, Honeysuckle does the only thing she knows to do-she devises a plan to walk to Denver to make sure her loved ones are okay. Though the deadly rain could fall at any moment, she quickly learns there are things just as dangerous as the corrupted weather: other people.
Adapted by rising stars DAVID M. BOOHER (Canto) and ZOE THOROGOOD (The Impending Blindness of Billie Scott).
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JUSTICE LEAGUE #72
Releases: Tues, Feb. 15th
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(W) Brian Michael Bendis, V. Ram (A) Phil Hester, Sumit Kumar
The Royal Flush Gang has hatched one of the most elaborate plans in the history of the DC Universe, and now we know that all of it was a prelude to the crime of this and maybe even the next century. What in the Multiverse could the Royal Flush Gang be after? How does it connect to Black Adam's trial? Find out here!
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LION & EAGLE #1
Releases: Wed, Feb. 2nd
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(W) Garth Ennis (A) P. J. Holden (CA) Tim Bradstreet Oversized prestige format miniseries from the mind of Garth Ennis!
1944: Imperial Japan still commands most of Asia. Determined to regain their hold on Burma, the British send a special forces unit - the Chindits - deep behind Japanese lines. Their mission is to attack the enemy wherever they find him. What awaits them is a nightmare equal to anything the Second World War can deliver.
Colonel Keith Crosby and Doctor Alistair Whitamore have old scores to settle, being veterans of the long retreat through Burma two years before. But neither the jungle nor the foe have gotten any less savage, and when the shooting starts and the Japanese descend on the smaller British force in their midst, every man will be tested to his limit.
Writer Garth Ennis (The Boys, Preacher, DREAMING EAGLES) and artist PJ Holden (The Stringbags, World of Tanks, Judge Dredd) present a tale of hellish jungle warfare, as apparently civilized human beings descend into an apocalyptic heart of darkness.
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NIGHTWING #89
Releases: Tues, Feb. 15th
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(W) Tom Taylor (A) Bruno Redondo |
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THOR 22
Releases: Wed, Feb. 16th
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(W) Donny Cates (A/CA) Nic Klein
"GOD OF HAMMERS" PART 4 of 5!
To stop the deadly path of the Mjolnir-wielding God of Hammers, all of the Marvel Universe must come together! The final battle is here, but will Thor's allies survive the hammer's blows? Thor turns to an unexpected source to help ensure victory!
Rated T+
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X LIVES OF WOLVERINE 3
Releases: Wed, Feb. 16th
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(W) Ben Percy (A) Joshua Cassara (CA) Adam Kubert
LOST MISSIONS OF THE MAN CALLED LOGAN!
WEEK 5 - This time-shredding adventure of WOLVERINE sheds new light on eras of his life you thought you knew, and ones you never knew existed! Hang on for a ride from the early 1900s to missions with Department H and beyond. A peek into the past that will define the future...but only if he can stop OMEGA RED!
Parental Advisory
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X-MEN 8
Releases: Wed, Feb. 16th
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(W) Gerry Duggan (A) Javier Pina (CA) Pepe Larraz
M.O.D.O.K. TAKES AIM AT THE X-MEN!
The X-Men have faced a lot of foes in the past... but few have had a face as big as this one. DARE THEY FACE M.O.D.O.K.?
Rated T+
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