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WE WILL BE CLOSED ON JULY 4th IN OBSERVANCE OF INDEPENDENCE DAY.

The principles of Jefferson are the definitions and axioms of free society... The Declaration of Independence... gave liberty, not alone to the people of this country, but hope to the world for all future time.” — Abraham Lincoln, 1859



From all of us at Other Worlds, happy Independence Day!


May your day be filled with celebration, reflection, and a little magic — whether it comes from fireworks, friends, or your favorite comics. Please be safe, too!

🚀 Blast Off to Other Worlds - Where Imagination Is Your Superpower!

MAGIC/D&D SUMMER CAMPS


JUNE 16 - AUG 25 (D&D now ends AUG 22nd)

Our Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons summer camps are in full swing and filling up - if you haven’t signed up yet, there's still 8 weeks left of summer! now’s the time!


🧙‍♂️ Magic Camp features new daily themes, creative challenges, and plenty of fun deck-building action.


🐉 D&D Camp now runs up to four groups per day, giving more adventurers the chance to join the quest.



Schedule Update – Last Day of Summer Camps

With the latest updates from PPS, school will now resume on Tuesday, August 26. As a result:

  • Magic Camps will conclude on Monday, August 25
  • D&D Camps will wrap up the previous week, ending Friday, August 22


We apologize for any confusion and appreciate your understanding as we adjust to the school calendar changes.

A Message from Smaug...

🐉 "Hear me, trembling Dungeon Masters, for I—Smaug the Terrible, hoarder of splendor and scourge of Lake-town—have inspected this newest treasure from Wizards of the Coast and found it worthy of a place atop my glittering heap."


DUNGEONS & DRAGONS

DRAGON DELVES

An Adventure Anthology for Levels 1-12


Regular and Alternate Covers Available

Street Date: June 24 - In-Store Now!




Why this libram belongs in your hoard:

  • Ten Ready-to-Play Adventures - From hatchling-hunts to sky-shaking showdowns, each chapter snaps neatly into your campaign or stands alone as a one-shot banquet of terror.
  • Chromatic and Metallic Foes - Red, gold, black, brass—choose your flavor of draconic doom. Every encounter arrives pre-forged with personality, schemes, and the proper amount of fiery arrogance (ahem).
  • Quick-Start Guides for Busy Mortals - Streamlined prep, tactical notes, and hoard suggestions spare you hours of sweating over stat blocks—so you may spend that time groveling collecting player snacks instead.
  • Stunning, Dracolite-Approved Art - Each dragon is rendered in its own sumptuous style—enough visual splendor to make even my wings twitch with envy.
  • Variant Cover Worthy of a Wyrm - Claim the standard edition for mere mortals, or seize the retailer-incentive variant, resplendent in glorious art that gleams like freshly pillaged mithril.


🖼 This tome is available in standard cover and a glorious, fire-bathed retailer-incentive variant that gleams like mithril in moonlight.


Secure your copy now, supplies are always limited.


💀 Treasure waits for no one. Hoard wisely, mortals.

(Now leave me to my gold.)

CHANGES TO FRIDAY NIGHT MAGIC


** NO FNM ON FOURTH OF JULY, STORE WILL BE CLOSED.




🏆 Friday Night Magic – Updated Prize Support!

Prizes for Friday Night Magic will now be awarded as store credit instead of booster packs.


This change gives you more flexibility — use your winnings toward the cards, accessories, or sealed product you actually want. Think of it as choosing your own prize — and yes, it’s still just as exciting.


Plus, Promo Packs and other exclusive rewards are still in play!



NEW: Deluxe Seating Now Available for Friday Night Magic!


Starting this week, you can level up your Friday Night Magic experience with our brand-new Deluxe Seat option!


For $35.99, Deluxe players will enjoy premium perks, including:

✔ 3 packs to draft
✔ 1 EXTRA pack (Final Fantasy) to open BEFORE the draft. All cards must be put away before the draft begins.
✔ Guaranteed Promo Pack - always depends on supply at hand
✔ Deluxe Drafter name badge (TBD)
✔ Entry into exclusive raffle (TBD)
✔ First-pick seat option (if available)
Over $45 in value for $35.99 — plus bragging rights.


Our regular entry for Final Fantasy drafts is still $29.99. The entry is always subject to change according to our costs for each new set.

EVENTS THIS WEEKEND


FRIDAY, JULY 4th - CLOSED


SATURDAY, JULY 5

3PM - Magic: Commander, Pauper, etc, (with new promo card prizes!). FREE to play!


11AM - 12PM, COFFEE & COMICS returns July 5th. Please feel free to BRING A TREAT to celebrate the holiday weekend while we dive more into comics!


We will have guest artist, AEDEN BAEZ this month to talk about their experiences within the industry.


Also, CONGRATS to HIEN for last month's raffle winner. Our next drawing will be July 5th.


Reply to this email with the word RAFFLE to qualify for the next drawing. Must be present at C&C to win.



SUNDAY, JULY 6

  • 12PM - 2PM. LEARN-TO-PLAY POKEMON, Weekly Pokemon day for all-ages!


  • 2:30PM-5PM, Open constructed, competitive play.



THIS IS THE WAY!

FEATURED NEW RELEASES, JULY 2nd

CAPTAIN AMERICA #1

By Chip Zdarsky & Valerio Schiti | Marvel | Rated T+


A NEW ERA FOR CAPTAIN AMERICA BEGINS HERE!

While Captain America slumbered in ice, the world changed - for better and for worse. Steve Rogers awakens to a reality where battles are fought in the shadows through secrets and subterfuge, and villains aren't so easy to identify. When a fledgling dictator named Victor Von Doom conquers Latveria, Steve faces a critical decision: adapt to a new kind of warfare, or forge his own path? And what will the choice he makes in the past mean for his future?


Experience the untold tale of Captain America's first encounter with Doctor Doom as Chip Zdarsky and Valerio Schiti team up for a game-changing new era of CAPTAIN AMERICA!


EYRIE MAGAZINE #1 (MR)

Massive Publishing 

(W) Mike Hoffman, Jason Crawley (A) Mike Hoffman, Jason Paulos, Rock Baker


Immortal tales of Horror that salute the great mags of the past, but also plow new territory with imaginative and thought-provoking Comics tales by famed Fantasy & Comics creator Mike Hoffman and his band of supremely talented artists and writers!

GEHENNA NAKED AGGRESSION #1 (OF 4) CVR A & B

Image Comics

(W) Patrick Kindlon (A/CA) Maurizio Rosenzweig


MINISERIES PREMIERE

There’s a contract out on Gehenna. But she’s managed to stay alive long enough that the contract has been resold several times as consolidated debt between criminal organizations. Now she intends to put a stop to the chain of custody on that contract. With a bullet.


Series creators PATRICK KINDLON (FRONTIERSMAN) and MARCO FERRARI (SCARLETT) and artist MAURIZIO ROSENZWEIG (Dylan Dog), bring you nonstop action inspired by Gun Honey and Elektra: Assassin.

ILLUMINATI #1 (OF 5) (MR)

AWA Studios

(W) Bryan Edward Hill (A) Denys Cowan, Bill Sienkiewicz


Charlamagne tha God presents a dark conspiracy tale that shines a light on the most enduring conspiracy of our day. Lilly, an aspiring musician, comes to Los Angeles to bury her sister, Jackie, a rising pop star who died from a drug overdose. But Lilly knows that there is more to Jackie’s death than meets the eye. Embarking on an investigation that takes her on a tour of the dark underbelly of the music industry, Lily uncovers a centuries-old conspiracy that grants fame and fortune at a terrible price. The Illuminati are real and Lilly is about to learn that the world above is the same as the world below, and the power she needs to offset their gravitational pull just might come from the darkness she fears.

GOTHAM CITY SIRENS UNFIT FOR ORBIT #1 (OF 5)

DC Comics

(W) Leah Williams (A) Haining


MEN MAY BE FROM MARS, BUT BADDIES ARE FROM VENUS! There's a hot new outer space-themed nightclub in Gotham City, and who better to rob it than Catwoman, Ivy, and Harley? But there's more to this intergalactic discotheque than meets the eye(s), as the Sirens discover when they stumble headfirst into a plot to destroy the entire planet led by the club's owner--the alien despot Despero! I hope you have good insurance, Gotham City, because you're about to get wrecked. Special appearances by deadly DJs, hunky alien hotties, dancers dressed as aliens, mutant failures, one wild UFO, and lots and lots of fire!

New Comics this Week - July 2nd

#1's

BRING ON THE BAD GUYS: GREEN GOBLIN #1

GODZILLA VS. THOR #1

WOLVERINES & DEADPOOLS #1

CAPTAIN AMERICA #1

X-MEN: HELLFIRE VIGIL #1

Dune: Edge of a Crysknife: Hiding Among Harkonnens #1

EYRIE MAGAZINE #1 (MR)

GEHENNA NAKED AGGRESSION #1

ILLUMINATI #1

GOTHAM CITY SIRENS UNFIT FOR ORBIT #1


DC

ABSOLUTE GREEN LANTERN #4 

JUSTICE LEAGUE VS GODZILLA VS KONG 2 #2 (OF 7)

BATGIRL #9

BIRDS OF PREY #23

JSA #9 

SECRET SIX #5 (OF 6)

RESURRECTION MAN QUANTUM KARMA #4 (OF 6)

TEEN TITANS GO #5

ADVENTURE TIME (2025) #4 

MARVEL

AVENGERS #28 [DOOM]

MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN #33 MARCO RENNA 2ND PRINTING VARIANT

DAREDEVIL #23

IMMORTAL THOR #25

SPIDER-GWEN: THE GHOST-SPIDER #15

X-MEN #19

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #7

ALL-NEW VENOM #8

ULTIMATE WOLVERINE #7

STAR WARS: JEDI KNIGHTS #5

DEADPOOL KILLS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE ONE LAST TIME #4

HELLVERINE #8

Reprints

ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN #2 Fourth Printing

TRANSFORMERS #2 8TH PTG

Other Publishers

WARM FUSION #3

Black Hammer: Spiral City #7

Lady Baltimore: The Daughters of Medusa #2

Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories--Codebreaker #2

Arcana Royale #3

Godzilla: Heist #5 

Graphic Novels

INVINCIBLE TP VOL 10 NEW EDITION

PREORDERS

📚 Previews & Preorders: What’s Next in Comics?

Summer may be peaking, but the heat on the new release calendar is just getting started. Here's your sneak peek at just a few exciting #1 issues landing soon at Other Worlds...

REPLY to preorder. There’s no need to pay now—your book will be set aside for you, and you can settle up when it arrives.

BATMAN #1

In-Store: 9/3/2025

DC Comics

Writer: Matt Fraction, Artist: Jorge Jimenez


A BOLD NEW ERA OF BATMAN STARTS HERE! A new day dawns for the Dark Knight Detective as Eisner Award-winning writer Matt Fraction (Hawkeye, Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen) joins forces with superstar artist Jorge Jimenez (Batman, Summer of Superman Special) for an unforgettable new era of Batman! The best superhero in comics gets a brand-new first issue to kick off this new era that will test Batman and Bruce Wayne like never before!

CALEXIT: The Battle of Universal City #1

(Black Mask Studios)

Resistance burns brighter than ever as Jamil and Zora navigate occupied Los Angeles. Guerilla warfare and a smuggler’s grit drive this fiery follow-up in the Calexit saga. In-Store: 7/23/2025

The Voice Said Kill #1

(Image Comics)

Southern gothic meets bayou bloodshed in this tense thriller starring a pregnant ranger and a matriarch with a hit list. Written by Si Spurrier and drenched in atmosphere. In-Store: 7/23/2025

Look Into My Eyes #1

(Mad Cave Studios)

A missing girl. A shady social app. And ancient horrors hiding behind the algorithm. A horror-tech thriller where the QR codes reveal more than just clues. In-Store: 7/23/2025

I, Tyrant #1

(Image Comics)

Ancient myth crashes into cosmic comics culture in this surreal story of a legendary tyrant forcing his own rewrite through an unwilling storyteller. In-Store: 7/30/2025

Speed Racer #1

(Mad Cave Studios)

Strap in—Speed returns in a high-octane reboot full of street races, mob threats, and Mach 5-level stakes. Start your engines. In-Store: 7/30/2025

Artificial #1

(Image Comics)

Clara wanted the perfect partner from a futuristic dating service. Instead, she got a dangerously obsessed android. A sleek, sexy thriller by Maria Llovet.

BENEATH THE TREES WHERE NOBODY SEES: RITE OF SPRING #1

Illustrated by: Patrick Horvath

Cover Design or Artwork by: Patrick Horvath

On Sale 07/09/2025

IDW Publishing


The six-issue return of the Eisner-nominated cozy horror smash hit!


It’s been eight long years since a bloodlusting brown bear drove into the city, kidnapped a kind young duck, dissected his body, and buried the pieces in the woods. The duck’s family painstakingly sought justice…but this brown bear was smart…she covered her tracks…and in the ’80s, there simply wasn’t a way for the duck’s family to find answers.


But it’s not the ’80s anymore. Almost a decade after cuddly brown bear Samantha Strong solidified herself as the sole serial killer in Woodbrook, the world is entering a new era.


As Samantha will soon find out, there are no secrets in the age of the internet. And those who lost loved ones to her massacre haven’t given up the flame of justice.


A reckoning is coming to Woodbrook. Join visionary writer and artist Patrick Horvath for one of the most anticipated comics of 2025.


Featuring a horror film homage variant cover set by superstar artist Tony Fleecs and an issue #1 variant cover by the legendary SKOTTIE YOUNG.

FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS #1

Comic Script by: Matt Fraction

Illustrated by: Mark Buckingham

On Sale 07/02/2025

Rated T

Marvel


FROM THE WORLD OF THE UPCOMING FILM, AS AUTHORIZED BY THE FUTURE FOUNDATION!


• Four years ago, the world was transformed as an amazing cosmic-powered quartet revealed themselves and their astonishing abilities to the public! Since that time, they have become world-famous as the Fantastic Four!


• Now, to celebrate that anniversary, Marvel Comics recounts their very first exploit that saved our city from near destruction!


• MATT FRACTION and MARK BUCKINGHAM bring you this all-new adventure marking the moment that all of history changed!


HEAVY METAL MAGAZINE #2

CVR A BROM (MR)

In-Store: 7/30/2025

Massive Publishing | HEAVY METAL

Retail: $14.99


Writer: Enki Bilal, Michael Conrad, Leah Moore, John Reppion, Antonio Segura, David Quinn, Artist: Enki Bilal, Anna Morozova, Janevsky, José Ortiz, Fernando Dagnino, Paul Kirchner, ELGO, Fernando Dagnino, Ilias Kryriazis, Tim Vigil, Cover Artist: BROM


Heavy Metal magazine is back! Heavier than ever! Issue #2 brings the world’s greatest illustrated magazine back to the forefront of comics. One of the magazine’s original legends, Enki Bilal continues with his acclaimed BUG series. Burton & Cyb returns by Antonio Segura and Jose Ortiz. Janevsky’s cult sci-fi heroine, Sixella continues. Guido Crepax’ classic character Valentina returns by Sergio Gerasi. Writing duo Leah Moore and John Reppion will pen Taarna’s ongoing adventures, with art from Anna Morozova. Fernando Dagnino brings another sci-fi short. The return of classic strips The Bus by Paul Kirchner and June 2050. Michael Conrad will pen MILLSTONE illustrated by Ilias Kyriazis. and more!



HEAVY METAL MAGAZINE #2 CVR B PATRICK REILLY VAR (MR)

HEAVY METAL MAGAZINE #2 CVR C JANEVSKY VAR (MR)

HEAVY METAL MAGAZINE #2 CVR D JIM MAHFOOD MASSIVE SELECT EXCLUSIVE VAR (MR) (Retail: $19.99)


BIG RIG #1

In-Store: 7/9/2025

Vault Comics

Writer: Adrian Wassel, Post Malone, 

Artist: Nathan Gooden, Cover: Nathan Gooden


Double-length — collects chapters 1 & 2! Post Malone’s BIG RIG. THEY PRAYED FOR A MIRACLE. THEY GOT 25 TONS AND 18 WHEELS OF HOLY WEAPON. The Dark Ages…Demon hordes plague Europe as Hell invades Earth. The Six Petals, a secret sect of The Knights Templar, are in desperate need of a means to drive back the scourge and turn the tide of the onslaught. What crashes to earth is The Rig, a fully loaded tractor trailer. In the aftermath of its arrival, the only man left standing is an enigmatic former priest excommunicated from The Six Petals. He will become Trucker and lead the fight against Hell behind the wheel of a demon-slaying machine. Created by Post Malone. Written by Post Malone and Adrian Wassel. Drawn by Barbaric co-creator and Dark Knights of Steel artist Nathan Gooden.

Read dangerously and hope to see you soon.



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🔮Imagination is your superpower. Imagine. Create. Empower!


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