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Marvel Legacy Lenticular Homage Covers!

Hey Time Warpers! If you’re not already aware, Marvel is gearing up for their new Marvel Legacy initiative with a huge batch of special holographic lenticular covers that pay homage to classic Marvel covers. You can see all of these lenticular covers, as well as the original covers that they are paying tribute to, at http://marvel.com/legacy.

If you’re interested in any of these special covers, please let us know in an email, or in-store so we can order them accordingly. If you’re at the store, we can give you a sheet that has all of the covers on a checklist that you can use to tell us what you would like.

Here are few of these marvelous covers for your viewing pleasure! Give them a click to see them animate between the new cover and the classic one–and remember, you can see all of these covers via the aforementioned link!

Time Warp remembers comic writer and artist Darwyn Cooke.

All of us here at Time Warp Comics were devastated to hear that Darwyn Cooke, comic artist and author, has passed away after battling cancer. He was 53 years old.

Darwyn Cooke ~ 1962-2016

Darwyn Cooke had been a staple of modern comic book storytelling, as well as one of the foremost leaders in the medium’s art-style. Many here at Time Warp have followed his career with great enthusiasm, as his storytelling and art style evoked the kind of wonder and awe one might have felt the first time they had ever picked up a comic book. Even if your first comic book wasn’t by Darwyn Cooke, you could read one of his stories and feel as though you had never read a comic before reading one of his. He had an original style that was fresh and yet classic all at once. He was a rare treat that will be missed greatly by many of the staff here at Time Warp, and people around the world.

Wayne Winsett, owner of Time Warp Comics, had recently been able to chat with Darwyn Cooke last year at the Baltimore Comic Convention, stating he had intended to have Mr. Cooke make an appearance at Time Warp for a signing, that sadly never happened.

This is a signed print Wayne was able to bring back from that meeting, along with the memories of talking with one of the giants in the comic book community.

Purely Editorial Moment from Clayton.

I myself was introduced to Darwyn Cooke’s work when I first started working at Time Warp in 2009. Both Wayne (owner of Time Warp) and then co-worker Garry, insisted that I read this new book called, “Parker: The Hunter”.

I was loaned a copy of Parker by Garry, and it took me a while to finally get around to reading it. But once I had, it changed my outlook on comics from that point on. In a medium which I had only seen through the super-hero view-point, it was amazing to see something that felt as though it had been made in another era, but was absolutely current. (I later learned that the Parker novels by Richard Stark, or Donald E. Westlake, were published in 1962.) I then began to look into this Darwyn Cooke and his expansive career. The next thing I read from him was a single issue he did of an overlooked DC western character by the name of Jonah Hex.

After reading what I personally consider to be one of the best one-shot comics ever made, I knew I would be able to count on Darwyn Cooke to make the best comics possible. And I wasn’t let down.

Many years and comics later, the next thing that came up Darwyn Cooke related that blew me away was his cover series from DC Comics that arrived in 2014. Darwyn was approached to do alternate covers for every title coming out from DC at that time. They looked so damn good, I picked up several titles I no longer collected from DC just because Darwyn Cooke had done the cover. Here are some of my personal favorites, that I believe encapsulate his style.

Green Lantern #37

Green Lantern Corps #37

(Personally I really enjoy his classic approach to Hal Jordan and the other Green Lantern characters. Green Lantern was my favorite character when I was a kid)

He-Man and the Eternity War #1

Sinestro #8

Justice League Dark #37

Superman / Wonder Woman #14

After working on all of those amazing covers for DC, Darwyn Cooke worked on a book with Gilbert Hernandez titled “Twilight Children”, which was published by Vertigo Comics. This book was one of the last comics Darwyn Cooke worked on before he passed.

I was working at Time Warp the day the news of Darwyn Cooke’s passing had broke, and I was affected by such news as I believe many of us were. I purchased a copy of Twilight Children and read it that night in one sitting.

As I looked back at the books I had read of his, and the art I had collected from him, I thought about all he had done for the comic book community, and realized there wouldn’t be anything else we would get to see from this talented and creative man. And that thought bothered me. But that is how life works sometimes. I feel honored to have lived in a time where Darwyn Cooke existed, and changed the comic book medium with his thoughts and art.

So go out there and read something by this amazing man, and let it inspire you the way he inspired a generation of authors and artists now, and in the years to come.

Having trouble understanding Multiversity: Pax Americana by Grant Morrison? You are not alone.

Time Warp Editorial

I am a fan of the writings of Grant Morrison, as are many of us here at Time Warp Comics. So you can imagine it was a bit disheartening to have read the latest issue of his epic Multiversity storyline and to have been left completely befuddled.

Come to find out, I wasn’t alone in thinking I might be an idiot for not having gotten the story. It appears many people out there were more than confused. If anything, I was at least entertained by the magnificent artwork of the truly astounding Frank Quitely, and thought I would leave it at that.

“It’s just another Grant Morrison comic I don’t understand, what’s new?”, I said aloud several times. I was particularly hard on myself, as I have read quite a great deal from Morrison, I at least understood the Batman: Rest in Peace storyline. So what was it about Multiversity: Pax Americana #1 that I couldn’t get?

As it turns out, there was a lot more involved with this one issue of a comic than I had thought.

To read the further details of how amazing this comic turned out, check out this awesome write up by Tom Callahan.

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=57263

Then come in and pick up the Multiversity issues at Time Warp Comics, along with any other Grant Morrison title you might be looking for.

-Clayton

Time Warp Comics

Time Warp Comics is a Finalist for the Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award!

Each year, Comic Con International honors Comic Book Retailers around the world with the Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award.

Time Warp was nominated a couple of months ago, and we were given word today that we are now one of 12 finalists!

Here is a link to the San Diego Comic Con Website that has the full story of the award itself, the judges involved, and the other great stores that have made it the finalists round.

http://www.comic-con.org/toucan/will-eisner-spirit-of-comics-retailer-award-finalists-announced

Wayne’s Word #15

Hello Fellow Time Warpers !

This Saturday is one of my favorite times of the year, when we have a chance to show off our store and our hobby. Yes, it’s a business, and a hobby too. Of course I am speaking of Free Comic Book Day! As usual, we have a whole lot of great titles to choose from, I think 59 in all. (I didn’t order one sleazy adult title from Action Lab. My apologies.)

As usual, we’ll have free comics, helium balloons for the kids, people in costume, including some Star Wars 501st members. We will also have some cool movie swag to give away, including some Godzilla stuff (yay ) . Also there is a costume contest again for the kids , with prizes, and we’ll even do something for you grown ups in costume. Unfortunately, there are many events demanding the presence of the Star Wars 501st, so I don’t know which characters are coming or for how long. It’s also still a mystery if and when Colorado cars might show up and with what vehicles. They have brought the Ecto-1 and a jeep from Jurassic Park in previous years..We’ll keep our fingers crossed.

As usual, Stephen Tebo, my esteemed landlord and do gooder, has let us borrow his 1989 Batmobile! It’s always the main attraction, and stops traffic.The car should be available to view between 10-4p.m. Bring your cameras. Also, Nathan Cupps has agreed to come in his

very realistic Batman costume.

We will also be having some great sales this Saturday. We’ll have %10 Off Everything in the Store, the $1.00 Comics will be $0.50, and Back Issues will be %50 Off! For a complete list of all the FCBD titles available, check out freecomicbookday.com. We hope to see you there!

As soon as Free Comic Book Day is over this Saturday, it is full speed ahead for Denver Comic Con set up. I was disappointed in how late we got tickets to sell, but we finally have them.The lineup looks great, and I don’t think they have even announced all the guests yet. DCC and Comic Book Classroom should be here on Saturday to answer any of your questions.

Next up, I have mentioned that this year is going to be our 30th anniversary, and we will be having another signing in a couple of weeks. One of my favorite writers of all time —Drum Roll Please —Mr. Paul Levitz! Paul wrote many of the Legion Of Super Heroes stories over the years, and is currently writing World’s Finest featuring Power Girl and The Huntress. Keep an eye on our website and / or Fb page for more information. This is the biggest signing we have had in a long time, with one of my idols!

The other thing I wanted to bring to your attention was a couple of cool things DC Comics has coming out soon, The first are “ Bombshell Variant” covers coming in June. We can order as many of these as we want, and they will be sold at cover price. If you want to look at the images online, I guarantee you will be just as impressed as I am. I need your help here. I’m so confident that most people will want the Bombshell covers instead of the regular covers, that the order I place for two thirds Bombshell and one third regular will be accurate. The titles with the “Bombshell Variant” covers are :

Detective Comics #32

Green Lantern #32
Batgirl #32
Batman #32
Green Lantern Corps #32
Justice League United #2
Superman/Wonder Woman #9
Batman and Ra’s al Ghul #32
Batman/Superman #12
Harley Quinn #7
Batwoman #32
Action Comics #32
Justice League #32
Red Hood and the Outlaws #32
Wonder Woman #32
Aquaman #32
Catwoman #32
Justice League Dark #32
Superman #32
The Flash #32

“Catwoman” #32 Bombshell variant (L) and “Detective Comics”

Where I need your help is to know which cover you want saved for you in your file. If you would rather have the “Bombshell Variant” cover as opposed to the regular cover, feel free to let us know. So far, only a couple of people have jumped on this opportunity. I don’t want to assume.

DC’s next big thing is their next round of 3D lenticular covers. They were a huge hit during Villains month last September, and I think these will do better as they tie in with “Future’s End“

That title starts this week with the FCBD offering, and will continue weekly. Also now coming out weekly is Batman Eternal, and the last weekly will be World’s End. All three of these will continue until next March.

The problem here is that DC has to have our final numbers for the 3D covers in by May 29th, due to the long lead time needed to produce these covers. Again, I need your help. I don’t want to order too few, or for that matter, too many. Please let us know asap.

There were a couple of other titles of interest in the new previews magazine-

including: Big Trouble in Little China # 1 It is written by Eric “The Goon” Powell.

Infinity Man and the Forever People is a new DC inspired by the Jack Kirby series from the 70’s.

Star Trek : City On The Edge Of Forever Adapted by Harlan Ellison. The way this story was always supposed to be. My personal favorite episode.

Cartoon Network super Secret Crisis War #1 – Features everybody!

Outcast #1 is Robert Kirkman’s new labor of love, but the project is still pretty hush hush.

Wicked and Divine is a new Image title by the creative team of Young Avengers.

Original Sin is this summers new Marvel event. # 0 is already out, and I thought it was quite good.

Thanos : Infinity Revelation is a new hardcover by Jim Starlin for $24.95

Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide $29.95 for the softcover, or $35.00 for the hardcover. Choose the Batman cover by J.G. Jones, or the Vampirella cover by J.Scott Campbell.

That’s it for this month. May will be HUGE !!

Thanks for reading,

Wayne

Waynes Word #14

Happy New Year Time Warpers !

It’s the end of a very eventful 2013 that had many ups and downs. We really hope everyone who supports our store has a great year ahead, and we would also like to thank all of you , because we really wouldn’t be around if it wasn’t for you. The great employees of the store this year were much appreciated too. Thanks to Clayton, Smurf, Scott, Kris and Chris, Georgia, and newest hire Darren. Special thanks to Tyler , who is leaving us this week for greener pastures. We all wish him well, and know he’ll succeed in his new endeavor. Of course that means we have an opening. We’re looking for a computer nerd who wants to list items on our eBay store, for starters. The position would also need to keep our website updated, etc. Please bring in a resume if this interests you.We need to fill this position quickly, so don’t wait too long.

Since I haven’t done a newsletter in months, I’ve neglected to tell you about cool stuff out now or coming soon. I just finished our December order for comics etc, coming out in February. Here’s a few highlights !

Serenity :Leaves on the Wind # 1-6 Seems like there’s a lot of people out there who don’t know there is a sequel to the movie coming out starting in a couple of weeks. This should be a great series.
Lobster Johnson : Get Lobster # 1-5 by Mignola and Zonjic .Will be fun.
Justice League # 28 debuts DC’s new Metal Men. I really like the new designs and with Johns story and Reis art, this will be a sleeper. This should lead into a new MM series.
Sandman : Overture # 2 will finally be released at the end of February. # 1 was a huge hit by Gaiman and J.H. Williams.Still in stock !
The Fuse # 1 – Another new Image Comics # 1. It has gotten to the point that Image series have to all be ordered with great abandon, because you never know when the next hit will debut. Recently, titles such as Saga, East of West, Prophet,Lazarus,Velvet, Pretty Deadly and Black Science all have hit home runs, and all are best sellers for us. Image wins our publisher of the year hands down ! The Fuse is a new crime drama
.Undertow # 1 is a new Image also, featuring Atlantis and a pulp adventure. Underwater series have been a tough sell forever, but DC has recently shown it can be done well with it’s current series “The Wake “
Apocalypse Al # 1 – 4 is new from J. Michael Straczynski and Image.
Mercenary Sea #1 and One Hit Wonder # 1 round out Image’s other new releases. Another one, also scheduled to come out here in January is Deadly Class # 1 .Looks like it could be a huge hit too.
Wolverine # 1 – I don’t know why Marvel has to keep starting all their titles over with new # 1’s, but here we go again. The art by Ryan Stegman looks good.
Fantastic Four # 1 is by James Robinson and Leonard Kirk -Special guest star Fing Fang Foom.
Ms. Marvel # 1 – The new Muslim super hero . The cool thing about this title is that it is written by Boulder H.S. alumni G. Willow Wilson. I expect this to sell very well.
She- Hulk # 1– A lot of people are already signing up for this, so I guess this is going to be more popular than I thought it would be.
Winter Soldier: Bitter March # 1-5 – The star of the upcoming Captain America film.Rick Remender is writing this one.
Loki : Agent of Asgard # 1 – All grown up now, Loki is back to mischief making.
X- Force # 1 – Cable and his merry band of black -ops agents are back
Amazing Spider- Man : Family Business H.C. -$24.99 – Written by Mark Waid and James Robinson, and painted by Gabrielle Dell’Otto. Peter Parker has to be saved by – His sister ?

Top 10 Comics of 2013: This list features the best sellers from our store this past year

Batman Superman #1

Batman #16

Batman #17

Superman Unchained #1

Batman #18

Guardians of the Galaxy #1

Age of Ultron #1

Batman #19

Saga #14

Batman #20

Top 10 TP of 2013:

Saga TP Vol 1 (152) Total copies sold -Quite remarkable

Saga TP Vol 2 (107)

Prophet TP Vol 1 (61)

Batman TP Vol 1 (48)

Hawkeye TP Vol 1 (45)

East of West TP Vol 1 (39)

Walking Dead TP Vol 18 (35)

Walking Dead TP Vol 1 (34)

Batman Dark Knight Returns TP (32)

Sandman TP Vol 1 (30)

Prophet TP Vol 2 (30)

Nemo Heart of Ice HC (30)

Last but not least, I always like to mention what I’ve been reading this past year that I’m enjoying. As I’ve been saying every year, each year seems to top the previous year, as I firmly believe we’re living through a new Golden Age of greatness,

In no particular order :

Saga – There’s a good reason we’ve sold so many of these. We all really like it. I’ve given a money back guarantee, and haven’t had to give it back once. Fantastic story and art.

Image had an awesome year. East Of West is another of my favorite books, and again, most of us here really enjoy this, and anything Hickman writes as a general rule.

Prophet continues to be a best seller, especially the trades.

In general, as mentioned above, Image had quite a few breakout series, especially late in the year.

Pretty Deadly and Black Science appear to be the two biggies, although Sex Criminals just keeps selling out of multiple printings and made most Top Ten lists this year.

Manifest Destiny #1 has also taken the comics world by storm , as it has also gone to a third printing already. Walking Dead continues to be one of my favorite series of all time.

Marvel Comics was hit or miss for me this year.

Getting critical acclaim and mentions on everybody’s best of lists this year were Hawkeye and Daredevil.

However, they weren’t my favorites. Mine was Thor, featuring a” Godbomb” story written by Jason Aaron and painted by Esac Ribic. This series blew me away, and really is my favorite Thor story of all time. I also like Superior Spider- Man. I protested too much when this was announced, but now I can hardly wait for each new issue. All New X-Men has turned into a really great read every month too. It’s a really well told time travel epic.

Infinity was a great mini- series featuring the return of Thanos.Avengers vs. X- Men was good, as was Battle Of The Atom, a X-men event.

DC had a pretty rough year, but maintains to churn out great Batman stuff. The main title, written by Snyder and drawn by Capullo, continues to be our best selling comic month after month. Batman Black and White has been good.The Batman Inc. storyline cumulating in the death of Damien was heart wrenching.

Forever Evil is a mini series I’ve really been enjoying, and DC had a real coup de gras this September with their lenticular covers. All our customers were able to get what they wanted for cover price or less if they ordered in advance.( Despite DC screwing the pooch on the whole thing).

I continue to enjoy Justice League, but since Johns has left, Green Lantern is leaving me cold.

Another of my favorites, Fables, will be ending next year (Boo). Wake was my favorite Vertigo mini-series.

I had lots of other great reads this past year, but overall, my reading was down due to increased Denver Comic Con duties, a European vacation and that crappy flood, which took a huge toll on me, my staff and many customers.

Also high on my list were:

Afterlife With Archie, The Private Eye ( Digital only), Battling Boy by Paul Pope, Hellboy In Hell by Mignola, Jupiter’s Legacy and finally- Rocket Girl with great art by Amy Reeder.

I’m sure I’m forgetting some unfortunately, and the employees here all had their own personal favorites too of course. Ask them what were their favorites when you see them.

Thanks for reading,

Wayne Winsett

What Makes Comic Books So Great

Comic books are as popular as ever but why is it that fans just can’t seem to put them down? Perhaps comics teach us about our humanity or, maybe, we just enjoy them for the following reasons.

Right Vs Wrong

The interplay between good and evil, right and wrong, moral and immoral in comic books is fascinating. On the one hand, you have clear-cut examples of Zod trying to take over the world and Superman stepping in to protect the human race. That theme repeats itself in every universe multiple times. However, there are plenty of shades of gray, and comic book lovers respect this fact. Consider Batman, for example. He operates outside the law and sometimes in direct opposition to Commissioner Gordon, but comic book readers accept Gotham’s dark knight as the anti-hero that the city needs. Watchmen is a fantastic example of a graphic novel where the battle rages eternally. Never have superheroes been more human.

Fantasy
Of course, comic books are full of fantasy, and who does it better than Neil Gaiman? The other reinvented the Sandman and gave him seven siblings, known as The Endless. While The Sandman comics are undoubtedly dark, they do a wonderful job exploring mortality, relationships and concepts such as heaven and hell. The art is just as evocative. Fans are fortunate that Gaiman has returned to the drawing board to produce more Sandman stories.
Violence
Yes, sometimes of the appeal of a comic book is watching the good guy kick the butt of the bad guy, and there’s plenty of violence to go around. Batman once carried a gun, and Watchmen is gruesome to the extreme. The movie even did a fair job of depicting Rorschach’s insanity-driven violence, and who is a better example of gratuitous violence than the Joker? He kills indiscriminately, ending the life of one Robin, Jason Todd. Joker also put a bullet into Batgirl’s spine, causing her to become paralyzed for life in The Killing Joke, which we think tells a terrible tale terrifically.

Love
In comics, love doesn’t just exist in spite of darkness and violence. Sometimes love thrives because of it. This is the case in The Crow, the most popular indie comic title by James O’Barr. O’Barr wrote the graphic novel and illustrated it himself after his fiancé died in a car accident. The reader will feel a profound sense of loss as they move through the pages, many of which are in stark black and white. The Crow follows Eric after his fiancé is murdered and a mysterious force brings him back to seek vengeance. If you haven’t seen this film yet program your DVR tonight and don’t miss it. You don’t have a DVR yet check out these Direct TV offers and pick up the Genie.

The Good Guy Wins
Sometimes there’s nothing better than seeing the good guy win. It’s why we love Superman, the X-Men and Thor. It’s also why Daredevil has become so iconic. Not only is the character fighting for his city, but he also overcomes the odds to do so as a blind man. Daredevil: The Man Without Fear takes an already interesting character and makes him more compelling than you might have realized before. Brian Michael Bendis tells the story of a character who’s senses are heightened against a noir backdrop that perfectly fits the story.

Wayne’s Word #11

Hello everyone !

Going to be short and sweet this month. I have never had so much stuff going on at one time in my whole life as I do right now. Between working at the store , and helping with guests etc for the upcoming Denver Comic Con, I really don’t know whether I’m coming or going.Speaking of Denver Comic Con, we just announced Chris Ware recently. Tickets will be on sale at most comic stores( including here ) starting March 1st, and you will be able to receive discounts with no service charge fee. More details soon.I just got back from a retailer sales meeting called ComicsPro in Atlanta. There was a whole lot to digest, and I didn’t take the greatest notes, but I did have a couple of things from DC. The WTF campaign is still going to be happening, but it won’t be on the front cover. The gatefold covers will be cool though.DC is also bringing back Batman/Superman as an ongoing title. One of my favorite artists, Jae Lee will be doing the art. I was disappointed to hear that that DC has no reason to celebrate Superman’s 75 year anniversary this year. They apparently don’t want you to know how old he really is.There is going to be a Fables / Unwritten cross over.24 Hour Comic Book Day is now and forevermore the first Saturday in October.

IDW picked up the rights to Cartoon Network, so we’ll see Powerpuff girls and Samurai Jack again.More kids comics is a great thing as far as I am concerned.This week is a quick trip to Emerald City Comic Con on a guest hunt. One thing I need to mention is the shipments every Wednesday can be delayed due to weather. We’ve been really lucky so far this year, but that could change at any time. Check our website, www.time-warp.com or Wayne Winsett on facebook every Tuesday night or Wednesday morning for updates. I really have to just squeeze in a few upcoming titles that I need to bring to your attention, so here goes.

Check out:

Abe Sapien:Dark & Terrible #1- 3 Abe’s on the run from the B.P.R.D

Detective Comics #700 $7.99 This one is called “ Mystery of The 900 “ Celebrating # 900 ?

Batman : Lil Gotham #1 – For the kiddies

Batman :Black & White Statue -by Mike Allred $79.95

Jupiters Legacy # 1 – My number one pick this month ! Mark Millar writer and Frank Quitely artist ,four different covers. This will be the best selling Image title this month, which is saying something, as Image has been producing mega hit after mega hit these last few months.

Chin Music #1 New Image title with story by Steve Niles and art by Tony Harris – Supernatural mysticism .

Thanos Rising # 1-5 The origin we’ve been waiting for. Jason Aaron / Simone Bianchi production.

X-Men # 1 – An all- woman version. X- Women . X-Cellent !

Sesame Street #1 -A cool one for the little kiddies. Hard to believe this hasn’t happened before.

Adventure Time Original GN Vol 1– Playing Game $11.99.

Miss Fury #1 -A female warrior is transported from the past to fight in 2013.

Polarity #1 -Max Bemis from the band Say Anything with a bi-polar story and free song download.

Harbinger Wars # 1 will be a big Valiant event.

DC Superhero Chess pieces for the Batman set will end with the Question, but included in the package will be a free Superman piece from the next series.

Vaders Little Princess is by Denver Comic Con guest Jeffrey Brown.

Wayne’s Word #10

Welcome to 2013. Hope your year will be as great as you want it to be. I’m very excited about the prospects that this year can bring- with comics, related movies and of course the upcoming Denver Comic Con on May 31st, June 1st and 2nd.
2012 is now in the rear view mirror, and I want to thank everyone who supported Time Warp this past year. My pledge to you is to make sure we continue to be the best comic shop we can be .
I’m going to start up our 50% off all back issues for a post- Christmas special. We are simply running out of room in the back issue boxes. These prices are effective immediately and will continue for a few weeks. It doesn’t include the bronze or silver age books for now. I’m also getting out the sale price gun on many other items in our store such as action figures, etc. We also have a new addition to the Pinball machines in the back of the store with the X-Men game that was limited to only 250 produced. Come by and try it out, it’s a very fun machine.

We are taking job applications presently for an eBay specialist . I’m sure this position won’t be open long. I always hire customers familiar with our product, so I’m giving our awesome file holders first crack at this position!

I just finished ordering our product for February 2013. I noticed some really cool titles I want to tell you about. If anything here sounds good to you, please let us know and we’ll order it for you.
Thanks for reading,
Wayne
and the Time Warp crew – Clayton, Tyler,Scott, Smurf, and Chris
Special thanks to Kahlil for helping out in the Christmas rush.

●Star Wars #1 up .With Lucasfilm being a Disney property now, it looks like Dark Horse’s license will expire after this year. Too bad really, DH has done an unbelievable job of keeping Star Wars relevant for a long time. This new series is written by Brian Wood. Alex Ross is doing the covers.

●Before Watchmen: Dollar Bill #1 -This one shot will feature art by Steve Rude.

●Justice League of America #1 -This comic will come with 53 different covers. A truly bizarre idea that DC is trying. Every state will have it’s own cover. Since I received no feedback from customers, I just had to guess which cover to order. I split the oder 50 / 50 between the regular cover and the Colorado State Flag. The theme of the covers is the iconic Iwo Jima flag from World War II . This current roster consists of Martian Manhunter, Green Lantern, Green Arrow, Stargirl,Catwoman, Katanna and Vibe. Geoff Johns is writing it and David Finch is drawing it. If you want any of the other State covers, please let us know by next Monday. Cover price is $3.99 each.

●Katanna #1 and Justice League’s Vibe #1’s. I haven’t a clue how many to order on these titles. Please let us know if you’re interested, I’ll order quite low and hope DC has the faith to keep them in stock.

●Action Comics #17 is the last issue of the series to be written by Grant Morrison. If you don’t want to receive it in your file when he leaves, let us know now so I can trim my order please.

●Batman #17 and Detective #17 continue the best selling Death of the Family storyline.

●Green Lantern begins the storyline “Wrath of the First Lantern” and will be in all the GL titles for a couple of months.

●Young Romance: New 52 Valentine’s Day Special #1- $7.99 – Six all new stories!

●Batman TP Vol 1 Court of Owls finally out in softcover March 20th

●Hellblazer #300 is the final issue. Next month DC will unveil Constantine #1 in regular DC continuity.

●Batman Arkham City Series 4 action figures – Deadshot, Nightwing, Batman and Talia $22.95 each.

●Ghostbusters #1 and G I Joe #1 are new continuing series from IDW Publishing

●Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time # 1-3 will feature all 11 Doctors.

●Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness #1 is a prequel to next summer’s movie.

●Fever Ridge Macarthur Jungle War #1-8 has art by Colorado’s own Nick Runge, one of my favorite artist’s.

●Snapshot #1 is a new Image title with art by Jock!

●Guardians of the Galaxy # 0.1 takes place before next month’s #1 This is a Bendis / McNiven production. Marvel Cosmic Comics return!

●Nova #1 Sam Alexander is the new Human Rocket! This is a Loeb / McGinness production.

●Fearless Defenders #1 Not your father’s Defenders. Not the regular cast of characters, I won’t have many on the shelf.

●Secret Avengers #1 Not sure why this one is starting over, Nick Spencer is writing it . We will file it the same, unless you don’t want it anymore, if that’s the case, please let us know asap.

●Savage Wolverine #1, and 2 are coming soon. This series will be highlighted by the art of Frank Cho, one of my favorite artists. Guest starring Shanna the She Devil!

●Dexter #1-5 is a new Marvel starring everyone’s favorite serial killer. Where’s the Punisher when we need him?

●Fairy Quest #1, and 2 is from Boom Studios and drawn by Humberto Ramos.

●Mylo Xyloto #1 is a new way to experience the band Coldplay.

●Garth Ennis Red Team #1 is new from Dynamite.

●Shadow Year One #1 -Done by my friend Matt Wagner! Highly recommended. Special announcement regarding Mr Wagner very soon.

●Nemo : Heart of Ice H.C. $14.95 New League of Extraordinary Gentlemen installment by Alan Moore.

Wayne’s Word #9

Wayne’s Word

I was informed that I haven’t posted any blogs since May. Been a busy summer though, and thus no newsletter. September is an important month for us however, so it’s time to let you all know what is new here at Time Warp.

September is our anniversary month (September 29th is the big day), so we’re going to have our annual sale. We want to start the sale on Saturday, September 22nd. This part of the sale will be for file holders only. The regular back issues will be 50% OFF for file holders, and 15% OFF for the silver and bronze age comics. I really want to thank all our file holders, you guys are the backbone of our business and I really want you to know how much I appreciate your patronage. The sale will start for the general public on September 29th and will be 20% OFF back issues and 10% OFF silver and bronze age books. On October 5th, the sale increases to 25% OFF, October 12th to October 19th the sale will increase to 30%OFF, and then on October 20th, which is 24 Hour Comic Book Day, we will have a day long sale with virtually everything in the store on sale. We do hourly specials, so you will want to monitor our website to see what wild and crazy stuff we have planned. Of course we will have a dozen or so awesome artists here designing a comic to be collected later in a book. Currently, we have the last two years 24 hour comic book day books on sale at the store. In the meantime, we’re designing other kinds of specials to celebrate. We’re so excited about Before Watchmen, we want everyone to experience it, so we’re putting all the number ones on sale for only $1.00 each. They’re regularly $3.99 each, so that’s a huge savings. Also, to celebrate Spidey’s 50th anniversary, we’re going to be selling all five specials for only $1.00 each. Look for all those specials this month. If we think of anything else cool, we’ll put it on the website.

This Saturday, September 22nd, All C’s in Aurora is having another benefit for the shooting victims. Their special guest will be J. Scott Campbell, and they also have a silent auction. I didn’t post anything on a newsletter about that shooting, but we were all shocked and appalled over those terrible events, and we’re saddened it diminished the great Batman franchise in any way.

The events at All C’s store are good because the proceeds go directly to the victims. No middle man who is sitting on funds. Funds go to Aurora Rises directly.

I have not given you a Top Titles for June – September, but highlights have included DC’s New 52 # 0’s , which started coming out last week and trade paperbacks for Manhattan Projects and Prophet from Image Comics, both of which have become instant best sellers here at the store.

The biggest news comes from Marvel with their Marvel Now initiative, which starts in October with Uncanny Avengers #1 by Bendis and Cassaday. Marvel is answering the challenge that DC started last year. Marvel’s new #1 titles with new creative teams on all actually look like they are going to be well worth checking out.

Time Warp Comics also has plans for Halloween this year as it falls on a New Comic Book Wednesday, Stay tuned as we will have something up on our website about it.

As you can see below, November has a ton of great items to buy. If I put my money where my mouth is here, there won’t be any money left for anything else in the budget. SO… If you see anything you want here or in the Diamond Previews magazine, please let me know. We need your help!

Top Titles This November 2012

1) Indestructible HULK #1– Waid and Lu usher in a new era for the Hulk. This is one of those Marvel Now titles that sounds really new and different!

2) All New X- Men #1 -Bendis and Immomen send the original X-Men of the past into our future. Interesting premise.

3) Iron Man # 1– The Extremis virus has escaped, and it’s up to Stark and his new armor to rectify it.

4) Thor: God of Thunder #1 – Aaron and Ribic are the creators for the title I’m probably looking forward to the most this month.

5) A+X #1, 2 – This title spins out of the surprise summer hit Avengers vs. X-Men. Marvel’s events have been waning in popularity, but this one was very good. A lot of these new titles are a direct result of the events in AVX.

6) Captain America # 1 – Remender and Romita, Jr. -Cap gets sent to Dimension Z, where’s he’s all alone.

7) X-Men Legacy # 1– Professor X’s son Legacy is back, and he wants to take over for his father.

8) Fantastic Four # 1 – Fraction and Bagley – A new journey through infinite time and space.

Also, FF #1 by Fraction and Allred featuring Ant Man, Medusa, She- Hulk and Miss Thing?

9) Deadpool #1 -Gerry Duggan and Brian Posehn are the new writers. I hear they’re really funny guys, so I’m hoping this is the best Deadpool yet. Tony Moore is the artist.

10) Daredevil: End of Days #1-8 – Bendis and Mack are the writers, Janson and Sienkewicz draw this Daredevil murdered story. The real ending to Daredevil’s life.

11) Dexter #1-5 Showtime’s serial killer in his own mini-series

12) 47 Ronin #1-5 Stan Sakai took a break from Usagi Yojimbo to do this!

13) Buffy: Willow -Wonderland #1-5 Magic is back!

14) Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia H.C. $34.99 -The complete history of Zelda.

15) Batman # 13, 14 Starts the storyline “Death of the Family” This story continues in most of the Bat family of books.

16) Judge Dredd #1 – From IDW brings the judge back in an all new ongoing series

17) Locke & Key: Omega #1-7 This is the final storyline. Boo, hiss! Want more!

18) My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic #1 – I really like this whole franchise, and I have a gut feeling this will be very popular with everybody, Men and women, young and old. Reservations strongly recommended.

19) Mad: Artist’s Edition $150.00 This is just mean. Reprints #1- 18 in the original size. Any serious Mad fan will want one. If you don’t order this now, you’ll probably never see one.

20) Parker The Hunter $17.99 -The soft cover is finally going to be released. A new movie comes out this winter. This book is one of the reasons I love to sell comics.

21) Clone #1 is an interesting sounding new Image title. Never know how to order Image books. Ditto for Great Pacific # 1, Nowhere Man #1 and Storm Dogs #1

22) Leeds Bubble Anthology 2012 has a great bunch of great artists and writers for only $3.99.

23) Star Bright and the Looking Glass H.C. $19.99 Jonathan Luna does it all. Looks great

24) Walking Dead Vol 17 $14.99 -As usual, the number one best selling graphic novel series at our store

25) Saga #7 -Still the best comic I‘ve read this year. The trade paperback will come out next month and be the best Christmas present ever!

26) Anomaly H.C. $75.00 The art is this book looks unbelievable.

27) Masks # 1 – I can’t believe it. A comic completely drawn by Alex Ross! Green Hornet and The Shadow together. This sounds awesome. Too bad he’s only doing #1

28) Multi –City Building Model: Chris Ware Portfolio $79.95 My favorite artist on the planet

29) Shadowman #1 – New from Valiant!

30) Lord Of The Rings Chess Figurines – Aragorn, Gothmog, Gandalf and Gollum are first up -$16.00 each. Look for these to become instant collector items with the Hobbit movie coming soon!

But wait, there’s more- Peyton Manning Action Figure 2 -pack $ 29.99

Prometheus Series 1 Action Figures -Two versions of The Engineer $19.99 each

DC Comics Justice League – The Flash New 52 Statue $39.99 – Beautiful!

Batman: Arkham Play Arts Catwoman Action Figure – $59.99 -These are always instant sell- outs!

Marvel Heroes Belt Buckles– Captain America Shield, Spider-Man Head and Punisher Shield $28.00 each

Finally, DC Heroclix Batman: Streets of Gotham Expansion– boosters and fast forces packs

Aurora Rise Benefit Event

Aurora Rise, the Aug. 25-26 benefit organized by All C’s Collectibles in Aurora, Colo., to raise money for the victims of the July 20 theater shootings, announced this week that Hellboy creator Mike Mignola will join Matt Fraction, Steve Niles and Tim Daniel at the event.

They also announced that DC Comics will provide support as well. The company joins a long list of supportersproviding silent auction items and filling other needs for the event.

“The mission of Aurora Rise is simple – we are going to do everything in our power to assist and aid the victims and victim’s families,” store manager Jason Farnsworth wrote on the event’s Facebook page. All proceeds will go directly to the victims, their families or designated charities. Keep an eye on their Facebook page for more updates.

Wayne’s Word #7 Marching Forth

Wayne’s Word;

   As usual, I’m late again. Just call me Joe Procrastinator. All the titles listed below are already ordered, but if any of them sound good to you, please let us know and we’ll be happy to add it to your pull box.
   I call our system “Hold Slots”, but Valiant Comics is back, and they are offering a special “Pull Box“, variant issue for next month (May),so look for that info in next month’s, sure to be late, Wayne’s Word.
   Last month, I went to Dallas, for my annual ComicsPRO meeting. The highlight is always DC Comics presentations, but I also learn a lot from all the other publishers and my retailer friends.
   The 2 things everyone is the most excited about is the Avengers movie, followed the next day by Free Comic Book Day (May 5th). In fact that whole week looks like it will be great, as DC’s first of the New 52 Hardcovers start arriving May 2nd; along with their 6 new titles. Earth 2, World’s Finest, Batman Incorporated, Dial H, G.I. Combat, and The Ravagers all sound promising. Dial H might be the sleeper hit of the batch, DC hinted. In other DC news, Ravagers, drawn by Ian Churchill sounds like another one to keep an eye on. It comes out the last week of May. Batman: Earth 2 comes out two weeks before the Batman the Dark Knight Rises movie opens. DC is adapting the Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. The three books will become six graphic novels. DC will be releasing Smallville Season 11, after it hits digital first.
    Marvel stated that starting in October, they are going to be having a weekly “Event “, in their line every Wednesday for four months.
    The grandest, yet weirdest news I heard was from IDW. They are going to be releasing a new Mars Attacks comic, along with multiple covers for this title. How many covers you ask? As many as there were cards in the original set! Yes, dozens. Wow!
    I also want to make sure you all know that we have two conventions coming in the very near future. First up is Comicfest/Starfest April 20^th through the 22^nd. The Image sensation Chew, creators John Layman and Rob Guillory will be guests at that. Secondly, the Denver ComicCon is coming in June 15^th through the 17^th. We have so many guests lined up for that, you wouldn’t believe it. Stay tuned here and at my Face Book page- Wayne Winsett for all the exciting news!
     That’s the highlights. Thanks for reading!

Wayne

Richard Stark’s Parker: The Score H.C; $24.99 – Darwyn Cooke’s masterpiece returns for a third graphic novel. The first two won multiple Eisner awards and are two of my all time favorite books to recommend and sell here at Time Warp. I really can’t recommend them enough. What kind of man tries to knock off a whole town? PARKER! That’s who!

Shadow # 1: Garth Ennis is going to be writing this new ongoing series. I can’t tell you how excited I am that the Shadow is returning to comics. Lamont Cranston and company have been some of my favorite characters since I was a little boy. I ordered way too many copies, hoping to convince some of you to give it a try. “Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows. “, Gotta love it.

AVX- Avengers vs. X-Men: #1 and #2 are this month. #1 is by Bendis and Romita ,Jr., and #2 is by Jason Aaron and Romita Jr. Phoenix is returning to the Marvel Universe. The X-Men think it will signal the return of the mutant species, but the Avengers are convinced it could mean the end for all mankind. This is the BIG Marvel event for the summer. In case you’re curious, we were offered by Marvel to be a Avengers store or a X-Men store in taking sides. Instead of polling our customers, I panicked and choose the Avengers. I hope this doesn’t upset any of you too much. We will also be taking part in the party prior to the release of # 1 and will be able to sell this to you the night before it officially goes on sale. We will have cool stuff to give away, and a sale that night on X-Men and Avengers merchandise. More details very soon.

America’s Got Powers: # 1-6, the biggest TV show on Earth features super powered teens fighting it out to see who is the best. Sounds like a pretty good plot by Jonathan Ross. Hopefully, the art by Bryan Hitch will be up to snuff.

Popeye #1: Hats off to IDW Publishing for bringing this back. There is definitely a need right now for comics that were classics when I was growing up,to find a new generation of readers.
Writer Roger Langridge should be the perfect choice, and from what I’ve seen, the art by newcomer Ozella looks spot on for this revival.

Secret #1: A new ongoing Image series by Jonathan Hickman, who seems to be phasing out his Marvel books so he can concentrate on more mature series from Image. I’m a big fan of Hickman’s writing and will follow him anywhere. This title sounds like it will be an interesting espionage thriller pitting the government against private security firms.

Secret Service #1: This is in Marvel’s Icon line, so it is for mature readers too. Mark Millar is writing this, and we all know by now what we can expect from him. The art however is by Dave Gibbons of Watchmen fame, and that’s what really interests me about this series. I am not sure what the exact plot is yet, but I’m pretty sure it will be interesting, given Millar’s recent track record.

Are You my Mother? A Comic Drama H.C; $22.00: Alison Bechdel won every award she could for Fun Home. This will explore the relationship between mother and daughter and the gulf in between.

Courtney Crumrin #1: First ever color series returns for her first full color series ! I highly recommend this magical fantasy series. There are several previous volumes in black and white that precede this. Give them a shot.

Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Special #1: Just in time for Free Comic Book Day ! And best of all, it’s free! This is advance look at the upcoming Graphic novel to be published by DC / Vertigo.Want one ? If you’re a file holder, just ask, one will be put in your file . All others, first come, first served.

Fanboys vs. Zombies #1: New ongoing Boom series. I don’t know, sounds goofy to me, but zombies are in right now, and it’s only $1.00 to try it out.
Groo vs. Conan #1-4: Hard to believe nobody’s done this before considering how long both these barbarians have been published . Of course Evanier and Argones are attached to this as artist and writer. Will heroism or stupidity win out in the end?

Star Wars: Blood Ties-Bobba Fett Is Dead #1-4: One of Star Wars favorite characters gets another mini-series!

Reset # 1-4: Peter Bagge of Hate fame asks the time honored question “What if you had a second chance ? “ Virtual reality gone horribly horribly wrong…most likely.

Star Wars Omnibus Droids vs. Ewoks TP: Alright, I was kidding, they’re not fighting. This is a cool reprint series for the kids from Marvel’s series of the 1980’s . Very hard to find sets of these, but Dark Horse has done that for us. $24.99 I still like Ewoks better than Jar Jar, but that’s not saying much!

Wayne’s Word #6

Wayne’s Word

Once again, I’m late. I have already ordered everything that I mention here, but this is all stuff I think Time Warp customers will want to be aware of. Unless otherwise noted, everything listed comes out this March.

Before I get to the Top Titles, I want to let you know that file-holders can sign up and reserve up to 5 of the Free Comic Book Day titles to have reserved in your files for you. If there are some you really, really want, let us know. We always hope you will come in on the first Saturday of May for our great yearly event, and since this year’s FCBD is the day after the Avengers movie is released in theaters, I can’t tell you how very excited we are for this year’s event. I try to top the previous year every year, so stay tuned- Same Bat Time, same Bat Channel.

Also starting this Thursday February 9^th through the weekend we will be running a Star Wars special to commemorate the Phantom Menace being rereleased in 3D. All Star Wars Trades will be 25% off, and Star Wars back issues will be 50% off till February 12^th.

Top 15 Titles for March 2012

Fairest #1: This is a new ongoing FABLES series starring the fairer sex. The first 6 issues star Briar Rose. Willingham will be writing this arc, and Phil Jimenez will be doing the art. Fables is still my fa vorite series here at the store, so as you can imagine, I’m very excited about still another regular series.

DC’s new 52 Hardcover’s: These will all be out in May, but we already had to order them. The first four offerings from DC are Justice League, Batman, Green Lantern and Wonder Woman. They are $24.99 each, and reprint the first six issues of their respective series. I really like the new DC 52, and Batman is my favorite of the new titles. Let us know if you want us to save any of these for you.

Saga # 1: Brian K. Vaughn is back! Everybody has been wondering what the next big project would be coming from the Y, The Last Man scribe and here it is. Image Comics and artist Fiona Staples bring us this ground breaking new sci-fi /fantasy series. I really think this will be huge!

Saucer Country # 1: New DC/ Vertigo series about a female president who says she has been abducted by aliens.

Dominique Laveau: Voodoo Child # 1: Another DC/ Vertigo series, the story centers on the voodoo queen of New Orleans. Political intrigue and murder mysteries abound. New Deadwardians # 1: The third DC / Vertigo start up this month. That’s pretty unusual itself. This one features zombies and vampires, but DC says this is different. We’ll see…

Batman: Arkham Asylum Series 2 action figures: Riddler, Catwoman, Mad Hatter and Detective Mode variant Batman $ 19.99 each.Batman: Death By Design Hardcover: $ 24.99 Written by Chip Kidd, and drawn by Dave Taylor. The description in previews in kind of sketchy, so I won’t order too many. If you’re interested, please sign up.

Avengers vs. X-Men # 0 and # 1: So it begins! Marvels huge new mega event starts now. The hype has already started, but I’m still kind of excited about this one. Brain Bendis and Jason Aaron are writing this and Frank Cho is drawing it. It has to be good. Aaron will be here in Denver this June for the Denver Comic Con, so you can read this and tell him in person how much you like it, then get it signed. Very cool.

Avengers Assemble # 1: Bendis and Bagley of Ultimate Spider-Man fame are bringing the newly assembled team from the upcoming Avengers movie into regular Marvel continuity. This is certainly a novel idea. It is my opinion that Bagley is a good artist when he is doing a single character, but struggles a little as an artist on big team-up books.

Age Of Apocalypse # 1: This spin off comes out of the pages of Uncanny X- Force, which is my favorite Marvel title right now. David Lapham and Roberto De La Torre are the creative team.

Super Crooks # 1: Miller and Yu are doing another Marvel Icon series that is rated “M” for mature. The bad guys decide the USA has too many super heroes, and decide to move out of the country to do bad things.

Manhattan Projects #1: This will be written by Jonathan Hickman, so I’m pretty sure this will be great too. I don’t have a clue how Hickman can write so many series, but he is. As usual, reading the description in Previews magazine does tell me much about how to order this. His writing is intricate and detailed, so I would not figure it out anyway. If you like his FF, Fantastic Four, Shield or the Red Wing series, I’m sure you’ll like this!

Rocketeer Adventures 2 # 1- 4: The next arc starts here. 12 all new stories by today’s top talent, Dave Stevens lives on!

Ragemoor #1: Dark Horse presents a new Richard Corben black and white miniseries. I have been a huge fan of Corben’s art since the 1960’s.

Waynes Word #5 It’s A New Year

Wayne’s Word

Welcome to 2012! First up, a big thank you to all our customers that helped Time Warp succeed in 2011. We appreciate each and every one of you. And of course the employees that work here are great and I thank them all very much. I hesitate to name names, because I’ll surely forget somebody, but Garry, Clayton, Gino and Smurf in particular all were big contributors to the cause. There were a lot of helpers behind the scenes; Kris, Kelsea, Jay, and Duane, who really put in a lot of time and extra effort with the new web site, thanks again.

The highlights for 2011 were of course Free Comic Book Day, 24 Hour Comic Day and the New DC 52 start over event. One of our biggest accomplishments this year was getting new fixtures into our store courtesy of the sad demise of Borders. Their loss was our gain, but watching them go away was a bummer.

My big objective for 2012 is to dig in and spruce up the store and restock the graphic novels that keep on selling well, over and over. It was a great year for Walking Dead, Locke and Key, Fables and many more great series. It is a full time job restocking trades, so I feel a real need to do a better job keeping track of those. The back issue comics we have continue to be a huge drain of time and energy here. I have way too many, and collections keep pouring in faster than we can process them. In the next few weeks, you’re going to see the 25 cent and dollar books sections full to the brim. There are some great books in there, so please see if you can find some deals in there to take advantage of. Related to that, is the fact I cannot afford to keep the new comic racks overstocked. I will have to buy new comics to sell out in a month and not have them for back issues. That business model just is not viable any more. We have been offering file holders first crack on getting back issues at 50 % off guide. We want to continue that for one more month, giving you first crack, but then we’re going to open that up to the general public. Not really a big fan of sales, as I feel it devalues our overall collection, but we need the room. Getting too crowded in here.

There are two big comic cons coming up, Starfest and The Denver Comic Con and I encourage you to come to both. Details will be on our website www.time-warp.com.

Thanks for reading,

Wayne

Top Twenty for February 2012

Road Rage # 1- 4 This is the first collaboration between writers Stephen King and his son Joe Hill, creator of Locke and Key. This series will pay tribute to the famous story by Richard Matheson – Duel. Art will be by Nelson Daniel, who has been helping out on the outstanding comic The Cape. Due to Stephen King’s popularity with the Dark Tower comics, I expect this to sell really well. I f we file Dark Tower, Stand or American Vampire for you already, you’ll get this series too. If you don’t want it cross filed , please let us know.

Star Wars: Dawn Of The Jedi # 1 -5 The origin of the Jedi begins here! The creative team is Ostrander and Duuresema, who were the perfect team doing Star Wars comics back in the day.

Murky World one shot– This reprints the Richard Corben stories from past issues of Dark Horse Presents.

Winter Soldier #1 and #2 in this month, this Marvel series will star Bucky Barnes and Black Widow. It will be written by the always reliable Ed Brubaker and drawn by Butch Guice. Ever since Brubaker brought Bucky back from the dead a few years ago, he’s been one of my favorite Marvel characters. I’m really looking forward to this series. Dr. Doom comes to town to ruin the party.

Twelve # 9 and # 10 One of my favorite Marvel series is back to finish the great story started years ago by Straczynski and Weston. This story of time stranded heroes from World War II was on an indefinite hiatus , and I was starting to think this series would never finish.Now if I could remember what happened in # 8. I guess I can read the trade paperback, also released in February

Fantastic Four :Season One Premiere HC $24.99 Marvel is really pushing these hardcovers, but not one single person signed up for this. Too expensive for an untested product. I’ll only order a few.

All so for the entire month of February, Marvel will be shipping two issues on most titles. That’s fantastic in helping move along in story lines.

Batwoman # 6 Finally, the debut of Colorado artist supreme – Amy Reeder ! We’ve been waiting for quite awhile to Amy’s arc to start, as J.H. Williams III has been doing a great art job so far. Amy’s style is very different than Williams, but I’m sure it will be great.

Flashpoint trade paperbacks. 6 Different trades of the series that led up to the big changes in the new DC 52. The regular trade and the Flashpoint : Batman will be two of my favorites

Action Comics # 6 This issue guest stars the all new , all different Legion Of Super Heroes. Grant Morrison is still writing this, so you know it will be good. DC Universe Presents # 6 Deadman is done for now, next up are the Challengers Of The Unknown.Eight survivors of a fiery plane crash live on borrowed time.

Batman Beyond Unlimited # 1 DC is reprinting this from the recent digital first, print second idea I’m not really fond of. If digital is forever with us, how about print first, then digital 14 days later. Do the publishers want comic stores to fail ? Probably not, but they are not thinking this all the way through.Batman # 6 Talon, the Court Of Owls assassin takes out Batman. One of the best Batman stories in years and a big success for DC’s New 52.

Black Orchid dlx. hardcover edition $24.99 This has been out of print for too long. This Gaiman / McKean masterpiece is one I love to recommend to new customers. If you have never read this, do yourself a favor and try it.

Thief Of Thieves # 1 Co-written by two of the most popular writers today: Robert Kirkman and Nick Spencer. This is a story about master thief Redmond, who can steal anything and get away with it. Now he wants to go back to the life he left behind. The art by Martinbrogh looks very good. At a meeting I attended with Kirkman in San Diego this past summer, he was really pumped for this series and said it was one of his favorite projects yet.

Fatale # 2 Brubaker / Phillips series from Image in the vein of Marvel’s Criminal and Incognito. The first issue is out this week. Don’t miss it.

Infestation 2 Transformers # 1, #2 and Dungeon And Dragons # 1, #2. Ties into the Lovecraftian Infestation storyline that starts this month. Ninjettes # 1 From the pages of Jennifer Blood , a Garth Ennis production.Ultra violent over the top action.

Harvey Pekar’s Cleveland HC $ 21.99 The history of one of the most exciting cities in America as told through Pekar’s eyes. Should be a very interesting autobiography. His last work. Intro by Alan Moore.

Ralph Wiggum Comics #1 From the pages of the Simpson’s comes the kid who can’t keep his finger out of his nose. Adventure Time # 1up An all new kids comic I know absolutely nothing about. Getting good marketing though, and I do try to bring in new kids stuff every chance I get.

Waynes Word #4 Blackest Friday and More

Wayne’s Word

I missed doing an official email last month , so here we go with the Thanksgiving edition.The store is amping up for the holidays ! Usually on Black Friday, we don’t do anything special, as the malls usually keep everyone busy, but this year we are having a sale. I think you will want to check the website Wednesday after we close to get all the details. I can tell you that our door buster special will be a free, yes free! Incredible Hulk number two or Marvel Point One number one, while they last.

We are having a contest to name our Zombie. The winner gets a $25.00 gift card and the first volume of the Walking Dead trade paperback.We will pick a winner on Black Friday. Also on Blackest Friday as Clayton calls it, the drawing of CU’s survey winner. If you haven’t filled it out yet, there’s still time. Just go to the link on our website, and fill it out. It’s for a good cause, and you could win $ 50.00.

Also this month, IDW has a “Save My Retailer “ contest at contests@IDWpublishing.com where you and Time Warp can be featured in a Star Trek comic. If you are not reading the newest Star Trek series, you’re missing a really good book. This contest closes on December 7th, and I’d really consider it a favor if you’d do this !

We are closed on Thanksgiving day, but will be open bright and early on Friday so you can take advantage of the sale. We will have comics as usual this Wednesday and will be open regular hours. Next week, there is a chance our shipment might be a day late, please check our site to be sure.

Have a great holiday everyone ! We appreciate your business!

Thanks for reading,

Wayne

Top Twenty For January 2012

DC’s # 5 ‘s The DC Comics new 52 continue to surprise me. DC has a lot of huge hits on its hands. The cream is starting to rise to the top. The # 1’s were an apparition, as many people just wanted the # 1’s and haven’t come back. On the plus side, a lot of high school and college kids are just getting in to the hobby and really enjoying it. It makes my job a lot more fun when you all are enjoying this as much as I am. This phenonemon has really re-energized me.Our three best selling titles are Justice League, Action and Batman. They’re all awesome. I also like All Star Western, Batgirl / Woman, Swamp Thing and Animal Man and many more. In fact there are probably only about ten I don’t read or enjoy.

DC Chess pieces ! Eaglemoss, who make the super popular lead figures are making beautiful pieces that really are well done and hand painted by elves and faeries.First up – Batman, Robin, Joker and Commissioner Gordon. $ 16.00 each

Batman Arkham Asylum Play Arts – Kai – Action Figures $ 59.99 each.

Batman or Joker. Really nice looking figures.

Lobster Johnson : The Burning Hand # 1-5 . Lobster tastes great , this Hellboy tie -in series will be very appetising. This will sell as well as Hellboy.

Regular cover and Mignola variant for the first spectacular issue

Walking Dead vol 15 trade paperback. This will be out by Christmas. This series is our most popular trade series here at the store, closely followed by Fables.

Scarlet Spider # 1 Kaine, Peter Parker’s clone is the star here. I’m one of the few people I know who originally enjoyed Ben Reilly in the original Spider clone saga, but I really think I’ll like this series. I think it will be a “sleeper “

Defenders # 1 Dr. Strange, She Hulk, Iron Fist , Silver Surfer and others return this December in a new series. Hope it lasts longer than Alpha Flight. Avengers / X – Sanction # 1 Loeb and McGinness bring Cable back to life , and he wants to annihilate them. That’s even worse than killing them evidently.

Avengers Annual # 1 Part one of this story was in New Avengers Annual # 1, published a few months ago. Really Marvel, really ? The Avengers vs. Simon Williams, aka Wonder Man.

Fatale # 1 Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips of Criminal fame bring a horror / noir title to Image Comics. Personally, this is the title I’m most looking forward to this month.

Whispers # 1 This is completely done by a Luna Brother – Joshua. This is a supernatural thriller about a guy who can leave his body and enter the “astral” plane. His intentions are not honorable , unlike his kindred spirit Stephen Strange.

Lord Of The Jungle # 1 Tarzan finally returns to comics. Should be faithful to the Burroughs mythos.

Here are a few of the different covers to look forward to. Issue number one as well as two and three, variants for all issues will be available as well

Ferals # 1 New Avatar series written by David Lapham. Lapham says he’s been really looking forward to this series for a long time.It’s about werewolves of course.Lone Ranger # 1-6 Oh yeah, Tonto’s here too. Kirby Genesis : Dragonsbane # 1 This is really Thor of course, but he’s not called that . Whatever.

Peanuts # 1 A great classic for all ages.We got # 0 earlier this month and amazingly it sold poorly despite having some new art , or maybe because of that. Don’t know. Sunday Funnies # 1- 32 Pages of great Sunday Comics reprinted from 1890 to 1950. Full color in a 22” x 16 “ format for $ 10.00

Bone : Quest For Spark Book 2 NOVEL softcover $ 10.00 Jeff Smith illustrations Infestation 2 # 1 Even the Teenage Mutant Turtles are involved. If you’re interested in this series, please sign up, as the first series sold poorly.Prophet # 21 Continues the series Image started years ago. SPlatt was made famous with his great art back then, but he’s not involved with this series. I wonder what ever happened to that artist?

Also of note :

Monstermen and Other Scary Stories H.C. 24.99 By Gary “ Prince Valiant “ Gianni

Compleat Terminal City TP $ 24.99 Originally published by DC Comics,collected here for the first time. Michael Lark art !

Axe Cop volume 3 TP 14.99 Features a Dr. McNinja cross over

Crime Does Not Pay Archives vol 1 $ 49.99 . 1940’s classics

Gone To Amerikay H.C. $24.99 From Vertigo featuring art by Colleen Duran. 3 inter- twined tales about Irish Immigrants.

Danger Girl: Revolver All new series, featuring a new girl to boot.

Steve Canyon vol 1 : 1947 -1948 $ 49.99 Milton Caniff

Bulletproof Monk: Disinterred # 1-6 The sequel to the recent hit series.

Mondo # 1- 3 Ted McKeever returns !

Explorer : The Mystery Boxes G.N. $ 10.95 An anthology collection for kids. Published by Amulet Books.