Highlights this week: the highly anticipated — yet infrequently shipping Ultimates 3 #5 (the conclusion) by Loeb & Madureira, Hulk #6 by Loeb & McGuinness (who also returns to his roots with a Deadpool #2 variant cover), and Fantastic Four #560 by Millar & Hitch; corrected copies of All Star Batman & Robin The Boy Wonder #10; a precursor to original English language manga in Frank Miller’s Absolute Ronin Hardcover; a softcover graphic novel collection of Paul Dini’s Madame Mirage; the final issue of Supernatural Rising Son #6 (Of 6); Morrison & Jones’ long out-of-print Marvel Boy returns in Hardcover; the final chapter of the Death of the Dream storyline in Captain America #42; the first appearance of LADY Bullseye in Daredevil #111; the swarm of Secret Invasion tie-ins continues in: Avengers Initiative #17, Black Panther #41, Deadpool #2, New Avengers #45, Nova #17, She-Hulk 2 #33, Thunderbolts #124, and Secret Invasion Amazing Spider-Man #2; Bruce Campbell fans can finally enjoy the My Name Is Bruce One-shot; the annual goodness that is Bart Simpsons Treehouse of Horror #14; Robert E. Howard’s puritanical vigilante in Solomon Kane #1 (of 5), and there’s always plenty more to choose from if those aren’t your style!

Novelties this week: Marvel Miniature Alliance figural keychains; and many more!

Highlights this week include: All Star Superman #12 - the final issue of the award winning series, at least for now, by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely; Action Comics #869 Part 4 of the terrific Brainiac storyline; Batman RIP continues with a 2-issue arc beginning in Batman and the Outsiders #11; Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam #2 finally ships; Titans #5 ships on time because of fill-in artist Julian Lopez; meet England’s greatest Superhero team “The Mates” in Greatest Hits #1 (of 6); The Age of Sentry #1 (of 6) kicks off with 2 “classic” tales of the Golden Guardian; Bullseye returns in Amazing Spider-Man #572; the Gene Colan Tribute book; Marvel Apes #2 (of 4); Secret Invasion only seeps into two titles this week: Mighty Avengers #18 and Secret Invasion: Thor #2 (of 3); Mark Millar’s War Heroes #2 (of 6); Atomic Robo: Dogs of War #2 (of 5), Indiana Jones and the Tomb of the Gods #2 (of 4) finally ships, and Spike: After the Fall #3 (of 4).

Highlights in Toys: DC Direct’s All Star Series 1 Action Figures and the Beetlejuice with sound 18 Inch Action Figure.

Highlights in DVDs: Torchwood Complete Season 2 DVD Set and Duckman Season 1 & 2 DVD Set

Highlights this week include: Two, count them two, new Stephen King books from Marvel: Dark Tower: Treachery #1 (of 6) and The Stand: Captain Tripps #1 (of 5); lots of Secret Invasion related titles: Secret Invasion #6 (of 8), the all-new ongoing Deadpool #1, Secret Invasion: Inhumans #2 (of 4), Secret Invasion: Runaways/Young Avengers #3 (of 3) and Secret Invasion: X-Men #2 (of 4); the European-produced Wolverine: Saudade One-shot; Cable #17 doesn’t ship until October 1, but instead we have the Cable King-Size Special #1; a new World of Warcraft mini-series Ashbringer #1 (of 4); the Hernandez Brothers return with the all-new annual Love & Rockets New Stories; John Byrne does more Star Trek with Star Trek - Romulans: Hollow Crown #1 (of 2); the Hulk Legends Build a Figure Action Figures 200801 and there’s always plenty more to choose from if those aren’t your style!

Highlights this week include: Marvel attempts to see if the Marvel Zombie’s lightning can strike twice with Marvel Apes #1 (of 4); Prince Namor gets his own mini-series again with Sub-Mariner: Depths #1 (of 5); the very late-running Titans #4; El Diablo #1 (of 6) by the creative team of Jai Nitz, Phil Hester and Ande Parks; a mini-series based on the new FOX fall TV show (debuting September 9) produced by J.J. Abrams Fringe #1 (of 6); another TV creator gets into comics with Challenger Deep #1 (of 4) by Andrew Cosby of Sci-Fi Channel’s Eureka; the Secret Six are back in the first issue of an all-new ongoing series written again by Gail Simone; two more Batman: RIP crossovers: Detective Comics #848 and Nightwing#148; the Savage Dragon endorses Senator Obama for the Presidency in Savage Dragon #137; the third part of the Time of Your Life storyline featuring Fray in Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 #18, and the Battlestar Galactica Series 2 Action Figures and the TMP NFL Brett Favre Collectors Edition Action Figure are the only big toy releases for this week.

From Friday, August 29 through Monday, September 1 (Labor Day) we will be having a Back-to-School Sale featuring 100s of items from all over the store. Lots of Comics, Graphic Novels, Action Figures, DVDs and much more will be generously discounted. Throughout the weekend we will also be having drawings for a variety of prizes including Gift Cards, Graphic Novels and “Special Finds”. Come early; Come Often; bring a friend and get lots of deals!)

• Just a reminder that we will be closing early on the final day of the sale. Monday, September 1 (Labor Day) we will be open from 10am - 5pm.