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Stand-Up Comics Weekly News, 6/30/09
Submitted by Eric on 2009-06-30The Short of It:

1. REBORN
2. The Chicago Comic-Con (formerly WizardWorld Chicago!)
3. (Comic) Book Club July 2009
4. New This Wednesday

Before we get into the e-mail, I'd like to share some good news with all our loyal readers: our friend and business partner Brian got married this past Saturday! Many of you probably remember Brian as the "third stand-up guy" or "the computer guy" and if you come in on Wednesdays or weekends you may have been lucky enough to catch him lately. Next time you see him, make sure you tell him congrats. Also, he told me that for his wedding gift he'd like everyone to clear out their files. Really.

On to the news!

1. As you have no doubt heard, Captain America is back. STEVE ROGERS is back. Tomorrow. Let Stand-Up Comics be your source for all things Reborn! Not only will we have PLENTY of Reborn #1 but we will have at least one copy of several rare variant covers (which we sell on a first come, first serve basis). And if you want to go back and check out what Cap's been up to all these years, we can help you with that--we've got the Essential Captain America vol. 1 in stock, which reprints his earliest adventures, as well as the hardcover of the Death of Captain America collection. Wednesday, July 1, Stand-Up Comics is where you want to be!

For more information on this book, go to www.marvel.com/reborn

2. For the past few years Stand-Up Comics has had a dealer table at WizardWorld Chicago, the premiere Midwest comic book convention which hits every summer at the Donald E Stephens center in Rosemont. Sadly this year we are not attending the show (now called the Chicago Comic-Con) as dealers (only fans) but that doesn't mean Stand-Up Comics can't be your Con Connection (Con-nection?). As of this year Stand-Up Comics is an official ticket dealer for the show, so if you're planning on going buy your tickets through us! There are three ways to do it and each way is really simple:

- in person: Do it at the store! Just ask Pat or myself to give you your tickets.
- online!: point your browser to https://wizardworld.ticketleap.com/Chicago/t/standupcomics The site has a user-friendly interface so getting your tickets couldn't be easier!
- on the phone!: in case you don't quite trust that internet yet (how are you reading this?!). Call 877-402-3748 to buy your tickets, and make sure you mention Stand-Up comics when you do!

Any way you choose to pre-buy tickets, you're getting a discount over buying them at the door--you save $5/day buying early and get TWO DAYS FREE by buying the weekend pass, which is the only way you get to go to premiere night on Thursday. And don't forget kids 10 and under get in free!

So remember, if you're going to the Chicago Comic-Con this year, make sure you go through us!

3. As tomorrow is July 1, we'll have our July 2009 (Comic) Book Club book in stock and ready for your enjoyment! Since Brian (who's also our webmaster) is on his honeymoon it may be awhile before we can update the website with the new book but I'll post a link to it here in case you're curious. We'll be reading Adam Warren's eastern-inspired American manga Empowered vol. 1, with the discussion to follow on July 26th. For more information on this book, check out http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/14-043/Empowered-Vol-1

4. New This Wednesday

Marvel Comics:
Agents of Atlas #7
Amazing Spider-Man Family #8
Astonishing Tales #6
Cable #6
Captain America: Reborn #1
Daredevil Noir #4
Deadpool: Merc With a Mouth #1 -- a new ongoing series featuring everyone's favorite wisecracking assassin as he teams up with the head of his Marvel Zombies counterpart!
Destroyer #4
Exiles #4
Fantastic Four #568
Invincible Iron Man #15
Marvel Divas #1
Trojan War #3
Uncanny X-Men #513 -- the crossover with Dark Avengers, begun in last week's "Utopia," continues here!
USA Comics #1 70th Anniversary Special
War of Kings #5

DC Comics:
Astro City: The Dark Age Book Three #3
Authority #12
Bang Tango #6
Batman & Robin #2
Batman Confidential #31
Final Crisis Aftermath: Run #3
Green Lantern Corps #38 -- BLACKEST NIGHT
Green Lantern Rebirth #1 Special Edition -- beginning a second wave of $1 reprints of key first issues. If you've ever been curious about these books, now is the time to check them out! If you buy the $1 issue and like it enough to get the trade, we'll even give you a $1 off the purchase of the collected edition!
Jonah Hex #45
Justice League: Cry for Justice #1
The Mighty #6
Secret Six #11
Solomon Grundy #5
Strange Adventures #5
Unwritten #1 2nd printing -- you need to check this series out!
Y the Last Man #1 Special Edition -- this one too!!

DC Direct:
Superman/Batman series 7 action figures: featuring Superman, Batman, Aquaman and Live Wire as designed by popular comic artist Shane Davis! $16 each.

Dark Horse Comics:
Buffy the Vampire Slayer #26
Star Wars: Invasion #1
Witchfinder: In the Service of Angels #1

Image Comics:
Astounding Wolf-Man #17
Chew #2
Spawn #193
Sword #18
Witchblade #128

Misc. Comics:
American McGees Grimm #3
Angel #23
Battlestar Galactica: Final Five #4
Boys #32
Cerebus Archive #2
Escape from Wonderland #0
GI Joe Movie Adaptation #1
Gold Digger #108
Irredeemable #4
Locke & Key: Head Games #6
Mr. Stuffins #3
Muppet Robin Hood #2
Muppet Show #4
Soulfire #10
Star Trek Omnibus vol. 2: Early Voyages trade paperback
Star Trek: Wrath of Khan #3
Terry Moore's Echo #13
Transformers Spotlight: Metroplex

Stand-Up Comics Weekly News, 6/23/09
Submitted by Eric on 2009-06-23First off, I apologize for the lateness of this email; we've been without internet all day and it got restored about 5 minutes ago. Sorry folks! Anyway...

The Short of It:

1. ComicMix and You

2. New This Wednesday

1. By now, dear readers, I'd imagine you are familiar with local creators Unshaven Comics and their relationship with your favorite comic shop (us!). They've been signing, drawing, and selling their books in our store for the last couple Free Comic Book Days and if you're lucky you might catch a glimpse of them in here on a Wednesday or Saturday… if you're lucky. Well, in addition to being a stellar comic creator and hilarious stand-up comedian (did you come to the comedy festival Saturday? No? Shame!) one of the Unshaven crew is also a columnist on the website ComicMix, which is one of the cooler places I've found on the web for comics news. If you get a chance, mosey on over to www.comicmix.com and browse around, and make sure you look for the articles by Marc Alan Fishman. This week he's got a series of matchups between Michael Bay's Transformers and their 1980s counterparts which I find very entertaining… check them out and comment (Roger Ebert trashed the new Transformers film, by the way. It was one of those scathing reviews that's so harsh it's funny).

2. New This Wednesday

Marvel Comics:
Amazing Spider-Man #598
Astonishing X-Men #30
Avengers Initiative #25
Avengers/Invaders #12
Daredevil #119
Dark Avengers #6
Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men Utopia #1
Dark Reign: Elektra #4
Dark Reign: The Hood #2
Dark Reign: Lethal Legion #1
Dark Reign: Sinister Spider-Man #1
Dark Reign: Zodiac #1
Dark Wolverine #75
Guardians of the Galaxy #15
Immortal Iron Fist #27
Incredible Hercules #130
Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #52
Marvel Spotlight: Captain America
Ms. Marvel #40
New Avengers #54
Nova #26
Runaways 3 #11
Secret Warriors #5
Skaar, Son of Hulk #12
Squadron Supreme 2 #12
Terror Inc: Apocalypse Soon #3
Thor #602
Thor Visionaries: Walt Simonson vol. 3 new printing
Thunderbolts #133
Timestorm 2009/2099 X-Men
Uncanny X-Men #512
Wolverine First Class #16
Wolverine Noir #3
Wolverine: Weapon X #3
X-Factor #45
X-Force #16
X-Men Forever #2

DC Comics:
Batman: The Brave & the Bold #6
Detective Comics #854 -- now starring BATWOMAN by Greg Rucka and JH Williams, with a back-up story featuring the Question!
Final Crisis Aftermath: Ink #2
Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash: Nightmare Warriors #1
Fringe #6
Gotham City Sirens #1 -- writer Paul Dini brings us the femme fatale team-up of Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, and Catwoman. You can't go wrong with this one!
Green Lantern #42
Justice League of #34
Justice Society of #28
Last Days of Animal Man #2
Literals #3
Madame Xanadu #12
Northlanders #18
Sgt. Rock: The Last Battalion #6
Spirit #30
Starcraft #2
Superman #689
Teen Titans #72
Unknown Soldier #9
Wildcats #12
Wonder Woman #33

Dark Horse Comics:
Predator #1
Star Wars Legacy #37
Usagi Yojimbo #121

Image Comics:
Dynamo 5 #22
Fusion #2
Perhapanauts #6
Proof #21

Misc. Comics:
Archie #598
Barack the Barbarian #1 -- can Barack hope to complete the Quest for the Stimuli when pitted against his arch foe Red Sarah?
Female Force #4: Caroline Kennedy
GI Joe #6
Gold Digger Swimsuit Special 2009
Grimm Fairy Tales #39
Incredibles: Family Matters #3
Irredeemable #2 2nd printing
Red Sonja #45
Sonic Universe #5
Star Trek: Mission's End #4
Stingers #2
Tales from Wonderland: Red Queen one-shot
Transformers: All Hail Megatron #12
Zorro #14

Magazines:
Alter Ego #87
Dr. Who Magazine #409
Previews July 2009
Wizard #214

Stand-Up Comics Weekly News, 6/16/09
Submitted by Eric on 2009-06-16The Short of It:

1. (Comic) Book Club June '09 meeting THIS SUNDAY
2. REMEMBER: Stand-Up Comics Comedy Fest '09 THIS SATURDAY!
3. New This Wednesday

1. Sorry for the kind of short notice, although I have told most of you in person anyway... this month's (Comic) Book Club is meeting THIS SUNDAY, June 21 at the Lansing Baker's Square to discuss Gipi's Notes For a War Story. We'll be there at 4:00 as usual, so read the book and join us!

2. And while we're talking about cool stuff going on this weekend, don't forget that this Saturday, June 20 brings us Stand-Up Comics Comedy Fest 2009! We've got a huge evening of funny stuff lined up for the distinguishing viewer, including a ton of stand-up acts (including the best acts from the previous two years of shows!), sketch comedy group the Talent (made up of alums from the comedy scene at the University of Illinois), and sketch comedy group Big Dog Eat Child headlining! I think there's a pretty good chance you've heard of Big Dog Eat Child. Besides performing here a lot, they have kind of become an internet sensation. If you don't believe me, go to YouTube and search for "Toby Jones." You won't regret it. The comedy starts at 6:30 PM so be here!

3. New This Wednesday

Marvel Comics:
1939 Daily Bugle
All-New Savage She-Hulk #3
Amazing Spider-Man Family #7
Cable #15
Captain America #600
Captain Britain & MI 13 #14
Dark Reign Fantastic Four #4
Dark Reign Hawkeye #3
Dark Reign Mr. Negative #1
Dark Reign Young Avengers #2
Dark Tower: The Fall of Gilead #2
Destroyer #3
Fantastic Force #3
Incognito #4
Invincible Iron Man #14
Marvel Adventures Avengers #37
Marvel Pets Handbook
Marvel Zombies 4 #3
Mighty Avengers #26
Punisher #6
Spider-Man: New Ways to Die trade paperback
Thor: Trial of Thor one-shot
Ultimate Origins trade paperback
Ultimatum: Spider-Man Requiem #1
War Machine #7
War of Kings Ascension #3
Wolverine Origins #37
Wonderful Wizard of Oz #7
X-Men Legacy #225
X-Men Origins Gambit #1
Young Allies #1 70th Anniversary Special

DC Comics:
Action Comics Annual #12
Air #10
Batman: Streets of Gotham #1 -- a new Batman book from Animated Series writer Paul Dini! You can't go wrong with this one!
Batman: The Black Casebook trade paperback
Brave & the Bold #24
Ex Machina #43
Final Crisis Aftermath: Dance #2
Green Arrow/Black Canary #21
Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps War vol 2 trade paperback
Hellblazer #256
Jack of Fables #35
Outsiders #19
Power Girl #2
Question: The Five Books of Blood trade paperback
Supergirl #42
Superman/Batman #61
Tiny Titans #17
Vigilante #7
World of Warcraft #20

Dark Horse Comics:
Conan Legacy #3
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic #42

Image Comics:
Bomb Queen Presents: All-Girl Comics
Dead @ 17: Afterbirth #1
Elephantmen #20
Invincible #63
Madman: Atomic Comics #16
Phonogram 2 #3

Misc. Comics:
Angel #22
Barack Obama: The Road to the White House #1
Boys: Herogasm #2
Executive Assistant Iris #1
GI Joe: Cobra #4
Gold Digger #107
The Man With No Name #11
Masquerade #4
Mr Stuffins #2
Project Superpowers Chapter 2 #0
Sabrina #103
Salem's Daughter #1
Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan #2
Tales of the TMNT #59
Transformers Spotlight: Cliffjumper

Stand-Up Comics Weekly News, 6/9/09
Submitted by Eric on 2009-06-09Sorry this hasn't been posted to our website for a few weeks; the administrative aspect of our site was out of commission for awhile, but it's back now! If you ever find yourself missing a weekly update, you can get them on our MySpace (posted as blogs) at www.myspace.com/standupcomics, or you can sign up for our mailing list by emailing us!

The Short of It:

1. (Comic) Book Club June '09
2. Stand-Up Comics Comedy Fest 2009 -- Saturday, June 20 @ 6:30 PM
3. New This Wednesday

1. Since the June '09 (Comic) Book Club book will be securely on our shelves tomorrow, I'll go ahead and put it in the email: this month we'll be reading Gipi's Notes for a War Story, published by First Second Books. We still don't have the exact date of the meeting nailed down, but hey, at least we've got the book. For more information on this title and on (Comic) Book Club in general, be sure to check out www.stand-upcomics.com/bookclub.php. And hey, while you're at it... why not pick up this month's book? It couldn't hurt to try something new!

2. NEXT SATURDAY, JUNE 20 @ 6:30 PM: It's become something of an annual tradition at Stand-Up Comics, and it's pretty wonderful--once a year a fine gathering of comedic talent will converge on our tiny comic shop and provide nigh infinite laughter for the viewing masses. I'm talking of course about SUCCFest (that's Stand-Up Comics Comedy Festival), now in its fourth year (though sadly it hasn't always gone by that name).

We've got an impressive array of talent lined up this year. It will take much the same form as last year's show, with a bit more stand-up (but just as many laughs... OR MORE!!!). The night will start off with a ton of solo comedians doing short stand-up acts for your pleasure. It won't be a competition this year... it'll just be for fun. Returning comedians from last year include Matthew Novak, Marc Fishman, Dale Zawada, Dan Gonya, and Tony Rodriguez, and there will also be a host of newcomers!

After that we'll be spotlighting last year's two headlining groups: first up it's sketch comedy group The Talent, made up of alums of the University of Illinois' Spicy Clamato improv troupe. After them and headlining the show will be internet sensations (and all-around great guys) Big Dog Eat Child! I have a feeling you've seen their videos, and I have more than a feeling you won't want to miss their live show. If you're not sure who these guys are, just go to YouTube and look up "Toby Jones". You won't be dissapointed.

If you've got any questions about specifics for the night... or maybe you've got the itch to perform a little stand-up yourself... make sure to contact me! We hope to see you there!

Remember: Saturday, June 20 @ 6:30 PM. Be there!

3. New This Wednesday

Marvel Comics:
Amazing Spider-Man #597
Beta Ray Bill: Godhunter #1
Cable #14 2nd print
Deadpool #11
Ender's Game: Recruiting Valentine one-shot
Fantastic Four #567
Lockjaw & the Pet Avengers #2
Marvel Adventures: Superheroes #12
Miss America Comics #1 70th Anniversary Special
New Mutants #1 2nd printing
Pride & Prejudice #3
Punisher: Frank Castle MAX #71
Runaways: Dead Wrong trade paperback
Thor: Tales of Asgard by Lee & Kirby #2
Uncanny X-Men #511
Uncanny X-Men First Class Giant-Size Special #1
War of Kings: Savage World of Skaar one-shot
Wolverine #74
X-Factor #44
X-Men Forever #1

DC Comics:
Action Comics #878
Batman #687
Batman Confidential #30
Booster Gold #21
DMZ #42
Fables #85
Final Crisis Aftermath: Escape #2
Final Crisis hardcover
Flash Rebirth #3
Gen 13 #30
Green Lantern Corps #37
JSA vs. Kobra: Engines of Faith #1
REBELS #5
Red Robin #1
Scooby Doo #145
Spirit #29
Super Friends #16
Titans #14
Unwritten #2

DC Direct:
JSA series 1 figures: featuring Starman, Sandman, Golden Age Green Lantern and Golden Age Flash based on the series by Geoff Johns and Dale Eaglesham. $20 each.

Dark Horse Comics:
BPRD: War on Frogs #3

Image Comics:
Proof #20
Strange Adventures of HP Lovecraft #2
Walking Dead #62
Witchblade/Angelus/Darkness: Blood on Sands one-shot

Misc. Comics:
American McGee's Grimm #2
Angel: Blood and Trenches #4
Anna Mercury 2 #1
Army of Darkness #21
Buck Rogers #1
Doctor Who: Autopia one-shot
GI Joe Origins #4
Hack/Slash #23
Phantom: Ghost Who Walks #3
Sherlock Holmes #2
Sonic the Hedgehog #201
Soulfire: New World Order #2
Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan #1
Street Fighter Legends: Chun Li #3
Super-Zombies #4
Terminator: Revolution #5
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation #4

Magazines:
Lee's Toy Review #199
Toyfare #144

Misc. Merchandise:
Captain America #600 poster

Stand-Up Comics Weekly News, 5/19/09
Submitted by Eric on 2009-05-19Thanks to everyone who checked out The Unwritten #1 last week-- we sold out! If you picked it up, I hope you enjoyed it--I know I did. Once again all I have for you folks is this week's new releases, and here they are:

Marvel Comics:
Agents of Atlas #5
Amazing Spider-Man #594
Amazing Spider-Man Family #6
Captain America #50
Dark Reign Fantastic Four #3
Fantastic Force #2
Fantastic Four #566
Hulk #12
Marvel Adventures Avengers #36
Marvel Mystery Comics #1 70th Anniversary Special
Planet Skaar Prologue one-shot
Punisher #5
Skrull Kill Krew #2
Terror Inc: Apocalypse Soon #2
Thor Visionaries: Walt Simonson vol. 2 trade paperback
Thunderbolts #132
Timestorm 2009/2099 #2
Uncanny X-Men #510
Wolverine Noir #2
Wolverine: Weapon X #2
X-Men Forever Alpha

DC Comics:
Air #9
Batman: Battle for the Cowl #1 2nd printing
Batman: Battle for the Cowl #3
Batman: Mad Love & Other Stories hardcover
Booster Gold: 52 Pickup trade paperback
Brave & the Bold #23
Ex Machina #42
Final Crisis Aftermath: Dance #1
Gears of War #7
Green Arrow/Black Canary #20
Hellblazer #255
Jack of Fables #34
Killapalooza #1
Outsiders #18
Resident Evil #2
Scooby Doo #144
Supergirl #41
Superman/Batman #60
Superman: Ending Battle trade paperback
Tiny Titans #16
Tiny Titans vol. 2: Adventures in Awesomeness trade paperback
Trinity #51
Vigilante #6
World of Warcraft #19

DC Direct:
Batman mini neon sign

Dark Horse Comics:
Dawn: Worlds of Final Fantasy hardcover
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic #41

Image Comics:
Great Unknown #2
Invincible #62
Invincible vol. 10: Who's the Boss trade paperback
Witchblade #127

Misc. Comics:
Angel #21
Ben Templesmith's Dracula graphic novel-- the classic Bram Stoker novel with illustrations from this amazing comic talent!
Black Terror #4
Boys: Herogasm #1
Caped #2
Complete Dracula #1
Doctor Who: Time Machination one-shot
GI Joe #5
Gold Digger: Maidens of Twilight #4
Gold Digger Sketchcard album
Grimm Fairy Tales #38
Hack/Slash #22
Hotwire #3
Incredibles: Family Matters #2
Jim Butcher's Dresden Files: Storm Front #4
Locke & Key: Head Games #5
Star Trek Alien Spotlight: Romulans
Stephen Colbert's Tek Jansen #5
Tales of the TMNT #58
Transformers: All Hail Megatron #11
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation #1