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Really quick, here’s what new this Wednesday:

100 BULLETS #91
ALL NEW IRON MANUAL
AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #20
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #559
ANITA BLAKE GUILTY PLEASURES #11
ARMY OF DARKNESS #9 LONG ROAD HOME
BAT LASH #6 (OF 6)
BATMAN #676 RIP
BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #17
BATMAN STRIKES #45
BOOSTER GOLD #9
BPRD 1946 #5 (OF 5)
CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI 13 #1 SI
CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #25
CASANOVA #14
CLANDESTINE #4 (OF 5)
CTHULHU TALES #2 CVR B
DEAD OF NIGHT FEATURING MAN THING #4 (OF 4)
DEAN KOONTZS FRANKENSTEIN VOL 01 #1 (OF 5) PRODIGAL SON
DEATH GRUB (ONE SHOT)
DMZ #31
DOCTOR WHO CLASSICS #6
EVERYBODYS DEAD #3
FINAL CRISIS SKETCHBOOK
FX #3 (OF 6)
GEN 13 #20
GENEXT #1 (OF 5)
GHOST WHISPERER #3
GIANT SIZE INCREDIBLE HULK #1
GOON #24
GOTHAM UNDERGROUND #8 (OF 9)
GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY #8
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #24
GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #1
HUNTRESS YEAR ONE #1 (OF 6)
IRON MAN LEGACY OF DOOM #2 (OF 4)
LAST DEFENDERS #3 (OF 6)
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES IN THE 31ST CENTURY #14
LOCKE & KEY #4
LOST BOYS REIGN OF FROGS #1 (OF 4)
MAD MAGAZINE #490
MARVEL ADVENTURES HULK #11
MARVEL SPOTLIGHT HULK MOVIE
NEW EXILES #6
NEWUNIVERSAL SHOCKFRONT #1 (OF 6)
NUMBER OF THE BEAST #3 (OF 6)
PHANTOM #23
PROJECT SUPERPOWERS #3 (OF 7)
PUNISHER #57
RED SONJA #33
SECRET INVASION FANTASTIC FOUR #1 (OF 3) SI
SERENITY BETTER DAYS #3 (OF 3)
SIMON DARK #8
SOLEIL SKY DOLL #1 (OF 3)
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #188
STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF OLD REPUBLIC #28 VECTOR PART 4
STRANDED #4 (RES)
SUPERMAN #676
THUNDERBOLTS #120
TINY TITANS #4
TITANS #2
TRANSHUMAN #2 (OF 4)
TRUE STORY SWEAR TO GOD IMAGE ED #11
TWELVE #5 (OF 12)
UN-MEN #10
WALKING DEAD #49
WARHAMMER CONDEMNED BY FIRE #1 (OF 5) CVR A
WOLVERINE #65 DWS
WOLVERINE AMAZING IMMORTAL MAN BLOODY TALES
WONDER WOMAN #20
X-MEN LEGACY #211 DWS
X-MEN ORIGIN COLOSSUS
YOUNG LIARS #3
ZORRO #3

GRAPHIC NOVELS, TRADE PAPERBACKS & MAGAZINES

2 GUNS TP
52 AFTERMATH THE FOUR HORSEMEN TP
BATMAN THE JOKERS LAST LAUGH TP
BATMAN THE RESURRECTION OF RAS AL GHUL HC
BIG BRILLIANT BOOK OF BART SIMPSON TP
BOOSTER GOLD HC VOL 01 52 PICK UP
BTVS SEASON 8 TP VOL 02 NO FUTURE FOR YOU
CHECKMATE TP VOL 03 THE FALL OF THE WALL
GEEK MONTHLY VOL 2 #5
GREEN LANTERN NO FEAR TP
HULK WWH TP X-MEN
IRON MAN AND POWER PACK TP ARMORED DIGEST
LAST BLOOD TP VOL 01
NEW X-MEN BY MORRISON ULTIMATE COLL TP BOOK 01
RIME ANCIENT MARINER HC
SGT FROG GN VOL 15 (OF 15)
SPAWN COLLECTION VOL 5 TP
STAR TREK ALIEN SPOTLIGHT TP
TOYFARE #131 HULK MOVIE CVR
ULTIMATE HULK VS IRON MAN PREM HC ULTIMATE HUMAN
VERTIGO FIRST CUT TP
WELCOME TO TRANQUILITY TP VOL 02

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Recently, an anonymous donor donated the original art from Amazing Fantasy #15, the first appearance of Spider-Man.  The art pages, drawn by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko, with a cover penciled by Jack Kirby and inked by Ditko, were believed to have been lost, and would have easily fetched a seven-figure sum at auction.  Instead, the Library Of Congress will have them available for everyone to see…

http://www.ditko.comics.org/ditko/artist/araf15ar.html

http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2008/08-089.html

http://scoop.diamondgalleries.com/public/default.asp

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Hey guys, check out the fabulous talent of Kate Beaton and her webcomics. You’ll notice she does a lot of historical comics, all of which are hilarious. Here’s one of my favorites.

She also has a series of conversations with her younger self, and a lot of comics that just crack me up every time I look at them. Check it all out on her website.

Tomorrow, May 7th, we’ll be having SoCal writer/artist Omaha Perez in from 11-2 to sign copies of his new Graphic Novel HOLMES , published by AiT/Planet Lar.  Perez’s revamping of the classic character has led to rave reviews, like from Ain’t It Cool News: "Though Purists may scoff at a Sherlock Holmes more like Iggy Pop than than the classic sleuth.  I found myself laughing out loud at the mentally skewed adventures depicted in HOLMES."

Here’s a synopsis of the book:

"Omaha Perez’ vicious skewering of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic
literary creations is finally collected! This version of the Sherlock
Holmes mythos expands on Dr. Watson’s revelation that Holmes was a
narcotics addict. The World’s Greatest Detective is a maniac completely
out of his head on drugs at all times and Dr. Watson, his own personal
"Dr. Feelgood," isn’t much better off. Appearance meets reality as the duo
must cope with their handicaps while recovering composer Joseph Haydn’s
missing skull."

Come down and support a local creator!

Omaha Perez’ vicious skewering of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic literary creations is finally collected! This version of the Sherlock Holmes mythos expands on Dr. Watson’s revelation that Holmes was a
narcotics addict. The World’s Greatest Detective is a maniac completely out of his head on drugs at all times and Dr. Watson, his own personal “Dr. Feelgood,” isn’t much better off. Appearance meets reality as the duo must cope with their handicaps while recovering composer Joseph Haydn’s missing skull.

2010

IRON MAN 2 (scheduled for April 30, 2010 release)
THOR (scheduled for June 4, 2010 release)

2011

THE FIRST AVENGER: CAPTAIN AMERICA (scheduled for May 6, 2011 release)
THE AVENGERS (scheduled for July 2011 release)
ANT-MAN (in development, writer/director engaged)

From Deadline Hollywood Daily

All the Tokidoki Cactus Friends are back in stock!

Bastardino, shown here, is just one of the little cactus-suited dudes you can find at Meltdown now.  Guaranteed adorable.

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY is this Saturday. We’re sure looking forward to it and hope you are, too! Because we want everyone who comes in to be able to get some free reading, we’ve established some new ground rules this year:

1) Limit 2 free comics per person.

2) They cannot be two copies of the same book.

3) And unless you’re a kid, only 1 of them can be a kid’s book.

First 50 people to shout "I AM IRON MAN!!" will also get free Iron Man movie swag.

But the fun doesn’t stop with free comics and swag! We’ll also be having a SIDEWALK SALE of older comics and trades from our warehouse at discounts you won’t believe! Sidewalk trades will be 50% off cover , and sidewalk single issues will be $30.00 (plus the cost of the box) for an entire long box of books or $20.00 (plus the cost of the box) for an entire short box of books. Don’t quite want that many books? Then you can get them at 25 cents apiece or 25 comics for $4.99 .

IN ADDITION, all regular unmarked back issues inside the store will be 50% off , and back issue complete sets are 25% off .

Bust open those piggy banks, because that handful of loose change will get you oodles of comics at Meltdown this Saturday. See you then!