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Clay’s Way (My Comic Pick of the Week!)

Hey loyal readers!

My Comic pick this week was Thor: Reign of Blood. Sure, it’s not particularly deep or groundbreaking, but th metal fan in me was drawn to it’s title (reminiscent of a certain Slayer album), and as a fan of Thor and his particularly violent escapades, I was not disappointed. It’s Thor kicking a lot of butt, in typical Norse mythological fashion, with some of his fellow gods thrown in, and it did no disappoint, in a mindlessly violent sort of way.

-Henry

New Comics Arriving Wednesday July 2nd

  • AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #564
  • AMERICAN DREAM #5 (OF 5)
  • AMERICAN SPLENDOR SEASON TWO #4 (OF 4) (MR)
  • AMORY WARS II #2 (OF 5)
  • ANGEL AFTER THE FALL #10
  • ASTONISHING X-MEN #25 MD
  • ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN #7
  • AVENGERS INVADERS #3 (OF 12)
  • BATMAN #678 RIP
  • BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #162
  • BOYS #20 (MR)
  • BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #16
  • CABLE #5 DWS
  • DARK TOWER END WORLD ALMANAC
  • DARK TOWER LONG ROAD HOME #5 (OF 5)
  • DARK TOWER LONG ROAD HOME #5 (OF 5)
    BERMEJO VAR
  • DOCTOR WHO #5
  • FABLES #74 (MR)
  • GHOST WHISPERER #4
  • HELLBLAZER PRESENTS CHAS THE KNOWLEDGE #1 (OF 5)
  • HELLBOY THE CROOKED MAN #1 (OF 3)
  • HOUSE OF MYSTERY #3 (MR)
  • IGOR MOVIE PREQUEL #3
  • JOKERS ASYLUM THE JOKER #1
  • JONAH HEX #33
  • LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #43
  • LOONEY TUNES #164
  • MARVEL ILLUSTRATED THREE MUSKETEERS #2
    (OF 6)
  • NARUTO TP VOL 30
  • NEW BATTLESTAR GALACTICA SEASON ZERO #10
  • NIGHTWING #146
  • NORTHLANDERS #7 (MR)
  • PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #21
  • SECRET INVASION FRONT LINE #1 (OF 5) SI
  • SECRET INVASION PT 2 PROMO POSTCARDS
  • SHONEN JUMP AUGUST 08
  • SQUADRON SUPREME 2 #1
  • STAND SKETCHBOOK
  • STEPHEN COLBERTS TEK JANSEN #2 OF(5)
  • SUPERGIRL #31
  • TOR #3 (OF 6)
  • TRINITY #5
  • UNCANNY X-MEN AMAZING SPIDER-MAN
    CALENDAR
  • VERONICA #189
  • WALKING DEAD #50 (MR)
  • WATER BABY

mick galuski, Toy Soldier Games and Comics Amesbury MA

New Comics Wednesday June 25th

  • ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN THE BOY WONDER HC VOL 01
  • ARCHIE #586
  • ARCHIE DIGEST #245
  • AVENGERS INITIATIVE #14 SI
  • BART SIMPSON COMICS #42
  • BATMAN GOTHAM AFTER MIDNITE #2 (OF 12)
  • BPRD ECTOPLASMIC MAN ONE SHOT
  • CAPTAIN AMERICA #39
  • CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #46
  • CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #0
  • DAREDEVIL #108
  • DEMO TP (MR)
  • FANTASTIC FOUR #558
  • FINAL CRISIS #2 (OF 7)
  • GREEN LANTERN #32
  • HELLBOY TP VOL 01 SEED OF DESTRUCTION
  • HELLBOY TP VOL 03 CHAINED COFFIN AND
    OTHERS
  • HELLBOY TP VOL 05 CONQUEROR WORM
  • HELLBOY TP VOL 07 THE TROLL WITCH &
    OTHERS
  • HELLO KITTY FIGURES #2 GACHA
  • HULK #4
  • HUNTRESS YEAR ONE #4 (OF 6)
  • IMMORTAL IRON FIST #16
  • INDIANA JONES ADVENTURES TP VOL 01
  • JACK OF FABLES #23 (MR)
  • JACK OF FABLES TP VOL 03 THE BAD PRINCE (MR)
  • JIM BUTCHERS DRESDEN FILES #3 (OF 4) WELCOME TO TH
  • KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #140
  • MADAME XANADU #1 (MR)
  • MARVEL 1985 #2 (OF 6)
  • MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS #10
  • MARVEL ILLUSTRATED MOBY DICK #5 (OF 6)
  • MARVEL PREVIEWS #59
  • MARVELS PREM HC
  • MIGHTY AVENGERS #15 SI
  • MS MARVEL #28 SI
  • NEOZOIC #5
  • NEW AVENGERS #42 SI
  • NEW WARRIORS #13
  • POWER PACK DAY ONE #4 (OF 4)
  • PREVIEWS VOL XVIII #7
  • RUNAWAYS #30
  • SECRET INVASION RUNAWAYS YOUNG AVENGERS
    #1 (OF 3)
  • SHE-HULK 2 #30
  • SONIC X #34
  • STAR WARS DARK TIMES #12 VECTOR PART 6
  • SUPERMAN #677
  • TEEN TITANS #60
  • THOR AGES OF THUNDER REIGN OF BLOOD
  • THUNDERBOLTS #121
  • TRINITY #4
  • ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #123
  • ULTIMATES 3 #4 (OF 5)
  • UNCANNY X-MEN #499 DWS
  • WALKING DEAD TP VOL 08 MADE TO SUFFER
    (MR)
  • WEDGEHEAD UGLYDOLL
  • WIZARD MAGAZINE #202 DARK KNIGHT MOVIE CVR
  • WOLVERINE FIRST CLASS #4
  • WOLVERINE ORIGINS #26
  • WORLD OF WARCRAFT SER 2 NIGHT ELF DRUID AF (
  • WORLDS OF DUNGEONS & DRAGONS #2 GOPEZ CVR A
  • X-MEN LEGACY #213 DWS
  • YOUNG AVENGERS PRESENTS #6 (OF 6)

- mick, Toy Soldier Games and Comics, Amesbury MA

New Comics on Wednesday June 18th

  • ALIENS OMNIBUS TP VOL 04
  • AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #563
  • AMERICAN DREAM #4 (OF 5)
  • ANGEL AFTER THE FALL #9
  • ANITA BLAKE VH GUILTY PLEASURES #12 (OF
    12)
  • ASTONISHING X-MEN TP VOL 04 UNSTOPPABLE
  • ATOMIC ROBO TP VOL 01
  • BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #8
  • BETTY & VERONICA #236
  • BETTY & VERONICA DIGEST #185
  • BIRDS OF PREY #119
  • BLOOD BOWL #1 (OF 5) KILLER CONTRACT CVR A
  • BLOOD BOWL #1 (OF 5) KILLER CONTRACT CVR B
  • BRAVE AND THE BOLD #14
  • CASEY BLUE BEYOND TOMORROW #2 (OF 6)
  • CHECKMATE #27
  • CTHULHU TALES #3 CVR A
  • CTHULHU TALES #3 CVR B
  • DC WILDSTORM DREAMWAR #3 (OF 6)
  • DEAN KOONTZS FRANKENSTEIN VOL 01 #2 (OF 5)
  • DMZ #32 (MR)
  • DUST TP VOL 01 (MR)
  • DYNAMO 5 TP VOL 02 MOMENTS OF TRUTH
  • FLASH #241
  • GEORGE R R MARTINS WILD CARDS #3 (OF 6) HARD CALL
  • GHOST RIDER #24
  • GRENDEL BEHOLD THE DEVIL #8 (OF 8 )
  • GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #2
  • HELLBOY TP VOL 02 WAKE THE DEVIL
  • HELLBOY TP VOL 04 RIGHT HAND OF DOOM
  • HELLBOY TP VOL 06 STRANGE PLACES (MR)
  • INCREDIBLE HERCULES #118 SI
  • IRON MAN DIRECTOR OF SHIELD #30
  • JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #22
  • MARVEL ILLUSTRATED ILIAD #7 (OF 8 )
  • NAOKI URASAWAS MONSTER TP VOL 15
  • PUNISHER #58 (MR)
  • RAMAYAN 3392 AD RELOADED #6 (OF 7)
  • SCALPED #18 (MR)
  • SCOOBY DOO #133
  • SECRET INVASION FANTASTIC FOUR #2 (OF
    3) SI
  • SHOJO BEAT JULY 08
  • SHOWCASE PRESENTS THE FLASH TP VOL 02
  • SIMPSONS COMICS #143
  • SPIRIT #18
  • STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF OLD REPUBLIC #30
    EXALTED PART
  • STAR WARS LEGACY #25
  • STAR WARS LEGACY TP VOL 03
  • SUPER FRIENDS #4
  • SUPERMAN BATMAN #49
  • TEEN TITANS YEAR ONE #5 (OF 6)
  • TRINITY #3
  • ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #55
  • ULTIMATE X-MEN #95
  • UMBRELLA ACADEMY APOCALYPSE SUITE TP
  • WARHAMMER CONDEMNED BY FIRE #2 (OF 5) CVR A
  • WARHAMMER CONDEMNED BY FIRE #2 (OF 5) CVR B
  • WIZARD ANIME INSIDER #58 OURAN HS HOST CLUB CVR
  • WOLVERINE #66 DWS
  • WORLD OF WARCRAFT #8
  • X-FACTOR #32 DWS
  • Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 10 WHYS AND WHEREFORES (MR)
  • ZORRO #4

mick, Toy Soldier Games and Comics, Amesbury MA

40K 4th Edition - Why it Rocks!

As I promised in our latest e-mail - here’s my first review of the new 40K rules:

In this month’s issue of White Dwarf Jervis Johnson has a small article on their philosophical approach to the new 40K rules “we wanted to make the game we want to play.” Basically, they wanted the game to be fun.

The new rule that best exemplifies this approach is the excellent (and extremely fun) Ramming Rules. Basically any tank can try and destroy another vehicle by crashing into it. (As an ork player this makes me giddy!) Summarized: rotate your tank so it is heading towards your target, move your tank into contact (if you have enough speed to get there) you automatically hit your target (unless it’s a skimmer - then the target can take a 3+ “jink” save!). The strength of the hit caused is equal to: (your front armor - 10) +1 for each full 3″ moved +1 for being a tank. The strength of the hit the ramming vehicle sustains is equal to: (the armor of the target vehicle(whichever side you hit) - 10) + 1 for each full 3″ moved and +1 if the target is a tank. Sounds fun - doesn’t it?

stay tuned as later this week I continue to reveal new rules that will change the way you play forever…

- mick, Toy Soldier Games and Comics, Amesbury MA

New Comics on Wednesday June 4th

  • ABE SAPIEN THE DROWNING #5 (OF 5)
  • AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #561
  • AMERICAN DREAM #3 (OF 5)
  • AMORY WARS II #1 (OF 5)
  • ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #189
  • ASTONISHING X-MEN SKETCHBOOK
  • AVENGERS INVADERS #2 (OF 12)
  • BATTLESTAR GALACTICA ORIGINS #6
  • BETTY #174
  • BLEACH TP VOL 23
  • BOYS #19 (MR)
  • BUCKAROO BANZAI RETURN OF THE SCREW #1 (OF 3)
  • BUCKAROO BANZAI RETURN OF THE SCREW #2 (OF 3)
  • BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #15
  • CABLE #4 DWS
  • CONAN BORN ON THE BATTLEFIELD HC
  • CRIMINAL 2 #3 (MR)
  • DARK TOWER LONG ROAD HOME #4 (OF 5)
  • DARK TOWER LONG ROAD HOME #4 (OF 5)
    GARNEY JANSON
  • DETECTIVE COMICS #845
  • FABLES TP VOL 10 THE GOOD PRINCE (MR)
  • FEAR AGENT TP VOL 01 RE-IGNITION
  • FEAR AGENT TP VOL 03 LAST GOODBYE
  • HAUNT OF HORROR LOVECRAFT #1 (OF 3)
    (MR)
  • HEDGE KNIGHT II SWORN SWORD PREM HC DM
    ED
  • HOUSE OF MYSTERY #2 (MR)
  • IGOR MOVIE PREQUEL #2
  • INDIANA JONES OMNIBUS TP VOL 02
  • INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #2
  • INVINCIBLE TP VOL 09 OUT OF THIS WORLD
  • JONAH HEX #32
  • JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #16
  • KICK ASS #3 (MR)
  • LOBSTER JOHNSON TP VOL 01 IRON
    PROMETHEUS
  • LOONEY TUNES #163
  • MARVEL SPOTLIGHT SECRET INVASION
  • NEW AVENGERS TP VOL 07 TRUST
  • NEW BATTLESTAR GALACTICA SEASON ZERO #9
  • NIGHTWING #145
  • NOVA #14
  • OMEGA UNKNOWN #9 (OF 10)
  • PREDATOR OMNIBUS TP VOL 03
  • BATMAN RIP CHECKLIST
  • PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #20
  • RANN THANAGAR HOLY WAR #2 (OF 8 )
  • ROBIN SPOILER SPECIAL #1
  • SECRET INVASION #3 (OF 8) MCNIVEN VAR
    SI
  • SECRET INVASION #3 (OF 8) SI
  • SHONEN JUMP JULY 08
  • SKAAR SON OF HULK PROMO POSTCARDS
  • SONIC THE HEDGEHOG ARCHIVES TP VOL 07
  • SPAWN #179
  • SPEED RACER GN VOL 01
  • SPIDER-MAN FAMILY #9
  • STAR WARS OMNIBUS DROIDS TP VOL 01
  • STREET FIGHTER II MANGA GN VOL 03
  • SUPERGIRL #30
  • SUPREME POWER HYPERION TP
  • SUPREME POWER TP VOL 01 CONTACT (MR)
  • SUPREME POWER TP VOL 02 POWERS AND
    PRINCIPALITIES
  • SUPREME POWER TP VOL 03 HIGH COMMAND
    (MR)
  • TANK GIRL VISIONS OF BOOGA #2
  • TOR #2 (OF 6)
  • TRINITY #1
  • ULTIMATE ORIGINS #1 (OF 5)
  • ULTIMATE ORIGINS #1 (OF 5) TURNER VAR
  • WAR THAT TIME FORGOT #2 (OF 12)
  • WOLVERINE DANGEROUS GAME
  • YOUNG X-MEN #3 DWS

mick, Toy Soldier Games and Comics, Amesbury MA

New Comics Arriving Wednesday May 28th

  • ACTION COMICS #865
  • ALL STAR SUPERMAN #11
  • ARCHIE #585
  • ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN #6
  • BATMAN #677 RIP
  • BATMAN GOTHAM AFTER MIDNITE #1 (OF 12)
  • BERSERK TP VOL 23 (MR)
  • BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #161
  • CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #45
  • COMICS JOURNAL #290
  • COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS TP VOL 01
  • DAREDEVIL #107
  • DEATH NOTE TP VOL 03
  • EMILY THE STRANGE II BE ALL YOU CAN BE
    #3
  • FABLES #73 (MR)
  • FINAL CRISIS #1 (OF 7)
  • FUTURAMA COMICS #37
  • GIANT SIZE ASTONISHING X-MEN #1
  • GIANT SIZE ASTONISHING X-MEN #1 INKED
    WRAPAROUND V
  • GREEN LANTERN #31
  • HELLBOY TP VOL 08 DARKNESS CALLS
  • HEROES SC
  • HULK POSTER BOOK
  • HULK WWH TP FRONT LINE
  • HUNTRESS YEAR ONE #2 (OF 6)
  • IMMORTAL IRON FIST #15
  • INDIANA JONES & KINGDOM O/T CRYSTAL
    SKULL #2 FLEMI
  • INDIANA JONES & KINGDOM O/T CRYSTAL
    SKULL #2 STRUZ
  • KING SIZE HULK #1
  • LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #42
  • MARVEL 1985 #1 (OF 6)
  • MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS #9
  • MARVEL ILLUSTRATED MOBY DICK #4 (OF 6)
  • MARVEL ILLUSTRATED PICTURE DORIAN GRAY
    #6 (OF 6)
  • MARVEL PREVIEWS #58
  • MOXY LITTLE UGLY
  • MOXY UGLYDOLL CLASSIC 12 IN PLUSH
  • MS MARVEL #27 SI
  • NEW AVENGERS #41 SI
  • NORTHLANDERS #6 (MR)
  • OX UGLYDOLL 24 IN PLUSH
  • OX UGLYDOLL CLASSIC 12 IN PLUSH
  • OX UGLYDOLL PLUSH CLIP ON
  • PEACO LITTLE UGLY 8 IN PLUSH
  • PEACO UGLYDOLL CLASSIC 12 IN PLUSH
  • PEACO UGLYDOLL PLUSH CLIP ON
  • POWER PACK DAY ONE #3 (OF 4)
  • PREVIEWS VOL XVIII #6
  • SABRINA VOL 2 #94
  • SHE-HULK 2 #29
  • SIMPSONS SUMMER SHINDIG #2
  • SKETCH MAGAZINE #35
  • SONIC X #33
  • SPIDER-MAN BACK IN BLACK HC
  • STAR WARS DARK TIMES #11 VECTOR PART 5
  • STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF OLD REPUBLIC #29
    EXALTED PART
  • TALES O/T FEAR AGENT TP
  • TEEN TITANS #59
  • TEEN TITANS GO #55
  • THOR #9
  • ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #122
  • UNCANNY X-MEN #498 DWS
  • USAGI YOJIMBO #112
  • WIZARD MAGAZINE #201 SUMMER PREVIEW CVR
  • WOLVERINE FIRST CLASS #3
  • X-FORCE #4 DWS
  • X-MEN LEGACY #212 DWS
  • YOUNG AVENGERS PRESENTS #5 (OF 6)

mick, Toy Soldier Games and Comics, Amesbury MA

Springtime with Toy Soldiers!

It’s May, and spring/summer fun is just beginning at the Toy Soldier, especially with comics. Free Comic Book Day was a few weeks ago, around the same time Iron Man came out. Soon, other comic book movie blockbusters such as Hulk 2, Hellboy II, and The Dark Knight will be playing in theaters (June 13th, July 11th, and July 18th respectively). Now’s the time to catch up on the craze and read the related comics and trade paperbacks!

In other comics news, “The Secret Invasion” has, in fact, invaded its way across all sorts of Marvel comics, such as “The Fantastic Four” and the “Avengers.” “Dark Tower” is still going strong, and the new “House of Mystery” (by the writers of “Fables”) is awesome as well. In addition, DC’s introduction to “Final Crisis” is a current top pick.

It’s a great season for comics… it looks like May has more to offer than just flowers!

New Comics on Wednesday May 14th

Looks like another great week! Check out Secret Invasion if you haven’t yet. It’s really good and the story is unwinding at a good pace. Nick Fury!!!

  • AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #20
  • AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #559
  • ANITA BLAKE VH GUILTY PLEASURES #11 (OF
    12)
  • ARCHIE & FRIENDS #119
  • BATMAN #676 RIP
  • BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #17
  • BATMAN STRIKES #45
  • BETTY & VERONICA DIGEST #184
  • BIG BRILLIANT BOOK OF BART SIMPSON TP
  • BOOSTER GOLD #9
  • BPRD 1946 #5 (OF 5)
  • BPRD TP VOL 08 KILLING GROUND
  • BTVS SEASON 8 TP VOL 02 NO FUTURE FOR
    YOU
  • CALIBER #1 STANLEY LAU CLOSEUP CVR B
  • CALIBER #1 STANLEY LAU FULL BODY CVR A
  • CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI 13 #1 SI
  • CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #25
  • DMZ #31 (MR)
  • GHOST WHISPERER #3
  • GOON #24
  • GOTHAM UNDERGROUND #8 (OF 9)
  • GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY #8
  • GREEN LANTERN CORPS #24
  • GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #1
  • HERCULES #1 ADMIRA CVR B
  • HUNTRESS YEAR ONE #1 (OF 6)
  • IRON MAN AND POWER PACK TP ARMORED
    DIGEST
  • IRON MAN LEGACY OF DOOM #2 (OF 4)
  • LAST DEFENDERS #3 (OF 6)
  • LOST BOYS REIGN OF FROGS #1 (OF 4) (MR)
  • MARVEL SPOTLIGHT HULK MOVIE
  • MEDIEVAL WOODEN SWORD MED
  • NEWUNIVERSAL SHOCKFRONT #1 (OF 6)
  • PIQ MAGAZINE JUN 2008
  • POE UGLYDOLL 12 IN PLUSH
  • PROJECT SUPERPOWERS #3 (OF 7)
  • PUNISHER #57 (MR)
  • SECRET INVASION FANTASTIC FOUR #1 (OF
    3) SI
  • SERENITY BETTER DAYS #3 (OF 3)
  • SERENITY TP
  • SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #188
  • STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF OLD REPUBLIC #28
    VECTOR
  • SUPERMAN #676
  • THUNDERBOLTS #120
  • TINY TITANS #4
  • TITANS #2
  • TWELVE #5 (OF 12)
  • ULTIMATE ORIGINS PROMO POSTCARDS
  • VERTIGO FIRST CUT TP (MR)
  • WALKING DEAD #49 (MR)
  • WARHAMMER CONDEMNED BY FIRE #1 (OF 5) CVR A
  • WARREN ELLIS CRECY GN (MR)
  • WOLVERINE #65 DWS
  • WONDER WOMAN #20
  • X-MEN LEGACY #211 DWS
  • ZORRO #3

mick galuski, Toy Soldier Games and Comics, Amesbury MA

New Comics on Wednesday May 7th

  • ABE SAPIEN THE DROWNING #4 (OF 5)
  • ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #11
  • AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #558
  • AMERICAN DREAM #1 (OF 5)
  • AMERICAN SPLENDOR SEASON TWO #2 (OF 4) (MR)
  • ANGEL AFTER THE FALL #7
  • AVENGERS INVADERS #1 (OF 12)
  • AVENGERS INVADERS #1 (OF 12) FINCH VAR
  • BATTLESTAR GALACTICA ORIGINS #5
  • BOYS #18 (MR)
  • BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #14
  • CABLE #3 DWS
  • CONAN #50 (MR)
  • D GRAY MAN GN VOL 09
  • DARK TOWER LONG ROAD HOME #3 (OF 5)
  • DARK TOWER LONG ROAD HOME #3 (OF 5)
    DJURDJEVIC VAR
  • DETECTIVE COMICS #844
  • DOCTOR WHO #4
  • EXTERMINATORS #29 (MR)
  • FORGOTTEN REALMS THE LEGACY #2 (OF 3) ATKINS CVR A
  • FRANKLIN RICHARDS NOT SO SECRET
    INVASION
  • GEORGE R R MARTINS WILD CARDS #2 (OF 6) HARD CALL
  • GHOST WHISPERER #2
  • HOUSE OF MYSTERY #1 (MR) <– Bill Willingham (Fables)
  • HOUSE OF MYSTERY #1 VAR ED (MR)
  • HULK TP WORLD WAR HULK
  • INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #1
  • INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #1 MOVIE VAR
  • IRON MAN VIVA LAS VEGAS #1 (OF 4)
  • JONAH HEX #31
  • LOGAN #3 (OF 3)
  • LOONEY TUNES #162
  • MIGHTY AVENGERS #13 SI
  • MOON KNIGHT #18
  • NARUTO TP VOL 29
  • NIGHTWING #144
  • NOVA #13
  • OMEGA UNKNOWN #8 (OF 10)
  • PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #19
  • RANN THANAGAR HOLY WAR #1 (OF 8)
  • SECRET INVASION #2 (OF 8) MCNIVEN VAR
    SI
  • SECRET INVASION #2 (OF 8) SI
  • SHONEN JUMP JUNE 08
  • STAR WARS LEGACY #23
  • SUPERGIRL #29
  • TOR #1 (OF 6)
  • VERONICA #188
  • WAR THAT TIME FORGOT #1 (OF 12)
  • X-FACTOR QUICK AND DEAD
  • YOUNG X-MEN #2 DWS

- mick galuski, Toy Soldier Games and Comics, Amesbury MA

New Comics Wednesday April 30th

  • ACTION COMICS #864
  • ALTER EGO #77
  • ARCHIE #584
  • ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #188
  • AVENGERS INITIATIVE #12
  • BACK ISSUE #28
  • BPRD TP VOL 08 KILLING GROUND
  • CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #44
  • CHIKYU MISAKI VOL 03
  • DC UNIVERSE ZERO
  • DMZ #23 (MR)
  • GON VOL 04
  • GREEN LANTERN #30
  • HUNTER KILLER TP VOL 01
  • IMMORTAL IRON FIST #14
  • JACK OF FABLES #22 (MR)
  • LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #41
  • LENORE VINYL FIGURE
  • MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS #8
  • MARVEL ILLUSTRATED MOBY DICK #3 (OF 6)
  • NEW AVENGERS #40 SI
  • NEW WARRIORS #11
  • ORDER #10
  • POE LITTLE UGLY 7IN PLUSH
  • SONIC THE HEDGEHOG SELECT TP VOL 01
  • STAR WARS REBELLION #13 SMALL VICTORIES
    PART 3
  • STARSHIP TROOPERS #8
  • TALES O/T FEAR AGENT TP
  • TEEN TITANS #58
  • TEEN TITANS GO #54
  • TEEN TITANS YEAR ONE #4 (OF 6)
  • THIS IS ZELDAAA BLK T/S XL
  • UGLYDOG PINK UGLYDOLL 12 INCH PLUSH
  • UGLYDOG RED UGLYDOLL 12 INCH PLUSH
  • ULTIMATE HUMAN #4 (OF 4)
  • ULTIMATE X-MEN #93
  • USAGI YOJIMBO #111
  • WIZARD MAGAZINE #200 PLATINUM 200 GREATEST CHAR CV
  • X-MEN HC MESSIAH COMPLEX
  • X-MEN LEGACY #210 DWS

mick, Toy Soldier Games and Comics, Amesbury MA

New Comics Wednesday April 30th

  • ACTION COMICS #864
  • ALTER EGO #77
  • ARCHIE #584
  • ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #188
  • AVENGERS INITIATIVE #12
  • BACK ISSUE #28
  • BPRD TP VOL 08 KILLING GROUND
  • CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #44
  • CHIKYU MISAKI VOL 03
  • DC UNIVERSE ZERO
  • DMZ #23 (MR)
  • GON VOL 04
  • GREEN LANTERN #30
  • HUNTER KILLER TP VOL 01
  • IMMORTAL IRON FIST #14
  • JACK OF FABLES #22 (MR)
  • LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #41
  • LENORE VINYL FIGURE
  • MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS #8
  • MARVEL ILLUSTRATED MOBY DICK #3 (OF 6)
  • NEW AVENGERS #40 SI
  • NEW WARRIORS #11
  • ORDER #10
  • POE LITTLE UGLY 7IN PLUSH
  • SONIC THE HEDGEHOG SELECT TP VOL 01
  • STAR WARS REBELLION #13 SMALL VICTORIES
    PART 3
  • STARSHIP TROOPERS #8
  • TALES O/T FEAR AGENT TP
  • TEEN TITANS #58
  • TEEN TITANS GO #54
  • TEEN TITANS YEAR ONE #4 (OF 6)
  • THIS IS ZELDAAA BLK T/S XL
  • UGLYDOG PINK UGLYDOLL 12 INCH PLUSH
  • UGLYDOG RED UGLYDOLL 12 INCH PLUSH
  • ULTIMATE HUMAN #4 (OF 4)
  • ULTIMATE X-MEN #93
  • USAGI YOJIMBO #111
  • WIZARD MAGAZINE #200 PLATINUM 200 GREATEST CHAR CV
  • X-MEN HC MESSIAH COMPLEX
  • X-MEN LEGACY #210 DWS

mick, Toy Soldier Games and Comics, Amesbury MA

Free Comic Book Day Toy SoldierPress Release!

With great power, there must also come… Free Comics!

Join us Saturday, May 3rd at Toy Soldier Games
and Comics in Amesbury for this year’s seventh annual Free Comic Book Day.
Celebrating comic books for children, teens, and adults, Free Comic Day is a
great way to re-ignite the reading spark and celebrate an art form that is both
entertaining and exciting. You can even make it a comic book weekend and check
out the Iron Man movie coming out May 2nd. So come visit us on Free
Comic Book Day to discover the latest and greatest of the comic book world!

New Comic Books arriving Wednesday April 23rd!

  • AVENGERS INVADERS SKETCHBOOK
  • BART SIMPSON COMICS #41
  • BATMAN #675
  • BETTY & VERONICA #235
  • BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #160
  • BIRDS OF PREY #117
  • CHECKMATE #25
  • COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 1
  • DANGER GIRL THE ULTIMATE COLL TP
  • DAREDEVIL TP VOL 02 HELL TO PAY
  • DC TRINITY PROMO POSTER
  • DYNAMO 5 #12
  • FABLES #72 (MR)
  • FALL OF CTHULHU #11 CVR A
  • FALL OF CTHULHU #11 CVR B
  • HULK #3
  • HULK VS HERCULES WHEN TITANS COLLIDE
  • IRON MAN HULK SAMPLER
  • JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #20
  • MARVEL ILLUSTRATED PICTURE DORIAN GRAY
    #5 (OF 6)
  • MICE TEMPLAR #4
  • MIGHTY AVENGERS #12 SI
  • MS MARVEL #26 SII
  • NEOZOIC #4
  • NORTHLANDERS #5 (MR)
  • PIQ MAGAZINE MAY 2008
  • PREVIEWS CATALOG PACK VOL XVIII #5
  • QUEEN & COUNTRY DEFINITIVE EDITION TP VOL 02
  • SCOOBY DOO #131
  • SERENITY ORNAMENT
  • SERENITY TP
  • SHADOWPACT #24
  • SHE-HULK 2 #28
  • SIMPSONS CLASSICS #16
  • SIMPSONS COMICS TP DOLLARS TO DONUTS
  • SONIC X #32
  • SPIRIT #16
  • STAR WARS DARK TIMES #10
  • STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF OLD REPUBLIC #27
  • STAR WARS LEGACY #22
  • SUPER FRIENDS #2
  • SUPERMAN BATMAN #47
  • THOR #8
  • ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #53
  • ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #121
  • UNCANNY X-MEN #497 DWS
  • WARHAMMER 40K BLOOD & THUNDER TP
  • WOLVERINE FIRST CLASS #2
  • WORMWOOD CALAMARI RISING #4
  • X-FORCE #3 DWS
  • YOUNG AVENGERS PRESENTS #4 (OF 6)

mick galuski, Toy Soldier Games and Comics, Amesbury MA

Another Game Coming from Nexus/FFG!

From the company that brought us Wings of War: (as posted on ICV2):

Battles of Napoleon

From Nexus Editrice, Fantasy Flight

April 18, 2008

Nexus Editrice, and Fantasy Flight Games in the U.S., will release Battles of Napoleon: The Eagle and the Lion, this summer. The game is planned as the first in a series of products that combine principles and mechanics from board and miniature games. Like Wings of War, each subsequent release will be standalone two-player games that can also be combined with others for larger battles.

The game system,
designed by Sergio Guerri and Ugo Di Meglio, will combine “efficient
and easy to learn mechanics and historical accuracy,” according to the
announcement. Mike Doyle, (Caylus, El Capitan, Leonardo da Vinci) is heading up the graphic look of the game.

The Eagle and the Lion will include hundreds of 1/72 plastic figures, modular terrain boards, cards and dice. It
will feature French and British troups, with additional armies, units,
scenarios and additional game boards planned for future sets.

- mick galuski, Toy Soldier Games and Comics, Amesbury MA

What’s Next After FLAMES OF WAR?

There’s only so many new releases you can produce out of WWII. After all, EVENTUALLY you run out of vehicles to cast or books to produce. So… what will Battlefront do when Flames of War matures as a miniature game? Make another historical miniatures game!

What historical conflict will this game be based on? Only time will tell, but it seems that there’s some action behind the scenes.

Here’s a couple blurbs from the “we’re hiring” section of their website:

Figure Sculptor

We need another figure sculptor to help us expand our 15mm figure range
into new areas. If you are starting out in the industry or are an old
hand this role offers you the chance to get into some serious
historical sculpting for both WWII and beyond. To apply good images of
your work is the key and no matter what scale you have worked in before
adapting that to 15mm is something we will be able to do. Accuracy and
a desire to capture the historic is the key as unlike fantasy/sci-fi
models we do have a standard of accuracy to work within.

Graphic Designer

With more of everything going through the studio we need more graphic
design. Every product we do has a unique style and with the new areas
we are forging into it will not only be WWII that will be getting the
treatment. If you are a recent graduate or new to the market and would
like to get into the industry at the pointy end of the stick this is
the job for you. Given how flexible our team is, having an interest in
photography would certainly help as this is the other area that we will
expand and currently Casey is rushed off his feet being both a graphic
designer and photographer.


New Comics on Wednesday April 16th :: Secret Invasion has invaded at least 3 of the following comics!

  • AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #557
  • AMORY WARS TP 01 SECOND STAGE TURBINE
    BLADE (MR)
  • ANNIHILATION CONQUEST #6 (OF 6)
  • ARCHIE & FRIENDS #118
  • ARCHIE DIGEST #243
  • ARMY OF DARKNESS #8 LONG ROAD HOME
  • AVENGERS CLASSIC #11
  • AVENGERS INITIATIVE #11
  • BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #6
  • BATMAN STRIKES #44
  • BRAVE AND THE BOLD #12
  • CAPTAIN AMERICA #37 :: this may be the super secret pick of the week
  • CAPTAIN MARVEL #5 (OF 5) SII :: have you read Secret Invasion #1 yet???
  • COMICS JOURNAL #289
  • COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 2
  • DC WILDSTORM DREAMWAR #1 (OF 6)
  • DMZ #30 (MR)
  • DOCTOR WHO #3
  • FLASH #239
  • GHOST RIDER #22
  • GOBLIN CHRONICLES #2 (OF 3) CVR A
  • GOBLIN CHRONICLES #2 (OF 3) CVR B
  • GOTHAM UNDERGROUND #7 (OF 9)
  • GRENDEL BEHOLD THE DEVIL #6 (OF 8 )
  • INCREDIBLE HERCULES #116 :: check this out - it’s quite good!
  • IRON MAN #28
  • IRON MAN LEGACY OF DOOM #1 (OF 4)
  • JIM BUTCHERS DRESDEN FILES #1 (OF 4)
  • KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #138
  • MARVEL ILLUSTRATED ILIAD #5 (OF 8 )
  • NAOKI URASAWAS MONSTER TP VOL 14
  • PERHAPANAUTS #1
  • PIRATES VS NINJAS GLOBAL HARMING ONE-SHOT
  • ROBIN #173
  • SABRINA VOL 2 #93
  • SALVATION RUN #6 (OF 7)
  • SHOJO BEAT MAY 08
  • SIMPSONS COMICS #141
  • SUPERMAN #675
  • WIZARD ANIME INSIDER #56 DEATH NOTE CVR
  • WOLVERINE ORIGINS #24
  • WORLD OF WARCRAFT #6
  • WORLD WAR HULK AFTERSMASH WARBOUND #5
    (OF 5)
  • WORLDS OF DUNGEONS & DRAGONS #1 SEELEY CVR A
  • X-FACTOR #30 DWS
  • X-MEN DIVIDED WE STAND #1 (OF 2) DWS

- mick galuski, Toy Soldier Games and Comics, Amesbury MA

NEW COMIC BOOKS WEDNESDAY APRIL 9TH

Quality stuff this week!

  • ALIENS VS PREDATOR VOL 2 CIVILIZED BEASTS GN
  • AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #19
  • AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #556
  • AVENGERS INVADERS PROMO POSTCARDS
  • BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #16
  • BETTY & VERONICA DIGEST #183
  • BOOSTER GOLD #8
  • BPRD 1946 #4 (OF 5)
  • CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #24
  • COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 3
  • CRIMINAL 2 #2 (MR)
  • EXTERMINATORS #28 (MR)
  • FANTASTIC FOUR #556
  • GEORGE R R MARTINS WILD CARDS #1 (OF 6) HARD CALL
  • GOON #23
  • GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY #7
  • GREEN LANTERN CORPS #23
  • HEDGE KNIGHT 2 SWORN SWORD #6 (OF 6)
  • IRON MAN POSTER BOOK
  • JUGHEADS DOUBLE DIGEST #139
  • JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #14
  • KICK ASS #2 (MR)
  • LAST DEFENDERS #2 (OF 6)
  • MARVEL SPOTLIGHT IRON MAN MOVIE
  • NOVA #12
  • PUNISHER #56 (MR)
  • SERENITY BETTER DAYS #2 (OF 3)
  • SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #187
  • SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL #14
  • TINY TITANS #3
  • TITANS #1
  • WOLVERINE #64 DWS
  • WONDER WOMAN #19
  • WORMWOOD CALAMARI RISING #3

mick galuski, Toy Soldier Games and Comics, Amesbury MA

NEW COMICS ON WED APRIL 2ND : SECRET INVASION STARTS!

  • ABE SAPIEN THE DROWNING #3 (OF 5)
  • ACTION COMICS #863
  • AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #555
  • AMERICAN SPLENDOR SEASON TWO #1 (OF 4) (MR)
  • ANGEL AFTER THE FALL #6
  • ANITA BLAKE VH GUILTY PLEASURES #10 (OF
    12)
  • BOYS #17 (MR)
  • BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #13
  • CABLE #2 DWS
  • COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 4
  • DARK TOWER LONG ROAD HOME #2 (OF 5)
  • DARK TOWER LONG ROAD HOME #2 (OF 5) JAE
    LEE SKETCH
  • DARK TOWER LONG ROAD HOME #2 (OF 5)
    QUESADA VAR
  • DETECTIVE COMICS #843
  • DMZ TP VOL 01 ON THE GROUND (MR)
  • GRAVESTONE REAPER DBL SIDED BLK T/S XL
  • JONAH HEX #30
  • KICK ASS #2 (MR) <– NOTE: THIS HAS BEEN DELAYED TIL NEXT WEEK
  • LOGAN #2 (OF 3)
  • LOONEY TUNES #161
  • LUCIFER TP VOL 05 INFERNO (MR)
  • MARVEL SPOTLIGHT IRON MAN MOVIE
  • MOMS CANCER HC
  • MOON KNIGHT #17
  • NEW AVENGERS HC VOL 02 DM ED
  • NIGHTWING #143
  • OMEGA UNKNOWN #7 (OF 10)
  • PALS N GALS DOUBLE DIGEST #120
  • PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #18
  • SCALPED #16 (MR)
  • SECRET INVASION #1 (OF 8)
  • SECRET INVASION #1 (OF 8) MCNIVEN VARIANT
  • SECRET INVASION TP INFILTRATION
  • SHONEN JUMP MAY 08
  • SUPERGIRL #28
  • TWELVE #4 (OF 12)
  • WALKING DEAD #48 (MR)
  • YOUNG AVENGERS PRESENTS #3 (OF 6)
  • YOUNG X-MEN #1 DWS
  • ZORRO #2

- mick, Toy Soldier Games and Comics
Amesbury MA

Secret Invasion Trailer on Marvel Website

http://www.marvel.com/news/comicstories.2983

I can’t wait til next Wednesday!!!