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It's
back for 2015!
Visit
all 9 GRAHAM CRACKERS COMICS locations
and
receive a
FREE $25
GIFT CARD!
You know you've always wanted to
visit the other locations -
now you have 25 good reasons to finally do it this year!
Stop by any GRAHAM CRACKERS
COMICS location
grab our newest PRINT newsletter and get your passport stamped!
Just like that you've accomplished 11% of your goal!
Each GCC location is a little bit
different from each other - and we'd like to give you another reason to
make sure you've visited them all in your lifetime! No MISSION
IMPOSSIBLE time limit of hitting all the shops over a weekend - you can
take your time and visit them when the opportunity presents itself!
Plus we've recently expanded our DeKalb store and MOVED our St. Charles
store (2 spots down) - so you've got some NEW locations to check out
since the last time we offered this!
You've got ALL YEAR to complete this mission!
Stop by and pick up our NEWEST print NEWSLETTER
and start getting your passport stamped today!
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phantom
variant pre-order
Silk #2
by Todd Nauck (based on
Amazing Spider-Man #300 by McFarlane)
Spider-Gwen
Phantom Variants sold out almost immediately - don't miss your chance at
reserving these today!
There's the REGULAR full color Phantom
Variant cover
and
the SCARCE b&w edition
there are limits on the qty. you can
buy to try and give EVERYONE a chance and each of the 9 stores will have some
copies available when this book ships on March 20th, 2015.
Please note these are PRE-ORDERS and if you order anything else with
these books, that order will be HELD until these comics arrive on March
20th.
COLOR
B&W
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HOP a FREE SHUTTLE BUS RIDE from
GRAHAM CRACKERS COMICS LOOP
to c2e2 all 3 days!
Picking up
right in front of our Chicago
LOOP
location (77 e. Madison) every 20-30 minutes to give you a comfortable
air-conditioned (heated?) bus ride to Chicago's BIGGEST COMIC CON!
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See LIVE presentations
from DC COMICS - MARVEL COMICS -
IMAGE COMICS -
DARK HORSE COMICS - VALIANT COMICS - IDW PUBLISHING & BOOM! STUDIOS
March 7th, 2015
It's a COMIC CONVENTION in a store!
o Meet JONATHAN LUNA from
3pm to 4pm @GCComics
LOOP
o We'll be announcing starting times for each publishers
presentation next week!
You'll also be able see/watch it all
@GCComics Naperville
& Plainfield (as
well as Chicago and DeKalb)
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SUPERMAN TRIVIA & MOVIE NIGHT
at GRAHAM CRACKERS COMICS DeKALB Thursday, February 26th Trivia
Contest 8PM - 10PM Superman II: Donner Cut 10PM - Midnight
FREE to all comers, swing by our DeKalb store on the last Thursday of
February for a Superman Trivia night (prizes for first and second place)
and a screening of Superman II: The Donner Cut.
So the story, if you don't know, about The Donner Cut, is that Superman:
The Movie and Superman II were shot simultaneously to save on costs, but
due to a falling out between director Richard Donner and producers Alex
and Ilya Salkind, much of what Donner shot for Superman II was scrapped
in favor of new footage by replacement director Richard Lester. In 2006,
Donner revisited Superman II and Warner Bros. released The Donner Cut,
which did its best to reassemble Donner's vision for the movie from the
deleted footage, as well as outtakes and screen tests.
For a project cobbled together, it mostly works, with much of Lesters
slapstick comedy and absurdity (which would drag Superman III down into
the mire) excised in favor of the more reverent treatment the characters
received in the first movie. It's far from perfect, but you'll have the
chance to pass withering judgment for yourself after you sit in on our
showing. Stop by, grab a Coke, and enjoy! It's FREE!
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Meet
COMIC CREATOR
JONATHAN LUNA
Saturday - MARCH 7th
during our
IN STORE COMIC CONVENTION KICK-OFF!
Jonathan is best known as the
creator/artist on:
ULTRA, GIRLS, THE SWORD and currently the
brilliant series
ALEX & ADA
meet in him in a
rare Chicago appearance on
Saturday March 7th from 3pm - 4pm
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Magic
the Gathering Charity Draft Tournament at GRAHAM CRACKERS COMICS DeKALB
Friday, March 6th @7pm
Entry fee: $16 per person, all profits go to
charity
Gather with Alpha Phi Omega,
@GCComics DeKalb & the
Northern Illinois Community for a Friday Night
Magic Charitable Event
helping to raise money & awareness for The
National Association For
Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders.
Draft
your deck from the provided boosters and battle
it out for charity! Alpha Phi Omega will be
hosting a charitable
bake sale for hungry gamers
as well.
Remember, when you play Magic for charity,
everyone wins! |
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REVIEWS of
recent BOOKS
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Amazing Spider-Man #15
Written
by
Dan Slott
Art by Giuseppe Camuncoli
Reviewed by Kevin Healy
I don't think its fair to call this book an
epilogue. It feels like the end to the story, not a capper. As a capper,
its much better than last issue. As 'the end', its also better than last
issue, and since last issue was the only disappointment in the series
proper, we've got a pretty good issue here. Dan Slott isn't shy about
setting up more conflict with Otto. I don't think we've seen the end of
the Superior Spider-Man by a long shot. While that's one of the big
issues left hanging after part 6, I think it would have been bolder to
have Peter and Otto talk their way through their unusual predicament. We
also learn the identity of the master weaver (my other big beef from
part 6), but you'll have to see that for yourself. We do get some
good-byes, some setup for Secret Wars, and maybe 2 panels too many of
Miles and Peter making sure we know that Miles is welcome in our
universe. It all looks great -Camuncoli really is great at moving you
through a page- and there are many exciting threads spinning out of this
web that readers can get genuinely jazzed about. Great cover, too!
$3.99 / Marvel Comics
7
out of 10 Grahams
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Suiciders #1
Written by LeeBermejo
Art by Patrick Gleason
Reviewed by John Robinson
I really wanted to like this a lot more than I did.
I'm a big fan of Lee Bermejo and
it's been TOO LONG since I've cared about a new Vertigo title so I was
hoping this would be the one. It's not. Not to say that it's bad,
it's not that either, it's just an okay comic that seems a lot like THE
RUNNING MAN. Excellent
Bermejo artwork like you'd expect but after issue #1, I'm certainly not
hooked. Will try a few more issues in the hopes that it goes another
direction... .
$2.99
/ DC Comics
8
out of 10 Grahams
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Black Hood #1
Written by Duayne Swierczynski
Art by Michael Gaydos
Reviewed by Brad
Parkkonen
Officer Greg Hettinger's life is drastically changed after he answers a
call about gunmen in a middle-school parking lot. The story follows
Hettinger as he deals with his wounds and the stress of having killed a
man, a killing that divides his department, as the man he shot was a
vigilante known as the Black Hood. Swierczynski brings us an intimate
closeness with the thoughts and problems of Hettinger as he loses self
control, and Gaydos' art sets a serious tone for the book, without
placing too much emphasis on the dark and gritty. Fans of Marvel's
Punisher will welcome this book with open arms, but don't expect it to
follow directly in Marvel's footsteps, as the future of The Black Hood
is exciting and intriguing and it can lead down any number of
directions. .
$3.99
/ BLACK CIRCLE Comics
9
out of 10 Grahams
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All New X-Men #38
Written by Brian Michael Bendis
Art by
ndrea Sorrentino
Reviewed by Gavin Rehfeldt
The Strangest Superheroes of All continue engaging with the Guardians of
the Galaxy in The Black Vortex crossover event, which is thus far
incredibly challenging to enjoy. The object at the center of the story
can evolve a character to their supreme selves, or something, but it
also makes them incredibly pompous, or evil, or something. Characters
don't interact, they declare! I cannot recall a comic that so spun its
wheels and moved characters around like pawns without a compelling
motivation. Things blow up, characters get mad, and everyone's yelling
about the Black Vortex...a lot. I love Bendis, but this is a
disappointing effort from what was once one of his finest Marvel titles.
Sorrentino's art has some striking gestures, but overall adds to the
muddiness of the narrative. directions.
$3.99 / MARVEL Comics
1
out of 10 Grahams
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Spider-Gwen #1
written by Jason Latour
art by Robbi Rodriguez
reviewed by Brad Parkkonen
I still haven't got around to reading Edge of Spider-Verse #2, so some
of the elements in this issue were lost on me, as it is a continuation.
But despite that, I really enjoyed this first issue and am going to
continue picking it up. Gwen Stacy is Spider-Woman, Peter Parker is dead
and J. Jonah Jameson has branded her a menace. This issue is very much a
throwback to the original first issues of Amazing Spider-man,
introducing the Vulture and giving Gwen her first real nemesis. The Mary
Janes' story, as well as Gwen's estranged relationship with her father
add a good deal of drama in an exciting, fun book. Jason Latour shows he
knows how to write a mouthy superhero and Robbi Rodriguez's art is
absolutely astounding. The action is great, as well as some of the
little things, like Gwen's spider-sense.
$3.99 / MARVEL Comics
8
out of 10 Grahams
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Darth Vader #2
writer by Kieron Gillen
art by
Salvador Larroca reviewed by Kevin
Healy
Marvel
has hit the ground running with both of their Star Wars series, but
Darth Vader is turning out to be the better book. After what amounts to
a demotion (which has to suck if you're a sith lord), Vader is now under
the hand of the only other Imperial survivor from the Death Star, Grand
General Tagge (you might remember him from his complaints about security
and his awesome mutton chops). He's sending Vader after smugglers and
thieves. How would you feel if you were Vice-President in charge of
Planetary Destruction the day before and now you essentially have a
space broom handed to you are are told to clean up minor messes? You'd
be angry, you'd be secretive, and you'd want to secure your place before
things get any worse. If you're wondering if Vader kills someone in an
interesting way to make sure his tracks are covered, the answer is sort
of, but its pretty successful in re-establishing the chain of command.
Salvador Larocca's art suffers a bit of the same drop off that John
Cassaday's did with Star Wars #2, but not so much its a turn off.
Gillen's got a firm grip on this material. More please.
$3.99 / MARVEL Comics
8
out of 10 Grahams
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Secret Avengers #13
writer by Ales Kot
art by Michael Walsh
reviewed by Gavin Rehfeldt
Kot's Secret Avengers run
continues to be the best since Warren Ellis's run, with thrilling
action, suspense, and intrigue braided with intelligent and goofball
humor grounded in skillful characterization. M.O.D.O.K. shines brightly
working alongside the Secret Avengers, who are all incredibly appealing.
Maria Hill and Jessica Drew are given great small moments, but everyone
has their moment to demonstrate why they are interesting and
distinctive. Weird and cool Alan Moore creation The Fury works so well
here. I hope to see her(?) present in future books, as I believe this is
her(?) first appearance since Captain Britain. Deadpool thunders through
a great pop-culture-reference-heavy sequence that is downright
hilarious, and his presence is a brilliant addition to this zany
adventure book. If Kot could tackle more Deadpool in the future, we
would all benefit. One of Marvel's finest books, Secret Avengers also
has delightfully rendered interiors by Walsh. Only two issues left!! I'm
going to miss this one!!
$3.99 / MARVEL Comics
8
out of 10 Grahams
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