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SALE AT OUR WORCESTER LOCATION!
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Free Board Game Demo at Our Worcester Location!
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TIM SALE APPEARING AT OUR
WORCESTER LOCATION FOR AN IN-STORE SIGNING!
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Special Guest Appearance by Batman Artist Tim Sale at That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment of Worcester, MA continues to celebrate its 25th year of business on Park Avenue in a BIG way! Highly revered Batman artist Tim Sale will be appearing at That's Entertainment on Saturday, September 9th from 12:00p.m. to 5:00 p.m. for an in-store signing. Also, all back-issue, trade paperback, and hard cover comic books will be 25% off all day long, 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. All "display" comic books retailing between $19.95 and $100 and under will also be 25% off.
Mr. Sale will be offering up to five signatures per person, free of charge. Fans are encouraged to bring comic books featuring Sale's artworkand related memorabilia to be signed. He will also be drawing free mini head sketches, one per person, upon request. Sale will be offering to draw more elaborate sketches for $50 each. Depending on the volume of requests, some attendees may be asked to pick up their paid sketches at a later time. This event is free and open to the public. All ages are welcome to attend.
Tim Sale is the artist on the Eisner Award winning BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN and SUPERMAN FOR ALL SEASONS, for which he won an Eisner for Artist of the Year. Along with writer Jeph Loeb, Sale also created DAREDEVIL: YELLOW, SPIDER-MAN: BLUE, HULK: GRAY and CAPTAIN AMERICA: WHITE for Marvel Comics. In 2018 he and writer Richard Starkings will debut the noir series, THE BROKEN MAN. Sale lives in Seattle with the beautiful and talented Susan Bailey, their two dogs and Bat-cat.
Manager Pete Beaudoin says, "I grew up a Marvel zombie, but Tim's Batman and Superman books were so gorgeous I had to read them. This opened up the world of DC comics to me."
Supervisor Chad Julian states, "The Long Halloween by Tim Sale is my all-time favorite comic book."
That's Entertainment has been a home to many pop-culture enthusiasts for 37 years, with roots going back to their first location on Chandler Street. Although their 25th year on Park Ave was officially observed on Saturday, July 1st , the store will be hosting special celebratory events throughout the year.
Located at the corner of Lois Lane and Park Ave. in Worcester, MA, That's Entertainment is a pop culture emporium which specializes in everyone's "geek." Check out their wide variety of comics, vinyl records, vintage and modern video games and systems, anime, collectible card games, roleplaying games, board games, sports cards, memorabilia, toys, posters, and so much more! For more information, go to www.thatse.com or call 508-755-4207. That's Entertainment. 244 Park Ave. Worcester, MA 01609.
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NEW
Magic the Gathering
COMMANDER 2017
DECKS!
RELEASING
FRIDAY,
AUGUST 25th!
This year, Commander decks return with Commander (2017 Edition) on August 25, 2017. The set features four new tribal-themed, 100-card decks including 56 all-new Magic cards legal in Vintage and Legacy.
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NOW IN STOCK - NEW RECORDS!
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NEW RECORDS!
A new collection of records has been put out in the record section!
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TOYS ETC... COMING OUT WEDNESDAY, AUG. 16th
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BEN 10 BASIC ACTION FIGURE ASSORTMENT
PLAYMATES
Featuring Ben Tennyson and the 10 different heroic aliens that he transforms into plus key villains from the show, this new line of action figures range in height to up to 5" tall. Each figure is highly detailed and articulated and also comes equipped with themed accessories!
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STREET FIGHTER LIL KNOCKOUTS MINI VINYL FIGURES SER 1
Power and beauty in a small package! Street Fighter Lil Knockouts are ready for action! Cryptozoic's new line of 2 3/4" figures features characters from Capcom's smash-hit Street Fighter video game franchise. Series 1 includes fan favorites Ryu, Blanka, Chun-Li, and many more.
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ATTACK ON TITAN 3D MANEUVERING GEAR HANDLE MOLDED MUG
SURREAL ENTERTAINMENT
A PREVIEWS Exclusive!
The 3D Maneuvering Gear worn by the Survey Team members of Attack on Titan will help you kick off your morning in style with this molded mug!
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DRAGONBALL SUPER DLX SCOUTER ASST
BANDAI AMERICA
"It's over 9000!" By looking through the lens of the Scouter head set, characters in Dragon Ball would know their enemies power level and could adjust their attack plans accordingly. This Deluxe Scouter is faithfully reproduced in two styles; green or red lens. It's also appointed with an adjustable head strap for a comfortable fit for young or older heads. To hear the many sound effects built in, simply press the red activation button. The signature Dragon Ball sounds will help fans re-enact their favorite Dragon Ball scenes with authenticity. Each sold separately.
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GODZILLA 1989 VINYL FIGURAL BANK
DIAMOND SELECT TOYS LLC
A Diamond Select Release! This vinyl bank of the city-destroying and alien-fighting lizard called Godzilla is based on his appearance in the 1989 movie Godzilla vs. Biollante! Cast in sturdy vinyl, the bank features a coin slot hidden between the fins on his back, as well as an access door hidden inside his removable tail! Stands 12 inches tall and measures 18 inches to the tip of his tail! Sculpted by Gentle Giant Studios!
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SPECIAL ORDERS, BACKORDERS, and PRE-ORDERS!
Special Orders, Pre-Orders, and Backorders on board games always get 20% of the retail price. Special Orders, Pre-Orders, and Backorders on RPG books get 25% Off the retail price. to place an order, please contact Camille at camille@thatse.com or Sorana at sorana@thatse.com.
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NEW BOARD GAMES AT OUR WORCESTER LOCATION!
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Fantasy Realms
(3-6 Players/20 mins.)
As ruler, it's up to you to build the mightiest realm in the world! Will you choose to follow military tactics and sweep away all in your path with a massive army? Will you turn towards sorcery and control an inaccessible island surrounded by impenetrable flames? The choice is yours, and no two realms will ever be the same in Fantasy Realms, a combo-licious card game.
Fantasy Realms takes seconds to learn: Draw a card, discard a card - though you can draw from the deck or the discard area!
Make the best hand you can by making the best combos. The game ends when ten cards are in the discard area. Aim for the highest score to win!
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Attack on Titan: The Last Stand
(2-5 Players)
In Attack on Titan: The Last Stand, one player takes on the role of a Titan while the others represent the human heroes fighting it. The Titan piece is a vertical game board element that the hero game pieces climb in an effort to take it down.
ACD Distribution provides the following detail:
It's all come down to this. Titans have broken through Wall Maria and are heading for the supply depot in Trost. If the depot falls, all the resources needed to continue fighting off these monstrous aberrations will be destroyed and all hope for the last remnants of mankind will be lost. It's up to you and your team to fend off and fell the Titans before they can succeed! Are you ready for the last stand?
Play as your favorite Attack on Titan Character... or as the Titan!
During each round of the game, the Titan player chooses two Attack cards to play: One face up and one face down. The other players then roll their dice and try to avoid these Attacks, but knowing only what one of them is. The other will be a surprise, so players will have to use their wits to figure out what they need to avoid it. Protect your very lives and the castle walls to save the day!
Positioning is key! The Titan and the castle walls create a vertical playing surface. Move your character up and down as you see fit to avoid Attacks, or tactically position yourself to land a devastating blow on the Titan. Tactics Cards can be revealed and utilized or passed on until later. Your goal is to weaken the Titan so that it's susceptible to a kill shot. But watch out! The Titan has lots of tricks waiting for you...
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Take the role of escaped mental patients in this fully cooperative board game for 1 to 5 players. Enter the abandoned mental hospital from your worst nightmares. Each player controls a different crazy character with their own story and phobias which can become reality in any moment. There is one goal: to escape. But it is not easy when you think that all the staff are the evil monsters and the warden is the worst of them.
Lobotomy is a scenario based adventure/dungeon crawler game. Lobotomy introduces such features as:
- big (yes very big) modular board where each module is a different part of the hospital (including outside areas like garden or chapel)
- completely different characters, with their own stories and mental illness which define their skills and powers
- different monsters, mostly based upon the old pulp horror movies
- fight, explore, or learn about your past, but you don't have much time until the warden finds you, and you must be prepared to face him
All characters and monsters have their own awesome miniatures (with over fifty in the base set).
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From the Deep is a Lobotomy Board Game Expansion Set inspired by the dark and twisted novels of H.P. Lovecraft.
There is an ancient evil lurking in the basement of the mental hospital. The Deep Ones, an amphibious humanoid race, are preparing a ritual to call upon their deity. The only people aware of the danger are the patients of the asylum. Are they crazy or is Dagon the Great One really coming to destroy reality?
Find out with 5 game changing modules included in the expansion. Go deep with new miniatures: a new character Philip Howard, a horde of Deep Ones and the terrifying Father Dagon. Alter the gameplay with a set of small boards - the locations of challenging rituals. And finally get rewarded for saving the world by a deck of mysterious, powerful, beautifully drawn artifacts.
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Rick and Morty:
Total Rickall
(2-5 Players/30 mins.)
Rick and Morty: Total Rickall Card Game is based on the Rick and Morty episode of the same name. If you haven't seen it, don't worry. You can still play this wild and wacky game and have plenty of fun - but you really should see it at some point. Seriously. Don't be a Jerry.
Rick has locked the family inside their house. Why? Because the family has grown. Parasites masquerading as family and close friends have infiltrated and have inserted pleasant memories into everyone's minds to make them think they're real - and more keep coming! You must figure out which of these new, zany characters are real and which ones are parasites that need to be exterminated. Think you've got what it takes to save the world?
The game features a basic fully cooperative mode and an advanced mode, where there are two teams.
In the advanced mode, players will be dealt a hidden role as either Real or a Parasite. The Parasite players must try to keep at least one parasite alive in the end (keeping yourself alive is the easiest way to do this). The Real players must root out the Parasites to win.
Now you can shoot the other players! But if you accidentally shoot a Real player, there are consequences...
There is no player elimination, however. A player's secret identity might change, though.
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The talk of the streets and taverns has all been about the so-called death curse: a wasting disease afflicting everyone whos ever been raised from the dead. Victims grow thinner and weaker each day, slowly but steadily sliding toward the death they once denied. When they finally succumb, they cant be raisedand neither can anyone else, regardless of whether theyve ever received that miracle in the past. Temples and scholars of divine magic point to the curse originating somewhere in Chult, a mysterious peninsula far to the south, ringed with mountains and choked with rain forests. Adventurers tasked with stopping the curse must travel to settlements such as Port Nyanzaru to secure guides to lead them into the dense jungle. At the end of the journey, a horrifying villain awaits with a familiar visage. Will your players survive?
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Explore a wealth of fantastic new rules options for both players and Dungeon Masters in this supplement for the world's greatest roleplaying game.
Assembled here for the first time is new information on adventurers of every stripe. In addition, you'll find valuable advice for those of nefarious intent who must deal with such meddling do-gooders, including the Xanathar's personal thoughts on how to dispatch anyone foolish enough to interfere with his business dealings. Alongside observations on "heroes" themselves, the beholder fills the pages of this tome with his personal thoughts on tricks, traps, and even treasures and how they can be put to villainous use.
- Complete rules for more than twenty new subclasses for fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons, including the cavalier, the inquisitive, the horizon walker, and many more.
- Dozens of new feats and spells, and a system to give your character a unique, randomized backstory.
- A variety of systems and tools that provide Dungeon Masters new ways to personalize their home games, while also expanding the ways players can engage in organized play and shared world campaigns.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but evil is in its heart!
The Xanathar...
Waterdeep's most infamous crime lord, and a beholder to boot...
You'd be shocked to discover just how much he knows about you...
Yes, you... adventurers.
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Xanathar's Guide to Everything also comes in a limited edition format, exclusive to core hobby stores, featuring an alternative-art cover, beautifully illustrated by Hydro74.
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PAIZO PUBLISHING
Strap in and blast off! The Starfinder Roleplaying Game puts you in the role of a bold science-fantasy explorer, investigating the mysteries of a weird and magical universe as part of a starship crew. Will you delve for lost artifacts in the ruins of alien temples? Strap on rune-enhanced armor and a laser rifle to battle undead empires in fleets of bone ships, or defend colonists from a swarm of ravenous monsters? Maybe you`ll hack into the mainframe of a god-run corporation, or search the stars for clues to the secret history of the universe or brand-new planets to explore. Whether you`re making first contact with new cultures on uncharted worlds or fighting to survive in the neon-lit back alleys of Absalom Station, you and your team will need all your wits, combat skill, and magic to make it through. But, most of all, you`ll need each other. This massive hardcover rulebook is the essential centerpiece of the Starfinder Roleplaying Game, with rules for character creation, magic, gear, and more - everything you need to play Starfinder.
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Congratulations to Kyler Simard for guessing last weeks trivia as Punisher!
Can you figure out this
Comic Villian Ipod Trivia
using the following song titles as clues? Good Luck!
-My Brother Charlie - Bug n Dub -More Human than Human - White Zombie
-Black Tom by Mak Dervo -Nothing can stop me by Gene Chandler
What is Ipod Triviia and How Does it Work?
Our Ipod trivia is pretty simple. We'll pick a character from either comics, movies, television or video games and choose song titles that give a clue to the characters identity. The clues are always part of the song title so don't get hung up on the artists names. Email your guesses to
Fitch@thatse.com with the word trivia or newsletter in the subject.
Winners will be announced in our next newsletter!
Players who answer correctly have their names placed in a hat and randomly picked for a $10 store credit prize to That's Entertainment (can be used at both store locations). Credit expires within 30 days of the Newsletter release announcing the winner, so head on down and collect it right away. Remember to ALWAYS include your FULL NAME and where you would like to pick up the prize (Worcester or Fitchburg) in your email. Further details are in the fine print below.
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New Products at our Fitcgburg location!
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Eclipse Deck Protector Sleeves 80 ct from Ultra Pro
Available in various colors.
The Eclipse PRO-Matte Deck Protector sleeves completely hides card backs with an added layer of opaque black material. As a part of the PRO-Matte line, the Eclipse sleeves uses matte clear material to show the card face while minimizing glare and offering a unique, smooth and professional shuffling experience. Each pack comes with 80 sleeves.
- PRO-Matte Eclipse Black Deck Protector sleeves in an 80-count pack
- Sized to fit standard (Magic) size gaming cards
- Inner black layer makes the colored sleeve back completely opaque
- Matte clear front minimizes glare for easy reading and better on-camera presentation
- Archival-safe, polypropylene materials with unique formulation providing a smooth, professional shuffle
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Nintendo Plush Throw Blanket
Officially licenced fleece blanket. Featuring NES theme and Super Mario Theme these fleece blankets are just the thing to take the upcoming fall chill away.
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Godfather Corleones Empire
In The Godfather: Corleone's Empire, players control of one of the five different crime families in 1950s New York City. Everyone is vying to take over the main operations, should Don Vito Corleone meet an untimely end.
Over the course of four acts, players send out Family Members and Thugs to shake down businesses in order to earn money, illegal goods, and other benefits. They battle over territory in Turf Wars and get special bonuses for completing jobs for the Don. Players can add new Allies to their family business, if they're willing to pay heavy bribes, but having the most money is the key to victory. They have to decide how much they're willing to spend. During each act, it's also necessary to pay a tribute to Don Corleone, so players have to launder their money away if they want to be able to keep it.
After four acts, players receive bonuses for the Turf they control and the jobs they've managed to pull. The family with the most money will inherit the business of Don Corleone and take control over New York City.
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Lovecraft letter is a game of risk, deduction and luck that uses the award-winning love letter engine. 2 to 6 players embark on a quest to find a relative of theirs. But there are many obstacles, none of which more daunting that the insanity contained in some of the clues your relative left behind. Will you achieve your quest, or fall into insanity in the process?.
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New release and employee pick
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Cyborg - Vol 2 - Danger in Detroit
CYBORG VOL. 2: DANGER IN DETROIT is a thrilling series by animation writer John Semper Jr. (Spider-Man: The Animated Series) and artists Will Conrad (NIGHTWING) and Paul Pelletier (AQUAMAN). Cyborg is the Justice League's most high-tech hero, but can he withstand an attack by another of his brilliant father's creations? Captured by those he thought he could trust, Cyborg discovers a covert plot to use alien technology to start a world war. And when he winds up imprisoned in the heart of S.T.A.R. Labs, an unorthodox escape plan brings him face-to-face with Anomaly, a human-machine hybrid created by Cyborg's father Silas years before Vic Stone became Cyborg! Only the now-missing Silas Stone holds the answers to the puzzle Anomaly presents, but before Cyborg can rescue his father, he'll first have to free the city of Detroit from the villainy of the bizarre Lord of the Rats! Rocketing from the pages of DC REBIRTH: JUSTICE LEAGUE, CYBORG VOL. 2 collects issues #6-13.
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In this follow-up to the 1987 cult classic film, horror masters Tim Seeley and Scott Godlewski wade into the bloody, badass world of California vampires for an all-new tale of thrills, chills, and good old-fashioned heart-staking action in THE LOST BOYS VOL. 1! Welcome to scenic Santa Carla, California. Great beaches. Colorful characters. Killer nightlife. And, of course, all the damn vampires. The Emerson brothers (Sam and Michael) and the Frog brothers (Edgar and Alan) learned that last part the hard way-these underage slayers took on the vampire master Max and his pack of punked-out minions, and drove a stake right through their plans to suck Santa Carla dry. After scraping the undead goo off their shoes, they figured everything was back to normal. But now there are new vamps in town. A coven of female undead called the Blood Belles has moved in, and they've targeted Sam, Michael, the Frog Brothers, and every other vampire hunter in Santa Carla for bloody vengeance. It'll take every trick in the brothers' monster-killing book to stop these bloodsuckers from unleashing an entire army of the damned. And they'll need help from an unexpected source-a certain shirtless sax-playing savior known only as the Believer! Do you still believe? Collects #1-6.
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We stock a wide selection of Record Players and Record Collecting supplies! 45 boxes, record sleeves, liners and cleaners! Everything a Vinyl Junkie could ask for!
Stop in and check out our new in stock box of LP's!
Metallica - Death Magnetic - $29.99 KISS Alive II - $54.99 My Chemical Romance - Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge - $24.99 Plus many more!
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Magic the Gathering Drafts every Wednesday starting at 6:00 pm
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Magic the Gathering FNM every Friday starting at 6:00 pm. Please visit our Facebook events pages for further details.
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UPCOMING EVENTS AT FITCHBURG:
Sunday August 13th at 2:00pm - Heroclix Elseworlds Sealed Tournament
Entry - $20
Players will get two boosters to build their team.
Format - Swiss rounds
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DC COMICS
(W) Tom King (A/CA) Mikel Janin
"THE WAR OF JOKES AND RIDDLES" part four ! Batman has done his best to keep the peace, but with neither faction backing down, he may have to choose the lesser of two evils if he wants the violence to end. Will Batman embrace the murderous anarchy of The Joker or the bloody fascism of the Riddler? If he wants to win, he'll have to choose a side-and either way, he loses.
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DARK NIGHTS METAL #1 (OF 6)
DC COMICS
(W) Scott Snyder (A) Greg Capullo, Danny Miki (CA) Greg Capullo
The superstar BATMAN team of writer Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo reunite for a massive, universe-spanning event! DARK DAYS: THE FORGE and THE CASTING hinted at dark corners of reality that have never been seen till now! Now, as DARK NIGHTS: METAL begins, the Dark Multiverse is revealed in all its devastating danger-and the threats it contains are coming for the DC Universe! DARK NIGHTS: METAL is a DC event unlike any other-one that will push Batman, Superman and heroes of the Justice League beyond their limits to take on threats unlike any our world has ever seen! It will take the combined might of the World's Greatest Heroes as you've never seen them before to face what's coming their way!
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GENERATIONS WOLVERINE & ALL-NEW WOLVERINE #1
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Tom Taylor (A) Ramon Rosanas (CA) Jorge Molina
THE TEAM-UP YOU'VE ALL BEEN ASKING FOR! * The death of WOLVERINE shook the Marvel Universe... And the ascension of the ALL-NEW WOLVERINE reimagined what a healing factor and some Adamantium claws can do! * But the amazing combination of LOGAN and LAURA is the duo you've been waiting for! Tom Taylor, the mind behind ALL-NEW WOLVERINE, brings you Generations...a double-Wolverine team-up for the ages! Rated T+
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NEIL GAIMAN AMERICAN GODS SHADOWS #6 (MR)
DARK HORSE COMICS
(W) Neil Gaiman, P. Craig Russell (A) Scott Hampton, P. Craig Russell (CA) Glenn Fabry
As Wednesday attempts to rally his fellow gods to fight, Shadow is kidnapped by men in black-Mr. Wood and Mr. Stone, who brutally interrogate and beat him for answers on the coming god war. The Hugo, Bram Stoker, Locus, World Fantasy, and Nebula Award-winning novel and upcoming Starz television series by Neil Gaiman is adapted as a comic series for the first time! o A Starz TV show! "Russell's lyrical layouts bring Gaiman's visual, vivid prose to life like no other artist."-Comic Book Resources
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(W) Marguerite Bennett, Christina Trujillo (A) Moritat (CA) Emanuela Lupacchino
In this riveting relaunch, the guardian of the jungle, SHEENA, pursues a mysterious invader that has come to spy on the Amazon's most ancient secrets... Following the path of the trespasser, she encounters a forbidden ruin in which even more deadly dangers lie in wait -- and begins an adventure that will take her beyond her wildest imaginings!
JUST 25 CENTS!!
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Click below to see a list of
next week's comic book releases.
Please note that we may not order every comic book on the list for our store shelf, but if there is a book you're interested in, please send in a special order request to Pete (pete@thatse.com).
We also offer comic book subscriptions. Our service is free!
We will reserve the comics you want every week in a personalized mailbox at our store.
We only ask that you purchase your comics from your subscription box at least once a month.
Call a store associate for more details
508-755-4207
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