Brave New Worlds started on a dare in Willow Grove Pennsylvania April\'s Fool\'s Day 1989. It was originally named the \"Comic Book Store\" until the shop moved to Jenkintown.
Brave New Worlds has been serving the greater Philadelphia area\'s comic book and toy needs for over 20 Years.
You can visit Brave New Worlds in one of 2 locations:
Willow Grove - 433 West Moreland Road Willow Grove, Pa. (215.657.8838)
Hours - Sunday 11-6, Monday-Friday 11-9, Saturday 11-7
Philadelphia - 45 N. 2nd Street Philadelphia, Pa. (215.925.6525)
Hours - Sunday 11-6, Monday-Saturday 11-8
Archive for the ‘News’ Category
Grant Morrison Documentary Screening!
We at BNW are proud to announce we will be the only place in the Philadelphia area where you can get tickets to a special screening (the only one in the Philly area!) of the Comics Nerd movie of the year almost two years in the making… Grant Morrison: Talking With Gods. Hit the jump to learn more!
Spoon!
More Ass Kicking For Kick Ass that is as Kick Ass 2 Balls to the Walls is almost here. Creator and writer Mark Millar spoke about the new comic and movie sequel that will follow as well, stating the new story picks up right where we last saw our heroes.
Check out more images below.
More Legacy Action Fans of Star Wars Legacy who were disappointed with the end of the series run with issue #50 last month, have no fear, a six-issue mini-series is in the works from Dark Horse by series writer John Ostrander titled Star Wars Legacy – War.
What If Superman came of age today? That’s the basis behind J. Michael Straczynski’s brand-new graphic novel Superman Earth One on sale next month with art by Shane Davis.
Save 20%! Labor Day Sale!
Looking to SAVE some greenbacks this Labor Day Weekend but still get those comics you’ve been thinking about?! Well fear not loyal Brave New Worlds patron, because it’s time for the Brave New Worlds Labor Day Sale!
3 Years Of Old City!
Brave New Worlds OLD CITY turned 3 Years Old today on this super hot new comics day. I just wanted to take a second and say thanks to everyone who has made this little milestone happen.
The Walking Dead!
With the television series coming to AMC this October and Volumes 1-12 of the series on our shelves, there’s no better time to get into the Walking Dead then right now!
New This Week: 9.1.10
As kids start going back to school let’s take a look at what comics are coming out this week!
Spoon!
Pulling Up Stakes (No Pun Intended) Everyone’s favorite vampire with a soul, and we are not talking about Spike, but Angel will be returning to the Dark Horse Comics family next year in an unprecedented cooperative move between IDW Comics and Dark Horse. Early next year IDW will begin its final Angel story arc which will lead directly to the Dark Horse title, which Joss Whedon will take over.
Never Forget a Face Just like Khan in Star Trek II, we never forget a, er name as Walter Keonig returns to comics with his 90’s Malibu title Raver and Things to Come under the Bluewater imprint next year.
New Cap Title Karl Kesel and Mitch Breitweiser’s new book, Captain America Patriot, debuts in September which follows the adventures of the post-WWII Captain America.
It’s Time to Pah-tay! Marvel Comics loves a party and in October they will be celebrating Uncanny X-Force Day with the release of Uncanny X-Force #1, Wolverine’s all-new bad-ass Mutant wetworks squad. Celebrate the release of issue #1 at both Brave New Worlds locations on October 6.
New This Week: 8.25.10
Hit the jump to see what new comics come out this Wednesday and also learn about a sweet historical event that happened on the same day in history….
D&D Starter Set Demo @ WG
It will not be available for sale until next month, but Brave New Worlds Willow Grove has an exclusive demo copy of Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set in store now for customer use. That’s right, stop on by anytime (when we are open) and check out the new easy way to start playing Dungeons & Dragon.
On sale September 7, the Dungeons & Dragons Fantasy Roleplaying Game Starter Set is the best way to start playing the fourth edition.
Designed for 1–5 players, this boxed game contains everything needed to start playing the Dungeons & Dragons Fantasy Roleplaying Game, including rules for creating heroes, advice for playing the Dungeon Master, a solo play adventure, and group-play adventure content. Learning the game has never been so easy!
Several different character races (dwarf, elf, halfling, and human) and classes (cleric, fighter, rogue, and wizard) are presented, along with powers for each race and class.
Game components:
• 32-page book for players, with rules for character creation and a solo adventure
• 64-page book for Dungeon Masters, with the rules of the game, advice on how to run the game, and adventure content
• 2 sheets of die-cut tokens for characters and monsters
• Cardstock character sheets and power cards
• Double-sided dungeon map
• 6 polyhedral dice
2 Comics I Wanna Read Tomorrow
So Ex Machina #50 comes out tomorrow and thus ends another series of which I have every issue in my collection (including the free version of #1 and the behind the machine issues) and that I have been reading since college. Let’s look at that and another series that ends tomorrow as well…
