Brave New Worlds

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!

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The Old City Book Discussion Group will be discussing Mike Carey (w) and Peter Gross’ (a) UNWRITTEN Volumes 1 and 2 on September 13th at 7pm.

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Brave New Worlds Willow Grove will host a Warhammer 40K Tournament on Saturday, September 4 beginning at 11 a.m. Cost is $15.00 per person and you must pre-register in order to play as space is limited. Spots will be filled on first-come, first-served basis, however you must pay the registration fee to lock up your spot. Contact Dave to pre-register, or with questions.

Army Limit 1,000 points.

Force Organization Chart 1-2 HQ, 2-6 Troops, 0-2 Elites, 0-2 Fast Attacks, 0-2 Heavy Support

Army lists must receive approval prior to the tournament, please e-mail a copy of your army roster for approval to Dave.  All rosters should be submitted no later than September 1.

As an added bonus, all participants will receive 10% off all Warhammer purchases at the store on September 4.

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

Join Brave New Worlds Willow Grove Book Discussion on Saturday, August 28 @ 7 p.m. as we dissect David Mazzuchelli’s 2010 Eisner Award-Winning Asterios Polyp.

What They Are Saying About Asterios Polyp

“A beautifully executed love story.” Los Angeles Times

“Sprawling, trippy, moving and a hell of a lot fun.” Entertainment Weekly

“Asterios Polyp is all the more remarkable because the achievement it represents is so delicate and ephemeral – it’s a tale that could only be told on the knife-edge where text and art come seamlessly together.”NPR

Awards

2009 Los Angeles Times Book Prize Graphic Novel Award – Inaugural

2010 Eisner Award Best New Graphic Novel

2010 Eisner Award Best Writer/Artist

2010 Eisner Award Best Lettering

What Is It All About

Funny enough, its about a man named Asterios Polyp who is a professor at Cornell University as well as an architect. After a lightning strike takes out his home, he decides to move to a random small town where he becomes an auto mechanic.

Brave New Worlds Willow Grove will play host to the next Worldwide Dungeons & Dragons Game Day on Saturday, August 21 @ Noon. Perfect for beginners and experienced players.

Face the fury of Athas as today we celebrate the return of fan-favorite world Dark Sun! The release features three products designed for a wealth of options in your game – Dark Sun Campaign Setting, Dark Sun Creature Catalog and Marauders of the Dune Sea. Give us a call at Brave New Worlds Willow Grove (215.657.8838) to reserve your copies today.

All participants will receive a pregenerated character sheet of the character you played during the game.

MAGIC 2011 GAMEDAY – Saturday, August 14

Price $6

Details You bring the deck and the six bucks, we supply the prizes – Packs and Mitotic Slime for top eight. Everyone gets a foil Liliana’s Specter for participating (while supplies last).

Date & Time Saturday, August 14 @ Noon

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Do you know someone going to Comic Con next weekend? Are you envious of their luck while hating yours? Well they might be going to San Diego, but they are going to miss Dark Horse Comics Not At Comic Con Party, exclusively at Brave New Worlds Willow Grove on Saturday, July 24.

Update – As part of our Not At Comic Con Party, Brave New Worlds Willow Grove (only) will be offering a deal on Blackest Night Hardcovers. When you purchase Blackest Night, Blackest Night Green Lantern and Blackest Night Green Lantern Corps at the same time, you will pay only $60.00 retail (plus tax). That’s a savings of almost $20.00.

Brave New Worlds Willow Grove is one of just 55 comic stores across the nation, and the only one in the area, that will be a host to this unique party in conjunction with ChinaShop Magazine and Dark Horse Comics, along with Red Bull, celebrating next weekend’s events at San Diego Comic Con.

Prizes (including over $200 worth of comics, trades and toys from Dark Horse Comics) and free drinks (Red Bull) will be given out, plus Dark Horse will be making an exclusive announcement between 3-5 p.m. to fans at the party before releasing the special information to the crowd in San Diego.

In addition, check out ChinaShopMag.com this week as they will feature interviews with people in the comics biz that will not be in attendance at Comic Con.

Fans are also encouraged to use the hash-tag #notatcomiccon when discussing the event. Check @notatcomiccon and @chinashopmag on Twitter for more updates.

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Join Brave New Worlds Willow Grove Book Discussion this Saturday, June 24 @ 7 p.m. as we discuss the fun that is Bryan Lee O’Malley’s New York Times bestseller, Scott Pilgrim – the first three volumes.

What Was Said About Scott Pilgrim

“Dizzyingly hilarious, buoyant and inventive, in both substance and style.” The Washington Post

“Scott Pilgrim is what we used to call a ‘funny-book,’ and pretty darn funny at that.” Entertainment Weekly

Awards

2005 Doug Wright Award Best Emerging Talent

2006 Joe Shuster Award Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Cartoonist

2007 Harvey Award

2007 Entertainment Weekly A-List

What It’s About

Slacker, hero and part-time bassist Scott Pilgrim is a 23-year old Canuck living in Toronto and starring with his band “Sex Bob-Omb,” when he falls for Amazon delivery girl Ramona Flowers. But before he can declare true love, he must defeat her seven evil exes.

Final Book Mere Moments Away

The final volume, 6, Scott Pilgrim’s Finest Hour will be released on Tuesday, July 20. Brave New Worlds Old City will be holding a release party from 10-midnight on Monday, July 19, after which customers can be the first to own the final chapter of the Scott Pilgrim saga.

Special Announcement

Keep checking back to Brave New Worlds Facebook page for a special announcement leading up to the release. Trust us, you don’t want to miss this.

Movie Time

A film adaptation is scheduled for release August 13, 2010 starring Michael Cera, Chris Evans, Brandon Routh, Kieran Culkin and Jason Schwartzman. Check pout the trailer.