Brave New Worlds

King City is written and illustrated by Brandon Graham – one of a the Meathaus artist collective (other members include Bipolar creator Tomer Hanuka, Konichi Hoshine and Fables cover artist James Jean).  He is also the author and illustrator of Oni Press’ Multiple Warheads (which he says he will continue when King City Volume 2 is complete). King City was originally published in a manga format by Tokyopop and is now finding a second life in an oversize format at Image Comics.

In his own words King City is about “…a guy who carries around a fat cat that can do absolutely anything if given the right injection. It’s a spy comic about trying to be a good friend and getting over heartbreak.”

The books sense of humor and imagination are unlike anything else out there right now. Fantastic wordplay and ideas on every page matched with a very unique style.

Tokyo Pop has several chapters readable online (embedded below for your convenience).

King City now appears monthly from Image Comics. Issues 1-4 available now. (Black and white oversize, $2.99)

You can see more of Brandon’s work on his Deviantart page here.

Brave New Worlds Willow Grove is one of a select few retailers hosting this very special Warhammer 40k event – Evolution … Adapt or Die!  For five-straight weeks in January, Brave New Worlds Willow Grove will be hosting the Planet Posul battles that will be part of the sets new lore.

So stop by Brave New Worlds Willow Grove every Saturday now through February 6.  New players are encouraged to come to learn how to play, we will supply you with an army to use.  For the more warhammer 40k savvy among us, bring an army with at least three colors, and prepare to have fun.

For more information, Contact Dave.

The Tyranids are an alien menace from the cold depths of the void that hunger endlessly for the taste of warm flesh.  They infest the stars in numbers that are in the untold billions, a raw force of destruction that has been likened to a locust swarm.  They move in Hive fleets that remorselessly drift through space consuming everything in their wake.  These fleets have been named by the Imperium as they are encountered (Behemoth, Kraken and Leviathan being the most infamous).

At this time Hive Fleet Leviathan is moving through the southern reaches of the galactic core, as it moves along it gathers more genetic material for the continued evolution of the Tyranid species.  During this time of strife opportunistic and warlike races will utilize the panic sowed by leviathans advance to further their own schemes.

The Imperium, beset on all sides must look to unlikely allies to help save its self from being consumed by the hunger that is the Tyranid.

In the first weeks of 2010 the battle for the Galatic Southern Pole will be fought in the Mid Atlantic area of the United States with several stores (both GW Retail Stores and Independents) representing individual planets.

Updates will be posted weekly as battle reports from the individual planets come arrive describing the advance or repulsion of the Tyranic tide.

REMAINING WEEKS:

Weeks 3-4 (January 23 and 30) Standard Mission Scenarios are used

a. All stratagems can carry over from the planet strike games

Week 5 (February 6^th) is the final event and will be an Apocalypse Game

a. Based on results advantages and disadvantages will be assigned (stratagems)

b. Apocalypse formations and super heavies can be used

Tyranid players will be able to use the new codex as soon as it is released (including the store copies). This is to symbolize the evolution of the hive as it moves through space.

Stop by Brave New Worlds Willow Grove every Sunday at 1 p.m. and take part in the latest HeroClix Event – the Hammer of Thor.  Prizes awarded each week to top-two finishers as well as a fellowship award (voted on by the day’s participants).

Brave New Worlds Willow Grove HeroClix Events run with Highlander Rules (meaning No Repeat Figures, except generics).

We have only a limited amount of spots each week, if you are interested in playing, please contact Rich

NEXT DATE;

Sunday, February 21: Week 12; 400 Points; Constructed/Floor, 50-Percent Thor/50-Legal

Sunday, February 28: Week 13; 600 Points; Team Must Contain one of the following keywords – Asgardian, Amazon, Apokolips, Diety, New Gods, Ruler

PLEASE NOTE – NO EVENTS SUNDAY, JANUARY 31 & FEBRUARY 7

For more information, Contact Matt

Daytripper is the latest offering from the Eisner award-winning duo of Gabriel Ba and Fabio Moon.  If the first issue is any indication (currently available at Brave New Worlds), we are in for quite a ride.

It’s a story about an obituary writer, which has to be a tough gig writing about other people’s lives, who are no longer living.  As you might guess, our main character – Bras de Oliva Domingos – is looking for more out of life, but by the first issue’s end he gets more than he bargains for – to the shock of everyone, including us faithful readers.

If you are looking for something a little different or want a change of pace from the usual capes of mainstream comics or darker theme books from Vertigo or other independents,  give Daytrippers a chance, you should be pleasantly surprised.

Ba and Moon, the creative team behind Dark Horse’s Umbrella Academy, do not disappoint.

The movie version of Mark Millar and John Romita’s comic book Kick-Ass is coming to theaters this May. The movie seems stay pretty close to the comic. In case you didn’t know it goes something like this:

“Kick-Ass tells the story of average teenager Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson), a comic-book fanboy who decides to take his obsession as inspiration to become a real-life superhero. As any good superhero would, he chooses a new name — Kick-Ass — assembles a suit and mask to wear, and gets to work fighting crime. There’s only one problem standing in his way: Kick-Ass has absolutely no superpowers.”

Here’s the latest trailer:

Kick-Ass is directed by Mathew Vaughn (Layercake, Stardust) and stars Nicolas Cage (Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Peggy Sue Got Married), Chloë Moretz (500 Days of Summer), Christopher Mintz-Plasse (Superbad, Role Models) and Aaron Johnson as Dave “Kick-Ass” Lizewski.

Keep an eye out for the first trade of the comic coming soon in both hard and softcover editions.

Maybe you have seen the commercials for the new Fox show of the same name – Human Target – and thought to yourself, self, this looks a little interesting.  Well, now’s your chance to read the comic that inspired the show – Human Target Chance Meetings, available this week in trade paperback at Brave New Worlds.

Written by Peter Milligan, Christopher Chance makes his living by literally turning himself into a human target, disguising himself as people who have contracts out against them.  But of course, the story is not that simple and something goes horribly wrong when Chance impersonates an African American minister with a hit out on him.

If Chance Meetings (from Vertigo) does it for you, Brave New Worlds also has other Human Target collections in stock for you to try out – the four-issue miniseries by Milligan, Final Cut and Living in America.

A new on-going series from Marvel based on the animated series of the same name, Super Hero Squad #1 comes out this week with two new stories.  It’s a great comic for kids, or the kids in all of us, similar to Mini-Marvels and DC’s Tiny Titans.

If you have children, or are still a kid at heart, Super Hero Squad is for you.

Garth Ennis (Preacher, The Punisher), Darick Robertson (Transmetropolitan).

The book follows a CIA outfit nicknamed “The Boys” whose job it is to monitor and if necessary take down super powered people operating in the United States.  Expect all of the class and wholesomeness of Garth Ennis’ previous titles.

5 trades and 2 hard cover editions are currently available.

Marvel mistakenly duplicated a page of Siege #1’s backmatter.  The missing page will be printed in the second issue – but for those that can’t wait they can see the correct page here.

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This weeks new releases.  Hit the jump to check out the list!

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