Brave New Worlds

Brave New Worlds Willow Grove latest book discussion selection will be the soon-to-be-released Superman: Earth One on Saturday, November 13 @ 7 p.m. The book is scheduled to hit shelves on Wednesday, October 27. Make sure to reserve your copy today.

Straczynski pairs with artist Shane Davis and Sandra Hope to tell a new version of Superman’s first days as Superman, with a twist of course as the Man of Tomorrow’s origin is told today, in 2010.

So, forget everything you know about the Man of Steel, and sit down for an exciting tale brought to you by the Hugo Award-winning author who also penned Thor’s return to the Marvel Universe, Bablyon 5 and Amazing Spider-Man.

Earth One will be a new wave of original, stand-alone graphic novels re-imagining DC’s top heroes.

So do you like comics?! (if you said no then i am wondering why you are cruising around a comic shop website but we wont question you).  Are you looking for something to do on a Sunday that mat not revolve around a brown ball being thrown through the air?!  C.B.S. is here!

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Greg Pak the writer of so many Marvel Comics titles it’s really hard to list (Planet Hulk, World War Hulk, Skaar: Son of Hulk, The Incredible Hercules and Magneto: Testament are a few) will be kind enough to stop by our Old City shop while he’s got about and hour to kill in October.

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Join us in Old City on Monday October 18th as we discuss Ed Brubaker and and Sean Phillips’ noir/pulp/superhero tale INCOGNITO! Read the rest of this entry »

Brave New Worlds Willow Grove weekly heroclix tournament is getting all webbed up as in Web of Spider-Man for the next five weeks with tournament play resulting in an awesome exclusive Web of Spider-Man HeroClix prize.

Please note, there will be no game on Sunday, September 26 and October 3.

Game play is every Sunday @ 1 p.m. Check below for each week’s theme so you bring the correct team.

Sunday, September 19 Booster Draft (Purchase Web of Spider-Man Boosters @ BNW day of tournament)

Sunday, October 10 400-Point Modern Age

Sunday, October 17 400-Point Golden Age

Sunday, October 24 400-Point Modern w/Team Keyword

Sunday, October 31 200-400-600 Modern Marvel Only

Brave New Worlds Willow Grove will be hosting a sealed deck event for the latest set, Scars of Mirrodin, this coming Sunday, October 3rd @ 12 noon. Thirty dollars ($30) will get you foil promo of Steel Hellkite and six sealed boosters from which to construct your deck . There will be Scars of Mirrodin booster packs for prizes and booster drafts will follow the event (time TBA).

Scars of Mirrodin Release Party

Date Sunday, October 3 @ Noon

Price $30

Details Six-Booster Sealed Event

Foil Promo Giveaway Steel Hellkite

Prizes Yes (Scars of Mirrodin booster packs)

Booster Draft Indeed,  following the launch event

Get your iPod Touches, Blackberry’s and Droids out and mark down Saturday, October 2 @ 7 p.m. (please note the week change from our usual discussions) for the next Brave New World’s Willow Grove Book Discussion – Gene Luen Yang’s American Born Chinese. Check back for more details.

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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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