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 - 55 N. 2nd Street Philadelphia, Pa. (215.925.6525)
Hours - Sunday 11-6, Monday-Saturday 11-8
Archive for the ‘Special Events’ Category
Willow Grove to Discuss Asterios Polyp!
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.
Worldwide D&D Game Day – August 21
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: August 14
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
Autumn Society! Japanese Attack!
ブレイヴ・ニュー・ワールドズとザ・オータム・ソサイアティーは日本を驚かす悪と戦うために力を合わせました。アクション満載の時！ アニメ！ 文化祭! ファンタスティッククイズ番組！ セクシー女性！ 必見です! -ロジャーエバート。
Not At Comic Con Party UPDATE
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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Willow Grove to Discuss Scott Pilgrim Sat!
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.
Don’t Forget (like you would anyway)
Scott Pilgrim Release Party This Monday in Old City! Be there! Come in costume! Act out your favorite scenes with friends in classic thespian stylings! Tell tales of the Evil Exes that you have had to defeat in your own past! Party hardy with fellow fans until 12am when you can pick up the FINAL CHAPTER to the Scott Pilgrim Epic!
On Monday night we will all be as cool as Rob was the other day!
BE THERE!!!
Scott Pilgrim Release Party!
About 5 years ago a small comic from a relative unknown creator came out of nowhere and was published by Oni Press. A comic that would one day sweep the comics world (& soon to be movie-going world) by storm. That comic’s final installment will be hitting our shelves real soon so we are throwing a party!
4th Of July Sale!
Celebrate the birth of our Great Nation with the Brave New Worlds Fourth (and Fifth) of July Sale(s) and take 17.76% off anything in the store!!!
Extra! Extra! Old City Book Discussion
What are we reading and discussing this month!?! Well, hit the jump and see why don’t ya!…
