SWEET ON GEEKS – A dating space where Gray matters - Do you feel like an Intruder on traditional dating sites? Make Contact with Sweet on Geeks. It’s the NH based dating space for people like us. Come and meet the Sweet on Geeks crew on Tuesday the 9^th at our super-huge anniverary / Stephen King event. Then you can sign up and meet lots of cool people like you! www.sweetongeeks.com .

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Week of AUGUST 18^th , 2008 - Volume 1 #113

WE’RE ALWAYS BUYING, SELLING and TRADING! Let us know what you’ve got!

JETPACK COMICS 2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY IS HERE – Be sure to check your sub folder for the FIRST of many discount coupons for the JP2YA! Don’t have a sub? Then isn’t it time you got one? The savings coupons start at 25% off and don’t end until you hit 60% off. Don’t miss your savings! ALREADY Used the first coupon? Then the second one is in your sub or on the way to your house. Either way, it’s more savings for you.

THE MONKEYS ARE COMING – What’s the newest thing at Marvel? Why Marvel Monkeys of course. In the tradition of Marvel Zombies (that is to say it appears to be an alternate world where the people are monkeys) there is going to be an ONSLAUGHT of MONKEY CRAP ;>) Special Variant covers are releasing weekly, leading up to the series!

THE WALL OF SILVER – Last week we debuted the WALL OF SILVER in the back-stock room! Filled with all kinds of Gold, Silver and Bronze Age treats, priced well below guide value, you’ll want to check back as we add more to it. Coming soon to the back-stock room…THE MODERN MONTAGE. While you’re at it make sure you check out the new VARIANT section behind the counter as well as the discounted variant boxes at the front counter. Watch as we continue to update and improve the store

VS TOURNAMENT – Sunday August 24^th! Join us on August 24^th to play VS with some fo New Englands best players. $15.00 Golden Age Bring Your Own Team. Details for the format can be found at vsrealms.com

The Portsmouth Comic Book Show RETURNS – Save the date! It’s November 16^th at the Best Western hotel, on the traffic circle in Portsmouth. We’ve got a great line-up of guests, special exclusive comics, prints, sketchbooks and more, lots of local talent, work-shops and how to events. We’ll be trolling for volunteers and cluing you in to the details soon.

ATOMIC ROBO: DOGS of WAR –JETPACK COMICS Exclusive #1! That’s right. Get your Jetpack Comics exclusive edition. Remember artist Scott Wegener from Free Comic Book Day (that was him and his wife freezing under the big tent)? Scott was an Eisner Award nominee and is a NH native! So get on board with the Jetpack Comics Edition of Atomic Robo: Dogs of War #1!

MORE SAVINGS THIS WEEK and going through Sept 10^th – The JETPACK COMICS 2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY SALE
This week the postcards start going out for the Jetpack Comics 2 year anniversary sale. Everyone can get on the super savings band-wagon! The savings start with the first post card this week and with each shopping spree you make, you can save even more! Not sure if you’re on the mailing list? Just drop us your info and we’ll make sure you get to be in on the savings, too.

9/9/08 – Save the DATE! DARK TOWER / STAND / FATSQUAD MIDNIGHT RELEASE EVENT – What are you doing the night of Tuesday, September 9^th? Well if you’re in the know, you’ll be celebrating all kinds of cool things with Jetpack Comics. First, the SWEET on GEEKS crew will be on hand to sign up new members, give away cool prizes and raffle off some hunky geeky singles! Second, the FATSQUAD will be unveiling something new and cool (even we’re out of the loop on this). Something they say NONE of us want to miss. The Jetpack Comics Anniversary Sale will continue through the night and at Midnight you’ll be able to purchase the first issues of the 2 new Stephen King series; The Stand – Captain Trips #1 and Dark Tower: Treachery #1 plus there will be an exclusive edition of Treachery #1 (only available from stores hosting the midnight event). Of course we’ll have our own special certificates of authenticity for the evening complete with a gift bag of Stephen King exclusives. It’s gonna be a long night of savings, dating and comics! Who could ask for more?

SWEET ON GEEKS – A dating space where Gray matters - Do you feel like an Intruder on traditional dating sites? Make Contact with Sweet on Geeks. It’s the NH based dating space for people like us. Come and meet the Sweet on Geeks crew on Tuesday the 9^th and sign up so you can meet lots of cool people like you! www.sweetongeeks.com .

1) What’s new on WEDNESDAY – August 20^th

· 2000 AD #1596

· AIR #1

· AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #568 JRJR SKETCH VAR

· AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #568 NWD

· AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #568 ROMITA SR VAR NWD

· ANNA MERCURY #3 (OF 5)

· ANNA MERCURY #3 (OF 5) PAINTED CVR

· ARCHIE #588

· ARMY OF DARKNESS XENA WHY NOT #2 (OF 4)

· ART OF MARC SILVESTRI DLX ED HC

· BATGIRL #2 (OF 6)

· BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #10

· BIRDS OF PREY #121

· BLOODRAYNE TOKYO ROGUE #2 (OF 3) CVR A

· BRAVE AND THE BOLD #16

· BROKEN TRINITY DARKNESS LUCAS CVR A (ONE SHOT)

· BROKEN TRINITY DARKNESS SPOKES CVR B (ONE SHOT)

· CAPTAIN AMERICA #41

· CAPTAIN AMERICA #41 MONKEY VAR

· CASEY BLUE BEYOND TOMORROW #4 (OF 6)

· CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAG #27 SANDMAN

· CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAG #28 MR FANTASTIC

· COMIC SHOP NEWS #1105

· COMICS BUYERS GUIDE #1646 OCT 2008

· CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #2

· CTHULHU TALES #4 CVR B

· DARK IVORY #3 (OF 4)

· DC SPECIAL CYBORG #4 (OF 5)

· DC WILDSTORM DREAMWAR #5 (OF 6)

· DEAD AT 17 TP VOL 03 REVOLUTION

· DEATH COMES TO DILLINGER COLL ED

· DETECTIVE COMICS #842

· DETECTIVE COMICS #843

· DOCTOR WHO 5 INCH SIX-FIGURE BOX SET

· DOCTOR WHO FORGOTTEN #1

· DOCTOR WHO FORGOTTEN #1 10 COPY PHOTO VAR INCV

· DOCTOR WHO TP VOL 01 VOYAGER

· FALL OF CTHULHU COVER GALLERY CVR A

· FEAR AGENT #23 1 AGAINST 1 (PT 2 OF 6)

· FINAL CRISIS LEGION OF THREE WORLDS #1 (OF 5)

· FLASH #243

· FOOLKILLER WHITE ANGELS #2 (OF 5)

· FORTEAN TIMES #239

· GHOST RIDER #26

· GHOST RIDER #26 MONKEY VAR

· GHOST WHISPERER #1 10 COPY JLH PHOTO INCV

· GOTHIC BEAUTY MAGAZINE #26

· GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #3 2ND PTG PELLETIER VAR

· GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #4 SI

· HELM #2 (OF 4)

· INCREDIBLE HERCULES #120 SI

· INDIANA JONES MAGAZINE #3 PX ED

· IRON FIST ORIGIN OF DANNY RAND

· IRON MAN DIRECTOR OF SHIELD #32

· JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #24

· LOST IN SPACE THE CHARIOT MODEL KIT

· MADMAN ATOMIC COMICS #10

· MAN WITH NO NAME #2

· MARVEL 1985 #4 (OF 6)

· MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #42

· MARVEL SPOTLIGHT SPIDER-MAN BRAND NEW DAY

· MIDNIGHTER TP VOL 02 ANTHEM

· MIGHTY AVENGERS TP VOL 01

· MMW AMAZING SPIDER-MAN HC VOL 10

· MMW AMAZING SPIDER-MAN HC VOL 10 VAR ED VOL 101

· MOON KNIGHT #21

· MOON KNIGHT #21 MONKEY VAR

· MR GLUM PLUSH TOY

· MYSPACE DARK HORSE PRESENTS TP VOL 01

· PICTURE THIS SC

· PROJECT SUPERPOWERS #5 (OF 7) FOIL CVR

· PS238 #33

· PUNISHER #61

· RANN THANAGAR HOLY WAR #4 (OF 8)

· REX MUNDI DH ED #13

· ROBIN #177

· SANDMAN PRESENTS DEAD BOY DETECTIVES TP

· SCALPED #20

· SECRET INVASION #2 (OF 8) 3RD PTG YU VAR

· SECRET INVASION #3 (OF 8) 2ND PTG YU VAR

· SERENITY 2008 PATCH SET

· SHOWCASE PRESENTS THE ATOM TP VOL 02

· SKAAR SON OF HULK #1 3RD PTG GARNEY SKETCH VAR

· SKRULLS VS POWER PACK #2 (OF 4)

· SPAWN #180

· SPIRIT #20

· SQUADRON SUPREME 2 #2

· STAR WARS FORCE UNLEASHED GN

· STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF OLD REPUBLIC #32 TURNABOUT

· STORMWATCH PHD WORLDS END #13

· SUPER FRIENDS #6

· SUPERMAN BATMAN #51

· SUPERMAN CHRONICLES TP VOL 05

· SUPERMAN RETURNS IN FLIGHT STATUE

· SUPERMAN RETURNS LEX LUTHOR BUST

· TALES OF TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #49

· TANGENT SUPERMANS REIGN #6 (OF 12)

· TAROT WITCH OF BLACK ROSE #22 TWIN PACK

· TAROT WITCH OF BLACK ROSE #31 PHOTO/TATTO PACK #31

· TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #51 DLX ED

· TOMARTS ACTION FIGURE DIGEST #168

· TOMORROW WOMAN ACTION FIGURE

· TRANSFORMERS ALL HAIL MEGATRON #2

· TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT DOUBLEDEALER

· TRINITY #12

· TRUE BELIEVERS #2 (OF 5)

· ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #57

· ULTIMATE ORIGINS #2 (OF 5) 2ND PTG GUICE WRAPAROUN

· ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 20 AND HIS AMAZING FRIE

· ULTIMATES 3 #4 (OF 5) 2ND PTG MADUREIRA VAR

· UNCANNY X-MEN #501 MD

· UNIVERSAL WAR ONE #2 OF(3)

· VICTORIAN HORRORS OF OLD MAUCH CHUNK #1

· WARHAMMER 40K FIRE & HONOR #1 (OF 4) CVR A

· WHACK A ZOMBIE KIT

· WITCHBLADE TP VOL 05

· WIZARD ANIME INSIDER #60 ROBOTECH CVR

· WORLD OF WARCRAFT #10

· X-FACTOR #34 SI

· X-FACTOR SPECIAL LAYLA MILLER

· X-MEN FIRST CLASS VOL 2 #15

· X-MEN TP DIVIDED WE STAND

· YOUNG X-MEN #5 DWS

· YOUNGBLOOD TP VOL 01 FOCUS TESTED

What else came in recently!

· AUTHORITY #1

· AVENGERS INVADERS #1 DIRECTORS CUT

· BATMAN ANARKY TP

· BATMAN DEATH MASK #4 (OF 4)

· BATMAN FEATURING TWO FACE & THE RIDDLER TP

· BPRD THE WARNING #2 (OF 5)

· CRIMINAL 2 #4

· CRIMINAL TP VOL 03 DEAD AND DYING

· DETECTIVE COMICS #844

· ESSENTIAL FANTASTIC FOUR TP VOL 07

· ESSENTIAL PETER PARKER SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN TP

· EX MACHINA DELUXE EDITION HC VOL 01

· FATHOM #1 CVR A GARZA

· FATHOM #1 CVR B CAMPBELL

· FATHOM #1 CVR C TURNER

· FINAL CRISIS #3 (OF 7)

· FINAL CRISIS REVELATIONS #1 (OF 5)

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