COMICS SHOULD SMELL GOOD!! EP. #41

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE MIGHTY ZANADU!! Today, (roughly) is the 40th anniversary of the best comic shop in Seattle and what better way to celebrate than with cake and comics!! FREE cake and comics, I might add!! Plus, we have limited edition Zanadu Comics t-shirts by Dimi Macheras of 80% Studios for $16!! Get 'em while they last!! Oh yeah, and there's also a bunch of new comics this week as well!! Comics comics and more comics!!!

Comics Should Smell Good!! ep. #41! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE MIGHTY ZANADU!! Today, (roughly) is the 40th anniversary of the best comic shop in Seattle and what better way to celebrate than with cake and comics!! FREE cake and comics, I might add!!

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 8/26!!

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HELLBOY IN HELL #7

(W/A/CA) Mike Mignola w/ Dave Stewart

"The Hounds of Pluto" Part 1 of 2.
A sickness eats away at Hellboy. Though he's dead, he risks losing himself and becoming one of the hollow phantoms that haunt Hell. A team of doctors promise a cure, but they need something from him first . . .

RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!!

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 8/26!!

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DRIVE #1

(W) Michael Benedetto (A) Antonio Fuso

A hard-boiled pop-culture sensation re-created for comics. In L.A., there's one man you want behind the wheel. Just tell him where and when. He doesn't take part, doesn't know anyone, doesn't carry a weapon. He drives, and he's the best. Ride along as James Sallis' lean nü-noir masterpiece unfolds onto the sun-bleached streets of Los Angeles in this exciting 4-part comic book adaptation.

RECOMMENDED BY PERRY!

COMICS SHOULD SMELL GOOD!! EP. #40!

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Holy BUH-jeezus is it hot in Seattle on this glorious New Comics Day!! But in true CSSG fashion, Morgan, Will and Casey bring you the blazing edge of the newest of the new which are sure to melt your brain while the sun melts your soul!!

Comics Should Smell Good!! ep. #40!! Holy BUH-jeezus is it hot in Seattle on this glorious New Comics Day!! But in true CSSG fashion, Morgan, Will and Casey bring you the blazing edge of the newest of the new which are sure to melt your brain while the sun melts your soul!!

ZANADU'S 40TH BIRTHDAY BASH!!

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Forty years is no joke. Grinding it out, day after day, eight hours at a time doing anything is hard--but it's doubly difficult when you're talking comics. Glamorous though it may seem from the outside, the true life of a comic retailer is a never ending evolution of reinvention that few have the constitution to withstand. Just take a look at how few comic shops there are now compared to fifteen years ago. Hell, ten years ago! This is not a forgiving business, and, as a retailer, we bear the brunt of the risk when it comes to stocking publisher's products. Guessing at what will sell, figuring out how to market that which doesn't, gambling with thousands of dollars a month…this life is not for everybody, but for those able to roll with the punches, a successful comic shop is like the home away from home every geek wishes they could build.

Thankfully for all of us, Perry Plush is that kind of man and we get to benefit from the magical place on 3rd Ave that we've come to know as Zanadu Comics. So please, help us celebrate this monumental achievement by stopping by on Wednesday, August 26th. Let us know why you keep coming back to Zanadu, and grab a piece of birthday cake and a free comic while you're at it (while supplies last).

From all of us at Zanadu, thank you so, so, so much for your patronage over the years and know that we would not be here without your continued support.
Here's to another 40 years!!

NEW LOCAL COMIX!!!

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INTERGALACTIC SHE DEVILS #1

(W/A) Randy Vaillancourt

What do you get when you cross Thelma & Louise with Top Gun, by way of Mars Attacks? Why, you get the Intergalactic She Devils, of course. Randy Vaillancourt breaks into the local comics market with this non-stop action first issue - available first here at Zanadu Comics. Includes a bonus color pin-up.

Cover Art by R. Vaillancourt

Cover Art by R. Vaillancourt

NEW LOCAL COMIX!!

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Kelly Froh, co founder of Short Run comics fest and all around bad ass cartoonist, has just dropped off a grip of new zines and comics full of auto-bio awesomeness!!

THE WEEKNIGHT CASSEROLE COLLECTION

(W/A) Kelly Froh

40 pages, color cover, b&w insides on cream-colored paper - a real beauty! Co-published with Poochie Press Publications! This is a ALL COMICS collection with stories from the mini-comics of the same title (only the best ones!), plus anthology pieces lost forever, and totally new stories never published. Totally Kelly Froh-style: all auto-bio, all the time! 

 

IDEAL PANTS

(W/A) Kelly Froh

A mini-comic investigating the problems and possible solutions for mass market jeans.

ON YOUR MARKS: THE SHORT RUN ANTHOLOGY, VOL 2

(W/A) Various

A drifter walking through a burial ground, people smashing their technological devices, complicated bandages, young Hercules and his 3-headed dog, feeling ashamed of your instincts, and a journal comic about drought featuring the words of John Muir.

Short Run continues the tradition of the festival anthology with volume two of On Your Marks. This year, the festival organizers chose a smaller representation of artists to allow each a bit more space to spin a yarn: each story is between 3-5 pages. Two international artists are featured alongside three West Coast artists on the rise.

24 pages printed by Aidan Fitzgerald with a Riso machine in deep blue and black with a three-color screen-print wrap-around cover designed and printed by Jon Horn & Eric Carnell of Fogland Studios.

COMICS SHOULD SMELL GOOD!! EP. #39!

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August heats up with yet another thrilling episode of hijinks and hype as the CSSG team delves into the trove of shiny nonsense that is New Comics Day!!

Comics Should Smell Good!! ep. #39! August heats up with yet another thrilling episode of hijinks and hype as the CSSG team delves into the trove of shiny nonsense that is New Comics Day!!

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 8/12!!

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PHONOGRAM: THE IMMATERIAL GIRL #1

(W) Kieron Gillen (A/CA) Jamie McKelvie

The team behind the New York Times bestselling and Eisner-nominated smash hit THE WICKED + THE DIVINE return to the acclaimed urban-fantasy where they first made their names. Nearly a decade ago, Emily Aster sold half her personality for the power to rule a coven of phonomancers. I'm sure nothing could go horribly, monstrously wrong now. In a world where Music is Magic, a song can save or ruin your life. In THE IMMATERIAL GIRL, we discover what a video can do.

RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!!

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 8/12!!

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HIP HOP FAMILY TREE GN VOL 03

(W/A) Ed Piskor

Ed Piskor's acclaimed graphic novel series continues! Book 3 highlights Run DMC's rise to fame and introduces unassailable acts like Whodini, The Fat Boys, Slick Rick and Doug E Fresh. The Beastie Boys become a rap group. Rick Rubin meets Russell Simmons to form Def Jam. The famous TV pilot to the dance show Graffiti Rock and the documentaries Style Wars and Breakin' and Enterin' are all highlighted in this comprehensive volume spanning 1983-1984. Ed Piskor continues to deliver the goods in this comprehensive history of hip hop.

RECOMMENDED BY SAM THE VIDEO MONKEY!

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 8/12!!

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SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #275

(W) Ian Flynn (A) Tyson Hesse, Jim Amash

Celebrate 275 issues of Sonic the Hedgehog with his good buddy Mega Man and the worlds of Street Fighter, Billy Hatcher, Nights Into Dreams, Monster Hunter, and more in this double-sized issue! "Worlds Unite" Part Eleven: It's pan-dimensional pandemonium as the unified army begins their attack on Sigma! Sonic, Mega Man, and X lead an all-star roster of heroes from across the SEGA and Capcom universes in an all-out assault against the villainous robot from the future! Will they be enough to save all their worlds, or has Sigma already become a god? Featuring a wrap-around cover from the legendary Patrick "SPAZ" Spaziante! Plus, 5 variant covers from Edwin Huang, Lamar Wells, Tracy Yardley, Rafa Knight, and part 11 of the epic 12-part connecting variant cover series by artist Ben Bates! Don't miss the penultimate chapter to the biggest crossover event in Archie Action history!

RECOMMENDED BY HOWARD!

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 8/12!!

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DC COMICS BOMBSHELLS #1

(W) Marguerite Bennett (A) Marguerite Sauvage

The ultra-popular statues from DC Collectibles come to life in their own ongoing comic book series! Learn the story behind this alternate reality where the Second World War is fought by superpowered women on the front lines and behind the scenes! It all begins with the stories of Batwoman, Wonder Woman and Supergirl.

RECOMMENDED BY PERRY!