COMICS SHOULD SMELL GOOD!! VS DARKSEID!

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It seems the fires of Apokolips have reached Seattle and wreaked havoc upon our venerable video monkey! Darkseid's minions made off with Sam last night, rendering him unable to record the glorious ramblings of your favorite comic monkeys!

We know this has destroyed your week, but some things just can't be defeated...like the power of Darkseid. Hyrda's out. Darkseid is in. Hail Anti-Life!

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By the power of New Genesis, there is good news as well! We are having our MASSIVE 42nd anniversary sale from 8/19-8/26 featuring discounts so good that the boss is losing sleep over it! Stop in from now until 8/17 to get your pass for our special preview night on 8/18!!

TRANSMISSIONS FROM THE NEGATIVE ZONE!

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Greetings from limbo or The Negative Zone as we have been calling it lately here at Zanadu HQ! Since our last transmission, we’ve received word from our allies at Plymouth Housing that the earthquake retrofit has been delayed until sometime next year. The bottom line still stands—Zanadu will most likely be scouting for new locations in the near future. Have no fear, though, we will do everything we can to continue to provide Downtown Seattle and beyond with the very best in comics, graphic novels and other awesome geekery.

In fact, we’ve got a little secret for ya…August 2017 marks the 42nd year since Perry Plush opened the doors of Zanadu and what better way to celebrate than by having a MASSIVE SALE for all our longtime and new customers!! We are talking once a year, mind staggering deals and discounts so good that the boss is probably losing sleep over ‘em! The festivities start with a special sneak preview night on Friday, August 18th from 4-7pm and continue through August 26th. Stop in from now until August 17th and receive your special invitation to be the first in line for super savings on graphic novels, toys, clothing and more!

Check out our Facebook page for full event details as well as the latest updates on our never-ending battle to survive in the comic book retail trenches of Seattle.

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you to everyone for your continued support, whether it be through the GoFundMe campaign, in store donations or to those who just come in every week to get your fix—we would be nothing without you.

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August is also the 100th birthday of Jack Kirby to whom we will be paying tribute to in our series of ads for this year’s big sale. So keep an eye out for those bombastic, jaw dropping gods of imagination on our social media outlets heralding the latest happenings of our 42nd anniversary!!

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 8/2!!

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ALL TIME COMICS: BLIND JUSTICE #1

(W) Josh Bayer & Various (A) Herb Trimpe & Various

"I am no one. I come from nowhere - and disappear into nothing." By day, he is a patient in a trauma center. But at night, when he is needed, he rises. For he is Blind Justice, the Man Who Walks Through Bullets! Artist Rick Buckler Jr. makes his All Time Comics debut, together with writer/artist Josh Bayer and inker Al Milgrom, for a pulse shattering thriller. Justice can't die!

RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!!

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 8/2!!

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LOVE & ROCKETS MAGAZINE #3

(W/A/CA) Gilbert Hernandez, Jaime Hernandez

What is "punk"? What did it all mean? What does it mean now? What will it mean in the end? The Locas girls's punk reunion has come to a close but the evening has just begun. Also, the Animus situation has gotten too BIG for reunited sisters Lumina and Isla. Meanwhile, on the Gilbert side: Fritz starred in a Dr. Who ripoff only to see her 10-year-old daughter take over the role before returning to the show's last episode 5 years later. Meanwhile, Fritz's newly reunited twin daughters get to (uncomfortably) know one another and meet a classic Palomar character (or three)!

RECOMMENDED BY MORGAN!

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 8/2!!

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GALAKTIKON #1

(W) Eric Powell, Brendon Small (A) Steve Mannion, Jason Moore (CA) Eric Powell

From Brendon Small, the man who brought you Dethklok and Metalocalypse, comes a high stakes intergalactic extreme rock comic. Based on his album, Galaktikon, we follow Triton, intergalactic hero of the universe, who will face the ultimate outer space struggle: getting over his divorce.

RECOMMENDED BY SAM THE VIDEO MONKEY!

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 8/2!!

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NEW GODS SPECIAL #1

(W) Shane Davis, Walter Simonson (A) Shane Davis & Various (CA) Shane Davis, Michelle Delecki

In a feature length story, Orion and Lightray must come to the aid of Forager and his people, as Kalibak has established a brutal dictatorship over the Bug colony. In confronting his evil brother, Orion faces the darker side of his own nature. And, in a back-up story, master comics writer/artist Walter Simonson tells a tale of a young Orion and his friend Seagrin. This issue also includes tales of Lonar of New Genesis reprinted from FOREVER PEOPLE #4 and 7, written and pencilled by Jack Kirby.

RECOMMENDED BY HOWARD!

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 8/2!!

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GENERATIONS: HULK & TOTALLY AWESOME HULK #1

(W) Greg Pak (A) Matteo Buffagni (CA) Jorge Molina

• BRUCE BANNER. AMADEUS CHO. Both have carried the curse of the Hulk. Now they come face-to-face at last - but will they meet as friends or foes?
•  Fan-favorite Hulk scribe GREG PAK is joined by red-hot artist MATTEO BUFFAGNI (X-MEN BLUE) for a time-bending tale that will finally answer the question on everyone's minds: WHO IS THE STRONGEST ONE THERE IS?
Rated T+

RECOMMENDED BY WILL OF COMICSBLEND.COM!

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 8/2!!

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HEATHEN TP VOL 01

(W/A/CA) Natasha Alterici

From critically acclaimed creator Natasha Alterici (Gotham Academy) comes an Nordic fantasy adventure that defies conventions and expectations. Aydis is a viking, a warrior, an outcast, and a self-proclaimed heathen. Aydis is friend to the talking horse Saga, rescuer of the immortal Valkyrie Brynhild, and battler of demons and fantastic monsters. Aydis is a woman. Born into a time of warfare, suffering, and subjugation of women, she is on a mission to end the oppressive reign of the god-king Odin. Collects the first four sold-out issues!

RECOMMENDED BY PERRY!

42ND ANNIVERSARY MEGA SALE!!

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Hotter than the fires of Apokolips, louder than the eardrum bursting resonation of the Boom Tube; it's Zanadu's 42nd anniversary sale exploding into your psyche with mind blowing discounts and specials that only come once a year! What better way to celebrate surviving 42 years in the trenches of comic book retailing than rewarding our tried and true customers with cheap comics?!!

Here's the fine print--

20% off Marvel*, DC*, Dark Horse* and Image* graphic novels!
25% off ALL* other graphic novels!
20% off toys (includes vintage toys,) t-shirts and statues!
20% off Manga!
$5 posters!
Special 50% off graphic novel section!
Huge selection of $2 comics!

This is going to be our biggest sale for some time, so there is NO time to delay! Just hop on your astro glider and race over to Zanadu Comics before Perry realizes just how much money you’re saving!!

Keep an eye out here and our Facebook Page for more announcements here in the coming weeks as well as Jack Kirby themed ads to commemorate the 100th birthday of comics' greatest artist.

In the immortal words of The King, "Don't ask, Just buy!"

*Graphic novels and comics on new release racks not part of sale.

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 7/26!!

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SPAWN #276

(W) Darragh Savage, Jason Shawn Alexander (A) Jason Shawn Alexander (CA) Todd McFarlane

"DARK HORROR," Part One
An even darker new chapter in the SPAWN saga begins with a new creative team! Art by Eisner-nominated illustrator JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER, and story by DARRAGH SAVAGE & ALEXANDER (EMPTY ZONE).

On the other side of the world in Tokyo, a dark conspiracy is unleashed. An old enemy resurfaces. To combat this evil, Spawn will evolve NEW POWERS in order to inflict the same HORROR, pain, and destruction as Hell has done to him over the years.

RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 7/26!!

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BY CHANCE OR PROVIDENCE TP

(W/A/CA) Becky Cloonan

BY CHANCE OR PROVIDENCE collects BECKY CLOONAN's award-winning trilogy: WOLVES, THE MIRE, and DEMETER, with lush colors by LEE LOUGHRIDGE and a sketchbook/illustration section. These stories cast a spell of hypnotic melancholy, weaving their way through medieval landscapes of ancient curses and terrible truths that will haunt you long after you've set them down.

RECOMMENDED BY SAM THE VIDEO MONKEY!

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 7/26!!

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GO GO POWER RANGERS #1

(W) Ryan Parrott (A) Dan Mora (CA) Dan Mora, Miguel Mercado

The untold, personal story of what happens to Jason, Kim, Trini, Zack, and Billy following in the days after they first became Power Rangers.
Fighting evil is hard, but surviving high school may be even harder-welcome to real life in Angel Grove.

RECOMMENDED BY MORGAN!

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 7/26!!

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SECRET EMPIRE #7

(W) Nick Spencer (A) Leinil Francis Yu (CA) Mark Brooks

It was foretold by Ulysses, it's haunted Spider-Man's nightmares for months, and now the moment has arrived: It's time for Miles Morales to kill Captain America! Unless Natasha...
Rated T+

We still have a small quantity of Cosmic Cubes still available for those who didn't get last week's issue. (Free with purchase of every Secret Empire #6) Get caught up Marvel's best crossover in years!

RECOMMENDED BY WILL OF COMICSBLEND.COM!

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 7/26!!

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FAITH AND THE FUTURE FORCE #1

(W) Jody Houser (A) Stephen Segovia, Barry Kitson (CA) Jelena Kevic Djurdjevic

A SPECTACULAR SUMMER EVENT! This summer, every second counts when acclaimed writer Jody Houser (Mother Panic, Star Wars: Rogue One), explosive artist Stephen Segovia (Ninjak, Action Comics), comics legend Barry Kitson (Fantastic Four), and special surprise guests push Faith into a centuries-spanning fight for existence alongside the greatest heroes of the Valiant
Universe...past, present, and future!

Faith "Zephyr" Herbert - former member of Unity, current Harbinger Renegade, and Los Angeles' #1 superhero - is the universe's last, best chance at survival! Centuries from today, a devious artificial intelligence has unleashed a blistering attack on the very foundations of time ...one that is unwriting history from beginning to end! Now, with her options exhausted, Neela Sethi, Timewalker - the self-appointed protector of what is and will be - has returned to the 21st century to recruit Earth's greatest champions of today and tomorrow to oppose this existential threat...and she needs Faith to lead them! But why Faith? And why now?

This July, fly to the farthest edges of the future in a death-defying race to save time itself as Faith leads the charge alongside Valiant's greatest heroes...and becomes a new legend for the ages!

RECOMMENDED BY PERRY!