Acme E-Mail Update #91: March Madness II - March of the Independents

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It is our pleasure to announce one more Free Comic Book Day 2010 guest, Mr. Jonathan Hickman!  This will be his second visit to Acme and a lot has changed for him since then.  Secret Warriors is one of the most uniquely plotted books on the shelves and his run on Fantastic Four is shaping up to be one for the ages, comparable to Byrne's run in quality!  If you are not current on any of his material, just let us know and we'll get it in your hands now before they get gone!


MARCH MADNESS II

MARCH OF THE INDEPENDENTS
  • SATURDAY, MARCH 6TH!!! - That's THIS SATURDAY, in case you forgot! Signing with MATT KINDT (Super Spy, 2 Sisters, Pistolwhip, 3 Story), BEN TOWLE (Amelia Earhart: This Broad Ocean, Midnight Sun), MIKE WATKINS (Guardians), and LYLE POLLARD (Tribulations)!
  • SATURDAY, MARCH 13!!! - Signing with CHRIS SCHWEIZER (Crogan's Vengeance, Crogan's March), SEAN McKEEVER (The Waiting Place), and LEN WALLACE (Love Buzz)!
  • SALE!!! - Saturday, March 6th AND March 13th! BUY ONE, GET ONE FREE on ALL indie trade paperbacks and hardcovers of all types (equal or lesser value)!

THIS WEEK'S COMICS

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  • ADVENTURE COMICS #8 BRAINIAC AND THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES PRELUDE - From the pages of the JLA Lightning Saga and Robinson's Superman, we learned that several Legionnaires had been planted in the past and lost!  Who are they, what is their mission, and what does it have to do with the world of New Krypton?  The answers are coming!  Variant cover available, first reserved-first served!
  • FIRST WAVE #1 (OF 6) - From the pages of Batman/ Doc Savage comes the pulp heroes of yesterday, together in one universe!  Can Doc Savage, The Spirit, and the Blackhawks work together to battle the Golden Tree Cabal?  By Azzarello and Rags Morales!  Don't miss out on this!  Limited variant cover available, first reserved-first served!
  • INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #24 STARK DISASSEMBLED FINALE - Doctor Strange and Tony Stark battle for their lives inside the dying mind of one of the world's smartest men while Maria Hill tries to protect his body from The Ghost!  The Iron Man hardcover collects issue #1-19 by Fraction and Larroca, so grab up Stark Disassembled to be completely current!
  • KEVIN SMITH'S GREEN HORNET #1 - The classic character is back, brought to you by none other than Kevin Smith!  Limited 1-in-25 copies variant covers available, first reserved-first served!
  • INVINCIBLE IRON MAN DELUXE HC VOL 01 - The first nineteen issues of Matt Fraction's award winning and critically acclaimed Invincible Iron Man!  Grab this and Stark Disassembled which concludes this week and you will have everything!
  • CEREAL GEEK MAGAZINE #2 - Previously only available in England and online!  This huge magazine is dedicated fully to 80s cartoons with this issue specifically focusing on the use of magic and science in cartoons like Centurions, Thundarr, and the Real Ghostbusters!  Limited quantities available! 

ACME NEWS


  • Collection Drawer Long and Short Boxes are back in stock! It's been a little while, but the shipment arrived on Monday and we're already moving them out the door. Feel free to e-mail us with your requests so we can hold onto some for the next time you're in!
  • Acme New Collections thread - Jermaine has been buying up affordable silver and bronze age books like a mad man, so don't miss out on that book you've been looking for for YEARS!
  • FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2010!!! - Saturday, May 1st  10 AM - 7 PM! Signings with JONATHAN HICKMAN (Secret Warriors, Fantastic Four, S.H.I.E.L.D., Red Mass for Mars, Transhuman, Pax Romana, Nightly News), Jeff Parker (Agents of Atlas), Chris Samnee (Siege Embedded), Christos Gage (Avengers Initiative), Chris Giarrusso (G-Man), Jeremy Dale (G.I. Joe), Chris Fason (Hero Happy Hour), and Mike Watkins (Sonic the Hedgehog)!

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Hope to see you all this weekend for the signing!  If you have ever had thoughts on making your own comic, this is an opportunity to talk to actual people who took an idea and struggled to turn it into something that you could pick up and read.  Also this is a chance to talk to these people about the lure of the mainstream and how they've dealt with it.  This is an opportunity, don't miss out!