September Facebook Competition

September 1st, 2010 by Ace Comics

Facebook Photo Competition

On August 28th it was officially Read Comics in Public Day. At Ace, we think EVERY DAY should be Read Comics in Public day, so for our new Facebook competition we want photos of you doing just that!

Anyone who posts a picture of themselves or their friends reading comics in public on our Facebook wall will be entered into a prize draw to win a cool Ace Goody-Bag, featuring all sorts of exciting bits and bobs including retailer exclusive posters, rare variant comics and more!.

We will be accepting entries for the whole month of September, and the winner will be picked at random from all the photos and notified via Facebook in the first week of October.

Obviously, keep the entries clean (we are a family store, after all), and any offensive posts will be removed immediately.

Have fun, and good luck!

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Pat Mills Signing at Richmond and Colchester

August 29th, 2010 by Ace Comics

Requiem Chevalier Vampire 2

Pat Mills – first editor of 2000AD and world-class comic book writer – will be signing copies of his Eagle Award winning book Requiem Chevalier Vampire to celebrate the release of the newest volumes. He will be attending our Richmond store on October 2nd, and our Colchester store on October 16th.

About Pat Mills

Mills has written comics since the early seventies, including such popular works as Charley’s War, Invasion!, Flesh, Judge Dredd: The Cursed Earth, R0-Busters, ABC Warriors, Nemesis the Warlock, Slaine, Finn, Marshal Law, Third World War and his ongoing best selling series Requiem Chevalier Vampire.

About Requiem Chevalier Vampire

Resurrection: a dark and twisted world where evil souls are reborn as monsters. When Heinrich Augsburg, a German officer fighting on the Eastern front, is killed he finds himself reborn into this corrupt reality as one of the vampire elite. Renamed Requiem, he explores the bizarre world of Resurrection and its terrifying vampire society – all the while looking for his lost love and one hope of redemption.

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Graphic Novel Pick Of The Week

August 29th, 2010 by Joe

Shinjuku

Writer and director Christopher “Mink” Morrison (Dust) and legendary artist Yoshitaka Amano (Final Fantasy, Vampire Hunter D) join forces to craft an unforgettable tale of destiny, danger, and hard-boiled sorcery, featuring over a hundred original illustrations by Amano! In the year 2020, bounty hunter Daniel Legend finds himself tracking a quarry of a different kind: his long-lost sister. Armed only with his wits, his gun, and a mysterious postcard, Daniel makes his way to the heart of the seedy Shinjuku district of Tokyo, where a clash between two underworlds – the criminal and the infernal – threatens the very fabric of reality.

This 200 page Dark Horse published hardcover book is a brilliant example of east-meets-west storytelling, blending the best of American tech-noir with astonishingly beautiful hand-painted Japanese illustrations.

Ask any of the staff at your local Ace Comics store about availability, or contact us via email and order a copy straight from our head office.

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Be Part Of The Pop Party At Hyper Japan 2010

August 29th, 2010 by Ace Comics

Hyper Japan London 2010

EAT JAPAN presents….

HYPER JAPAN, London’s newest event celebrating Japanese food, fashion, music, anime, cosplay, movies and modern culture!

Join in at the Old Truman Brewery in October for 3 days of fashion shows, cookery lessons, language workshops, concerts, martial arts demos, manga drawing and cosplay competitions!

Included in the event will be the Eat Japan food court – where the best Japanese restaurants from around the country will be selling a range of delicious food and expert chefs will show off their skills. Sample everything from festival food to high class sushi, taiyaki to takoyaki!

HYPER JAPAN is organised by Cross Media, the Japanese company behind Tokyo Day, Eat Japan and the Red Directory. Cross Media are also Tokyo Government’s representatives in the UK, so you can be sure that HYPER JAPAN will present the latest, best and most authentic trends to come out of Japan.

For more information, please visit the official website: Hyper Japan.

Ace Comics is not affiliated with the Hyper Japan event or Cross Media.

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Ace now working in conjunction with Economic Comics

August 29th, 2010 by Ace Comics

Ace have recently started working alongside the fine folks at Economic Comics, who provide a fresh and excting new way to subscribe to comics online. They have the only UK site that allows the customer to view and manage their subscriptions online, as well as a plethora of other features to give you complete control of what you buy.

Head over to www.economic-comics.co.uk and see for yourself!

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Ace Gaming Centre

August 29th, 2010 by Ace Comics

Come and visit the Ace Gaming Centre, a new dedicated gaming area in our Colchester store for use by all members, including evening play for Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh and Dungeons & Dragons, as well as other events and game days.

Membership is free, plus you will receive a 10% of all RPGs and CCGs.

For more information, call us on 01206 561912

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The Ace Events Room

August 29th, 2010 by Ace Comics

As well as a shop full of fantastic comics, toys, manga and more, our flagship Colchester store also houses an events room, which is used for everything from in-store signings from top comics creators to displaying the latest cosplay accesories. When no other events are showing, it also doubles up as the Ace Art Gallery, which exhibits a selection of art work from various comic book publishers and artists, and has previously shown work from John Watson (covers for Uncanny X-Men, Marvel Apes), Jon Haward (Spectactular Spider-Man, 2000 AD) and independent publisher Markosia (Dark Mists, Hope Falls).

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