Special Offer: Avengers X-Sanction #1 for just £3.50!

January 13th, 2012 by Ace Comics

Avengers: X-Sanction #1

‘Avengers: X-Sanction’ is a great new series from Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuiness paving the way for Marvel’s upcoming Avengers vs. X-Men event.

The official blurb reads as thus:

“CABLE IS BACK! AND HE’S GOT JUST 24 HOURS TO WIPE THE AVENGERS FROM THE PAGES OF HISTORY!

How has Cable been reborn? Where has he been since “Second Coming”? And what dark event has driven him to destroy the Avengers? The answers are just the tip of an iceberg that threatens to smash the Marvel Universe to smithereens!

A crucial new series by the creators behind SUPERMAN/BATMAN and HULK, Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness

THE COUNTDOWN TO 2012’s STATUS QUO-SHATTERING EPIC BEGINS HERE!”

We like it at ACE and we’re convinced you will too. So much so, that we’re offering issue one of this great title for the equally great price of £3.50 (inc p&p -UK only). In addition to this, we’ll throw in a FREE copy of the ‘Marvel Point One’ one-shot, which covers forthcomming events in the Marvel Universe. ‘The future begins here!’, as it proclaims.

To grab yourself a copy of ‘Avengers: X-Sanction #1′, just click the button below…


Next Week’s Comics – On Sale 1/2/12

January 25th, 2012 by Ace Comics

Magic the Gathering - Winter Soldier

These titles will go on sale on Wednesday 1st February 2012.

DC – BATMAN GATES OF GOTHAM TP: Collecting the acclaimed 5-issue miniseries from writers Scott Snyder (AMERICAN VAMPIRE) and Kyle Higgins (NIGHTWING)! When a mystery as old as Gotham City itself surfaces, Batman assembles a team of his greatest detectives – including Red Robin, Owlman, I-Ching and others – to investigate this startling new enigma!… This miniseries spins out of recent events in the Batman titles and sets the stage for several exciting storylines in 2011. This volume also includes BATMAN ANNUAL #28 and DETECTIVE COMICS ANNUAL #12

IDW – MAGIC THE GATHERING #1: Get ready, Magic: The Gathering fans, there’s a new Planeswalker in town! In search of greater magical knowledge and on the hunt for the people who destroyed his town, Dack Fayden is the greatest thief in the Multiverse. When he gets his hands on his latest prize, though, he has no idea where it will lead him-or to who!

IMAGE – FATALE #2…. The second issue of the hottest new series of 2012 is here! In modern times, Nicholas Lash searches for answers about the mysterious woman who ruined his life, while in the mid-1950s, reporter Dominic Raines is drawn down that same murderous path… The award-winning team of
Brubaker and Phillips keeps the heat on high in this epic horror noir!! With the first printing of Fatale #1 selling out before it hit the shelves!…. Image has gone back to press with FATALE #1 VAR CVR 2ND PTG – order now to get your copy!

MARVEL – WINTER SOLDIER #1 From the blockbuster creative team behind Captain America, Ed Brubaker and Butch Guice bring back Bucky Barnes and must tackle his greatest challenge yet! Winter Soldier and Black Widow are the super-spies of the Marvel U!…….. Ex-Russian Sleeper Agents awaken, but under who’s control?……. Is that Dr. Doom? Uh oh…….! Also, from MARVEL, INCREDIBLE HULKS FALL OF HULKS HC The Hulk is gone – transformed back into Bruce Banner, seemingly forever. But Banner knows the Hulk never stays buried. He knows he must prepare ! Collecting FALL OF THE HULKS: ALPHA, INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) #601-608 and material from #600, DARK REIGN: THE LIST – HULK, FALL OF THE HULKS: RED HULK #1-4, M.O.D.O.K.: REIGN DELAY, and FALL OF THE HULKS: M.O.D.O.K.

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Swish New DC Brand Identity Revealed

January 20th, 2012 by Ace Comics

New DC Logo

So yesterday DC officially unveiled their brand new logo (handily pictured alongside this article) which features a number of variations reflecting the different brands, stories and characters in their portfolio.

It was last revamped nearly seven years ago in May 2005 from the famous DC ‘Bullet’.

What do you guys think of the new look?

You can read more about the new logo on the DC site here.

FREE Book on Kindle??!

January 20th, 2012 by Ace Comics

Neon Gods Brought Down by Swords

…STOP… …ACE Community News… …STOP…

One of our covey of highly talented (and much appreciated) customers is releasing his second book on Amazon Kindle on the 23rd of January. To celebrate this, he will be giving away his first book Neon Gods Brought Down by Swords absolutely FREE on the 23rd, 24th and 25th of January! That’s right, FREE Kindle book up for grabs on those three days.

The blurb for Neon Gods:

“I am Sorcha Nic Lir. Kill me, if you dare.

Seven men are fated to be sent into the dark. They mustn’t know that they are going to die. There’s no telling who they’ll bargain with, if they think that they are under threat. If they manage to convert the assassin to their cause, everything will fall apart at the outset.

Fortunately, there’s a plan for dealing with the assassin. It’s the same plan, with the same element of risk. He, too, must not know that he is marked for death. There’s no telling who he’ll bargain with, if he thinks that he’s under threat.

Gilach Mac Gilach will bargain with anyone, and possibly anything, if it means staying alive that little bit longer. Sent to the city to extinguish the lives of seven ne’er-do-wells, Gilach falls foul of a sudden change in the political mood.

Within seconds of arrival, he realises that the rules of the game, and promises of gold, mean nothing to the covert agents pulling his strings. The stakes are ridiculous, the odds beyond reckoning, and the treasure unwinnable. Those factors never stopped him before. They could earn him a spot six feet under, this time round…”

Why not give it a try and support a fellow Acer!

Next Week’s Comics – On Sale 25/1/12

January 18th, 2012 by Ace Comics

Batman and Robin / Infestation 2

These titles will go on sale on Wednesday 25th January 2012.

DC Comic’s highlight this week is the BATMAN AND ROBIN WHITE KNIGHT DARK KNIGHT HC, written by PAUL CORNELL, PETER J. TOMASI and JUDD WINICK.

Last year’s groundbreaking Infestation series, IDW’s first-ever event, saw many teams from multiple universes fight off a zombie invasion. Now, an even bigger threat has risen to threaten the growing IDW multiverse: Lovecraftian demons threaten to reach across time and space and destroy everyone everywhere and everywhen! Also featuring Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, INFESTATION 2 #1 presents a threat that perhaps not even TRANSFORMERS, G.I. JOEs, Danger Girl, and others can surmount!

From IMAGE – COVER GIRLS HC collects some of the best covers and other artwork from rising star GUILLEM MARCH (GOTHAM CITY SIRENS, CATWOMAN). More than one hundred full-colour images featuring the sexiest girls from his stunning work for Eros Magazine or Playboy Spain, never seen in the US, plus much unpublished art!

In CAPTAIN AMERICA BY ED BRUBAKER PREM HC VOL 01, the bestselling cap writer Ed Brubaker and superstar artist Steve Mcniven bring you the next chapter in Steve Rogers’ life, and it’s a perfect jumping-on point for fans of the movie! A funeral for a fallen friend turns into a race against time as the original Captain America makes his explosive return! Learn the secrets of the mission that went wrong in WWII, and why old friends are now old enemies! It’s all-out cap action and history the way you like it, in a cage match for your comic-reading pleasure! Collecting captain America (2011) #1-5.

After suffering heavy damage during Bastion’s attack on mutantkind, the city of San Francisco is rebuilding in X-MEN LEGACY AFTERMATH TP. Hoping to aid in the reconstruction effort, Cyclops tasks a team of X-Men to lend a hand….but when something goes terribly wrong, will the X-Men lose everything they fought for? Collecting X-MEN LEGACY #242-244 and #248-249, plus all-new OHOTMU-style profiles for Blindfold, Hellion and Omega Sentinel!

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Missing some new DC titles?

January 17th, 2012 by Ace Comics

DC The New 52 image

With the DC relaunch firmly establishing itself, we have a great opportunity to catch up on some of the titles you might have missed.

Below, you’ll find a list of all of the currently available DC issues. If there are any that you want to purchase, simply fill in your details and copy and paste or input the title and issue number into the form at the bottom. Once we have your request, we will provide you with a Paypal invoice for your order which will include any shipping costs.

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Just a reminder

January 16th, 2012 by Ace Comics

Ace Comics Ebay Store Image

If you’re more of an ‘off-the-peg’ shopper, new titles and items are added on a daily basis to our eBay store.

Just follow the link to see what’s currently on sale.

Biff’s Preorder Picks for January

January 13th, 2012 by Ace Comics

Biffs Buys January 2012 - Saga / Manhatten Projects / Blue

A message from the man in charge…

“Hello to everyone in comicland and a belated ‘Happy New Year’ to you too!

If you’re looking for something fresh to get your eyes stuck into, here are the first of my tips for 2012…

1) SAGA #1 / Image Comics Available March

Y: The Last Man writer Brian K. Vaughan returns to comics with red-hot artist Fiona Staples for Saga, an all-new ongoing series featuring a mix of Star Wars-style action mixed with Game of Thrones-esque drama in an original sci-fi/fantasy epic for mature readers.

Y: The Last Man was a breath of fresh air when it first appeared from Vertigo and has been sorely missed. Now Brian has returned with a sci-fi fantasy epic which I’m sure will take a new slant on this genre.

2) The Manhattan Projects #1 / Image Comics Available March

Jonathan Hickman writes with art from Nick Pitarra and Cris Peter. Manhatten Projects begins with “Infinite Oppenheimers”— a look at history through a darker, much stranger, lens. What if the research and development department created to produce the first atomic bomb was a front for a series of other, more unusual, programs? What if the union of a generation’s brightest minds was not a signal for optimism, but foreboding? What if everything… went wrong?

Jonathan Hickman is a writer of many genres and whichever he is writing in, he is at the top of his game. The Manhattan Projects is a must for those who believe in conspiracy theories as Hickman explores the darker side of science.

3) Blue / Top Shelf Available March

Australian cartoonist Pat Grant mixes a fascinting blend of autobiography and fiction with a sci-fi twist.

Here’s what Craig Thompson, author of ‘Blankets’, ‘Carnet de Voyage’ and ‘Habibi’ had to say about it:

“This book rekindles my earliest enthusiasm for the comics medium. Pat Grant is the Australian Mark Twain, trading Huck’s raft for a waxed-up surfboard and an inked-up sable brush. Vast themes of racism and immigration unravel in sprawling murals and a single day in the life of some reckless teens in this sea-polished, perfect nugget of a book.”

What are you looking forward to from the first preorders up in 2012?

- Biff

Next Week’s Comics – On Sale 18/1/12

January 11th, 2012 by Ace Comics

Mass Effect / Danger Girl

These titles will go on sale on Wednesday 18th January 2012.

Highlights this week include the conclusion of the Mass Effect Invasion series (2 covers by Carnevale and Renaud), the fifth issue of one of the hottest comics of 2011 – Justice League as they continue their battle against the forces of Darkseid and the beginning of the new Danger Girl series written by Andy Hartnell and art and covers by J Scott Campbell and Chris Madden.

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March 2012 Titles Available For Subscription

January 5th, 2012 by Ace Comics

Amazing Spider-Man Ends of the Earth

Over on our Economic Comics subscription service we have just added all the new titles being released in March 2012 by all major publishers.

DC Comics release the first hardcovers collecting the first issues of the DC relaunch, the all new Batman Death By Design deluxe hardcover by Chip Kidd and Dave Taylor, and the new Night Force series begins. New from Vertigo is Paul Cornell’s Saucer Country, Bill Willingham Phil Jimenez and Andy Lanning’s Fairest, Dan Abnett and I.N.J. Culbard’s The New Deadwardians and Selwyn Sefu Hinds and Denys Cowan’s Dominique Laveau: Voodoo Child.

The Infestation at IDW spreads to G.I.Joe and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Blasting off this month is the second volume of Rocketeer Adventures.

Over at Image, March sees the start of Brian K. Vaughan’s Saga, and Jonathan Hickman’s The Manhattan Projects.

It’s the Avengers Vs. X-Men at Marvel, and the Avengers Assemble in this new Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley ongoing series. Amazing Spider-Man #682 sees the start of the next big Spider-Man event, Ends of the Earth, celebrating fifty years of Spider-Man.The Age of Apocalypse begins this month from Dave Lapham and Roberto De La Torre.

Next Week’s Comics – On Sale 11/1/12

January 5th, 2012 by Ace Comics

Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic War #1

These titles will go on sale on Wednesday 11th January 2012.

Highlights this week include the new Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic War series, the new Transformers More Than Meets The Eye series, the new Scarlet Spider series and the milestone Wolverine #300.

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Next Week’s Comics – On Sale 5/1/12

December 29th, 2011 by Ace Comics

Fatale

These titles will go on sale on Thursday 5th January 2012.

Image – Guns! Sex! Secret Cults and Monsters! – from the creators of Sleeper, Incognito and Criminal: Ed Brubaker and Sean Philips bring you the explosive debut of Fatale #1! It blends Noir and horror unlike anything you’ve seen before!

Marvel – The hobgoblin is back, out of control and more deranged than ever in Spiderman Masques Prem HC! Will Ghost rider be enough to help Spider-Man? And will we see the return of the black costume as Spider-Man faces Morbius the living vampire! Written by industry superstar Todd McFarlane. It Collects Spider-Man (1990) #6-7, #13-14 and #16: X-Force (1991) #4. Also, this week from Marvel: Fear Itself Prem HC by Brian Michael Bendis – The God of Fear has come to Earth, the only thing standing between it and world domination are the Earth Mightiest Heroes! and it will take ALL of the Avengers to fight the madness of Fear Itself…! It collects Avengers (2010) #13 to #17 and New Avengers (2010) #14 to 16.

IDW – Crysis: Written by Richard K Morgan. This epic miniseries set in the year 2020 is about Laurence “Prophet Barnes and the soldiers of Raptor team and their battle with a hostile alien race whom had been laid dormant for millions of years.

DC- Annotated Sandman Volume 1 HC: A must have for all Sandman fans! This volume compiles issues #1 to #20 and also includes commentary, historical and contemporary references, hidden meanings and much more. The sandman is written by Neil Gaiman, Annotations is written by Leslie S Klinger, with art by Sam Keith, Mike Dringenberg, Michael Zulli, Kelley Jones, Charles Vess and Colleeen Doran. The cover art is by Dave Mckean.

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Next Week’s Comics – On Sale 29/12/11

December 21st, 2011 by Ace Comics

These titles will go on sale on Thursday 29th of December 2011.

Dark Horse – The Guild Zaboo – Jointly written by Guild creator Felica Day and Sandeep Parikh and with interactive elements to the video game this Becky Cloonan illustrated one shot is a must have for fans of the Comic & Game alike.

DC Comics – Chase Softcover – Collecting stories from a multitude of titles this 352pg collection stars CHASE agent Cameron Chase whilst out on field assignments for the Dept Of Extranormal Activities , written by D Curtis Johnson and J.H Williams III (Of Batwoman fame!) along with art from J.H Williams III amongst others , a great new collection of classic cult comics.

IDW – Turtle Power hits the shelves in this week with the release of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Global Editions!

IMAGE – Due out in this week is Darkness Compendium HC Vol 2, collecting 49 Issues and more this bumper £75.00 RRP 1280 page HC edition comes in at less than £0.06 per page ! Perfect as that Late Christmas present for those Darkness fans you forgot to buy for ! Not content with just the one Huge collection in this week Image release Madman 20th Anniversary Monster HC edition! Printed the same size as original art @ 11” x 17” this Huge HC Coffee table book features art and stories & art by … Kirby / Frazetta / Toth / Miller / Moebius / Stevens / Kubert / Bagge / Baker / Bond / Milligan /Cooke / Cooper /Haspiel / Hermandez / Larsen / Mack ( phew, should I continue ? ok ! ) McKeown / Mireault / Avon Oeming / Pope / Powell / Quitely / Seagle / Kristiansen / Smith / Stephens / Thompson / Wagner / Quinones / Wicks and of course Michael Allred !

MARVEL – Kick Ass 2 issue #6 (Plus Photo variant) is the penultimate issue to this 2nd series of everyone’s favourite teenage Super Hero! Although he does need help from his pint-sized school girl accomplice to try take down The Mother *** and his team of Toxic Mega ****’s !

As per usual, all prices are RRPs.

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Next Week’s Comics – On Sale 21/12/11

December 17th, 2011 by Ace Comics

Next Week's Comics

The penultimate week of this year has got plenty of good stuff coming out, including the next issue of one of this years best-selling titles in Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s Batman, which will go on sale on Wednesday 21st of December 2011.

We’ve also got new issues of big-hitters such as Amazing Spider-Man, Avengers, Catwoman, Daredevil, Dark Horse Presents, Justice League, Venom, Wolverine and the X-Men, Wonder Woman, and lots more.

As per usual, all prices are RRPs.

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Best of 2011 – Staff Picks

December 13th, 2011 by Ace Comics

Staff PicksWith 2012 mere weeks away, we took the time to take a look back at the last year of comics and pick out a few of our favourites.

It’s been a pretty strong year for the industry, with the bigger publishers really upping their game and lots of good material being released. The comic industry news has been largely dominated by DC’s ambitious reboot of their entire line with The New 52, and with good reason as they managed to produce some absolutely superb new titles out of it such as the new Batman, Action Comics and Swamp Thing series to name but a few. Marvel haven’t been slacking off though, and have released plenty of good series themselves, with the Spider-Island crossover in Amazing Spider-Man standing out as an example of a big event story being done right, and relaunched titles like Daredevil and Punisher being a great success.

Other publishers have also kept the quality up, with Image Comics putting out hit-after-hit with the likes of Butcher Baker: The Righteous Maker, Jonathan Hickman’s Red Wing, Scott Synder’s Severed and more, IDW reinvigorating their entire G.I. Joe line to great effect, Dark Horse’s Hellboy books keeping up their already very high standards, and plenty of wonderful graphic novels from Top Shelf, Fantagraphics, Pantheon and more!

Each of our individual staff members picked out their favourite comic series or graphic novel to come out this year and elaborated on why. Take a look below!

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Graphic Novel Pick of the Week

December 10th, 2011 by Ace Comics

Criminal Last of the InnocentThe latest volume of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’ phenomenal crime-noir series has just been released, and it stands out as one of the best books to come out this year.

The Last of the Innocent tells the story of Riley Richards as he returns to his hometown to tend to his sick father, only to be struck by the realisation that his life hasn’t turned out quite how he expected. In debt to loan-sharks, married to the wrong woman, and full of nostalgia for how his life used to be, Riley decides to take drastic action to get things back to how he wanted them.

Managing to somehow make you feel sympathetic for the main character despite his actions, it’s a fascinating and engrossing character study that is truly hard to put down. Phillips’ art employs wonderfully executed and unique storytelling techniques to show the difference between Riley’s past and present that really makes it stand out amongst the other volumes in the series. Every character is well-realised and believable, and the whole of Brubaker’s script is tight, sharp and punchy.

Criminal: The Last of the Innocent is on sale now from all of our Ace Comics stores, and gets our absolute highest recommendation.

Next Week’s Comics – On Sale 14/12/11

December 10th, 2011 by Ace Comics

Next Week's Comics

Cable is back, and his sights are set firmly on taking down the Avengers in the first issue of Marvel’s new event book Avengers: X-Sanction, which goes on sale Wednesday 14th December 2011!

Alongside that we’ll also be seeing new issues of Batwoman, Green Lantern and Superboy from DC, Scott Synder’s American Vampire from Vertigo, New Avengers, Ultimate Comics X-Men and more courtesy of Marvel, Dark Horse’s Orchid and The Strain, plus plenty of other big books. We’ve also got new graphic novels, with the new volume of The Walking Dead and Jonathan Hickman’s Red Wing both turning up.

All prices are RRPs.

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Darth Vader is Coming to Town!

December 5th, 2011 by Ace Comics

Darth Vader's Galactic GrottoOn December 17th everyone’s favourite alternative to Santa’s Grotto is back in our Colchester store! Darth Vader makes his welcome return in our Galactic Grotto, this year complete with an amazing custom-made set built especially for the occasion.

For the low price of £5 you will get to enter the grotto, receive a Star Wars related gift and get to meet (and have your photo taken with) the Dark Lord of the Sith himself!

For more details, call us on 01206 561912, email martin@acecomics.co.uk or come and visit us in-store!

Keep your eyes peeled on our Twitter feed for more details and maybe some sneak peeks of the set soon.

 

Next Week’s Comics – On Sale 07/12/11

December 3rd, 2011 by Ace Comics

Next Week's Comics

Matt Fraction and Terry Dodson kick-off a brand new ongoing series for Marvel’s Defenders next week on Wednesday 7th December 2011.

Meanwhile, DC Comics will be providing us with new Action, Detective, Stormwatch, Swamp Thing and more, Marvel have a double-dose of Spidey with the next issues of both Amazing and Avenging Spide-Man coming out, Image unleash some new Hack/Slash, plus plenty more from other publishers!

Prices below are RRPs.

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Women of Comic Book Cosplay 2012 Calendar

November 30th, 2011 by Ace Comics

WoCC 2012

One of our Ace Comics staff members also runs the very successful Women of Comic Book Cosplay blog, which highlights the absolute finest cosplay from around the world. This year the blog has put together a calendar featuring twelve wonderful models dressed up as your favourite comic book characters.

With high-quality oversized images, it’s sure to brighten up any room. Click here to visit their shop and buy one now!

You can also see one of the very lovely models talking about the calendar (whilst wearing a bikini) by clicking here.

New Conan The Barbarian – Coming February 2012

November 28th, 2011 by Ace Comics

Conan The BarbarianNext February Dark Horse Comics will be releasing a brand new ongoing series for Robert E. Howard’s most popular creation: Conan! The first story line in the book will adapt one of the most famous and frequently requested stories, Queen of the Black Coast, which takes the titular character onto the high seas and details his time as a pirate.

The new series will be written by superstar creator Brian Wood. Fresh from finishing work on his two critically acclaimed titles Northlanders and DMZ from Vertigo, Wood has made a name for himself for his character-driven storytelling and expert world building. Managing to balance action and drama with genuine development for his characters, he has proved himself to be capable of writing a huge variety of different genres ranging from teen-romance to viking-crime.

Artwork on the new series comes courtesy of Becky Cloonan, who has already collaborated with Wood on Northlanders and Demo. As well as those she also has an impressive list of other titles in to her name including American Virgin, Pixu, Buffy The Vampire Slayer and more. Cloonan has built up an extremely well-deserved fanbase for her super-detailed yet highly-stylised work, and is sure to bring a unique new look to the world of Conan.

You can subscribe to the new series right now through our Economic Comics online subscription service. If you haven’t got an account, click here to sign up now!

February 2012 Titles Available For Subscription

November 23rd, 2011 by Ace Comics

February 2012 Solicitations

Over on our Economic Comics subscription we have just added all the new titles being released in February 2012 by all major publishers.

Marvel release their new Winter Soldier series (spinning out of the events of Fear Itself), DC launch a new title for Batman Beyond Unlimited, Dark Horse see Brian Wood and Becky Cloonan launch their new Conan The Barbarian title, as well as plenty of new series from Image, Avatar, Dynamite and more!

If you don’t already have an account, click here to visit the site and set up your subscriptions now.

Next Week’s Comics – On Sale 30/11/11

November 23rd, 2011 by Ace Comics

Next Week's Comics

Cyclops and his team of mutants take the fight to classic villain Mr Sinister next week in Uncanny X-Men #2, which will be released on Wednesday 30th November 2011.

We’ve also got new Angel & Faith, Butcher Baker, Daredevil, Star Trek, Thunder AGENTS, Wolverine and much more headed to shelves.

Prices below are RRPS.

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Customer report – NYCC

November 7th, 2011 by Ace Comics

NYCC

One of our lovely customers was lucky enough to have gone to the recent New York Comic Con. He was also kind enough to write up a very detailed report about it for us.

It sounds like he had a great time, and has made all of the Ace staff rather jealous.

Click below to read the report!

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Next Week’s Comics – On Sale 09/11/11

November 5th, 2011 by Ace Comics

Next Week's Comics

Zeb Wells and Joe Madureira kick off Spider-Man’s new second ongoing series, the Avenging Spider-Man, next week. It will be arriving on shop shelves on Wednesday 9th November 2011.

Also coming out will be new Green Lantern, Batwoman, Suicide Squad and more from DC, the next part of Star Trek/Legion of Superheores from IDW, Dark Horse’s House of Night series, while Marvel offer Battle Scars, which follows up on the events of Fear Itself, and new issues of Uncanny X-Force, Ghost Rider, Wolverine and others!

As well as all that we’ll be seeing Point One, the launching pad for Marvel’s next year of events, which promises to be a must read for anyone interested in the future of the Marvel U.

All prices are RRPs.

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Next Week’s Comics – On Sale 02/11/11

October 29th, 2011 by Ace Comics

Next Week's Comics

Marvel continue their re-structuring of the X-Men line with the relaunch of the flagship Uncanny X-Men from the creative team of Kieron Gillen and Carlos Pacheo which goes on sale on Wednesday 2nd November 2011.

You can also expect to see Action Comics, Animal Man, Swamp Thing and more from DC, Avengers Academy, New Mutants and others from Marvel, the new Jonathan Hickman book Feel Better Now from Image, John Byrne’s Cold War courtesy of IDW, the new issue of The Goon from Dark Horse, and plenty more!

All prices are RRPs.

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January 2012 Titles Available For Subscription

October 24th, 2011 by Ace Comics

January 2012 solicitations

Next year is almost upon us, and all the major publishers have released their solicitations for the titles being released in January 2012. They’ve been added to our database and are all available for subscription on our Economic Comics subscription service.

Things will kick off with a bang when Marvel start their new ongoing Scarlet Spider series and a Brian Wood penned Wolverine and the X-Men six-parter. Image unleash another wave of sure to be hit titles including Jonathan Luna’s Whisper and Ted McKeever’s Mondo. We also have a new Lobster Johnson series from Dark Horse, two new Transformers ongoing series from IDW and a whole lot more!

If you don’t already have an account, click here to visit the site and set up your subscriptions now.

Next Week’s Comics – On Sale 26/10/11

October 22nd, 2011 by Ace Comics

Next Week's Comics

The superstar creative team of Jason Aaron and Marc Silvestri kick off a thrilling new beginning for the Green Goliath next week with the first issue of the new Incredible Hulk ongoing series. It’s sure to be a smash hit*, so make sure you swing by one of our shops on Wednesday 26th of October 2011 to pick up a copy.

Also heading to shelves will be the next issues of Batman: The Dark Knight, Aquaman, The Flash and more from DC, the penultimate part of the Spider-Island crossover in Amazing Spider-Man from Marvel, Angel & Faith fighting more demons in London from Dark Horse, Image’s Walking Dead and Butcher Baker: The Righteous Maker, and plenty of other good stuff.

All prices below are RRPs.

*sorry about that…

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Next Week’s Comics – On Sale 19/10/11

October 15th, 2011 by Ace Comics

Next Week's Comics

Geoff Johns and Jim Lee continue to re-write DC comics history with the second issue of the brand new Justice League ongoing, and it looks like Batman and Superman don’t get off to a good start. It will be headed to shop shelves on Wednesday 19th of October 2011.

Also coming out is the final chapter of Marvel’s mega-event Fear Itself which sees the fate of the world hanging in the balance, the second issue of DC’s best selling Batman, the start of a new Mass Effect series from Dark Horse, the conclusion of Image comics zombie-Vietnam series ’68, and a whole heap of other great stuff.

Prices below are RRPs.

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Next Week’s Comics – On Sale 5/10/22

October 1st, 2011 by Ace Comics

Next Week's Comics

Another packed week coming up next, when new comics go on sale on Wednesday October 5th 2011.

It’s the end of an era for the X-Men with the last issue of X-Men: Schism driving a wedge between Cyclops and Wolverine, the continuation of DC’s new line with lots of second issues, including big hitters like Action Comics, Batgirl and Detective Comics, the next installment of Robert Kirkman’s zombie epic Walking Dead, the start of the new Image Comics series The Strange Talent of Luthor Strode, and plenty more!

All prices listed below are RRPs.

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