FANTASTIC FOUR #588 (Final Issue)

Following the events of this month's Fantastic Four, Marvel has sent out this teaser for the next and I guess final issue of Fantastic Four #588.

The solicit also mentions Spider-Man will be consoling the young Franklin Richards who was on hand to witness the death of his beloved Uncle. Spider-Man appeared in an earlier issue during Jonathan Hickman's run at Franklin's birthday party. The Amazing Spider-Man also seems to be joining the "FF" and will be attending a "very private wake - just for family" with March's Amazing Spider-Man #657.

FANTASTIC FOUR #588
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Penciled by NICK DRAGOTTA
Cover by ALAN DAVIS
Following the death of XXXXXXXX [Johnny Storm], we spend a month seeing how the remaining members of the Fantastic Four, the extended family, other heroes, and prominent villains react to the loss of this legendary hero. It's the epilogue to THREE: A Month of Mourning. PLUS: The Amazing Spider-Man consoles Franklin Richards in a second all-new tale!
40 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

FF #1
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Pencils by STEVE EPTING
Cover by DANIEL ACUÑA
Variant Cover by STEVE EPTING
Blank Variant Cover
Character Variant Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
Classic Artist Variant Cover by TBA
Fantastic Four 50th Anniversary Variant by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
It's the FANTASTIC first issue of FF! A bold new direction for Marvel's First Family featuring new members, old friends, older enemies and uneasy alliances that will send shockwaves through the Marvel Universe. With stunning art work by Steve Epting and Paul Mounts, please join writer, Jonathan Hickman, on the second massive arc in the bold new direction for the 'World's Greatest Comic”

In Stores: March 2011

DC Leaves Comics Code For Own Ratings System

DC Comics has ceased using the Comics Code Authority Seal of Approval, which has identified its comics as appropriate for all ages for over 50 years, as of the beginning of 2011. Instead, it will use a rating system for its DC Universe and Johnny DC imprints similar to that used by other comics publishers and which it uses for its digital releases. That system has four ratings:


E – EVERYONE
Appropriate for readers of all ages. May contain cartoon violence and/or some comic mischief.

T – TEEN
Appropriate for readers age 12 and older. May contain mild violence, language and/or suggestive themes.

T+ - TEEN PLUS
Appropriate for readers age 16 and older. May contain moderate violence, mild profanity, graphic imagery and/or suggestive themes.

M – MATURE
Appropriate for readers age 18 and older. May contain intense violence, extensive profanity, nudity, sexual themes and other content suitable only for older readers.

Dc will continue to label all of its Vertigo releases as “For Mature Readers.”

The Comics Code Authority, part of the Comics Magazine Association of America, was formed as a self-policing organization in the 1950s in response to public, business, and political pressure on comics content. Marvel withdrew in 2001 and uses its own rating system.

Bongo dropped the code a year ago, leaving Archie as the only company still using the Comics Code Authority seal. 

 

New Arrivals @ 1up Collectibles : Wednesday - 01/26/2011

New Arrivals @ 1up Collectibles : Wednesday - 01/26/2011

Complete list of items shipping to the store, some items may be limited in availability. If you see anything you want to purchase on the list and are not a subscription member at 1up Collectibles, just contact us and let us know if you want an item held at the store. Email – 1upCollectibles@gmail.com

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514 Penn Avenue

West Reading, PA 19611
www.1upCollectibles.com

NEW ARRIVALS : Wednesday - 01/19/2011

PUBLISHER / TITLE / ISSUE / VOLUME / COVER PRICE

AVATAR COMICS
Alan Moore's Neonomicon #1 (of 4) (MR) Project Con Ed, $9.99

Night of the Living Dead #2 (of 5) (MR) Auxiliary Ed, $6.99

Crossed: Family Values #4 (of 7) (MR) Long Beach Edition, $6.99

Crossed Vol. 1 TP (MR), $24.99

BROADSWORD COMICS
Tarot Witch of the Black Rose #66 (MR), $3.50

DARK HORSE COMICS
Let Me In: Crossroads #2 (of 4) Sean Phillips Cvr, $3.99
Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Lost Command #1 (of 5) Tsuneo Sanda cover, $3.50
Star Wars: Legacy - War #2 (of 6), $3.50

DC COMICS
Action Comics #897, $2.99

American Vampire #11 (MR), $2.99

Batman vs. The Undead TP, $14.99

Blackest Night Green Lantern Corps Hard Cover, 24.99

Cartoon Network Action Pack #56, $7.99

DC Comics Presents Superman Sole Survivor #1, $2.99

Detective Comics #873, $2.99

God of War #6(of6) (MR), $2.99

Green Arrow #8 (Brightest Day), $2.99

Green Arrow #8 Variant Edition (Brightest Day), $9.99

JLA The 99 #4,$2.99

JLA Zatannas Search Trade Paperback, $12.95

Justice League Generation Lost #18 (Brightest Day), $2.99

Justice League Generation Lost #18 Variant Edition (Brightest Day), $9.99

Justice Society of America #47, $2.99

Scalped #45 (MR), $2.99

Shazam #1, $2.99

Superman #707 Variant Edition, $9.99

Teen Titans #91), $2.99

Wonder Woman #606, $2.99

World of Warcraft: Curse of the Worgen #3 (of 5), $2.99

Zatanna #9, $2.99

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
Boys #50 Highland Laddie #6 MR, $3.99

Jim Butcher's Dresden Files: Storm Front Vol. 02 #3, $3.99

Jim Butcher's Dresden Files: Storm Front Vol. 2 #4, $3.99

IDW PUBLISHING
Angel  Aftermath #41, $3.99
GI Joe A Real American Hero #162, $3.99

IMAGE COMICS
Skullkickers #5, $3.99
Spawn #201, $2.99
The Walking Dead Weekly #4 (MR), $2.99

KENZER AND COMPANY
Knights of The Dinner Table #170, $4.99

MARVEL COMICS
Anita Blake Premium Hardcover Circus of Damned Charmer Book 01 (MR), $19.99

Astonishing Thor #2, $3.99
Avengers #9, $3.99
Captain America #614, $3.99
Captain America 70^th Anniversary Magazine #1, $9.99
Chaos War #5, $3.99
Chaos War X-Men #2, $3.99
Deadpool #32, $3.99
Deadpool Corps #10, $3.99
Fantastic Four #587 THREE, $4.99
Incredible Hulks #621, $3.99
Magneto #1, $3.99
Namor First Mutant #6, $3.99
New Avengers #8, $3.99
New Mutants #21, $3.99
Punisher in Blood #3, $3.99
Secret Avengers #9, $3.99
Spider-Man #10, $3.99
Spider-Man Gauntlet Vol 04 Juggernaut Trade Paperback, $24.99
Thunderbolts #152, $3.99
Ultimate Comics Doom #2, $3.99
Ultimate Comics Avengers 3 #6, $3.99
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #152, $3.99
Uncanny X-Force #4, $3.99
Uncanny X-Men #532, $3.99

What If Classic Trade Paperback Vol 07, $19.99
X-23, $3.99
X-Men #7, $3.99
X-Men #7 Blank Variant Cover,$7.99

TOP COW COMICS
Artifacts #5 (of 13) Cover A - Klein, $3.99

Artifacts #5 (of 13) Cover B – Christopher,$3.99

Artifacts #5 (of 13) Cover C – Keown, $3.99

WIZARD ENTERTAINMENT
Wizard Magazine Vol. 235, $5.99

TOYS - T-SHIRTS & COLLECTIBLES
Blackest Night Series 7 Balanced Case Assortment

Blackest Night Series 8 Balance Case Assortment

Marvel Select Juggernaut Action Figure, $24.99

Mirrodin Besieged Prerelease Party! – January 29 and 30, 2011

Join us January 29th and 30th for the Mirrodin Besieged Prerelease Party! We’ll be running a sealed tournament with $25 entry fee. Players will receive 3 Scars of Mirrodin boosters and their choice of either 3 Phyrexian or Mirran-aligned Mirrodin Besieged packs. Players will receive promos for their respective factions: Glissa, the Traitor for Phyrexia, Hero of Bladehold for Mirrodin (while supplies last).

We will also be running $15 Single Elimination Two Headed Giant Side Event Following the main event. Sunday will feature the same events as Saturday. (Note: Side events & Sunday events are pending product availability.) Registration for both days starts at 12pm with the main Sealed Event starting at 1pm. Tell your friends and spread the word – we’ll see you here.

On a side note there is still room for our Exclusive Buy A Box event being held February 3rd 2011. Call or stop by the store for more information!

Marvel's Fantastic Four #587 Official Release Changed to Tuesday, January 25

The upcoming release of Fantastic Four #587 marks the end of the Fantastic Four and the penultimate issue of Marvel’s longest-running series. With the death of one member of the Fantastic Four occurring in the issue, Marvel is anticipating mainstream news coverage of the story. In consideration of the expected mass media attention and its potential impact upon sales, the House of Ideas has announced via the January 20 Marvel Mailer that it will allow retailers such as 1up Collectibles to begin selling this issue on Tuesday, January 25 rather than the originally scheduled Wednesday, January 26.


From the Marvel Mailer:
"FANTASTIC FOUR #587 EARLY RELEASE NOTICE
"Due to the expected mass media attention scheduled for Tuesday, January 25th, Marvel is allowing retailers who have received copies of Fantastic Four #587 to make it available that day. No other new Marvel titles with an on-sale of 1/26/11 may be made available that day.

"This unexpected opportunity is a result of both the new earlier shipping schedule and worldwide mass media coverage.  Marvel cannot guarantee the secured press placement will hit on 1/25 (as other breaking news may bump it), though if it does, retailers like 1up Collectibles who have received the issue may sell their copies. For retailers who don’t receive early shipments, or have customers calling in advance of the shipment arrival, Marvel encourages them to take down customer information and inform them when copies do arrive."
The announcement of the coming demise for one Fantastic Four member has already caught the attention of the Associated Press and CNN, and other trusted news sources can be expected to cover the death of Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, the Human Torch, or The Thing when issue #587 goes on sale.

But this is not just an issue featuring a death; it's the beginning of a new era in Fantastic Four history with more unexpected changes to come. This polybagged issue (regular cover only) will not be overprinted and will not be available on the newsstand.

Mirrodin Besieged Prerelease

Mirrodin Besieged Prerelease
January 29 & 30, 2011


The Mirrodin Besieged prerelease will be a little different from your standard fare, Wizards is asking you to choose a side in the battle for Mirrodin. When you register for the sealed main event you will receive 3 booster packs of Scars of Mirrodin and 3 special prerelease only boosters that are allied to either the Mirrodin or Phyrexian forces. Players will then make a deck of these six packs for the main event. 

Now at 1up Collectibles we love us a little friendly competition, so we will be awarding an additional prize of store credit (credit amount will be based upon attendance) to the top ranked players of both factions. We might even encourage them to dual against one another after the tournament to decide the fate of Mirrodin in our own store.

Mirrodin Besieged Sealed Main Event:
Registration opens at 12pm, Round 1 will be paired at 1pm.
Registration fee is $25


Two Headed Giant Side Events will begin shortly after main event
Registration fee is $15

And as a special gift to our players battling for the future of Mirrodin we will be providing FREE PIZZA & Drink as usual, mmmm pizza and sodas.

1up Collectibles
514 Penn Avenue
West Reading,PA 19611
610-750-7915
www.1upCollectibles.com

With NECA's New Video Game Line It Doesn't Matter How You Play,,,

Everyone is a winner...

While you were knee-deep in egg nog and wearing glasses with funny numbers on them, the folks over at NECA were working the entire time to continue to bring you all things awesome, and no doubt you'll find their new action figures from the videogames Borderlands, Crysis 2, Bulletstorm and Splinter Cell: Conviction more than fit the bill.

We've got a lot to go through here, folks, so here's the goods:

Borderlands ClapTrap Action Figure

From the best selling videogame Borderlands comes this highly detailed poseable replica of everyone's favorite robot, Claptrap. Poseable arms, wheel, and retractable drawer and antenna. Comes with display base.

Splinter Cell: Conviction Sam Fisher 7" Action Figure

From the bestselling Splinter Cell videogame series comes the first ever action figure of hero Sam Fisher based on his appearance in the latest game, Conviction. Figure stands 6 3/4" tall, has over 20 points of articulation, and is available in two different variations with different accessories for each.

Bulletstorm Grayson Hunt 7" Action Figure

From the makers of Gears of War comes one of the most buzzed about new shooters from this year's E3, PAX, and TGS - it's Bulletstorm. Lead character Grayson Hunt is highly detailed, 7" scale, and is fully poseable with PMC rifle, goggles and more. 

Crysis 2 Nanosuit 7" Action Figure

Last but not least, the long awaited follow-up to Crysis brings us a brand new Nanosuit and it is represented with this amazing new action figure. The figure stands 7" tall and has over 25 points of articulation and comes with the Scar assault rifle.

All of these new figures come in gorgeous clamshell packaging and hit our shop and available online at 1up Collectibles in March 2011.

Foursquare Badges Available by Checking In At 1up Collectibles

If you haven't noticed we are big fans of Foursquare. I'm not sure how this came to be other than this obsessiveness to get x-box achievements has spilled over. With that being said by checking into your favorite comic book store you will now be rewarded with two badges.

MESSAGE: Looks like someone’s filed 15 TPS reports in 30 days. Ummm… Yeeaahh… we’re gonna need to go ahead and move you downstairs into Storage B.




HOW TO: Check in 15x in 30 days at the same venue categorized as “Corporate / Office” between the hours of 9am and 5pm.

MESSAGE: You Nerd!


HOW TO: Check in 3x to venues categorized as “Library” or “Bookstore”




Now I know that achievements and badges aren't everyone's thing, so I have decided to add something that everyone can enjoy. 1up Collectibles, LLC currently has a "SPECIAL OFFER" for everyone who checks with the Foursquare App. 


Check in & get 10% off a single item excluding sale items. Mayor receives an additional 5% off Single item. Valid only once per wk per customer. Not Valid with other discount Offers!!!

Magic The Gathering Expansion Pack 3 (X-Box 360)

The Ancient evil dragon Planeswalker Nicol Bolas commanded Sarkhan Vol to guard Zendikar's mysterious Eye of Ugin. In the eye's chamber, the dragon-worshiping shaman slowly spiraled into madness. Expansion Pack 3 features new cards and new decks from the latest Magic: The Gathering trading card game sets. Wield Sorin Markov's "Master of Shadows" deck, unlock three new cards for each deck you already own, and defeat eight new campaign levels to unlock Gideon Jura's "Rally of Righteousness" and Niv-Mizzet's "Root of the Firemind" Decks. This Expansion pack also contains four new Two-Headed Giant co-op levels as well as five new puzzling challenge levels.

• 400 Microsoft Points.