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What's New? Archive

5/1/08

Free Comic Book Day is this Saturday, May 3rd.
Stop in for your free comic.

Sale!
30% off: Back-issues, Trade Paperbacks, and RPGs until Sunday, May 6th.

4/17/08

Free Comic Book Day is Saturday, May 3rd.

12/21/07

Due to the Christmas and New Year holidays, new comics will be available for pick-up on Friday, December 28th and Friday, January 4th.

25% off on Trade Paperbacks sale ends Sunday, December 23rd.

12/13/07

Check it out!

Large Box Sale: DC Star Trek Classic Deluxe #1-80, + Annuals;
Next Generation#1-80, +Annuals, and Star Trek first series #1-56. All for $99.99.

Short Box Sale: Swamp Thing #28-150 (minus 95, 97-99). All for $129.99.

Short Box Sale: Assorted Old War Comics for $150.00.

12/15/07

25% off hardback graphic novels and trade paperbacks.
20% off Softback graphic novels and trade paperbacks.
The sale ends this coming Sunday, November 18th at 7pm.

So knock out that Christmas shopping now!!!
Finally... Turn your friends on to your favorite reads.
The Sale Stars Now!
Reminder: Let your co-workers, family, and friends know that we sell Gift Certificates.

And

Check it out!

Large Box Sale: DC Star Trek Classic Deluxe #1-80, + Annuals;
Next Generation#1-80, +Annuals, and Star Trek first series #1-56. All for $99.99.

Short Box Sale: Swamp Thing #28-150 (minus 95, 97-99). All for $129.99.

And

Brainstorm Comics will be closed Thanksgiving Day - Thursday, November 22nd.

8/22/07

A new link has been added to the links page:  the on-line comic, America Jr.
http://www.americajr.net/ 

8/04/07

Due to malicious vandalism, the discussion Wiki has been taken down.

7/25/07

I added 2 new links to the Links page:

New http://www.nitelitetheatre.com/name-the-avengers.html Name the Avengers in 10 Minutes

New http://www.nitelitetheatre.com/name-the-x-men.html Name the X-Men in 10 Minutes

4/21/07

Free Comic Book Day is Saturday, May 5th.
For more information click the icon below.

4/14/07

Sale! A selection of John's favorite graphic novels 25% off.
Located on large table next to front window.

4/04/07

Sale! Selected pulled Mutant comics only 50cents.
Sale! Selected pulled Wolverine, Punisher, and Captain America comics at low, low prices.

1/21/07

Play "Pirates of the Coast" Saturday nights at Brainstorm Comics. Join us at 7:00pm.

1/12/07

Interested in learning all about the "Clone Saga"? Click on the link below.

http://www.newcomicreviews.com/GHM/specials/LifeOfReilly/

Meet Matt, our newest character, err...employee.

11/30/06

I've added a list of humorous comics to the review section.

11/19/06

This Thursday, Nov. 23rd is Thanksgiving. We will be closed.

11/4/06

Remember to vote Tuesday, November 7th.

9/29/06

Check out the new DC cartoon, "The Legion of Super-Heroes", Saturday at 10am.

8/10/06

The Comic Review Archive has been updated. The first page has a listing of the comics reviewed (in alphabetical order) that can be clicked on that lead to the actual reviews.

7/07/06

Sorry, I skipped a week.
On the plus side, Superman Returns is at the movie theaters.

6/23/06

The great reviews keep on coming! This week: The Secret Six.

For those of you who have not read it yet, The Flash is back. The speed force may never be the same again.

6/17/06

Yet another great review by JWF on the comics page!

6/08/06

Welcome to guest reviewer, JWF! You can read the first of many reviews by him on the Comics page.

6/04/06

Congratulations to the class of 2006!

5/26/06

New comics will arrive Thursday, June 1st, due to the Memorial Day holiday.

Happy 20th anniversary to Dark Horse comics.

5/20/06

So, I am posting on a Saturday. In a couple of weeks I hope to be posting on Thursdays. All the better to get updates to you in a timely manner.

I have posted a review of the new series, Shadowpact, on the Comics page.

5/14/06

What happened this week? 52 came out. For more 52 action go to http://www.52thecomic.com.

5/08/06

Free Comic Book Day came and went. So, do you plan on adding Amelia Rules! or Superman/Batman to your must have comics?

4/30/06

Free Comic Book Day! Saturday, May 6th!

4/16/06

Free Comic Book Day is Saturday, May 6th. Make sure to put it on your calendar.
Click on the logo below to go to the Free Comic Book Day Website.

4/09/06

Who died this week in Infinite Crisis #6? Read it and find out.

4/03/06

I'm a day late updating the site. Sorry.

The store is having a sale on Busiek TPBs and Graphic Novels!

3/26/06

Free Comic Book Day is Saturday, May 6th. Make sure to put it on your calendar.
Click on the logo below to go to the Free Comic Book Day Website.

3/19/06

I got my Batman Annual!
I added a new review to the Comics page.
And did you notice? The store has a new look!
Keep an eye out: Free Comic Book Day is coming soon.

3/12/06

I want my Batman Annual! John said that more copies would hopefully arrive this next week. 

3/5/06

One year later has started. What do you think? What happened to Aquaman? How did Boomerang Jr. become an outsider? Let us know what you think.

2/26/06

DC Annuals are back. First one up is Batman Annual #25 which will be available this Wednesday. One Year Later also starts this Wednesday!

2/19/06

If you looked at the Museum of Black Super-Heroes website, did you see any heroes that they were missing?

2/12/06

Now available: rare alternate cover issues of Supergirl #4! Get them while they are still available.

2/5/06

In honor of February being Black History Month, I present to you a link to The Museum of Black Super-Heroes.

1/29/06

Check out a new Blog: FanBoyWonder.
The creator of the blog is a Brainstorm Comics customer. He has written a detailed review of Infinite Crisis #4.

1/22/06

No big news or updates this week.

1/15/06

There will be a Lord of the Rings tournament Feb. 4th at 11:30am. Please come to play or watch. The tournaments will discontinue if there is a lack of interest. Also, please come if  you are interested in Anachronism. We would like to play both games.

1/08/06

The holidays are over, children are back in school, the rest of us are back to work. Speaking of work, please notice our new working hours. (Nice transition, huh?)

12/31/05

The store will be closed Sunday, January 1st, New Years day.

Happy New Year, everybody!

12/23/05

The store will be open Saturday, December 24th until 5:00PM.
The store will be closed Sunday, December 25th, Christmas day.
The store will be open Saturday, December 31st until 5:00PM.
The store will be closed Sunday, January 1st, New Years day.

Holiday comic review #5 is up. Go to the Comics page to read it.

And yes, I updated early for the holidays.

Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah! Joyful Yule! Sensational Solstice!

12/18/05

Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah! Joyful Yule! Sensational Solstice!
The store will be closed Christmas day.
Holiday comic review #4 is up. Go to the Comics page to read it.

12/11/05

Holiday comic review #3 is up. Go to the Comics page to read it.

12/04/05

Holiday comic review #2 is up. 

11/27/05

A holiday comic review has been added to the comics page.

I will be adding a new holiday comic review each week until Christmas.

11/20/05

Ask us about: Heroclix: Marvel Armor Wars!

Try out our new Wiki/discussion board. Click here.

11/13/05

I have created a Wiki page as a substitute for our now defunct discussion board. If all goes well, this web page will link to it next week.

See the note below.

11/06/05

We are currently accepting comic and game reviews. Please send submissions to brainstormwebmistress@yahoo.com.

10/30/05

New Hours! Wednesday, Thursday and Friday we will be open 10am till 10pm.

Survey Results
5 visitors to this website took the survey. (And only one of them was me.)
1) What comic company do you primarily read comics from?
DC 60%
Marvel 40%
2) Who is your favorite super-hero?
Superman 20%
Batman 20%
Spiderman 20%
Other 40% (Jessica Jones, Tim Drake/Robin III)
3) How do you get your comic books?
100% said Brainstorm Comics. Go us!
4) How many comics do you buy a month?
1-5 20%
11-15 40%
14-20 40%
5) What is your favorite comic book series?
Legion of Super-Heroes
Ultimate Spider-Man
Young Avengers
Black Panther
JSA

Thank you to everyone who took this practice survey. 

10/23/05

We are now open longer. We are open till 9pm Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

I am trying out survey technology. Please click on the following link to take a comic book survey.
Click here to take survey Survey closed

10/19/05

Ok, I'm late updating. In other news, Infinite Crisis started last week and Spider-Man "The Other" started this week (I Think). What a great time to be comic book readers.

October 31st is Halloween. If you have photos of you or your family members in comic book character costumes that you would like to share with this website and its viewers, please send them to me at brainstormwebmistress@yahoo.com.

10/09/05

Ever thought about reading some of those Vertigo series but never got around to it? Well, now's your chance to sample 5 of Vertigo's premiere titles for under 5 dollars. Vertigo: First Offenses reprints the first issue of: The Invisibles, Fables, Preacher, Sandman: Mystery Theatre, and Lucifer. A great intro to great literature.

10/02/05

So, last week I had to purge the discussion board due to a horrible, no-good spam bomb. This week, we have been bombed again. No more discussion board, until we identify a more robust solution.

The Rex Libris review is up.

9/25/05

So I was out of town and picked up a copy of Rex Libris #1. I was pretty sure it would be bad, but thought, "What the hey?" I was soooo wrong. The comic is hilarious and... special. I'll have a full review posted next week.

9/18/05

There will be an Anachronism Tournament October 1st at 3:30PM after the Lord of the Rings Tournament. Stick around to play this hot new game. Click here to read a review of Anachronism.

A new review is up on the comics page.

9/11/05

Sooo...Brainstorm didn't receive all the cases of Icons Heroclix that it ordered. They will be coming in. Be patient and everybody will get their clicks.

9/04/05

Due to the Labor Day holiday, comics will be available Thursday September 8th instead of Wednesday.

Heroclix DC Icons set will be released 9/07/05!

8/28/05

There will be an Anachronism Demonstration at the store September 3rd from 2:30 to 4:30pm. Come by and learn about this fun new game. 

8/21/05

Buy Captain America #9! Support Danielle!

8/14/05

Dan wants to start a list of customers' email addresses. So, if you want Dan to be able to notify you by email of upcoming events, please send your email address to: brainstorm@frederickmd.com 

8/7/05

I put up a "new" old photo on the photo archive page starring Mayor Ron Young.

7/29/05

Yup. I'm posting early this week. (I'm going on vacation this week, but I will be back in time to put up next weeks post.)

Infinite Crisis update: Read Wonder Woman before you read OMAC #4.

7/23/05

Heads Up! Adventures of Superman #642, from last week, is an OMAC tie-in and a very important read if you are following the Infinite Crisis story-line..

7/17/05

Woops! The HTML code doesn't work on the discussion board posts, either. I may have to do some research.
In other news, there are two new specials at the store:

1. A 95cent sale on selected Prestige/Graphic Novel format comic issues! Check out the 95cent box on the counter!

2. The First One Is Free! Is there a graphic novel or TPB that you have been panning on checking out? Dan has 3 boxes of comic issues that have been reprinted in TPB format. Take an issue home for free. If you like it, buy the trade Paperback! What a deal!

Last of all, go to the gaming page to read a review of "Anachronism"

7/10/05

The Discussion Board is having a slow start. Share your love of comics. Let us know what you are reading.

When posting to the Discussion Board, if you wish to have multiple paragraphs, you will need to enter HTML code.  Before each new paragraph, please type <BR>.

Thank you.

6/27/05

THE DISCUSSION BOARD IS OPERATIONAL! CHECK IT OUT!

6/26/05

Meet Fritzi! You can find out all about him on the About Us page.

6/19/05

Congratulations! John sold his bust, ...er, busts. All of 'em! He also bought the car he wanted. Now he has no excuses for being late to work.

6/12/05

I added a short interview with John to the "About Us" page and more scans to the archive page. Check out Dan's outfit! :)

6/05/05

Dan finally received the missing shipment of comics! YAY!

I added a new review to the comic page. You may have noticed that there hasn't been a Marvel review yet. Well, John promised to write some for the website but hasn't gotten any to me. If you want to review Marvel titles, please email me ( brainstormwebmistress@yahoo.com) with the review and I will post it.

5/30/05

I'm updating the site late this week due to Memorial Day plans.

5/22/05

I added a new this week section on the Comics page. Check it out.

5/15/05

I added a new review on the Comics page.

5/08/05

Free Comic Book Day was a success and a lot of fun!

A reminder: this site is updated every Sunday night.
Comic reviews are added on a monthly basis, unless I start getting submissions.

5/01/05

Added a Photo Archive Page: Click here to see it.
You can also access the page thru a link on the About Us Page.

The About Us Page has been tweaked a little bit.
I'm still waiting on bios from Dan, John, and James.
Feel free to email them incessantly in order to speed them up.

4/24/05

Added to the Comics page: Staff Pick of the Week

Comic and comic related reviews are needed! please email us with your reviews!
See your name and review on the website!

4/16/05

The 50¢ Sale is now over!
All remaining back issues are 25¢ for 1 WEEK!
Sale ends 4/23/05!

4/10/05

Less than 1 week left! Back Issue Sale ends Saturday, April 16th.
All remaining sale comics will be Donated or Detonated!
Last chance!

I created an archive for the weekly updates. To get there, click on the What's New? Archive link above.

Click here for details!

I have added our trading policy onto the Collectables page. Click here to go to it.