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Previews Orders Due: Friday May 18th, 2012
Free Comic Book Day May 5th
We hope everyone had a GREAT Free Comic Book Day! Thank you to Jay Stephens, Kricket n' Krew and Matt the Stormtrooper for helping make it another fantastic event! Start your count down now as FCBD only comes once a year!
Kazoo Comic and Zine Fest, Saturday, April 14th
The festival was a huge success! Congratulations to festival winners:
Best Zine - "One Way Ticket" by Julian Evans
Best Comic - "The Libertarian" by Nick Maandag
Best New Work - "Helium vs. Hydrogen #2" by Adam Aylard
March Mini-Con! March 4th, 1-5pm
Thank you to everyone who came down for our March Mini-Con! We hope everyone, fan and pro alike had a good time! A big THANK YOU to our special guests: Ross Campbell (Wet Moon, Shadoweyes, Waterbaby, Mountain Girl, The Abandoned), Francis Manapul (Flash, Adventure Comics, Superman/Batman), Becky Cloonan (Demo, Pixu, Northlanders), and Agnes Garbowska (
mymisiu.com).
1.
Walking Dead Volume 1 by Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore Now, with season 2 of a hit TV series on AMC, this zombie-apocalypse work focusing on the lives of those trying to recover, has become our most popular book
2.
Chew Volume 1 by John Layman and Rob Guillory
A post-apocalyptic story of a police detective who solves crimes by eating samples from crime scenes, including the victims t
themselves. It is scheduled to be made into a TV series by the same creators of the Walking Dead show.
3.
Walking Dead Volume 14 by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard
4.
Walking Dead Volume 2 by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard
5.
Two Generals by Scott Chantler
An introspective adaptation of the WWII diaries of Scott Chantler's grandfather. For the second year in a row, this is our top-selling book after Walking Dead and Chew. It was featured on CBC's Canada Reads list for non-fiction.
6.
Chew Volume 4 by John Layman and Rob Guillory
7.
Smile by Raina Telgemeier
This is a charming story about Raina's own struggles with orthodontics, set in the context of the development of her image-related self-esteem.
8.
Walking Dead Volume 15 by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard
The newest volume; it came out on December 14th!
9.
Blacksad by Juan Diaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido
A fantastic crime noir story, set in an anthropomorphic world, filled with action, adventure, romance, and everything you'd want in crime noir.
10.
Scaredy Squirrel Has a Birthday by Melanie Watt
The newest in the Scaredy Squirrel series has Scaredy try to deal with the ordeals of having a birthday party - who should he invite? how will his guests act?
11.
Tower of Treasure Volume 1 by Scott Chantler
This book won the Joe Shuster Comics for Kids award this year, and for good reason! A great adventure epic for all ages.
12.
Fables Volume 15: Rose Red by Bill Willingham and Mark Buckingham (with guest artists)
This volume explores Rose Red's past, while continuing the Mister Dark storyline. This volume also includes the landmark issue 100.
13.
Chew Volume 2 by John Layman and Rob Guillory
14.
Sixth Gun Volume 1 by Brian Hurtt and Cullen Bunn
This occult Western was an instant hit when it came to shelves this year!
15.
Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale by Joss Whedon, Zack Whedon, and Chris Samnee
This hardcover details the long-awaited story of Shepherd Book's life.
16.
Sweet Tooth Volume 1 by Jeff Lemire
This is a post-apocalyptic story of a world now populated by children with animal parts, written and drawn by superstar Jeff Lemire, of "Essex County" fame.
17.
Chew Volume 3 by John Layman and Rob Guillory
18.
Binky the Space Cat by Ashley Spires
First in a series of the witty adventures of Binky, who believes he's there to protect his owners from aliens, aka insects, invading from outer space, aka outside the house.
19.
Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1 by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard
This phone-book sized edition contains issues 1-48.
20.
Walking Dead Volume 3 by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard
21.
Sweet Tooth Volume 3 by Jeff Lemire
22.
Night School Volume 1 by Svetlana Chmakova
This manga follows a girl searching for her sister at a high school for occult kids. It won the Joe Shuster Comics for Kids award for 2009.
23.
Batman Noel by Lee Bermejo
This hardcover by the artist of "Joker" doesn't disappoint. Beautiful art and a great story based on "A Christmas Carol".
24.
Batwoman Volume 1 by Greg Rucka and J.H. Williams III
Batwoman (Kate Kane) faces Alice, a new criminal in Gotham, bent on releasing an airborne toxin. This might be the most visually interesting superhero book ever released.
25.
Y the Last Man Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughn and Pia Guerra
This post-apocalyptic story of a world decimated of its male species remains a perpetual best-seller.
Important Note about Memberships
Starting January 1st, 2012, we will be slightly changing our membership policy. As of that date, members will be getting 50% off their bags and boards, ie. 10 cents for each bag and board.
Movember results!
Tyler and Calum "faced off" for November to grow moustaches for prostate cancer. Jer and Robert joined in (and promptly outgrew the boys). On November 30th, Tyler and Calum's moustaches were judged by using magnifying glasses, and Calum was declared the winner! We raised over $200! Join us next year to raise even more!
New Table Rules for Friday Night Warhammer:
These rules are in effect to make sure everyone gets a chance to play!
You must sign up for a table slot. There are two slots:
4:00-6:15 and
6:30-8:45.
Any games that begin earlier than slot #1 must end by 3:45pm
You can sign up for a game at any time during the week.
You cannot sign up for more than one game a night, unless slot #2 is still open when it's scheduled to start.
There are 15 minutes at the end of each slot for clean-up!
Cindy Crabb & Guests!!:
Thank you to the GRCGED, Cindy Crabb, Maranda Elizabeth, and Adriana Blake for a great event on October 2nd!
Dragon Minicon 2011:
Thank you to
Jeff Lemire (Essex County, Sweet Tooth),
Scott Chantler (Two Generals, Three Thieves), and
Jesse Jacobs (Even the Giants) for coming in for a fun signing and Q&A!
Plan Canada Update:
As most of you know, we are donating 100% of our membership fees to Plan Canada to support girls’ rights in Colombia. We’re pleased to announce that, since the start of this initiative in August, we have raised over $5000! This will be matched 4:1 by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). We will continue to donate and update you on our progress. Thanks for helping turn your love of comics into a better life for girls around the world.
The Dragon Needs DMs!!
Do you have any 4th edition D&D experience? The Dragon runs D&D Encounters every Wednesday night and Living Forgotten Realms one Saturday a month and we can always use more DMs! We offer our DM volunteers store discounts when they run for us and all events are run through the Wizards of the Coast Play Network who also send out swag from time to time. All adventure materials are supplied by Wizards of the Coast and the Dragon, so all you need is your rule books and your knowledge!
If you are interested please contact the store either by phone or email: orders @ thedragonweb.com
Comixology:
Big news! The Dragon is partnering with Comixology to bring you a more informed level of comic and manga purchasing! Comixology is a website and App designed to help you order Previews items.
Why did we make this change?
We can present new releases in a more dynamic and informative format. Now, you'll be able to view new releases by cover art, and click through to read summaries, and possibly see preview pages from issues!
We can reduce our orders of the Previews catalogue, as we transition to a more web-based method of monthly orders.
We can make ordering much easier! You can even order comics from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch by using the Pull List App!
How to do it:
Go to
www.pulllist.comixology.com and sign up!
Follow the email link they send you to complete your registration.
Click on “This Week”, and scroll down to the Shop Locator on the right side of the screen.
Enter your postal code.
Click on The Dragon.
Click on “Connect” under the Retailer Connection on the bottom-left side of the screen and fill out your name and phone number. Now all your pulls and subscriptions will come directly to us!
How to “Pull” your comics:
Click on “This Week” and click “Pull” or “Subscribe” for each book you'd like us to hold for you. We will fill “Pull” orders on a first-come, first-serve basis, or reorder items immediately if we don't have enough copies to fill your order.
OR
Visit
Comic News on our website, and click through to a title you'd like to order. Log in to your Comixology account, and “Pull” or “Subscribe”.
How to make your Previews Order:
Click on the Previews banner in the top left corner, and click “Pull” or “Subscribe” for each book you'd like to order. We guarantee your Previews order as long as it's in by our Previews Due Date. And it saves a TON of paper!
If something is not in the online catalogue (usually if it’s a Star item or O/A), just shoot us an email, and we’ll take care of it!
Comixology will automatically send us a list of your requests! It's easy!!
E-Newsletter:
Want to keep up to date with news and events at the Dragon? Send an email to thedragonnews@gmail.com with the subject line "Join" and we will add you to our list! We send out an email every few weeks with upcoming events, cool items to order and information on popular titles, local conventions and more!
This Newsletter brought to you by the staff at The Dragon:
Jenn, Amy, Teresa, Tyler, Jeremy, and Robert.
