[ Mood: Very Sad ]
THE AUSTIN BOOKS LABOR DAY SALE IS HERE!

The long wait is over. Starting tonight at 8pm (until 11pm), and running through Monday 7pm, take advantage of the Austin Books & Comics Annual Labor Day Sale!

Sale Hours:

Thursday 8pm-11pm
Friday 11am-7pm
Saturday 10am-7pm
Sunday 12pm-6pm
Monday 11am-7pm

Two Locations For the Sale

Each section will have its own checkout location.

The main store will have all of the discounted tpbs, manga, bagged sets and showcase comics.

The back store (outside and around the corner) will host the back issues, $3 posters, Marvel DVD-Roms and discount toys / statues.

WHAT’S ON SALE?

In the Back Store:

Half Off Backstock Comics — over 200,000 back issue comics bagged & boarded and priced $10 and less.

Toy and Statue Clearance — Save big on dozens of statues and hundreds of toys.

Posters: $3 each — Select posters featuring really solid images from Marvel and DC (and Vertigo).

Marvel DVD ROMS — Buy One, Get One (of equal or lesser value) Free in the ANNEX LOCATION ONLY! I stress only in the back area because only our overstock is available for this savings. Choose from Spider-Man, FF, Ghost Rider, Avengers, X-Men and Hulk.

In the Front (main) Store:

Manga Sale — Huge amounts of manga at crazy discounts will be in the main store. The beginning of the alphabet is located by the front counter with the rest available towards the back of the store. Save big! BUY ONE MANGA, GET ONE (of equal or lesser value) FREE. Better yet, BUY FOUR MANGA, GET FIVE (of equal or lesser value) FREE. And the best value; BUY TEN MANGA, GET FIFTEEN (of equal or lesser value) FREE!

Trade Paperback Sale — Save 50-90% on thousands of trade paperbacks and graphic novels. How many? Almost 5000. Seriously, it took me three days just to make the stickers. We have over 700 different volumes to choose from. These are located in the front section of the store along the north wall. Each book is marked with the sale price.

Showcase Comics (selected): 50% off — We’ve pulled 5 long boxes of our high-end collectible comics available for half-off the graded value. They are separated from the other stock and specially marked on the Showcase Comics counter (where the variant covers are normally).

Bagged Sets — Over 20 long boxes of comics marked down from true value for huge savings! These are complete sets often including one-shots, annuals and even bonus series! Each is clearly marked with the true value, our price and the books included. Find these in the front alcove by the right windows.

Why do these things happen when I am broke? was originally published on The Geek Curmudgeon

[  Mood: Very Sad ]
THE AUSTIN BOOKS LABOR DAY SALE IS HERE!

The long wait is over. Starting tonight at 8pm (until 11pm), and running through Monday 7pm, take advantage of the Austin Books & Comics Annual Labor Day Sale!

Sale Hours:

Thursday 8pm-11pm
Friday 11am-7pm
Saturday 10am-7pm
Sunday 12pm-6pm
Monday 11am-7pm

Two Locations For the Sale

Each section will have its own checkout location.

The main store will have all of the discounted tpbs, manga, bagged sets and showcase comics.

The back store (outside and around the corner) will host the back issues, $3 posters, Marvel DVD-Roms and discount toys / statues.

WHAT’S ON SALE?

In the Back Store:

Half Off Backstock Comics — over 200,000 back issue comics bagged & boarded and priced $10 and less.

Toy and Statue Clearance — Save big on dozens of statues and hundreds of toys.

Posters: $3 each — Select posters featuring really solid images from Marvel and DC (and Vertigo).

Marvel DVD ROMS — Buy One, Get One (of equal or lesser value) Free in the ANNEX LOCATION ONLY! I stress only in the back area because only our overstock is available for this savings. Choose from Spider-Man, FF, Ghost Rider, Avengers, X-Men and Hulk.

In the Front (main) Store:

Manga Sale — Huge amounts of manga at crazy discounts will be in the main store. The beginning of the alphabet is located by the front counter with the rest available towards the back of the store. Save big! BUY ONE MANGA, GET ONE (of equal or lesser value) FREE. Better yet, BUY FOUR MANGA, GET FIVE (of equal or lesser value) FREE. And the best value; BUY TEN MANGA, GET FIFTEEN (of equal or lesser value) FREE!

Trade Paperback Sale — Save 50-90% on thousands of trade paperbacks and graphic novels. How many? Almost 5000. Seriously, it took me three days just to make the stickers. We have over 700 different volumes to choose from. These are located in the front section of the store along the north wall. Each book is marked with the sale price.

Showcase Comics (selected): 50% off — We’ve pulled 5 long boxes of our high-end collectible comics available for half-off the graded value. They are separated from the other stock and specially marked on the Showcase Comics counter (where the variant covers are normally).

Bagged Sets — Over 20 long boxes of comics marked down from true value for huge savings! These are complete sets often including one-shots, annuals and even bonus series! Each is clearly marked with the true value, our price and the books included. Find these in the front alcove by the right windows.

[ Mood: Happy ]
Though not listed on the DC website, Amazon is offering Showcase Presents Ambush Bug Vol. 1 for a March 10, 2009 release.

Although the entry doesn’t list the exact contents, the book will apparently be some 488 pp. 488 pp of Ambush Bug all between two covers! I can’t wait.

Cheeks, hang on! We’re comin’, buddy! We’ll be there soon!

GADZOOKS! was originally published on The Geek Curmudgeon

[  Mood: Happy ]
Though not listed on the DC website, Amazon is offering Showcase Presents Ambush Bug Vol. 1 for a March 10, 2009 release.

Although the entry doesn’t list the exact contents, the book will apparently be some 488 pp. 488 pp of Ambush Bug all between two covers! I can’t wait.

Cheeks, hang on! We’re comin’, buddy! We’ll be there soon!

The PC Pro Blog ruminates about the world’s smallest functional computer, The Space Cube, that measures around two inches square:

Sweet…

Wonder if it comes with tiny Borg?

The Space Cube Arrives was originally published on The Geek Curmudgeon

The PC Pro Blog ruminates about the world’s smallest functional computer, The Space Cube, that measures around two inches square:

Sweet…

Wonder if it comes with tiny Borg?

From the August 24 Telegraph:

We’ve gone from Lee Meriwether, Julie Newmar, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Halle Berry to Cher?!?!?

The article goes on to claim:

This is absurd!

The piece further claims that Johnny Depp as been cast as The Riddler.

This is the first I’ve seen or heard of either of these rumors. Let’s hope at least the Cher one is false.

Hopefully the most absurd rumor ever! was originally published on The Geek Curmudgeon

From the August 24 Telegraph:

We’ve gone from Lee Meriwether, Julie Newmar, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Halle Berry to Cher?!?!?

The article goes on to claim:

This is absurd!

The piece further claims that Johnny Depp as been cast as The Riddler.

This is the first I’ve seen or heard of either of these rumors. Let’s hope at least the Cher one is false.

Apparently, the Apple TV runs inordinately hot, reaching 44° C (111° F). There is no off switch for the device and the only only way to power down is to unplug it.

I see that as a big, wasteful, and potentially hazardous flaw.

(The Roku Netflix Player doesn’t have an power switch either but it doesn’t run hot.)

Things you discover while researching an article was originally published on The Geek Curmudgeon

Apparently, the Apple TV runs inordinately hot, reaching 44° C (111° F). There is no off switch for the device and the only only way to power down is to unplug it.

I see that as a big, wasteful, and potentially hazardous flaw.

(The Roku Netflix Player doesn’t have an power switch either but it doesn’t run hot.)