JUST A REMINDER! Today’s the last day of our Jack Kirby’s 95th Birthday sale, where ALL orders get an extra 10% off by entering the code “happyjack95” during checkout.
Sale ends today, August 31, so don’t delay!
Support the Kirby4Heroes Campaign
With all the money you’ll save during our big sale, make a donation to the “Kirby4Heroes” campaign by shopping at your local comics shop today, where a percentage of sales will go to the Hero Initiative, which helps comic book creators in need. Click HERE for a video featuring Jack Kirby’s youngest granddaughter Jillian Kirby, or send your donation directly to:
Kirby4Heroes Campaign
c/o The Hero Initiative
11301 Olympic Blvd., #587
Los Angeles, CA 90064
3 days only: Get an extra 10% off with code “happyjack95”
Today is Jack Kirby’s 95th Birthday, and I’m celebrating by giving our customers an extra 10% off everything (except subscriptions) at TWOMORROWS.COM! Now through August 31, just use the code happyjack95 during checkout, and you’ll get 10% off EVERYTHING—even LEGO and non-Kirby items! (Subscriptions are the only thing excluded from this offer.)
PLUS: All Kirby books and mags are already 40% OFF (10% off Kirby digital editions), but use the code happyjack95 for 10% more!
This offer ONLY applies to online orders placed August 28-31, 2012, and is NOT applicable to orders placed prior to August 28. Subscriptions are NOT included in this offer.
Don’t miss our big Kirby Sale, in honor of Jack’s 95th birthday on August 28. All Kirby books and mags are 40% OFF (plus you’ll get 10% off Kirby digital editions).
There’s nearly 70 Kirby-centric titles on sale, including:
• 60 issues of the JACK KIRBY COLLECTOR magazine (including trade paperback collections of the first 30 issues)
• LEE & KIRBY: THE WONDER YEARS (exploring the first decade of the Fantastic Four)
• CAPTAIN VICTORY and SILVER STAR “Graphite Editions” (presenting both epics in their uninked pencil state)
• THE JACK KIRBY CHECKLIST: GOLD EDITION (documenting every published Kirby comic, plus unpublished work, portfolios, and more)
• KIRBY UNLEASHED (a completely remastered Digital Edition of the classic 1970s Kirby portfolio)
You can even pre-order our upcoming Jack Kirby Collector #60 (spotlighting Kirby’s FF work in our new 104-page format) at this discount!
To order from the full list of titles, click on the banner atop our home page.
Back Issue #59 and Alter Ego #112 ship next week
Alter Ego #112 presents Arlen Schumer’s graphical look at the Superman era of editor Mort Weisinger.
And Back Issue #59 lets you get your “Toon” on with Space Ghost and others.
Both are scheduled to be shipping within the next week or so, so click on the links above, and get all the juicy details!
Both mags are now FULL-COLOR throughout!
Don’t miss this convention!
If you long for the good old days when Comic-Con was the San Diego Comic Convention, held at the El Cortez hotel, with actual comic books for sale and no Hollywood shenanigans, don’t miss this great event, being put on the by the original San Diego organizers!
Back in!
Just back from three weeks out west, which included Comic-Con (another successful but crazy show this year), but a week at Yosemite Natl. Park (just breathtaking), and some fun in Los Angeles. I’ll have more later, but thanks to Eric Nolen-Weathington for keeping TwoMorrows running smoothly while we were away!
And now shipping:
Marie Severin: The Mirthful Mistress of Comics
And: our Fall 2012 Catalog Update
Eric Powell time change
Eric will be signing at our booth from 11:00 – 11:30 Saturday.
See us at Comic-Con Booth #1301, with Lou Scheimer, Eric Powell, and LEGO Superheroes
TwoMorrows Publishing returns to Comic-Con International: San Diego for its 17th consecutive year, at Booth #1301 (the usual spot, beside the Golden & Silver Age Pavilion, just inside the doors to Hall B). Be sure to stop by and learn about TwoMorrows upcoming American Comic Book Chronicles history book series, and next year’s new TwoMorrows magazine Comic Book Creator, edited by Jon B. Cooke (formerly of TwoMorrows much-missed Comic Book Artist magazine)!
This year, TwoMorrows will be debuting these new magazines:
• Jack Kirby Collector #59 (on obscure Kirby rarities)
• Alter Ego #111 and #112 (both hot off the presses, before they’re in stores)
• Back Issue #58 (on Bronze Age Justice League) and #59 (not yet in stores, on TOON Heroes)
• BrickJournal #20 (spotlighting LEGO Superheroes) – available beginning on FRIDAY
In addition, the TwoMorrows booth is one of the Comic-Con locations to pick up your free LEGO “STUDS” collectible trading cards—the 60-card set profiles the men and women who use LEGO to build incredible original creations, and each card features an amazing LEGO creation on the front, and info about the work and artist on the back. Collect them all, starting at booth #1301!
New TwoMorrows book releases on hand at Comic-Con include:
• Modern Masters Volume 28: Eric Powell (focusing on the creator of The Goon)
• Marie Severin: The Mirthful Mistress of Comics (biography of the multi-talented artist, colorist, and humorist)
TwoMorrows-related panels include:
• Thursday, 11am, ROOM 22ABC: Join Lou Scheimer, co-founder of Filmation Studios, and author Andy Mangels as they discuss the history of Filmation, and TwoMorrows new book Lou Scheimer; Creating The Filmation Generation!
• Friday, 1:30pm, ROOM 26AB: TwoMorrows publisher John Morrow joins comic book historian Arlen Schumer, Randolph Hoppe of The Jack Kirby Museum & Research Center, and comics scholar Charles Hatfield to discuss the Auteur Theory of Comics, and how it relates to Jack Kirby.
• Saturday, 5pm, ROOM 23ABC: See how the LEGO fan community has grown with BrickJournal magazine editor Joe Meno, builders Brandon Griffith and Elizabeth Cortes, plus Jim Foulds of the LEGO Community Team and LEGO Certified Professional Builder Nathan Sawaya.
• Sunday, 10am, ROOM 5AB: Jack Kirby Tribute Panel, with Mark Evanier, Herb Trimpe, Stan Goldberg, Paul Dini, and Charles Hatfield.
Signings this year at Booth #1301 include:
• Thursday, 12:30pm: Lou Scheimer and Andy Mangels (the first 50 people each day receive a limited mini-reproduction of the rare Filmation employee poster, signed by Lou)
• Friday, 11am: Lou Scheimer with Michael Gray (“Billy Batson” from the live 1970s Filmation Shazam! TV show) (Again, the first 50 people receive a limited mini-reproduction of the rare Filmation employee poster)
• Saturday, 10am: Eric Powell (signing copies of his new Modern Masters book from TwoMorrows)
On Friday night, July 13, at the annual Eisner Awards ceremony, the entire line of TwoMorrows magazines is nominated for Best Comics-Related Journalism. Plus, most everything at the TwoMorrows booth will be on sale at 30% OFF, so get there quickly to avoid sell-outs! And be sure to ask for your FREE copy of of our NEW Fall Catalog Update, and see what’s coming up over the next few months from the publisher who’s bringing a new day to comics and LEGO fandom.
Save up to 57% on BrickJournal and TwoMorrows’ other LEGO-related publications and merchandise!
We just started our first-ever sale on LEGO-related publications and merchandise! Don’t miss this one-shot chance to complete your collection with big savings, NOW THROUGH JUNE 20!
- BrickJournal print magazines are just $5 each (regular $8.95), with a FREE digital edition! (That’s 44% off cover price!)
- All individual Lego-related digital editions are 15% off!
- Lego books are 25-57% off, including new Minifigure Customization and The Cult of LEGO titles!
- Our You Can Build It book of LEGO instructions is 30% off, or save 33% on a BUNDLE that includes the parts to build two custom sets!
- Save up to $3 each on our “I Have Issues!”, Happy Brick, and new “Mini Me” t-shirts!
- Our limited edition Spacefighter Kit (71 LEGO pieces) and Tulip Kit (111 LEGO pieces) are only $8 each (20% off)!
- Removable/reusable BrickStix stickers and decals for your LEGO® creations are only $5 per set!
To order from the full selection of sale items, simply click on the LEGO Sale banner atop our home page, or go directly to: