Celebrate National Comic Book Day
Here’s a fun holiday coming up later this week: September 25th, National Comic Book Day. These days, comic books are seeping into all sorts of media… from movies to television to fine art, their stories and characters are icons of international culture. If you haven’t picked up a comic book since you were a kid (or ever at all), we’ve gathered together some of the greatest titles available. Check them out soon!
A new nemesis has come to Gotham and is stalking Batman through the night, using enemies like the Joker, the Riddler, and Ra’s al Ghul as pawns in a complicated plot targeting the Dark Knight and his allies. Batman is caught off guard at every turn by a mysterious foe that knows more about him than should be possible.
If you are a fan of Marvel’s superheroes and their recent string of successful movies, than this comic will be of particular interest to you. The year is 1602; British court magician Steven Strange and the Queen’s premier spy, Sir Nicholas Fury, fend off an attack by the mad despot Von Doom. People with strange abilities and witch-like powers are appearing throughout Europe, and all the chaos seems to be centered around a young woman from the New World named Virginia Dare and the Indian warrior that protects her.
Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Life
Scott Pilgrim's life is totally sweet. He's 23 years old, he's in a rock band, he's "between jobs," and he's dating a cute high-school girl. Nothing could possibly go wrong, unless a seriously mind-blowing, dangerously fashionable, rollerblading delivery girl named Ramona Flowers starts cruising through his dreams and sailing by him at parties. Will Scott's awesome life get turned upside-down? Will he have to face Ramona's seven evil ex-boyfriends in battle? The short answer is yes. The long answer is Scott Pilgrim, Volume 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life.
A shinigami — a god of death — has grown bored with eternity. He decides to drop his death note, a notebook that will kill anyone whose name is written inside it, into the human world just to see what will happen. When a young genius comes across the note, he decides to use it to rid the world of criminals and evil; but an equally brilliant detective looking to solve the recent string of unexplained murders threatens to stop him.