BATMAN #13 SALES better than WALKING DEAD #100?...

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DC NEW 52 BATMAN #0 ISSUES TELL NEW PRE-BATMAN ORIGIN ONE-SHOT TALES...

   The DC-NEW-52 'BATMAN' #0 issues [below] are excellent examples of rising to the challenge of taking a fresh perspective on a franchise almost 80 years old and revitalizing it with an almost renaissance-like freshness that smells [...and READS..] just as appealingly as the buttery popcorn you snarfed down while taking in BATMAN's latest 'DARK KNIGHT' movie..... and they've been almost as SUCESSFUL...

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 .......DC, that was then, THIS IS NOW........

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ZOMBIES INVADE ARCHIE COMICS?!?!....

....ZOMBIES invade!!!!!.....ARCHIE COMICS?!?!....

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...ARCHIE COMICS will be host to a RIVERDALE invasion in which some 'REAL-LIFE smootchers' will help out...

5 Drive-In Dark Knight Rises, Batmobile added to Image Collections BAT-FEST Event

              BATMAN-FEST is this SATURDAY!!!

       .....come join-in as we celebrate the 75+YEARS of Bruce Wayne & the arrival of some tiny movie...

                                   FIRST OFF.....The BIG NEWS is some EXTREME-added-value to our 'BATMAN- FEST' @ The 5 DRIVE-IN for the 'DARK KNIGHT RISING' movie upcoming up this weekend [SAT.JULY 21st]...

How about seeing a REAL-LIVE-BAT-MOBILE??....Remember 1989's smash-hit 'BATMAN'?.... Want to see one?.....If not, don't come out SAT....

                Lots of ARTISTS to meet........ Daniel Wong - Adonis Howard - Michele L - Derek Tse ....MORE

  THANX for spreading the word [you tweeter, you! ;o] , we can't do it all...it takes YOU to make an event, especially an exciting one like this!

With Lots of FRIENDS, FUN, FREEBIES, DRAWS & PRIZES, TRIVIA, Free Sketches, Amazing BAT-READING, COMICS-MOVIE-TV-REMEMBRANCES, Learn 2 Draw BATMAN & BANE (...even if you can't draw :o), SKETCHING DUELS, BAT-TALK CHAT, VOTE for THE BEST of everything BATMAN, and Learn about  BANE's big 'KNIGHTFALL' storyline involving the 'Breaking of the BAT'!

 LAST YEAR DC Comics shockingly cancelled ALL of their long-running heroic titles, relaunching an ENTIRE UNIVERSE, for more info, including an illuminating review of the acclaimed NEW BATMAN title [...see above #1-6, below artwork..]   Read about DC COMICS 'NEW-52 Reboot' here:   http://www.imagecollections.ca/reading-comics

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DC COMICS ongoing BATMAN is turning lots of heads and is widely held as the BEST TITLE of all the 'NEW-52's!

DARK KNIGHT RISES looming large in Image Collections 2012 Batman Movie Event at the 5 Drive-In Theater

Yes Virginia, THIS STORY may well be ONE OF THE MOST REWARDING ARTICLES YOU READ THIS YEAR, for many reasons [...especially if you live in Southern Ontario, and are a COMICS FAN...], with a few of them BATMAN, specifically THE DARK KNIGHT RISES related!!!.... ;o)

As we've stated before, Image Collections has been busy putting together some VERY special SPECIAL EVENTS this year for those who LOVE COMICS!...

That ever expanding group includes people like YOU who read about them (...well, aren't you doing just THAT right this instant?... :o), those talented, imaginative, and...**sniff**....somewhat underLOVEd persons who CREATE THE COMICS WE READ [...like those we and you support in our 'Image Collections Art Group' [see our website]], and the jolly-good folk who REGULARLY READ COMICS in whatever form they wish....

Be patient reading this, and YOU TOO WILL LEARN about the NEXT BIG 'BATTY' EVENT we are bringing you...

First, try to enjoy some of the just slightly annoying overly-wordy, over-written, and seemingly painful-to-read, yet STILL under-stated, under-hyped, and under-appreciated bits of educationally motivated information which, over time, you've come to expect from that peculiar COMICS & CARDS SHOP in Streetsville, Mississauga [near Toronto]  

     NEW-COMIC-BOOK-DAY WEDNESDAYS  @ Image Collections.......just saying ;o)   

More than at any point in history, North Americans are newly discovering something most of the rest of the world has known for many decades, that is, in the right combinations [...and there IS NO hard, set-in-stone actual ratio for it...], the mixtures of ARTISTRIES, WORDS, COLOURS, and 'inkingly' precise SPECIAL EFFECTS can result in some SPECTACULAR EMOTIONALLY-INTELLIGENT EXPERIENCES for those exposed to it....

Yes, that's right, though too few have, [...and fewer still will admit to it...] it IS POSSIBLE to have your emotions jarred to the point of tears while reading 'PICTURESQUE GRAPHICS'....sometimes over the fates of favourite characters, others over storytelling subjects which push the boundaries of human experience, both in fiction and in fact [non-fiction]... 

'SEQUENTIAL ART' has long been an important part of humanity, from the confoundedly baffling cave drawings right up to the equally confoundedly baffling instructions for your new wide-screen televison, 'SCRIBBLES', in a particular line structure are a very useful tool to spread messages and usually have actually been VERY helpful to us when having to explain complexities and break them into digestable bits of info...

    For example, the BATMAN LOGO, in almost any of the many versions made famous over the years, is recognized throughout the world, regardless of whether or not the English word "Batman" is used.  Similarily with SPIDER-MAN, and, among others, there is no need to understand the letter before 'T' and after 'R' to know the triangularly enclosed RED 'S' can "MAKE YOU BELIEVE A MAN CAN FLY"....

As an almost borderless medium, COMICS successfully have been writtten to SPREAD THE WORLD'S CULTURE easily and effectively thoughout the continents, and in places like JAPAN, HONG KONG, BELGIUM, FRANCE, The UK, and even parts of Africa and South Africa, generations of people have been brought up surrounded by genres of seriously examined, critically praised, and sometimes shockingly relevant PROOF THAT COMICS WORK.... 

Sure, in North America, we like our own BRANDS OF HEROICS, especially in COMICS, where super-stories have iconically elevated some interestingly attired characters into modern mythology and, with almost a century of tales told, many of them have accended to the status of LEGENDARY READS, such as WATCHMEN, MARVELS, BATMAN:THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, MARVELS, BATMAN: YEAR ONE, ASTRO CITY, IDENTITY CRISIS, DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN, X-MEN: The Dark Pheonix Saga, and many more....

Other non-traditional titles of HALL-OF-FAME deserving mentions are MAUS [...a deconstructions of WW II...], SANDMAN [...a masterful telling of our inner selve's questions...], FABLES [...exiled characters finding their way back to their stories...], BLANKETS [...a romance seen through religion...], PERSEPOLIS [..a Middle-Eastern exploration of human nature...], and relatively faithful adaptions of the WIZARD OF OZ & JANE AUSTEN Novels    

 So far this year, you've been a part of our movie presentations of MARVEL's AVENGERS and THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN

 [...both great, engrossing, and currently bi-weekly, comic series AVAILABLE NOW @ Image.C. featuring Web-Head, yes as an AVENGER also!!!...] with still more to come....

...and with arguably the most anticipated film to hit the screen in years, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, we are looking to keep that streak alive with another night full of excitement to rival what is expected when the movie lights go on [..."lights go on"??....remember the theater we're associated with? ;o]...

It is now official.....

Not only are we teaming-up with the largest outdoor screen to see a movie on in ALL OF CANADA, to bring you the soon-to-be-smash latest installment of the caped-crusader's quest to make the great [director] Christopher Nolan a true Superhero, but looky here:...... 

                                                                                                       

-----with MANY things which may make it a VERY memorable night....

By the way, don't 'DREDD' the end of our Events, as to 'JUDGE' so would be premature...

To LEARN MORE about the BATMOBILE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batmobile

VISIT the FAMOUS '5' @ http://www.5drivein.com 

To LEARN MORE about the widely read worldwide COMICS MEDIUM:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comics

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-----2011 COMIC FACT------HIGHLY polarizing, DC COMICS announced they would be stopping all of
 their DC [Superhero] UNIVERSE titles in AUGUST, then 'START OVER' with 52
ALL NEW #1s in SEPTEMBER.....which they DID!....

....For MORE COMICS FUN read way below our....

.....GUIDE TO COMICS PART 21.8:

[ Read...'BATMAN #1', 'CATWOMAN #1',

& 'DETECTIVE COMICS #1' of DC-NEW-52...

...for CRAZY-Out-Of-Nowhere-Blow-Your-Mind Last Pages!!!] 

5 Drive In & Image Collections Present The Amazing Spiderman Movie

		@ Image Collections
MONDAY	July 2nd	@ 5:00 -8:00pm  ---  PLAY MAGIC The Card Game ---- Bring Your Deck          @  7:30 ---  PLAY MAGIC The Card Game ---- [3-pack] DRAFT
TUESDAY	July 3rd	.......IT ONLY MAKES PERFECT SENSE TO..... ......WATCH THE HOTTEST MOVIE ON THE PLANET!!!...... ........ON ITS OPENING DAY...... ........ON THE LARGEST [o] MOVIE SCREEN IN CANADA.......     *********************************************************************************************** SPIDEY on the BIG SCREEN!                            (and we mean BIG!!!)   ******************************************************                             IMAGE COLLECTIONS   &   THE 5 DRIVE-IN Theater       Present To You.....   THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN movie   B4 t / movie: 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm We Will Be Presenting A 'SPIDER-FEST'' --Spider-Trivia   --Spider-Sketching   --Spider-CHATs   --Learn 2 Draw Spidey! Meet Comic Book Artists & Writers   Join us for 'THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN" plus ANOTHER movie T.B.A. @ THE 5-DRIVE-IN [ Located @ 9th Line & Dundas St] opt to meet @ Image Collections @ 6:00pm or meet us there!   ......If THAT isn't enough to get you out.... the cost of this ONE-TIME SPECIAL-EVENT is.... ONLY $5.00!!!!   [...can't make it out?..that's OK, the longtime favourite 5-DRIVE-IN [now ALL DIGITAL :o] is open everyday during the summer at its very affordable regular prices...]   Come Celebrate The Continuing Movie Saga Of...  Your Friendly Neighborhood SPIDER-MAN! VISIT the FAMOUS '5' @ http://www.5drivein.com ......         VISIT the FAMOUS '5' @ http://www.5drivein.com         .............and just WAIT to see what we've got planned for BATMAN!!!.... :o)

Magic The Gathering Core Set 2013 Card Game Now Here....

          Now in-stock and available as packs & decks & boxes, and more......

PLAY MAGIC the CARD GAME @ Image Collections

PLAY MAGIC....FRIDAY JULY 13th...1:00pm, 4:00 Draft 2013, traditional I.C.release 6:00 Draft 2013

PLAY MAGIC....SATURDAY JULY 14th....1:00pm, and 4:00pm Constructed &/or Draft

PLAY MAGIC....SUNDAY JULY 15th........1:00pm:Constructed &/or Draft

PLAY MAGIC....MONDAY JULY 16th.......4:00pm & 6:00pm:Constructed &/or Draft

Free Comic Book Day 2012?.....PLUS: Watch 'THE AVENGERS' MOVIE with IMAGE-C!!!

 Free Comic Book Day 2012 is almost here......SAT MAY 5th 2012, from 9am - 6pm [make note]

[...Go put it in your SMARTPHONE and / or mark it 'old-school' on the FAMILY CALENDAR.... we'll wait.... :o]

PLUS: Watch 'THE AVENGERS' MOVIE with us![ Below: WHICH 'Avengers' book you should read b4 the movie! ]

...Discover the latest updates on what IMAGE COLLECTIONS has planned THIS year [and other year's highlights :o].....just ....

 CLICKY-CLICK HERE:  http://www.imagecollections.ca/fcbd

 Take the day off........as we will have activites throughout the day starting @ 9am - 6pm & so far, we have LOTS of  FUN for prospective future ARTISTS & WRITERS, and many chances to spread the word on your favourite books!!!

We will be focusing on ALL aspects of the comic industry...with much more info to come...

----LINE-UP begins @ 8am,,.....details SOON!

As for the EVENT itself.....

 We’d like to see it stand tall as a ‘Literary Holiday’ encouraged by many of those who, sadly, are still unaware of its existence.... 

     S  A Y S . . . . . . . Supporting LOCAL TALENT means expanding the industry!!!         

    THE AVENGERS MOVIE,.... live-action & prime-time is due to hit theaters, stay-tuned HERE for your chance to experience it.....BIG!!!....and learn about an Event you never thought you'd see.... [....actually, what odds would you have been given in betting to EVER see a non-animated 'AVENGERS' movie on the silver screen??....]..

    Who doesn't just LOVE Samuel L. Jackson [...created as Nick Fury WAY before the movies in MARVEL's 'modernistly' designed 'ULTIMATE COMICS', an on-going 2nd Universe...<<see below>>]....epspecially when he's ordering around 'EARTH's MIGHTYEST',......WANT MORE?!....Looking 4 then READ:.

says......Marvel's mightiest, 'The AVENGERS' titles, have been simply amazing reads lately!

The perfect place to START READING 'THE AVENGERS' is @ the 'AVG: Disassembled' point [...collection always kept in stock... ;o], where huge ramifications lead to the dissolving & rearranging of the team a-la DC's 'JUSTICE LEAGUE', with big-gun characters SPIDER-MAN & WOLVERINE being asked to play parts...

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Fan-Favourite, and Canadian,EH?, artist extraordinaire David Finch [...now at DC Comics, on 'BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT'...] provided the widescreen, show-stoping art, perfectly matched with Brian Michael Bendis' action w/character narratives which lead to 'The Avengers' becoming a welcomed 21st Century 'extended-family' for its members....

....which they needed....as FEW would have ever expected what trials lay ahead......

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Before the movie, IF YOU ONLY READ ONE AVENGERS BOOK, just one, the fast-paced thrill-ride that'll keep you awake & at attention is.....

Ok, we admit it, picking just ONE of these is like choosing between potential date-mates on a Friday night [...pick the UGLY one, you'll both be happier... :o]....so we offer double the choice....

[....Technically speaking, these ARE different MARVEL UNIVERSES [one, the modern 'ULTIMATE COMICS line-up created in 2000, the other created in 1961 with Fantastic Four #1!...], and both are TRUE CEREBRAL ACTION for the thinking reader!...]

1........If you have a political bone, enjoy tainted heroics, and generally steer clear of MARVEL, we suggest to READ: 

'----THE ULTIMATES'........a cliche-smashing reality of a 'heroism' in modern day, splashed with shady political undertones leaving oneself with a burning satisfied sensation once digested...

....OR.......

2......If you LOVE SUPERHEROES, enjoy their interactions, and have a sneaky feeling you haven't left them behind just yet [...you're RIGHT, like always!... ;o], then READ:

'CIVIL WAR'.........the prototype grown-up MARVEL tale breaks everything, and doesn't fix it....the most realistic crossover they've ever attempted forces YOU to seriously question..."Whose Side Are YOU On?" 

....and GUESS WHAT?.....they are BOTH written by the SAME  AUTHOR...remember the name...

.........M A R K   M I L L A R !

-----Dum-Dum Dugan:Why aren't these men in uniform?

-----Tony Stark: It's 'Casual Friday'. Uniforms are optional for support staff... didn't you get the memo?

    — Iron Man [Vol 4] #15

"Nice thing about built-in radar: You can see where you're going
  -- when you can't see where you're going!" 
    --Iron Man #226

"Today, comics is one of the very few forms of mass communication in which
individual voices still have a chance to be heard...."
-----Scott McCloud, author of UNDERSTANDING COMICS

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AVENGERS vs X-MEN PRERELEASE SPECIAL EVENT NIGHT

This year it's finally time to solve the ultimate fanboy question for MARVEL ZOMBIES everywhere, which is the most powerful team when put to the test in AVENGERS VS X-MEN #0, AVENGERS VS X-MEN #1, #2, #3, #4, #5!  For more SEE BELOW for our special PRE-RELEASE PARTY for AVENGERS VS X-MEN #1!!!.......

  says..... X-MEN  vs  AVENGERS is Marvel's 2012 Big Event !

.....For the FIRST TIME in 18 YEARS [!!!!], IMAGE COLLECTIONS will be OPEN on a TUES night!!!!!......just FOR YOU....to pick up a copy of MARVEL's 2012 Event!!!

AVENGERS VS X-MEN LAUNCH PARTY 

@  IMAGE COLLECTIONS [Comic & Card Store]

181A Queen Street, Streetsville, Mississauga

TUESDAY APRIL 3rd @ 6:00 - 9:00pm 

  

.....THANKS for supporting Streetsville's COMIC, CARD, & GAMING STORE.....

 

  

-FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2012......is on SATURDAY MAY 5th..................

SONIC & MEGA-MAN are 2 of A LOT OF COMICS offered FREE* at F.C.B.Day 2012 at Image Collections this year.....  

INFO: GET CAUGHT UP---What Happened in COMICS This Past Year?...

    GUIDE TO COMICS PART 21.8:

Noteable Also....

December 7, 2011: Jerry Robinson, creator of the THE JOKER, died on December 7 at age 89.

December 14, 2012: Joe Simon, co-creator of CAPTAIN AMERICA [with Jack Kirby] , died at age 98 after a brief illness....