Best Free Comic Book Day Ever!!

Our Simpsons Free Comic Book Day window display, brought in many curious people days before the event.

Much preparation, mathematics, calculating, & maneuvering went into placing all these comics onto one table .....mmm...free comics....


Despite the rain, what a great day it turned out to be! Thank you Great and Loyal Customers for making Free Comic Book Day a huge success! I know we had way more people through the door than ever before! We gave out FCBD bags to each person who came in and went through 500 of them by 1:30! whew!




By 2PM this was how it was looking:

But still the people came!


As well as a few superheroes:

Thanks to all you fans who came out in the rain!

Thanks to Jessie, Justin, Laurie and Lois for all their hard work that day and Luke R and Matt for all the grunt work leading up! Thanks to Luke F for designing our passports and to Graham for our handouts. Thanks to Rainbow Cinema for handing out our flyers to their customers, and Bill Paul for crying our name out to one and all, and to Comic Book Collector, Heroes, Neo Tokyo and Worlds Away for continuing in London's very unique and special Comic Shop Crossover!

May Heroclix Events

Events start at 6pm

14^th Weds CRISIS Week 9 Floor

600 pts 75% must be from Crisis

Prize: Anti-matter Universe BFC

21^st weds CRISIS Week 10:

Special Unrestricted

600 pts from DC sets Only, limit of 30 pts on feats

Prize: Boy Wonder (Jason Todd) LE

24^th Sat CRISIS Week 11: Restricted

600 pts, limit of 30 pts on feats

Prize: Crisis on Infinite Earths: Supergirl Event dial LE

Only 8 more days
until Free Comic Book Day!!!
Don't forget to pick up your passports
for comic shop crossover!

As well, comic fans everywhere are eagerly anticipating the release of the new Iron Man movie! Did you know that Rainbow Cinemas in Galleria is having an advanced screening, open to the public, of the Iron Man movie at 8Pm on Thursday, May 1st?!! Gordzilla and I are going and hope to see you there. If you go, be sure to save your ticket stubs for a draw for IronMan: Demon in a Bottle HC or a FCBD t-shirt. Drop your ticket stubs, with your name, phone number and email address, by the store by Monday, May 5th 6PM to be eligible for the draw.

New this week:

Comics:
Secret Invasion tie-ins: Ms Marvel#26 and Mighty Avengers #12
Hulk #3
Thor #8
Countdown to Crisis (Final Issue) #1
JLA #20
Batman #675
Supernatural: Rising Son #1 of 6...based on the TV show

Games:
Buffy RPG
Angel RPG
Army of Darkness RPG
Serenity RPG

May FNMs!

May 2nd -- Shadowmoor booster draft, no afterdraft. (Packs will be available though, don't worry!)
May 9th -- Standard with afterdraft
May 16th -- Booster draft, with after draft
May 23 -- Standard with afterdraft
May 30 -- Booster draft with afterdraft.

Shadowmoor Release Party!

In honor of the release of Shadowmoor, we're having a party, and you're invited!

The release will be Sunday May 4th and will begin at 10am.

The event will be run in the same fashion as the Morningtide release was, with 4 rounds and everyone with three or more wins receiving prizes.

In particular:

4 wins will win you 9 packs.
3 wins and a draw will win you 6 packs.
3 wins and a loss will win you 3 packs.

Note, these prizes are the bare minimum, and the more people who attend, the more prizes the winners will get! And there will be a lot of door prizes as well, so no one will leave empty handed!

The entry cost will be $25, and will purchase your sealed pool, as well as contribute to the prize fund! As well, Wizards is going to send us a bunch of great promos (including those Vexing Shushers...) so you should be sure to come out!

New this week!

Comics:
Captain America #37....hmmm, that last page... not Skrulls, but...No, I can't give it away, you'll have to check it out!
X-men:Divided we Stand #1 of 2
Dreamwar #1 Supes, Batman, and Wonder Woman enter the Wildstorm universe to give the sales a boost.
The Amory Wars: Second Stage Turbine Blade TP the collected book of the popular comic based on the universe created by the rock band Coheed and Cambria.

Plus, we've had a sneek peek on some of this year's free comics! And as usual, my favourite is Bongo Comics Free-for-All!...I always knew Principal Skinner's mother was a Skrull!

Games:
Cash 'n Guns: Yakuza expansion
Eye of Judgement: Biolith Rebellion 2 boosters

New this week:

Comics:
Justice Society of America #14
Serenity: Better Days #2
Wolveringe #64

Weekly restock of trade paperbacks! Check it out!

Games:
Chaotic TCG: Zenith of the Hive boosters
Munchkin 6: Demented Dungeons
Airships
Eketorp
Bacchus' Banquet

Our discount tables are back! Check out our reduced games and toys!

April Heroclix Events Schedule

Events start at 6pm

10^th Thurs CRISIS Week 5: Floor Event

400 pts, 50% must be from Crisis

Prize: Wally West LE

17^th Thurs CRISIS Week 6: Restricted

400 pts from Restricted sets

Prize: Donna Troy LE

24^th Thurs CRISIS Week 7: Floor

500 pts, 50% must be from Crisis

Prize: Garth LE

30^th Weds CRISIS Week 8:

Special Restricted

500 pts, built from DC restricted sets

Prize: Roy Harper LE

New this week:

Comics:
Buffy #13
Angel: After the Fall #6
Dark Tower: Long Road Home #2
Secret Invasion #1....well, well, well....is Cap really dead or was he a Skrull? Aunt May? Skrull or not a Skrull? lots of questions, no answers! Another Mighty Marvel Crossover!
Cable #2....baby shield! there's nothing funnier than having Cable running around with a baby strapped to his chest!

Games
D&D Minis: Dungeons of Dread plus new starters! I like these new starters with the window packaging!

Free Comic Book Day is only a month away! This is the time that the London comic stores unite to give away lots of stuff with their annual Comic Shop Crossover! We promise no Skrulls... but who can you trust? Keep your eye out for your passport to win, soon to be available at these 5 participating stores:
L.A. Mood Comics & Games
Heroes
Comic Book Collector
Neo Tokyo
Worlds Away

Check out this FCBD commercial on Youtube. What do you think? Can you make a better commercial for FCBD? Diamond Comics is having a contest, comic fans are encouraged to make their own commercials, and the person with the most creative commercial will win a $250 gift certificate from your favourite comic store! L.A. Mood will be happy to cooperate with would-be film makers!

April FNMs!

April 04 -- Standard, with afterdraft.
April 11 -- Draft, with no afterdraft.
April 18 -- Standard, with afterdraft.
April 25 -- Standard, with no afterdraft.

Please note the lack of afterdrafts on the 11th and 25th. I will provide packs at the usual price for those lucky enough to not have work or exams the following day. :)

Also, Shadowmoor is coming!
Be sure to come in and preorder your packs while there's still time. Our best price only applies to preorders.

New this week!

Games
Descent: Road to Legend Expansion from Fantasy Flight Games
Star Wars: Legacy of the Force Miniatures
Axis & Allies: North Africa Miniatures
Robotech: Shadow Chronicles Role-Playing Game from Palladium
Thurn & Taxis: All Roads Lead to Rome Expansion
Wings of War: Eagles of the Reich and Flying Legends expansion cards
Pathfinder 7: Edge of Anarchy campaign....Paizo promises to keep on producing product based on the 3.5 open game license.

Comics
All Star Superman #10..I just read this comic for the first time, and it really caught my attention, now I have to go back and read the rest...how did I miss this?
Secret Invasion tie-ins:
New Avengers #39 (bonus! David Mack art)
Ms Marvel #25....Skrulls, skrulls, everywhere skrulls! and if you need to catch up on your Skrull history, be sure to pick up your free copy of Secret Invasion Saga!

L.A. Mood would like to congratulate one of our customers, Derek Ruttan of the London Free Press, for earning a nomination for Canadian photo journalist of the year. Here is the portfolio he entered. We're rooting for you!

Enjoy your Easter Weekend!!

The store will be open Friday, but only from 12-4 and closed Sunday.

New in this week:

Games:
D&D Dungeon Tiles 7: Fane of the Forgotten Gods
Zombie Town 2: Road Rage a new expansion from Twilight Creations Inc.
Innsmouth Escape anther new game from Twilight Creations Inc.
Mwahahaha! a card game of mad scientists and global domination from White Wolf

Comics:
Overstreet Price Guide vol 38
Justice League of America #19
Angel After the Fall #5Thor #7
Incredible Hercules #115
Captain America #36

I read this in the National Post this morning, Scott Pilgrim, by Bryan Lee O'Malley is to be made into a movie! Bryan Lee O'Malley went to school right here in London! You can check out his website here and a bit about the movie so far here.

Welcome Camarilla Canada and CAiNE!
Mar 13-16

Camarilla Canada is holding their annual CAiNE convention in London, Ontario this year! Participants can enjoy a 20% discount off their gaming purchases at L.A. Mood's just by showing us a valid Camarilla Fan Club Card or bring in their Convention program!

New products this week:

Games
Horrorclix: Nightmares
Horrorclix: Jason vs Freddy action packs
Munchkin Bobble heads
Age of Gods board game
Galaxy Trucker board game
Amun-Re
Container


Restock: Pandemic, Diplomacy, Ticket to Ride, plus Europe and Marklin editions, more Settlers of Catan!!! oh yeah, and more DC Heroclix Crisis!

Comics
Serenity Better Days #1 of 3...Joss Whedon, 'nuff said!

New this week:

Games:
Chaotic CCG back in stock! Decks and boosters!
Star Wars Pocket Models: Order 66

Comics of note:
Dark Tower: Long Road Home #1 of 5
Logan #1 of 3
Buffy #12
Cable #1

Toys:
Stargate SG-1 series 4

Supplies:
Backing boards back in stock! and because you asked for it they are a little wider than the old ones, now 7 inches wide and fit more snugly in the bag.

Carol's picks:
Kick-Ass #1 I didn't think I would like any comic with this title, but I was wrong. I quite enjoyed it! Written by Mike Millar, it's about a boy and his dream to be a superhero. It kicks *ss!

Rasl #1 A new title by Jeff Smith! An action packed story about a time/dimension jumping thief.

Have you heard the rumour? Joss Whedon to write another TV show for Fox? Read about it here. There is also another 3 part Serenity comic series coming out soon. Don't forget to add it to your list!

March FNM at l.a. mood!

March 14th -- Draft
March 21st -- Standard
March 28th -- Draft

Be sure to sneak down and try to pick up an amazing foil Eternal Witness. :D

Never Fear the Heroclix Schedule is Here

Heroclix Events For March

Events Start at 6pm

6^th Thurs. CRISIS Week 1: Sealed

Buy 2 boosters of Crisis & Build a 300 pt team

Prize: Giant Stride Feat

13^th Thurs. CRISIS Week 2: Restricted

Build a 300 pt team, from restricted sets

Prize: Fall Back Feat

19^th Weds. CRISIS Week 3: Floor: 50%

Build a 300 pt team, 50% Must be from Crisis

Prize: Maneuver Feat

26th Weds. CRISIS Week 4: Restricted

Build a 300 pt team, from restricted sets

Prize: Kinetic Accelerator Object

Good Luck Jeremy!

It is with sad heart we say good-bye and good luck to Jeremy! Jeremy has worked at L.A. Mood's since 2003. He has moved on to take that giant step into the corporate world. You can now visit Jeremy at Bell World in Masonville Mall, he'll be in Customer Service. No more mom&pop operation for him, no more fan-boy discussions of the latest x-men antics, it will be fists raised, "My dog ate my cell phone, what do you mean I have to pay for a new one!" for him. We wish him the best of luck! He will be sorely missed! One of our customers, Dan Brown, from the Free Press will miss him so much he wrote this on-line.

Heroclix fans don't have to worry, though, Jeremy will still be running events at L.A. Mood's Underground. They are tentatively scheduled for Thursday evenings, as long as his schedule permits. Jeremy will continue to post updates for Heroclix on this blog.

Another Sinkhole!
This time in front of our store! Can I complain about London's aging infrastructure?!

It starts with a small hole on Friday...

They spend the day trying to fix it....


But come Wednesday, the repair had sunk down, so they spent the day digging deeper! 3 lanes wide and 3 metres deep!


But by 6PM Wednesday they had filled the hole back up and added some paving. I didn't think they could do it in one day! But how long will it last?


Free Press links here and a video here (search Richmond St Sinkhole, Feb 20, 2008 if it is not the first video up on that page)

Join the Forest City Gamers!

L.A. Mood is proud to host the first meeting of the Forest City Gamers Club on Sunday, March 2 from 12-4 in the L.A. Mood Underground.

The Forest City Gamers Club will meet at the L.A. Mood Underground the 1st and 3rd Sunday of every month. Their goal is to offer a space for gamers to meet and play various board games, CCG's, and RPG's.

You can contact them through their website at http://forestcitygamers.blogspot.com

Speaking of games, here's what's new:
-Tide of Iron: Days of the Fox Expansion from Fantasy Flight Games
-Changeling the Lost: Rites of Spring from White Wolf
-Shogun from Queen Games - this is a restock! We had many requests for this at Christmas and were unable to get it until now! So shop early for next year and buy it while we've got it!

What I've been reading lately....
Gordzilla and I went to visit our yankee friends in Michigan last weekend. I like to take some TP's with me to read on the train. I took Kabuki volume 1: Circle of Blood and Kabuki volume 2: Dreams (see photo below). Awesome! I highly recommend them if you haven't read them yet. David Mack is an amazing storyteller and artist. Simply put Kabuki is a high bred assassin that works secretly for the Japanese government with a group called the Circle of Noh. Full of intrigue and violence, plunge yourself into her world and into her head, it will blow you away! Many of you have probably seen Mack's covers, he's done covers for Daredevil, Alias, and more, but Kabuki is his baby! Plus, look for his art in the upcoming Avengers #39. I will be restocking his Kabuki tp's in the next few weeks, so come on down and check it out!

New this week!

Comic Highlights:
Buffy #11
Anita Blake #8
Uncanny X-men #495
A new fanasy title from Marvel, Lords of Avalon #1

New Toys:
McFarlane's NHL 17
Superman/Batman series 5
13 inch classic Robin
Classic Star Trek Retro Cloth figures

Buy one before they escape!

New Hours Starting February 1st, 2008
Fridays 10 - 7 PM
Sundays 12 -4 PM

Store Hours
Mon - Thursday 10 - 6PM
Fridays 10 - 7PM
Saturdays 10 - 6PM
Sundays 12 - 4PM

And you thought Magic was already as good as it could get...

In response to the huge support we've gotten for our FNM events and our release events, we're lowering the prices on our Magic boosters!

Starting with Morningtide, new boosters will cost $3.50 each, plus tax!

But it gets better. When you buy 3 boosters from any of the recent sets, you only pay $11, tax included!

Hope to see you all out this weekend, it's going to be wild!

February FNMs!

Feb 1st -- Triple Morningtide draft, with afterdraft!

Feb 3rd -- Morningtide Release Party! Registration 9:30-10:00; event starts at 10!

Feb 8th -- Standard, with afterdraft!

Feb 15th -- Draft, with afterdraft!

Feb 22nd -- Standard with afterdraft!

Feb 29th -- Draft, with afterdraft!


Be sure to come out and scoop up a foil Tormod's Crypt! :D

Hello all you Heroclix fans out there.
Changes are happening to L.A. Mood's Heroclix schedule. Starting February 14th 2008, Heroclix events will be moved to Thursday early evenings at 6:00 pm. There will still be some Saturday events on the odd occasion, but from that point on, Thursday night at 6:00 will be the regular time.

Heroclix Events For February

Events on Saturadys Start at 11am

Events on Thursdays Start at 6pm

2^nd Sat. M&M Week 8 Constructed Event

Build a 300 pt team

Prize: Charles Xavier LE

9^th Sat. M&M Week 9 Planet Hulk Floor Event

Build a 300 pt team, 50% must be from Mutations & Monsters

Prize: Planet Hulk LE Event Dial

14^th Thurs Love is in the Air

Build a 700 pt team, must have one romantic relationship couple on your Team

Prize: A Marvel LE

21st Thurs OMG 1000 Points

Build a 1000 pt team

Prize: A DC LE

Frank Miller's 300

We haven't had a pic up in a while, so I thought I would share this one. We have in stock the replica shield, helmut, and sword from the movie 300. Awesome!

Moringtide Release Party!

We will be holding our Morningtide Release Party on Sunday, February third.

Registration will begin at 9:30, and the tournament will begin at 10 am sharp.

The tournament will be run in modified swiss format, with 4 rounds. There will be a lot of great prizes for the winners and also for randomly chosen participants!

Be sure to come out for some great pre-Superbowl fun!

Just a reminder...

January FNM at l.a. mood: -- Prize is foil Remand!

January 4th -- Standard, with after draft
January 11th -- Draft, with after draft
January 18th -- Standard, with no after draft
January 25th -- Draft, with after draft

Bargain Basement Update!

Last day! These comics will now be 4 for $1!!! Egads!

New Comics Update!

New Comics not in until Monday December 31st! Sorry for the inconvenience. Tracking shows parcels left Montreal yesterday, and it always takes 2 business days from Montreal to get to London.

We don't know if that means there will be a delay for the next shipment,too. We are still hoping that we will have another shipment on Friday, January 4th. Cross your fingers!

Also: the Bargain basement will not be open Sunday or Monday, but the rest of the sales go on until the 31st as planned!

Holiday Hours

December 24 10 - 3PM
December 25 & 26 Closed
New Comics: Friday December 28
December 31 (New Year's Eve) 10 -4 PM
January 1st Closed
New Comics: Friday January 4

Boxing Week Sales!!!!
December 27 - 31

25% off Premium Back Issues
50% off Regular Back Issues
30% off Toys & Statues
25% off Games
50% off T-shirts
25% off Trade Paperbacks & Graphic Novels

Bargain Basement:
Selected Comics, Toys, Magazines
3 for $1.00!!!

Heroclix Events For January

Most Events Start at 11am

Thurs 6:00pm

10^th M&M Week 5 Sealed Event

Buy 2 boosters of Mutations & Monsters & Build a 300 pt team

Prize: Esme Cuckoo LE

19^th M&M Week 6 Floor Event

Build a 300 pt team, 50% must be from Mutations & Monsters

Prize: Incredible Hulk LE

26^th M&M Week 7 Floor Event

Build a 300 pt team, 50% must be from Mutations & Monsters

Prize: Proteus LE

Heroclix Events For December

Events Start at 11am

8^th M&M Week 2 Floor Event

Build a 300 pt team, 50% must be from Mutations & Monsters

Prize: Shockwave Feat

15^th M&M Week 3 Floor Event

Build a 300 pt team, 50% must be from Mutations & Monsters

Prize: Protected Feat

22^h M&M Week 2 Constructed

Build a 300 pt team

Prize: Eleha’al Vine Object

Huge Magic: the Gathering event update --


December FNM at l.a. mood: -- Prize is Force Spike!

December 7th -- Standard, no after draft.
December 14th -- Standard, no after draft.
December 21st -- Draft, with after draft.
December 28th -- Draft, with no after draft.

January FNM at l.a. mood: -- Prize is foil Remand! (allegedly)

January 4th -- Standard, with after draft
January 11th -- Draft, with after draft
January 18th -- Standard, with no after draft
January 25th -- Draft, with after draft

Other Events:

December 19th -- Coldsnap draft, with lots of rare prizes!

In honour of the snowy weather we're getting, we'll be drafting Coldsnap. Come down and draft up a snow-storm. There will be a fifteen dollar entry fee that pays for your packs. As well, we will be awarding rares for each match win, consolation rares for anyone who doesn't win a single match, and a bonanza of prizes for the top finisher!

February 3rd -- Morningtide Release event

l.a. mood will be holding it's Morningtide release event on Sunday the 3rd of February. It'll be a Sealed deck event, and rumour has it Wizards is sending us a load of prize support. Keep your eyes on this space for more details!

Lastly, please note that starting in the new year, all FNM events will begin promptly at 6:00pm.

Zomg!

New Magic: the Gathering cards at l.a. mood.

We've recently acquired a new collection of magic cards, and we thought we'd try to tempt our loyal readers into coming down and picking up some great deals.

Some of the new cards include:

~ 2 Fact or Fiction
~ 4 Plow Under
~ 1 Call of the Herd
~ 1 Teferi
~ 1 Shivan Reef (Apocalypse)
~ 4 Urza block Treetop Villages
~ 4 Urza block Confiscate

As well as many more popular rares and uncommons! Come on down, and peek inside our display case and the "good stuff" binder. Remember that everything in the good stuff binder is also 50% off for FNM players on Friday!

Merry Christmas to all, from everyone at L.A Mood's!

Come on down and check out our Christmas bargain tables! We have gone through much of our inventory and picked out many Graphic Novels, Games, and Toys and have marked them down up to 50% off! Great Christmas gifts and stocking stuffers!

Come on down and check out these great new product just in time for Christmas:
Marvel Heroclix: Mutations and Monsters
Starcraft: The Board Game
World of Warcraft the Board Game
World of Warcraft the Collectable Card Game
Eye of Judgement boosters
Settlers of Catan: 4th Edition
Heroes Hardcover
How the Grinch Stole Christmas toy figures from McFarlane Toys
Beowulf action figures
Beowulf the Board Game
300 Replica Helmet
300 Replica Spartan Shield
300 Replica sword

Back in stock:
V for Vendetta talking figure
Carcassone
Munchkin
Axis and Allies Revised Edition and Axis and Allies Battle of the Bulge at great new prices!
and so much more!

Magic Events for 2007
Important! Look Here!

(Edited November 17th)

In addition to the November FNM events listed below, l.a. mood has the following magic events scheduled.

November 15th - Extended tournament
Registration starts at 5:30, and the first round begins promptly at 6pm. The entry fee is $5 and there will be some serious prizes. (Including a Revised Savannah if we have at least 12 players!)

December 7th -- FNM -- Standard

December 14th -- FNM -- Standard

December 21st -- FNM -- Draft

December 28th -- FNM -- Draft

Please note that there may or may not be afterdrafts for the December FNMs.

HOWEVER!

Be sure to contact me through this blog, at the store, or at FNM to let me know if you'd like other magic events in December. I'll have more free time after December 15th, and so I'll be able to run whatever sorts of events you guys want, so long as you tell me what they are!

Comics at US Cover Prices!

L.A. Mood's is the first London comic store to sell their comics at US Cover prices! The dollar has been so good that 3 weeks ago we went ahead and did it. All new comics and trade paperbacks coming from Diamond Comic Distributors are priced at US cover price regardless of any suggested Canadian cover price!

From the London Free Press, Gord is described "Holding a Wolverine Evolution graphic novel in his hands, it lists for $19.99US and $32.00 Canadian, meaning shoppers can buy it for $20 Canadian at his store"

Of course, our trade paperbacks have been coming down in price for many months, but now you can enjoy the savings on your new issues too! Shop Canadian!, Shop Downtown! Shop L.A. Mood's!

Statue Sale

30% off all in stock
Statues!

November 9 - 25
(Sorry, no holds or layaways)

This will be our only Statue sale before Christmas! At 30% off, there is no need to go to the US for these hard to find items! Thinking of buying these from others on-line? Think again. International shipping is expensive, statues being bulky and heavy, and what if it arrives damaged? Replacements and refunds can take so long. Visit L.A. Mood's, see what you are buying, go home satisfied!

D&D Day, A Success!
Saturday, November 3rd

We had our biggest crowd ever for D&D Day, more arrived after the photos had been taken! This year we didn't have many of the female persuasion but it was good to see so many young folk taking part! We divided it into 2 sessions 11AM and 2PM. We celebrated with snacks, door prizes and all D&D books were on sale!



Thanks to our DM's: Jeff, Paul, Dylan, and Charles! Good job!

Closed October 31st, due to Power Outage!

Downtown London sinks into hole in ground! Aaaaaaaaagh! I am blogging from home to inform all of you that we are closed due to power failure! Egads! Apparently a water main burst at Dundas and Wellington and power is out throughout the downtown core. Here are a few of the signs sighted on our walkabout.


There were a few chuckles as the City of London calls it a special event! Yes, very special, indeed. Remind me to bring up repairing infrastructure as a priority to our City Hall the next time they bring up spending millions of dollars on a performing arts centre!


I remember the winter, a few years ago, when the power went out when the sewer blew up downtown. sheesh. Here are some of the scenes from downtown London. There were cops at all the Richmond Street intersections directing traffic and the buses were totally screwed up. Nobody knew where to catch their bus.


The comics have come in and have been counted, we will be open tomorrow as long as possible even if the power is not back on. Bring cash just in case! We can do credit card (members only) or cash if there is no power but not debit.

Hope things are somewhat back to normal tomorrow, Happy Halloween!

Links to Free Press here, and here, and here if you want to blog with Dan,

or here is the A Channel with video of the water in the sinkhole. ugh.

Friday Night Magic Events at l.a. mood for November

November 2nd -- Draft
November 9th -- Standard
November 16th -- Draft
November 23rd -- Standard
November 30th -- Sealed deck

Please note that at this time we are expecting to hold afterdrafts following each of the above events. As well, note that the entry fee for the November 30th Sealed will be twenty five dollars, and will include some prize support.

Heroclix Events For November

Most Events Start at 11am

10^th Fan Favorite

Build a 1000 pt team

Prize: Random LE

29^th Thurs 6:00pm

Mutations & Monsters New Guy Night

Bring a friend and enjoy some casual play

NGN Figure: Rampaging Hulk

Dec 1^st Mutations & Monsters Sealed

Buy two boosters of Mutations & Monsters & then build a 300 pt team

Prize: To be Announced

Starro Attacks! Champion Crowned

Results from Oct. 20 2007

I'd like to thank everyone who came out to Starro Attacks events, and

to those who made the Championship a fun and exciting event.

The Grand Prize Starro
and the Fellowship Prize; the rare Johnny Thunder


Players battling in the second round. Derek watches Paul vs Dom,
while Darryl tangles with Nolan

Onward to the Championship Round
Paul's Team; starro slave Green Lantern, common Batman
and super-rare Time Trapper


Dom's Team; common Batman, uncommon Plastic Man, rare Dr. Polaris
and starro slave Green Arrow

and the winner of Fellowship
Paul get the tasty Johnny Thunder!!

Which makes our Champion.......
Dom, who won Starro the Conqueror


Who was promptly attacked by the mind controlling starfish from the stars!!

Heroclix Events For October
Events Start at 11am

6th Starro Attacks! Week 3
Buy two boosters of Justice League & build a 300 pt Team
Participation Prize: Green Arrow Starro Slave
Prize: Champion Bye, worth 600 pts


13th Starro Attacks Week 4
Buy two boosters of Justice League & build a 300 pt Team
Participation Prize: Green Lantern Starro Slave
Prize: Champion Bye, worth 600 pts

20th Starro Attacks! Champion Event
Buy two boosters of Justice League & build a 300 pt Team
1st Place Prize: STARRO!
Fellowship Prize: Johnny Lighting!

27th The Witch's Brew
Build a 600 pt team, It must include one monster or mystic figure
Prize: A Random LE from Wizkids

Lorwyn Release Events!

l.a. mood will be hosting it's Lorwyn Release tournament on October 14th. Registration for the event will start at 10:30 and the tournament will start at 11am sharp. The entry fee is 25 dollars, and will buy you a tournament pack of Lorwyn, two boosters as well as pay for some wonderful prizes.

Wizards has sent us some great goodies, including an incredible prize foil, which will be given to participants, while supplies last.

The tournament will be run in standard sealed format, with no cut to top 8. Prizes will be given to the best finishers, as well as to others who win door prizes.

Once the main event is over, we will host sanctioned drafts for as long as people want to stay and draft. The entry fee for each draft will be ten dollars.

If you have any questions, feel free to post them, or stop by the store and chat with Justin.

See you all then!

Let's talk about the Canadian Dollar!

As many of you know the Canadian Loon is really doing well against the American Buck. Headlines on the news indicate an on par Dollar. However, the reality is never so simple. We have yet to pay this "on par dollar" with Diamond. Lately, however, each week is a lower rate than the last. We have resisted repricing the Canadian suggested retail on the hundreds of comics we receive each week; for the 20 cents you would save, it would cost us more in labour, bags and price stickers, and talk about time consuming! We have continued to lower the prices of our graphic novels and trade paperbacks. We feel we have the best prices in town for these!

But the Canadian dollar is getting stronger each week and we want to pass these savings on to you , so we offer the following:

For members only!
An extra 10% off your membership discount if you pick up your new comics on Wednesdays only, after noon
From now until October 31st.

After that we will review the situation and if the dollar holds steady to par, then we will sell the new comics at the US cover price in Canadian Dollars!!

Ladies, gentlemen, children of all ages!
Magic events for October

October 5th -- FNM -- Standard
October 12th -- FNM Lorwyn Draft
October 14th -- 10:30 am -- Lorwyn Release Tournament
October 19th -- FNM Lorwyn Draft
October 26th -- FNM Standard (Lorwyn in, Ravnica out)

Keep your eyes peeled for a more detailed post regarding the release tournament, and remember that $10 drafts (sanctioned, if we have enough people) will occur after every FNM!


Also, remember that time is running out on your chance to pre-order Lorwyn booster boxes! Come in to the store and reserve yours today!

Getting ready for Starro Attacks!

Wiz Kids actually sent us the banner before the tournament! Good going Wiz Kids! If you keep this up, you'll actually make the big league!

Now that was just plain silly!

Yesterday's 'Roll the Bones and Save Day' was a great success! Gordzilla reports the Rush concert was "Excellent! They only get better with age!"

One additional Magic: The Gathering event for September!


A space has cleared in Elthy-san's schedule this month, so I am happy to announce that on Tuesday September 11th we will be holding a sanctioned Vintage tournament in the Underground.

I am working Tuesday night, so the doors won't open until approximately 6:15, and the event will start between 6:30 and 6:45.

So be sure to bring out your Type 1 deck and come out for some ratings points and a whole lot of fun!

It's September! Welcome Students!

Check out these great sales!
September 7 - 22
25% off
all in stock graphic novels &
comic related trade paperbacks & hardcovers

Now is the time to pick up that copy of Watchmen or 300 you wanted! Maybe even start your Christmas shopping early!

Gordzilla is so happy his favourite band Rush is coming to London on September 12 at the JLC! So happy that he wants to have a Roll the Bones Sale on September 12

September 12 only!
Roll the dice for your discount on all purchases!
Up to an extra 12% off

Check out our new look!

Lorwyn Pre-Release Invitational Qualifiers

We will be holding three qualifying tournaments in the coming weeks for the Lorwyn Pre-Release Invitational.

These tournaments will be our Xth edition draft on Friday August 31st (falling back to the draft on Thursday September 6th if necessary), our Standard FNM on Friday September 7th and our Timespiral block draft FNM on Friday September 14th.
Aside from having a slightly more stringent application of the rules to respect the greater prize available, the tournaments will be run like normal.

At each event, the winner will receive an invitation to the tournament. If the player already has an invite, the invite will be passed down to the next highest finisher. If the player doesn't want the invite, they may give it to any other individual. (And are strongly encouraged to do this, so we can send as many players as possible.)

Lorwyn Pre-Release Invitational Championship

The Invitational Championship will be held in Toronto on Sunday September 29th. The event will be run by Skyfox games, and there will be no entry fee to participate.

The tournament will be Lorwyn sealed deck, and there is very extensive prize support.

All members of the top 8 receive a limited edition play-mat, as well as the following prizes --

1st place -- 3 boxes of Lorwyn and free admission to all Skyfox Premier Events for a year! (estimated at $200 value!)

2nd place -- 1 box of Lorwyn

3rd/4th place -- 1/2 a box of Lorwyn

5th-8th place -- 1/4 a box of Lorwyn

(Prizes based on attendance of at least 64 players)

Heroclix Events For September

Events Start at 11am

8^th Look up in the Sky

Come on out for some casual play and have a good time! Justice League will be in stock!!

15^th Fan favorite

Build a 1000 pt team,

Prize: A Random LE from WKs

22^nd Starro Attacks! Week 1

Buy two boosters of Justice League &

Build a 300 pt team

Participation Prize: Flash Slave

29^th Starro Attacks! Week 2

Buy two boosters of Justice League &

Build a 300 pt team

Participation Prize: Aquaman Slave

Magic events for September are as follows:

Thursday September 6th -- Booster Draft (let me know what format!)
FNM September 7th -- Standard
FNM September 14th -- Booster Draft
FNM September 21st -- Standard
FNM September 28th -- Booster Draft

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Notes:

All events start between 6 and 6:15 pm in the l.a. mood underground. However, if you need boosters for an event that's not on Friday, show up early, because l.a. mood closes at 6pm sharp.

If Thursday isn't a good day for you, let me know what is. I want to run two events a week, FNM plus some other day, so I need to know what makes people happy.

We have FNM prizes for September! They're incredibly sexy foil Wing Shards.

Due to high demand, as early as August 31st I will have a supply of boosters available in the basement. If there is any interest, I am willing to run unsanctioned booster drafts (team drafts or pods, depending on the number of players) after our usual FNM event. Please bring 10 dollars per bonus event you would like to play in. Please note that the entrance cost for FNM drafts remains the same, the extra low price of the bonus drafts is a small reward for the hard-core players who stick it out for multiple events!

REMINDER!!

AUGUST 17 - 31

20% OFF

ALL IN STOCK BOARD GAMES, RPG'S, MINIATURES, & MINIATURES GAMES

CHECK IT OUT!

NOW IN STOCK!

CHANGELING: THE LOST

The latest role-playing game for the World of Darkness setting

Coming of Galactus Championship Event Results

I want to thank everyone who came out and helped to make this a fun and exciting events. We had a solid turn out of 11 players, who were all hungry to get their hands on the Devourer of Worlds Galactus

Special thanks to Jason for donating extra prizes and for taking pictures.

Now onward to the pics

Dom,
Winner of an Extra Set of Heralds from having the highest point total of all 5 events

Darryl
Another Winner of an extra set of Heralds

and Our Champion Winner Steve
Winner of the Galactus; Devourer of Worlds
who comes in mighty pink box


Don't forget that Justice League releases in the first week of Sept.
Also
Starro Attacks Events starts in Sept

Magic: The Gathering

Friday Night Magic

Schedule

Most Events start at 6pm Fridays

10th - Draft with 3 packs of 10th Ed

13th Monday 5:30pm
Crazy Draft with 3 different packs

17th - Standard

24th - Draft with a pack of Timespiral, Planar Chaos & Future Sight

31st - Rochester Draft with 10th Ed boosters

FNM prizes return in September!!

Super Summer Savings!

(We've got Air Conditioning!)

August 1 - 11

50% off Toys & T-shirts!!!

20% off Statues!!!!

August 17 - 31

20% off all in-stock

Board Games, Role-Playing Games, Miniatures and Miniature Collectable Games