NEW THIS WEEK
T-shirts:
-New Green Lantern, Superman, Deadpool, and glow-in-the-dark Ghostbusters!
-kids' and youths' shirts: Star Wars and Venom
Trades/Paperbacks:
-reprint of D&Q's I Never Liked You
-Stephen King's N.-Sense & Sensibility tp
-Safe Area Gorazde re-stock

Comics:
-Journey into Mystery #622

Games:
-Munchkin games re-stock

Don't forget about Record Store Day tomorrow!
Special releases (limited quantities!):
Rush- Caravan/Bu2B 7"
Green Day/Husker Du Split 7"
AC/DC- Shoot to Thrill/War Mac 7"
Bad Brains- Pay to Cum 7"
Urge Overkill- Effigy/Smokehouse 7"
Bad Brains- God of Love LP & 7"
Introduction to Syd Barrett LP
Foo Fighters- Medium Rare LP

Live Music Performances between 2pm and 6pm, including:
Mark Kulmala (3:15pm)
The Sate Bird of Idaho (4pm)
Mr. Eman (4:45pm)

L.A. Mood is proud to announce all the details for the upcoming National Qualifier Tournament!

Hello, Magic players of all of London! As you've likely heard by now, L.A. Mood has been selected to hand out to one lucky player a personal invitation to compete in the Canadian National Magic Championships!

So, how are we to decide on which player to send to this prestigious event? With a gentlemanly Standard Tournament, of course! Our National Qualifier Tournament is being held on Saturday, April 23rd. Registration opens at 10:00 a.m. and closes at 10:45 a.m., with the tournament beginning strictly at 11:00 a.m.

The Main Event!

Entry into our Tournament is a $10 fee, payable at the door. This $10 fee included both the cost of entry and a free lunch voucher for Los Comales, good for one Burrito or Chimichanga and a side of fries.

All players will be required to submit the following to the tournament organizer (myself) at time of entry:

- One (1) complete, legibly written or typed decklist detailing the exact name and number of each of the cards in your deck and sideboard, which must each be 60 and 15 cards, respectively.

Failure to submit a decklist may result in your expulsion from the tournament.

Important! This tournament is 32K and run at a Competitive REL. This means that the rules of Magic will be strictly enforced, including the time limit of 50 minutes per round!

The tournament is Swiss Rounds, like a Standard FNM, with Top 4 or Top 8 playoffs depending on attendance. Playoffs have no time limit but players are expected to maintain a reasonable pace of play.

In addition to the National Invition, Top 8 or Top 16 finishers (depending on attendance) will be eligible for additional prizes!

Side Events!

So long as store product supplies and interest exists, Side Events will be run throughout the day. These Side Events will consist of:

1) 8-man Standard Single-Elimination Win-A-Box.

2) 8-man MBS/SOM/SOM Draft Single-Elimination tournaments with 8-4 draft payout.

All Side event entry fees are $15. Sealed product and lands are provided for Draft side events. Side Events will begin as soon as table space has been secured for the expected duration of the event.

And that's it! Feel free to e-mail me with any questions or comments regarding this exciting Magic opportunity! lamoodmagic@gmail.com

Magic: The Gathering: The (Very, very belated) Schedule of Events for April!

Hello, all! My April post is shamefully late, but nevertheless here. I am extremely happy to see everyone made it through the first few uncertain weeks safe and sound, and I am here again to guide us through the rest of April. Check the bottom of this post for exciting information regarding New Phyrexia Pre-orders!

The schedule for the rest of April is as follows:

Friday, April 15th- FNM, Standard. No entry fee, start time 6:15 p.m.

Sunday, April 17th - Casual Sunday Madness! Come try out your crazy EDH, Pauper, and what-have you concoctions! No entry fee, open gaming from 12:15 p.m. onward.

Monday, April 18th - Monday Night Drafting! $12 entry fee, three boosters and land provided. Start time 6:15 p.m. Rare Re-draft.

Friday, April 22nd - FNM, Standard. No Entry fee, start time 6:15 p.m. This is the last chance for you to test out that awesome Standard deck you'll be trying to win your National Invitation with!

Saturday, April 23rd - L.A. Mood's National Qualifier Tournament! Full details posted in a separate post. $10 entry fee, includes a lunch voucher for Los Comales, our next-door Latin Restaurant. Standard-legal deck required, 11:00 a.m. start.

Sunday, April 24th - Sunday Madness is CANCELED for this week. Enjoy your Easter!

Monday, April 25th - Monday Night Drafting! $12 entry fee, three boosters and land provided. Start time 6:15 p.m.

Friday, April 29th - FNM, Standard. No Entry fee, start time 6:15 p.m.

As many of you have seen, our FNM prize foil for this month is Artisan of Kozilek, with a snazzy new FNM foil layout and watermark and simply spectacular art!

BONUS! For all of our New Phyrexia Buy-A-Box Preorders, we are offering a very special deal for the release weekend: Pre-ordering a box and picking it up by Monday, May 16th entitles you not just to the promotional card "Surgical Extraction", but also a special release-weekend-only-price of a mere $100 per box, taxes included! Wow!

And, for the curious, Surgical Extraction looks like this:

Pre-order your box today!

Check in my next post for the full details of our National Tournament Qualifier!

NEW THIS WEEK:

Games! Sales!
-Reduced price Agricola games while quantities last:
-Agricola
-Agricola Farmers of the Moor-Agricola The Goodies
-Agricola Gamers DeckTrades/Paperbacks:
-Boys Vol 8 TP Highland Laddie-Marvel Zombies TP Vol 5
-Grimm Fairy Tales TP Vol 9

Ultimate Marvel TP Sale!!
-Check out our selection of Ult Spider-Man and Ult X_Men TP's at $5-$10 each!

...and don't forget to keep your Saturday, April 16th afternoon free for RECORD STORE DAY!!! Send this facebook invite to your friends!

L.A. Mood's April Heroclix Schedule
All events Begin at 6:30pm

Due to my new Job there may be Changes to the Schedule, if that occurs The Changes will be posted on this Blog and L.A Mood's Facebook page

April 7, Wave of Next?
Build a team of 500 pts
Prizes: Limited Edition Deadpool figure

April 14, Tournament Standard
Build a team of 300 pts No Feats
Prizes: Limited Edition Crimson Gem of Cyttorak Object

April 21, Marvel Vs DC
Build a team of 700 pts, You team must include one figure each from Marvel and DC
Prizes: Limited Edition Archangel Figure

April 28, One Man Army
Build a team of one figure up to 400 pts,
Prizes: Limited Edition Karima Figure


L.A. Mood House Rules
1. Purple Rings are legal, and no figures are retired
2. No Battlefield Conditions
3. Keyword teams effects are back in effect

NEW THIS WEEK!!!
Games:
-Battletech Into Box Set
-Munchkin Zombies-Nightfall Deck Building Game
-Resident Evil Deck Building Game

-MTG: Knights vs Dragons Duel Decks
-Restock: 7 Wonders

Comics:
-Dollhouse Epitaphs 1-shot

-Godzilla #1

NEW THIS WEEK!!!

Games:
-Pathfinder: Inner Sea World Guide-Dust Tactics: Campaign Expansion
Medium Assault Walker
Medium Panzer Walker
-Rogue Trader: Battlefleet Koronus

Graphic Novel Re-stocks:
-Chronicles of Conan TP 1 (May GNG)
-Kabuki: Circle of Blood TP 1 (June GNG)-Louis Riel TP (July GNG)

NEW THIS WEEK!!!

-X-Men Heroclix: Singles, Boosters, and Giant-Size Boosters!
Don't forget about our Game Day tomorrow (Sat) where we will be demo-ing D&D 4E, Mansions of Madness, and more! Begins at 11am!

Legend of the Five Rings is a collectible card game that pits clans of samurai against each other to determine the fate of the Empire of Rokugan. You choose to play as the enigmatic Dragon Clan, the stealthy Scorpion Clan, the noble Crane Clan, or the mystic Phoenix clan (among others), to name a few.

LA Mood Comics & Games is hoping to start running tournaments of this great game. If you're interested, stop by the store and put your name and email address on our sign-up sheet, or email us at mailbox@lamoodcomics.com !

NEW THIS WEEK!!!
Comics/Trades:
-The Photographer (Check out the reviews of this stunning book: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/24/books/review/Hedges-t.html)-Emma #1 (adaptation of the Jane Austen novel)
-Dark Tower Treachery TP
-D&D Forgotten Realms Classics TP
-Sweet Tooth #19- Nobody can Stop Pig-Girl!!
Games:
-WOW Figures: Garm Whitefang, Garona, Judge Malthred
-Mansions of Madness-Dominion re-stock
-Zombie Dice re-stock
-Warmachine Minis back in stock!!! Free No Quarter Mag #32 with purchase!

Game day Saturday March 19th at L.A. Mood!
11am-5pm, no cost!
D&D 4E, Mansions of Madness, and more!

Magic: The Gathering: The Schedule of Events! (For March)

Exciting times afoot! March brings us Mirrodin Besieged Game Day (check our previous post for details) and plenty more drafts and FNMs! Also, for our casual players, Sunday Casual continues strong - and we're looking to bring in ArchEnemy and Planechase into the mad mix!

The schedule for March is as follows:

Friday, March 4th - FNM, Standard. No Entry fee, start time 6:15 p.m.

Sunday, March 6th - Mirrodin Besieged Game Day! Standard, no entry fee, start time 11:00 a.m.

Monday, March 7th - Monday Night Drafting! $12 entry fee, three boosters and land provided. Start time 6:15 p.m.

Friday, March 11th - FNM, Standard. No Entry fee, start time 6:15 p.m.
Sunday, March 13th - Sunday EDH and Pauper! EDH/Pauper/Casual decks, no entry fee, start time 12:30 p.m. or so.
Monday, March 14th - Monday Night Drafting! $12 entry fee, three boosters and land provided. Start time 6:15 p.m.

Friday, March 18th - FNM, Standard. No Entry fee, start time 6:15 p.m.

Sunday, March 20th - Sunday EDH and Pauper! EDH/Pauper/Casual decks, no entry fee, start time 12:30 p.m. or so.

Monday, March 21st - Monday Night Drafting! $12 entry fee, three boosters and land provided. Start time 6:15 p.m.

Friday, March 25th - FNM, Standard. No Entry fee, start time 6:15 p.m.
Sunday, March 27th - Sunday EDH and Pauper! EDH/Pauper/Casual decks, no entry fee, start time 12:30 p.m. or so.
Monday, March 28th - Monday Night Drafting! $12 entry fee, three boosters and land provided. Start time 6:15 p.m.

This Friday, March 4th, FNM will once again be adminstered by the talented and capable Mark Wells. I'll see you all for Game Day bright and early, however!

Wizards of the Coast has begun sales solicitations for the new Duel Decks: Knights vs. Dragons! Let me know if you'd like to pre-order one or more of these decks - with the Legacy-playable Knights of the Reliquary inside, you can't really go wrong!

The FNM prize foil for this month is the Standard-staple Wall of Omens! While it's not a part of the default 75 for UW control builds these days, it certainly made its splash when it was first released in Rise of the Eldrazi, and may just do so again before rotation in the Fall. Foil out your playset this month in anticipation!

L.A. Mood's March Heroclix Schedule
All events Begin at 6:30pm

March 3, Melt her Icy Heart
Build a team of 400 pts one figure must have a Fire association or be a Violet Lantern
Prizes: Limited Edition Ice Maiden Figure

March 10, Dynamic Duo!
Build a team of 200 pts of Two Figures, No Duo Figures
Prizes: Limited Edition Bucket of Water Special Object

March 17, Giant Size X-Men Marquee
Buy any two boosters of Giant Size X-Men and Build a team of 300 pts,
Prizes: To Be Announced

March 24, Giant Size X-Men Floor Event
Build a team of 800 pts, half of your build total must be from Giant Size X-men
Prizes: To Be Announced

March 31, Land of Giants
Build a team of 600 pts, at least 400pts of the build must have the giant or colossal damage symbol, No feats for this event
Prizes: To Be Announced

L.A. Mood House Rules
1. Purple Rings are legal, and no figures are retired
2. No Battlefield Conditions
3. Keyword teams effects are back in effect

Mirrodin Besieged Game Day - Sunday, March 6th, 2011!

Game Day is fast approaching! With the results of Paris behind us, I'm sure you're all anxious to come out to L.A. Mood to test your own take on the Standard decks of the day against all-comers to compete for the fabulous prizes available!

Like Friday Night Magic events, Game Day is a Standard tournament; however, there are a few extra tweaks to make the day just a little more exciting!

All participants will recieve a copy of the sure-to-be-outstanding full-art Treasure Mage. Top 8 finishers will recieve a copy of the amazing full-art Black Sun's Zenith.




In addition, the Top 2 finishers with "affiliated" decks will get a copy of either Suture Priest or Pristine Talisman, based on their deck's affiliation. This is in addition to any other prize you might earn, and you can earn these promos without placing in the Top 8:

How can you make an "affiliated" deck?

"Affiliated" decks contain NO cards watermarked with the opposing faction's symbol, and a MINIMUM of 10 cards watermarked with the affiliated factions's symbol. For example, a "Mirran" deck could not run copies of Into the Core (Phyrexian), and would have to have at least 10 cards watermarked like Ardent Recruit (Mirran). Cards without watermarks from previous sets, like the Zendikar Block or M11, do not count for or against your affiliation. Notice, as well, that Tezzeret has no watermark - he's neither Mirran nor Phyrexian! Before you declare your faction, double-check your card list and make sure you're all right!

Standard tournament rules apply - 60 card decks, 15 card sideboards, from Standard-legal sets only (Zendikar, Worldwake, Rise of the Eldrazi, Magic 2011, Scars of Mirrodin and Mirrodin Besieged). In addition,

1) There in NO entry fee. Prize support will be similar to an FNM, with a few extra goodies I've socked away for special occasions!

2) Sanctioned Side Drafts are available all day!

Start time is at 11:00 a.m.

See you all on Game Day!

As always, questions and comments can be directed to lamoodmagic@gmail.com

NEW THIS WEEK!!!

Games:
-Munchkinomicon expansion packs!
Comics:

-Jennifer Blood (with Garth Ennis)

-What If... Venom Possessed Deadpool?

Trades/ Graphic Novels:

-Captain America: Scourge of the Underworld

-Amazing Spider-Man The Gauntlet vol. 5

-Bayou vol. 2

-300 Hardcover

***We have a limited number of SIGNED COPIES of Kill Shakespeare, get 'em while they're hot!***

NEW THIS WEEK!!

Graphic Novel Group's March Novel:Identity Crisis!
Games:
-Conquest of Planet Earth
Re-stock:
-Dominion
-Castle Ravenloft

See you all tomorrow at our Kill Shakespeare event!!!!
-Davita

COMICS BY RUTH TAIT!

Check out the newly-arrived original comics by Toronto artist Ruth Tait aka "Rutz"

Beautiful artwork and cute storylines, highly recommended by Davita!

Find out more about the artist and her comics at artbyrt.com

NEW THIS WEEK!!!

Games:
-Van Helsing
-Tannhauser Expansion: Asteros Minis, & Daedalus Map
-Persian Incursion
Trades:
-Batman: Return of Bruce Wayne HC-War of the Supermen HC

Statues:
-Side Show Thanos & Mistress Death
-Batman mini statue, designed by Alex Ross!
Records:
-Captain Beefheart: Bluejeans and Moonbeams-FEAR: The Record
-Fugazi: End Hits-Black Sabbath: Live Evil

Back in Stock:
-Puerto Rico
-Zombies!!!
-Walking Dead t-shirts

An Important Announcement for our Magic Players

Hello, FNM players, drafters and Sunday casuals!

Just a quick announcement to remind you that our events on Friday, February 11th and Monday, February 14th will be run by our capable friend, Mark Wells. Mark will be provided with all the prizes and product you're used to seeing on those days

Our usual Sunday casual event on Sunday, February 13th has been cancelled, but will resume the following Sunday!

In addition, I will not be in the store between Tuesday, February 8th and Thursday, February 17th. My apologies for the inconvenience. I will do my utmost to ensure the store binders are well-stocked prior to me absence and that the store has an updated buylist if you're looking to sell your cards to us! I will be entirely unavailable during that time, so unfortunately, there will be no response at lamoodmagic@gmail.com if you e-mail me then. Sorry!

See you all this Friday for our normal FNM! Remember: Mirrodin Besieged is legal for play and the store will have a full supply of all the cards you need!

Announcing: The Mirrodin Besieged Release!

Didn't get enough of Mirrodin Besieged at the pre-release? I know I didn't! So I'm doing it all again this Sunday!

It is my pleasure to announce the Mirrodin Besieged Release at L.A. Mood this Sunday, February 6th, starting at 11:00 a.m.

Our format for the event, just like the pre-release, is Sealed Deck, with one difference - the factionalized packs are no more! All participating players will recieve 3 generic Mirrodin Besieged boosters and 3 Scars of Mirrodin boosters, as well as one copy of the release promo, Thopter Assembly (Open the Vaults players rejoice!)

As before, the cost of entry will be $28, and the prizes will remain spectacular!

A few details in advance of the event:

1) Once again, we will be logging the contents of our packs. Hopefully, increased familiarity with the process will keep things speedy!

2) Once again, we will not be registering your eventual decklist. However, there is the possibility of a random deck-check this weekend; I will be checking to ensure that the only cards in your deck are cards listed on your checklist. Once again, the actual decklist is not being checked: only that the deck contains cards from your sealed pool and your sealed pool alone.

3) Other, incremental improvements to the pairing, announcement and seating systems will be in place to continue to provide you the smoothest and easiest release tournament ever, with an absolute minimum of voice cracks.

And that's it! See you on Sunday - try to arrive by 10:30 a.m. in order to keep the event running smoothly! Let's try to beat the pre-release attendance record of 52!

As always, questions, comments and suggestions can be e-mailed to lamoodmagic@gmail.com

February Magic Schedule at L.A. Mood!

Thanks to everyone who came out to our January 30th pre-release! A fantastic time was had by all - keep a sharp eye out for videos of our Pre-Release feature matches going up on our Facebook page!

An important announcement: If you would be interested in drafting M11/M11/M11 during the month of February, let me know! I'm already ordering in a box to draft with, but if there's a lot of interest, I'll order more!

The Februrary schedule of events is as follows. There are several important difference from last month, so keep a close eye on this one!

Tuesday, February 1st: Scars/Scars/Scars Draft, $12 entry, rare re-draft. 6:15 p.m. start.

Friday, February 4th: The very first Mirrodin Besieged Standard FNM! 6:15 p.m. start.

Sunday, February 6th: The Mirrodin Besieged Release Party! Be on the lookout for an official announcement regarding the format and prizes for this special event. 11:00 a.m. start.

Monday, February 7th: MBS/Scars/Scars Draft, $12 entry, rare re-draft. 6:15. p.m. start.

Friday, February 11th: Standard FNM! 6:15 p.m. start.

Sunday, February 13th: This week's Pauper and Elder Dragon Highlander events have been cancelled.

Monday, February 14th: MBS/Scars/Scars Draft, $12 entry, rare re-draft. 6:15 p.m. start.

Friday, February 18th: Standard FNM! 6:15 p.m. start.

Sunday, February 20th: Sunday Pauper and Elder Dragon Highlander! 12:30 p.m. start.

Monday, February 21st: MBS/Scars/Scars Draft, $12 entry, rare re-draft. 6:15 p.m. start.

Friday, February 25th: Standard FNM! 6:15 p.m. start.

Sunday, February 27th: Sunday Pauper and Elder Dragon Highlander! 12:30 p.m. start.

Monday, February 28th: MBS Scars/Scars Draft, $12 entry, rare re-draft. 6:15 p.m. start.

The FNM on Friday, February 11th and the Draft on Monday, February 14th will be run by my esteemed colleague, Mark Wells! I, myself, will be in Florida, but I'll be thinking of you all.

The FNM prize foil (for real, this time) is the spectacular Spellstutter Sprite, a staple throughout its runs in Standard and Extended, and with a bonus of some pretty amazing art, to boot!

L.A. Mood's Heroclix February Schedule
All events Begin at 6:30pm

Feb 3, Myth vs Science
Build a team of 500 pts one figure must have the Deity or Cosmic Keyword
Prizes: Limited Edition Troia Figure

Feb 10, Good old Tournament Standard
Build a team of 300 pts,
Prizes: Limited Edition White Lantern Special Object

Feb 17, Speed is the Game!
Build a team of 400 pts, Your team must include one figure with Hypersonic Speed or a Power that allows you to use Hypersonic Speed, Kid Zoom is banned for this tournament.
Prizes: Limited Edition Impulse Figure

L.A. Mood House Rules
1. Purple Rings are legal, and no figures are retired
2. No Battlefield Conditions
3. Keyword teams effects are back in effect

An Important Announcement for Magic Players!

Hello, everyone. I wanted to clear up a bit of confusion regarding the upcoming schedule of events for February at L.A. Mood.

First, to confirm what you've heard: Yes! L.A. Mood will start hosting drafts on Monday night in February, starting Monday, February the 7th.

Secondly, you might have noticed that the first day of February is a Tuesday. In order to make the switchover work smoothly, we will still be drafting on Tuesday, February the 1st.

The schedule for February's events will be posted shortly! Be on the lookout for a fully-updated and comprehensive list of Magic events for February at L.A. Mood.

Once again, the first Monday draft will be February the 7th.

As always, comments and questions can be sent to lamoodmagic@gmail.com

Announcing: The Mirrodin Besieged Prerelease!

Hello to all our Magic Players!


As you know, the Mirrodin Besieged Prerelease is fast approaching - and there are some important details that make this a Prerelease unlike any you've attended before!

Our Prerelease will begin at 11:00 on Sunday, January the 30th - but try to arrive by 10:30 in order to help keep the event running smoothly. As always, the event is Sealed Deck, however, when you arrive for your packs you'll have to declare your faction - either Mirran or Phyrexian. Mirran players will receive 3 "Mirran-aligned" booster packs, containing only the Mirran-aligned cards from the set, as well as 3 Scars of Mirrodin boosters and 1 copy of the Promotional Hero of Bladehold. Phyrexian players will receive 3 "Phyrexian-aligned" boosters, containing only the Phyrexian-aligned cards from the set, as well as 3 Scars of Mirrodin boosters and 1 copy of the Promotional Glissa, the Traitor. The promotional cards are yours to keep, but you can't play with them during the event!

























The cost of the packs will be $28. If you feel strongly about which faction you'd like to declare for, be sure to let me know but January 28th, so I can set your faction pack aside! All over faction packs will be distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis.


In order to avoid confusion, I have decided on the following tournament organization rules:


1) There will not be submitted deck lists. Players will operate on the "honor system" regarding sideboarding in between events.


2) There will be deck logging - another player will open your packs and list the cards inside. However, unlike previous prereleases, there will not be pack swapping - the packs you purchased are the packs you will be playing with - you just won't be the one to open them!


Looking forward to seeing everyone there!


As always, questions and comments can be directed towards lamoodmagic@gmail.com

An Important Update for Pauper Sundays!

Hello, Pauper players!

As you know, this Sunday, January 9th, is our inaugural Pauper event at L.A. Mood. I'm very excited to have everyone come out and show off their creativity in this uniquely restricted Magic format.

However, based on several discussions with excellent, experienced players of Pauper both online and offline, I have come to the decision to expand the list of banned cards for our L.A. tournament. The official ban list (found here) will be updated to include the following cards. In addition to Cranial Plating, and the existing Legacy ban list:

- Tree of Tales is banned.

- Great Furnace is banned.

- Vault of Whispers is banned.

- Seat of the Synod is banned.

- Ancient Den is banned.

This ban list is intended to reduce the extremely consistent, aggressive explosiveness of the Affinity deck in Pauper, without eliminating its ability to function as an aggro deck.

Paper Pauper is a living format with many variant ban lists. In order to keep our L.A. tournaments fun, exciting, and varied experiences, I will be updating our store's ban list as the year goes on - sometimes adding, sometimes removing. Be on the lookout for an official flyer with out official ban list in the near future!

As always, questions and comments can be directed to lamoodmagic@gmail.com

Sad news, everyone.

Unfortunately, due to an oversight on my part, I was unable to secure this month's FNM Promo shipment for L.A. Mood. I know many of you were very excited about the Everflowing Chalice, and I sincerely apologize. I've already taken steps to ensure this won't happen again.

By way of apology, I have undertaken the following changes to this month's FNM prize structure:

1) First and Second Place, in addition to their customary Booster pack, will also recieve a foil promotional Nissa Revane, first distributed to Xbox players who purchased Duels of the Planeswalkers!

2) Third and fourth place will be guaranteed an FNM promo foil from past months as opposed to the customary inclusion in the door prize selection. In addition, third and fourth place can elect to replace their section of an FNM promo foil and instead receive an "IOU" for a foil promotional Liliana Vess, which becomes eligible for store distribution on March 31st!

3) All-new, exciting and surprising door prizes and handouts! Come on out to find out what these are!

4) Finally, the customary nominal cost for the first pop or snack will be waived for each FNM participant for this month.

I hope this covers everyone's concerns. As always, you can e-mail questions and comments to lamoodmagic@gmail.com

Possible Change in Event Scheduling - a Poll!

Hello, Magic Players!

For this upcoming year, I'm considering making a change in the schedule of our events: from Tuesday night drafting to Monday night drafting. The time would remain the same, 6:15.

This is definitely a departure from the established schedule! I've considered many factors up until this point, but the last piece of information I need comes from you, the players! What do you think of the proposed change? Let me know at lamoodmagic@gmail.com

Schedule of Magic: The Gathering Events for January 2011

Tuesday, January 4th - Triple-Scars Draft; $12 entry, boosters provided. 6:15 p.m. start.
Friday, January 7th - FNM; Standard event. Free entry, legal deck required. 6.15 p.m. start.
Sunday, January 9th - EDH and Legacy Pauper. Free entry, legal deck required. 12:30 p.m. start.

Tuesday, January 11th - Triple-Scars Draft, $12 entry, boosters provided. 6:15 p.m. start.
Friday, January 14th - FNM; Standard event. Free entry, legal deck required. 6.15 p.m. start. Sunday, January 16th - EDH and Legacy Pauper. Free entry, legal deck required. 12:30 p.m. start.

Tuesday, January 18th - Triple-Scars Draft; $12 entry, boosters provided. 6:15 p.m. start.
Friday, January 21th - FNM; Standard event. Free entry, legal deck required. 6.15 p.m. start.
Sunday, January 23rd - EDH and Legacy Pauper. Free entry, legal deck required. 12:30 p.m. start.

Tuesday, January 25th - Triple-Scars Draft; $12 entry, boosters provided. 6:15 p.m. start.
Friday, January 28th - FNM; Standard event. Free entry, legal deck required. 6.15 p.m. start.
Sunday, January 30th - The Mirrodin Beseiged Prerelease at L.A. Moods! 11:00 a.m. start time. I recommend arriving a half-hour early in order to keep the event running smoothly. Be on the lookout for a more detailed announcement in the upcoming weeks!

All of our FNM events have sanctioned booster draft side events available based on interest.

The FNM prize foil for January 2011 is the outstanding Everflowing Chalice. A staple in control decks and ramp decks everywhere, this awesome art is sure to occupy a place of pride in your Standard decks for the rest of the summer! I know I can't wait to earn my four copies!

As always, questions and comments can be send to lamoodmagic@gmail.com.

Another New Magic: The Gathering Event!

I'm very pleased to announce the start of a brand-new event for L.A. Mood Magic Players: Sunday Afternoon Legacy Pauper!

Legacy Pauper is a format designed for players who are sick of trying to get four copies of the latest and greatest and most expensive Mythic Rares out there. Your 60-card deck (and 15-card sideboard) must contain Common cards and only Common cards - and better yet, Common cards from all of Magic's sets are allowed!

Legacy Pauper Decks are built just the same as any other 60-card deck with a 15-card sideboard; four copies of any card maximum, with the exception of basic lands. Pauper is a great format for players with every size collection - since we all usually have more commons than we know what to do with. A full explanation of the Pauper format (plus the banlist) can be found here: http://www.wizards.com/magic/tcg/resources.aspx?x=magic/rules/pauper.

If you don't know if a card is a common or not (since many older cards were printed before the red/gold/silver/black rarity symbols), a quick check in Gatherer (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Default.aspx) will tell you if it was ever a Common at any point in its history.

Sunday Afternoon Pauper runs every Sunday, starting January the 9th, at 12:30 p.m., and runs alongside our Elder Dragon Highlander Events - you can participate in either every Sunday. FNM Prize foils available to the top placements and the more participation, the more prizes there will be!

As always, e-mail questions and comments to lamoodmagic@gmail.com

New Magic: The Gathering Event!

I'm very pleased to announce the start of a brand-new event for L.A. Mood Magic Players: Sunday Afternoon Elder Dragon Highlander.

Elder Dragon Highlander (or EDH) is a fabulous casual format for players looking to make use of the cards they have in their collections that are fun to play, but don't quite cut it in today's modern decks. It's a format that wants you to play big, splashy, expensive sorceries and creatures for some wild fun you just can't get anywhere else in Magic!

Elder Dragon Decks are built around a General, a Legendary Creature whose colors define the kind of mana and colors of spells your deck contains. EDH decks consist of 100 cards, one of which is the General, and no two cards can have the same English name (with the exception of the five basic lands). A full explanation of the format can be found at http://mtgcommander.net/rules.php.

Elder Dragon Highlander will be a fully supported format in 2011 with the release of the Commander boxed set from Wizards of the Coast! Get in on the ground floor and start crafting your winning strategies and devastating decks!

Sunday Afternoon Elder Dragon Highlander runs every Sunday, starting January the 9th, at 12:30 p.m., and runs alongside our Pauper Events - you can participate in either every Sunday. FNM Prize foils available to the top placements and the more participation, the more prizes there will be!

As always, e-mail questions and comments to lamoodmagic@gmail.com

L.A. Mood's Heroclix January Schedule
All events Begin at 6:30pm

Jan 6, DC 7th Anniversary Marquee!
Buy 2 boosters of DC7th Anniversary and Build a team of 300 pts
Prizes: Limited Edition Grodd Figure

Jan 13, Lanterns shine their Light!
Build a team of 600 pts, your team must include two Lantern Characters (any corp) from DC75
Prizes: Limited Edition White Lantern Special Object

Jan 20, The Zoo is loose!
Build a team of 400 pts, Your team must include one figure with the Animal Keyword
Prizes: Limited Edition Gleek Figure

Jan 27, It's all about Teamwork
Build a team of 700 pts, your team must share an uncommon Keyword
Prizes: Limited Edition Bucket of Water Special Object

L.A. Mood House Rules
1. Purple Rings are legal, and no figures are retired
2. No Battlefield Conditions
3. Keyword teams effects are back in effect

Happy New Years Everyone!

Boxing Week Store Hours

Closed Saturday, December 25
Sunday, December 26, 11 - 5
Mon-Thurs regular hours
Friday, December 31, 10- 4

Boxing Week Sales*
15% off Games
20% off GN's
25% off Premium Back Issues (over $20)
50% off Regular Back Issues
20% off Toys
20% off Vinyl LP's

Bargain Basement
3 for $1 comics
6 for $1 comics
50% off Magazines
20% off Records
and more!

*some restrictions apply: In-stock items only, no holds, no special orders or rainchecks.

Good news, everyone!

I've set up a dedicated Magic e-mail account you can use to contact me any time, night or day, about all things Magic-related at L.A. Mood - lamoodmagic@gmail.com

Excellent uses of this e-mail address are:

1) Asking me about ordering or pre-ordering Magic products - everything and anything goes! Pre-ordering is the best way to make sure you can get a coveted Duel Deck or From The Vault collection - don't miss out!

2) Asking me about specific cards you'd like to find. I don't have a complete picture of our inventory yet, but if you've been all over London and just can't find what you're looking for, the very least I can do is keep an eye out for you as well. Singles or playsets, from older sets or newer ones, if I don't have them I'll do my best to find them for you.

And many more!

lamoodmagic@gmail.com

Monday, December 13

We would like to apologize as it appears our phone line is not working. You can still get a hold of us via the internet. You can email us at mailbox@lamoodcomics.com.

We are sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Magic the Gathering

Tuesday Night Draft canceled!

Since the buses will not be running this evening the Tuesday night draft has been canceled.

Magic: The Gathering Schedule of Events for December 2010:

Friday, December 3rd: FNM Standard (free entry)
and SOM Draft ($12 entry)
6:00 pm start
Tuesday, December 7th: SOM Draft ($12 entry)
6:30 pm start
Friday, December 10th: FNM Standard (free entry)
and SOM Draft ($12 entry)
6:00 pm start
Tuesday, December 14th: SOM Draft ($12 entry)
6:30 pm start
Friday, December 17th: FNM Standard (free entry)
and SOM Draft ($12 entry)
6:00 pm start
Tuesday, December 21st: SOM Draft ($12 entry)
6:30 pm start
Tuesday, December 28th: SOM Draft ($12 entry)
6:30 pm start
Friday, December 31st: FNM Standard (free entry)
and SOM Draft ($12 entry)

December FNM prize foils:



















Wild Nacatl has proved to be a powerhouse in Extended and Legacy Zoo decks. He was a pretty good man (cat?) in Standard too while he was legal, but not quite as strong without the Ravnica or Revised duals to power him out, especially when combined with fetch lands. Still, a pretty solid duder and I'll be looking to pick him up for my draft cube and EDH decks.

Christmas is just around the corner and now is a good time to get your wish lists ready. We still have a few Fire and Lightning premium decks left for the lucky few who are able to snag them. These decks are chock full of burny goodness from Magic past and are sure to make toast out of your opponents. Also, ask about the Jace vs. Chandra duel decks coming out this month. They are reprints of the original deck series with special new art from famed Japanese manga artist Yoshino Himori They are Japanese language only, and we are supposed to be getting a very limited supply. Try and reserve a copy quickly because these are hot and sure not to last very long.

Finally, I would like to announce that I am officially stepping down as the in store representative for L.A. Mood Magic sales and events. I am a bit sad to be handing over the reins, as I have loved being an active part of growing and cultivating our Magic playing community, but I believe that I am leaving this position in some very capable hands. Our new representative has a keen perspective on the game and basically life in general. He is a very approachable guy and a great person to bounce your thoughts and questions off of. I am confident that he will do an excellent job of taking over where I am leaving off. Please welcome Andrew Di Lullo as your new L.A. Mood Magic community manager!