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!

NEW THIS WEEK:
-Dominion Prosperity (restock)- demand exceeds supply!!! No holds on this item, come get it while you can!
-Walking Dead TP vol. 13
-Walking Dead T-shirts!
Upcoming events:
-L5R Tournament Saturday, December 4th, 1-4pm
-Game Demo Day Saturday, December 11th, 11-4pm
***All games will be 20% off this day only, and 25% off for Game Day participants***

NEW THIS WEEK!!

Games:
-Civilization-Magic the Gathering: Fire & Lightning
-D&D Essentials: The City Tile Set & Monster Vault-Heroscape Moltenclaws Expansion
-Zombie Survival: The Board Game

Comics:
-Batman: The Return 1-shot
-Batman Inc. #1-Superman vs. Muhammad Ali HC
-Lenore Cooties HC
-Grant Morrison's 18 Days (With really cool art by Mukesh Singh!!)

November Heroclix Events
Tournament start at 6pm

Nov. 11th, Ye Olde Tournament build
Build a 300 pt team
Prize: Daken Le for 1st and Fellowship and Web Tokens for 2nd

Nov. 18th, Adaptive Strategy
build a 700 pt and alter at least 300 pts of your team from any Heroclix purchased!
Prize: "The Burglar" Le for 1st and Fellowship

L.A. Mood Heroclix House Rules

1. Theme team rules are not in Effect
2. Purple Rings are Legal
3. No BFC's for this month events

New in Stock!

Superboy #1, written by Canadian Jeff Lemire... L.A. Mood's wants to congratulate Jeff Lemire for his Essex County making the top 40 Canada Reads list!! Vote to put his amazing book in the top 10!

Kill Shakespeare TP vol 1 is now out, reprinting the first 6 issues! Created by Canadians Conor McCreery, Anthony Del Col and Andy Belanger. Check it out and keep the 2nd Saturday in February free for their visit to L.A. Mood's!!!
These would make great Christmas gifts:
Thor Omnibus HC, reprinting Straczynski's Thor #1-12 and more!
Absoulute All Star Superman HC Slipcase
Batman & Robin HC vol 2
Sense & Sensibility HC

Crazy Cthulhu Plushies, really cute, maybe not so functional Dice bags and cel phone pouches! Can I use cute and cthulhu in the same sentence??



Conflict of Heroes: Prices of Honour Poland Expansion


Yu Gi Oh 2010 Tins only $17.95 each!

Magic: The Gathering Schedule of Events for November 2010:

Tuesday, November 2nd: Scars of Mirrodin (SOM) Draft ($12 entry)
6:30 pm start
Friday, November 5th: FNM Standard (free entry)
and SOM Draft ($12 entry)
6:00 pm start
Tuesday, November 9th: SOM Draft ($12 entry)
6:30 pm start
Friday, November 12th: FNM Standard (free entry)
and SOM Draft ($12 entry)
6:00 pm start
Tuesday, November 16th: SOM Draft ($12 entry)
6:30 pm start
Friday, November 19th: FNM Standard (free entry)
and SOM Draft ($12 entry)
6:00 pm start
Tuesday, November 23rd: SOM Draft ($12 entry)
6:30 pm start
Friday, November 26th: FNM Standard (free entry)
and SOM Draft ($12 entry)
6:00 pm start
Tuesday, November 30th: SOM Draft ($12 entry)
6:30 pm start

November FNM prize foil:

New in Stock!

Talisman Expansion The Sacred Pool
City of Thieves (FFG)
Kings & Thieves (ZMG)
Mines of Zavandor (ZMG)
Warhammer Fantasy: Signs of Faith

Back in Stock!

Twilight Imperium board game
BIG DICE, giant D20's, perfect for the visually impaired and those who think bigger is better!

Scary stuff in the spirit of Halloween:

Zombie Dice
Zombies!!! tile game
Forever Young, a vampire board game
Castle Ravenloft board game
Betrayal at House on the Hill 2nd ed board game
Expansions for Last Night on Earth board game
Arkham Horror board game

Scary Comics

Night of the Living Dead #1 from Avatar
Shaun of the Dead TP from IDW


Victorian Undead: Sherlock Holmes vs Zombies TP
Scary Godmother complete HC by Jill Thompson
Action Comics #894 Death appearance
Marvel Zombies 5 HC
Friday the 13th Book 2 TP
Spider-man vs Vampires 1 shot

Scary Toys

Freddy's glove
Shaun of the Dead 13in Action Figures
Living Dead Dolls Day of the Dead figures
Living Dead Dolls Saw

Gamma World
Now in Stock!

Not sure? Jeff Taylor will be doing a demo on this game on Sunday, November 7 at 12:30. Check it out!

Inventory Reduction Time!

It's that time again! Just before the end of the year and in time for Christmas, we take a look at what sells and what doesn't. Come on down and check out all the old graphic novels, RPG's, toys and board games that have been reduced by 50% in price!!

Heroclix Event October 14th Thursday
Tournament start at 6pm

Build a 900 pt team,

Prize: Toxin Le for 1st and Fellowship and Web Tokens for 2nd

NEW THIS WEEK!!

Comics:
-Sweet Tooth #14
-Chaos War #1
-Tron Betrayal #1
Graphic Novels:
-Political Power: Presidents of the United States
-The Green Woman HC-Shaun on the Dead

Games:
-D&D Essentials Dungeon Master's Kit-Dead Lands Marshal's handbook
-Pensacola

Magic: The Gathering Schedule of Events for October 2010:

Friday, October 1st: FNM, Standard (free entry) and Draft ($12)
6 pm start

Sunday, October 3rd: Scars of Mirrodin Release Party ($27)
Sealed Deck (6 boosters of Scars of Mirrodin)
10:00 am on-site registration opens
11:00 am start
Players competing will receive a promo Steel Hellkite
(while supplies last)

Tuesday, October 5th: Booster Draft ($12)
6:30 pm start
Friday, October 8th: FNM, Standard (free entry) and Draft ($12)
6pm start
Tuesday, October 12th: Booster Draft ($12)
6:30 pm start
Friday, October 15th: FNM, Standard (free entry) and Draft ($12)
6 pm start
Tuesday, October 19th: Booster Draft ($12)
6:30 pm start
Friday, October 22th: FNM, Standard (free entry) *NO DRAFT*
6 pm start
Tuesday, October 26th: Booster Draft ($12)
6:30pm start
Friday, October 29th: FNM, Standard (free entry) and Draft ($12)
6 pm start

Sunday, October 31st: Scars of Mirrodin Game Day ($7)
*Players in costume pay only $5* (to be determined by me, no casual day call center employee costumes, or any other excuses for plain clothes will be considered. It's Halloween people!)
Standard Constructed
10 am registration opens
11 am start
2 packs will be added to the prize pool for each competitor. Prizes awarded to top 8.


Scars of Mirrodin has arrived and will pave the way for a creative deck-building period as Shards of Alara block rotates from Standard taking M10 along with it in its departure. With all these crazy new artifacts and new mechanics like infect and proliferate, what novel archetypes will rise to the top of the tournament standings? Only time will tell...
The FNM foil for October is Rift Bolt. A powerful tool in the hands of any burn or storm combo player. Again, battle with standard or draft at FNM this month to add this gem to your available grimoire. Please note that there will not be a draft on Friday, October 22nd for FNM. I will be attending Grand Prix Toronto that weekend and will have a stand-in to host the Standard FNM that night.
Finally, come and battle for loot and plunder (or tricks and treats?) at the Scars of Mirrodin Gameday event on Sunday, October 31st. Those in costume will pay a reduced entry fee and I'm sure that I will have some other tricks up my sleeve (and goodies!) to reward our intrepid Halloween revelers.

That's all this time folks,

Jeyo

New This Week!!!
Scars of Mirrodin!!!!!
-booster boxes $125 incl. tax, comes with a free foil "Memoricide" card, while supplies last-fat packs $32.95
-intro packs $10.95

Trades:
-Walking Dead TP 1-3 restock
ALL Walking Dead books are 25% off until Oct. 9th!!
*Walking Dead is our featured book for Graphic Novel Group on October 9th*