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