Magic the Gathering Prerelease on Sunday, September 25th!

mtgkaladeshFIRST ROUND BEGINS AT NOON – SECOND ROUND BEGINS AT 4:00 – PRE-REGISTRATION STRONGLY RECOMMENDED

Rogues Gallery will be holding two prerelease events for Magic: The Gathering’s new set, Kaladesh, on Sunday, September 25th! We recommend that you call or email ahead to preregister, because we have limited space and tend to fill up well before the day of the event itself. We have room for 16 players in the first event, beginning at noon, and 16 players in the second event, beginning at 4:00 PM. If space allows, we are happy to allow players to play in both prerelease tournaments… players will have to buy-in to both tournaments, you cannot carry over cards or decks from the first prerelease into the second. In addition, of late we’ve had folks sign up and not show up, so if you don’t get in on your preferred time, you are welcome to sign up as an alternate or to come in on the day and try to get available spaces.

Registration will begin at noon on September 25th. We’ll begin the first event at 12:30 with 30 minutes to construct your decks, and the pre-release will run 3 rounds from 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM or so. Please note that if you are preregistered, you must arrive by 12:15 to claim your spot or it will be opened up for walk-ins.

The second tournament will begin registration at 4:00, and the tournament will start as close to 4 PM as we can manage, with 30 minutes to construct your decks. Please note for those preregistered, you must arrive by 4:00 to claim your spot or it will be opened up for walk-ins.

Prerelease packs will be $25.99 plus tax. You must buy a pack for each tournament you enter.

We will allow walk-ins for both tournaments if the space is not filled, but we encourage preregistration, as we generally fill up fairly quickly. In addition, because there are two events, and because the second event may run later than our usual closing time, we won’t be able to offer trading or casual place space after the tournaments end.

Prize support will be in the form of Kaladesh boosters. We award boosters for each round you win. The remainder are divided up into first, second and third prizes.

In addition to the main prerelease tournament events, if space allows, we will offer open dueling, allowing any player who wants to play to purchase Kaladesh Intro Packs to play against each other, as well as prerelease tournament players who are between matches.

Reading with Rogues – October

readingoctoberOur bimonthly graphic novel club will meet in October to talk about Batman and horror comics, epitomized by our two selections, Batman The Long Halloween (in September) and Harrow County Volume 1 (in October).
 
Every second Tuesday of alternate months, we’ll hold our graphic novel reading club! The next meeting is on Tuesday, October 11th, starting at 6:30 PM and running until we run out of stuff to talk about (or 9 PM, when the store closes). Folks can come and go as they please, and we should have plenty of room.
 
We’ll talk about our graphic novel selections for the past two months, as well as whatever other comics and related pop culture we deviate into! Got a favorite graphic novel you’ve read and want to talk about? Bring it with you!
 
The managers of Rogues Gallery will be on hand to talk about comics and hopefully get everybody chatting… we’re hoping to extend the vibe of our New Comics Wednesdays to everyone who maybe doesn’t get a chance to talk comics with their regular group of friends, or just can’t get enough comics talk.
 
Every month, we do a monthly “Reading with Rogues” selection, and that graphic novel is 15% discount off for that month. if you’ve got a Rogue Card, it’s 25% off!
 
We’d love for folks to RSVP on the Facebook event page just so we can have a rough headcount, but walk-ins are absolutely welcome. And while we’ll focus the discussions around the graphic novel of the month, we’ll almost certainly be talking about other comics and graphic novels.
 
We look forward to talking comics with you!

Pokemon Gym Badges are here!

pokebadgeThey’re here! Pokemon Gym Badge pins for Rogues Gallery! If you’re a Pokemon fan, they symbolize training at our Pokegym in Pokemon Go. If you’re not a Pokemon fan, they’re cool pins featuring a stylized version of our store mascot, Maximillian Larch, and they have Rogues Gallery emblazoned across the back. $8 each, or $7 if you have a Pokemon occupying the gym!

We’re all Team Mystic, but don’t worry, we still love you even if you’re Team Valor, Team Instinct or even Team Unity, and you still get credit for having a Pokemon in the gym, even if you’ve conquered us or our Mystic teammates!

So come on by, and when you pick up your comics and games, make sure and do some training in our Pokemon Gym!

Batman Day is Saturday, September 17th

BATMAN_DAY_logo_live typeThe fan-favorite event celebrating The Dark Knight, “Batman Day” will take place on Saturday, September 17th.

Batman Day is an annual event celebrating all things Batman from comics to video games and more.

While supplies last, every attendee will receive a free copy of Batman #1, featuring a Batman Day variant cover by Howard Porter. This issue will reprint the acclaimed story written by Tom King with art by David Finch and Matt Banning!

We’ll have Batman and Catwoman in attendance for the day!

In addition, artist Devin Kraft will be there for quick Batman sketches, and we’ll have a 15% off on all Batman graphic novels and merchandise that day! More details to come soon!

Gaming with Rogues – Smash Up in September

smashupOn the third Saturday of every month, Rogues Gallery will host a casual gaming night – each month will focus on a different game. The game night will begin at 6:30 PM and run until 9:00 PM, when the store closes.

This month’s game is on September 17th, and the game is Smash-Up! In Smash Up players take two factions, such as pirates, ninja, robots, zombies, and more, and combine their decks into a force to be reckoned with! When the game begins, players take turns drafting one of several faction decks.  Once each player has two decks, they shuffle them together, combining their distinct abilities into a unique 40-card deck.  Players then deal out a number of Base cards, and play their decks to attempt to have the most power on a base when it is scored.

So whether you’ve played Smash-Up before or just want to try it out, come join us for Gaming with Rogues! And don’t forget that with your Rogue Card, you can get 10% off on Pandemic from now until the next Gaming with Rogues selection is chosen!

Also, Gaming with Rogues is an open game night, so folks are welcome to play any game in our well-stocked boardgame and card game library or bring a favorite game of their own!

Star Wars X-Wing Miniatures Game – Saturday, September 10th

Wxwingant to come out and play some Star Wars X-Wing Miniatures Game? We’ll be having open space for X-Wing games on the second Saturday of the month from now on, so our next game is Saturday, September 10th, from 5:30 – 9:00 PM!

Players should bring forces of about 100 points., but they are welcome to bring up to 300 points in case there’s interest in playing a bigger game.

Come out and bring your minis, and if you want to try out the game, we’re sure the players will be happy to teach new players!

Labor Day Sale on Monday, September 5th

We’re having a sale on Labor Day – Monday September 5th.  We’ll be offering 15% off on all role-playing game books, Games Workshop games, board and non-collectible card games and graphic novels (including manga) all day September 5th, so come in and pick up those games or graphic novels that have been tempting you for a while!

In addition, we’ll have a 50% off clearance sale on Dice Masters, Star Trek Attack Wing and select Warhammer 40K and Fantasy miniatures box sets! So that’s $10 Starters & 50 cent packs for all Dice Masters, including D&D, Yu-Gi-Oh, Marvel and DC! $7.50 for most Star Trek Attack Wing ships! And only $50 for our last copy of Deep Space 9!

If you haven’t already gotten your Rogue Card, this would be a good time to do it, as Rogue Card members will get an additional 5% (for a total of 20%) off on Labor Day!

Gaming with Rogues – Pandemic in August!

pandemicOn the third Saturday of every month, Rogues Gallery will host a casual gaming night – each month will focus on a different game. The game night will begin at 6:30 PM and run until 9:00 PM, when the store closes.

This month’s game is on August 20th, and the game is Pandemic! Can you save humanity in this cooperative game where deadly viruses are spreading across the globe? Together, you will treat diseases, share knowledge, and fly all over the world to prevent outbreaks and slow down the epidemic. The fate of humanity is in your hands!

So whether you’ve played Pandemic before or just want to try it out, come join us for Gaming with Rogues! And don’t forget that with your Rogue Card, you can get 10% off on Pandemic from now until the next Gaming with Rogues selection is chosen!

Also, Gaming with Rogues is an open game night, so folks are welcome to play any game in our well-stocked boardgame and card game library or bring a favorite game of their own!

Blue Beetle Rebirth #1 Signing!

cullyOn Wednesday, August 24th, Blue Beetle returns and we’ve got a special signing to celebrate!

To celebrate the return of this character to DC, we have variant cover artist (and Reyes’ co-creator/designer) Cully Hamner signing from 12:30 – 1:30!

Blue Beetle Jaime Reyes is coming back to comics, teamed up for the first time with the previous Blue Beetle Ted Kord, and written by his co-creator Keith Giffen! The book also features are by Scott Kolins, who counts among his credits a fantastic run on Flash as well as creating Maximillian Larch, Rogues Gallery’s own mascot!

Come on out and get your Blue Beetle Rebirth #1 signed by his co-creator!

Reading with Rogues – August

readingaugustOur bimonthly graphic novel club will meet in August to talk about antiheroes and complicated characters, epitomized by our two selections, Watchmen (in July) and Suicide Squad: Trial by Fire (in August)
 
Every second Tuesday of alternate months, we’ll hold our graphic novel reading club! The next meeting is on Tuesday, August 9th, starting at 6:30 PM and running until we run out of stuff to talk about (or 9 PM, when the store closes). Folks can come and go as they please, and we should have plenty of room.
 
We’ll talk about our graphic novel selections for the past two months, as well as whatever other comics and related pop culture we deviate into! Got a favorite graphic novel you’ve read and want to talk about? Bring it with you!
 
The managers of Rogues Gallery will be on hand to talk about comics and hopefully get everybody chatting… we’re hoping to extend the vibe of our New Comics Wednesdays to everyone who maybe doesn’t get a chance to talk comics with their regular group of friends, or just can’t get enough comics talk.
 
Every month, we do a monthly “Reading with Rogues” selection, and that graphic novel is 15% discount off for that month. if you’ve got a Rogue Card, it’s 25% off!
 
We’d love for folks to RSVP on the Facebook event page just so we can have a rough headcount, but walk-ins are absolutely welcome. And while we’ll focus the discussions around the graphic novel of the month, we’ll almost certainly be talking about other comics and graphic novels.
 
We look forward to talking comics with you!