Rogues Gallery Ladies Night on Monday, February 9th!
LADIES! Do you like comics? Do you like games? Do you just enjoy getting your geek on? Are you looking to make some awesome new friends? Then join us for LADIES NIGHT, hosted by our lady staff!
With the recent closure of Homefield Grill, we’re changing locations to the Outback Steakhouse in Round Rock.
Meetings are on Mondays and the fun kicks off at 7 and goes until around 9. We talk about all things geeky, from comics to games to movies. As adult content will most likely be discussed and as there will be alcohol present, we are making this an 18 and up event. Moms! You are welcome to bring your daughters! 15-17 is the preferred age group on that.
I would also like to add that we do not discriminate here at Rogues Gallery. If you identify as female, you are most welcome at our table.
Food. Booze. Good company. What more could you ask for?
We’d love it if y’all could RSVP on the Facebook event, just so we can get a rough headcount.
Hope to see you there! 🙂
Reading with Rogues! Alex + Ada in February!
Every second Tuesday, we hold our graphic novel reading club! This month, we’ll be holding it at BJ’s Brewhouse in Round Rock!
The next meeting is on Tuesday, February 10th, starting at 7 PM and running until we run out of stuff to talk about (usually about 9:30 PM). Folks can come and go as they please, and we should have plenty of room.
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.
Each meeting of the graphic novel club will have a book we choose as a headliner. We’ll offer a 15% discount on that book from the time of the announcement to the night of the graphic novel club. While we’re perfectly happy to have you bring one you already bought, we’re hoping folks will choose to buy this book from us rather than download it digitally or buy it somewhere else, to help us keep funding these get-togethers.
This month’s book is Alex + Ada Vol 1 by Jonathan Luna & Sara Vaughn. The 15% off sale starts effective now, and will run until we close at 9 PM on Tuesday, February 10th. (It’s always a good idea to remind the clerk at checkout about the discount.)
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. Also, for the time being, since there’s alcohol available, it’s later at night and we’re probably going to be offering graphic novels that are aimed at an older audience, we’re making this an 18 and up event. If parents want to bring their 15-17 year olds, that’s OK, but just be aware that we may be talking about mature subject matter in the discussions. Especially this month.
We look forward to talking comics with you!
Best of 2014 – Comics
In our newest Roguecast, we ran down the top five comics in various categories from managers Randy, Dave and Nick. Here are our Best Of lists, with a few extra places added in for Best New Series that just missed the top five cut.
Nick:
1. Chew Omnivore HC Vol 4
2. Saga Vol 1 HC
3. Revival Vol 2 HC
4. Guardians of the Galaxy by Abnett & Lanning Vol 1
5. Runaways Vol 1-2
Randy:
1. Daredevil by Mark Waid Vol 2-3 HC
2. Saga Vol 1 HC
3. Ms. Marvel Vol 1
4. Afterlife with Archie Vol 1
5. Sex Criminals Vol 1
Best Writer:
Dave:
1. Charles Soule
2. Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
3. Mark Waid
4. Sara Vaughn & Jonathan Luna
5. Matt Fraction
Nick:
1. Mark Waid
2. Grant Morrison
3. Charles Soule
4. Jonathan Hickman
5. Nathan Edmonson
Randy:
1. Brian K. Vaughan
2. Mark Waid
3. Dan Slott
4. Matt Fraction
5. Ed Brubaker
Best Artist:
Dave:
1. Emily Caroll
2. Babs Tarr
3. Javier Pulido
4. Francesco Francavilla
5. Chris Samnee
Nick:
1. Nick Dragotta
2. Chris Samnee
3. Ryan Stegman
4. Javier Pulido
5. Greg Capullo
Randy:
1. Chris Samnee
2. Adrian Alphona
3. Fiona Staples
4. Francesco Francavilla
5. Stan Sakai
Star Wars Welcome Home Party!
Star Wars makes it triumphant return to Marvel Comics on Wednesday, January 14th and Rogues Gallery will be holding a Welcome Home Party to celebrate! From 10 AM – 3 PM on Wednesday, January 14th (or while supplies last), we’ll be selling copies of the new Star Wars #1 by Jason Aaron and John Cassaday, as well as offering almost ten different variant covers. The first forty people through the door who buy any copy of Star Wars #1 will get a free limited Skottie Young Star Wars print or a Star Wars #1 pin (one per customer) while supplies last.
We will also offer a 50% discount on all Dark Horse Star Wars trade paperbacks and single issues on that day, and a 15% off on all Star Wars boardgames, role-playing games and miniatures games, including the popular Star Wars X-Wing Miniatures Game.
Gaming with Rogues in January! Smash-Up!
On the third Monday of every month, Rogues Gallery will sponsor a casual gaming night. Each month will focus on a different game. The game night will begin at 7:00 PM and run until 9:00 PM. Since Homefield Grill is closing on December 31st, we are relocating this event to B.J.’s Brewhouse just up IH-35!
This month’s game is on January 19th, and the game is Smash Up, where players take two factions, such as pirates, ninja, robots, zombies, and more, and combine their decks into a force to be reckoned with! It’s quick to learn and play, and one of our favorites from boardgame nights, so whether you’ve played it before or not, feel free to stop in!
So drop by and enjoy friends, food, drinks and Smash Up!
Also, just as a reminder, we have in-store gaming at Rogues four nights a week! Mondays are Heroclix, Thursdays are D&D Encounters! Tuesday is Attack Wing open play with monthly organized play, Friday is open-play Magic the Gathering and Saturday is set aside for the Pathfinder Adventure Card Game! In addition, as long as the organized play isn’t taking up all the tables, we’re always open for board or card games on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday nights starting at 6 PM!
Reading with Rogues! Transmetropolitan Vol 1 in January!
Every second Tuesday, we hold our graphic novel reading club! This month, we’ll be holding it at the Fuddrucker’s just up the street from the store and then we’ll decide where we’re going to host it on a monthly basis from this point on.
The next meeting is on Tuesday, January 13th, starting at 7 PM and running until we run out of stuff to talk about (usually about 9:30 or 10:00 PM). Folks can come and go as they please, and we should have plenty of room.
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.
Each meeting of the graphic novel club will have a book we choose as a headliner. We’ll offer a 15% discount on that book from the time of the announcement to the night of the graphic novel club. While we’re perfectly happy to have you bring one you already bought, we’re hoping folks will choose to buy this book from us rather than download it digitally or buy it somewhere else, to help us keep funding these get-togethers.
This month’s book is Transmetropolitan Volume 1 by Warren Ellis and Darick Robertson. The 15% off sale starts effective now, and will run until we close at 9 PM on Tuesday, December 13th. (It’s always a good idea to remind the clerk at checkout about the discount.)
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. Also, for the time being, since there’s alcohol available, it’s later at night and we’re probably going to be offering graphic novels that are aimed at an older audience, we’re making this an 18 and up event. If parents want to bring their 15-17 year olds, that’s OK, but just be aware that we may be talking about mature subject matter in the discussions. Especially this month.
We look forward to talking comics with you!
SHIELD #1 Launch Party!
As always, Rogues Gallery will be closing early at 7 PM on New Year’s Eve. But we will also have some new comics that day, including Marvel’s SHIELD #1! Mark Waid (Daredevil, Indestructible Hulk) will write the series, which will feature a series of artists, starting with Carlos Pacheco and including Alan Davis and Chris Sprouse. The comic will introduce the characters from the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. TV show into the Marvel Universe in a series of done-in-one stories.
To celebrate, we’re having a SHIELD #1 launch party all day on December 31st, from 10 AM to 7 PM! There will be a variety of variant covers for sale, including another new Skottie Young variant, as well as free lithographs for those who pick up the first issue (one per customer, while supplies last). Come in a Marvel or SHIELD costume and get 15% off on anything you buy in the store during the launch party! Peruse the awesome SHIELD by Jim Steranko Artist Edition, which we’ll have in store for (careful) browsing! At least two of the staff promise to be caught up on the TV show for discussions and enthusing, for those who are so inclined.
We’ll also be offering a demo of Marvel’s Legendary card game, where you play SHIELD recruiters trying to put together hero teams to stop villainous plots, throughout the day.
(As always, variants are first-come, first-serve and one per person. We’ve done our best to have enough supplies of the regular comic for the whole day, but as always, we can’t guarantee we won’t sell out.)
Holiday Hours – December
We’ll be closing early a few days in December and closed completely a couple days so that our staff can celebrate the holidays.
On Saturday, December 13th, we’ll close at 7 PM instead of 9 PM for our staff holiday party.
On Wednesday, December 24th (Christmas Eve), we will close at 7 PM (and we will have new comics). On Wednesday, December 31st (New Year’s Eve) we will close at 7 PM (and we will have a few new comics, including S.H.I.E.L.D. #1).
We will be closed entirely on Thursday, December 25th and Thursday, January 1st.
Gaming with Rogues in December!
On the third Monday of every month, Rogues Gallery will sponsor a casual gaming night at Homfield Grill across the street. Each month will focus on a different game. The game night will begin at 7:00 PM and run until 9:00 PM (or longer if needed, up until Homefield closes.)
This month’s game is on December 15th, and the game is Forbidden Island/Forbidden Desert, a cooperative game of escaping a dangerous environment! Because it’s co-operative, it’s easy for everyone to learn at the same time. So whether you’ve played it before or not, feel free to stop in!
So drop by and enjoy friends, food, drinks and Forbidden Desert!
Also, just as a reminder, we have in-store gaming at Rogues four nights a week! Mondays are Heroclix, Thursdays are D&D Encounters! Tuesday is Attack Wing open play with monthly organized play, Friday is open-play Magic the Gathering and Saturday is set aside for the Pathfinder Adventure Card Game! In addition, as long as the organized play isn’t taking up all the tables, we’re always open for board or card games on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday nights starting at 6 PM!
Rogues Gallery Ladies Night on Monday, December 8th!
LADIES! Do you like comics? Do you like games? Do you just enjoy getting your geek on? Are you looking to make some awesome new friends? Then join us for LADIES NIGHT! We meet once a month at Homefield Grill, which is conveniently located across the highway from Rogues, and is hosted by our lady staff! They have excellent food and a great selection of beers on tap. Doesn’t get much better than that.
Meetings are on Mondays and the fun kicks off at 7 and goes until around 9. We talk about all things geeky, from comics to games to movies. As adult content will most likely be discussed and as there will be alcohol present, we are making this an 18 and up event. Moms! You are welcome to bring your daughters! 15-17 is the preferred age group on that.
I would also like to add that we do not discriminate here at Rogues Gallery. If you identify as female, you are most welcome at our table.
Food. Booze. Good company. What more could you ask for?
LADIES! Do you like comics? Do you like games? Do you just enjoy getting your geek on? Are you looking to make some awesome new friends? Then join us for LADIES NIGHT, hosted by our lady staff!
SHIELD recruiters trying to put together hero teams to stop villainous plots, throughout the day.
