Free Comic Book Day is a single day – the first Saturday in May each year – when participating comic book shops across North America and around the world give away comic books absolutely FREE to anyone who comes into their stores.
As always, Rogues Gallery will be participating in Free Comic Book Day. We’ll have a wide selection of comics for all-ages, starting at 10 PM and running until we close up at 9 PM. We always recommend coming in early for the best selection, but we always have at least some comics left all day.
We will also be announcing the details of our June all-ages event, All-Ages Awesomeness 2, with creator signings and more, on Free Comic Book Day.
Magic The Gathering Avacyn Restored Prerelease in April!
Rogues Gallery will be holding two pre-release events for Magic: The Gathering’s newest set, Avacyn Restored, on Sunday, April 29th! We have room for 16 players in the first event, beginning at noon, and 16 players in the second event, beginning at 4 PM. If space allows, we are happy to allow players to play in both pre-release tournaments… players will have to buy-in to both tournaments, you cannot carry over cards or decks from the first pre-release into the second.
You can pre-register by sending us an email at roguesgallerytx@gmail.com or just asking to be pre-registered when you’re in the store next. UPDATE: Pre-registration is closed, both events are full. We will take sign-ups for alternates, but we don’t expect there to be any room for alternates or walk-ins.
Registration will begin at noon on April 29th. 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 (at the latest). Please note that if you are pre-registered, 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 3:30, 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 pre-registered, you must arrive by 3:45 to claim your spot or it will be opened up for walk-ins.
We will allow walk-ins for both tournaments if the space is not filled, but we encourage pre-registration, 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.
We will be playing a Sealed Deck format, each player will pay $25 to receive six Avacyn Restored booster packs to use for building a deck. All participants will receive a limited edition card, and prize support will be in the form of Avacyn Restored boosters. The first event will also be a Helvault Event, meaning that there will be an extra kit of prize support that will be opened at the end of the first event.
The first event (beginning at noon) is a Helvault event. The Helvault is a piece of Innistrad’s moon that serves as a prison for the nefarious denizens of Innistrad. Through the trickery of the demon Griselbrand, Avacyn is also trapped in the Helvault. During the event, players will work to open the Helvault, releasing Avacyn and saving Innistrad. Players break the seals that are holding the Helvault closed by completeing the achievement cards included with the Prerelease kit. When the last seal is broken, the Helvault is opened!
Each time a player completes 5 achievements, a seal will be broken. When the final seal is opened, we will open the Helvault and distribute its contents to the players.
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 1 Avacyn Restored Intro Pack to play against each other, as well as Prerelease tournament players who are between matches.
New Games for March 19 – April 1, 2012
BOARD & CARD GAMES
SOC Catan Goodies Robber Set Part of the Catanimals line of accessories, these plush pioneers will add fun and flavor to your Settlers of Catan games.
Agricola NL Deck Exp Play Agricola with a new thematic setting! Discover the Netherlands – a small country with more than just the stereotypical windmills, cheese, and tulips. The 60 Minor Improvements and 60 Occupations in the 120-card NL-Deck Expansion can be played as a stand-alone deck or shuffled into other decks.
Agricola World Championship Deck Exp The World Championship Deck for Agricola is a new set of 115-cards for Uwe Rosenberg’s boardgame hit. The 60 Minor Improvements and 55 Occupations are divided into five Mini-Decks and were created for the first Agricola World Championship 2011 in Vienna.
Oz Fluxx Does life seem drab and humdrum? Let the cyclone of Fluxx, the ever-changing card game, whisk you away to a magical world of fun and wonder! Mingle with Munchkins, make new friends, help them with their quests, and follow the Yellow Brick Road to seek the WizardÕs help for your own heartÕs desire – but beware the flying monkeys, fighting trees, and fields of poppies! Don your green spectacles to enter the Emerald City, and keep a bucket of water handy: you never know when youÕll run into a Wicked Witch that needs melting. Next stopÉ the land of Oz!
LTR LCG Road to Rivendell The second chapter of the Dwarrowdelf narrative arc, Road to Rivendell introduces 60 new cards, including an all-new scenario, a new hero, three copies of each new player card, and an exciting new Ambush mechanic that changes how enemies engage with players.
Ugh! Experience the life of a caveman through the eyes of John Kovalic (Dork Tower)! In Ugh! you encounter the Stone Age life by pushing your luck against the deck and trying to lock in as many sets of cards as you can before you’re abruptly shocked by a natural disasterÉ Ugh! Like life itself, it’s Paleo-riffic, until it’s Ugh!
Munchkin 8 Half Horse, Will Travel Munchkin fans have been demanding new Races – Munchkin 8: Half Horse, Will Travel introduces two of them: Centaurs and Lizard Guys! Plus, you’ll find new Race and Class Enhancers – you can be Elite, Legendary, or Elder! Go for all three, ’cause youÕll need all the help you can get when you fight That Gecko On The Telly, the horrifying Centaurpede, and the dread Knight Mare!
D&D Lords of Waterdeep Board Game Waterdeep, the City of Splendors – the most resplendent jewel in the Forgotten Realms, and a den of political intrigue and shady back-alley dealings. In this innovative, Euro-style board game, players portray powerful lords vying for control of this great city. Its treasures and resources are ripe for the taking, and that which cannot be gained through trickery and negotiation must be taken by force!
ROLE-PLAYING GAMES
Marvel Heroes Basic Game Powered by the flexible Cortex Plus System, with the Marvel Heroes Basic Game you can jump right into the action as Spider-Man, Captain America, Wolverine, or the other New Avengers as they face a prison breakout of titanic proportions! From there, customize heroes to your liking, or model any of MarvelÕs 8,000+ characters and get ready for the spotlight!
New Games for February 27 – March 18, 2012
BOARD & CARD GAMES
Hunger Games Heroclix Boosters Collect all 27 figurines based on characters from the hit movie, The Hunger Games. Every Tribute, Gale, and two versions of Katniss and Peeta are featured. Each figurine is mounted on a base that highlights their District number.
Cosmic Encounter Cosmic Alliance The third expansion for Cosmic Encounter, Cosmic Alliance brings 20 new (and classic) alien races to the game of cosmic conquest. Cosmic Alliance also adds another player, while offering rules for large, eight-player games, and introduces a new variant – Team Rules – which allow steadfast allies to dominate the Cosmos together!
LTR LCG The Redhorn Gate With 60 new cards, including a new scenario and three copies of each new player card, The Redhorn Gate builds upon the encounter sets from the Khazad-dum Expansion to offer players exciting new challenges during an all-new narrative set in the Misty Mountains
Space Hulk Deathwing Space Marine Pk A fearless new team has joined the fight against the vile Genestealers! A “Print on Demand” expansion for Space Hulk: Death Angel – The Card Game, the Deathwing Space Marine Pack includes an alternate set of Space Marines to replace the ones from the Death Angel base game. Each pack includes: 12 Deathwing Space Marine Cards, 18 Deathwing Action Cards, and six Deathwing Team Cards.
Ugh! Experience the life of a caveman through the eyes of John Kovalic (Dork Tower)! In Ugh! you encounter the Stone Age life by pushing your luck against the deck and trying to lock in as many sets of cards as you can before you’re abruptly shocked by a natural disasterÉ Ugh! Like life itself, it’s Paleo-riffic, until it’s Ugh!
Munchkin 8 Half Horse, Will Travel Munchkin fans have been demanding new Races – Munchkin 8: Half Horse, Will Travel introduces two of them: Centaurs and Lizard Guys! Plus, you’ll find new Race and Class Enhancers – you can be Elite, Legendary, or Elder! Go for all three, ’cause youÕll need all the help you can get when you fight That Gecko On The Telly, the horrifying Centaurpede, and the dread Knight Mare!
D&D Lords of Waterdeep Board Game – RELEASES TUESDAY, MARCH 19 Waterdeep, the City of Splendors – the most resplendent jewel in the Forgotten Realms, and a den of political intrigue and shady back-alley dealings. In this innovative, Euro-style board game, players portray powerful lords vying for control of this great city. Its treasures and resources are ripe for the taking, and that which cannot be gained through trickery and negotiation must be taken by force!
ROLE-PLAYING GAMES
SR Corporate Intrigue This sourcebook for Shadowrun, Twentieth Anniversary Edition, provides numerous adventure hooks, location details, and non-player character stats to allow gamemasters to easily design short adventures or longer campaigns around a single theme – in this case, intrigue involving the Big Ten corporations of the Sixth World.
Deadlands Marshalls Handbook Explorers Ed There’s Hell on the High Plains, amigo! This Explorers Edition of The Marshal’s Handbook for Deadlands Reloaded includes expanded Setting Rules for the Marshal’s eyes only, the lowdown on all the strange locales of the Weird West, more creepy critters than you can throw a tomahawk at, and everything a Marshal needs to keep the Reckoning rolling.
Heroclix Organized Play in March
Monday, March 5th 600 point modern age tournament, GSX colossals allowed (Dr. Manhattan not allowed). Any special object may be assigned to one figure on your team at the beginning of the game. For example, usually you would need to place the Globe of Ultimate Knowledge on the map and an action must be assigned to allow a roll to pick it up. In this tournament, you may assign the Globe to one figure. The Infinity Gauntlet + soul gem is allowed in this game. 4 actions per turn. The Bruce Banner LE is the prize for this week.
Monday, March 19th Tournament is 600 point, 4 action, silver age (all figures are legal except non-GSX colossal figures as well as all objects). Figures with Leap/Climb showing on their dial may move their full movement and may make a close combat action or close combat attack as a free action. You may also assign one figure the Rip it Up feat for free. No feats and no BFCs. Prizes are 1st, 2nd, and fellowship for the Champion figure. Everyone will receive a Power Gem if they need it. Will play on the Tamarata map only. Champion and Power Gem are not allowed in this tournament since that is what you are playing for.
Morning Glories Signing on Saturday, April 7th!
We’re proud to announce that on Saturday, April 7th we’ll be playing host to the creative team to the buzz Image book Morning Glories, writer Nick Spencer and artist Joe Eisma!
To prepare for the event, both trades and the hardcover of Morning Glories will be 10% off for the entire month of March and the first week of April.
We’ll be having games and events similar to what we did with our Chew event on the actual day, as well as autographs by the creative team.
Spencer, in addition to Morning Glories, has written Iron Man 2.0, Secret Avengers and Ultimate Comics X-Men for Marvel, as well as numerous creator-owned series for Image, and is co-writing the new Image series Thief of Thieves. We will have a cross-section of his work available for sale and signing on the day of the event.
Avengers vs. X-Men Release Party on Tuesday, April 3rd!
To celebrate Marvel’s big summer event, we’ll be holding a release party for the release of Avengers vs. X-Men #1 on Tuesday, April 3rd! We’ll have cover variants and the regular issue for sale that night, and there will be a sale on Marvel graphic novels, cake, contests, prizes and more!
At 7 PM, we’ll start the special Marvel graphic novel sale and a live team smackdown where everyone will get to vote on individual battles between X-Men and Avengers, in a bracket format, until we determine which team wins the hearts and minds of the Rogues Gallery crowd. In addition, we’ll have a themed cake and sodas for refreshments. At 8 PM, we’ll begin selling Avengers vs. X-Men #1 so everyone can get their copy a day early!
New Games for February 6 – February 26, 2012
BOARD & CARD GAMES
Kingdoms Designed by Reiner Knizia, Kingdoms is a fast-paced, strategic contest of wits in which players attempt to outthink and outmaneuver each other as they establish castles across the land. First published by Fantasy Flight Games in 2002, Kingdoms has been updated in a comprehensive new version, which features detailed plastic castles, a streamlined ruleset, and other welcome game enhancements.
Munchkin Zombies Meat Locker (CardBox) The Munchkin Zombies: Meat Locker features two sturdy cardboard boxes (one for Doors and one for Treasures, holding 500 cards each) boasting the Munchkin Zombies logo and frighteningly fun John Kovalic art, as well as a pair of exclusive Munchkin Zombies cards.
Epic Spell Wars Duel at Mt. Skullzfy Do you have what it takes to use epic spells in a war at Mt. Skullzfyre? Will YOU be the Ultimate Battle Wizard!? As a Battle Wizard, you’ll put together up to three spell components to craft millions [like thousands or more, maybe] of spell combos. Your spells might kick butt, or they could totally blow – it’s up to you to master the magic! You will unleash massive damage on the faces of your wizard rivals in a no-holds-barred, all-out burn-down to be the last Battle Wizard standing! And it doesn’t stop there! Powerful magic items bring on a whole new level of bloody carnage as you and your mighty wizard opponents tear each other limb from limb in an orgy of killing!
Locke & Key Locke & Key tells the story of Keyhouse, an unlikely New England mansion, home to fantastic doors that transform all who dare to walk through them – and a hate-filled creature that will not rest until it forces open the most terrible door of them all! In Locke & Key: The Game, players overcome challenges and gather mysterious keys in the unique Keyhouse mansion. Based on acclaimed suspense novelist and New York Times bestselling author Joe Hill (Heart-Shaped Box) and artist Gabriel Rodriguez’s graphic story of dark fantasy and wonder, Locke & Key: The Game offers a wide variety of replay value with 150 Strength cards, 19 Challenge Cards, and 15 Key Cards. Will you succumb to the powers of the Keyhouse, or successfully gather keys unharmed?
Rocket Jockey It’s 150 years in the future and mankind has spread throughout the solar system. To supply far-flung colonies, they look to the Rocket Jockeys! In Rocket Jockeys, players compete to see who can complete the fanciest maneuvers, transport the most important cargo, and visit the most planets. You must be daring, quick, and tough – because first contact with alien life is near at hand!
ROLE-PLAYING GAMES
SR Colombian Subterfuge Colombian Subterfuge is a complete adventure that brings shadowrunners into the war raging in Bogot while enlisting them in Horizon’s propaganda efforts. It contains all the information gamemasters need, from plot details to NPC statistics, to plunge players into the chaos of war. Colombian Subterfuge is the third in the series of Horizon adventures and is for use with Shadowrun, Twentieth Anniversary Edition.
D&D PO Heroes of the Elemental Chaos Masters of fire and earth! Lords of air and water! This tome is the definitive Dungeons & Dragons sourcebook for creating and playing characters with ties to the Elemental Chaos and the primordial beings that dwell there. In addition to discussing elemental power and presenting new character themes with strong story hooks, Heroes of the Elemental Chaos includes three new class builds – the elementalist, the sha’ir, and the shugenja – as well as new feats and paragon paths designed to tie existing characters more closely to the Elemental Chaos.
Deathwatch The Jericho Reach An exciting new supplement for Deathwatch, The Jericho Reach provides in-depth information on the struggles of Kill-teams currently operating throughout the Reach. Each chapter delves into detail on the personalities, planets, and themes of a specific salient, while providing players and Game Masters alike with important resources for integrating the setting more deeply into their campaigns.
GM Item Cards Skull & Shackles Lay claim to the high seas with a scallywag’s stockpile of weapons, magic items, and other plunder. The riches of pirate kings and lost empires awaits discovery in the Skull & Shackles Pathfinder Adventure Path. This 54-card set of beautifully illustrated, full-color item cards allows you to track your newest and most dastardly treasures in vibrant detail.
PF Adv Path Empty Throne War has come to Minkai! As resistance rises against the Jade Regent’s tyranny, the heroes must escort their friend Ameiko to one final site – the Imperial Shrine on a hidden island in the capital’s harbor. A Pathfinder adventure for 14th-level characters, The Empty Throne concludes the Jade Regent Adventure Path.
PF Camp Setting Distant Worlds Explore the solar system of the Pathfinder campaign setting with Distant Worlds! Along with extensive gazetteers and maps of each of the numerous planets of this system, this sourcebook includes guidelines for traveling from world to world and exploring the dark depths of outer space. Rules for several new monsters, alien races, and magic round out the otherworldly offerings.
PF Player Companion Pirates/Inn Sea Details on pirate strongholds, from the tropical isles of the Shackles to the Varisian city of Riddleport and beyond, present a wide range of options for freebooters, corsairs, scallywags, and even government-sponsored privateers throughout the Inner Sea region. Pirate-themed archetypes, new spells and magic, feats, piratical character traits, a pirate slang primer, and more await plunder in this player-friendly Pathfinder sourcebook!
New Games for January 30 – February 5, 2012
BOARD & CARD GAMES
Wiz-War Apply your wiles to obfuscating opposing wizards in Wiz-War, the classic board game of magical mayhem! In Wiz-War, players assume the roles of mages in a subterranean maze, scheming to steal each otherÕs treasures. Cast spells to shapeshift, make doors, fireball foes, and more! Score points by stealing treasures from opposing wizards, or by eliminating the opposition!
A Fistful of Penguins Here come the animals! Add lions, camels, and kangaroos to your zoo in this simple dice game the whole family can enjoy. Lions are a big draw, but they scare the camels. Those pesky squirrels will pilfer your peanuts, but a moose won’t go anywhere without a squirrel. And the more kangaroos the better. Use your penguins wisely, and you can have the best zoo in the country!
Zombie Plush Slippers The screams outside awaken you. Hurriedly, you hop from your bed and slink into your soothing, soft slippers. That’s when you notice the squirming, squishing, suckling feeling at your heels. Frightened, you glance down your trembling legs and realize that you’re slowly being digested by the beheaded undead! You’re now wearing your new pair of ZOMBIES AFOOT SLIPPERS!
Star Trek HC Tactics Relive your favorite legendary battles between the Federation and the Klingons with this exciting addition to the Star Trek universe! Compatible with the standard HeroClix core rules system, Star Trek HeroClix: Tactics features over 20 pre-painted ships from Federation and Klingon affiliations designed with HeroClix Powers and Abilities and inspired by all eras of Star Trek. Star Trek HeroClix: Tactics is introduced in Starter Sets containing four pre-painted ships with new dials, HeroClix Powers, and Abilities card, a HeroClix core rulebook, dice, and two maps, as well as single figure boosters.
Magic The Gathering Dark Ascension Command the Night! Innistrad has been overrun by creatures of the night. While the forces of good struggle to hold back the threat, villagers cower behind walls and pray for the morning light. The second, 158-card expansion for the Innistrad block for Magic: The Gathering featuring two never-before-seen game mechanics, Dark Ascension is introduced in Intro Packs, Fat Packs, Event Decks, and Booster Packs.
ROLE-PLAYING GAMES
Dark Heresy Chaos Commandment A conspiracy at the highest levels of the Calixian Church has finally come to fruition, and the sector rests on the edge of interstellar upheaval. Can a small band of Acolytes prevent this coming apocalypse? The Chaos Commandment is the final chapter in The Apostasy Gambit trilogy.
Annual Inventory Sale Begins Monday, February 6th!
Our annual inventory sale will begin on Monday, February 6th! We’ll be clearing out a wide variety of graphic novels, games, miniatures, manga and other merchandise before doing our yearly inventory. The discount begins at 35%, and customers then roll 2d6 to add 2-12% onto that discount! All sales on clearance merchandise are final (no returns), and unfortunately we can’t allow anyone to put sale items on hold for later.
We’ll be closing on Monday, March 12th to do our inventory.
Free Comic Book Day is a single day – the first Saturday in May each year – when participating comic book shops across North America and around the world give away comic books absolutely FREE to anyone who comes into their stores. 
