THE MAYOR IS A FRIEND OF FUNNYBOOKS
Parsippany’s Mayor Jamie Barberio is now up for re-election. I hope Jamie gets re-elected. The Mayor has been good to FUNNYBOOKS. Last year he was part of our 20th Anniversary celebration when he appeared at FUNNYBOOKS to re-cut our ribbon with a Star Wars Light Saber! He even quoted a couple of STAR WARS lines (and not just the easy ones! – Now THAT’S a cool Mayor). The Mayor also stopped by our 20th Anniversary Celebration FUNNYRAMA-4 (remember THAT?!) to wish FUNNYBOOKS well. Thanks Mr. Mayor! We hope you are re-elected!

WHADDAYA SELL HERE, LADDERS?
No we don’t sell Ladders here at FUNNYBOOKS, but that’s not going to stop us from having our first ever LADDER SALE! Beginning today and continuing throughout Memorial Day Weekend, FUNNYBOOKS is having a NEW, HUGE SALE on ALL of our many great Graphic Novels, Hardcovers, Mangas, Art Books and ALL other books over $10 — AND — almost all of our NEW COMICS too! Here’s how the FUNNYBOOKS LADDER SALE works… Purchase any TWO Books and get 10%-OFF one and 20%-OFF the second one. Add a THIRD book and get 30%-OFF the that one. Add a FOURTH book and get 40%-OFF that one. AND! Add a FIFTH book and get 50%-OFF tha one! (WHA?!). FUNNYBOOKS LADDER SALE also works on NEW COMICS when you purchase issues of the same series. Here’s how that works… Purchase two issues of a comic book series or miniseries and get 10%-OFF one issue and 20%-OFF the second issue. Add a THIRD issue (of the SAME series) and get 30%-OFF that one. Add a FOURTH issue (of the SAME series) and get 40%-OFF the that one, AND! Add a FIFTH issue (of the same series) and get 50%-OFF that one! This works with both New Comics on the shelves, Back Issues in the boxes, and combinations of both! Climb the LADDER to HALF-OFF Now through Memorial Day Weekend!

IT’S THE NEW COMIC WEEK YOU’VE BEEN WAITING FOR
After several semi-light weeks of New Comics & Stuff, THIS WEEK DELIVERS THE GOODS! DC’s JUSTICE LEAGUE #20 claims the TopSpot (Hey! that’s a palindrome!) on the FUNNYBOOKS Top Title List and DC claims 7 of the top fourteen this week including an OVER-Sized GREEN LANTERN #20 which ends Geoff John’s epic run on the character. Marvel counters with 5 of the top 6 titles including a new AVENGERS issue (not NEW AVENGERS, a new AVENGERS), an AGE OF ULTRON issue of UNCANNY AVENGERS (#8AU!), and new issues of SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN, UNCANNY X-MEN and DEADPOOL! Image Comics BOUNCE #1 rounds out the FUNNYBOOKS’ Top 14 This Week.

FUNNYBOOKS TOP TITLES LIST • 05/22/13
01) JUSTICE LEAGUE #20
02) AVENGERS #12
03-Tie) SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #10
03-Tie) UNCANNY AVENGERS #8AU
05) UNCANNY X-MEN #6
06-Tie) DEADPOOL #10
06-Tie) GREEN LANTERN #20
08-Tie) TEEN TITANS #20
08-Tie) AQUAMAN #20
10) FANTASTIC FOUR #8
11-Tie) FLASH #20
11-Tie) DARK KNIGHT #20
11-Tie) BATMAN INCORPORATED #11
11-Tie) BOUNCE #1 (Image Comics)

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND AND PARADE!
WOW! I can’t believe it’s Memorial Day Weekend already! Right now we’re not sure what our hours will (or will not be) but we will definately be open regular hours on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and Sunday is a good bet too. Monday’s Memorial Day Parade down North Beverwyck Road will pass right in front of FUNNYBOOKS this year and we will be OPEN during the parade! Come on down and join us!

SPEAKING OF LADDERS – KIND OF!
The FUNNYBOOKS stepstool — which was a fixture of FUNNYBOOKS since our first day of business in 1992 — has gone missing! The black circular stepstool (with some white paint on it) was last seen on FREE COMIC BOOK DAY WEEKEND! We miss our old stepstool and we wish it well wherever it is! Since it hasn’t shown up in a couple of weeks, I think it may be gone for good, so I’ve gone out and purchased two new mini-ladder-like stepstools (our old one couldn’t be replaced with just one stepstool). Please don’t be embarrassed to use these stepstools to reach the Comics & Stuff on the top shelves during your visit to FUNNYBOOKS.

That’s All for now! Have to get over to FUNNYBOOKS. — Now that I have those new stepstools, I can finally organize the comics on the top shelves! — Hope 2 C U there during the 12-HOUR NEW COMIC DAY TODAY (10am-10pm). – Funny Steve

For the complete NEW THIS WEEK List please keep on a’scrollin’

NEW THIS WEEK FROM MARVEL COMICS…
A Plus X #8
Avengers #12
Daredevil #26
Deadpool #10
Fantastic Four #8
Fearless Defenders #4AU
FF By Jonathan Hickman Vol.4
Iron Man #258.3
Journey Into Mystery #652
Scarlet Spider #17
Superior Spider-Man #10
Ultimate Comics Wolverine #4 (of 4)
Uncanny Avengers #8AU
Uncanny X-Men #6
X-Men Legacy #11
Young Avengers #5

NEW THIS WEEK FROM DC COMICS…
All-Star Western #20
Aquaman #20
Arrow #7
Batman Beyond Unlimited #16
Batman Incorporated #11
Batman the Dark Knight #20
Constantine #1 (2nd print)
Flash #20
Fury of Firestorm the Nuclear Man #20
Green Lantern #20
Green Lantern New Guardians #20
Green Team #1
Justice League #20
Justice League Dark #20
Red Lanterns #20
Savage Hawkman #20
Superman #20
Talon #8
Teen Titans #20
Unwritten #49

ALSO NEW THIS WEEK…
Akaneiro #1 (of 3)
Artifacts Vol. 5 TP
Borderlands Origins TP
Bounce #1
Crossed Badlands #28
Deep Sea One Shot
Doctor Who Vol. 3 #9
Five Ghosts Haunting of Fabian Gray #3 (of 5)
Ghostbusters #4
G.I. Joe Cobra Files #2
Godzilla Half Century War TP
Half Past Danger #1 (of 6)
House of Gold & Bones #2 (of 4)
Jirni #2 (of 5)
Judge Dredd #7
Lobster Johnson Satan Smells a Rat One Shot
Masks #7
Massive #12
Mind Mgmt #11
Miniature Jesus #2 (of 5)
Nowhere Men #5
Powers Bureau #4
Revival #10
Scott Pilgrim Vol. 3 HC
Sex #3
Sixth Gun #31
Solid State Tank Girl #1 (of 4)
Star Wars Dawn of the Jedi Prisoner of Bogan #5 (of 5)
Star Wars Legacy #3
TMNT Villain Microseries #2
Transformers Robots in Disguise #17
True Blood Ongoing #13

AND! EVEN MORE FUN…
Adventure Time #16
Adventure Time Fiona & Cake #5 (of 6)
Archies 1000-Page Comics Digest TP
Bart Simpson Comics #83
Batman Lil’ Gotham #2
Marvel Universe Ultimate Spider-Man #14
Sonic Universe Vol. 5 TP

MAY WE HAVE SOME COMICS PLEASE?
Even though the comics were FREE, the eager swarms of FANBOYS, FANGIRLS and FAN-FAMILIES who stopped by FUNNYBOOKS for FREE COMIC BOOK DAY WEEKEND 2013 (just 14 Days ago) came with cash (actually, more like debit cards) and nearly everyone was able to find something to get, whether it was a sinlge comic book (a floppie!) or a DEADPOOL HEAD PENCIL HOLDER SCULPTURE! All this FANaction resulted in a trimming of the FUNNYBOOKS tree and now we are enjoying a slimmed down layout to relax in and to enjoy your comic book shopping experience.

NEW THIS WEEK!
It’s another “LIFE AFTER FREE COMIC BOOK DAY” week of Comics & Stuff at FUNNYBOOKS and today we get another slight reprieve as the post-FREE COMIC BOOK DAY Lull is in effect with another lighter than usual shipment (compared to most weeks). Of course there’s still an abundance of great reads to choose from… it’s just not a total ONSLAUGHT (remember him?). Speaking of ONSLAUGHT, he has nothing to do with Marvel’s AGE OF ULTRON #8 (of 10) which is FUNNYBOOKS’ Top Title this week.

TODAY’s TOP TWELVE TITLES
01) AGE OF ULTRON #8 (of 10)
02) NIGHTWING #30
03) BATGIRL #20
04-Tie) REGULAR SHOW #1 (Multiple Covers)
04-Tie) RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #20
04-Tie) THUNDERBOLTS #22
07-Tie) FATALE #14
07-Tie) AVENGERS: ENEMY WITHIN #1
09-Tie) IRON MAN #10
09-Tie) NOVA #4
09-Tie) FF #7
09-Tie) ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #23

DC WOMEN UNITE! … FORM OF, COMIC BOOKS!
Every New Comic Week certain themes develop and this week there are two easily identifiable ones. One of them surely is the Women of the DC Universe (but none of them are named Shirley). DC proves the power of the female lead character today with new issues of BATGIRL, BATWOMAN, CATWOMAN, WONDER WOMAN, SUPERGIRL, BIRDS OF PREY, and even SWORD OF SORCERY (which stars AMETHYST) all hitting the DC shelves at the same time! YIKES!

ALL AGES BONANZA!
The second “theme of the week” at FUNNYBOOKS this week is clearly ALL-AGES comics! Last year we saw a KABOOM in our ALL-AGES selection with Popular New ALL-AGES titles including ADVENTURE TIME, BRAVEST WARRIORS, MY LITTLE PONY and SPONGEBOB. Today the KABOOM reaches new heights as the long awaited and highly anticipated REGULAR SHOW #1 hits the FUNNYBOOKS ALL-AGES section along with an All-New ADVENTURE TIME ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL and the ADVENTURE TIME MARCELINE AND THE SCREAM QUEENS Graphic Novel. Also look for MY LITTLE PONY: FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #7 and the MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC Graphic Novel. FUNNYBOOKS continues to provide what we feel is the best selection of family friendly Comics & Stuff.

That’s All For Now… Have to go switch my summer clothes and my winter clothes again (I think I MAY have made the switch too ealy this year), and then I have to get over to the 12-Hour New Comic Day at FUNNYBOOKS! Hope 2CU There! – Funny Steve

For the complete NEW THIS WEEK list Keep on a-scrolling!

NEW THIS WEEK FROM MARVEL COMICS…
Age of Ultron #8 (of 10)
Avengers The Enemy Within #1
Cable and X-Force #8
FF #7
Gambit #12
Indestructible Hulk Vol. 1 Hard Cover
Iron Man #10
Nova #4
Thunderbolts #9
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #23
Wolverine and The X-Men #29
Wolverine and The X-Men Vol. 4 TP
X-Factor #256

NEW THIS WEEK FROM DC COMICS…
Aquaman Vol. 1 TP
Authority Vol. 1 HC
Batgirl #20
Batman Beyond 10,000 Clowns TP
Batwoman #20
Birds of Prey #20
Catwoman #20
Fables #129
Injustice Gods Among Us #2 (3rd print)
Injustice Gods Among Us #3 (2nd print)
JSA Liberty Files The Whistling Skull #6 (of 6)
Justice League Beyond Konstriction TP
Justice League of America’s Vibe #4
Legion of Super Heroes #20
Nightwing #20
Red Hood and the Outlaws #20
Supergirl #20
Sword of Sorcery #8
Wonder Woman #20

ALSO NEW THIS WEEK…
Alter Ego #117
Battlestar Galactica #1
Bionic Man #20
Bionic Man vs. Bionic Woman #5
Bleeding Cool Magazine #4
Bloodshot #11
BPRD Hell on Earth #107 “Wasteland” #1 (of 3)
Comic Book Creator #1
Conan the Barbarian #16
Crossed “Wish You Were Here” Vol. 2 TP
Doctor Who “Prisoners of Time” Vol. 1 TP
Doomsday.1 #1 (of 4)
Dream Merchant #1 (of 6)
Dream Thief #1 (of 5)
East of West #1 (3rd print)
Edgar Allan Poe’s Fall of the House of Usher #1 (of 2)
Fatale #14
G.I. Joe a Real American Hero #190
G.I. Joe Special Missions #3
He Man Masters of the Universe #2
Jennifer Blood #27
Legend of Luther Strode #5 (of 6)
Lord of the Jungle #15
Mark Waid’s Green Hornet #2
Peter Panzerfaust Vol. 2 TP
Sex #2 (2nd print)
Shadow #13
Star Wars: Darth Vader & The Ninth Assassin #2 (of 5)
To Hell You Ride #4 (of 5)
Transformers Regeneration One #91
Voltron #12
X-O Manowar #13

AND! EVEN MORE FUN…
Adventure Time Marceline & the Scream Queens TP
Adventure Time Original Graphic Novel Vol. 1
Fairies’ Magazine #14
Garfield Vol.2 TP
Green Lantern the Animated Series #13
My Little Pony Friendship is Magic #7
My Little Pony Friendship is Magic Vol.1 TP
Pop Adventure Time Finn & Jake Vinyl Figures
Regular Show #1
Simpsons’ Comics #202
Sonic Super Digest #3
Sonic Universe #52

LIFE AFTER FREE COMIC BOOK DAY!
A very big THANK YOU To everyone who stopped by FUNNYBOOKS for FREE COMIC BOOK DAY WEEKEND 2013 and helped to make the annual event the best FREE COMIC BOOK DAY we have ever hosted! We were absolutely stunned by the amazing turn-out! We hope everyone enjoyed the big day and that you found the titles you were hoping to get. Special thanks to Sal Crivelli and the guys and gals of LITTLE HOUSE ENTERTAINMENT for their excellent coverage of FREE COMIC BOOK DAY WEEKEND at FUNNYBOOKS which you can see by clicking HERE. They even captured footage of me fighting my own store!

NEW THIS WEEK! FUNNYBOOKS TOP 8 TITLES • 05/07/13
01) BATMAN #20
02) JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #3
03) AVENGERS #11
04) UNCANNY AVENGERS #8
05) BATMAN AND THE RED HOOD #20
06) DEADPOOL #9
07) WALKING DEAD #110
08) WOLVERINE #3

BATMAN RULES NEW COMIC DAY!
This week’s #1 title at FUNNYBOOKS (which is also FUNNYBOOKS’ overall top-seller) is BATMAN #20 which features a first time NEW52 Team-up that fans have been asking for. Also from DC this week look for JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #3 and BATMAN AND THE RED HOOD #20 (the former “BATMAN AND ROBIN” title has been changing names since the death of a major character a couple of months ago — #19 was called BATMAN AND RED ROBIN #19). Meanawhile, in the Marvel Universe, check out popular titles like AVENGERS #11, UNCANNY AVENGERS #8, DEADPOOL #9 and the AGE OF ULTRON tie-in AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #15AU. All this plus BUFFY #21, GRIMM #1, STAR WARS #5, ARCHER AND ARMSTRONG #0, CHIN MUSIC #1, BRAVEST WARRIORS #8, SPONGEBOB #20 and WALKING DEAD #110! YES! A new issue of WALKING DEAD!!!

RAINY NEW COMIC DAY, BUT WE’LL TAKE IT!
We couldn’t have asked for better weather for FREE COMIC BOOK DAY WEEKEND. It was absolutely SPECTACULAR! So we can deal with today’s Nasty-Rainy New Comic Day. Plus, we have some cool new SUPERMAN: MAN OF STEEL retail bags that are larger than our standard bags so rest assured, your New Comics will be safe from the wet weather when you leave FUNNYBOOKS today!

That’s all for now! Thanks again for taking part in FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2013 at FUNNYBOOKS! Hope 2 C U for the 12-Hour NEW COMIC DAY at FUNNYBOOKS today! – Funny Steve

For the complete “New This Week” list, please keep scrolling…

NEW THIS WEEK FROM MARVEL COMICS…
Alpha Big Time #4 (of 5)
Astonishing X-Men #62
Avengers #11
Avengers Arena #9
Avengers Assemble #15AU
Avengers “Heart of Stone” TP
Avenging Spider-Man #20
Deadpool #9
Fearless Defenders #4
Iron Man #258.2
Marvel Now Wolverine #1 Poster
Secret Avengers #4
Spider-Men TP
Thor God of Thunder #8
Thunderbolts Vol. 1 TP
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man by Bendis Vol. 3 TP
Ultimate Comics Ultimates #24
Uncanny Avengers #8
Uncanny X-Force #4
Wolverine #3

NEW THIS WEEK FROM DC COMICS…
Batman #20
Batman and Red Hood #20
Batman Arkham Unhinged #14
Batman Incorporated Vol. 1 HC
Constantine #3
Deathstroke #20
Demon Knights #20
Green Lantern Corps #20
Green Lantern Simon Baz Action Figure
Hellblazer Vol. 5 TP
Injustice Gods Among Us #1 (3rd print)
Justice League of America #3
Katana #4
Legion of Super Heroes Vol. 2 TP
Ravagers #12
Smallville Season 11 #13
Suicide Squad #20
Superboy #20
Team 7 #8
Threshold #5

ALSO NEW THIS WEEK…
Archer & Armstrong #0
Buffy Season 9 #21
Buffy Season 9 Vol. 3 TP
Chin Music #1
Comeback TP
Creepy Comics #12
Ferals #14
Garth Ennis’ Battlefields #6 (of 6)
Grimm #1
Harbinger #12
I Love Trouble #5
Legend of the Shadowclan #4 (of 5)
Memorial: Imaginary Fiends #3 (of 3)
Magic the Gathering Dragon Maze Boosters
Mylo Xyloto #4
Planet of the Apes: Cataclysm Vol. 1 TP
Prophet #35
Rocketeer Adventures Treasury Edition
Rocketeer: Hollywood Horror #4
Star Trek Magazine #45
Star Wars #5
Storm Dogs #5 (of 6)
Supurbia #7
Thief of Thieves Vol. 2 TP
Uber #1
Walking Dead #110
Witchblade #166
X #1 (of 4)

AND! EVEN MORE FUN…
Bravest Warriors #8
Disney Princess Magazine #13
Life With Archie #29
Marvel Universe Avengers Earth’s Heroes #14
Marvel Universe Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 3 Digest
Sonic Super Special Magazine #7
Spongebob Comics #20

THIS IS IT! The FREE COMIC BOOK DAY COUNTDOWN CLOCK at funnyrama.com has reached ZERO and that means FREE COMIC BOOK DAY WEEKEND at FUNNYBOOKS IS HERE!

FREE AT LAST!
FUNNYBOOKS will be handing out FREE COMICS to everyone who stops by on Saturday (from 9am-8pm) and on Sunaday (from 10am-6pm). To check out the selection before you arrive visit funnyrama.com and click on the FREE COMIC BOOK DAY banner or link. WE ARE EXTREMELY EXCITED FOR FREE COMIC BOOK DAY WEEKEND and hope to see everyone at FUNNYBOOKS for the Biggest FUNNYBOOKS Weekend of 2013!

20%-OFF EVERYTHING $10 AND UP!
FUNNYBOOKS is well known for our BIG SALES and this year on FREE COMIC BOOK DAY WEEKEND we’re not messing around! EVERYTHING in the entire store ($10 and up) is NOW 20%-OFF ALL WEEKEND LONG!!! That means almost every Great GRAPHIC NOVEL (including WALKING DEAD), EVERY HARD COVER, EVERY ACTION FIGURE, and ALL STATUES and other merchandise (like our cool PINT GLASSES and even FUNNYBOOKS T-SHIRTS are all 20%-OFF! PLUS! ALL BACK ISSUES (the comics in the boxes) are also 20%-OFF All Weekend Long! AND! All Comic Book Supplies are on Sale as well ($1-OFF Comic Book Boxes (short and Long), $1-OFF Comic Book Bags (packages of 100), and $1-OFF Comic Book Boards (packages of 100)! SO even though the FREE comics are FREE, you might still want to bring some extra cash!

AND THE WEATHER LOOKS GREAT!
Thanks to the good-looking FREE COMIC BOOK DAY WEEKEND forecast, We will be setting up some DEEPLY DISCOUNTED HALF-PRICE BACK ISSUE BOXES outside of FUNNYBOOKS this year. Even we don’t know what you will find in these boxes (but it’s mostly Marvel and DC comics). So if you’re the type of Fanboy, fangirl or fan-family who likes to look through boxes of comics — and who likes their BACK ISSUES at Half-Price — don’t miss our SIDEWALK SALE on FREE COMIC BOOK DAY WEEKEND!

Also… It’s STAR WARS DAY! May the 4th Be With You! … That’s all for now! C U @ FUNNYBOOKS for FREE COMIC BOOK DAY WEEKEND!
- Funny Steve :)

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY WEEKEND IS THIS WEEKEND!
Just in case you haven’t heard (how that could be possible I have no idea) the BIGGEST COMIC BOOK WEEKEND OF THE YEAR at FUNNYBOOKS — FREE COMIC BOOK DAY WEEKEND — is THIS WEEKEND (Saturday May 4th and Sunday, May 5th). FUNNYBOOKS will once again be THE PLACE TO BE to celebrate the Annual Comic Book Extravaganza. We have 28 FREE COMICS to choose from and everyone who stops by our little red brick comic shop on either Saturday (9am-8pm) or Sunday (11am-6pm) will leave with a nice stack of NEW COMIC BOOKS, absolutely for FREE! No strings attached. For a guide to the 28 FREE titles that FANS OF FUNNYBOOKS will get to choose from, please visit funnyrama.com and click on the FREE COMIC BOOK DAY Banner (after you read the rest of this e-mail of course :)

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY SPECIALS AND SALES!
As always, look for SUPER SALES throughout (and outside) FUNNYBOOKS all FREE COMIC BOOK DAY WEEKEND-LONG. Details on the deals are TOP SECRET and will be revealed on FREE COMIC BOOK DAY. Also look for special photo opportunities with the FUNNYBOOKS BUILDING (first seen at FUNNYRAMA 4) during the big FREE weekend, and, if you have a comic book-related costume of your own to wear, PLEASE DO SO!

“LUCKY 7″ BONUS VOUCHER FOR EVEN MORE FREE COMICS AVAILABLE AT FUNNYBOOKS ON WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY ONLY!
Anyone and everyone who stops by FUNNYBOOKS during the next THREE DAYS (Wednesday, Thursday and/or Friday) will walk away with a special FREE COMIC BOOK DAY WEEKEND at FUNNYBOOKS “BONUS VOUCHER” good for an additional 7 FREE COMICS on FREE COMIC BOOK DAY WEEKEND. With 28 Great FREE COMICS to choose from, this will be a huge FCBDW advantage for Fans of FUNNYBOOKS! Plus, you have to stop by anyway to pick up this week’s New Comics & Stuff! — Speaking of which…