Brainstorm Comics Question of the Day: LIKE the post once you know the answer. Start sharing your answers at 6 pm. We are going to ease into the week with a question on the easy side. Who played Batman and Robin in the 1966 Batman television series?

Brainstorm Comics Question of the Day: LIKE the post once you know the answer. Start sharing your answers at 6 pm. Superman and Flash have raced several times over the years. Who won the first two contests? While waiting for 6 pm, who do you think would win the race and why?

Brainstorm Question of the Day: LIKE the post once you know the answer. Start sharing your answers at 6 pm. The tragedy that sparked Civil War, the death of 600+ civilians, caused one character to change his whole persona and name. Feeling responsible for the disaster, this character changed his name to Penance, wearing a suit that has 600+ spikes (one for each victim of the travesty) that activates his powers. Who was Penance formerly known as?

Brainstorm Comics Question of the Day: LIKE the post once you know the answer. Start sharing your answers at 6 pm. Today's question is about everyone's favorite clown--the Joker. While most people wouldn't think of the character as politically active, he was in fact named ambassador to the UN by a nation. Which country did Joker represent in that international body?

Brainstorm Question of the Day: LIKE the post once you know the answer. Start sharing your answers at 6 pm. Before becoming a member of Spider-Man's rogues gallery, Mysterio (Quentin Beck) had a real job which prepared him for his life of crime. What was his profession?

Brainstorm Comics Question of the Day: LIKE the post once you know the answer. Start sharing your answers at 6 pm. After Civil War and the consequences of Peter Parker's choices during it, Marvel saw an opportunity to reboot the character, including the dissolution of his marriage. Which devilish character changed reality, saving Aunt May's life in exchange for Peter's marriage?

August 16th--don't miss out on the Brainstorm Comics Origins Booster Box Blowout! Entry fee is $25. For every six players in the tournament, there will be a BOOSTER BOX in PRIZE support. More people means more prizes, so let your friends know. Heck, let your enemies know too--it'll make winning all the sweeter! Three fat packs will be raffled off as well. Check out our Facebook event.

Brainstorm Comics Question of the Day: LIKE the post once you know the answer. Start sharing your answers at 6 pm. Today's question revolves around planeswalkers, the card type that is important to the Origins set. In which set did the planeswalker card type debut with the likes of Ajani, Liliana, Garruk, Jace and Chandra?

Brainstorm Question of the Day: LIKE the post once you know the answer. Start sharing your answers at 6 pm. The Punisher is a vigilante who kills those who are outside the purview of the law. Which crime did Punisher believe Spider-Man guilty of in his first appearance?

Brainstorm Question of the Day: LIKE the post once you know the answer. Start sharing your answers at 6 pm. Answers shared prior to 6 pm will result in a loss of 2 points. Today's question centers on the current Nomad (starring in this week's Hail Hydra--a book about whether individuals can overcome their "destiny"). The current Nomad is Steve Rogers' adopted son but what is his real name? We will accept THREE different answers as being correct although two are aliases. If you get all 3, you will receive 2 additional bonus points.

Brainstorm Comics Question of the Day: LIKE the post once you know the answer. Start sharing your answers at 6 pm. Answers shared prior to 6 pm will cause a loss of 2 points. Correct responses 6 pm or later will garner you an additional 2 points. Today's question is Aquaman related. Which American city sank into the ocean, creating a new home base for Aquaman to act from?

Brainstorm Question of the Day: Today is the start of the Brainstorm Facebook Game, so you no longer needed to wait until 6 pm to share your answers. Correct responses will award you an additional 2 points. Check out the blog for the point structure.http://brainstormcomics.blogspot.com/?m=1 The question today centers around Peter Parker (be sure to read Renew Your Vows if you're a fan of the character--great stuff). Spider-Man has had several clones, but one is the most famous (or infamous depending on your point of view), having replaced Peter for a short period of time. The first Scarlet Spider, what was his civilian name?

Brainstorm Facebook Game

The Brainstorm Facebook Game begins tomorrow, July 13th!



How do you sign up?  Easy, just start liking, sharing and commenting on our posts there. It's as simple as that.

Each like, share and comment will garner you points.  Whoever scores the most points in a week wins $20 in store credit.  It's that easy.  See below for the original Facebook post to see how tie-breakers are handled.

No purchases necessary. 

So what is the point distribution?

Comments = 1 point (Only your first comment will get you points and the comment must be germane to the post)

Like = 2 points

Share = 3 points

Checking in at Brainstorm = 5 points (You may only check in once a week)

Throughout the week we will announce other ways to garner points. 

We do have our first rule change--you will not need to share the original post announcing the game.  Hope you guys and gals have as much as we do with this.

ORIGINAL POST

READ THE WHOLE POST--IMPORTANT INFO THROUGHOUT

Starting Monday July 13th, the game begins. You, yes YOU, will have an opportunity to win a $20 gift certificate each week of the contest!

How much does it cost? FREE! NADA! NIL! ZILCH!

That's right, absolutely nothing.

How do you participate? As easy as what you're doing right now, using Facebook. Like, share and comment on Brainstorm's posts. Each will garner you points. Point distribution will be explained this Friday. Points can only be gained for your first like, share or comment--six comments doesn’t get you 6x the points.
In the event of a tie in points, there will be a raffle between those who tied. The winner will be announced (where else?) here on Facebook. The top point getter of the month will receive additional swag. A tie for the monthly tally will result in a tie-breaker.

Points for the next week will revert back to zero to allow new players the opportunity to participate as well.
In order to make it easier to track, all comments, shares, likes must occur the day of the post (eastern standard time). Prizes must be collected in-store within 7 days of the winner being announced.

RULES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DEPENDING ON ISSUES THAT MAY OCCUR

Brainstorm Comics Question of the Day: LIKE the post once you know the answer. Start sharing your answers at 6 pm. This artist catapulted to comic book superstardom after his work on the original Age of Apocalypse (by the way, the artist on the Secret Wars version does an excellent job of mimicking his style) with his manga-influenced approach. After an acclaimed stint on the Uncanny X-Men, he moved on to his creator owned property Battle Chasers. Who was this artist?

Brainstorm Question of the Day: LIKE the post once you know the answer. Start sharing your answers at 6 pm. Today's question is related to the epic Civil War mini-series that pit hero against hero (the Secret Wars version begins today!). Over the course of the original Civil War, on whose side was Spider-Man?

Brainstorm Comics Question of the Day: LIKE the post once you know the answer. Start sharing your answers at 6 pm. Today's question relates to the Man of Steel, Superman. This character was born/created on the planet Krypton through an accelerated evolutionary process. A baby was sent into the planet's harsh environment, dying immediately. The scientist Bertron retrieved the remains and cloned the specimen, repeating the process which allowed the creature to develop an immunity to Krypton's deadly natural state. The creature could self-evolve at this point, becoming a force of death and destruction. Eventually he would kill the Man of Steel himself. Who is the character?

MAGIC ORIGINS!

 

Our Magic Origins pre-release event is scheduled for July 11th at noon at the William Talley Rec Center by Baker Park.

Entry fee -- $25

Pre-register to ensure you get the color you want to play.  We have some great prizes for you guys and gals.  Come chuck some spells and see what surprises await with this FINAL core set.

In addition--PRE-ORDER YOUR BOOSTER BOXES FOR ORIGINS!

This is the LAST core set and you don't want to miss out.  Some great cards have already been revealed.  We are doing $95 per booster box as long as you prepay by July 11th.  After that, boxes will be $105.

We look forward to seeing all of you then.

July Events!

THURSDAY JULY 2ND 6:30


TICKET TO RIDE

All aboard!  Come on by and have some fun.  Games start at 6:30 pm.  Free for everyone.  Whether you know how to play or are new to the game, stop by the store.

The more the merrier!

FRIDAY JULY 3RD 6:30


FRIDAY NIGHT MAGIC -- STANDARD

Bring your decks by.  Cost to play is $5.00.  Prizes are based on the number of participants--we do 1.5 packs per person who plays.

The more people who show, the better the prize support.  We are an OFFICIAL FNM site.

FRIDAY JULY 3RD, JULY 4TH, JULY 5TH



INDEPENDENCE DAY SALE

25% off trade paperbacks/graphic novels!  Time to stock up on some summer beach reading.  Marvel, DC and independent books--grab your favorite reads.

THURSDAY JULY 9TH 6:30



FORBIDDEN DESERT

Your ship has crashed in the desert with your crew.  In this co-op game, you and your friends are attempting to find the pieces of your ship and escape certain death.  Do you have what it takes?

Find out July 9th at 6:30.

FRIDAY JULY 10TH 6:30


FRIGHT NIGHT MAGIC BOOSTER DRAFT

3 packs for $12 = hours of fun in this booster draft format.  Prize support is provided by Wizards of the Coast.  In addition we do 1.5 packs per person who participates in the draft.

Are you the best spell chucker?  Find out each and every Friday.

SATURDAY JULY 11TH 1 PM



GAMES WORKSHOP / FANTASY WARHAMMER

Games Workshop relaunches their fantasy line.  Join Matt as he showcases the fun of this new version.  Free to see how to play.

Don't miss out.

Brainstorm Comics Question of the Day: LIKE the post once you know the answer. Start sharing your answers at 6 pm. This X-Men member is German. He can teleport and when he does, the word "bamf" is used as a sound effect. His mother is Mystique. Name that X-Men.

Brainstorm Comics Question of the Day: LIKE the post once you know the answer. Start sharing your answers at 6 pm. Today's question centers around Deadpool (don't forget to check out the first appearance we have in the store--New Mutants 98). The character was created as a parody of what Teen Titans character, their names even rhyming?

Brainstorm Comics Question of the Day: LIKE the post once you know the answer. Start sharing your answers at 6 pm. Today's question is Magic the Gathering related. During which block was the deck Astral Slide dominant?

Tomorrow night is Smash Up night!!! Swing by at 6:30 to take part in some base grabbing action. Will you be zombie pirates? Maybe some robot dinosaurs?? Wizard ninjas?!? You won't know until you smash them up!!

Brainstorm Comics Question of the Day: LIKE the post once you know the answer. Start sharing your answers at 6 pm. Normally trying to steal the tires off the Batmobile would result in a trip to Gotham General Hospital. One character instead was afforded the opportunity (if that's what you would call it) to become Robin. Who was this character?

Brainstorm Comics Question of the Day: LIKE the post once you know the answer. Start sharing your answers at 6 pm. Today's question is centered on the original Runaways (a must read by Brian K Vaughan) which was revived for the Secret Wars epic going on for Marvel (a review of which is coming later today). Teenagers have many problems with their parents but the original band of Runaways had a big and very real issue with theirs. Why did they run away from their homes?

Hey all! Tomorrows game day is going to be Heralds of Ruin Kill Team! 

Come on out and bring your army. If you need the rules/codex for Heralds of Ruin, they can all be found here http://heralds-of-ruin.blogspot.com/p/kill-team-rules.html

The Heralds of Ruin Painting and Gaming Blog: Kill Team Rules

heralds-of-ruin.blogspot.com

Share with your friends--don't miss out! The better we do with these sales, the more we can do them.

Brainstorm Comics Question of the Day: LIKE the post once you know the answer. Start sharing your answers at 6 pm. Supreme Power, the Marvel Max offering of Squadron Supreme, was written by J Michael Straczynski. In it, DC's heroes are given person flaws and don't cooperate as cheerfully as the JLA counterparts do. In this version of Squadron Supreme, who raised Hyperion, the Superman analog?

Brainstorm Question of the Day: LIKE the post once you know the answer. Start sharing your answers at 6 pm. This police officer, pre-Crisis, was corrupt, taking money from the mayor in exchange for sabotaging Commissioner Jim Gordon's cases. Who was this purposeful bungler?

Brainstorm Comics presents Six Degrees of Separation with Stan Lee. This week's challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to connect Stan Lee with the icon Lucille Ball. From the look on Lucy's face, it doesn't appear she thinks you can do it.

Brainstorm Question of the Day: LIKE the post once you know the answer. Start sharing your answers at 6 pm. It's Friday so it must be a Magic the Gathering related question (also, don't forget about FNM--tonight it's standard, $5 to enter, 1.5 packs in prize support per entrant). Today's question, what is the green staple pictured in this post?

Brainstorm Question of the Day: LIKE the post once you know the answer. Start sharing your answers at 6 pm. Continuing the trend, today's question relates to a book that arrived this week, Ghost Racers. Below is the first appearance of Ghost Rider. Who was the guy under that flaming skull?

Brainstorm Question of the Day: LIKE the post once you know the answer. Start sharing your answers at 6 pm. Today Secret Wars: Marvel Zombies hits the stands so our question is about the original 5 part mini-series. (If you haven't read those, at the very least you need to look at Arthur Suydam's take on classic Marvel covers). What fan-favorite zombie aficionado wrote the original storyline?

Six Degrees of Separation with Stan Lee

Every week (or almost every week--I did forget to post one last week), we ask you to connect Stan Lee with another celebrity.  This week your challenge is simple.  Connect the Marvel legend with Spike Lee in the fewest number of moves possible?  Can you do it?

List of June Events Through the 21st

June 11th -- ULTIMATE WEREWOLF -- Starting at 6:30 pm



Back by popular demand!  The werewolves have returned, ravaging our fair village.  We must root them out, expose them.  But it won't be easy.  They're cunning and hide amongst us as common villagers.  We can do it, though.  I know we can.  You can trust me.

June 12th -- FRIDAY NIGHT MAGIC STANDARD TOURNAMENT -- Starting at 6:30 pm


Standard! Standard! Standard!

$5 entry fee

We are an official FNM location and offer additional prize support in the form of 1.5 packs per person entered into the tournament.  The more people who play, the larger the prize pool.  So grab a friend and bring them to Brainstorm Comics in downtown Frederick this Friday.  All skill levels are welcomed.

June 13th -- DIXIT --Starting at 1 pm



This storytelling game is worth it just based on the art of the cards!  Will you be able to guess the storyteller's card?  More importantly, can you convince everyone else that your card represents that card better than everyone else's?

A great game for people of all ages.

June 14th -- MAGIC LEGACY TOURNAMENT -- Starting at 1 pm


15 Proxies are permitted in our Legacy tournament
$10 entry fee


Our prize pool is dependent on the number of people who participate.

June 18th -- DOMINION -- Starting at 6:30



Are you looking for an alternative to the collectible card games that dominate the marketplace?  Dominion may be the game for you.  As a monarch, you have decided to expand your kingdom--but others have the exact same idea.

Everyone has access to the same cards in this game, which puts the onus on strategy more than the dollar amount spend on a deck.  Come on by and explore the intricacies of the game.

June 19th -- FRIDAY NIGHT MAGIC STANDARD TOURNAMENT -- Starting at 6:30 pm



STANDARD! STANDARD! STANDARD!

$5 ENTRY FEE

We are an official FNM location and offer additional prize support in the form of 1.5 packs per person entered into the tournament.  The more people who play, the larger the prize pool.  So grab a friend and bring them to Brainstorm Comics in downtown Frederick this Friday.  All skill levels are welcomed.

June 20th -- WARHAMMER 40K KILL TEAM -- Starting at 1 pm



Accessible to those who have small armies but want to play a variety of people.  We will post the rules for this game this week.

There will be no entry fee, but there will be prizes!  First place gets a $20 gift card and second place gets a $10 gift cards.  We have enough room for 8 players so please let us know in advance if you are interested.

June 21st -- MAGIC LEGACY TOURNAMENT -- Starting at 1 pm

15 Proxies are permitted in our Legacy tournament
$10 entry fee

Our prize pool is dependent on the number of people who participate.