New from Nieves Books

This just in, from Nieves Books in Zurich, Switzerland:

Kim Gordon, Chronicles Vol. 2
Tim Barber, Highschool
Dylan Martorell, The Infinights
Rick Myers, Paper Poems
Holly Stevenson, Mexican Love Story

Only a few copies of each in stock...

Pittman and Larson - Opening Tonight - Lucky's Gallery

Perplex City Release and mini-game

Perplex City Season 2 in-stock on March 1, get your pre-orders and requests in now! The season 1 cube has been found, and some lucky dude won 100,000 British Pounds. Check out this mini-game preview of the Perplex City board game:

Lucky's in the Voice

Thanks to Daniel Spriensma of Langara's student newspaper The Voice for the best and first such feature article mostly about Lucky's. I'm so glad Owen Plummer's picture, not mine, was used in print, and appreciate that he focused on what makes Lucky's unique.

Zine Library

The Vancouver Public Library was just here at Lucky's to pick up some zines for both a lending collection and a permanent collection at the VPL. Thanks to everyone who got their books in to us before today. They are returning in a couple of weeks for a second round, so if you missed out there's still time to get your books in for them to have a look at. Here's some of what we currently have in stock, only a portion of which they took for the library at this time (email luckys@luckys.ca for order enquiries, retail or distro rates):

JASON MCLEAN
1. Wooden Heart $4
2. On My Brain # 2 $3
3. Rusty Crowns and Homemade Yogurt...the Farewell Tour (VAG showbook) $5
4. Flat Head Screwdriver $3
5. Herbie $3
6. Owen Plummer Montreal 1976 $3
7. On My Brain #1 $3
8. Square Peter $3

MARC BELL
1. The Phuture is Frendlie $3
2. #1 Cup $3
3. Puffer #7 $4

OWEN PLUMMER
1. Flip Flop Prophets #2 $2
2. Mini Flip Flopper $2
3. Flip Flop Prohets #1 $2

LUKE RAMSAY
1. A Great Big Stillness $8
2. Sprit Soup $7
3. Farm Sized $8
4. Text Me Away $8


MARK DELONG
1. Spiderman Part Time Dog $3

AARON ROSNER
1. A Couple of Lines by Miliander Piln $4

ROBIN KONSTABARIS
1. Clip and Save 1 $4
2. Clip and Save 2 $4
3. Clip and Save 3 $3

PABLO STRAUSS
1. Special #3 $2.5
2. Special #5 $2.5
3. I Do Not Want Change $2.5
4. Scrapbook $5

CHRIS VON SZOMBATHY
1. The Title is Clever $2
2. I'm fors Ale $2

CHAR HOYT
1. Assballs $5

STEVE SIMARD
1. Galactic Council Comics #9 $2.25
2. Galactic Council Comics#8 $2.25

LEAF HALL
1. Spirit Dudes $4

KYLA SWEET
1. Dear Spam $4

MELANIE COLES
1. About Mail Art $3.5

JUSTIN PASIEKA
1. 1989 #1 $3
2. 1989 #2 $3

STATIONARY LUCKY ISSUE#7 $3

JO COOK/PERRO VERLAG PUBLISHING
1. Owen Plummer remixed $3
2. Hell passport #3 $7
3. Hell passport #16 $7
...full catalogue listing on the way

JAMES LLOYD
1. Doctrine $2

JAMES WHITMAN
1. Kiku Haux $2
2. James'n Jo Colour Zine $8
3. Lions #3 $5
4. Big James Book $8

SONAR GANG
1. C.S. Companion $6
2. 5 Minute Ice Cream $4
3. Sukiyaki Sunday $4
4. Quick E-mart $1
5. 1984 Revisited $1
6. Measured Events $2
7. The Legend of Calamity Jack $3.5
8. Date with Death 3-pack $15

RADAR FRIENDS
1. Blue $6
2. Imagination into Creations $2
3. None of the Above $3
4. Festival City $4
5. When you Left This World $3
6. Still Spring $3
7. Penelope and Abacus $3
8. The Ghost Room $1
9. Odontology Ontology $.50
10. Things Not to do if You Meet a Large Bear $2
11. Mr. Branderburn $2

REBECCA'S BOOKS
1. Yikes Bikes $4
2. Crust Test $4
3. Make the Most of Toast $4
4. A Collection of Poems about Animals $5
5. One Shrew too Few $5
6. Perhaps Facts $6
7. Them Crows, Those Rats...Cat $6
8. Cumulus Congestus $6
9. All the Thank You's in the World $7

BRANDY'S BOOKS
1. Collected Writings...(Boats, Pirates & the Sea) $7
2. 172 Things to do....Accomplishment $5
3. The Things They Loved $5
4. The Things They Hated $5
5. The Things They Were Sorry About $5
6. Encounter with Jesus $5
7. The Year They Noticed a Lack $5
8. I Thought You Should Know $7
9. How to Follow Instructions $4
10. Nothing Really $6
11. 14 Reasons not to Invite Demons... $5

New Comics Jan. 31

This just in:

ASTONISHING X-MEN VOL 3 TORN TP      
BETTY & VERONICA DIGEST #172              
DOOM PATROL VOL 5 MAGIC BUS TP
EX MACHINA VOL 4 MARCH TO WAR TP
HELLBOY ANIMATED VOL 1
JIM WOODRING JIVA VINYL FIG
JIMMY CORRIGAN POPULAR ED VINYL
KRYPTO THE SUPER DOG #5 (OF 6)
SCARFACE SCARRED FOR LIFE #2
SHONEN JUMP MAR 07 #51
SIMPSONS SUPER SPECTACULAR #4
SUPERMAN RED SON TP

BEASTS! book and more from Fantagraphics

The following books just arrived from Fantagraphics, featuring the amazing Beasts! book - a cavalcade of 90 artists depicting various mythological creatures.

Beasts!
Big Baby softcover by Charles Burns
Billy Hazelnuts vol. 1 by Tony Millionaire
Calvario HIlls vol. 1 (Ignatz) by Marti
The End vol. 1 (Ignatz) by Anders Nilsen
Reflections vol. 2 (Ignatz) by Marco Corona
Worn Tuff Elbow by Marc Bell
Grave Robber's Daughter by Richard Sala
Haw! by Ivan Brunetti
I Love Led Zeppelin by Ellen Forney
The Magic Bottle by Camille Rose Garcia
Muzzlers, Guzzlers, and Good Yeggs by Joe Coleman

A Great Big Stillness by Justin B. Williams and Luke Ramsey

Just in, and long looked forward to - A Great Big Stillness by Justin B. Williams and Luke Ramsey. $7.00.
Check Luke Ramsey's Islands Fold website for more pictures and info on other fine publications.

New Books and Comics Jan. 24

Just in today, some new, some restocks, all great: Human Achievement - David Shrigley

Book of Shrigley - David Shrigley

Let's Wrestle - brand new from David Shrigley

Better of McSweeney's vol.1 - restock

Mountain Man Dance Moves - restock

Louis Riel sc - restock

Tin Tin & Red Racham's Treasure

Tin Tin & The Cigars of the Pharaoh

Tin Tin in Tibet

Dim Sum: A Pocket Guide to Chinese Brunch

Confederacy of Dunces - restock

Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius - Dave Eggers

Polysyllabic Spree - Nick Hornby

Moomin - restock Arriving Wednesday Jan 24: 100 BULLETS #80 BLESSED THISTLE GN FABLES #57 FUTURAMA COMICS #29 JUGHEAD AND FRIENDS DIGEST #17 MOUSE GUARD #6 (OF 6) MOUSE GUARD #1 (OF 6) SECRET WARS TP SIMPSONS CLASSICS #11 TEEN TITANS GO #39 WOLVERINE #50

Andrew Dick Art Show

December update

Great show in the back room Gallery by the Crystal Beard Collective. Opening was a smashing success.
Behind the door Gallery features Lucky's 2007 Calendar pieces - including Teri Plummer's rendition of yours truly. Opening party Dec. 16 at 8:00pm, come on down!
I haven't been updating the blog with new releases, because they've been coming in so fast and furious I just haven't had time to...we've added hundreds of incredible, unique, hard to find books, comics and graphic novels to our inventory just in the past few weeks. We're working hard to post our live inventory list, a great resource for anyone wanting to browse our in-stock titles. Much effort will be expended upgrading our website in the weeks ahead, stay tuned.

New Comic Day Nov. 2

In today - call or email to put items on hold.

The New Releases:
R CRUMBS HEROES OF BLUES JAZZ & COUNTRY
BATTLER BRITTON #5 (OF 5)
EMILY THE STRANGE #2
FAMILY GUY VOL 3 GN (OF 3)
FUN HOME GN
GILDED LILLIES COMICS & DRAWINGS GN
JUGHEAD AND FRIENDS DIGEST #15
LOCAL #7 (OF 12) (MR)
MARVEL 1602 TP QUILL AWARD EDITION
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #168
SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL #1
MOUSE GUARD #5 (OF 6)
APOCALYPSE NERD #4 (OF 6)

The Restocks:
BATMAN HUSH VOL 2 TP
QUITTER SC
SUPERMAN RED SON TP
TANK GIRL VOL 3 GN
TONY MILLIONAIRE SOCK MONKEY UNCLE GABBY

ACME #17 by Chris Ware in-stock now!

Wowee zowee, we just got a shipment of the latest installment of the always much anticipated Acme Novelty Library, issue #17, published for the first time by Drawn and Quarterly. We've already sold about a dozen to customers in France...what are you waiting for?!

Big Questions #9 and Don't Go Where I Can't Follow

Yowza! Literally straight from the printing press - we've just received our order of Big Questions #9 and Don't Go Where I Can't Follow, both by crowd favorite Anders Nilsen.
Everything you see on this D&Q page about Anders is available at Lucky's except Big Questions #6.

October 25 New Titles

Mega-orders of smaller press books and comics coming in early
next week - from Drawn and Quarterly, Fantagraphics, NBM,
Bodega, Dark Horse, and much more...even Acme Novelty Library #17!
Here's the calm before the storm:

RUNAWAYS #21 
BART SIMPSON COMICS #32               
BATMAN HUSH VOL 1 TP                   
EMILY THE STRANGE #1                       
LITTLE LULU VOL 12
PUT THE BOOK BACK ON SHELF (Belle and Sebastian Comic)
SEVEN SOLDIERS #1
SIMPSONS BUST-UPS SER 3 ASST
SIMPSONS CLASSICS #10
SOCK MONKEY COLLECTED WORKS
SOCK MONKEY TP
SUPERMARKET TP
TEEN TITANS GO #36
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #101
VENOM VS CARNAGE TP  

Wednesday Oct. 18 New Comics

Wednesday, aka New Comic Day in the "biz".

100 BULLETS VOL 1 FIRST SHOT LAST CALL TP
100 BULLETS VOL 2 SPLIT SECOND CHANCE TP
100 BULLETS VOL 3 HANG UP ON THE HANG LOW TP
100 BULLETS VOL 4 FOREGONE TOMORROW TP
ARCHIE #570                                             
BLACK DOGS GRAPHIC SHAKESPEARE KING LEAR GN
BLACK DOGS GRAPHIC SHAKESPEARE MACBETH GN
CONAN #33
FABLES VOL 1 LEGENDS IN EXILE TP
FRANK MILLER SIN CITY VOL 4 THAT YELLOW BASTARD
FRANK MILLER SIN CITY VOL 5 FAMILY VALUES 2ND TP
FRANK MILLER SIN CITY VOL 6 BOOZE BROADS BULLETS
FRANK MILLER SIN CITY VOL 7 HELL & BACK 2ND TP
HAUNTED MANSION #1
HONEY TALKS STRIPBURGER COLLECTION
JUGHEAD #177
LOEG VOL ONE TP
LOEG VOL TWO TP
PREACHER VOL 1 GONE TO TEXAS TP
PREACHER VOL 2 UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD TP
SANDMAN #1 SPECIAL EDITION (MR)
SCOOBY DOO #113
SEVEN SONS GN
SIMPSONS COMICS #123
SUPERMAN RED SON TP
ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #35
WALKING MAN GN
Y THE LAST MAN VOL 1 UNMANNED TP

Back into the music biz at Lucky's

There's so much exciting stuff happening locally, Lucky's has decided to jump back into the music game. We cut back after a couple of unfortunate break-ins several years ago, and have recently only had a limited quantity of vinyl LPs in stock. Well, starting last week we'll be building up our compact disc and LP inventory, focusing on but not limited to many of the excellent Canadian and local bands out and about. Here's our newest batch of new titles and restocks:

Artist	Title	Retail	Format
Black Mountain	Black Mountain	15.99	LP
Bonnie "Prince" Billy	The Letting Go	15.99	LP
Death From Above 1979	You're A Woman, I'm a Machine	12.99	LP
Destroyer	Destroyer's Rubies	16.99	CD
Destroyer	Destroyer's Rubies	17.99	LP
Destroyer	City of Daughters	15.99	CD
Destroyer	Thief	14.99	CD
Destroyer	We'll Build Them a Golden Bridge	14.99	CD
Dinosaur Jr.	Green Mind 180g	26.99	LP
Fugazi	In On the Kill Taker	13.99	LP
Fugazi	The Argument	13.99	LP
Hecker, Tim	Harmony in Ultraviolet	15.99	CD
Public Enemy	It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back	39.99	LP
Sinoia Caves	The Enchanter Persuaded Disco Isolation	13.99	CD
Smog	Red Apple Falls	13.99	LP
Songs: Ohia	Didn't It Rain	13.99	LP
Songs: Ohia	Ghost Tropic	14.99	CD
Songs: Ohia	The Lioness	14.99	LP
Sonic Youth	Rather Ripped	16.99	LP
Sufjan Stevens	Illinois	18.99	LP
Sufjan Stevens	Michigan	14.99	CD
Sunset Rubdown	Shut Up I Am Dreaming	13.99	CD
Sunset Rubdown	Snakes Got A Leg	14.99	CD

New titles Oct 16 - D&Q and McSweeney's

Just in today:
New:
Moomin: The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip
Restocks:
Better of McSweeney's vol. 1
Wholphin vol. 2
Louis Riel sc by Chester Brown
Little Man sc by Chester Brown
Chester Brown appearing Oct 18 and 20 at the Vancouver Writer's Festival
Drawn and Quarterly Showcase vol. 3 (vol. 4 in stock too)
Get a Life by Dupuy and Berberain
Bone vol. 1 Out From Boneville (vol. 2 - 4 in stock too)
War's End by Joe Sacco (Palestine, Safe Area Gorazde, The Fixer, But I Like It all in stock too)

eBay, Amazon, and Lucky's

I somehow feel compelled to explain why we have so many items listed in our eBay store and not yet on our website. It's simply a matter of reaching more potential customers. Something our in-town customers may find annoying, or not, is that we don't offer the same discounts in store that we do online. Online discounts are meant as a way to offset shipping costs for the customer, and are essential to our being at all competitive with the giants like Amazon, and Amazon. Who do you want to support, big ol' Amazon, or us - little ol' Lucky's? Many of our customers are from places not served, or not served well, by local comic shops - remote areas like 100 Mile House, Oakland, Vladivostok, and Fukuoka. So if you live in Vancouver, please take solace in the fact that your item will arrive quite quickly, and you're saving a trip to the store. If you live in Vancouver, we will arrange free hand-delivered shipping for orders over $50.00.

Anders Nilsen's Big Questions #3, 4 and 5 have arrived!

We received a limited supply of Big Questions #3, 4 and 5 from Mr. Nilsen in Chicago. He has reprinted these issues himself and made them available to his reverential public. Exciting. Wonderful news.
At this time Anders is not reprinting #6 because of the difficulty of recreating a centerfold inset.
Copies of #3, 4 and 5 will be $5.00 U.S., $6.00 Canadian.