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Posted on November 10, 2015 by Graphic Policy Team

It’s new comic book day tomorrow and we’ll have our picks for what we’re excited for in a few hours. Until then, here’s some interesting news from around the web in our morning roundup.

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ComiChron – Marvel relaunch impact: Fourteen comics titles top 100,000 copies ordered in October, most since 2007 – Some impressive sales numbers

ICv2 – X-Wing Miniatures Game Demo Station – For that price, it’s be awesome to have one of these to play at home.

Newsarama – Kirkman & Skybound Signs Deal To Develop New TV Shows – Congrats!

CBR – The Mission: The Lasting Power of Latina Superheroes and Future Visibility – As always, a great read.

The Hollywood Reporter – Oni Press Restructures Movie, TV Division – Good to see them back on track. Maybe the whole story will come out some day.

The Rainbow Hub – Axel Alonso Contradictory, Probably Irrelevant on LBGTQIA Marvel – A very good read.

Around the Tubes Reviews

The Rainbow Hub – Batman and Robin Eternal #5

The Rainbow Hub – James Bond #1

CBR – Velvet #12

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Fantasy Flight Announces Their 2015 Store Championships

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Brett

Fantasy Flight Games has announced Store Championships, the first major tournament season of their 2015 Organized Play schedule. Stores have until October 3rd to apply to take part and host games.

The 2015 Store Championship season will run for three months, starting January 1st through March 31st. This allows stores more flexibility in their scheduling, and also gives players a chance to play in larger local events.

Store Championships began in 2014 as part of Fantasy Flight Game’s Organized Play Program. They use the same structure as events such as Regional, National, and World Championships. And brought a competitive level to local events, allowing players to vie for the title of Store Champion. The winners of each event receive one bye at a Regional Championship of their choice. Players that finish high enough also receive a playmat, set of tokens, or other prices depending on their standing. The top 32 players will each receive an alternate art card.

Each store that is approved to host a Store Championship will have the opportunity to purchase an event kit containing prizes and support for hosting their event. Check out the links below to see what those kits are and get more information on each game.

Players who want to take part should encourage their store to apply! These exclusive items and alternate art cards in the kits are only available for the 2015 Store Championships.

For stores interested, applications close October 3rd at 23:59 CST.

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Fantasy Flight Opens up X-Wing Mission Control

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Brett

Fantasy Flight allows anyone to recreate the dramatic space battles in Star Wars with their X-Wing miniatures game. You’re able to control squads of Rebel or Imperial ships and the game allows for tons of customization and a wide range of options.

That individual customization is now going community wide with the announced beta release of X-Wing Mission Control. The free online community resource allows individuals to design and share their own missions for X-Wing.

Coordinate a daring assault run along the Death Star trench, confront the Rebel fleet outside of Endor, or dodge asteroids in pursuit of the Millennium Falcon. X-Wing Mission Control’s custom editor allows you to easily create any play scenario you can imagine, whether it’s drawn from the Star Wars trilogy or completely unique.

Simply select the size of your play area and define the ships you wish to permit. You can create mission-specific squad-building rules, or you can identify any number of specific ships and upgrades. If you use Mission Control to track your collection, it will even identify any mission components not included in your X-Wing collection.

The editor also allows individuals to select components from all of the available X-Wing products. You’re also able to quickly create maps, define terrain elements, add deployment zones, and any mission-specific rules.

After you’ve created your scenario you’re able to share it with others by publishing them to the site. Other individuals are then able to download the missions, play them, and then vote for their favorites.

The center is in beta, and does not work on mobile devices. It is compatible with Safari, Chrome, and Firefox, and Fantasy Flight is looking for feedback, including technical issues via their forums.