AustinBooks & Comics presents September events
Annual Labor Day Sale is complete blowout for comic fans and collectors
          Austin, TX---Monday, August 29, 2011– Austin Books & Comics, Central Texas’s biggest and oldest comics and pop culture retailer, is proud to announce their Annual Labor Weekend Day Sale, September 1 to September 5, plus special midnight DC Comics Prelaunch event and debut Sailor Moon Party.

DC Comics Relaunch - Midnight Premiere
Wednesday, August 31 at Midnight
          DC Comics is relaunching the majority of its publishing line this September with a wave of new #1 issues starting with "Justice League" by Geoff Johns and Jim Lee.  There will be 52 monthly titles with #1 issues, with 13 new titles shipping each week. After months of waiting since the original re-launch announcement in May, we're giving you the opportunity to be amongst the first to try out the new DC comics!  Only on Wednesday, August 31 at midnight, for an entry fee of $8 (the combined cover price of Flashpoint #5 and Justice League #1), you get both issues and the very first pick of our Labor Day Weekend Sale items.  RSVP: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=100871900017319

The Austin Books & Comics Labor Day Weekend Sale
Thursday, September 1 – Monday, September 5
          Our Monster Sale returns! Every Labor Day weekend, we have our one big sale of the year and it becomes more epic every time.  This year's irrelevant theme: Unicorn Magic.  HALF OFF Back Issues! A HUGE selection of HALF-OFF collections and graphic novels! An all new selection of back issue bagged sets, collecting complete stories at a massive discount!  The Beginning of the End of the Sidekick Store, with a full refresh of dollar comics! On Saturday, September 3 we'll be joined by our very own Sidekick Girl in full costume!  RSVP: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=249050645107208

Sailor Moon Party
Saturday, September 17, 4 pm – 6 pm
          She's back! After years of being out of print, the adventures of Sailor Moon and the Sailor Scouts are available for a new generation of fans to discover.  Sailor Moon revitalized the magical girl genre in the nineties, and created a whirlwind of demand for manga in the United States. The popular series has been unavailable for over six years, but Kodansha is bringing it back along with its previously-unavailable predecessor, Codename: Sailor V!

          Join us Saturday, September 17th for a party celebrating the release of Codename: Sailor V and Sailor Moon: Volume One! Featuring a costume contest, snacks, a screening of the original Sailor Moon movie, and fun hosted by Kachi Kolache! RSVP: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=193681770699561

Special Guest Author Signing: science graphic novelist Jim Ottaviani
Thursday, September 29, 4 pm to 7 pm.
          Jim Ottaviani is the world’s preeminent writer of comics and graphic novels about science, and we’re lucky to be the only store in Austin to host him!  Most recently, Ottaviani has writtenFeynman, the substantial graphic novel biography of Richard Feynman: quantum physicist, Nobel winner, bestselling author and safe-cracker. Other notable works include a biography of Niels Bohr and the fast-paced tale of the desperate lives of early paleontologists, and T-Minus: The Race to the Moon, from Aladdin books. Ottaviani has worked as a nuclear engineer and is currently employed as a reference librarian in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

          Brilliantly illustrated by Leland Myrick, Feynman tells the story of presents the larger-than-life exploits of adventurer, musician, world-class raconteur, and one of the greatest minds of the twentieth century: Richard Feynman, including his work on the Manhattan Project and the Challenger disaster. Anyone who ever wanted to know more about Richard P. Feynman, quantum electrodynamics, the fine art of the bongo drums, the outrageously obscure nation of Tuva, or the development and popularization of the field of physics in the United States need look no further than this rich and joyful work.  RSVP: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=258484737507900.

          RSVP to any of these events by checking our Facebook group at www.facebook.com/AustinBooks and clicking on the various Events.  Austin Books & Comics is located at 5002 North Lamar Boulevard.

About Austin Books & Comics
www.austinbooks.com
          Central Texas’s biggest and oldest comics and pop culture retailer, AustinBooks & Comics has been in business since 1977.  Austin Books & Comics is a multiple Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retail finalist, and was inducted into the Austin Chronicle's 'Best Of’ Hall of Fame.  The Austin Chronicle has referred to Austin Books & Comics as “the Library of Alexandria of comics,”while Ain’t It Cool News says that Austin Books & Comics is the “one-stop shop for anything comic related.”  Austin Books & Comics is proud to host both frequent and surprise celebrity guest signings and events.  Partners include Lucy in Disguise with Diamonds, Regal Cinemas and SCARE For a CURE.