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INCREDIBLE HULK writer Greg Pak, bothered by the number of good titles being cancelled due to low sales and publicity, has started the #READCOMICS initiative.  Each Month, Pak and other creators will offer their picks of what you should be reading, and we will file these picks under "The Expert Says..." in our Staff Picks list below.  Agree, disagree, or want to tell us what we should be reading?  Drop us an email or come by the shop!

NOVA COMICS' STAFF PICKS
STAFF MEMBER
 WHAT THEY SUGGEST
Beth,
Owner
 Dad introduced me to BLOKUS and it’s been my favorite game since. The basic game is laying colorful plastic tiles down on the grid board with the goal of getting all your tiles down while preventing your opponent from doing so. It is super easy to learn to play, you can pick up strategy quickly, and it’s still challenging no matter how many times you play. You can literally play it with all ages, the youngest person I’ve played with was five (they won). Also the game is constructed of durable plastic so sticky-finger five-year-olds and cheesy-orange-cheetos-finger grown-ups can play and munch at the same time. Warning: this game is addictive, you cant play just one game. Expecially if you get beat by a five-year-old and need to reclaim your honor.
Dave,
Manager
 Dave's picks were inadvertantly printed on the wrong MLB ALL STAR BALLOT.
Leslee,
Games Expert
 POWER GRID is a great strategy board game for 2-6 players, but it is best played with 4-6.  It is a favorite with the NOVA Jacks Gaming Group and is played almost every Saturday night.  First the players choose a map board to play on.  (A 2-sided map board of Germany and the US comes with the game plus there are expansion boards with other countries that can be purchased.)  Throughout the game, the players are trying to build a connection of power stations on the board that are powered by fuel they store in their power plants.  Each turn consists of bidding to buy power plants, purchasing fuel, building new power stations, and being paid for the stations that are powered.  The winner is the one to power the most stations once the final station has been built.  Power Grid takes about 2-3 hrs, depending on how many players you have.  Though it takes a good deal of strategy, it is also a lot of fun!
J. R.,
New Comics
 Image Comics' MORIARTY is a very well told tale of Sherlock Holmes' arch-nemesis years after Holmes' death.  Moriarty realizes he is the center of a major government setup, forcing him to not only save himself, but solve the mystery BEFORE his enemies find him.

CAPTAIN AMERICA is still Marvel's best comic, and it is just going to get better when Chris Samnee takes over as full-time artist when the book is renamed CAPTAIN AMERICA AND BUCKY, shifting to a WW2 era focus.

For at least two more issues, DETECTIVE COMICS is the best DC book out there, with writer Scott Snyder teaming with artists Jock and Francesco Francavilla to create the closest thing to pulp noir you will find in the DCU.

RETURN OF THE DAPPER MEN author Jim McCann has taken the Zombie movement and made it funny and engaging with ZOMBIE CHRISTMAS CARROL, featuring beautiful art by David Baldeon.
Griffith, Family Future
 One of my favorites is NARUTO (Anime DVD). It is about a boy that is special and wants to grow up to be the leader of his people.

THE EXPERT SAYS...
THE EXPERT (Twitter Name)
 WHAT THEY CREATE
 WHAT THEY RECOMMEND
Greg Pak (@gregpak)
 Incredible Hulk, Silver Surfer, Herc
 Spider-Girl, Love and Capes
J. Torres (@jtorrescomics)
 Archie, Batman Brave & the Bold
 Usagi Yojimbo
NOVA COMICS wishes to express a special thanks to all of the creators that allow us to post their recommendations here.  Now...  GO READ SOME COMICS!

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Last updated 6.25.2011