About Kelly

Writer. Editor. Poet. Nerd.

End of the Year Sale 2018!

Dear Picnic family & friends:

Happy Holidays to all! Thanks to everyone who read Kelly’s missive and came out to shop here in the last weekend before Christmas! We had a wonderful closing weekend. Still, we are running behind where we need to be, so we are going to end the year with a giant sale. Starting Thursday, December 27 and running through Monday, December 31 almost everything in the store — new comics, graphic novels, regular back issues, t-shirts, cards — will be 40% OFF. There will be a few exceptions: books in your sub folder are still 20% off; back issues behind the counter will be 20% off; and any existing special orders or books or books on hold won’t be discounted. Other than that, if something isn’t in a box in the store, it will be discounted 40%.

As we conclude our 44th year in Harvard Square, it is impossible not to notice how rapidly the Square is changing. Another business seems to close or move every other week. Tess, Crema Cafe, Tealuxe, Vision House — all shuttered. Urban Outfitters is closing its doors in early January. In the short run there is less and less to bring people to this side of the Square.

So, The Picnic is going to try to keep rolling with the punches and adapting to the new retail landscape. We are going to greatly increase our online presence. We are already listing back issues on Etsy and hope to have old comics, graphic novels, and undergrounds up on both eBay and Amazon in the next couple of months. We are sitting on thousands of Silver Age comics, rare undergrounds, out-of-print graphic novels, imported horror magazines, and foreign language comics; and we are going to try to find a way to get it all up on E-commerce sites and our own website. And, for as long as we can, we are going to keep cramming as much wonderful stuff as we can into this tiny space of ours. 

Also, we are going to take some time to celebrate our 45th anniversary in 2019! I’m hoping we can invite friends both old and new to come celebrate with us!

All the best,
Tony
The Million Year Picnic
99 Mt Auburn Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-492-6763

Weekly Shiplist for Wednesday, 26 December 2018

We will be open Christmas Eve until at least 4pm. You can call to check if we’re still open after that — 617-492-6763.

We will be closed Christmas Day.

We will be open New Year’s Eve until 5pm.

We might be open the afternoon of New Year’s Day, call to check — 617-492-6763.

NEW COMIC BOOK DAY will be WEDNESDAY throughout the holiday season!

Super short week for between the holidays…

Weekly Shiplist for Wednesday, 26 December 2018

BONE PARISH TP VOL 01 DISCOVER NOW EDITION
DIE DIE DIE #6 (MR)
FANTASTIC FOUR #5
HELLBOY AND BPRD 1956 #2 (OF 5)
MAN-EATERS #4
NIGHTWING TP VOL 07 THE BLEEDING EDGE
SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #1 SG
UNCANNY X-MEN #7
X-FORCE #1


(A) = Adult Readers
GN = Graphic Novel
HC = Hardcover
(MR) = Mature Readers
OGN = Original Graphic Novel (never released as issues)
SC = Softcover
TP = Trade Paperback

Thank you!
Million Year Picnic
99 MT Auburn ST downstairs
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-492-6763

Holiday Hours 2018

We will be open Christmas Eve until at least 4pm. You can call to check if we’re still open after that — 617-492-6763.

We will be closed Christmas Day.

We will be open New Year’s Eve until 5pm.

We might be open the afternoon of New Year’s Day, call to check — 617-492-6763.

NEW COMIC BOOK DAY will be WEDNESDAY throughout the holiday season!

Weekly Shiplist for Wednesday, 19 December 2018

Shortages

AMERICAN CARNAGE #2 (MR)
EDGAR ALLAN POE’S SNIFTER OF TERROR #3 (MR)
HIGH HEAVEN #4 (MR)
WITCH HAMMER OGN

Weekly Shiplist for Wednesday, 19 December 2018

ABARA COMPLETE DELUXE ED GN
ADVENTURE TIME TP VOL 16
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #12
APHRODITE V TP VOL 01 (MR)
AQUAMAN #43
AQUAMAN MINI ONE SHEET #4
AVATAR THE LAST AIRBENDER IMBALANCE PART ONE TP
AVENGERS TP NO SURRENDER
B & V FRIENDS JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #266
BATMAN #61
BATMAN EUROPA TP
BATMAN KINGS OF FEAR #5 (OF 6)
BATMAN TP VOL 08 COLD DAYS
BATTLE ANGEL ALITA MARS CHRONICLE GN VOL 05
BEASTS OF BURDEN WISE DOGS AND ELDRITCH MEN #4 (OF 4)
BEFORE WATCHMEN OMNIBUS HC
BETTY & VERONICA #1 (OF 5)
BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA OLD MAN JACK TP VOL 02
BLACK BADGE #5
BLACK PANTHER VS DEADPOOL #3 (OF 5)
BLOODSHOT RISING SPIRIT #2
BLOODSHOT SALVATION TP VOL 03 BOOK OF REVELATIONS
CANADIAN VARK #1
CAPTAIN AMERICA #6
CATWOMAN #6
CHAMPIONS ANNUAL #1
COMICS OF JULIE DOUCET & GABRIELLE BELL SC
COVER #4 (OF 6) (MR)
CRIMSON LOTUS #2 (OF 5)
DAMAGE #12
DAREDEVIL BACK IN BLACK TP VOL 07 MAYOR MURDOCK
DAYS OF HATE #11 (OF 12) (MR)
DEAD MAN LOGAN #2 (OF 12)
DEFENDERS BEST DEFENSE #1
DOCTOR WHO 7TH TP OPERATION VOLCANO
DOMINO #9
DOOM PATROL TP VOL 02 NADA (MR)
DRAGON HALF OMNIBUS GN VOL 03
EC ARCHIVES VAULT OF HORROR HC
EERIE ARCHIVES HC VOL 25
EVOLUTION TP VOL 02 (MR)
EXILES #11
EXORSISTERS #3
EXTERMINATION #5 (OF 5)
FIREFLY #2
FIREFLY LEGACY EDITION TP VOL 01
FLEM GN (MR)
FREEDOM FIGHTERS #1 (OF 12)
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #258
GIANT SPIDER & ME POST APOCALYPTIC TALE GN VOL 03
GIDEON FALLS #9 (MR)
GOLD DIGGER #259
GOLD DIGGER CHRISTMAS SPECIAL #12
GOLDEN KAMUY GN VOL 07 (MR)
GUNNERKRIGG COURT TP VOL 05
HARDCORE #1 (MR)
HARLEY QUINN #56
HELLBLAZER TP VOL 04 THE GOOD OLD DAYS
ICEMAN #4 (OF 5)
IMPOSSIBLE INC #3 (OF 5)
INFINITY 8 #8 (MR)
INFINITY WARS #6 (OF 6)
INFINITY WARS FALLEN GUARDIAN #1
JAMES BOND 007 #2
JIM HENSON LABYRINTH CORONATION #9 (OF 12)
JOE HILL THE CAPE FALLEN #3
JUSTICE LEAGUE #14
JUSTICE LEAGUE WORLDS GREATEST HEROES BY ROSS & DINI TP
KILLMONGER #2 (OF 5)
KLAUS AND CRYING SNOWMAN #1
KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #261
LIFE OF CAPTAIN MARVEL #5 (OF 5)
LOEG TEMPEST #3
LUCIFER #3 (MR)
LUMBERJANES #57
MAD MAGAZINE #5
MARVEL 2019 CALENDARS
MARVEL KNIGHTS 20TH #4 (OF 6)
MARVEL KNIGHTS DAREDEVIL MACK & QUESADA TP PARTS OF A HOLE
MARVEL SH ADVENTURES CAPTAIN MARVEL FROST GIANTS #1
MARVEL UNIVERSE BY FRANK MILLER OMNIBUS HC
MATTEO HC VOL 01 1914-1915
METABARON HC BOOK 03 META GUARDIANESS TECHNO BARON
MIDDLEWEST #2 (MR)
MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #34
MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINOSAUR TP VOL 06 SAVE OUR SCHOOL
MULTIPLE MAN TP IT ALL MAKES SENSE IN THE END
NEIL GAIMAN AMERICAN GODS MY AINSEL #9
NIGHTWING #55
OLD MAN HAWKEYE #12 (OF 12)
OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA #37 (MR)
OUTPOST ZERO #5
OVER GARDEN WALL HOLLOW TOWN #4
PEANUTS EVERY SUNDAY HC VOL 06 1976-1980
PEARL #5 (OF 6) (MR)
PRINCELESS FIND YOURSELF #2
PUNISHER #5
RAT QUEENS #13 (MR)
RED SONJA #24
REGRESSION #14 (MR)
RIVERS OF LONDON #3 (OF 4) ACTION AT A DISTANCE (MR)
RUMBLE #10 (MR)
RUNAWAYS #16
SAGA PONK KONK PIN
SCIENCE COMICS POLAR BEARS SC GN
SEASONS BEATINGS #1
SENTRY TP VOL 01 MAN OF TWO WORLDS
SHURI #3
SPARROWHAWK #3
SPIDER-GEDDON #5 (OF 5)
STAR WARS ADVENTURES #16
STAR WARS DARTH VADER #25
STAR WARS SOLO ADAPTATION #3 (OF 7)
STEVEN UNIVERSE ONGOING #23
SUPERB TP VOL 03 YOUTH ARE GETTING RESTLESS
TANK GIRL ACTION ALLEY #1
TEEN TITANS #25
THOR #8
THOR TP VOL 01 GOD OF THUNDER REBORN
TMNT ONGOING #89
TOKYO GHOUL RE GN VOL 08
TRUE BELIEVERS FANTASTIC FOUR BLASTAAR #1
TRUE BELIEVERS FANTASTIC FOUR FRIGHTFUL FOUR #1
TRUE BELIEVERS FANTASTIC FOUR KLAW #1
TRUE BELIEVERS FANTASTIC FOUR RONAN & KREE #1
UNCANNY X-MEN #6
VAMPIRONICA #5
WALK THROUGH HELL #6
WALKING DEAD BALLOON WE ARE THE WALKING DEAD PIN
WALKING DEAD YOUNG RICK FACE PIN
WARNING #2 (MR)
WEAPON H #11
WEEGEE SERIAL PHOTOGRAPHER GN
WEST COAST AVENGERS #6
WILL EISNER SPIRIT CORPSE MAKERS HC
WITCHBLADE #10 (MR)
WITCHER #1 OF FLESH & FLAME
WONDER WOMAN TP VOL 07 AMAZONS ATTACKED
X-MEN RELOAD BY CHRIS CLAREMONT VOL 01 END OF HISTORY
X-O MANOWAR (2017) #22

(A) = Adult Readers
GN = Graphic Novel
HC = Hardcover
(MR) = Mature Readers
OGN = Original Graphic Novel (never released as issues)
SC = Softcover
TP = Trade Paperback

Thank you!
Million Year Picnic
99 MT Auburn ST downstairs
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-492-6763

Weekly Shiplist for Wednesday, 12 December 2018

Shortages

CAPTAIN GINGER #3
CAVE CARSON HAS AN INTERSTELLAR EYE TP (MR)
HAGANAI I DONT HAVE MANY FRIENDS GN VOL 16 (MR)
LAND THAT TIME FORGOT #1
MONSTER MUSUME GN VOL 14 (MR)
SMOOTH CRIMINALS #2

Delayed by Diamond

FEMFORCE #184
VAMPIRONICA #5

Weekly Shiplist for Wednesday, 12 December 2018

ADVENTURE TIME SEASON 11 #3 MAIN
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #11
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN TP WORLDWIDE VOL 09
ANIMOSITY EVOLUTION #9 (MR)
APOCALYPSE GIRL TP
AQUAMAN MINI ONE SHEET #3
ARCHIES CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR #1
ASGARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #4
AUNTIE AGATHAS HOME FOR WAYWARD RABBITS #2 (OF 6)
AVENGERS #11
BATMAN ANNUAL #3
BATMAN DAMNED #2 (OF 3) (MR)
BATMAN WHO LAUGHS #1 (OF 6)
BIRTHRIGHT #34
BITTER ROOT #1 2ND Printing (MR)
BITTER ROOT #2 (MR)
BLACK HAMMER CTHU-LOUISE
BLACK ORDER #2 (OF 5)
BLACK PANTHER #7

BLACKWOOD TP

(W) Evan Dorkin (A/CA) Veronica Fish
When four teenagers with haunted pasts enroll in Blackwood College-a school that trains students in the occult-their desire to enhance their supernatural abilities and bond with others is hampered by an undead dean’s curse, ghosts in their dorm, a mischievous two-headed mummy-chimp, a plague of mutant insects, and the discovery of an ancient evil that forces our heroes to undergo a crash course in the occult for the sake of the world. Collects issues #1-#4 of the series, a bonus sketchbook section, pinups by Becky Cloonan, Tyler Crook, Stacey Lee, and Declan Shalvey & Jordie Bellaire!

“Blackwood is like Harry Potter mixed with Deadly Class. It keeps all the supernatural elements and ups the danger factor considerably.” –Horror Talk

BRITANNIA TP VOL 03 LOST EAGLES OF ROME
BTVS SEASON 12 TP THE RECKONING
BY NIGHT #6 (OF 12)
CEMETERY BEACH #4 (OF 7) (MR)
CHAMPIONS #27
DEFENDERS DOCTOR STRANGE #1
DEFENDERS SILVER SURFER #1
DETECTIVE COMICS #994
DIAMOND ALLIANCE CALENDAR 2019
DIAMOND BOOKSHELF #28
DISNEY COMICS AND STORIES #2
DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE #532
DOCTOR WHO ROAD TO 13TH DOCTOR TP
DRAGON AGE DECEPTION #3
DUCKTALES #15
EMPTY MAN #2
FANTASTIC FOUR WEDDING SPECIAL #1
FLASH #60
FLASH TP VOL 08 FLASH WAR
FROM HELL MASTER EDITION #2 (MR)
GIANT DAYS #45
GIANT DAYS EARLY REGISTRATION TP
GO GO POWER RANGERS #15

GODDESS MODE #1 (MR)

(W) Zoe Quinn (A/CA) Robbi Rodriguez
Don’t miss the start of a new series by Hugo Award nominee Zo Quinn and Spider-Gwen co-creator Robbi Rodriguez!

In a near future where humanity’s needs are provided for by a godlike A.I., it’s one young woman’s horrible job to do tech support on it. But Cassandra Price’s life changes forever when she discovers a hidden digital world beneath our own, one where a group of super-powered women are locked in a secret war for the cheat codes to reality.

GOLD DIGGER #258
GRUMPY CAT LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK FAVORITES
HAWKMAN #7
HEAD LOPPER #10 (MR)
HELLBOY WINTER SPECIAL 2018
HEX VET WITCHES IN TRAINING ORIGINAL GN VOL 01
HEY KIDS COMICS #5 (OF 5) (MR)
HILLBILLY TP VOL 03
HIT-GIRL #11 (MR)
HOUSE OF WHISPERS #4 (MR)

I MOVED TO LOS ANGELES WORK ANIMATION ORIGINAL GN

(W) Natalie Nourigat (A/CA) Natalie Nourigat
When artist Natalie Nourigat left her life in Portland to move to Los Angeles and pursue a job in animation, she realized that despite her research, nothing truly prepared her for the wild world that awaited in the studios of Southern California.

This autobiographical how-to graphic novel explores the highest highs and lowest lows of pursuing a dream in animation. Brushed with a dose of humor and illustrated advice about salaries, studio culture, and everything in between, I Moved to Los Angeles to Work in Animation is the unique insider experience you won ft find anywhere else.

ICE CREAM MAN TP VOL 02 STRANGE NEAPOLITAN (MR)
INFINITE DARK #3
INFINITY WARS GHOST PANTHER #2 (OF 2)
INFINITY WARS SLEEPWALKER #4 (OF 4)
JAMES BOND ORIGIN #4
JIM HENSON BENEATH DARK CRYSTAL #5 (OF 12)
JINGLE BELLE HOMEMADES TALE
JOE GOLEM #4 (OF 5) THE DROWNING CITY
JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE #402
JUDGE DREDD UNDER SIEGE TP
JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #6
LOAC ESSENTIALS HC VOL 12 BARON BEAN 1918
MAGE HERO DENIED #14 (OF 15)
MAGIC ORDER #5 (OF 6) (MR)
MICKEY AND DONALD CHRISTMAS PARADE #4
MIKE HAMMER TP NIGHT I DIED (MR)

MILES MORALES SPIDER-MAN #1

(W) Saladin Ahmed (A) Javi Garron (CA) Brian Stelfreeze
Balancing his normal life, school, parents, etc…and super-heroing has never been easy, but when the Rhino and a cadre of mysterious criminals start plaguing Brooklyn, things take a dark turn. And Miles doesn’t even know the half of it yet. Eisner Award-winner Saladin Ahmed (BLACK BOLT) and Young Gun Javier Garr n (ANT-MAN & THE WASP) bring you the latest incarnation of the coolest character in the Marvel Universe! Rated T

MINIONS VIVA LE BOSS #2
MMW AMAZING SPIDER-MAN HC VOL 20 DM VAR 268
MOORCOCK ELRIC HC VOL 03 WHITE WOLF
MR AND MRS X #6
MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 #3
NEW TALENT SHOWCASE 2018 #1
NORAGAMI STRAY GOD GN VOL 19
OBLIVION SONG BY KIRKMAN & DE FELICI #10 (MR)
OUTER DARKNESS #1 2ND PTG (MR)
OUTER DARKNESS #2 (MR)
PETER PARKER SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #313 SG
PHANTOM COMP DAILIES HC VOL 14 1956 -1957
PHANTOM COMP SUNDAYS HC VOL 05 1953-1957
QUANTUM AGE FROM THE WORLD OF BLACK HAMMER #5
RED SONJA HOLIDAY SPECIAL
RED SONJA TARZAN #6
REDLANDS #9 (MR)
ROBOTECH #15
ROSE #15
SANDMAN TP VOL 03 DREAM COUNTRY 30TH ANNIV ED (MR)
SCARLET TP BOOK 02 (MR)
SCOOBY APOCALYPSE #32
SHADOWMAN (2018) #10
SIDEWAYS #11
SKYWARD #9
SLEEPLESS #10

SONS OF EL TOPO ORIGINAL GN HC VOL 01 CAIN

(W) Alejandro Jodorowsky (A/CA) Jose Ladronn
Legendary filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky (The Incal, Metabarons) and virtuosic illustrator José Ladrönn (Cable, Incredible Hulk) deliver a sequel to Jodorowsky’s cult classic film, El Topo. El Topo was once a bandit without limits, a man with no moral compass, until his journey through the desert brought him to religion and enlightenment. As he became a holy vessel imbued with the power to perform miracles, he left behind his first born son Cain, and brought forth the birth of Abel. Fueled by resentment, and unable to kill his saintly father, Cain begins the slow pursuit of his half brother in a tale of magic and mayhem.

SPIDER-FORCE #3 (OF 3) SG
SPIDER-GIRLS #3 (OF 3) SG
SPIDER-GWEN GHOST SPIDER #3 SG
SPIDER-MAN DEMOLITION DAYS DIGEST TP
STAR TREK WAYPOINT SPECIAL #1
STAR WARS AGE REPUBLIC DARTH MAUL #1
STAR WARS DOCTOR APHRA #27
STAR WARS HAN SOLO IMPERIAL CADET #2 (OF 5)
STAR WARS TP VOL 09 HOPE DIES
SUICIDE SQUAD #49
SUPERGIRL #25
SUPERMAN #6
TANK GIRL COLOR CLASSICS HC VOL 01 1988-1990
TITANS #31
TRISH TRASH ROLLERGIRL OF MARS HC VOL 03
TRUE BELIEVERS FANTASTIC FOUR DRAGON MAN #1
TRUE BELIEVERS FANTASTIC FOUR MOLECULE MAN #1
TRUE BELIEVERS FANTASTIC FOUR SUPER SKRULL #1
TYPHOID FEVER IRON FIST #1
UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #39
UNCANNY X-MEN #5
UNSTOPPABLE WASP #3
VAMPIRELLA REANIMATOR #1

WALLY WOOD CHRISTMAS BOOK HC

(W) Wallace Wood (A/CA) Wallace Wood
A charming instant classic for all ages. For the first time ever, years of Hall of Fame creator Wally Wood’s never-published personal Christmas card art plus Wood’s rare Christmas cartoons and comic strips collected into one precious, little quality book; a gem, sure to be prized by generations of comics fans and the uninitiated alike. A classic!

WAR BEARS #3 (OF 3)
WEAPON X #27
WILLIAM GIBSON ALIEN 3 #2
WONDER WOMAN #60
WONDER WOMAN THE GOLDEN AGE TP VOL 02
X-23 #7
X-MEN RED #11

(A) = Adult Readers
GN = Graphic Novel
HC = Hardcover
(MR) = Mature Readers
OGN = Original Graphic Novel (never released as issues)
SC = Softcover
TP = Trade Paperback

Thank you!
Million Year Picnic
99 MT Auburn ST downstairs
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-492-6763