💀NEW COMIC BOOK DAY IS ON WEDNESDAY💀 Happy August! There's no better time than the next couple of weeks to squeeze in some last minute summer reading, and there's no better place to pick up cool stuff to read than your local comic book store on New Comic Book Day.

CALLING ALL ARTSY VINYL TOY COLLECTORS Vault GR has gotten their grippers on a 20th Anniversary Still Life Dunny Art Figure by artist Tristan Eaton. This Mystic Black edition is a limited quantity of only 300 worldwide! Plus, check out this sweet Ceramic Dunny Ashtray in a Sunset Orange hue.

IF DRAGONS BECAME REAL TOMORROW, HOW WOULD THE WORLD HANDLE IT? What about witches, elves, or other imaginary beasts? Who or what would we turn to in an attempt to tame the chaos? Check out Dragon Circus vol. 1 in the manga section of your favorite Vault of Midnight!

✨ GARF IS BACK IN STOCK ✨ Local artist alert! Vault of Midnight Grand Rapids just got a fresh restock of these insanely cool stickers from Chris V. Stop by before these little guys fly out the door - they're a fan-favorite!

FUN BONDING IDEA: SURVIVE A PLANE CRASH WITH YOUR PALS 💥 Ravine is a cooperative strategy card game that plays in ~20 minutes, needs 3-6 players, and is always in stock at a Vault near you or at vaultofmidnight.shop.

WHAT'S BETTER THAN YOUR FAV MANGA? Entire BOX SETS of your fav manga, obviously! We've got box sets galore, from classics like Akira, to a little more niche, like DC Manga. Don't see your dream box set on the shelf? Flag down a Vault staffer and we'd be happy to hook you up with a Special Order!

🦊🌸 NEW ALL AGES BOOK ALERT 🌸🦊 Vault of Midnight Ann Arbor is SO excited to be carrying Floral Frolic by artists Cari Corene and Amanda Coronado! Oh, and did we mention the adorable accompanying plushies?

💀NEW COMIC BOOK DAY IS ON WEDNESDAY💀 Fellow earthlings, it may be a crazy whirlwind out there, but at least we have Wednesdays to help keep us sane. New releases include Queen in Black #1, Greatest American Hero #1, and 2026 Annuals for both Detective Comics and Batman/Superman: World's Finest.

MICRO PRESS MONDAY Today we have a special new book: "A Book on Zines" from Victionary! Though technically not-so-micro press, it's still chock-full of valuable info and inspiration for zine creation.

PERHAPS FOR THE FIRST TIME WITHIN MEMORY ...we have found something worth protecting: BACK ISSUES! Since '96, we've been the herald of once cherished comics from across time & space, and now we want YOURS! Bring in your collection so that these stories may find new homes across the cosmos!

DIVE INTO THE GREAT BARRIER REEF 🐠 From the design team that brought us Wondrous Creatures, Yeom Cheolwoong and Sophia Kang, we've got a brand new board game: SHALLOW SEA! This game supports 1-4 players, takes about 45 minutes, and it's totally in stock right now at all Vaults of Midnight!

WHAT'S SMALL AND GREEN AND FULL OF ENERGY? 🌻 It's everyone's favorite curious 5-year-old, Yotsuba! Find this classic all-ages pick in the manga section of any Vault of Midnight and it'll bring a smile to your face in no time.

SPIDER-MAN IS AT IT AGAIN 🕷💨 It's no secret that one of Leslie's favorite All Ages series is Mighty Marvel Team-Ups by Mike Maihack! She's been handing this series to customers for many moons. Needless to say, she's SUPER excited for the latest installment in the series: Spider-Man: Mighty Mayhem!

💀NEW COMIC BOOK DAY IS ON WEDNESDAY💀 Not only do we have another fabulous week of brand new comic books and graphic novels to look forward to, but we've also got San Diego Comic-Con! Woohoo!!

JONESING FOR SOME JAPANESE EATS IN THE SUMMER HEAT? 🍤🍜🍥 While we at Vault of Midnight can't quite give you something to literally sink your teeth into (please don't bite the comics), we've got the perfect plushie and blind box side dishes awaiting to satiate your cravings!

CUTE AND KITSCHY GOODIES GALORE NEW items at Vault Detroit from Riley Grae! ➡ One Card Tarot Readings 🔮 ➡ Blind Adoptable Pets 🐾 ➡ OG Animal Crossing Villager Stickers 🍃 ➡ Reusable Sticker Books 🌟

JET-POWERED EVIL-BASHING AWESOMENESS Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy shaped the trajectory of Japanese Animation and manga with a traceable impact that can still be observed to this day. Dive into this seminal piece of cartooning history by grabbing Astro Boy Omnibus vol. 1 at any Vault location!

IT'S A DOUBLE WHAMMY Vault AA has procured a copy of Uncanny X-Men #25! Released in 1966, it features not one, but TWO first appearances. We get the origin and first appearance of El Tigre, a treasure hunter. He also becomes possessed by the Maya god, Kukulcán, in Kukulcán's first cameo appearance.

This is YOUR chance to see a massive @matthewgallison.bsky.social original in real life! At the Athenaeum Gallery Show with @vaultofmidnight.bsky.social , we have Matt's gorgeous Creature from the Black Lagoon @mondonews poster art on display from July 16 to July 19 during the hours of 10am to 8pm

A WONDROUS AND BEAUTIFUL STORY TO TELL ✨ Flip through these pages for spellbinding storytelling, gorgeous coloring, and delicate linework. MAGICA vol. 1 features 4 stories: "The Beautiful Land," "The Blade of Happiness," "The Diabolical Utopia," and "The Phoenix and the Dawn."

CUE THE SAXOPHONE🕵️ The beloved Pink Panther and the Inspector both have their 1st appearances in a U.S. comic book in Pink Panther #1, released wayyy back in 1971. Though not known for his comics, that fuchsia fella had a surprisingly long first comic book run that extended well into the 1980s!

💀NEW COMIC BOOK DAY IS ON WEDNESDAY💀 Another week, another Wednesday of new comic books and graphic novels hot off the presses! This week's releases include What If...? Jessica Jones #1, Punisher vs. Spider-Man #1, Dark Knights of Steel II #1, and Sonic the Hedgehog X Godzilla #1.

MICROPRESS MONDAY! 📚✏ Featured this week are some of the new books we have from cartoonists Oliver Arthur and Richie Pope! Ranging from charming, to weird, to reflective, these are must-haves for your ever-growing zine & mini comic collection. Oh, you don't have one yet? Don't worry, you will.

REDS AND GREENS AREN'T JUST FOR THE HOLIDAYS 🐛🍓 Need a summery pop of color to compliment your outfit? Try these earrings that just landed in Vault of Midnight Grand Rapids from Alien Bratz! You could even mix and match 'em to recreate The Very Hungry Caterpillar on your earlobes.

KISS KISS SMOOCHIES 💋💋 Pride may be "wrapped up" as far as the calendar is concerned, but True Love™ is forever and always! Come on down to Vault of Midnight Detroit and get some of our most beloved, boy-kissing-est enamel pins. Not in town? Snag 'em from our web store at vaultofmidnight.shop!

VAULT BOTM - JULY '26 July's Book of the Month is POWER FANTASY VOL. 1: THE SUPERPOWERS by Kieron Gillen and Caspar Wijngaard! It's a brilliant, tense, and utterly addictive blend of political espionage and world-ending superpowers. Swing by any Vault of Midnight location to grab it for 15% off!

🌸💘 OPPOSITES ATTRACT~ 💘🌸 The toughest delinquent, the Slayer of Millions known as Atsuko, finds herself in a game of sorts with the new girl, Kanzaki Riri. The peculiar new student wants Atsuko to read her a list of cute words she comes up with. A high school romantic comedy with beautiful art!

EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN That's our slogan around Vault GR when it comes to our NEW shelf of OLD (but still undeniably cool) comic books! We've shifted some things around on our Great Wall of Comics to make more room for displaying some of our most awesome back issues.

DEFEAT AN ARMY FROM HELL WITH YOUR SLEIGHT OF HAND 🃏🔥 It's an all-time classic - you know it, you love it, let's give it up for Poker! But what if we gave it a Wild West theme? And maybe sprinkled in a little vengeance? Find Ace of Spades in the board games section of your local Vault!