Upcoming Events !
NEW COMIC BOOK DAY! (Every Wednesday)
It's what we're all about. We love comics, and we love talking about them. Stop by on Wednesdays and check out the new releases - and all the new comics NOT on the new release wall are 25% off the cover price! So stop in and take a look at what's available before they vanish. Or consider getting a subscription - we'll hold your favorites for you so you'll never miss your favorite title.
GAMES and EVENTS!
We are currently running organized Magic: The Gathering events , Heroclix, Lorcana and Star Wars events. If there's any organized games that you and your friends would like us to sponsor (Warhammer, Cards Against Humanity, Yu-Gi-Oh, Competitive Twister, whatever....) please get in touch with us and we'll talk about adding it to our gaming schedule.
MAGIC: COMMANDER
Friday, Jan. 9th (7:00 p.m.) - Entry fee: $15
Are you prepared for a COMMANDER CLASH event? Grab your favorite COMMANDER deck (or just buy one of the preconstructed decks we have at the store) and get ready for one to three rounds of 4-player games!
Keep in mind these current Commander Event rules:
• This tournament is for decks that are recommended for Bracket 3 are lower. (Not sure what bracket your deck is? Submit your deck to edhpowerlevel.com to find out.)
The four best players at the end of the preliminary rounds will compete in a final round for the following prizes:
1st place wins $40 store credit
2nd place wins $25 store credit
3rd place wins $15 store credit
4th place wins $10 store credit
If you don’t end up in the top four, don’t fret! For all additional pods that play a second round of Commander, you won’t walk away empty handed! For all of our runner-up pods….
1st place wins $25 store credit
2nd place wins $15 store credit
All other players wins $10 store credit
And it’s time to start finding homes for all of our leftover promo cards from past events – so all players will get to choose two cards from our inventory on top of your prizes.
So bring your favorite Commander deck, and prepare for some great battles!
LORCANA: WHISPERS IN THE WELL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Sat. Jan. 10th, 2026 (1:00 p.m.) - $20 entry fee
This is one of the most competitive games of the Lorcana season – it’s the CHAMPIONSHIP GAME! This may be an all-day event, so please be here no later than 12:30 so we can begin the game promptly at 1:00 p.m.
For this game, bring your very best LORCANA deck and prepare for a full day of enchanted warfare!
• Limited to 32 players only – you are allowed to pay at the door when you arrive.
• If we have over 16 players, there will be five Preliminary rounds.
After the preliminary rounds have concluded, the top EIGHT will be identified at that time, prizes passed out to all runner-ups, and we will take a thirty minute break. After that, our Top Eight goes to our final elimination rounds…
• Round 6 will be a face-off against the Top Eight.
• Round 7 will be a face-off against the Top Four
• Round 8 will be the final battle against the top two players.
1ST Place wins the Daisy Duck (Paranormal Investigator) Championship Playmat, the Daisy Duck foil promo card, and 12 WHISPERS IN THE WELL Booster Packs!
2nd Place also wins a Lorcana Playmat, as well as a Daisy Duck foil Promo card, and 8 Booster Packs!
3rd and 4th place take home a Daisy Duck Promo Card + 6 Booster Packs
5th through 8th place take home a Daisy Duck Promo Card + 4 Booster Packs
9th – 32th place receives 2 packs of LORCANA packs plus a Daisy Duck non-foil card.
• Please plan your parking accordingly. Our neighbor businesses (and our non-tournament playing visitors) also need a place to park, so please park for the day in the back of our store, or across the street at the grocery store.
• Thank you, good luck, we’ll see you here!
MAGIC ACADEMY: FREE EVENT
Sunday, Jan. 11th (1:00 p.m.)
Never played MAGIC before? Stop by Screaming Monkey Comics anytime at 1:00 p.m. and learn how to play this popular game!
Everyone will get a few Promo Cards – and you’ll get take home a starter deck to take home and practice with! (Will you be the lucky random player to get a Spider-Man themed deck?)
When you leave, you’ll all be set to tackle some of the other formats we play here, like COMMANDER, SEALED, DRAFT, PAUPER, DUMPSTER FIRE and OMNISCIENCE!
MAGIC: LORWYN ECLIPSED Pre-Launch Event
Friday, Jan. 16th (7:00 p.m.) - $35 entry fee
Whether you’re allied with the Kithkin or the Boggarts, you’re sure to have a blast returning to the classic fantasy realm – join us as we celebrate the release of LORWYN ECLIPSED with a grand Pre-Release event!
Purchase your Kit, crack open six packs of this new set, and create the best deck possible! You’ll then participate in four rounds of Magic battles against other worthy opponents.
We’ll make every effort to begin the first round at 8:00 p.m., so players should expect this game to run until midnight.
The Friday Night game is limited to 36 players. Our store frequently sells out all seats a few days before the event, so reservations are strongly advised to hold you a spot! Players will be awarded prizes based on the number of rounds they win.
4 WINS - 10 Booster Packs of LORWYN ECLIPSED + 1 Collector Booster
3 WINS - 6 Booster Packs of LORWYN ECLIPSED
2 WINS – 3 Booster Packs of LORWYN ECLIPSED
1 WIN – 2 Booster Packs of LORWYN ECLIPSED
0 WINS – 1 Booster Pack of LORWYN ECLIPSED
Will you be the champion of the day?
LORCANA: CONSTRUCTED EVENT (Week 8 of 10)
Saturday, Jan. 17th (1:00 p.m.) - Entry fee: $10
The Lorcana Winter League continues! We have eight Ruby Pins to pass out for the Eight Best Players at the end of this 10-week season….but each individual Constructed game now offers $30 in store credit to the winner, plus other prizes like Lorcana Promo Cards, stickers, and our own custom-made Lorcana Prize Coins!
This is a constructed format – so remember, any cards from Sets 1 through 4 are no longer allowed in Constructed Format.
All other players receive the following prizes:
1st place also wins $25 in store credit
Win 3 or 4 rounds - $15 in store credit
Win 2 rounds - $10 in store credit
Win 1 or 0 rounds - $5 in store credit
Want a chance to win the coveted RUBY PIN? You’ll have to earn tournament Points and keep yourself in the Top Eight. This week’s Tournament Points are….
• 1 point for attending the game
• 2 points for each round that you win
• 1 point for each round that you lost or tied
• 1 point if your opponent loses a round with 17 or more Lore collected
• 1 point if you sing two songs during your game
• 1 point if you use a characters from DUCKTALES to banish another character
• 1 point if you win a match against a player who’s ranked higher than you & has a bounty!
(And if you win an entire round against a player with a Bounty, you win $5 in store credit!)
MAGIC: LORWYN ECLIPSED Pre-Launch Event
Sunday, Jan. 18th (1:00 p.m.) - $35 entry fee
SUNDAY, JAN. 18th (1:00 p.m.) MAGIC: LORWYN ECLIPSED Pre-Launch Event!- $35 entry fee
Whether you’re allied with the Kithkin or the Boggarts, you’re sure to have a blast returning to the classic fantasy realm – join us as we celebrate the release of LORWYN ECLIPSED with a grand Pre-Release event!
Purchase your Kit, crack open six packs of this new set, and create the best deck possible! You’ll then participate in four rounds of Magic battles against other worthy opponents.
The Sunday Afternoon game is limited to 36 players. Our store frequently sells out all seats a few days before the event, so reservations are strongly advised to hold you a spot! Players will be awarded prizes based on the number of rounds they win.
4 WINS - 10 Booster Packs of LORWYN ECLIPSED + 1 Collector Booster
3 WINS - 6 Booster Packs of LORWYN ECLIPSED
2 WINS – 3 Booster Packs of LORWYN ECLIPSED
1 WIN – 2 Booster Packs of LORWYN ECLIPSED
0 WINS – 1 Booster Pack of LORWYN ECLIPSED
Will you be the champion of the day?
DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS
Wed. Jan 21st (6:00 p.m.)
Every other week, our sadistic Dungeon Master Jeff guides players through another chapter of role-playing adventure. If you’re a new player that would like to try a session, our DM will get you set up with a ready-to-play character to join our regular group so you can get a taste of this popular RPG, and you’re also welcome to just sit in and observe. The game begins at 6:00 p.m., the game is free, so stop by, make some new friends and have fun!
MAGIC: PAUPER TOURNAMENT
Wed. Jan 23rd (7:00 p.m.) - Entry Fee: $10
It’s a PAUPER event! We run this event like any other MAGIC tournament, with these exceptions:
• All cards in your deck must be of the COMMON rarity.
• Your deck must have a minimum of 60 cards – no maximum size
• You may have up to 15 cards in your sideboard.
• No more than four of any individual card can be in your main deck and sideboard combined (with the exception of basic land cards.)
Here’s the prizes up for grabs:
1st place – Their choice: $25 in store credit or a SPIDER-MAN Collector Booster
If you win 3 or 4 rounds - $15 in store credit
If you win 2 rounds - $10 in store credit
If you win 0 or 1 rounds - $5 in store credit
So put together your best stack of meh cards and try your luck at Screaming Monkey Comics!
STAR WARS: UNLIMITED Constructed Event
Wed. Jan 23rd (7:30 p.m.) - $10 entry fee
STAR WARS: UNLIMITED is on! Save the galaxy…..or dominate it…..with this evening’s round of STAR WARS: UNLIMITED constructed play! We’ll be running three rounds of constructed play, so put together your best leaders and ground units for a night of galactic civil war!
1st place – Their choice: $25 in store credit or a SECRETS OF POWER CARBONITE PACK
Win 3 – 4 rounds - $15 in store credit
Win 2 rounds - $10 in store credit
Win 0 or 1 round - $5 in store credit
Our top eight players will also receive a booster pack of STAR WARS: ORGANIZED PLAY packs! (This is a special three-card pack of promo cards exclusive to the Weekly Play kits – it may include 2 common cards and 1 rare holofoil card featuring alternate art or special Hyperspace variants.
LORCANA: CONSTRUCTED EVENT - Week 9 of o10
Sat. Jan 24th (1:00 p.m.) - $10 entry fee
The Lorcana Winter League continues! We have eight Ruby Pins to pass out for the Eight Best Players at the end of this 10-week season….but each individual Constructed game now offers $30 in store credit to the winner, plus other prizes like Lorcana Promo Cards, stickers, and our own custom-made Lorcana Prize Coins!
This is a constructed format – so remember, any cards from Sets 1 through 4 are no longer allowed in Constructed Format.
All other players receive the following prizes:
1st place also wins $25 in store credit
Win 3 or 4 rounds - $15 in store credit
Win 2 rounds - $10 in store credit
Win 1 or 0 rounds - $5 in store credit
Want a chance to win the coveted RUBY PIN? You’ll have to earn tournament Points and keep yourself in the Top Eight. This week’s Tournament Points are….
• 1 point for attending the game
• 2 points for each round that you win
• 1 point for each round that you lost or tied
• 1 point if you bring a friend who’s never played Lorcana at Screaming Monkey before!
• 1 point if ARE a challenger who’s never played Lorcana at Screaming Monkey before!
• 1 point if you have a birthday in January
• 1 point if you win a match against a player who’s ranked higher than you & has a bounty!
(And if you win an entire round against a player with a Bounty, you win $5 in store credit!)