{"id":18128,"date":"2026-02-08T21:22:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T03:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dlair.net\/austin\/?p=18128"},"modified":"2026-02-09T19:03:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T01:03:14","slug":"newsletter-pokemon-winter-league-cup-dorc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dlair.net\/austin\/newsletter-pokemon-winter-league-cup-dorc\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Picks from Our Employee of the Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h2><strong>Congrats to Our Employee of The Month; Ian!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Here at Dragon\u2019s Lair Austin, our crew diligently votes on their Employee of The Month- and we thought it would be fun to start doing a spotlight feature for each winner and their favorite products in the store. Starting things off is our December 2025 Employee of The Month; Ian! Ian has been with us since 2020 and is currently our Receiving Manager (aka the person who scurries as fast as they can to get TCG product out when shipments show up late on release day, among many other responsibilities). Ian is recognized for their hard work during the holiday season with powering through all our orders, being an incredible team player, and for always knowing the names of the most random D list Star Wars characters. Check out what they put down for their top items in the shop:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p><u><strong>Werewolf The Apocalypse (RPG by Renegade Game Studios)<\/strong><\/u><br \/>\n\u201cMost people are familiar with the World of Darkness via the Vampire of The Masquerade series, but hear me out- what about rage-against-the-system Werewolves? In Werewolf the Apocalypse, fight against the corporate forces set on killing the earth, all while dealing with the threat of turning into a mindless monster. Truly power fantasy at its finest with all the social intrigue that the World of Darkness is known for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><u><strong>2020\u2019s Batman: Black &amp; White (DC Graphic Novel)<\/strong><\/u><br \/>\n&#8220;The way that some stories just shine better in black &amp; white is something that should be studied, and I would pitch 2020\u2019s Batman: Black &amp; White to be on that curriculum. Published for the 25<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of the original Batman: Black &amp; White, the return of this anthology series really felt like a passion project for the various artists and writers involved. 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If any of their recommends interest you, let us know <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dlair.net\/austin\/orders\/\">here<\/a> and we\u2019ll get a copy ordered\/preordered for you!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congrats to Our Employee of The Month; Ian! 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