It's almost Free Comic Book Day!

[Drzsmith]

didnt go,too sick

[kingdom warrior]

Went today, hit a few shops with my daughter, meeting old friends making new. Racked up books for her both free and buying stuff for her.
I lean towards supporting independents so I picked up a lot great new stuff. I really do it more for my daughter as i want her to enjoy reading
comics as i did as a child. I must say a lot of the shops that I went to really did a good job promoting and making it feel like a big event. Felt like Christmas for comics.....

[ScottA]

Last year I went down to see Rick @ NewForce but being unemployed right now I'm afraid that won't happen this time. That's too bad because I had fun hanging with Rick all day in his store (especially when his action figures went on sale)

[cjefferys]

Yeah, "Shopper's World" kinda threw me at first.

[palitoy]

Shopper's World in Brampton, Ontario.

Can you get me some saline solution and 1,000 thread count pillow cases while you're there?

[samurainoir]

How did you come up with "Lidia Mejia-Figliomeni" as a pen name? You're a wacky dude.

it came to me in a peyote fueled stroll. The same journey where I discovered my Spirit Animal is Dino-Mutt.

[EMCE Hammer]

I will be here, at Shopper's World in Brampton, Ontario.

How did you come up with "Lidia Mejia-Figliomeni" as a pen name? You're a wacky dude.

[samurainoir]

Man, you're lucky. Dr. Comics and Mr. Games is too small to do anything like that. A few of the staff dress up sometimes, but that's pretty much it. Hardly any of the patrons dress up. I do wear some type of comic book shirt. And most of the time, it's only the adults buying comics, the kids are asking for toys.

The primary Stadium comics store is actually quite small, but because they are in a mall, they turn it into a mini artist alley comic con in the section of the mall just outside the store. the line stretches through the mall and along the artists' tables, and there are cosplayers on hand as well. Brilliant stuff. Every retailer needs to take a page from Stadium's playbook on FCBD.

http://www.stadiumcomics.com

Many stores in the Greater Toronto Area really go all out.


A week later it's the Toronto Comics Arts Festival... a free event put on by the Toronto Public Library, with an international roster of alt-comics talent and publishers.

http://torontocomics.com

[johnnystorm]

Probably grab the Guardians of the Galaxy stuff.

[thunderbolt]

IF I had a local store, I'd snag Atomic Robo, Black Sky, and Buck Rogers.

[Operation:Mego]

The Mighty Moprin Power Rangers comic looks morphinominal.

[HardyGirl]

Man, you're lucky. Dr. Comics and Mr. Games is too small to do anything like that. A few of the staff dress up sometimes, but that's pretty much it. Hardly any of the patrons dress up. I do wear some type of comic book shirt. And most of the time, it's only the adults buying comics, the kids are asking for toys.

I will be here, at Shopper's World in Brampton, Ontario.

[samurainoir]

I will be here, at Shopper's World in Brampton, Ontario.

[HardyGirl]

I just checked out the comics for this year, and I have to say, I'm not impressed. In fact the only 2 that look good to me, are Archie and Buck Rogers. Hardly any good superheroes. What do you guys think?