Just thought I would drop everyone an update on Free Comic Book Day last Saturday and share some pics as well.
At Pulp Fiction in Long Beach the FCBD copies of Avengers and the Green Lantern offering Blackest Night
went quickly, said owner Mike Lerner. Also, visitors filled two large
barrels with food donations for the Food Bank of Southern California.
"I started pulling out some long comic boxes and filled up those as well," Lerner said. "People were bringing bags of food. Everybody was really cool and went along with it."
Geoffrey's Comics over in Gardena had a bit of a line on Free Comic Book Day (see pictures) and store owner Geoffrey Patterson (In Captain Greedy attire) enlisted a little super-help to manage the flow of customers.
As for superhero guests? It was cool to see Iron Man and Wolverine in the house.
By the way, are there any trade paperbacks left for me after the sale, guys?
At The Comic Bug in Manhattan Beach, inker Scott Koblish (Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds) and artist Jamilyn were in the house doing sketches and signing along with a host of others (see last week's post).
Susan Weyl, a local ambassador from the Hero Initiative -- a non-profit organization that raises funds to support comic creators who are down on their luck -- was at the Bug on behalf of Hero. She let me know that Ralphs shoppers and comic fans who wish to support the Hero Initiative can arrange to have donations contributed every time they use their Ralphs Rewards card. I understand it costs nothing to consumers to have the Hero Initiative set up as your charity of choice (Ralphs makes the contribution) when you use your cards.
"Every time they shop they can be a hero for supporting our organization," Weyl said.
Rewards cards will have to be re-set and instructions for interested parties can be found here.
Writer Joshua Dysart (Unknown Soldier) couldn't make it to Bug due to scheduling conflicts. I hope to catch him next time he comes around to talk about his fine work on Unknown Soldier.
While
waiting in line outside of The Comic Bug it was nice to see Batman and
Robin come out to greet the guests. Who knew Batman had such a sense of
humor? (He asked me where my Green Lantern costume was -- I told him I
wimped-out and left it at home.)
Maybe I'll get my Lantern on next year -- Ha!
At Pulp Fiction in Long Beach the FCBD copies of Avengers and the Green Lantern offering Blackest Night
went quickly, said owner Mike Lerner. Also, visitors filled two large
barrels with food donations for the Food Bank of Southern California. "I started pulling out some long comic boxes and filled up those as well," Lerner said. "People were bringing bags of food. Everybody was really cool and went along with it."
Geoffrey's Comics over in Gardena had a bit of a line on Free Comic Book Day (see pictures) and store owner Geoffrey Patterson (In Captain Greedy attire) enlisted a little super-help to manage the flow of customers.
As for superhero guests? It was cool to see Iron Man and Wolverine in the house.
By the way, are there any trade paperbacks left for me after the sale, guys?
At The Comic Bug in Manhattan Beach, inker Scott Koblish (Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds) and artist Jamilyn were in the house doing sketches and signing along with a host of others (see last week's post). Susan Weyl, a local ambassador from the Hero Initiative -- a non-profit organization that raises funds to support comic creators who are down on their luck -- was at the Bug on behalf of Hero. She let me know that Ralphs shoppers and comic fans who wish to support the Hero Initiative can arrange to have donations contributed every time they use their Ralphs Rewards card. I understand it costs nothing to consumers to have the Hero Initiative set up as your charity of choice (Ralphs makes the contribution) when you use your cards.
"Every time they shop they can be a hero for supporting our organization," Weyl said.
Rewards cards will have to be re-set and instructions for interested parties can be found here.
Writer Joshua Dysart (Unknown Soldier) couldn't make it to Bug due to scheduling conflicts. I hope to catch him next time he comes around to talk about his fine work on Unknown Soldier.
While
waiting in line outside of The Comic Bug it was nice to see Batman and
Robin come out to greet the guests. Who knew Batman had such a sense of
humor? (He asked me where my Green Lantern costume was -- I told him I
wimped-out and left it at home.)Maybe I'll get my Lantern on next year -- Ha!
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