Spring has sprung in San Diego and Free Comic Book Day is upon us again, and the best spot to celebrate is Southern California Comics. Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) is an annual promotional effort by the North American comic book industry to attract new readers to independent comic book stores. It usually takes place […]
On April 25th, ReedPop's VP of Events Kristina Rogers emailed a Health and Safety Update regarding the masks and proof of vaccination requirement at C2E2 (Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo) 2022, writing: I wanted to let you know that we are going to align with Chicagoland's current Health & Safety regulations for C2E2 this August. […]
The cover to New Mutants #93 featured Wolverine and Cable going at it, surrounded by focus lines. But it wasn't always the case. It turns out that Rob Liefeld didn't know if he could use Wolverine in the issue or on the cover, or not, until a lot later in the game. So, until Marvel […]
Anime Expo Lite 2021 registered ticket holders are invited to visit the historic Little Tokyo district in Los Angeles to take advantage of a special promotion being offered by a dozen preeminent retailers and restaurants. There they can collect specially designed anime-inspired premiums to commemorate the expo. The Anime Expo Lite livestream convention will take […]
J-Novel Club, the digital-first publisher of Japanese light novels and manga, will join the livestream event running July 3rd & 4th; All panels also to be available via VOD July 5th to 16th. Anime Expo Lite 2021 proudly presents the J-Novel Club panel as part of this year's two-day, livestream convention running Saturday, July 3rd […]
The COVID-19 pandemic is a tragedy that will be felt for decades to come. Some of us lost friends and loved ones, but all of us lost events and activities we have always taken for granted as annual traditions. Comic book and entertainment conventions were not spared, and as such, almost every convention was canceled […]
From 11 AM-2 PM on May 30th, quarantined fans will be treated to a different kind of comic book convention with The Rent Party. A music-fueled, urban-themed celebration featuring the all-stars of Black comix, cosplay, music, and entertainment. This online-only event is organized and headlined by NERDSoul, 133Art, Legends Press, and the Operative Network, and […]
In a story that we must stress that we are absolutely not making up, beleaguered comic convention company Wizard World has announced plans to pivot their business model to selling jello shot machines to bars, restaurants, and hospitals as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The strange but, again, very real news comes via the […]
The shadow of COVID-19 covers everything happening in the comic book industry these days and nowhere is that more apparent than in the business of conventions. This makes a significant challenge to independent creators in particular — how can they connect with fans and get people excited about new works while unable to engage in […]
You may recall Aaron Haaland as an outspoken comic book retailer of A Comic Shop in Orlando, Florida. He used to do the A Comic Show videos on Bleeding Cool, and we recently featured his rallying cry to the direct market of comic book stores in this time of trial. Today he is continuing to […]
Aaron Haaland of A Comic Shop in Orlando, Florida, writes, Hey Fandom! This week I talk all things Walking Dead Day, including our A Comic Shop exclusive cover of #1. I also talk Guy Gardner and the DC and Marvel books I enjoyed this week. Murder Falcon gets a highlight. And it's capped off with […]
Aaron Haaland of A Comic Shop in Orlando, Florida writes… Hey Fandom! I'm back repping Booster Gold, and explain how I feel he'll save the day and The Flash in Heroes In Crisis. I also talk about Batman #56, Nightwing #50, Witching Hour, and this limited color palette foil covers. Also Wonder Woman Earth One […]
Aaron Haaland of A Comic Shop in Orlando, Florida, writes: Hey, Fandom! This week I talk all things Donny Cates. I can't help mentioning the coming Heroes in Crisis #1 and our Clay Mann signing. And there were several launches that caught my interest like Bully Wars, Border Town, Cover, and The Dreaming.
Aaron Haaland writes: Hey, Fandom, I'm back from SDCC and ready to talk new comics now with my pal Oral! Mr. & Mrs. X #1 is the married hero book we all wanted, right? Infinity Wars Prime #1 has an epic happening we didn't spoil here. And Amazing Spider-Man #2 has us all in for […]
Aaron Haaland of A Comic Shop in Orlando, Florida, writes, Hey comic fans! This is a ridiculously awesome week for comics. We have a new Superman and Amazing Spider-Man #1 from the big two, and Image hit with a stealth launch of Robert Kirkman's Die!Die!Die! and Rob Guillory's Farmhand. I'm most excited about these Image […]
Aaron Haaland of A Comic Shop in Orlando, Florida, writes: Hey, comic fans — Oral and I are back with a fat stack of New Comics Now! This week's biggest books were X-Men Gold #30's Mutant Wedding, Dan Slott's Tony Stark: Iron Man #1, Batman #49, and Justice League #2. I also really enjoyed the […]
Aaron Haaland of A Comic Shop in Florida writes: Hey, comic fans! It was a great week of new comics — here Oral and I talk about our favorites. The biggest winners of the week were Jason Aaron's Thor, Venditti's Hawkman, and Millar's The Magic Order. We discuss those at length and several others like Plastic […]
Aaron Haaland of A Comic Shop in Orlando, Florida, writes: Hey, Fandom! Thanks for the positive response to Oral on last week's A Comic Show! He will return, probably weekly. We were planning to have him on this one, but he was late to work today. Anyway, Amazing Spider-Man #800 was seriously the best Spidey issue […]
Aaron Haaland of A Comic Shop, Florida writes: Hey, Fandom! This week's all about the new Black Panther #1, and I brought in A Comic Shop's manager, Oral, to talk about why he loves it.
Fresh from the retailer hitlist comes comic store owner Aaron Haaland of A Comic Shop in Orlando, Florida, who has been diving through the day's comics. He writes: Hey, Fandom! I'm back talking about what I loved from this week, and it's mainly tug-of-war between No Justice and Avengers #2. Both have a new team and […]
