Blastoff Comics’ FREE COMIC BOOK DAY is this Saturday, May 6 from 10AM – 8PM
FREE COMIC BOOK DAY is here again, and this year it’s back at the mother ship, at Blastoff Comics on Lankershim Blvd!
WHERE:
Blastoff Comics
5118 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91601
WHEN:
Saturday, May 6 from 10AM-8PM
As always, we’ll be giving away comics all day, both new Free Comic Book Day releases as well as vintage comics. Also back this year is their FCBD Sale – 25% -50% off all trade paperbacks, hardcovers and new comics.
Blastoff Comics will be the place to be for Free Comic Book Day, with comic book creators from Marvel, DC, IDW Publishing, Image, Dark Horse and more.
From DC and Dark Horse, writer CECIL CASTELLUCCI, fresh from her critically acclaimed run on SHADE, THE CHANGING GIRL. Cecil will also be signing her newest release from Dark Horse, SOUPY LEAVES HOME.
Writer JODY HOUSER will be on hand from Marvel and Valiant, and as seen on Valiant’s FAITH and Marvel’s ROGUE ONE adaptation.
Joining the Free Comic Book Day from Marvel and Archie Comics will be writer MARK WAID, currently found on ARCHIE and Marvel’s AVENGERS and CHAMPIONS.
And from IDW Publishing, the creators of IDW’s FREE COMIC BOOK DAY release this year, DAVID TIPTON, SCOTT TIPTON and J.K. WOODWARD. The Tipton brothers and J.K. will be signing the debut issue of their highly anticipated new series STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION: MIRROR BROKEN.
This year Blastoff Comics is teaming up with the good folks at the Make-A-Wish Foundation. A portion of all proceeds from the day will go to Make-A-Wish, and they’ll have a donation box available for those of you who’d like to help this organization a little more! And if you’re hungry, you can get a bite from Word Of Mouth Truck, who’ll be stationed outside.
About Blastoff Comics
Created in 2012 by comic book veterans Jud Meyers and Scott Tipton, Blastoff Comics is a a top-of-the-line comic book retail store located in North Hollywood, CA. Blastoff stocks both current comics and graphic novels, as well as a collection of vintage comics and artwork for sale. A portion of all of the store’s proceeds are donated to charity, with the recipients changing on a monthly basis. Co-founder Scott Tipton is a New York Times bestselling author and comic-book historian with a wide variety of both graphic novel and prose works to his credit. Co-founder Jud Meyers has devoted more than 25 years to the comic book industry, serving as a leading force in both the publishing and retail aspects of the industry, as noted by having been a recipient of the Will Eisner Spirit of Retailing Award. Blastoff Comics may be found at www.blastoffcomics.com.
Free comics, good people, helping kids. It’s Free Comic Book Day at Blastoff. See you there!
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