FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2010 is coming!

Mark your calendars, cats and kittens!

SATURDAY, MAY 1st is FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2010!

EVERYONE GETS TO PICK THREE ABSOLUTELY FREE COMICS FROM OUR WIDE SELECTION! (Click HERE to see what the publishers are offering this year!)

For each can of food donated to the York Rescue Mission and the Central Pa Food Bank (in Mechanicsburg), get one extra Free Comic Book Day comic; bring in one can, get FOUR FREE COMICS, bring in two cans get FIVE FREE COMIC, bring in three cans get SIX FREE COMICS, etc.!

Free Heroclix figure of War Machine to first 200 people at each store!Free Goldenberg's Peanut Chews, the official snack food product of Comix Connection!

Free Blackest Night rings while they last!

20% OFF GRAPHIC NOVELS, COLLECTED EDITIONS, BOOKS, POSTERS, T-SHIRTS, STATUES, TOYS, GAMES & GAMING ITEMS... everything except gumballs and gift cards!

25% OFF OLDER BACK ISSUES ON THE WALL!

ALL BIN COMICS $1.00 EACH!

ALL 2/99¢ COMICS 10¢ EACH!

In Mechanicsburg - Come out and meet official Star Wars costume characters from Garrison Carida of the 501st Legion from 10AM - 2PM - bring new toys for donation to the children's charities they support!

There is always the possibility of cake!

(Sorry, sales prices cannot be combined with other coupons or discounts!)

Free Comic Books In May!

That's right, it's only a bit over three months until this year's Free Comic Book Day 2010, the coolest annual event in the entire universe! Be at either Comix Connection location on SATURDAY MAY 1st from 10AM to 9PM and scoop up your THREE FREE COMIC books from our selection of over 30 great titles. There's something for every taste:

Here's a complete list of the comics that will be available:

Archie's Summer Splash! #1
Doctor Solar/Magnus


Fractured Fables
G.I. Joe #155 1/2


Iron Man/Thor
Mouse Guard/Fraggle Rock
Shrek & The Penguins


The John Stanley Library
Toy Story
War of the Supermen #0


Sonic: The Hedgehog
Worlds of Aspen
Fearless Dawn


S.E. Hinton / Fame
Bongo: Free-For-All
Irredeemable #1


DC Kids Mega-Sampler
Del Rey Showcase
Green Hornet #1


Weathercraft!
The Overstreet Guide
Library of American Comics #0


Artifacts: First Look
Love and Capes #13
Iron Man: Supernova


The Tick #1
Oni Press Free-For-All!
The Sixth Gun #1


Radical: Bigger Books!
Atomic Robo
Freedom Formula: Speed Metal


Stuff of Legend/Mortal Instruments
Owly And Friends

There will also be free sample packs of the new Marvel Collectible Card Game for everyone:


AND, this year's free Marvel Heroclix game piece of WAR MACHINE (while supplies last):


Read more about Free Comic Book Day 2010 at the FCBD website!

(And yes we will be running some sort of awesome sale, and there will be surprise guests and whatnot. Details will be announced closer to FCBD 2010!)

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2009 - York pictures!

Jared sent me some pics from Free Comic Book Day 2009 in Comix Connection - York, so here they are:

A store full of comic fans!

Free comic book fun for everyone!

No photographs, please!

Frenzy at the Dollar Bins!

Comic strip creator John Kovaleski signing his work... great stuff, John!

This is the most frightening object I ever saw at Free Comic Book Day.

Ned is apparently unfamiliar with the rules of "Rock, Paper, Scissors".

Anyway, thanks to everyone who came out to scoop up the freebies and the bargains! And don't forget to use your special Free Comic Book Day coupon... it expires JUNE 7TH, so don't forget!

Pictures from FCBD 2009 at Comix Connection - Mechanicsburg

Here you go:

TEN CENT COMICS? Are you guys nuts?

Keep your eye on the young rebel Boyce.

Counter Monkey Paul apparently had some outstanding warrants.

A shopper's paradise!

Don't even think about shoplifting.

Exactly what Free Comic Book Day is for.

Dan and Triple-G man the free comic book station.

PJ and his gang.

What's the opposite of "a wretched hive of scum and villainy"?

"I had a report of some serious fun here. Who's in charge?" Bill silently points to Manager Joe.

Hampden Township Police Department's new recruit.

Thanks for filling this barrel, folks! You're the best!

And thanks, Mrs. Ritchey for the truly awesome cupcakes. Comic fans are the best!

CLICK HERE to see the entire photoset!

And CLICK HERE to view the photos that the guys and gals from Garrison Carida took!

What a great time!

Comix Connection on TV for FCBD 2009!

Check it out:

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CBS 21:




THANKS to our guest creator John Kovaleski! It sure was fun to meet you and check out your work. Lots of fun!

THANKS to the members of the 501st/Garrison Carida! As usual you folks were the show stoppers! It's always a pleasure to host you guys and gals! And special thanks to all the fans who donated toys for charity. We pretty much had a full barrel by the end of the day! Awesome.

THANKS to all the staff for making Free Comic Book Day such a great success! Thanks to Jared, Jim, Josh, Joe, Dave, Dan, Paul, Tony, Matt, TJ and of course Triple-G! You guys are real troopers.

THANKS to all our great customers out there... you folks truly make us what we are... Central Pennsylvania's Ultra-Hip Comic Book Pop Culture Mecca! Special thanks to Mike Reichart, Mrs Boyce, Mrs Ritchey and Tony's Lady for the special consumable treats! Those were pretty much the only things we got to eat all day and were greatly appreciated!


I will post more photos and whatnot tomorrow, so stay tuned!

The Big Day

Is today!

And as a final reminder:

YORK STORE ONLY! - Special guest appearance by cartoonist John Kovaleski from 10AM - 2PM!

MECHANICSBURG STORE ONLY! - Appearance by STAR WARS costume characters from Garrison Carida of the world renown 501st Legion from 10AM - 2PM! Please feel free to bring a still-sealed action figure (preferable Star Wars-related, but any will do) to drop in the donation barrel! All toys collected are given to Garrison Carida's favorite children's charities, so pitch in!

ALL DAY TODAY:

ALL COLLECTED EDITIONS, GRAPHIC NOVELS AND BOOKS - 20% OFF!
ALL STATUES AND TOYS - 20% OFF!
ALL GAMES, CCGS, CMGS AND GAMING ITEMS - 20% OFF!
ALL BACK ISSUES IN THE BINS - $1.00 EACH!
ALL 2/99¢ COMICS NOW A MERE 10¢ EACH!
ALL OLDER BACK ISSUE COMICS ON THE WALL - 25% OFF!

EVERYBODY WHO COMES IN ON SATURDAY GETS THREE FREE COMICS OF THEIR CHOICE FROM OUR VAST SELECTION OF FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2009 COMICS, NO PURCHASE NECESSARY!

Hope to see you at the stores! Come on in, it's bee some wacky fun!

FIVE DAYS UNTIL FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2009!

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY IS THIS SATURDAY MAY 2nd, from 10AM until 9PM, at BOTH STORES!

YORK STORE ONLY! - Special guest appearance by John Kovaleski from 10AM - 2PM! Cartoonist John Kovaleski's work has appeared MAD MAGAZINE, WEEKLY READER, and his own BO NANAS books! John will be offering copies of his books, and free signed prints of his character Bo! Bring the kids! CLICK HERE to learn more about all things John Kovaleski!

MECHANICSBURG STORE ONLY! - Appearance by STAR WARS costume characters from Garrison Carida of the world renown 501st Legion from 10AM - 2PM! Please feel free to bring a still-sealed action figure (preferable Star Wars-related, but any will do) to drop in the donation barrel! All toys collected are given to Garrison Carida's favorite children's charities, so pitch in! At this point we're expecting quite a number of troops, so it should be fun! For more on Garrison Carida, CLICK HERE!

ALL DAY SATURDAY:
ALL COLLECTED EDITIONS, GRAPHIC NOVELS AND BOOKS - 20% OFF!
ALL STATUES AND TOYS - 20% OFF!
ALL GAMES, CCGS, CMGS AND GAMING ITEMS - 20% OFF!
ALL BACK ISSUES IN THE BINS - $1.00 EACH!
ALL 2/99¢ COMICS NOW A MERE 10¢ EACH!
ALL OLDER BACK ISSUE COMICS ON THE WALL - 25% OFF!
THE DISTINCT POSSIBILITY OF CAKE!

EVERYBODY WHO COMES IN ON SATURDAY GETS THREE FREE COMICS OF THEIR CHOICE FROM OUR VAST SELECTION OF FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2009 COMICS, NO PURCHASE NECESSARY! CLICK HERE to check out the various comics to choose from! Supplies of individual comics may be limited, so come early! SEE YOU THERE!

Join Us and Do Your Part for Free Comic Book Day!

We want you to come to Free Comic Book Day on Saturday, May 2nd, and we want you to bring a friend, a family member, a co-worker, a clergymen, a wookie... really anyone you choose, but we want you to bring someone to this event that is curious about comics, or maybe used to be into comics, or someone you have always wished to share your passion for the hobby with but were to scared to have them touch your precious books! We have plenty to give away, books for readers of all ages, and the best part is they are 100% free!

So that co-worker that always asks you "what's the deal with this new super-hero movie coming out?" - Bring that person along!

Or the family member that always has to comment at holidays that they "didn't even know they made comics anymore." - Bring him or her in here and show them there's more variety of books available than ever!

The family down the street whose kids always come over and play with your kids action figures, but their son calls every character "Batman" because that's the one character he knows! - Get that kid in here and let's all educate him!

Or the cool guy you know that used to be into comics, but hasn't picked up an X-Men or Spawn book since '93 and mostly focuses on online gaming! - Get him away from the computer screen and put a Free Comic Book Day comic is his hands!

There's going to be comics, lots of comics! In Mechanicsburg there's going to be the Star Wars costume characters from Garrison Carida of the 501st Legion who will let you get your picture taken with them and are hoping you'll donate an unopened Star Wars toy to their charity toy drive! In York, there's going to be John Kovaleski who will show you his published cartooning work! There's going to be a storewide sale! All the counter monkeys you know and love from this staff on hand to help people find something they're going to love to take home and read! And the best part is we all are here to support an art form we all know and love -comic books!

Nuff said!

Wolverine supports FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2009!

Behold:



Too cool.

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2009 is only 25 days away!

Here's the official Free Comic Book Day flier (click to embiggen):


You can pick up a "dead tree" version of it at either store absolutely free! Heh.

Anyway, here's what's happening:

YORK STORE ONLY! - Special guest appearance by John Kovaleski from 10AM - 2PM! Cartoonist John Kovaleski's work has appeared in many places, including MAD MAGAZINE! CLICK HERE to learn more about all things John Kovaleski!

MECHANICSBURG STORE ONLY! - Appearance by STAR WARS costume characters from Garrison Carida of the world renown 501st Legion from 10AM - 2PM! Please feel free to bring a still-sealed action figure (preferable Star Wars-related, but any will do) to drop in the donation barrel! All toys collected are given to Garrison Carida's favorite children's charities, so pitch in! For more on Garrison Carida, CLICK HERE!

On to the good stuff!

ALL DAY SATURDAY:
ALL COLLECTED EDITIONS, GRAPHIC NOVELS AND BOOKS - 20% OFF!
ALL STATUES AND TOYS - 20% OFF!
ALL GAMES, CCGS, CMGS AND GAMING ITEMS - 20% OFF!
ALL BACK ISSUES IN THE BINS - $1.00 EACH!
ALL 2/99¢ COMICS NOW A MERE 10¢ EACH!
ALL OLDER BACK ISSUE COMICS ON THE WALL - 25% OFF!
THE DISTINCT POSSIBILITY OF CAKE!

Oh yeah, and

EVERYBODY WHO COMES IN GETS THREE FREE COMICS OF THEIR CHOICE FROM OUR VAST SELECTION OF FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2009 COMICS! CLICK HERE to check out the selection of comics to choose from!

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2009 Sneak Peek!

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2009 is coming!

That's right, true believers! Only FOUR MORE WEEKS until Free Comic Book day 2009! Watch this space for information about sales, specials and guests at both Comix Connection Stores all day on SATURDAY, MAY 2nd 2009! (Make sure you are also signed up for our rather sporadic Comix Connection Email too. The handy form is located at the bottom right side of this page.)

JUST FOUR SHORT WEEKS FROM TODAY!

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

Best. Flier. EVER.

MegoSteve recently turned in this gem:


Is that completely brilliant or what?

Thanks, Steve.

Free Comic Book Day 2008 photos from the York store!

Sorry it took me so long to put these up... my Computer-Fu is fairly weak. Behold, pictures from Free Comic Book Day 2008 in Comix Connection - York:

The line formed at 10:00AM!

Two happy fans!

Raiding the back issue bins! ONE DOLLAR EACH?!

Ned and Senior Comix Connection Counter Monkey Josh!

Manning the con.

What a great day! Thanks to all of you who came out and sampled the freebies and partook of the big sales. See you next year!

Mrs Boyce is the coolest

On Free Comic Book Day in the Mechanicsburg store, our adoptive den-mother Mrs. Boyce brought the staff the following treats to keep our energy levels up so that we could properly serve everyone:




There were other characters including Catwoman, Robin and the Joker, and they were all delicious. She said she hand-carved them (ha-HA!)... it was so nice of you to think of us! Thanks, Mrs. Boyce!

WOW! THANKS, EVERYONE!

Another Free Comic Book Day fades into the mists of history... and I must say BOY was that fun! As usual, it's great to see everyone come out and snag some freebies and perhaps some bargains, and even have a lot of fun while doing so! Our thanks go out to all of you who came in to the stores and helped celebrate the coolest day of the year! I was literally so crazy busy that I almost forgot to take some pics at the Mechanicsburg store, except for these few:

ZOMBIE SHOPPERS! No, really. Lori and her pal love zombies!

The ever-helpful Triple-G putting his pinkie finger to good use.

Local artist/writer Olivia Hayes signing her debut graphic novel. Olivia is so cool she gave me an autographed copy with a SKETCH inside! Thanks, Olivia!

Dave letting me know that my lobster thermidor has arrived.

Dessert graciously provided by PJ! Thanks man, they really hit the spot and helped soak up all the java we were drinking!

Neighbor Jeremy provided this cake, which made me laugh out loud. Thanks, that's awesome!

Eleven hours later - closing time with the night shift.

Thanks also go out to every single one of the Comix Connection Counter Monkeys™! Thank you Jared, Jim, Josh, Joe (too many J-Monkeys!), Gregg, Tony, Dave, Dan, Matt and Shawn! You guys are awesome and are real troopers - kudos all around!

Great fun. Thanks again everyone! Oh, and if you didn't manage to get in on Saturday, rest assured we still have lots of FREE COMIC BOOKS for you, so come on in and grab a couple-three. (And keep your eyes peeled... we're working on an event for later in the summer that just might turn out to be even MORE fun than Free Comic Book Day, if that's possible.)