COMIX CONNECTION IS CLOSED FOR THE DAY!

Sorry, folks but both Comix Connection stores are closed today! It's just too crazy out there with no signs of letting up for several more hours. Check with us tomorrow, we'll see what happens. Why don't you spend the day getting your collection in order? Or not. Whatever. Just don't come here.

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!)

MORE RING BLING FROM DC!

Check these out:

We can’t promise it’ll make you any faster, or that it’ll respond to your willpower, but hey — that’s what our imaginations are for.

But we can promise a way for you to get your hands on one. With BRIGHTEST DAY banner issues THE FLASH #1 and GREEN LANTERN #53 soliciting in the February issue of PREVIEWS, DC Comics is offering promotional FLASH and GREEN LANTERN rings to qualifying retailers.

Read all about it HERE at DC's blog!

And YES OF COURSE we will have lots of these!

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!

Comix Connection will be holding it's LAST SALE OF THE DECADE from Monday, December 28th through Thursday December 31st 2009!

Both stores will feature:


1) The PROGRESSIVE YELLOW DOT SALE! All back issues in the bins, plus TONS of select YELLLOW DOT-stickered merchandise will be on sale as follows:

MONDAY, DECEMBER 28th - All bin comics and YELLOW DOT stuff --> 40% OFF!
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29th - All bin comics and YELLOW DOT stuff --> 50% OFF!
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30th - All bin comics and YELLOW DOT stuff --> 60% OFF!
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31st - All bin comics and YELLOW DOT stuff --> 70% OFF!

2) SUPPORT the Pennsylvania Food Bank and the York Rescue Mission:

FOR EVERY CANNED FOOD ITEM YOU BRING IN TO DONATE TO THESE WORTHY CAUSES, PICK ONE BLACKEST NIGHT PROMOTIONAL RING ABSOLUTELY FREE!

Bring as many cans as you want - bring in ten cans of food, get ten rings from our supply ABSOLUTELY FREE! Help fight hunger here at home and score some cool rings while doing so!

(Some ring colors are not available or in short supply! Free rings to be chosen from the rings we have!)

3) Available on Wednesday, December 30th
ABSOLUTELY FREE --> ORIGINS OF SIEGE 32-page comic featuring an ALL-NEW prologue by Brian Michael Bendis, exclusive origin pages and more!
ABSOLUTELY FREE --> Marvel 2010 Calendar!
ABSOLUTELY FREE --> Avengers ID cards!


4) Also available on Wednesday, December 30th, BLACKEST NIGHT #6 goes on sale!

So come help us bid the "Oughts" farewell with a bang for the New Year 2010, and enter the TWENTY TEENS in style!

(All free items and sales items are in limited supply and will be given away or sold while supplies last!)

Why be an ordinary, run-of-the-mill insulter

when you can be SHAKSPEAREAN, thou roguish base-court hugger-mugger!

Click HERE for the Shakespearean Insulter!

At least that will give you a good head-start while the meat-head who cut you off in the parking lot tries to figure out what you said!

Parting shot:

"Thou art violently carried away from grace."

Taken from: Henry IV, part I

NEW BLACKEST NIGHT RINGS!

These just came in today, the BLUE and VIOLET rings from the BLACKEST NIGHT story!

Buy this:

ADVENTURE COMICS #4

GET A BLUE RING absolutely FREE!

And buy this:

OUTSIDERS #24

GET A VIOLET RING absolutely FREE!


(Hand-modeling provided by Counter Monkey Josh, who has spectacular hands by the way!)


OH, AND THIS IS THE COOLEST THING THAT SHIPPED THIS WEEK:



The folks at Eaglemoss have really outdone themselves with this amazing hand-painted miniature figure. Only $38.99 while they last!

Photos from the Comix Connection Halloween Sale 2009!

Well, the Halloween Sale this year was quite a blast! A ton of you showed up in costume and got TEN FREE COMICS OUT OF THE BINS! It was really fun to see everyone come by and score some great deals too! HERE'S an album of the photos (so far) on the Comix Connection facebook page! I'll post more as they come in. Thanks everyone!

DO NOT FORGET!

During the upcoming Comix Connection Halloween Sale 2009 (this Saturday and Sunday, all day, both stores) there will be a special reward for anyone who arrives in costume:

YOU GET TEN COMICS OUT OF THE BINS ABSOLUTELY FREE, YOUR CHOICE, no strings attached!

That's right. Come to either store in costume, take ten comics out of the bins... and they're yours, absolutely free! Also grab a Goldenberg's Peanut Chew, and check out the great sales that we're having all weekend, including ALL COMIC BOOKS IN THE BINS --> ONE DOLLAR EACH!

CLICK HERE for more information about Comix Connection Halloween Sale 2009!

Another Comix Connection No(YES)-Prize winner!

Looks like we have another winner!

(Wearing a Comix Connection Geek Chic Wear™ T-shirt someplace famous could win you a a coveted No(Yes)-Prize and a Comix Connection Gift Certificate!)

Behold these awesome images I just got via email from Bill Hannah at the Chicago Comic-Con several weeks ago:

With artist Gene Ha!

With artist Geoff Darrow!

With artist Skottie Young!

With artist Richard Starkings!

That is very cool, Bill! Thanks for sending these in! Looks like you had a lot of fun!

Let's see...

Level of difficulty: 7/10

Creativity and imagination: 6/10

GEOFF DARROW!: +10 POINTS

Your NO(YES)-PRIZE:

a TEN DOLLAR GIFT CERTIFICATE!


Thanks, Bill!

CLICK HERE to real all about the Comix Connection No(Yes)-Prize and how you can win!

Baltimore Comic-Con 2009 - Day Two: The Quickening

Yikes! What a crazy day! Lots of shoppers, lots of artists and writers milling around, lots of costumed people, lots of fun:

Bill was trapped on the escalator for almost two hours until convention hall staff finally heard his pleas for help.

Where's Bill? Josh: "Bill who?"

Finally rescued by Henchman 21! Thanks, Henchman 21!

I LOVE COMICAL FUNNY BOOKS!

The unwary victim.

The anonymous threat!
Was it carried out?

Just another day at the fantastic Baltimore Comic-Con!

Well, that's it for now... we're all pretty beat and are tired of hauling 1200 pounds of comic books around two states. Tomorrow begins a two-day series of seminars at the Diamond Retailer Summit, so there may be delayed posting... we will report back soon with what we learn about upcoming projects and whatnot!

(Oh and this Wednesday, come in and check out samples of ALL THE AWESOME GREEN LANTERN RINGS! They're not for sale yet, DC Comics just sent one of each of them for us to show all of you!)

Baltimore Comic-Con 2009 - Day One

Here we go:

The Comix Connection booth at the Baltimore Comic-Con 2009! Behold the mighty comic book goodness!

There are no words to explain this. Just ... absorb...

This had my dander up for the first few hours. Joe rescued the dolly, much to my appreciation. The cost: Ten dollars and a heartfelt hug. Thanks, Joe!

Stuart Schreck of DC Comics shows us where the power lies... holy mackerel, that is the coolest thing I've seen in a very long time. THANKS, DC COMICS!

Some Dead Guy: Ten Bucks
In a GAP bag?
Same price.

Sometimes things are hazy.

Sometimes it's completely crazy.

Max and a wa(h)ll of comic books.

When the Green Flash does the paperwork, it's all a blur.

Joe and his old comic book store boss Calum Johnston of STRANGE ADVENTURES in Halifax, Nova Scotia! It was a real pleasure for me to meet Calum!

I'd just like to thank all of you who came out today! It was great seeing so many of you making the trek to Baltimore to wallow in so much comic book goodness. Very cool, y'all! Thanks to every one of you, especially Tom and Olivia (kudos for the costume Olivia, and the Green Lantern love you give, Tom), Kel (first time! WOOT!), Mark Herr (you will always be The Man), Jason for the cool postcards (I'm gonna put a couple of them up here once I scan them, but not THAT one!), Albert (good to see you dude, I can't believe your son is in his second year of college!), Steve (for bringing Master Wahl to the con in his sleek white sports car), Evilkitty36 and hubby and son (for making the trek, by the way remind me I forgot to give all three of you your Special 20% Off Baltimore Comic-Con Discount Coupons!), and anyone else I may have forgotten at this point. Thanks to all of you who wore your Comix Connection T-shirt and I really hope we remembered to give your your FREE DOLLAR! Special thanks to Mrs. Boyce for the treats, you're ACES!

I guess we'll see the rest of you tomorrow, right?