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Free Comic Book Day 2013!

Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 5:44 by fourcolors

It’s Comic Book Christmas! Today is Free Comic Book Day, the annual tradition of the comic book where, every first Saturday in May, publishers offer free comic books to readers in the hope of enticing them into checking out the rest of their books. The Complete List of Free Comics This year marks the 11th year the industry has done this event and it has grown immensely since then. Over the past few years, Marvel and DC have been using FCBD as… Read More »

Mr. Reece Goes to Comic-Con

Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 3:44 by fourcolors

“Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” John Lennon said that. He might not have ever attended Comic-Con, but Mr. Lennon may as well have been describing my time in San Diego when he said it. Every amazing thing that happened, happened without plans. But more on that later. San Diego Comic-Con 2011 was a whirlwind of comic-related insanity. On the outer edges of it, Hollywood peddled its wares. Shows like The Big Bang Theory,… Read More »

Twas the Night Before Comic-Con

Monday, July 18, 2011 at 11:01 by fourcolors

Cover mash up courtesy of superherouniverse.com Technically, its the night BEFORE the “Night Before Comic-Con”, but it IS the “Night Before Trevor Leaves for San Diego because He is NOT Doing That Drive in One Day.” Comic-Con starts Thursday for most folks, but for a select few who were fortunate enough to get the tickets for it, Wednesday night is the official kick-off with the highly coveted PREVIEW NIGHT, which is the only day where walking around the convention floor… Read More »

Planet of the Alternative Press Expos

Thursday, October 21, 2010 at 8:23 by fourcolors

It seems that October is a great time to like independent comics. October 4th was 24 Hour Comic Book Day, which is explained here. And now, we’ve just had APE (Alternative Press Expo) this past weekend in San Francisco. It’s fitting that APE is a part of Comic-Con International, as the convention is reminiscent of “Artist’s Alley.” For those who have never been down the “Alley,” I’ll give you a little taste. “Artist Alley” is simply a long parade of… Read More »

:01

Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 5:20 by fourcolors

So over the next few days, I am going to be reviewing a few books from :01 (First Second) Books. For those who read this blog on a regular basis, :01 was the publisher of the book, “American Born Chinese” which I reviewed recently. The books will be (not in the order they will be reviewed) “The Eternal Smile” by Gene Luen Yang & Derek Kirk Kim “Stuffed” by Glenn Eichler & Nick Bertozzi “Refresh, Refresh” by Danica Novgorodoff (… Read More »